I Am Number Four’s Alex Pettyfer was recently rumored for the role of Jace Wayland, the male lead in the film adaptation of the The Mortal Instruments book series, according to Vulture, which also reported that Screen Gems President Clint Culpepper said he feels so strongly about the actor that he only wants to greenlight the film, if he signs on. Now, Collider caught up with Alex Pettyfer who commented on the rumors:...
While the anticipation is building for Tim Burton’s take on a classic story, it seems the film might see a shrunken run in theaters. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Burton’s Alice in Wonderland could be part of a Disney experiment to cut down their films’ theatrical releases. Apparently, Disney CEO Bob Iger has been tinkering with release windows and the site reports that the studio has approached theaters about shrinking the film’s run from the normal 16 weeks to 13 weeks....
With Breaking Bad on its final season, and today’s cancellation of The Killing, AMC will have a few holes in its lineup in the near future. The network is developing a new series about Area 51 that could fill one of the voids in their schedule. The network has finalized a deal to develop the project, based on a book by Annie Jacobsen entitled Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base....
Heat Vision Blog reports that Gonzalo López-Gallego is taking over directorial duties on Apollo 18. Special effects guru Trevor Cawood was attached to direct the project when it was first reported a few weeks ago, which would have marked his directorial debut. No official reason was given for the directorial switch, although it was speculated that the rapid pace of the production could be a factor. Apollo 18 already has a March 4, 2011 release date set, which is just over three months from now....
AT&T U-verse customers will be the first in North America to find out what animated favorites Wallace and Gromit are up to in their latest comedic escapade. AT&T and Aardman Animations today announced that AT&T U-verse TV will exclusively feature the U.S. premiere of the new Wallace and Gromit short film, A Matter of Loaf and Death. The film will make its U.S. debut to all U-verse TV customers on June 5, available for free in the U-verse TV On Demand library....
The intensely epic trailer for Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2, the final part of the anime saga, has dropped, teasing the explosive battle between the colossal brothers Eren and Zeke. Due to air its first episode, episode 76, on January 9, 2022, the newly released footage gives us a glimpse at the climax of Eren Jaeger’s story, which promises to bring Attack on Titan to a close in a hugely satisfying, action-packed manner....
In 2009, James Cameron once again made film history with his ground-breaking release of Avatar. With a budget of $237 million, the film opened to a box office mind-boggling figure of $2.923 billion. The film set a precedent in the intricacy of its production, with Cameron once again establishing his mastery over his craft. Having achieved worldwide acclaim with the international success of 1997’s Titanic, which effectively launched the careers of its stars to new heights, Cameron has long been allowed great artistic freedom on account of his record for consistent results....
From the landmark 1987 DC Comics titles and based on 12-time Eisner Award winner Frank Miller and illustrator David Mazzucchelli’s beloved work comes the new DC Showcase animate movie Batman: Year One. The film depicts young Bruce Wayne’s (Ben McKenzie ) return to Gotham City in his first attempts to fight injustice as a costumed vigilante. The playboy billionaire chooses the guise of a giant bat to combat crime, creates an early bond with a young Lieutenant James Gordon (who is already battling corruption from inside the police department), inadvertently plays a role in the birth of Catwoman, and helps to bring down a crooked political system that infests Gotham....
Battlestar Galactica is entering the next generation! In a story from The Digital Bits, Universal Studios Home Entertainment recently announced the December 4 HD-DVD release of Battlestar Galactica: Season One! According to The Bits “the 6-disc set will include the complete original miniseries and every Season One episode, along with all of the extras from the original DVDs (including the miniseries deleted scenes that were part of the separate miniseries DVD, but not part of the previous Season One release)....
Director Baz Luhrmann has confirmed around a third of his new film Australia, to feature Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, would be filmed in Bowen, Australia starting next April, according to AAP. The epic centres on an English aristocrat, played by Kidman, who becomes the proprietor of a cattle station before World War II. She enlists the help of a “rough-hewn” drover, Jackman, in a fight against cattle barons who plot to take over her land....
