In Living Color coming back to TV

The comedy sketch show that featured the likes of Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx is getting a reboot and will be produced by Keenan Ivory Wayans.

Wayans is set to make two half-hour specials that will air this spring, giving the network the chance of picking the show up to series next fall or mid-season.

The new In Living Color will be a modern version of the original TV show. one thing we'd all like to see is some of the old cast returning to reprise some of their classic comedic roles.... hint hint Vera De Milo...

Arnie to star in action movie Black Sands.

Arnold Schwarzeneger is certainly coming back to the big screen. You'll see him in The Last Stand, The Expendables 2 and now he has signed on to an action movie after he finishes reprising his cameo role of Trench. The movie is called Black Sands and Schwarzenegger will play “a loner who wages war against a ruthless weapons manufacturer and his private army in the Southwest.”

Production on Black Sands is set to begin April 1st, 2012.

The Expendales 2 is currently shooting.

Independence Day 2&3 to shoot back to back!

Fox are planning on destroying the world again, and then again after that with ID4 part 2&3 to shoot back to back.....with or without Will Smith.

According to sources, Smith is asking for a hefty $50 million pay for the two movies AND to have them shot close to home so he can be with his family AND he wants to have wife Jada and daughter Willow in the movie too.

With plot details under wraps, it's not yet known if Fox can just say no to Smith, and get the part re-written for a fresh (ahem and cheaper) actor to star. All that is known about the sequels is that they second movie will finish up one storyline while leaving a cliffhanger to open into the third.

Smith has stated he is keen on doing the movies, and has no problem filming them back to back. Ronald Emmerich is expected to return to the director's chair.

Farrelly Brothers plan to do Dumb and Dumber next

You heard us.... The Farrelly Brothers have just wrapped The Three Stooges and are planning on doing another Dumb and Dumber movie with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. The directors hope to get the actors back into their iconic roles once again for another round of mock, yeah, ing, yeah, bird, yeah.....

A script is said to be finished, and producers Charles B. Wessler, Brad Krevoy, and Steve Stabler are to return aswell.

No word on the plot details as of yet, but watch this space....

Watch " A funny thing happened on the way to Thor's Hammer"

Attached to the Blu-Ray/DVD of Captain America is a short called A funny thing happened on the way to Thor's hammer. The clip is now online for all to see and is a great little piece. I won't go into much detail if some of you want to wait until you get the copy yourself. I will say that i was impressed with Agent Coulon in it. Coulson was played by Clark Greg in Iron Man, Iron Man 2 , Thor and will be seen again in The Avengers. If you want to check it out then press play below!



Box office results for Friday 14th

With Real Steel still performing well, the movie was knocked off the top of the box office for last week by the new Footloose remake which opened at $5.6 million. Real Steel came in second wit $4.5 million bringing it's domestic total to $40 million.

Here is the list below.

Title Friday Total
1 Footloose $5,565,000 $5.6
2 Real Steel $4,517,000 $40.0
3 The Thing $3,200,000 $3.2
4 The Ides of March $2,250,000 $16.9
5 Moneyball $1,715,000 $53.9

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Matt Reeves to direct new Twilight zone movie

After a short list of directors was announced with the likes of Christopher Nolan and Michael Bay on it, Warner Bros. have decided to hire Cloverfireld and Let Me In director Matt Reeves to direct their new Twilight Zone movie.

Negotiations are said to be underway next week, with all things pointing to getting the project going quickly.

The film was written by Jason Rothenberg and is said to be “one big science fiction action movie with a single freestanding story that is linked to the original series mainly in that it shares that familiarly eerie feel.”

Release date has yet to be announced.

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First poster and teaser image of The Three Stooges

A while back The Three Stooges had Jim Carrey, Benecio Del Toro and Sean Penn all attached to star as the main cast, but then it all felt to pieces and we thought it was going to be put on the shelf for some time. Then the Farrelly Brother's got their project back on track, hired a cheaper cast, and now we have a teaser image and poster of the new movie which now stars Sean Hayes as Larry, Chris Diamantopoulos as Moe, and Will Sasso as Curly.
The Three Stooges will be released on April 4th 2012.

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Shawn Levy directing Pinocchio Prequel

Here's a movie i never though would have a prequel... Pinocchio. But according to 20th Century Fox, there's history to be told. And that history is Geppetto’s quest through misfortune, war, and adventure to be with his true love Julia Moon. The movie is to be called The Three Misfortunes of Geppetto and will be directed by Shawn Levy, who's latest movie reel steel can e seen now in theatres.

