James Franco in the Fight for an Andy Serkis Oscar

Written on January 10, 2012 – 4:01 pm | by Seth Quillen |

In an open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Oscar guys, James franco made a case for Andy Serkis to receive an Oscar for his portrayal of the Ape, Caesar in the  film, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. Even though I disagree with a CG character receiving an award, Franco [...]

‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ Posters

Written on December 18, 2011 – 10:12 am | by Seth Quillen |

IGN has a couple of new posters for the Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) directed film adaption of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Mary Todd Lincoln, Benjamin Walker as the titular character and Dominic Cooper as Henry Sturgess. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith of the [...]

Trailer: New Trailer for ‘Battleship’

Written on December 9, 2011 – 6:36 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Here’s the new trailer for Peter Berg‘s Battleship, which is extremely loosely based on the popular board game from Hasboro. You know the Transformer guys.  It looks like an action packed alien thrill ride. And if nothing else it can’t be as bad as Transformers 2. I do however think there’s going to be some sunk battleships [...]

The List of IMAX Theaters Showing ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Prologue

Written on December 2, 2011 – 11:32 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Recently it was reported that Christopher Nolans’s final film in his Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, will debut a prologue on IMAX screens months before it’s release. The Dark Knight Rises Prologue can exclusively be seen in 70mm IMAX theaters in the U.S. on December 16 before prints of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. [...]

Johnny Depp Guest Stars on ‘Life’s Too Short’ from Ricky Gervais

Written on October 27, 2011 – 3:00 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Johnny Depp is finally getting his chance to get back at Ricky Gervais for blasting him at the Golden Globes last year. In this clip Depp takes a few stabs at Gervais in a guest appearance on the upcoming British comedy series Life’s Too Short. It’s great to see that Depp didn’t take the jabs too [...]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Is Now The Biggest Release of 2011

Written on August 10, 2011 – 3:20 am | by Seth Quillen |

BURBANK, CA, August 9, 2011 – Warner Bros. Pictures’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 has now become the top-grossing release of 2011 in all categories: domestic box office, international box office and worldwide box office. The announcement was made today by Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic Distribution, Dan Fellman, and [...]

Teen Choice Awards 2011: The Winners

Written on August 7, 2011 – 11:12 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Here are the winners from Sunday night’s Teen Choice Awards 2011. Justin Bieber won a bunch of awards. And the Taylor’s did quite well for themselves as well. Here’s the full list. ULTIMATE CHOICE AWARD Taylor Swift CHOICE SCI FI ACTOR Taylor Lautner CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR – COMEDY Ashton Kutcher CHOICE COMEDIAN Ellen DeGeneres CHOICE [...]

First Official Image of Henry Cavill as Superman

Written on August 4, 2011 – 2:01 am | by Seth Quillen |

Warner Bros. has released the first official image of Henry Cavill as Superman in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel. Enjoy! Press Release BURBANK, CA, August 4, 2011 – Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have provided the first look at the new “Man of Steel,” revealing star Henry Cavill as Superman in the film from [...]

Filmpopper Review: Captain America

Written on July 22, 2011 – 3:21 am | by Colin |

Captain America has finally hit theaters.  Another one of this summer’s super hero blockbusters Captain America does not disappoint. A young Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) wants nothing more than to serve his country in their desperate struggle fighting the Nazis and more importantly a science team code named Hydra, however he was deemed unfit for war. [...]

Sally Field Joins Daniel Day-Lewis in Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’

Written on April 14, 2011 – 12:36 am | by Seth Quillen |

Los Angeles, CA (April 13, 2011) – Two-time Academy Award winner Sally Field will star as Mary Todd Lincoln, wife to the 16th President of the United States, in DreamWorks Studios’ “Lincoln” to be directed by Steven Spielberg. The announcement was made today by Spielberg and Stacey Snider, Co-Chairman and CEO of DreamWorks Studios. Sally [...]

‘Super 8′ Super Bowl Spot

Written on February 6, 2011 – 8:07 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Of all The Super Bowl commercial, I was most looking forward to the Super 8 trailer. And the J.J. Abrams directed alien homage to Steven Spielberg did not disappoint. The Super 8 Super Bowl spot had the first footage from the actual film and it carried a lot of nostalgia to fans of 1980′s Spielberg classics like [...]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises?

Written on February 2, 2011 – 2:07 pm | by Seth Quillen |

According to Deadline, Joseph Gordon-Levitt ((500) Days of Summer) is in talks to reunite with his Inception director Christopher Nolan in The Dark Knight Rises. No word yet on who Gordon-levitt would play but there was some speculation awhile ago that he might show up as the Riddler, but Nolan debunked that. Production on Nolan’s 3rd and [...]