The new Starz series Becoming Elizabeth follows the young Elizabeth Tudor after the death of her father, the notorious King Henry VIII of England. The historical drama, created by Anya Reiss, depicts the then-future queen of England as she navigates the treacherous waters of the English court. Like many period pieces, Becoming Elizabeth has its dramatized historical inaccuracies, but the show must be praised for its mostly true-to-life depictions of the most important characters of the English Court....
Anyone familiar with recent Disney princess movies knows they’re designed with 3D animation, but once upon a time, these princesses looked a lot differently. Until Tangled’s release in 2010, the Disney princess standard – other than the pretty dresses and animal sidekicks – was two-dimensional. The first Disney animated princess movie, or first full-length Disney animated film at all, debuted in 1937. Considering that Disney wouldn’t dip into 3D animation until 2005, with its 46th animated feature Chicken Little, surely the 20th century classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was hand-drawn....
New York City is one of the great places to set a story. From its dodgy, hardened citizens who take nothing for granted, the allure of its skyscrapers’ grandiosity, and the grime of its dirtiest neighborhoods. The films on this list take it all in. Not just creating a setting but utilizing all of New York’s characteristics to enrich its story and test the limits of the people in them. From the Kings of New York like Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, Abel Ferrara, Spike Lee, and Woody Allen come films that range from incredible tales of political corruption, criminals tapping into the underworld, and couples finding love amiss in the city’s lights....
Tony Dalton, who is currently making waves playing Jack Duquesne/Swordsman in Hawkeye, got his breakthrough role playing Lalo Salamanca in AMC’s Better Call Saul. First introduced in season 4 as a recurring character, Lalo quickly became one of the main antagonists in the show. The sixth and final season of Better Call Saul has had a tumultuous production owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and Bob Odenkirk’s on-set collapse. However, Better Call Saul season 6 is nearing filming completion, and fans can’t wait for what will likely be an explosive final season....
Marvel Studios are still looking for the first billion-dollar movie of 2022, and with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder falling short of the magic milestone, it is now left to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to bring home the title of Marvel’s higher grossing movie of the year. Based on the projections for the movie’s opening weekend it seems that could well be guaranteed, with the sequel set for a $180-$225 million debut....
After making a voice cameo in Eternals’ post-credits sequence, Mahershala Ali will debut as vampire hunter Eric Brooks in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Blade. First announced during the San Diego Comic-Con, 2019, the film has been confirmed to release on November 3, 2023, as part of the recently unveiled Phase Five of the shared continuity. The film is already in the initial stages of production, with director Bassam Tariq helming the project....
Bob Shaye and longtime partner Michael Lynne are setting in motion 11 films through their Unique Features company, which has a three-year first-look deal with Warner Bros., according to Variety. Here’s a list of projects in motion: Animated feature High in the Clouds is an adaptation of a children’s book written by McCartney, Geoff Dunbar and Philip Ardagh. The film will be directed by Rob Minkoff and adapted by Caroline Thompson....
Weekend Box Office: Obsessed $28.5 million 17 Again $11.6 million Fighting $11.4 million The Soloist $9.7 million Earth $8.5 million Monsters Vs. Aliens $8.5 million State of Play $$6.8 million Hannah Montana: The Movie $6.3 million Fast & Furious $6 million Crank High Voltage $2.4 million Forcing an incredible upset at the box office this weekend, Beyonce Knowles went toe to toe with Ali Larter in one of the greatest catfights ever witnessed on the silver screen and won the top spot with $28....
When director/star/cult luminary Bruce Campbell decided to make a sequel to My Name Is Bruce instead of the long rumored Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires, many of his fans were disappointed. In a recent interview with The Los Angeles Times in support of the recently released Evil Dead Blu-ray trilogy, Bruce made it clear that this upcoming sequel entitled Bruce Vs. Frankenstein would not disappoint his longtime legion of followers, and that it would certainly make-up for his decision to drop out of Bubba Nosferatu....
It’s been almost a decade since Henry Cavill debuted as Superman in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel (2013). The film was a win-win for both Cavill and Warner Bros. Pictures. The former got praise and acclaim for his portrayal, which had a unique sense of darkness. In turn, the studio had a profitable Superman venture with the film. But since then, the studio has been unable to find a way for a Man of Steel sequel due to its ever-changing plans for the franchise, DC Extended Universe....
