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Danny Trejo gives an update on the Machete sequel

Posted 16 years ago

It may not have been a box office smash, but the modest budget of MACHETE compared to its haul (and impending home video release) was probably enough to justify a sequel. Craggy leading man Danny Trejo is all set to...

Director David Slade talks about losing Wolverine to Darren Aronofsky

Posted 16 years ago

Back when things started getting serious about a WOLVERINE sequel, we heard a number of names for possible directors, including contender David Slade (30 DAYS OF NIGHT, TWILIGHT: ECLIPSE). How close did Slade get to taking Logan on a Japanese...

Donnie Yen throws bunches of punches in the trailer for Ip Man 2

Posted 16 years ago

If you’re a martial arts fan and haven’t seen the original IP MAN yet, track it down pronto. The sequel, featuring Hong Kong legends Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung, is walloping theaters on January 28th in its original un-dubbed and...

Yet another version of Frankenstein is in the works

Posted 16 years ago

There’s nothing quite like the classic stories… at least when it comes to transforming them into countless movie and TV projects. Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt in Hollywood, and so yet another version of Mary Shelley’s macabre (and conveniently public domain)...

Avatar fanatics can visit the Exhibition in Seattle next year

Posted 16 years ago

If you’re someone who absolutely can’t get enough of James Cameron’s AVATAR, you’d better start thinking about booking a trip to Seattle. Next June, the city’s Experience Music Project Science Fiction Museum will provide visitors a chance to get a...

Cool Videos: Trailer for Half Life 2 fan-film Beyond Black Mesa

Posted 16 years ago

Despite gamers’ love for HALF-LIFE and its outstanding sequel, we should probably accept the reality that we’ll never see feature-length films adapting the beloved first-person shooters. Fortunately, there are talented amateur filmmakers out there putting together their own HALF-LIFE movies...

Zack Snyder is now totally responsible for the new Superman

Posted 16 years ago

Fans of Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies were likely thrilled that the filmmaker was expanding his vision to include another of DC’s famous superheroes. But people expecting a hands-on collaboration between Zack Snyder and producer Nolan on the new SUPERMAN will...

David O. Russell talks about his plans for the Uncharted movie

Posted 16 years ago

Those rumors were true — director David O. Russell is indeed reuniting with frequent collaborator Mark Wahlberg for the UNCHARTED movie, and they’re planning to add family members that haven’t been introduced in the game series. While the games involved...

CGI Heath Ledger will not be playing the Joker in The Dark Knight Rises

Posted 16 years ago

Back in March of 2009, the JoBlo honchos solicited ideas for an April Fools’ Day gag, and I suggested a faux report that producers were talking with James Cameron’s FX people about creating a “Virtual Ledger” using ultra-realistic computer rendering...

Cowboys & Aliens ain’t gonna be no comedy, pardner

Posted 16 years ago

The teaser trailer for COWBOYS & ALIENS sure gave the impression of a straight Leone-inspired Western setting with some science fiction elements introduced into it, which director Jon Favreau has stated is his intent. But that hokey (if succinct) title...

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