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Written on January 16, 2010 – 1:54 pm | by Seth Quillen |

Russell Crowe Set To Play ‘Noah’ And Build an Ark While At It

HOLLYWOOD, CA (April 22, 2012) – Paramount Pictures and New Regency Productions jointly announced today that Academy Award®-winner Russell Crowe has been cast as Noah in Academy Award®-nominated director Darren Aronofsky’s feature film of the same name. Paramount will release the film on March 28, 2014. Said Aronofsky, “I’d like to thank Paramount and Regency [...]

‘Ender’s Game’ Release Date Moved and a Teaser Photo

Summit Entertainment has pushed back the release of Ender’s Game March 15, 2013 to November 1, 2013. The film is based on the beloved sci-fi novel wrtten by Orson Scott Card and it had long been in the adaptation stage. Ender’s Game is being directed by Gavin Hood and stars Hugo‘s Asa Butterfield, Abigail Breslin, [...]

‘Lockout’ — Watch the First Five Minutes Right Here

Here’s the first five minutes of the sci-fi action-thriller Lockout starring Guy Pearce. The film is about a man (Pearce) who’s been wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. He is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter (Maggie Grace) from an outer space prison that’s been taken over [...]

Everyone Can Relax — ‘Bully’ is now rated PG-13

April 5, 2012 – New York, NY – The Weinstein Company (TWC), aided by the guidance and consultation from attorneys David Boies and Ted Olson, announced today that the MPAA has lowered the R rating, given for some language, for BULLY to a PG-13 in time for the film’s April 13th expansion to 55 markets. [...]

The 90 Minute ‘Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones’ Video Review That I should’ve Posted a Year Ago

Mike from Red Letter Media has created a video review of Attack of the Clones that will have haters cheering and Lucas crying. MIke is the same guy who put together the 70-minute review of The Phantom Menace. I’ll just say that this guy does not like Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the [...]

‘Avatar 2′ May Not Hit Theaters Until 2015

It looks like those of you already on Zoloft due to the depression caused by not living on Pandora are going to have refill those prescriptions. Empire has a little exclusive on the Avatar 2 release date and it’s looking like it may not be hitting your local megaplex until 2015. Empire caught up with James Cameron’s production [...]

‘Atlas Shrugged: Part 2′ Began Filming Yesterday

Principal photography of Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 began yesterday and the producers were kind enough to provide us with some production photos via their facebook page. Despite the fact that the first the first film grossed just under $5 million the producers are apparently moving forward with the sequel as planed. Many of the actors [...]

New Super Sweet The Amazing Spider-Man Photo

Here’s a new photo from The Amazing Spider-Man. It’s really simple but super cool at the same time. You get a really close-up shot of the web-slingers which are new to director Marc Webb’s reboot of the franchise. It’s probably not Andrew Garfield under the mask but I like it anyway. The Amazing Spider-Man Official [...]

New Superman ‘Man Of Steel’ Logo Revealed

A couple days ago the new logo for Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot was unveiled. The color palette from the logo is consistent with Snyder’s previous films and the first official image of Henry Cavill as the Man of Steel. Warner Bros. unveiled the image on it’s Facebook Page earlier this week. Amy Adams will play [...]

News Team… Assemble — ‘Anchorman 2′ is Back On

Last night on Conan, Will Ferrell drop the news that he and Paramount have finally reached an agreement for the Channel 4 News Team to assemble once again. In his full Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy attire and Jazz Flute, Ferrell officially announced that Anchorman 2 is a go! Anchorman is probably Ferrell’s best [...]

‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2′ Trailer Teaser

Here’s the teaser trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which is obviously the final installment in the Stephanie Meyer mega blockbuster book and film series. It’s really just a quick preview of the full trailer that hits on March 26 which is attached to The Hunger Games film. “I didn’t expect [...]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Are Aliens – What, You Didn’t Know? UPDATED: Title Drops Mutant

Oh Michael Bay, why do you exist???? Apparently it’s to make crappy remakes with the sole purpose of pissing of the very fans that fueled the popularity of the original source material in the first place. And he’s doing it again with the great Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film that the Transformers director is producing. In [...]

A ‘Garbage Pail Kids’ Movie Is On The Way

Looks like more of my childhood memories are heading to the big screen. This time with a feature film adaptation of the Garbage Pail Kids. Deadline does not mention if the film will be animated or live action. But they are reporting that Michael Eisner’s, The Tornante Company will finance and produce a Garbage Pail [...]

Colin Farrell May Sign On For ‘Arthur and Lancelot’

Looks like after several years of just kinda floating around, Colin Farrell is prime to make his Hollywood comeback. The actor recently wrapped production on the big budget remake of Total Recall and now it looks like he may be primed to pick up a sword and head back in time for another period piece. [...]

New ‘The Avengers’ Trailer – OK, I’m Excited!!!

