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Warwick Davis in New Comedy by Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant

Written on May 14, 2010 – 1:06 am | by Seth Quillen |

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, creators of The Office and Extras, are working on a new show featuring Warwick Davis. You may or may not know Davis from his roles in everything from Star Wars to Leprechaun to Harry Potter. But he usually has plenty of make up on so most people would recognize him [...]

A Brief History of ‘Senet’, The Game They Played On Lost

Written on May 13, 2010 – 3:28 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Want to know more about Senet, the game Jacob played with his brother, the  ”Man in Black”, on Lost in the episode Across The Sea. Hit the jump and add your oppion as to how it applies to the Lost mythology. Related Stories:

2010 MTV Movie Awards Nominees and New Categories

Written on May 13, 2010 – 12:40 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Aziz Ansari (Parks and Rec) is set to host the 2010 MTV Movie Awards live on Sunday, June 6 at 9 p.m. ET. Ansari is the best thing about Parks and Rec and I think he’s going to be great as host. This year will add new catagories such as Global Superstar, Biggest Badass Star, Best [...]

Sharlto Copley Drops out of SciFi ‘I Am Number Four’

Written on May 12, 2010 – 11:43 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Varietyis reporting that Sharlto Copley has dropped out of the SciFi movie I Am Number Four, due to scheduling conflicts with the A-Team press tour. Timothy Olyphant, star of T.V’s Justified has stepped into take over the role. Sad story as I would like to see Copley in as many roles as possible, I’m still blown [...]

Buy The Game “The Man in Black” and Jacob Played on ‘Lost’ Last Night

Written on May 12, 2010 – 6:18 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Wonder what the the game “The Man in Black” and Jacob were playing last night on Lost. You can watch the commercial for the game on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Hit the jump to see the video Related Stories:

Trailer: Here’s the Official Teaser For ‘Super 8′

Written on May 12, 2010 – 5:12 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Here’s the teaser Trailer for J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) super secret Super 8 alien movie. The film is being produced by Steven Spielberg and stars Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka and Kyle Chandler. Super 8 hits theaters June 10, 2011. Related Stories:Trailer: ‘Super 8′ First Full Trailer‘Super 8′ Super Bowl SpotJ.J. Abrams ‘Super 8′ Movie Trailer Review: UPDATED [...]

Hayden Christensen To Star In ‘The Genesis Code’

Written on May 12, 2010 – 1:13 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Hayden Christensen is set to star in The Genesis Code based on the novel of the same name written by John Case. This should be good opportunity for Christensen so shed some of the Anakin type casting and show his quality acting abilities. That’s right I said a quality actor. Don’t believe me, go back and watch Life [...]

Finally The Official ‘Super 8′ Teaser Trailer For Online Viewing

Written on May 11, 2010 – 6:27 pm | by Seth Quillen |

The most sought after trailer for a long time is now officially online. Come watch the Steven Spielberg produced, J.J. Abrams directed Super 8 trailer in the quality it deserves. Hit the jump to view the Super 8 trailer. Related Stories:

‘Iron Man 3′ May Feature The Mandarin

Written on May 11, 2010 – 4:28 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Well it’s almost been a two days since the opening weekend of Iron Man 2 so obviously it’s already time to start the rumor mill on what will be in Iron Man 3. And MTV is first in line to start harassing Jon Favreau about details of Iron Man 3. Hit the jump for the video. Related [...]

Die Hard 5? Yippi-Ki-Yay!

Written on May 10, 2010 – 6:54 pm | by Joseph |

Risky Business reports that another Die Hard is in the works. Skip Woods is in negotiations with fox to pen the next installment of the series. Skip Woods wrote Sword-Fish, Hitman, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and the upcoming adaptation of The A-Team. Bruce Willis has already said he would be up for a 5th film in [...]

Some Photos Of The New ‘Conan’ Movie Have Made It Online

Written on May 10, 2010 – 4:56 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Some leaked photos from the revamp of the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic, Conan The Barbarian have popped up online. Conan is being directed by Marcus Nispel (Friday the 13th (2009), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2003)) and will be released in 2011. In this new telling, Jason Momoa will play Conan and the story features the titular character in his [...]

Makers of Farmville and Mafia Wars to Bail on Facebook?

Written on May 10, 2010 – 2:20 am | by Joseph |

Facebook’s relationship with its biggest gaming partner, Zynga, is rapidly deteriorating. TechCrunch reports that Zynga is considering a complete seperation from facebook after the social networking site began putting restrictions on game notifications and putting limitations on the payment methods that can be used. Related Stories:

Filmpopper Chick Flick Review: ‘The Back-up Plan’

Written on May 9, 2010 – 10:05 pm | by Rachygirl |

Here at Film Popper we have decided to dish out a weekly Chick Flick as part of our Film Popper 300 review series.  I Rachel, am the chick.  I review the flicks. On weeks new chick flicks are released I’ll dive in and and give you my certified chick review, on the weeks there aren’t, I’ll visit [...]

J.J. Abrams ‘Super 8′ Movie Trailer Review: UPDATED With Bootleg Trailer

Written on May 8, 2010 – 1:06 am | by Seth Quillen |

I just got back from the screening of Iron Man 2, the review will be up a little later, but what I could not wait to write about is the trailer for J.J. Abrams Super 8 movie. I’ll try to describe it as best I can remember. So here we go. The trailer starts with a black [...]

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ Trailer Has Arrived

Written on May 7, 2010 – 11:09 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Leonardo DiCaprio searches your dreams in Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Hit the jump to see the full length trailer. Related Stories: