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Smurfs get director

Posted 17 years ago

The tiny blue forest-dwelling creatures known as THE SMURFS will be given a new animated (computer-generated) life thanks to Sony and director Raja Gosnell. The SMURFS will be a live-action/CG combo (a la ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS), but delivered in...

More Pilgrim vids

Posted 17 years ago

Director Edgar Wright continues to keep us up to date with the progress on his living graphic novel SCOTT PILGRIM vs. THE WORLD, this time taking a break from the titular slacker’s battles with his gal’s evil exes to show...

New Spidey 4 writer

Posted 17 years ago

A lot of us expected to hear some kind of official SPIDER-MAN 4 villain announcement at Comic Con later this month, but considering the script is apparently still in a state of flux, that may not be likely. Yet another...

Maguire vs. Raccoon

Posted 17 years ago

Before tackling the mystery villain of SPIDEY 4, part-time wallcrawler Tobey Maguire will have to deal with a nefarious new nemesis: the Raccoon. Maquire hooks up with Elizabeth Banks in the dark comedy THE DETAILS (sorry Tobey — Ms. Banks...

Leo’s Low director

Posted 17 years ago

It’s doubtful you’ll see Leonardo DiCaprio retiring any time soon — the workaholic has over a dozen projects he’s planning to produce and/or star in, including a crime thriller called THE LOW DWELLERS. The project reunites Leo with his BODY...

Giallo trailer

Posted 17 years ago

It should be difficult for true horror fans to discuss the genre and not mention influential veteran Dario Argento. The Italian master has dabbled in various material during his lengthy career (he co-wrote Leone’s ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE...

Big Fan trailer

Posted 17 years ago

While I really enjoy Patton Oswalt telling jokes about Star Wars and depressing food and secret vagina rooms, it’s nice to see him travel without his bag of geek gags for a darker role in BIG FAN. The indie festival...

The Gate update

Posted 17 years ago

A 3-D remake (or late sequel) to the 80s suburban horror treat THE GATE has been in the works for a while, but it sounds like it’s finally ready to roll like a creepy little stop-motion monster. According to B-D,...

Blade prequel?

Posted 17 years ago

Interested in a BLADE prequel that may not actually be about Blade? Original BLADE villain Stephen Dorff and director Steve Norrington are interested — they’re planning a new project that focuses on the ostentatious upstart bloodsucker Deacon Frost from the...

Statham reads Blitz

Posted 17 years ago

Jason Statham will probably flex more acting muscles than his chiseled torso when he heads back to England for BLITZ, an upcoming adaptation of Ken Bruen’s gritty London cop tale. According to Crimespree Cinema, the movie will pair Statham’s homophobic...

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