The project is said to have a Big Fish feel to it, and sounds quite promising if Levy can deliver such a movie.

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Thor 2 writers hired for Top Gun 2!

Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz who wrote Thor and X-men:First Class, have been hired to pen the script for Top Gun2, the movie we announced a long time ago that looks like is still happening.

The last time news surfaced about this project it was very much about Maverick and that Tom Cruise was up to take on the role again, but now since new writers are on board it is not known if Maverick is the lead character or may just have a cameo. Cruise's involvement is unknown at this stage.

More on this as it comes about.
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The Avengers trailer downloaded 10 million times!

In 24 hours, the new trailer for the Josh Wheedon- directed superhero ensemble movie The Avengers was downloaded over 10 million times. The previous record was held by Transformers: Dark of the moon which was downloaded over 6 million times in 24 hours.

It's a safe bet that The Avengers is going to bring in many people to the theatres when it's released on May 4th 2012.

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The Crow reboot loses it director

After taking over from Stephen Norrington, 28 weeks late director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo  has quit the new Crow reboot project. The movie recently lost Bradly cooper as it's star so this it another cog shoved into the production wheel.
Fresnadillo has signed on for the Highlander reboot instead, taking over from Justin Lin.

Not much was knows about the Crow reboot, but Fresnadillo was working from a script written by Alex Tse who Co-scribed Watchmen. It was aimed at a modern audience.

The 1994 movie that starred Brandon Lee became a cult classic and gained publicity after Lee died after being shot in the abdomen resulting in the bullet lodged in his spine while filming a scene where The Crow gets shot at from numberous thugs. Here is the Wiki description:

On March 31, 1993, while making The Crow, the crew filmed a scene in which his character walks into his apartment and discovers his fiancée being beaten and raped by thugs. Actor Michael Massee, who played one of the film's villains, was supposed to fire a revolver at Lee as he walked onto the scene.[5]

Since the movie's second unit was running behind schedule, they decided to make dummy cartridges (cartridges that outwardly appear to be functional but contain no propellant or primers) from real cartridges by pulling out the bullets, dumping out the propellant and reinserting the bullets. However, the team neglected to remove the primers, which, if fired, could still produce just enough force to push the bullet out of the cartridge and into the barrel (a squib load). At some point prior to the fatal scene, the live primer in one of the improperly constructed dummy rounds was discharged by an unknown person while in the pistol, leaving the bullet stuck in the barrel.[6]

This malfunction went unnoticed by the crew, and the same gun was later reloaded with blank cartridges and used in the scene in which Lee was shot. When the first blank cartridge was fired, the stuck bullet was propelled out of the barrel and struck Lee in the abdomen, lodging in his spine. He fell down instantly, and director Alex Proyas shouted "Cut!". When Lee did not get up, the cast and crew rushed to him and found that he was wounded. He was immediately rushed to the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington by ambulance, but following a six-hour operation to remove the bullet, Lee was pronounced dead at 1:04 pm on March 31, 1993. He was 28 years old.

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New shots of Henry Cavill on Man of Steel set

New pictures have surfaced from the Man Of Steel set featuring a shirtless and bearded Clark Kent, played by Henry Cavill. The movie is currently shooting in British Colombia and is due for release June 14th 2013. Check out the pictures below.


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Thor 2 pushed back to November 15th 2013

With the recent news of The Lone Ranger's release date now set for May 31st 2013 , Thor 2 has been pushed back by Disney from their original date of July 26th 2013 to November 15th 2013. Iron Man 3 is already set for a May 3rd 2013 release so having their superhero movies spread apart a little bit more isn't too bad. It just means a longer wait time for us eager fans... but don't forget you can see both Thor and Iron Man in The Avengers next summer. If you missed the first trailer, scroll down to check it out. 

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The Lone Ranger Release Date

After Johnny Depp and Arnie Hammer took a pay cut and a lower budget was agreed on to get the project off the ground, Disney have now set a release date for the anticipated movie. While it was originally set for December 21st, 2012 it has now been pushed back to May 31st ,2013.

Johnny Depp will star as Tonto and Arnie Hammer will be the The Lone Ranger. Gore Verbinski is set to direct with Jerry Bruckheimer producing.


