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.
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Phoenix Working On Score For Sofia Coppola’s ‘Somewhere’
08 February 2010
Sofia Coppola’s (Lost In Translation, Marie Antoinette) next film, Somewhere is about a hard-living Hollywood actor who re-examines his life after his 11-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit. Prefix tells us that the popular French band Phoenix is working on the score/sound design for the film. Here is what frontman of the Grammy-winning group, [...]
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Tom McCarthy Plans Wrestling Film With Paul Giamatti
08 February 2010
The Visitor and The Station Agent writer/director Tom McCarthy’s last two films were fantastic. Now, My Jersey Central (via The Playlist) has info about his next film, Win Win. Based on his own experiences as a high school wrestler, the film tells the story of “how a rough-and-tumble runaway changes the lives of a suburban [...]
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David Goyer and Jonah Nolan Writing ‘Batman 3′
08 February 2010
I saw this news yesterday and brushed it off as a aimless rumor, but since other sites seem to be picking it up I will share it with our readers. Nikki Finke over at Deadline posted a story about Flashforward showrunner David Goyer leaving the ABC show. Packed right in the middle she says, “Goyer’s [...]
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10 Films That Could Rival Avatar’s Box Office
08 February 2010
Here are ten films that could rival Avatar's impressive gross...or at least reach the coveted $1 billion mark, something only five films have ever accomplished. [...]
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‘Valentine’s Day’ Pseudo-Sequel, ‘New Years Eve’ Already Written
08 February 2010
According to Deadline.com Valentine’s Day writer Katherine Fugate has submitted her first draft for another ensemble cast romantic-comedy that will center around New Years Eve. The New Line Execs will want to hire the same director Garry Marshall (Runaway Bride, Dear God) for this new film.
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Pixar’s ‘Up’ Wins Best Feature At 37th Annual Annie Awards
08 February 2010
Pixar Animation Studio’s Up has won the prestigious award for Best Animated Feature at the 37th Annual Annie Awards held at UCLA’s Royce Hall. According to Slashfilm the Annie for best animated feature has foretold the eventual Oscar winner every year, except twice, since the Academy Awards first created the category in 2002.
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton To Lead ‘The Thing’ Prequel
07 February 2010
According to Heat Vision Blog, future Roman Flowers Mary Elizabeth Winstead and young Uncle Owen Joel Edgerton will be headlining the newest remake/prequel/reboot/reimagining/homogenization of The Thing From Another World. It seemed like the initial report was that this was indeed a prequel to John Carpenter’s classic 1982 remake, The Thing, but this very article seems [...]
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‘Prince of Persia’ and ‘Alice In Wonderland’ Super Bowl Spots
07 February 2010
Two more spots from tonight’s football event have been released via Disney. The first is for the 100% white Jake Gyllenhaal’s impersonation of a Persian and the second is for the Tim Burton’s 3D Alice In Wonderland adaptation. If you missed the following spots, check them out here: Shutter Island, Robin Hood and [...]
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[TFS Spotlight] Episode 10: Oscars In The Light
07 February 2010
In this episode Merrill and Hash break down the 2010 Oscar nominations and discuss who will win, who should win, and who got backed over by a truck and left for dead [...]
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Michael Mann’s Daughter Directing Sam Worthington In ‘The Fields’
07 February 2010
There was mention of the project yesterday on Production Weekly’s feed, but now Deadline has the full scoop on Ami Canaan Mann’s directorial debut, The Fields. The drama, which stars Sam Worthington (Avatar, Clash of the Titans) is “based on a true story of a pair of detectives investigating a series of unsolved murders in [...]