Admittedly, I’ve not been that excited about The Avengers movie. And a thousand fanboys just gasped in shock from that sacrileges superhero statement. Well they would have if they read this site. Anyway, I can’t quite pinpoint my “take it or leave it” attitude about the this ultimate superhero romp. Is it the fact that both [...]

So They Release This Clip of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’

I have no idea why they choose this scene to be the first official clip for Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man but they did. And it’s pretty much the same scene as Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker trying to get in to watch Mary Jane Watson in a play. So here it is… I guess. The Amazing Spider-Man [...]

‘Transformers 4′ Will be a Reboot – I HATE You Hollywood

After the small body building film Pain and Gain, Michael Bay will return to the robots as director of Transformer 4, which is actually a reboot so I guess it’s Transformers 1. I’ll use my favorite phrase here: No one ever accused Hollywood of being creative, well I never did at least. So let’s talk [...]

‘The Hunger Games’ Soundtrack Released

The complete track listing for The Hunger Games soundtrack has been released. There’s a lot of country and some hip indie music. It looks okay, I guess. The Hunger Games film adaptation of the book by Suzanne Collins hits theaters on March 23, the album will be available on March 20. 1. “Safe & Sound” [...]

Trailer: ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ Teaser

Here’s the first trailer for Timur Bekmambetov‘s adaptation of the Seth Grahame-Smith novel Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. As the title suggests the film follows the 16th president through his battle to free the slaves and kill vampires. This is our first look at the film helmed by Wanted director and the trailer is good enough [...]

Trailer: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Trailer

The Amazing Spider-Man trailer is here, The Amazing Spider-Man trailer is here!!! Today Sony screened about eight minutes of new footage for it’s Marc Webb directed Spider-Man revamp. We knew the footage was coming today at 13 select theaters around the world, the big surprise was that the studio and Marvel would be dropping the first  [...]

Raiding The Lost Ark: A Filmumentary

This is a must watch for any Raiders of the Lost Ark fan. This beats any documentary or audio DVD commentary I’ve seen for pretty much any film. Raiding The Lost Ark: A Filmumentary was made over eight tedious months of work by uber fan Jamie Benning. Don’t you wish the creators of such films [...]

‘Battleship’ Super Bowl Spot

Here’s the Super Bowl spot for Battleship. The film hits theaters May 18, 2012. Official Battleship Synopsis: Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, an epic-scaled action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force. Inspired by Hasbro’s classic naval combat game, [...]

‘John Carter’ Extended Super Bowl XLVI TV Spot

Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a savior. John Carter stars Stars Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins and Willem Dafoe and hits theaters on March 9, [...]

‘The Avengers’ Super Bowl Trailer

Here’s the extended cut of Marvel’s The Avengers TV spot from Super Bowl XLVI. The Joss Whedon directed superhero flick, stars Robert Downy Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth reprising his role as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow. Tom Hiddleston also returns as Loki, [...]

The ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ A Bunch of New Photos

They’ve done a lot of updates over at the official The Amazing Spider-Man websites. Mostly a bunch of cool new photos and wallpapers. Steadily looking more and more forward to this reincarnation of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. One of the world’s most popular characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in [...]

Number Johnny Five is Alive – Short Circuit Remake

Another classic and beloved 80s film is getting the remake treatment and they’ve found a writer to do so. Dimension Films has announced they’ve hired Matt Lieberman of such writing fame as Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief to pen the Short Circuit remake. Lieberman joins already announced director Tim Hill, known for Alvin and the [...]

‘The Hunger Games’ Super Bowl Spot

Here’s the The Hunger Games Super Bowl spot. It’s one of the better trailers I’ve seen for this movie. Some good action, some good dramatic emotion, the presentation of Mockingjay pin and for some reason The X Files music at the very end of the trailer. The only part I didn’t like is Stanley Tucci’s [...]

Trailer: Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 Teaser Trailer and Poster

The producers behind Atlas Shrugged: Part 1, the film adaptation of Ayn Rands 1957 novel,  announced today that they intend to make a sequel. The announcement of Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 was made in celebration of the 107th anniversary of Rand’s birth. Part 1 only grossed $4.6 million in theaters on an estimated $10 to [...]

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Super Bowl Spot

The Super bowl trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation has hit the interwebs and it features a badass Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Bruce Willis but the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra star, Channing Tantum is nowhere to be found. I think a lot of people are happy about that, since the first Joe film sucked so [...]

First Official Image of James Bond in ‘Skyfall’

Here’s the first official image of Daniel Craig as James Bond in Skyfall. This is 23rd film produced by Eon Productions based on the Ian Fleming spy novels and the 3rd film since the series was rebooted with Casino Royale. Skyfall is directed by Sam Mendes and see Bond’s loyalty to M tested when her past comes [...]