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X-Men: First Class mutants and humans reveal some details

Posted 15 years ago

We’re starting to develop a better understanding of Marvel’s mutant prequel X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, thanks to the willingness of the cast and filmmakers to reveal details. (Possible SPOILERS!) IGN chatted with new master telepath James McAvoy about taking over as...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a cartoon superhero named The Governator, really

Posted 15 years ago

We’ve been wondering what Arnold Schwarzenegger would do once he finally left political office in California. Would the Austrian Oak return to one of his famous former characters? Pick up one of those other scripts he’s considered for years and...

Hugh Jackman comments on the current state of The Wolverine

Posted 15 years ago

Fans of Marvel’s famous clawed mutant hoped the character would finally get some respectable treatment in a solo film, but those hopes were recently devastated when director Darren Aronofsky departed THE WOLVERINE. On top of that, the new Wolvie tale...

World War Z may not be so (un)dead after all

Posted 15 years ago

We recently heard that the big-screen, big-budget adaptation of Max Brooks’ terrific and unnerving book WORLD WAR Z had one dessicated foot in the grave due to cost concerns, with Paramount unwilling to front the required $125 million for an...

Monsters Inc. 2 will actually be called Monsters University

Posted 15 years ago

We’ve already heard that Disney and Pixar will be taking us back to Monstropolis with a follow-up to the wonderful MONSTERS, INC. and have announced the title: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY. The movie will reportedly be a prequel, so we won’t be...

JoBlo.com previews this week’s new releases: April 1, 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. SOURCE...

The Descent director Neil Marshall wants to make a WWII movie with aliens

Posted 15 years ago

Looking at Neil Marshall’s filmography (DOG SOLDIERS, DOOMSDAY, THE DESCENT, CENTURION), it’s pretty obvious he’s interested in mixing genre elements into something of his own. He’s currently working on swirling troops with extraterrestrials, as he tells Live For Films. Details...

Stuart Beattie does action-horror with I, Frankenstein

Posted 15 years ago

There are numerous new movie variations of Mary Shelley’s macabre classic tale in the works, but I, FRANKENSTEIN may be the only one that sends the scientist’s creature down an action-filled path. The comic adaptation has been in the works...

The Weinsteins start a videogame company, and shift release date of Apollo 18 and others

Posted 15 years ago

The videogame industry generates more annual revenue than the movie business, so it’s surprising the voracious Weinsteins haven’t already grabbed for a chunk of that cake. Now they’re lurching into that lucrative business with TWC Games, which will develop and...

Mila Kunis will officially feel the power of Oz with James Franco

Posted 15 years ago

We’ve been hearing that obsession-worthy BLACK SWAN rival Mila Kunis might get witchy for OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, Sam Raimi’s suspicious prequel to THE WIZARD OF OZ. It’s now a done deal, and Kunis will make things difficult for...

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