American Reunion R-rated Trailer

The first trailer for American Reunion is now online! The movie stars  the original cast of the first American Pie.Viewer discretion advised. 


In the comedy American Reunion, all the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago are returning to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship. It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye. Oz and Heather grew apart, but Finch still longs for Stifler’s mom. Now these lifelong friends have come home as adults to reminisce about—and get inspired by—the hormonal teens who launched a comedy legend.
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Seth MacFarlane says Family Guy might end soon.

The ever popular TV show Family Guy may be coming to an end, if creator Seth MacFarlane has his way. MacFarlane , who provides the voice for Peter, Brian, Stewie Griffin and Glen Quagmire as well as providing voices for his other popular animated shows American Dad and The Cleveland Show had this to say about the show:

Part of me thinks that Family Guy should have already ended. I think seven seasons is about the right lifespan for a TV series. I talk to the fans and in a way I’m kind of secretly hoping for them to say we’re done with it. There are plenty of people who say the show is kind of over the hill. But still the vast majority go pale in the face when I mention the possibility.

We certainly hope he doesn't end things soon as Family Guy is one of the best shows on TV right about now.

Fox announces release dates for Taken 2 , Percy Jackson and more!

Now that the new Die Hard movie's title and release date have been announced, Fox have issued a statement regarding other films in development and their release dates.

Taken 2 will be released Friday, October 5, 2012.

Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a particular set of skills who stopped at nothing to save his daughter Kim from Albanian kidnappers. When the father of one of the kidnappers swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife hostage during their family vacation in Istanbul, Bryan enlists Kim to help them escape, and uses the same advanced level of special forces tactics to get his family to safety and systematically take out the kidnappers one by one.

Of Men and Mavericks will be released on Friday, October 26, 2012.

Based on the inspirational true story of surfing icon Jay Moriarty, OF MEN AND MAVERICKS tells the story of a young man’s quest to surf Northern California’s most dangerous wave, and the local legend who takes him under his wing. What begins as a mentorship turns into a unique lifelong bond, as the two unlikely friends discover that there is nothing more powerful than pushing your limits and chasing a nearly impossible dream.

 Parental Guidance will be released on Wednesday, November 21, 2012.

Comedy legends Billy Crystal and Bette Midler play Artie and Diane Decker, who are called in by their daughter (Marisa Tomei) to help care for their three grandkids. When their old school methods of parenting collide with their grandchildren's new school and hyper-scheduled way of life, the once-orderly household spins out of control, and Artie and Diane must employ some unexpected tactics, including a new parenting style for themselves, to help teach their grandkids how to actually act like kids.

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters will be released on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.

Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, continues his epic journey to fulfill his destiny, as he teams with his demigod friends to retrieve the Golden Fleece, which has the power to save their home and training ground, Camp Half-Blood.

Walking With Dinosaurs has now moved from December 20, 2013, to Friday, October 11, 2013.

For the first time in movie history, audiences will truly see and feel what it was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. WALKING WITH DINOSAURS is the ultimate immersive experience, utilizing state of the art 3D to put audiences in the middle of a thrilling and epic prehistoric world, where an underdog dino triumphs to become a hero for the ages.


Die Hard 5 Title is.......

A good day to Die Hard.... yep thats the new title for the fifth outing in the Die Hard franchise. While the fourth movie was loaded with action, it strayed to the pg-13 rating, something that is unknown about the fifth movie as of yet. But we do know that the story centres on John McClane, played by Bruce Willis, going to Russia to save his son John McClane Jr.

John Moore, of Max Payne directing fame, was chosen by Willis to direct. Casting is ongoing for roles, but Mary Elizabeth Winstead has said previously that she does not expect to return as McClaine's daughter.

Filming is set to begin in January 2012 for a February 14th 2013 release so get your valentine's dates ready to go see this one!

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Set Picture Of Arnie, Willis and Sly on Expendables 2!

Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted a picture of himself, Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone on the set of Expendables 2. Schwarzenegger and Willis are said to have bigger roles than they did in the first film, which has yet to be confirmed.

With no plot details available yet, we can't tell you what the hell is going on in the picture, especially what's going on with Arnie's shirt....
The film also stars Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Chuck Norris and will be out August 17, 2012.

Check out the picture below.

New images from The Dark Knight Rises set.

