http://www.joblo.com/ JoBlo's Movie Emporium News en-US Omar Aviles Here again is your weekly dose of the hottest five stories across the JoBlo Movie Network. THOR FILMING BEGINS IN JANUARY EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK AT JOLIE-CENTRIC SALT POSTER NEW CASTING FOR SPIDEY 4 SUGGESTS SPIDEY OFFSPRING NEW TRAILER FOR PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS NIKKI FINKE SAYS ANNE HATHAWAY OFFERED A PART IN SPIDEY 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY 2 AND 3 COMING? HACK/SLASH ADAPTATION... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29604 2009-11-20 18:00:04 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:04 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29604 Niki Stephens Here's the trailer for the upcoming Nic Cage flick SEASON OF THE WITCH. The verdict? Um, it's got Christopher Lee and Ron Pearlman in it... Honestly, it reminds me of the B movies I used to see on the shelf at Blockbuster. This just does nothing for me, and even though they used "Long Hard Road Out of Hell" by Marilyn Manson in the trailer, it still doesn't work. Maybe I'm just judging it too... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29671 2009-11-20 17:27:11 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:11 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29671 Paul Tassi A little while ago, I showed you what J.J. Abrams' Klingons would have looked like had they not been cut from the final version of STAR TREK, and the result was that actually, they were pretty damn cool. Well, according to this special feature from the DVD (via TrekMovie), there were other classic Trek creatures cut during the Klingon prison scene as well. Below you’ll find Abrams’ renditions of... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29669 2009-11-20 13:55:09 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:09 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29669 Paul Tassi Classic literature fans rejoice! Amidst all the video games and toys being turned into movies, someone out there still thinks it's a good idea to make films out of classic novels. Granted, "Jane Eyre" has had a ton of onscreen adaptations to date, both in TV and film, but it’s been awhile, so it appears it’s about time for another one. INGLOURIOUS BASTERD’s Michael Fassbender and ALICE... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29668 2009-11-20 12:20:08 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:08 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29668 Paul Tassi There's drama on the set of LITTLE FOCKERS, and it may result in Gaylord Focker being fatherless. EW is reporting that Dustin Hoffman may not be back to reprise his role as Stiller’s free lovin’ dad, Bernie. What’s the issue? “There has been strife between Hoffman and the studio over the size of the part, the scheduling of the days on set and other difficulties. Hoffman had... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29667 2009-11-20 11:14:07 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:14:07 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29667 Jenna Busch PLOT: New Orleans cop Terrence McDonagh (Nic Cage) slides into drug abuse after a back injury during Hurricane Katrina. He falls further and further into corruption as he accosts club goers, steals cocaine from his precinct and joins a gang of drug lords. He gambles to excess, he hallucinates iguanas. He clings to his prostitute girlfriend (Eva Mendes), he takes care of his alcoholic dad's dog...there is a murder... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29666 2009-11-20 11:01:06 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:01:06 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29666 Mike Sampson Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29665 2009-11-20 10:43:05 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:43:05 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29665 Mike Sampson Just earlier this week, a new cut of THE WOLFMAN screened for a preview audience in Los Angeles. I've heard bits and pieces out of the screening and mostly there's reason to be optimistic. Sure there's work to be done but that's precisely why they held this screening. They're still scoring the film, finishing FX and working on editing the cut. I've been excited by both of the trailers so far so I'm not jumping to... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29664 2009-11-20 10:17:04 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:17:04 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29664 Mike Sampson With THOR gearing up to begin filming in just about two months, sets are being built and the cast is being finalized. Just the other day, the Warriors Three were announced and today we get one last piece of casting news for the film. Idris Elba has signed on to play Heimdall, one of the trusted servants of Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and the guardian of Asgard. In the comics, Heimdall was the brother of Sif and while... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29663 2009-11-20 09:23:03 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:23:03 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29663 Mike Sampson Back before any of this TWILIGHT business, there was another movie franchise about warring factions of vampires and werewolves. It was called UNDERWORLD and while it lacked some of the obvious melodrama present in the TWILIGHT franchise, I can't really say that they were all that much better. Yet they were profitable in their own little way and Sony-based Screen Gems is moving forward on a fourth UNDERWORLD film.... