Joe Johnston to Direct Captain America movie
Best known for directing the movies the Rocketeer and October Sky, Joe Johnston has been picked to direct the First Avenger: Captain America movie for Marvel Studios. Movie buffs may also know that he’s the same guy who designed a number of vehicles for Star Wars and storyboarded the convoy chase scene for [...]
Chevy Chase, Burt Reynolds to Spoof Spoof Movies
Chevy Chase will star with Burt Reynolds, Vinnie Jones, and Michael Madsen in a spoof of those oh so trendy spoof films called Not Another Not Another Movie.
Chase will portray a studio exec that quits the company and leaves his ex-con sibling in charge. The aforementioned ex-con hires a gangster friend, played by Jones, [...]
Youtube to Offer Full-Length MGM Films
Youtube has partnered with MGM and will soon be offering streams of the studio’s content. The catch, though, is that the first titles being offered are somewhat sub-par. We get old episodes of American Gladiator, Legally Blond, and Bulletproof Monk. Hopefully the first run is a success so that better offerings will follow.
Author Michael Crichton Dead at 66
Prolific author Michael Crichton, best known for his widescreen epic storytelling style, died November 4th in Los Angeles after a long, private battle with cancer. Crichton made a name for himself by writing just-beyond-science-fact novels such as the Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, Timeline, Prey, and Congo, selling more than 150 million copies worldwide. [...]
Fanboys Movie Really Will Be Released - Here’s the Trailer!
Some never thought it would happen… and, of course, the existence of a trailer doesn’t really mean that Fanboys really will be released, but it’s one more step toward the possibility of the movie that almost never was to actually appear in theaters. It doesn’t mean it will be adequately promoted beyond this [...]
Pulitzer Prize Winner to Pen Spidey 4 Script
David Lindsay-abaire, the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright responsible for Rabbit Hole, has been hired to write the script for Spider-Man 4. This isn’t the first literary hoity-toity literary type to be attached to a Spider-Man film. The second installment of the series was co-authored by Michael Chabon, who one the coveted prize 2001.
Sam Raimi’s back, [...]
Harry Potter Half Blood Prince International Trailer NOW!
The international trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is now available online. Of course it begins so very mysteriously but it ends with a chuckle. It completely sucks that the film has been bumped to July 2009, but I don’t doubt it will be worth it. And, yeah, I’ve read the book… [...]
Samuel L. Jackson Talks Iron Man 2
BlackVoices.com recently interviewed Samuel L. Jackson and inquired as to whether or not we’d be seeing more of Nick Fury in Iron Man 2. He replied with the following quote:
“I saw Jon Favreau last night (at the Scream Awards), and he told me we were. I was standing next to George Lucas and he said [...]
Kevin Smith to Direct Sci-Fi Comedy …Eventually
With Zack and Miri Make a Porno ready to release on October 31st, director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy) will follow it up with the horror film, Red State, due in 2010. And it’s just been announced that the next film he’s set to do will be a $45 million dollar sci-fi comedy [...]
Iron Man 2 Gets a New War Machine in Don Cheadle
Yeah, I know it’s old news by now, but I had to say something. According to the Hollywood Reporter tells us that Don Cheadle is set to replace Terence Howard as Tony Stark’s right hand man, Jim Rhodes, in the sequel to the blockbuster Iron Man. Fans of the Golden Avenger know [...]
Kirk and Spock Adorn New EW Cover
The new edition of Entertainment Weekly hits newsstands tomorrow. It features Zachary Quinto as Spock and Chris Pine as Captain Kirk from J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek. To the best of my knowledge, this is the best, full-color look we’ve had at them in character. What do you all think?
J.J. Abrams Vs. William Shatner: The Final Word?
William Shatner still seems quite bitter over being left out of J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek film. Abrams recently spoke with MTV News and gave a bit more insight as to why the Shat was left out. Here’s a quote:
“I didn’t [personally] write anything [for Shatner]. Alex [Kurtzman] and Bob [Orci], who wrote a spectacular [...]
Will Eisner’s The Spirit Final Movie Trailer Is Here!
The 2nd trailer for Will Eisner’s the Spirit film is now available exclusively through Moviefone.com and it’s a doozy. Equal parts action and comedy with a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure (not much, since most of the ladies want to kill our hero). The Spirit is the latest [...]
Acting Legend Paul Newman Dead at 83
Acting legend Paul Newman has died at the age of 83. Best known for his roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Cool Hand Luke, The Hustler, and The Sting, Paul Newman passed away on Friday after a long bout with cancer.
Known for his tendency to play handsome, rogue-ish characters (which [...]
The Sims Movie Plot Revealed
So, yeah, they’re actually going to attempt to create some sort of film out of The Sims. Wondering how that’ll happen? Here are a few words from the film’s producer John Davis (Dr. Dolittle 2, Waterworld) on the film’s plot lifted from a Collider.com interview:
And our movie, a young man, a 16 year old kid [...]