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Viggo is a no-go for Snow, Mortensen won’t be a Huntsman

Posted 15 years ago

Kristen Stewart will need a new mentor when she shows up as Snow White in Universal’s big fairy tale SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN. Viggo Mortensen had long been in talks to play the Huntsman, who in this version of...

Narrowing the possibilities for Matt Damon’s successor in The Bourne Legacy

Posted 15 years ago

As you might expect, the “wish list” for an actor to replace Matt Damon as Jason Bourne (in the alias only — it’ll be a different character) had just about every hunky 20-something in Hollywood. Now the sorta-sequel THE BOURNE...

Cannibal cop comic Chew gets a cable series from Predator 2 director

Posted 15 years ago

UPDATE: It was around the time of last summer’s Comic Con when a CHEW series was initially announced, and Deadline now says the quirky comic will come to life on Showtime, ensuring the material won’t need to be tamed down...

Cool Videos: Darren Aronofsky reveals the original Black Swan

Posted 15 years ago

Remember Mickey Rourke’s mean grocery store boss in Darren Aronofsky’s THE WRESTLER? Well, that deli counter overlord was nearly the main star of Aronofsky’s acclaimed BLACK SWAN, before things invariably turned in Natalie Portman’s favor. How did this happen? What...

America, f#@k yeah! Chris Evans gets buff in the trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger

Posted 15 years ago

Since the brief Super Bowl spot, we’ve been anxiously awaiting more of Chris Evans’ U.S. Grade-A beef in a full trailer for CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, and it’s finally here in star-spangled glory. Marvel’s patriotic Super Soldier helps defeat...

Here’s the skinny on Johnny Depp’s remake of The Thin Man

Posted 15 years ago

Once he’s done getting ghoulish with his update of DARK SHADOWS, Johnny Depp wants to (slightly) lighten things up with a new version of THE THIN MAN. Depp and Warner Bros. have novelist/screenwriter Jerry Stahl (PERMANENT MIDNIGHT) now working on...

James Franco’s damn dirty Apes will rise much sooner than expected

Posted 15 years ago

Looks like the Weta guys cranking out computer-generated primates are going to be clocking some overtime. The prequel/reboot/thing RISE OF THE APES just got a bump to the summer months, as Fox has shifted the release from Thanksgiving back to...

JoBlo.com previews this week’s new releases: March 25, 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. ******...

David O. Russell talks about writing a sequel to The Fighter

Posted 15 years ago

Really want more Dicky and Mickey? THE FIGHTER star Mark Wahlberg has mentioned interest in doing a sequel to his acclaimed boxing drama, recently stating he doesn’t want it to get carried away like a ROCKY franchise, but do “one...

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