A couple of images have surfaced from the set of The Dark Knight Rises, 2 of which are of Gary Oldman, nothing much happening in them to be honest....he's just walking, and the other is of Christian Bale's Batman on the Batpod.

The film also stars Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Morgan Freeman, Marion Cotillard and Michael Caine and will be released on July 20th, 2012.


World War Z set raided by SWAT team.

The set of World War Z starring Brad Pitt was raided by a SWAT team and had a total of 85 fully functional weapons confiscated. Were not talking small firearms, we mean actual military-style assault automatics that were transported to the Budapest set under false paperwork stating they were non-functional when they were the real deal. The blame comes down on the production company's staff who transported the weapons without approval from Hungary’s Anti-Terrorism Unit. An investigation is now under way.

Pitt , who serves as producer aswell is said to be furious now that the weapons they were using to control the zombies were taken away. Not to mention that the film is now way over budget and over schedule too.

World War Z centres on a United Nations employee who travels the world in a race against time to stop the zombie pandemic from becoming a world wide disaster. The movie also stars Anthony Mackie, Matthew Fox, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, and Bryan Cranston and will be released in the US December 21st, 2012.

First Trailer for The Avengers.

The first trailer for Marvel Studio's The Avengers has gone online today. The 2 minute and 4 seconds clip looks just what an Avengers movie should look like, plenty of action mixed with comedic bits from Robert Downy Jr's Tony Stark. The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, and Cobie Smulders. Official synopsis is below the trailer.

Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The Avengers”–the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when “Marvel’s The Avengers” assemble in summer 2012. In “Marvel’s The Avengers,” superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.

Zoolander returns on Saturday Night Live!



Ben stiller brought one of his biggest characters back this weekend on SNL. Derek Zoolander joined Stefon ( played by Bill Hader) to give Seth some hot tips for enjoying Manhattan this fall. Check the clip out below.( note, some will not be able to see this depending on where you live)




Simpsons saved! Fox orders 2 more seasons.

Well, there you have it. The Simpsons are coming back on your TV screens. Again. and then again the year after that. In the past week, it was reported that The Simpsons may not return for another season due to an impasse in negotiations with principal cast members. But now it has been confirmed by FOX that the show will return for 2 more seasons bringing the total number of episodes to 559. The 23rd season will feature the 500th episode in February 2012 and will return to FOX on Sunday, October 30th at 8pm EST with the Halloween episode “Treehouse of Horrors XXII.”

Here's the press release:

FOX ORDERS DOUBLE D’OHS OF “THE SIMPSONS” Longest Running Scripted Series on Television is Renewed Through Season 25

FOX has renewed THE SIMPSONS, the longest-running comedy in television history, for an incredible 24th and 25th season, bringing the series total to an astonishing 559 episodes. THE SIMPSONS airs Sundays (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

In the words of Homer Simpson, “Woo Hoo! I outlasted Andy Rooney!”

The longest-running scripted show in television history, THE SIMPSONS exploded into a cultural phenomenon in 1990 and has remained one of the most groundbreaking and innovative entertainment franchises, recognizable throughout the world. Matt Groening created the iconic family: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. In February 2012, THE SIMPSONS will celebrate its historic 500th episode. The series has won 27 Emmy Awards, been the subject of a hit feature film, created “Krustyland” and a revolutionary virtual coaster – The Simpsons Ride – at Universal Studios, received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, been honored with five U.S. postal stamps personally designed by Matt Groening, and named the “Best Show of the 20th Century” by Time Magazine.

Following the MLB American League Championship Series and World Series games on FOX, THE SIMPSONS returns with all-new episodes beginning with “Treehouse of Horrors XXII,” on Sunday, Oct. 30 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT). In the spooky opener, Homer takes a dangerous dive into an isolated canyon on Candy Peak, but when a crashing boulder traps his arm, he channels Aron Ralston (guest voicing as himself) to save himself. In “The Diving Bell and Butterball,” the first of three hair-raising Halloween tales, a venomous spider bite leaves Homer paralyzed, but when Lisa discovers Homer’s ability to communicate through natural gases, he is able to express his love for Marge. The killer spells continue in “Dial D for Diddly,” when Ned Flanders, devout preacher by day, transforms into a cold-blooded vigilante by night. In the final terrifying tale, “In the Na’Vi,” Bart and Milhouse are assigned on a mission to access a sacred extract on a distant planet. They morph into the land’s indigenous one-eyed avatars, but when Bart finds love and an eternal mate abroad, he is caught in planet warfare.

