Disney is developing a reinvention of the 1979 sci-fi film The Black Hole, with Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski and producer Sean Bailey on board, along with Clash of the Titans scribe Travis Beacham working on the screenplay. Kosinski might direct if he can [...]
Last month when I posted the last casting update for the hybrid live-action/computer animated feature based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Yogi Bear, I wondered if Park Ranger Smith would be included in the film, as he had yet to be mentioned. Variety now has word that [...]
Ben Magid’s spec screenplay Invasion has sold to Summit Entertainment/Participant for low to mid six figures. The story, which is an alien invasion thriller in the same vein as Cloverfield, is being produced by Eli Roth and Eric Newman (Children of Men, Slither). According to [...]
Six new television spots for James Cameron’s Avatar is making the rounds, included an extended one and a half minute spot (which is long enough to be called a trailer). Â A bunch of new footage is spread throughout. But for me it’s really interesting to see [...]
Okay, you guys don’t have any time for Twilight, I get it. But what do you know about how utterly bizarre - and seemingly unmarketable - the fourth book in the series, Breaking Dawn gets? It’s not your standard mopey emo fare, that’s for sure.
There’s been plenty [...]
Update: Sony has sent us three more photos, check after the jump.
People Magazine has the first official photo from the Will Smith-produced remake/re-imagining of The Karate Kid (and yes, we still wish they would revert back to the old Kung Fu Kid title and leave the [...]
Sideshow Collectibles have teamed with Quantum Mechanix to produce a Serenity - ‘The Big Damn Replica’ Scaled Prop Replica. The titular ship of Joss Whedon’s sci-fi western television series/movie has existed only in digital form only - until now.
More than three years in the making, [...]
The Weinstein Co have released a third movie trailer for Rob Marshall’s new musical Nine.
Rob Marshall, who directed Chicago - winner of six Academy Awards including Best Picture, returns to the big screen with another classic Broadway production. The musical tells the story of world famous film director [...]
Last month we told you that Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead would be returning to movie theaters with a limited rerelease thanks to Grindhouse Releasing. We now have new details on the cult horror film’s new theatrical bow.
Landmark Theatres will present the director’s [...]
People Magazine has the first official photo from the Will Smith-produced remake/re-imagining of The Karate Kid (which yes, we still wish they would revert back to the onld Kung Fu kid title and leave the Karate Kid title out of this). You might remember when we [...]
There was a lot of speculation about who would be cast as the lead in Predators, the Robert Rodriguez-produced, NimrĂłd Antal-directed follow up to the classic John McTiernan / Arnold Schwarzenegger action flick Predator. (Do I really have to spell all that out? Probably not.) When Adrien [...]
Quick, who’s the most obvious cameo to have in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps? I guess I’ve already given it away right there in the headline, but you should have had the answer anyway: Donald Trump. The cameo is so on the nose that I would [...]
We’ve featured a bunch of Josh MC’s fan art on /Film in the past: You might remember his famous rendering of Ryan Reynolds at the Green Lantern, or Kristen Bell as Harley Quinn and Anne Hathaway as Batgirl. His latest piece [...]
Half Nelson writer/directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck’s new film It’s Kind of a Funny Story begins production in New York City this week.
Keir Gilchrist, who stars as the title characterâs son on the hit television series United States of Tara, has [...]
Goodie Bag has created a fantastic video called âHollywood vs. New Yorkâ, featuring four decades of celluloid New York annihilation distilled into one musical montage. Watch the destruction now after the jump.
List of movies featured in the video montage:
A.I. Armageddon Cloverfield Deep Impact Escape From New [...]
[UPDATE: Paul Greengrass has issued a statement, reprinted in Variety. He's as diplomatic as you'd expect: "My decision to not return a third time as director is simply about feeling the call for a different challenge. There's been no disagreement with Universal Pictures. The opportunity to'" [...]
Back in June, we told you that Robert Rodriguez and Jessica Alba had optioned The Insiders, a French spy thriller comic book series featuring a female lead character that definitely harkens back to Alba’s career-originating turn on the series Dark Angel. At that point the whole [...]
It sounds like there’s been a lot kitchen hands, if not exactly chefs, stirring ingredients into Iron Man 2. The first named screenwriter was Justin Theroux, the actor and famously a co-writer of Tropic Thunder; there’s also the Marvel brain trust made up of some of their [...]
We’re going to have to do a semi-regular Avatar roundup from now until December 18, aren’t we? Small tidbits about the movie are hitting left and right, so here we go.
First, Sam Worthington says he is signed for three films. (Actually, he says ‘we’, but we don’t [...]
Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didnât make the front page of /Film. After the jump weâve included 30 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. Itâs like a mystery grab bag of [...]
For me, that’s the best part about reading a Dan Brown novel, is learning trivial bits of information on places and history. No one really reads Brown’s books for his “master storytelling”, do they? His latest book, The Lost Symbol came [...]
Consider this another addition to the ever-increasing pile of vague factoids for Guillermo Del Toro’s The Hobbit. According to TheOneRing.net, Peter Jackson mentioned to reporters (while doing press for The Lovely Bones) that they hope to begin filming towards the middle of next year, a delay [...]
Black Friday has come and gone, but here is a list of all the “Cyber Monday” deals which are still good on Amazon. You know how after Thanksgiving you have a bunch of leftovers in the fridge which last for the following week? Well think of it like that, but [...]
Talk of an Inglourious Basterds prequel is nothing new. Back in June we reported on a GQ interview where Harvey Weinstein talked about the vast amounts of material Tarantino had prepped for Basterds, much of which could be compiled into other films and projects. Word was [...]
