November 2011
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July 2011
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Trimurti (1995)
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Marvel Sets "Thor" Sequel For Summer 2013
Marvel Studios has made a full commitment to a “Thor” sequel and are gearing up to have the film open Summer 2013 reports Deadline.
With “Iron Man 3” slated for May 3rd 2013, “Thor 2” has been locked into a July 26th 2013 release - the same last July weekend “Captain America” will open in this year.
While Chris Hemsworth is locked to reprise the...
Has The "Prometheus" Plot Been Spoiled?
io9 has been forwarded a lengthy piece of text which, if true, basically spells out much of the plot of Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi epic “Prometheus”.
It explains how the whole thing serves as a prequel to “Alien” (namely the origin of the derelict alien spacecraft) and incorporates the “Chariot of the Gods” mythology Scott himself confirmed as a big...
June 2011
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May 2011
13 posts
Directors Ditch "Akira" Remake & "Uncharted"
First Keanu Reeves jumped ship, now long-attached director Albert Hughes (“The Book of Eli”) is also exiting the live-action “Akira” remake at Warner Bros. Pictures reports Deadline.
Sources say the split comes down to “amicable creative differences” and the studio will try to put him on another movie right away.
At the time of Reeves’ departure,...
“I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.”
– Edgar Allan Poe (via lipsticksmiles)
The awkward moment when you have 36 presents but...
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Tarantino's Next Film Gets Title, Storyline
A Twitter photo of the cover page to the script for Quentin Tarantino’s next film has made the online world quite excitable over the past 24 hours.
The photo indicates the title of the spaghetti western flick is “Django Unchained”. IndieWire confirms that Tarantino’s final draft has been handed over to The Weinstein Company and a source gives away brief plot details.
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Zemeckis Up For Directing "Replay"
Robert Zemeckis (“Back to the Future,” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”) is in serious talks to direct the time travel thriller “Replay” for Warner Bros. Pictures reports Vulture.
Based on the bestselling 1987 novel by Ken Grimwood, the story follows a forty-something radio journalist who dies of a heart attack in 1988, but re-awakens back in 1963 in his...
Soderbergh, Tatum Do Male Stripper Film
Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh and actor Channing Tatum are set to team on “Magic Mike”, a privately financed comedy based on Tatum’s real-life experiences as a stripper when he was 19 years old in Florida says The Hollywood Reporter.
Tatum will play Magic Mike, an experienced stripper who schools a young dancer in the tricks of the trade. Soderbergh said in a statement that...
Mackie Up For "Gangster," "War Z"
Anthony Mackie (“The Hurt Locker,” “Adjustment Bureau”) has scored an offer to star with Brad Pitt in “World War Z” and is under consideration to join “Gangster Squad” for Warner Bros. Pictures reports Variety.
Marc Forster’s “World War Z” is based on the Max Brook’s novel about the world after a global zombie epidemic.
Ruben Fleischer’s...
Guy Pearce Involved In "Prometheus"?
CHUD reports that according to multiple sources, Guy Pearce is set to make an appearance in Ridley Scott’s currently filming “Prometheus”.
There’s no word on what role he’s specifically playing in the apparent “Alien” prequel, but it’s not expected to be a major one as all of them have previously been cast. Best guess is a small role akin to his...
April 2011
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"Leatherface" Gets Rebooted In 3D
John Luessenhop (“Takers”) is in talks to direct “Leatherface 3D”, a project which marks the second reboot of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” franchise at Lionsgate reports Bloody Disgusting.
Debra Sullivan, Adam Marcus and Stephen Susco are penning the project which sounds like it’s following the “Halloween: H20” mold.
The action...
Zeta-Jones Joins "Rock of Ages"
Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to play a new role that has been created especially for the film version of Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” at New Line reports Deadline.
Zeta-Jones will play the wife of the mayor of Los Angeles, a conservative character out to do away with rock and roll - essentially making her the villain of the piece. Director Adam Shankman says “She’s...
May's Films To Look Forward To
Thor
Plot: Partially disabled medical student Dr. Donald Blake discovers his heretofore unknown alter ego, the Norse warrior, Thor.
The Beaver
Plot: Two-time Academy Award (R) winner Jodie Foster directs and co-stars with two-time Academy Award (R) Mel Gibson in THE BEAVER - an emotional story about a man on a journey to re-discover his family and re-start his life. Plagued by his own...
Things Disney Taught Me....
"Knight Rises" Gets A Stadium & A Mayor
A few weeks ago the city of Pittsburgh was announced as the site of several weeks of filming on Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises”. This surprised quite a few considering various other places were thought to be more likely shooting locales for the final installment of the Batman trilogy.
