April 2011
23 posts
He’s a bear of very little brain. She’s half of the acclaimed band She & Him. This year, they come together on the big screen in “Winnie the Pooh,” which hits theaters in select international markets in Spring 2011, and in the U.S. on July 15, 2011. Actress/Musician/Singer/Songwriter Zooey Deschanel (“Your Highness”; “(500) Days of Summer”) joins...
March 2011
11 posts
Platinum Dunes’ A Nightmare on Elm Street remake/reboot, which was released in April of last year, was both a critical and financial flop. Fans hated what Bradley Fuller and Andrew Form did with the character and the changes made to the original storyline. Now that Wes Craven, original creator of the that film’s iconic slasher Freddy Krueger, has returned to Woodsboro for Scream 4,...
Disney/Pixar has finally revealed the title for its sequel to Monsters Inc. at CinemaCon Tuesday: Monsters University. Released in 2001, Monsters Inc. was directed by Pete Docter and David Silverman, and featured the voices of John Goodman and Billy Crystal as fright engineers Sully and Mike Wazowski.
Sully (John Goodman) and Wazowski (Billy Crystal) are expected to be back as will monster bad...
Fear not, superhero fans! Hugh Jackman has made an appearance at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, where he told a nervous crowd that his upcoming Marvel one-off The Wolverine is not dead! Like the character himself, the production is quickly healing from the loss of Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky and is now moving forward at a decent pace. It may happen a little later than sooner, but only...
Do you want to play billionaire just like the troubled Arthur in Warner Bros. new comedy remake starring Russell Brand? Well, you’re in luck! We are holding an exciting contest in honor of director Jason Winer’s hilarious essay on the terrible life of a super rich, incredibly spoiled man-child. So what if you don’t have enough gouda to keep your gas turned on, or the pennies...
A striking new photo has arrived from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, which offers a look at Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) walking through the rubble of Hogwarts, surrounded by dead bodies, after a life-altering duel with Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). Check out the image below.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 comes to theaters July 15th, 2011 and stars Daniel...
It was announced late yesterday that Will Sasso has been confirmed for the role of Curly in Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s long gestating The Three Stooges comedy. The sibling directors are continuing to look for their two remaining Stooges. Today, Hank Azaria has immerged as the front-runner to play nihilistic and abusive brother Moe, a role originated by Moe Howard. This proves that the...
In February, How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders was confirmed for the role of S.H.E.I.L.D. Agent Maria Hill in The Avengers. She will be playing sidekick to Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. Today, she has finally come forward to speak a bit about the role, revealing that she will begin shooting soon, and that she will be wearing a catsuit in the upcoming Joss Whedon directed superhero...
Universal Pictures has provided us with four brand new TV spots from the high-speed action-adventure Fast Five, which debuts in theaters nationwide on April 29. Click on these videos below to watch new scenes from this sequel, which stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and Dwayne Johnson.
Click to watch TV Spot: Crew!
Click to watch TV Spot: Hunting!
Click to watch TV Spot: Loaded!
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With Anton Yelchin already set to star as the title character Odd Thomas, casting has been focused on finding the female lead. Emma Roberts, Kat Dennings, Lily Collins, Portia Doubleday, and Addison Timlin are among the top candidates to portray Stormy Llewellyn, Thomas’ girlfriend. The story centers on Anton Yelchin’s Thomas, a short-order cook who has the strange ability to see the...
Sorry Netflix fans, CBS Corp.’s Showtime unit said it is planning to remove some of the premium cable network’s shows from Netflix Inc.’s streaming video service, days after the online video distributor announced its plans to offer its own original programming. Showtime spokeswoman Johanna Fuentes confirmed the plug will be pulled when the current distribution deal expires this...
January 2011
19 posts
The Dark Knight Rises casting news has been flying fast over the past few days with the latest being that Eva Green and Naomi Watts have apparently been locked into roles. While the news couldn’t be confirmed (or debunked), there is no way of knowing what roles they will play if they are in fact a part of The Dark Knight Rises. However, there is speculation that Eva Green will play the...
Gossip Girl’s Ed Westwick has boarded the Clint Eastwood-directed drama J. Edgar, about controversial FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, reports Deadline. Charlize Theron will not be playing the role of Helen Gandy, as was previously rumored. Clint Eastwood is now looking at Naomi Watts and Amy Adams as possibles for the Gandy role.
Ed Westwick will play a clean cut...
It’s official: Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, will reprise that role in The Hobbit and The Hobbit Sequel. The news comes just days after we reported that Elijah Wood is returning as Frodo Baggins in The Hobbit and The Hobbit Sequel, even though Frodo did not appear in The Hobbit novel. Frodo will appear at the beginning and end of both movies, reading from...
A mysterious scooper has sent photos of what appears to be the “Daily Shooting Schedule” production board on the Universal Studios lot suggesting that Jurassic Park IV is set up for production on stages “7, 10, 12, 14”.
The scooper sent this message along with the photo:
“Taken on the Universal backlot earlier today. Seems it’s all over their backlot. My guess...
The Asylum is one step ahead of Marvel Studios, as they will be releasing their own version of the Greek mythology tale Thor ahead of Kenneth Branagh’s take on the character. Titled Almighty Thor, this homage of sorts stars Cody Deal, whom you may remember as Roman Soldier at Caesar’s Palace in The Hangover or Strip Club Patron in Get Him to the Greek, as the Norse thunder god who must...
The outrageous comedy Due Date will hit the shelves on Blu-ray and DVD on February 22. The standard DVD will be priced at $28.98 SRP while the Blu-ray, which will also include a Digital Copy and a standard DVD, will be priced at $35.99 SRP. You can take a look at the cover art and special features below:
From The Hangover director Todd Phillips, Due Date throws two unlikely companions...
First time scribe Erin Morgenstern has sold the rights to her upcoming young adult novel Night Circus to Summit Entertainment. The book will be published in the fall. The story of Night Circus centers on two young magicians coming of age in the 19th century. They find themselves at the center of an age-old rivalry between their two illusionist fathers, embattled at an enchanted circus where their...
Warner Bros. revealed earlier in the week that The Dark Knight Rises would shoot on location in Los Angeles and the UK, with a third location not yet decided. Fans of Christopher Nolan’s Batman franchise have long hoped that the third location would be Chicago, which was utilized to great effect in The Dark Knight, giving Gotham City a very distinct, dark, industrial, and textured look. But...
While Javier Bardem and Viggo Mortensen are both in the running to play the lead character Roland Deschain in Ron Howard’s sprawling film and TV adaptation of The Dark Tower, we haven’t heard any more about the casting of this massive project. Now word is that Pirates of the Caribbean favorite Naomie Harris is the front runner to play the female lead. Harris will portray Susannah...
