Terminator Rights Sold For $29.5 Million
09 February 2010
According to the infamous Nikki Finke, the rights to the fledgling franchise sold tonight after a 5-hour bidding session. Lionsgate and Sony dropped out after it became clear that hedge fund Pacificor would out-bid anyone and everyone. Spoiler alert: Pacificor got the rights. This is the same hedge fund Halycon sued for money lent in [...]
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Tim Robbins Joins ‘The Green Lantern’
09 February 2010
Heat Vision is reporting that Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins (Mystic River, The Shawshank Redemption) will be joining Martin Campbell’s The Green Lantern. Robbins is to play Senator Hammond, “the disapproving father of the movie’s villain, Dr. Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard), who becomes infused with psychic powers.” It looks the cast is coming together quite nicely [...]
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‘24′ Film Gets ‘State of Play’ and ‘Breach’ Writer
09 February 2010
According to a report from Variety, the long talked about 24 feature film is finally moving along. FOX has hired writer Billy Ray to pen the script. Variety states in regards to the plot:
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Blanchett Joins ‘Hanna’, Tamblyn In ‘127 Hours’, Wasikowska Is ‘Jane Eyre’, Weisz Explores ‘Dream House’
08 February 2010
Several major casting updates have been confirmed by Mike Fleming over at Deadline Hollywood, and perhaps the most notable (at least in my opinion) is information regarding Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire follow up 127 Days. As most of you probably know, the film follows Aron Ralston, the infamous mountain climber who cut off his own [...]
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Mickey Rourke Discusses His Upcoming Film ‘Passion Play’
08 February 2010
Thanks to an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Mickey Rourke has provided some in-depth insight on his upcoming film Passion Play. Having apparently just wrapped shooting, the film centers on a troubled trumpet player (Rourke) and a winged angel (none other than Megan Fox) who attempt to rescue each other from their desperate circumstances. According to [...]
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[DVD Picks of the Week] Feb. 9th
08 February 2010
It's another Tuesday and here is what you should check out, give a chance and avoid this week. [...]
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Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’ Newly Restored and Streaming?
08 February 2010
A new definitive version of Fritz Lang’s masterpiece Metropolis is set to premiere next Friday in Germany. Rumors have been swirling for some time now about a possible restoration of the original edit which apparently includes a plethora of new footage that could change everything we know about the film. To put this in perspective, reports [...]
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Universal Considering 3D Remake of Jaws Starring Tracy Morgan?
08 February 2010
Oh Avatar. I used to love you, now I don’t know any more. Every day you cause more and more unnecessary 3D remakes and additions to occur. The latest victim? Jaws. A source over at Cinema Blend says Universal Pictures is “strongly considering a remake of the summer blockbuster in hopes of dazzling younger audiences [...]
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Damon, Winslet, Cotillard and Law To Star In Soderbergh’s ‘Contagion’
08 February 2010
Steven Soderbergh has to be one of the busiest filmmakers in Hollywood. After the 4.5 hour epic Che in 2008, The Girlfriend Experience and The Informant! last year, the documentary And Everything Is Going Fine and the currently filming Knockout this year, he has yet another project. Deadline reports the action/thriller is titled Contagion and [...]
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[Sundance Review] Spike Jonze Creates Unique Love Story With ‘I’m Here’
08 February 2010
I’m Here, the latest film by director Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Where the Wild Things Are), is a robot love story that is sweet and heartfelt, and yet tinged with a haunting sadness.
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Bill Murray Confirms Spoilery ‘Ghostbusters 3′ Role
08 February 2010
Warning: this piece contains likely spoilers for Ghostbusters 3 News of a third installment in the Ghostbusters franchise has been running for quite some time now but it has really hit a high point in the last year after Harold Ramis “confirmed” it, with The Office writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupinsky working on the script. [...]
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[Sundance Review] Duplass Bros. Maintain Style with First Studio Film
08 February 2010
One of the most anticipated films at Sundance this past January was Cyrus, the first studio film by Mark and Jay Duplass. For those who had any trepidation, fear not, for even with studio influences have the Duplass’s maintained their wit and hand-held cameras.
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Smith Updates The Status of ‘Hit Somebody’ at WB
08 February 2010
It was recently reported that director Kevin Smith had pitched his idea for a hockey movie called Hit Somebody to Warner Bros. (who are currently producing his latest film Cop Out, due out in 2 weeks). Today Smith provided the answer to what Warner Bros. said regarding the film via his twitter:
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‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Reboot On The Way
08 February 2010
According to Vulture (via The Playlist) we’re going to be seeing a new Mr. and Mrs. Smith in the near future. The film will be a complete reboot from the franchise that consists of one film that was released a mere 5 years ago and it will have a completely new cast.