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JoBlo.com previews this week’s new releases: June 3, 2011

Posted 15 years ago

At JoBlo.com, we feel it’s our duty to keep you informed and satisfied. You want to know what your big choices are at the theater each weekend, and we’re happy to reach out and give you the full release. X-MEN:...

The Hobbit movies get titles and fan questions answered

Posted 15 years ago

Peter Jackson’s ambitious adaptation(s) of Tolkien’s THE HOBBIT are underway, and now we know exactly what to look for on the theater marquee (assuming your local theater has enough space on the sign). THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY starts Bilbo’s...

Dancing penguins return in the trailer for Happy Feet Two

Posted 15 years ago

If you’ve been wondering what director George Miller was doing with his time while MAD MAX: FURY ROAD experiences endless delays, he’s been busy bringing his computer-generated penguins back to life in a sequel to HAPPY FEET. The synopsis: The...

Franco Nero may not be in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained after all

Posted 15 years ago

Months before Quentin Tarantino’s spaghetti Western was revealed as DJANGO UNCHAINED, word went around that Italian actor Franco Nero (DIE HARD 2, CAMELOT, ENTER THE NINJA) was going to appear in a Leone-inspired movie from the filmmaker. Despite the correlation...

Cool Videos: Wolverine vs. the Hand

Posted 15 years ago

If you looked at yesterday’s short list of potential directors to replace Darren Aronofsky for THE WOLVERINE, you might have thought to yourself, “Okay, but who’s this Gary Shore dude?” Turns out Shore is a commercial director, but a few...

Since we almost forgot about them, Tarsem’s Snow White movie will also have seven dwarfs

Posted 15 years ago

In the commotion over the dueling SNOW WHITE movies’ release date jockeying and gathering of attractive talent, we nearly overlooked the fact that there’s barely been any mention of Snow’s seven diminutive and (theoretically) platonic housemates. But Relativity’s version of...

Open your mind to Bill Nighy as the new Kuato in the remake of Total Recall

Posted 15 years ago

British actor Bill Nighy is no stranger to genre material — he’s had his face replaced with CG tentacles, transformed into a zombie, and ruled the vampire hierarchy. Now he’s going to potentially wear more prosthetics when he leads the...

Two more Frankenstein movies coming from Matt Reeves and Sam Raimi

Posted 15 years ago

The collective unconscious must be particularly concentrated in Hollywood, because when someone thinks they have a good idea, everyone else gets it as well. Joining the plethora of fairy tales, vampires and zombie movies in the works is a whole...

Lenny Kravitz and Toby Jones enter The Hunger Games

Posted 15 years ago

Filming has already begun on the adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ THE HUNGER GAMES, but we’re still putting faces to some of the secondary roles. As previously rumored, rocker Lenny Kravitz will play Cinna, the stylist tasked with creating memorable costumes...

Vin Diesel gives an update on the next Riddick movie

Posted 15 years ago

Some news for RIDDICK fans — it sounds like the goggled intergalactic badass is finally on his way back. Alas, there’s a caveat, as smooth-skulled star Vin Diesel explains on his wildly popular Facebook page: D T [David Twohy] the...

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