THE SIMPSONS is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and Al Jean are the executive producers. Film Roman, a Starz Media Company, is the animation house.

Visit THE SIMPSONS website at www.TheSimpsons.com. Become a fan of the series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesimpsons and follow the series on Twitter @TheSimpsonsTV and Homer Simpson @HomerJSimpson.



Sony Planning Steve Jobs Biopic.



If you haven't heard that steve Jobs passed away during the week, you must have been under a rock somewhere. With many news stations stating the man changed the world, it's a safe bet to assume a movie would be made, or at least a documentary on the life of Steve Jobs.

Sony Pictures have aquired the rights to the only authorized bio by Walter Isaacson, the former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor.

The Documentary will be released on October 24th, below is the synopsis.

Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.

Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.

Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values.



Box Office update this week: Real Steel out on top.

Shawn Levy is well known for his comedies such as Date Night, Cheaper by the Dozen and The Pink Panther rather than Action movies. But his move to the genre has paid off with positive reviews coming in for his latest film Real Steel starring Hugh Jackman.

The movie has so far grossed $27.3 million since it's release 2 days ago.

Other box office totals can be seen in the table below:

1 Real Steel $27,300,000 $27.3
2 The Ides of March $10,400,000 $10.4
3 Dolphin Tale $9,160,000 $49
4 50/50 $5,500,000 $17.3
5 Courageous $4,600,000 $15.8
6 The Lion King 3D $4,550,000 $85.9
7 Dream House $4,500,000 $14.5
8 Moneyball $3,230,000 $49.2
9 What’s Your Number? $3,050,000 $10.3
10 Abduction $2,900,000 $23.3


New poster for The Adventures of Tintin. 

Columbia Pictures have released a new poster for Steven Spielberg's The Adventure of Tintin.
Starring Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook the film opens in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters in North America on December 23.

Rupert Wyatt talks Rise of the Planet of the Apes sequels.

As Rise of the Planet of the Apes continues to do well at the box office, reports are flying in about sequel talk. And who better to talk about sequels than the director Rupert Wyatt himself.

Speaking to Bleeding Cool, Wyatt shared his ideas about where the follow could go.
“You could start this story again eight years from where we left off, the next generation of apes, those that have come from our protagonists, perhaps going in to a conflict with humans and showing real fear, in the same way as going into war for young soldiers in this day and age, telling their story. Or how apes are taking over cities, and being moved into human environments and having to interact with them and deal with things that are part of our culture and understand and evolve through them. Spies that are in the employ of the apes, working against humans and humans maybe existing underground, because that’s a way they can avoid the virus, coming up above ground wearing gas masks, and maybe that’s what dehumanises them.”

It sounds interesting, and it's good to hear it straight from the director. Although the new Apes movie can do perfectly well on it's own, there is a new approach to this franchise that hasn't been tackled before and it would certainly be entertaining to see.

Dirty Dancing remake to be directed by Kenny Ortega.


Deadline is reporting that Kenny Ortega, of High School Musical fame, has been hired by lionsgate to direct a remake of Dirty Dancing.
Ortega was actually the choreographer of the 1987 film.

Lionsgate are putting the movie up as high priority, and while no casting announcements have been made yet, it won't be long until we hear something soon.


6 clips from Glee: 3D Concert Movie.

20th Century Fox sent Collider.com 6 clips from their upcoming Glee movie, directed by Kevin Tancharoen.
Starring most of the cast (Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Dianna Agron, Cory Monteith, and many others), the film will feature such iTunes friendly covers as: “Don’t Stop Believin’”, “I’m a Slave 4 U,” “Raise Your Glass,” “Teenage Dream,” and “Lucky.”

New Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol image.

Paramount have released a new image of a hooded Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Not sure whats going on here...Ethan Hunt doesn't look happy though.

The film also stars Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames, Paula Patton, Josh Holloway, Simon Pegg, and Tom Wilkinson.

Image: Yahoo! Movies.


Bryan Cranston in talks for small role in World War Z.

We knew him as loveable Hal from Malcolm in the middle, now we know him as intelligent and talented chemist Walter White from Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston is now in talks for a “small but flashy” role in the post-apocalyptic zombie thriller World War Z.

