October 2011
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Warner Bros. has given the go ahead on a live action version of the 1988 anime cult classic Akira, with Jaume Collet-Serra to direct. The original anime is based in Neo Tokyo, 2019, Shotaro Kaneda (Mitsuo Iwata) leads the Capsules, his bszoku gang, to fight against the Clowns. However, Kaneda’s best friend Tetsuo Shima (Nozomu Sasaki) is injured when he almost hits Takashi (Tatsuhiko...
Pop icon Madonna has never fared well as an actress, so now she makes her directorial debut with the romantic drama W.E. Early reviews from Cannes say that she’s as good an actress as she is a director. But don’t let that negative word of mouth stand in the way of your own judgment. The first trailer for this decade spanning tale of desire has arrived. Now you can see for yourself what...
Fox and Sony Pictures Television are teaming up to develop a half-hour comedy based on 2009’s zombie action pic Zombieland, which starred Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Emma Stone starrer . Feature scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are writing the comedy which is being eyed for the 2012-13 broadcast season. A potential TV series would replace a big-screen follow-up.
Zombieland was...
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
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$16.3 million Footloose $16.1 million
The Thing $8.7 million
The Ides of March $7.5 million
Dolphin Tale $6.3 million
Moneyball $5.5 million
50/50 $4.3 million
Courageous $3.4 million
The Big Year $3.3 million
The Lion King 3D $2.7 million
Real Steel
97%
MovieWeb: 8 reviews
61%
RottenTomatoes: 186 reviews
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Footloose
67%
MovieWeb: 4...
When Captain America: The First Avenger hits Blu-ray and DVD on October 25, it will include the all-new Marvel One-Shot short film A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer. This latest installment of the Marvel One-Shot series follows S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) moments before he arrives at the crater site of Thor’s hammer. The entire episode is now available to...
NYCC 2011 is in full effect, and some new promo artwork has arrived from the convention floor for Director Marc Webb’s Marvel reboot The Amazing Spider-Man. Check out these latest images below.
The Amazing Spider-Man comes to theaters July 3rd, 2012 and stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Denis Leary, Chris Zylka, Irrfan Khan, C. Thomas Howell. The film is...
Legendary composer John Williams is providing the score for Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin, which opens in theaters nationwide December 21. The CD score will be released October 28, but fans of John Williams can listen to brief snippets of his work on this upcoming 3D adventure right now. clickHere to listen to samples of all 18 tracks on The Adventures of Tintin soundtrack,...
One week before the worldwide release of Paranormal Activity 3 on October 21st, fans from every corner of the globe have participated in Paramount’s first ever “Tweet To See It First” campaign; tweeting to earn the chance to see the highly anticipated third installment first on October 18th, 3 days before it opens anywhere else in the world. The top ranking cities across the...
Coming to select theaters this Friday, October 14th, is the must-see Halloween treat The Woman, co-written by novelist Jack Ketchum and director Lucky McKee. The gruesomely funny film finds Pollyanna McIntosh reprising her wild woman character from Offspring in a stand-alone tale that revolves around her capture by a seemingly normal family out to civilize her. We have two clips from The Woman,...
The stars have aligned. We can breath a sigh of relief. As reported yesterday, Lone Ranger is back on track after nearly being derailed by its insane budget. Deadline is now reporting that an official start date has been locked for February 6th. Walt Disney Pictures pulled the plug on Lone Ranger back in August after the budget swelled to over $250 million. Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski...
Last week, we reported Universal Pictures is planning to release its upcoming comedy Tower Heist through Comcast’s VOD format, just three weeks after hitting theaters on November 4. Although this new VOD release will only be available to Comcast customers in Portland, Oregon and Atlanta, Georgia, four theater chains have threatened to boycott Tower Heist if this plan is enacted. Cinemark...
The first full-length trailer for Marvel and director Joss Whedon’s epic superhero adventure The Avengers has finally arrived. Click on the clip below for your latest look at Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) as they prepare...