I haven’t yet had a chance to see 44 Inch Chest, the film from Sexy Beast screenwriters Louis Mellis and David Scinto directed by British commercial helmer Malcolm Venville. The cast is enough to get me really interested: Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, Tom Wilkinson and John Hurt, [...]
We haven’t talked much about Daybreakers, the upcoming vampire film by writer/director siblings Michael and Peter Spierig, but the release of the film’s extended TV trailer seems reason enough to shed some light on it. The film stars Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe in a world where [...]
Warner Home Video will be releasing an ultimate 35-film Clint Eastwood retrospective touted as the largest* ever DVD box set featuring a single artist.
Clint Eastwood: 35 Films, 35 Years at Warner Bros. will feature 19-discs containing 34 Warner Bros films that the star either headlined and/or directed. The 35th [...]
A couple of unusual interviews have hit the web today.
The is first from our friends at FilmSchoolRejects, who talked to director Jason Reitman, not about his new movie Up in the Air, but instead quizzed the filmmaker on the pie chart he keeps of all the questions asked while on [...]
As you’ve probably noticed by now, ABC’s promos for the sixth and final season of Lost have been entirely composed of old clips, featuring no clips from the new season. The reason for this is that Damon Lindelof and Carton Cuse have said that they are trying [...]
I’ve been keenly eyeing news on John Hillcoat’s potential adaptation of The Wettest County in the World, scripted by Nick Cave based on the novel by Matt Bondurant. There’s been significant maybe/hopefully casting news for the film so far, but not much more. Hillcoat seems to [...]
While Nowhere Boy, the account of John Lennon’s teen years, is drawing tepid to good reviews after a recent London festival debut, I’m still seeing voices of dissent and disinterest aimed at the film, which stars Aaron Johnson as the young Lennon. I’m curious to see how [...]
Paramount Pictures has released a new featurette for Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air focusing on the filmmaker’s vision. In the video, Jason explains that he aims for authenticity, not comedy, in the performances and stories of his films… and if he achieves that, the comedy [...]
We pretty much knew this; the fact that Superman is completely stalled at WB is barely news. In July, Alan Horn said the property wasn’t in development and that no script was underway. There’s legal trouble with the Siegel family — well, ‘legal trouble’ [...]
Paramount Pictures has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Area 51, reteaming with filmmaker Oren Peli for his follow-up to the low budget haunted house “found footage” indie Paranormal Activity.
Peli shot the film, another found-video thriller, last month in Utah with three virtually unknown actors -Â Reid Warner, Darrin [...]
I’m in the middle of watching Red Cliff and I’m amazed that, for the first time in at least a decade, I’m excited by a John Woo movie. (Import DVDs for the win, and I’ll probably still go see the half-length US edit out of curiosity.) So [...]
Ask a Ninja doesn’t review movies, or at least not normally. But when a film like Ninja Assassin comes along, the Ninja becomes a movie critic. What did the Ninja think of James McTeigue’s Ninja Assassin? Watch the video now embedded after the [...]
I don’t even vaguely trust Marvel editor in chief Joe Quesada to be objective about a Marvel Studios project. So when he goes all ebullient about how game-changing Kenneth Branagh’s Thor is going to be, I don’t take it very seriously. But I do wonder to what [...]
Black Friday has come and gone, but here is a list of all the deals which are still good on Amazon. You know how after Thanksgiving you have a bunch of leftovers in the fridge which last for the following week? Well think of it like that, but with blu-rays [...]
Many of you know Sharlto Copley from his feature acting debut in District 9 (speaking of which, am I the only one crazy enough to believe that Copley should get some recognition for his performance come awards time, but realistically won’t). Copley is playing Capt. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock in [...]
Today’s T-shirt on Teefury is a seasonal Star Wars-parody design by Aegis called “Hothmas”‘, which features an AT-AT Rudolph getting wrapped up in christmas lights by a T-47 airspeeder. Another neat extra is the snowflakes, which also refer back to movie lore. Available in Slate guys tee or [...]
The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, itâs the leftover and disorganized [...]
The hotly tipped future talent of the minute is Federico Alvarez, a 30 year old Uruguyan behind the YouTube smash sci-fi short called Panic Attack - which you can see below the break. So far, Alvarez seems to be following a very similar racing line to the one Neill Blomkamp [...]
Typically, the likeness of a movie star face when sculpted into the dinky wee visage of an action figure is pretty darn poor. For one thing, the figure manufacturers might not have been granted the rights to use the actor’s face and for another, most of these [...]
I’m sure you’re aware of Hollywood’s overuse of floating heads on movie posters… but have you noticed the excessive use of orange/blue contrast on theatrical one-sheets? David Chen happened to come across this comic illustrating the Blue/orange contrast, although I’m not sure where it originated or who [...]
BloodyDisgusting is reporting that the Weinstein Co and Dimension Films are planning to remake The Amityville Horror… yes… again. The Platinum Dunes’ remake of the 1979 cult favorite grossed over $108 million worldwide in 2005, and is still somewhat fresh in audiences minds. Why [...]
The first reviews of Clint Eastwood’s new film Invictus have begun to appear online. The story tells the “inspiring true story” of how the newly elected President Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africaâs underdog rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), as they make an unlikely run [...]
Stuart Hazeldine’s high-concept, low-budget thriller single-room real-time feature debut Exam premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival back in August. QuietEarth calls the plot “Cube meets The Apprentice”. Here is the official plot synopsis:
Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks [...]
We brought you the poster and first details of Luc Besson’s upcoming comics adaptation Les Aventures Extrodinaire dâAdele Blanc-Sec back at the end of October, and now the first official images have been released by Europacorp. Most of them are stills from the film but there’s [...]
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times theyâre seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily [...]
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