Sources could not get much more information regarding his role, but it'll be nice to see him pop up in this one. You'll also get to see Cranston in the new Total Recall remake as Vilos Cohaagen- played by Ronny Cox in the original.

If you're unfimiliar with World War Z then here's a description just for you.

“The end was near.” —Voices from the Zombie War

The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time. World War Z is the result. Never before have we had access to a document that so powerfully conveys the depth of fear and horror, and also the ineradicable spirit of resistance, that gripped human society through the plague years.

Ranging from the now infamous village of New Dachang in the United Federation of China, where the epidemiological trail began with the twelve-year-old Patient Zero, to the unnamed northern forests where untold numbers sought a terrible and temporary refuge in the cold, to the United States of Southern Africa, where the Redeker Plan provided hope for humanity at an unspeakable price, to the west-of-the-Rockies redoubt where the North American tide finally started to turn, this invaluable chronicle reflects the full scope and duration of the Zombie War.

Most of all, the book captures with haunting immediacy the human dimension of this epochal event. Facing the often raw and vivid nature of these personal accounts requires a degree of courage on the part of the reader, but the effort is invaluable because, as Mr. Brooks says in his introduction, “By excluding the human factor, aren’t we risking the kind of personal detachment from history that may, heaven forbid, lead us one day to repeat it? And in the end, isn’t the human factor the only true difference between us and the enemy we now refer to as ‘the living dead’?”

Update on Rise of the Planet of the Apes box office report with international earnings.

Since we last reported the initial sucess of the new Planet of the Apes prequel, the movie has now passed expectations and accumulated $54 million domestically and $23.4 million internationally since opening on August 5th. This brings it up to $77.4 million in just 2 days. As you can see below, it is sill number one for this weekend.


Title Weekend Total
1 Rise of the Planet of the Apes $54,000,000 $54.0
2 The Smurfs $21,000,000 $76.2
3 Cowboys and Aliens $15,748,000 $67.3
4 The Change-Up $13,500,000 $13.5
5 Captain America $13,000,000 $143.1

Pittsburgh Steelers to appear in The Dark Knight Rises!-Plus some info on the scene.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported today that Ben Roethlisberger and a number of his teammates (including Hines Ward, Willie Colon, Maurkice Pouncey, Mike Wallace, Heath Miller, Aaron Smith, Ryan Clark, Troy Polamalu, James Farrior and Casey Hampton) will appear in scenes that are being filmed at Heinz Field this weekend. Roethlisberger spoke a bit about the nature of their appearance:

“I heard it’s going to be a neat thing at the stadium. I don’t think it will be a big part, it’s not like we’re chasing Batman down or anything. From what I’ve heard, it’s going to be like a pre-game, warming-up type thing. I don’t know the whole concept. There’s a Gotham team, a football game. We’ll be wearing uniforms. It will be fun.”

The film stars Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Marion Cotillard and Joseph-Gordon Levitt. The Dark Kknight Rises is to be released July 20th, 2012.

First official image of Henry Cavill as Superman!

Below is the first image released by Warner Bros. of Henry Cavill in the Superman suit. Needless to say, he looks the part. Also released is the official press release.

The film also stars three-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams ("The Fighter") as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane, and Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne ("What's Love Got to Do with It") as her editor-in-chief, Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent's adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, are Oscar® nominee Diane Lane ("Unfaithful") and Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner ("Dances with Wolves").

Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon ("Revolutionary Road"), and Faora, Zod's evil partner, played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman's native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman's mother, played by Julia Ormond, and Superman's father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe ("Gladiator").

Rounding out the cast are Harry Lennix as U.S. military man General Swanwick, as well as Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy.

"Man of Steel" is being produced by Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer, from a story by Goyer and Nolan, based upon Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. Thomas Tull and Lloyd Phillips are serving as executive producers.

Currently in production, "Man of Steel" is slated for release on June 14, 2013 and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.




Rise of the Planet of the Apes Box Office results!

In its opening weekend, Rise of the Planet of the Apes brought in a total of $19.75 million from 3,648 locations domestically. With a budget of $93million, it's safe to say it'll surpass this and begin to make a profit soon. International earnings are not yet available.

Check out the table below for domestic totals of this week's top 5.

Title Friday Total
1 Rise of the Planet of the Apes $19,750,000 $19.75
2 The Smurfs $5,950,000 $61.1
3 Cowboys and Aliens $4,749,000 $56.3
4 The Change-Up $4,748,000 $4.78
5 Captain America $3,800,000 $134

Diane Lane cast as Martha Kent in Superman!