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
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$27.3 million The Ides of March $10.4 million
Dolphin Tale $9.1 million
Moneyball $7.5 million
50/50 $5.5 million
Courageous $4.6 million
The Lion King 3D $4.55 million
Dream House $4.5 million
What’s Your Number? $3.05 million
Abduction $2.9 million
Real Steel
97%
MovieWeb: 6 reviews
59%
RottenTomatoes: 140 reviews
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The Ides of...
This week on Tuesday, October 15th, the first full-length trailer for the The Avengers will be unleashed. On Monday, Entertainment Tonight will have a sneak preview of that highly anticipated trailer, along with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. A short promo for this never-before-seen look at The Avengers has arrived online. Check it out in the quick clip below. But don’t blink,...
Tom Cruise is currently in talks to headline the sci-fi war thriller We Are Mortals, which was previously known as All You Need Is Kill. Doug Liman is directing this story that puts a Groundhog Day like twist on an alien invasion that takes place in the distant future. When a new recruit, to be played by Tom Cruise, is killed in action, he is forced to relive the brutal battle of that day and the...
Two days ago, we reported that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away at age 56, after a long battle with cancer. Today we have news that Sony Pictures is close to acquiring an upcoming biography on Steve Jobs for a feature film adaptation. The book, entitled Steven Jobs, is written by Walter Isaacson, the former CEO of CNN and managing editor of Time Magazine. Mark Gordon will produce the...
Katie Aselton, Nick Kroll, and Jonathan Lajoie are back for another attempt at that coveted Shiva Bowl trophy tonight, October 6th, only on FX
The League returns for Season 3 tonight, October 6th, with the hilarious new episode Lockout. And as is true of any sport, there are some winners and some losers when it comes to the guys and gals that make up this terrific ensemble of iconic modern day...
The Hunger Games’ viral website thecapitol.pn has unveiled 5 new posters, each representing one of the Districts. There are 12 Districts in all, and the remaining 7 posters will arrive shortly. Check out the posters below!
Opening in theaters on March 23, The Hunger Games chronicles a dystopic Capitol which requires its twelve subjugated districts to pay tribute in the form...
Actor Billy Crudup is the latest to join the growing cast of Neighborhood Watch for 20th Century Fox and director Akiva Schaffer. The story centers on a group of suburbanite fathers lead by Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn, who form a Neighborhood Watch group to get away from their families. They get in way over their heads when the group uncovers a nefarious plot to destroy the world. Billy Crudup...
Coming to theaters this Friday, October 7th, is the sci-fi adventure Real Steel, from director Shawn Levy. Hugh Jackman stars as a former boxer reunited with his estranged son to win the upcoming robot boxing championship. Our own Ryan J. Downey recently met up with both Shawn Levy and Hugh Jackman, as well as boxing icon Sugar Ray Leonard, to chat about the movie. Check out our exclusive...
Actor Tyrese Gibson talks Fast Five, shooting this and Transformers: Dark of the Moon at the same time, future projects, his new book and TV show, and much more
When actor Tyrese Gibson signed on to portray Roman Pierce in 2003’s 2 Fast 2 Furious, it was only his second movie role after Baby Boy in 2001. Now the actor can’t stop working with blockbuster movie roles, a best-selling...
Melissa Leo and James Badge Dale have joined the cast of Flight for Paramount Pictures and director Robert Zemeckis. The story revolves around Denzel Washington’s character, a pilot battling drug and alcohol abuse who becomes a hero when he saves the lives of his passengers after the plane’s engines malfunction. When an investigation into the crash uncovers the pilot’s substance...
FX has released four behind-the-scenes featurettes for American Horror Story, which airs the series premiere Episode 1.1: Home Invasion on Wednesday, October 5 at 10 PM ET. Click on the video players below to take a closer look at the production of this new horror series from creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.
Click to watch Chapter 1: A New Beginning!
Click to watch Chapter 3: New...
ArieScope Pictures and Dark Sky Films have hired BJ McDonnell to direct Hatchet III, which will serve as his directorial debut. BJ McDonnell worked with writer-director Adam Green on Hatchet and Hatchet II as a camera operator. It is said that Adam Green will work closely with BJ McDonnell on the production. Here’s what BJ McDonnell had to say about this horror franchise.
“I’ve...