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29662 2009-11-20 09:12:02 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:12:02 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29662 Mike Sampson Sooo this AMERICAN GLADIATORS movie is actually happening, huh? It was announced back in March and seemed like a ridiculous idea at the time but one that, like the once-planned BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS movie, would eventually fizzle out. But here we are, a good 8 months later and the AMERICAN GLADIATORS movie is actually making progress. Peter Iliff (POINT BREAK, VARSITY BLUES) has signed on to write the... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29661 2009-11-20 09:00:01 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:01 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29661 Mike Sampson It seems like Buddy Holly is indeed alive and well, in more ways than one (maybe even more than Gary Busey these days). A little while ago, we wrote about the new Jon Heder flick that is in production titled ALIVE AND WELL based on Bradley Denton’s excellent sci-fi  adventure novel Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede. We’d also like to update you on a documentary chronicling... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29610 2009-11-20 08:06:10 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:06:10 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29610 Chris Bumbray PLOT: The story of NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), who, as a homeless teenager, was taken in by a wealthy Southern family, The Tuohy’s, headed by a fast food magnate (Tim McGraw), and his strong willed wife (Sandra Bullock). Through their encouragement, he was able to overcome his tragic childhood, and discover a knack for football. REVIEW: THE BLIND SIDE is a good example of the type of... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29659 2009-11-20 07:53:59 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:53:59 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29659 Chris Bumbray PLOT: An upwardly mobile fox (George Clooney), tiring of his quiet, uneventful life, hatches a plan to steal chickens, ducks, turkey and cider from three greedy farmers: Boggis, Bunce and Bean. His scheme backfires when the trio declares war on Mr. Fox putting his family and friends in danger. REVIEW: After experimenting with stop motion animation in THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU, director Wes Anderson has... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29631 2009-11-20 07:47:31 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:47:31 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29631 JimmyO JimmyO reviews "March of the Penguins (Limited Edition Gift Set)" Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29575 2009-11-20 02:09:35 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:09:35 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29575 Dave Davis Since it was officially announced that Tom Hardy (BRONSON, ROCKnROLLA, STAR TREK NEMESIS) would be taking over for Mel Gibson as lawman-turned-road warrior "Mad" Max Rockatansky in FURY ROAD, we've almost come to believe that the rumors of Mel's involvement weren't true after all. And either Gibson is being sly about it, or he's really left the leathers behind. As he tells the Australian Herald Sun:... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29657 2009-11-20 00:28:57 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:28:57 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29657 Chris Bumbray Chris Bumbray reviews "Heat" Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29617 2009-11-20 00:10:17 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:10:17 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29617 Dave Davis It didn't take long for Stephen King's latest book to go from the shelves into the live-action pipe. Despite the transparent nature of its titular enigma, the macabre master's latest 1000-page brick "Under the Dome" has caught the attention of none other than Steven Spielberg, whose Dreamworks plans to set it up as an "event series" for cable. The studio just started meeting with writers for the... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29656 2009-11-19 23:58:56 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:58:56 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29656 Dave Davis It's been a quiet couple of years since we heard that animator Genndy Tartakovsky's unique and insane 'toon SAMURAI JACK was coming to theaters from indie studio Frederator Films. The property is apparently still slicing its way forward, and according to a blog post at Frederator, it has JACK fan JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot company on board as co-producers, and is set up at Paramount. Alas, the movie's progress is... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29655 2009-11-19 23:00:55 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:00:55 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29655 Dave Davis No, oft-reviled director Brett Ratner isn't taking Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan to India and inserting impromptu dance numbers among the kung fu scenes and clunky improvised dialogue (although that would probably be more entertaining than the last two RUSH HOURs combined). But Ratner is taking a crack at Reliance's $30 million Hindi-language film KITES. He'll be editing the existing version in the hopes that it will... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29654 2009-11-19 22:38:54 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:38:54 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=29654