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Oscar®-nominated actress Diane Lane will play Martha Kent, the only mother Clark Kent has ever known, in the new Superman movie to be directed by Zack Snyder.

Snyder stated, "This was a very important piece of casting for me because Martha Kent is the woman whose values helped shape the man we know as Superman. We are thrilled to have Diane in the role because she can convey the wisdom and the wonder of a woman whose son has powers beyond her imagination."

Lane will star with Henry Cavill, who was recently announced as the new Clark Kent/Superman.

Lane earned an Academy Award® nomination for her performance in the 2002 drama "Unfaithful." She most recently starred in the family hit "Secretariat." She next stars in the HBO feature "Cinema Verite," opposite Tim Robbins and James Gandolfini. Lane's long list of film credits also includes "Nights in Rodanthe," "Hollywoodland," "Must Love Dogs," "Under the Tuscan Sun," "Perfect Storm," "My Dog Skip," "Chaplin," "The Cotton Club" and "A Little Romance," to name only a portion.

Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder are the producers of the film. The screenplay is being written by David S. Goyer based on a story by Goyer and Nolan. Thomas Tull and Lloyd Phillips are serving as executive producers.

Slated for release in December 2012, the new Superman movie will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

New Scream 4 images.

Dimension has released four new images from Wes Craven’s Scream 4.  You can check out the images after the jump.  The film stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox Arquette, Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, and Hayden Panettiere.  Scream 4 opens April 15th.





Elizabeth Hurley Cast as Villain in WONDER WOMAN Pilot.

Deadline reports that Elizabeth Hurley will be playing "Veronica Gale, the beautiful, highly-educated head of one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the country who is afflicted with the serious deep-seated Wonder Woman envy."

Elizabeth Hurley updated her Twitter feed saying,

“Thrilled to be doing the NBC pilot Wonder Woman. I’ll be playing the evil villain. Can’t wait.”

Blade Runner prequels and sequels?

Alcon Entertainment, the Warner Bros. based financing and production company is now in final negotiations to acquire the rights to “film, television and ancillary” rights to produced sequels to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner. Though the deal prevents them from directly remaking the original film, Alcon would be free to produce as many sequels and prequels involving the film’s universe as they like. Alcon co-founders/co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove had this to say:

“We are honored and excited to be in business with Bud Yorkin. This is a major acquisition for our company, and a personal favorite film for both of us. We recognize the responsibility we have to do justice to the memory of the original with any prequel or sequel we produce. We have long-term goals for the franchise, and are exploring multi-platform concepts, not just limiting ourselves to one medium only.”

Here’s the full press release:

ALCON ENTERTAINMENT IN FINAL NEGOTIATIONS FOR LONG COVETED RIGHTS TO PRODUCE PREQUELS AND SEQUELS TO ICONIC ‘BLADE RUNNER.’

BUD YORKIN AND CYNTHIA SIKES YORKIN WILL ALSO SERVE AS PRODUCERS WITH ALCON.

LOS ANGELES, CA, MARCH 3, 2011—Warner Bros-based financing and production company Alcon Entertainment (“The Blind Side,” “The Book of Eli”) co-founders and co-Chief Executive Officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, in the most significant property acquisition negotiations in the Company’s 13-year history, are in final discussions to secure film, television and ancillary franchise rights to produce prequels and sequels to the iconic 1982 science-fiction thriller “Blade Runner.”

Alcon is negotiating to secure the rights from producer-director Bud Yorkin, who will serve as producer on “Blade Runner” along with Kosove and Johnson. Cynthia Sikes Yorkin will co-produce. Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEO’s of Thunderbird Films, will serve as executive producers.

Alcon’s franchise rights would be all-inclusive, but exclude rights to remake the original. The Company, however, may produce projects based on situations introduced in the original film. The project would be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. International rights are yet to be determined.

Johnson and Kosove stated: “We are honored and excited to be in business with Bud Yorkin. This is a major acquisition for our company, and a personal favorite film for both of us. We recognize the responsibility we have to do justice to the memory of the original with any prequel or sequel we produce. We have long-term goals for the franchise, and are exploring multi-platform concepts, not just limiting ourselves to one medium only.”