While the tax breaks and the locale itself were a draw, The Pittsburgh...
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Now Attached to Direct...
Now that Norrington is out, it’s time to name a replacement. Relativity has officially announced today that Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Spanish director behind Intacto and 28 Weeks Later, is now attached to direct the “re-invention” of The Crow, the 1994 smash hit film based on the comic book series and comic strip by James O’Barr. Relativity and Pressman will be teaming...
James Bond Checks Out South Africa
Director Sam Mendes and producer Barbara Broccoli are said to be currently in South Africa scouting locations for the next James Bond film reports MI6-HQ.com.
The news comes from international cricketer Darren Gough who sat next to the pair on a flight to Johannesburg this week. South Africa has been a long-rumoured location for a future 007 adventure and at one time “Casino Royale”...
Curtis, Daldry Put Out Mulligan's "Trash"
Working Title Films and PeaPie Films have acquired film rights to Andy Mulligan’s acclaimed novel “Trash” according to a just issued press release.
The contemporary thriller is set in the third world and follows three boys who sort through rubbish mounds to make a living. A surprise discovery soon sets them on an adventure pitting their wits against corruption and...
Sean Hayes Is Larry In "Three Stooges"
“Will and Grace” star Sean Hayes is set to play Larry in Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s “The Three Stooges” project for 20th Century Fox reportsDeadline.
Hayes joins Will Sasso, who had previously been set to play Curly, while the search is still on for the role of Moe. Hayes’ knack with physical comedy and strong skill playing the lovable simpleton character...
March 2011
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Empire Magazine Sets "X-Men: First Class" As Their...
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Movies on Film: Mystery Team Review →
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By: T.J. “oh fuck, the Mystery Team” Mulligan
Derrick Comedy has been a common term thrown around amongst my group of friends for some time now. Their online shorts are never short of being wildly absurd and always guaranteed to be funny. I have spent many a night on their Youtube page…
Amy Adams Is Lois Lane In "Superman"
Multiple Oscar nominee Amy Adams (“Enchanted,” “The Fighter,” “Night at the Museum 2”) is set to play journalist Lois Lane in the upcoming reboot of the “Superman” franchise for Warner Bros. Pictures reports The Los Angeles Times.
The 36-year-old actress literally got the news a few hours ago from director Zack Snyder who phoned her from Paris....
Viggo Leaves "Huntsman", Back On For Supes?
In news of another “Snow White” project today, Variety reports that Viggo Mortensen will no longer be a part of Universal’s upcoming “Snow White and the Huntsman” which stars Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron.
Mortensen formally ended months of negotiations with the studio to play the titular Huntsman in the Rupert Sanders-directed flick which begins shooting...
Hammer, Ronan Up For "Snow WhIte"
“The Social Network” scene stealer Armie Hammer has locked a deal to play Prince Andrew Alcott in the upcoming untitled “Snow White” feature at Relativity Media.
Tarsem Singh (“Immortals,” “The Cell”) directs this version of the Brothers Grimm story which stars Julia Roberts as the evil Queen. Shooting kicks off in May.
Deadline adds that...
"Apollo 18" Delayed Eight Months
The Weinstein Company has shaken up its 2011/2012 release date schedule with Dimension Films pushing back its found footage sci-fi feature “Apollo 18” from an April 22nd to a January 6th release date.
The studio raised eyebrows with its breakneck pace to cast, shoot, edit and release the film all within a sub-six month time frame. This dumping of the film on the first weekend of...
Russell Keen On "The Fighter" Sequel
“The Fighter” director David O. Russell tells MTV News that he’s very keen on continuing that story with a second movie:
“I think that would be awesome. I just love those characters and I think we could do a lot of fun and interesting stuff… I would do it whenever anyone says they’re ready, I’m ready to write it” he says and insists he’d have to be a...
Fincher Doing Jolie's "Cleopatra" Biopic?
David Fincher is apparently having conversations about coming onboard the Sony Pictures PG-13 3D feature based on the life of ancient Egyptian ruler Cleopatra says Deadline.
The project has been in development since 2006 and will be based on Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff’s new book, “Cleopatra: A Life”. Scott Rudin is producing, Brian Helgeland adapted...
Financing Needed For "World War Z"
Many have been hoping for a film adaptation of Max Brooks’ best-seller “World War Z”, however it looks as if the project is on the verge of falling apart.
Vulture reports that with a budget estimate of $125 million, Paramount will likely ditch the project unless it can find a co-financier to share the burden.
The group are currently chasing David Ellison and an unnamed investor...