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Greetings, Program. Check the trailer for the Tron prequel videogame and Comic Con plans!

Posted 16 years ago

It’s only a few months before the 3D sequel TRON: LEGACY comes screeching into theaters on a shiny new lightcycle, and things are amping up for the promotion. The slick new teaser for the videogame tie-in TRON: EVOLUTION is showing...

Jon Stewart will interview George Lucas again at Star Wars Celebration V

Posted 16 years ago

Back in January, noted STAR WARS geek Jon Stewart interviewed George Lucas on “The Daily Show”, and the host is getting another shot at the intergalactic mastermind in a much bigger forum. In fact, it’s literally the main event at...

Logan’s Run and Monster Squad remakes get some writers

Posted 16 years ago

If you’re hoping Hollywood will start churning out some original stories, this is not the article to read. A pair of remakes are rolling forward and have brought in wordsmiths to craft dialogue, layered characters and carefully structured commercially viable...

Ron Howard does futuristic fairy tales with the graphic novel Legends

Posted 16 years ago

Movies based on familiar (and conveniently public domain) fairy tales are the current rage, and now filmmaker Ron Howard is getting in on the act. Howard and his manga-haired producing partner Brian Grazer have snapped up the rights to LEGENDS:...

Sam Worthington may fight Chris Pine for Reese Witherspoon in This Means War

Posted 16 years ago

If you’re already suffering from Sam Worthington fatigue, better pop a couple of blue ones and just sit back and relax — the Aussie isn’t going anywhere for a long while. Worthington is the latest wanted for the endlessly-in-development romantic...

Russell Crowe may tip the scales as The Equalizer

Posted 16 years ago

After the overblown epic ROBIN HOOD, Russell Crowe is dialing it down to street level. Crowe is attached to star in THE EQUALIZER, the long-planned feature adaptation of the 80s TV series. The original show featured Edward Woodward as New...

Robert Downey Jr. wants to make the lost Steve McQueen adventure movie

Posted 16 years ago

Is Robert Downey Jr. this century’s Steve McQueen? He’s certainly got the spirit and coolness quotient, and now he has a piece of his legacy. RDJ and his wife, producer Susan Downey, have their first project for their brand new...

Crank guys Neveldine/Taylor to make Ghost Rider sequel?

Posted 16 years ago

Fiery biker GHOST RIDER has been racing toward a sequel — out of necessity, since Sony reportedly needs to get it in production by November or risk losing the rights back to Marvel. Now CRANK filmmakers Mark Neveldine and Brian...

Hugh Jackman coaches a robot in the first image from Real Steel

Posted 16 years ago

Hugh Jackman’s upcoming robo-boxing flick REAL STEEL is starting to gear up, quite literally with gears. As seen in the photo below, Jackman is giving instructions to “a Samurai-design robot contender called Noisy Boy”. In the futuristic story, “motion-capture animation...

Fox wants Robert Rodriguez to do the Deadpool movie

Posted 16 years ago

A movie based on Marvel’s notoriously chatty mercenary DEADPOOL was in the works long before the comic character was soiled by X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE. Will Robert Rodriguez be the guy who sets things right? Fox is obviously hoping so —...

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