Among its many distinctions, “Blade Runner” has been singled out as one of the greatest movies of all time by countless polls and media outlets, and overwhelmingly as the greatest science-fiction film of all time by a majority of genre publications.

Released by Warner Bros. almost 30 years ago, “Blade Runner” was adapted by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples from Philip K. Dick’s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” and directed by Ridley Scott following his landmark “Alien.” The film was nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Visual Effects, and Best Art Direction).

“Blade Runner” was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” The film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1993 and is frequently taught in university courses. In 2007, it was named the 2nd most visually influential film of all time by the Visual Effects Society.

Alcon’s COO Scott Parish and head of business affairs David Fierson are negotiating on behalf of the Company.

Captain America's The Red Skull!
EW has the exclusive first look at Hugo Weaving's The Red Skull in  Director Joe Johnston's upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger. Take a look!

Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige will produce CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER. Alan Fine, Stan Lee, David Maisel and Louis D’Esposito will executive produce. The film will be released in the US on July 22, 2011 and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America.

Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by “vita-rays.” Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and as leader of the Avengers.



Star Wars:Episode I-The Phantom Menace in 3D February 10th, 2012.
Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox announced today that the 3D theatrical launch of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace now has an official release date – February 10, 2012! Set against the thrilling and exotic backdrop of a “galaxy far, far away,” Star Wars is perfectly suited to the immersive 3D theatrical experience, and Episode I delivers some of the Saga’s most stunning and spectacular sequences – from the Naboo invasion to the Tatooine Podraces to the climactic lightsaber battle between Darth Maul and the Jedi. Supervised by Industrial Light & Magic, the meticulous conversion is being done with utmost respect for the source material, and with a keen eye for both technological considerations and artistic intentions.




First Look: X-Men's Hellfire Club
Fox has released a new image from Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class.  The image shows villains Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon) and Emma Frost (January Jones).

Here’s the official synopsis for X-Men: First Class:

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events.  Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to prevent nuclear Armageddon.  In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.

The film stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Oliver Platt, and Kevin Bacon.  Matthew Vaughn (“Kick-Ass”) directs, and the producers are Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg and Bryan Singer.  Singer, who helmed the acclaimed blockbusters “X-Men” and “X2,” wrote the story for X-MEN: FIRST CLASS.


Anne Hathaway confirms Catwoman in next Batman
Speaking on Oprah’s post-Oscar special, Hathaway refers to her TDKR role only as “Catwoman” and her enthusiasm about getting the part.

Warner Bros. were very carefull when announcing her involvement with The Dark Knight Rises by addressing her as playing Seina Kyle, with no mention of Catwoman anywhere. This led to speculation that Catwoman may be held for future movies. It seems these speculations have been put to rest as she talks to Opera. Check the video out below:



Jane Russel dies age 89
Actress Jane Russell died earlier today of respiratory failure in her Santa Maria home at the age of 89.  As the legend goes, film mogul Howard Hughes was taken aback by Russell’s 38-inch bust and promptly cast her in The Outlaw.  The film was shot in 1941 and never missed an opportunity to spotlight Ms. Russell’s voluptuous figure, a stylistic choice that troubled the censors and kept the film from a wide release until 1946. Her relatively brief career is noted for commanding performances in The Paleface, His Kind of Woman, Macao, and most notably Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

First Look: Sentenial Prime in Transformers!
Empire magazine puts new Transformers: Dark of the Moon Autobot Sentinel Prime on the cover alongside Optimus Prime. The magazine says that Sentinal Prime is “a big brother and mentor to Optimus Prime”.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon stars Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, John Malkovich, Tyrese Gibson, Frances McDormand, and Ken Jeong.  The film opens in 3D on July 1st.




Two Great X-Men: First Class posters
Two character posters have been released for Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class.  The posters highlight protagonists Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) before they were Professor X and Magneto, respectively.
X-Men: First Class also stars January Jones, Rose Byrne, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, and Oliver Platt.  The film is set to open June 3rd.




New Images of Andrew Garfield as Spiderman

Several new images of Andrew Garfield on the set of Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man have popped up online. The images feature the wall-crawler in what looks to be a stand-off situation as well as a half-suited Garfield apparently taking tips on how to point a gun at a grounded opponent. All right, so that is probably a little out of character for Spidey. In any case, you can hit the jump to check out the images.

In addition to Garfield, The Amazing Spider-Man also stars Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, and Denis Leary. The film hits 3D theaters on July 3, 2012.