I’m leaving Filmpopper for a while, so in farewell I would like to leave you with my five favorite movies from 2010, and five stinkers that need to be forgotten. So here they are and, with the exception of another Christopher Nolan master piece, Inception, they are in no particular order. The BEST Movies: Inception There was one movie [...]
Rumors have been circling for a couple weeks that David O. Russel (I heart Huckabees, The Fighter) was planning to cast Mark Wahlberg in the role of Nathan Drake for the upcoming film adaptation of the hit Playstation 3 series, Uncharted. Marky Mark confirmed that he will be playing Drake and also told IGN that [...]
According to Deadline, Director Zack Snyder and Producer Christopher Nolan have begun casting on Warner Bros’ Superman reboot. Insider’s say the actor to play the man of steel is likely to be between the ages of 28 and 32 and be a relatively unknown actor or one from television. Related Stories:Michael Shannon to Star as [...]
The man behind what may be the most impressive musical score of all time is set to return to middle earth for The Hobbit. Howard Shore tells The Province that he is getting ready to begin work on the two Hobbit films and that it will take him nearly three years to complete. Shore had [...]
I haven’t been this excited for a long time. When I heard Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Elf) would be directing a movie called Cowboys & Aliens I was instantly excited. Then I read it would be starring Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Sam Rockwell, and Olivia Wilde and realized that this may be the best movie [...]
Nothing is off limits folks. When you think every remake possible has been remade, Warner Bros decides to remake The Wizard of Oz. Deadline reports that Warner Bros is in talks with Zemeckis to do the remake using THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT from the 1939 film release. Zemeckis is currently doing an animated remake of Yellow Submarine, his [...]
We are finally getting a taste of the Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds. The suit looks pretty awesome even being completely CG and I think you just need to watch it. Right now. Hit the jump to check it out. Related Stories:Movie Clip: ‘Green Lantern’ WonderCon FootageBest of 2011: Top 6 Superhero MoviesVisual Effects Master [...]
The poster for the upcoming Red Riding Hood has been unveiled and it feels strangely familiar. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen, Twilight), Red Riding Hood is a dark re-telling of the classic fairy tale that follows a young girl played by Amanda Seyfried (Mean Girls, Letters to Juliet) who teams up with a hunter played [...]
The prequel to the John Carpenter 1982 horror classic, The Thing, has been delayed until…until its ready. Producer Marc Abraham tells Hitfix that a cut of the movie is complete and they need to do additional photography to add to some sequences and ensure the quality of the flick. This is especially interesting because the [...]
The first poster for the some-what anticipated fourth entry into the Pirates series has been revealed in true teaser fashion. There isn’t a whole lot to glean from the poster, but if you’re excited for the movie it should be enough to whet your appetite. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is being directed by Rob Marshall [...]
A new Underworld movie is underway and has its director, directors actually. Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment have hired Swedish directing team Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein to head the new project. Marlind and Stein recently finished production on their english-language film, Shelter, starring Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Related Stories:Trailer: ‘Total Recall’ 2012
Emma Stone and Will Gluck, the Director of the hit movie Easy A are at it again. Screen Gems, a division of Sony Pictures, has confirmed that once Gluck completes his current project, Friends with Benefits, starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis, that his next movie will again have Emma Stone in the lead role. [...]
Deadline says Christopher Nolan is choosing not one, but two A-list actresses to be in The Dark Knight Rises, one as a love interest for Bruce Wayne, and one as a villain. The lovely ladies being considered for lead roles are Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts, Blake Lively, Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and Keira Knightley. the [...]
Less than two weeks ago it was announced that Roland Emmerich, known for his large scale massive budget disaster movies such as 2012 and Godzilla, would be making a very low budget “found-footage” alien invasion movie. Now, The Hollywood Reporter says it is no more. The Zone, as it was to be titled, would star unknown [...]
Yes please. The final trailer for Tron: Legacy is up and I have little to say on the matter. This was already my most anticipated movie this winter, I now have no worry of being dissapointed. Oh and Olivia Wilde is hott. Hit the jump to check it out. Related Stories:‘TRON 3′ Teaser Trailer NOT [...]
