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Watchmen Cast List Confirmed/Announced By Peter Sciretta/July 25, 2007 4:20 pm EST The casting for Zack Snyder’s big screen adaptation of Alan Moore’s classic graphic novel Watchmen has been confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. But honestly most of the names on the list have been rumored to be attached to the project for months. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is the only name not in our report from last week. Morgan will play the Comedian, “a cigar-chomping, gun-toting vigilante-turned-paramilitary agent....

Behind The Scenes With Robert Zemeckis And Jim Carrey’s A Christmas Carol By Brendon Connelly/May 20, 2009 2:39 pm EST Trailer Addict have captured a sequence from Backlot Buzz that features Robert Zemeckis and Jim Carrey talking about their upcoming adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, revealing some quite astonishing new art and explaining some of their process. You can see the clip embedded below the break. I think that I’m in the minority – so far!...

Casting Notes: Sam Jackson And Josh Duhamel In Sympathy For The Devil; Bradley Cooper Or Jason Segel For Bad Teacher? By Russ Fischer/Jan. 22, 2010 1:42 pm EST When I think “from the director of Remember the Titans” I don’t think “supernatural action.” But Boaz Yakin is developing Sympathy for the Devil, which just attached Josh Duhamel and Samuel L. Jackson to play partnered cops in Louisiana who are entangled in “a cosmic confrontation between Heaven and Hell....

Cool Stuff: James Davis’ The Lost Boys Poster By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 26, 2008 6:00 am EST The Alamo Drafthouse is hosting a horror film series, and James Davis has created a poster for The Lost Boys screening. This 24x34 3 color silkscreen poster is printed on colored paper, by D and L screen printers. Available for $30 on Mondotees.com. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff?...

Cool Stuff: LOL Godfather T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 3, 2009 9:14 pm EST Today’s t-shirt at TeeFury is a Godfather parody / LOL Cats mash-up called LOL Godfather. Available in both mens and womans sizes, for 24 hours only, $9 plus shipping. More photos after the jump. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail....

Cool Stuff: Simpsonized Ghostbusters By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2009 9:49 pm EST What if The Simpsons creator Matt Groening had animated Ghostbusters? Artist Dean Fraser runs a blog called Springfield Punx where he parodies some of his favorite stars and characters in the style of The Simpsons. Last week Fraser took on The Ghostbusters, and I just love the cartoon renderings of the classic film characters. Check out more, including the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, after the jump....

Cool Stuff: Star Wars Urban Photography By Peter Sciretta/April 15, 2008 11:53 am EST French photographer Cedric Delsaux has created a series of photos where he puts Star Wars characters and vehicles and transplants them into modern day urban locations. You can check out more of Cedric Delsaux’s photography on his official website. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff?...

Frost/Nixon On Charlie Rose By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 16, 2008 7:09 pm EST Charlie Rose’s one-hour indepth interview with Frost/Nixon director Ron Howard and star Frank Langella is now online. The second part is available after the jump. Frost/Nixon On Charlie Rose By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 16, 2008 7:09 pm EST Charlie Rose’s one-hour indepth interview with Frost/Nixon director Ron Howard and star Frank Langella is now online. The second part is available after the jump....

In Michel Gondry’s Future: Ellen Page, Time Travel, Animation And More (UPDATED) By Brendon Connelly/March 15, 2010 1:01 pm EST After The Green Hornet, which is hitting cinemas in December, Gondry’s pick for his next picture is The We and The I. Originally set to go last summer it was postponed when he went to play big budget games with Seth Rogen and co. Here’s how he describes it: Bus? What bus?...

Infographic: Fun Oscar Trivia By Peter Sciretta/March 1, 2010 3:36 pm EST LocateTV has created a wonderful infographic titled “Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Oscars”, which is filled with fun facts about the Academy Awards. For example, which person has won the most Oscars? What is the longest acceptance speech in history? Or the box office factoid above that this year’s top two contenders for best picture. Check it out, embedded after the jump....

Japanese Website Scores Heaps Of New Harry Potter Images By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 18, 2009 10:21 pm EST My Japanese reading comprehension isn’t what it used to be, so I depended on a comparison between Google Translation and Babel Fish to find my way through this story. A Japanese Harry Potter fansite appear to have captured lots and lots (and, yeah, lots) of new images from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince....

John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Ken Jeong Cast In Transformers 3 By David Chen/March 22, 2010 9:08 am EST Michaelbay.com was updated this morning, with Bay writing that he has “just locked in” Frances McDormand and John Malkovich as cast members for Transformers 3. According to Deadline, McDormand will have a major role in the film as the National Intelligence Director, while Malkovich will play “Shia’s character’s first boss.” Those who think that the casting of McDormand and Malkovich represent an upgrade in terms of acting pedigree for this series should remember: these are the films that cast Cannes Best Actor award-winner John Turturro and forced him to a) Get pissed on by a robot, and b) Show his ass cheeks for no reason whatsoever....

Lost: The Last Supper By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 5, 2010 5:00 am EST Last Supper-inspired art is beginning to become a tradition for the final seasons of serialized television series. First The Sopranos did it, then Battlestar Galatica, which is probably the most famous. The latest Last Supper-inspired final season art comes for the tv series LOST. After the jump you can see the two new Last Supper promos for Lost (which would make great desktop wallpaper)....

Lower Manhattan Uncensored In HD Watchmen Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 27, 2008 1:48 pm EST You’ve seen the latest extended Watchmen movie trailer which premiered during the Spike TV Scream 2008 Awards, right? Did you see lower Manhattan? For those of you who don’t know, Doctor Manhattan can alter his body’s size, and unlike The Incredible Hulk, he doesn’t have magical stretchy pants which grow and shrink with this power of transformation....

Mike Leigh Now Filming His Top Secret 2009 Project By Brendon Connelly/Aug. 26, 2009 5:00 pm EST Wednesday 26th August 2009 marked the first day of photography on Mike Leigh’s latest picture. Taking roles include Michele Austin, David Bradley, Jim Broadbent, Phil Davis, Karina Fernandez, Oliver Maltman, Lesley Manville, Stuart McQuarrie, Martin Savage, Ruth Sheen, Imelda Staunton and Peter Wight and cinematographer Dick Pope is back again too. Of course, this being a Mike Leigh picture we don’t know which of those actors might be in a lead role or which of them could just pop up for a second in a single scene, we don’t know anything at all about the plot, and we definitely don’t have a title....

Must Watch: Green Zone Domestic And International Movie Trailers By Russ Fischer/Oct. 28, 2009 1:11 pm EST [Update: The international trailer of Green Zone is now available courtesy of MSNBC (via Collider). This trailer is cut much less like a Bourne film and doesn’t emphasize the same fonts and interstitials of that series. See both trailers after the jump and let us know which one you like better in the comments....

New Character Art From Disney’s The Princess And The Frog By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2009 12:03 am EST AICN has gotten their hands on some new character concept art from Disney’s return to 2D handdrawn animation — The Princess and the Frog. Head on over to AICN to see the individual images in higher resolution. What do you guys think so far? New Character Art From Disney’s The Princess And The Frog...

New Clip From The Box Features The Strangest Car Ride Ever By Devindra Hardawar/Oct. 28, 2009 11:07 pm EST Like many, I’m eagerly awaiting Richard Kelly’s upcoming sci-fi thriller The Box. I’ve loved pretty much everything I’ve seen promoting the film, and the clip below has ramped up my excitement even further. It comes courtesy of MTV Movie blog, where Kelly also details how he went about convincing Win Butler and Regine Chassagne (of Arcade Fire) to score the film along with Owen Pallett (from the band Final Fantasy)....

New Trailer For Acclaimed Claymation Film Mary And Max By Russ Fischer/Oct. 16, 2009 8:44 am EST When the claymation film Mary and Max premiered at Sundance in January, it was met with great acclaim. (It’s currently at 95% at Rottentomatoes.) The film marks the feature debut of Adam Elliot, who won an Oscar with his short film Harvie Krumpet. It tells the story of an unlikely friendship. Mary is a young Australian girl with no friends....

NSFW LOL: Dr. Manhattan: The Video Game By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2009 10:56 am EST A lot of people have been making a big deal of how Watchmen features “too much” of Dr. Manhattan. Liquid Generation has a new look at a retro 8-bit Watchmen video game which explains EVERYTHING. Possibly NSFW… you have been warned. via: ToplessRobot NSFW LOL: Dr. Manhattan: The Video Game By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2009 10:56 am EST...