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Harrison Ford among actors being eyed for Ender’s Game, Hugo’s Asa Butterfield confirmed for the lead

Posted 15 years ago

Last we talked about ENDER’S GAME, a casting call had been put out in search of the sci-fi adaptation’s title role among other parts. That role has finally been locked down, as Variety reports that HUGO’s Asa Butterfield has been...

The Munsters will be remade into an hour-long television drama series, pilot to be directed by Bryan Singer

Posted 15 years ago

Wut? NBC, the network that recently made the genius decision to put “Community” on hiatus while leaving crap like “Whitney” on the air, is all set to move forward on an hour-long dramatic remake of the popular 60s television sitcom...

Does this Pez dispenser give us our first look at the Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man?

Posted 15 years ago

Leave it to ancillary merchandising to spoil that which the studio didn’t want spoiled. If you don’t want to know what the villainous Lizard in Marc Webb’s THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN might look like, turn away now! Someone sent Comic Book...

New R-rated spot for Young Adult is short, funny, and mean

Posted 15 years ago

I like what we’ve been shown so far from YOUNG ADULT, the Jason Reitman/Diablo Cody joint starring the lovely Charlize Theron as an embittered womanchild. I say this having not been a big fan at all of Reitman or Cody’s...

Tony Scott may direct drug thriller Narco Sub for Fox

Posted 15 years ago

Hyper-kinetic director Tony Scott and Fox got together over the long Thanksgiving weekend to talk turkey, stuffing, and of course, the trafficking of illegal narcotics. According to Variety, Scott has become attached to NARCO SUB, an action-thriller said to be...

Check out some newly released scans from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus!

Posted 15 years ago

PROMETHEUS, director Ridley Scott’s eagerly anticipated sorta-prequel to 1979’s ALIEN, looks goddamn EPIC! Thanks to the folks over Shock Till You Drop and Bloody Disgusting, a bunch of news scans from the upcoming issue of EW have been revealed, and...

Terry Gilliam is going to make The Man Who Killed Don Quixote dammit! And if not, then Mr. Vertigo

Posted 15 years ago

Filmmaker Terry Gilliam appears briefly in the recent (and terrific) Martin Scorsese documentary GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD, and he seemed so happy despite the fact that he’s had such crushing bad luck getting his films made. That...

Chris Evans replaces James Franco in Ariel Vromen’s The Iceman

Posted 15 years ago

It seems THE ICEMAN may still cometh after all! Last we heard, James Franco had dropped out of director Ariel Vroman’s biopic based on the life of professional mob hitman Richard “The Iceman” Kuklinski, citing contractual issues. The project was...

Julie Delpy to direct The Right Profile, a biopic of Clash frontman Joe Strummer

Posted 15 years ago

While Julie Delpy contemplates reuniting with Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater for a return to the BEFORE SUNRISE/SUNSET love story, Variety reports that the French actress has become attached to direct THE RIGHT PROFILE, a new biopic on Clash frontman...

Empire finally reveals what Batman and Bane will look like in The Dark Knight Rises

Posted 15 years ago

Regardless of who you voted for, Empire has nevertheless revealed both of their DARK KNIGHT RISES covers this weekend. And while I suppose these might be a big deal to “normals” who aren’t day in and day out exposed to...

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Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked: Where Does The Odyssey Land?

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We rank all of Christopher Nolan's movies, up to and including his latest release, The Odyssey!

Ed Harris, star of James Cameron's The Abyss, has said that he wouldn't talk about the film, but now he has broken his silence

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“I’m Never Talking About It”: Ed Harris Finally Breaks Silence on The Abyss

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Ed Harris, star of James Cameron's The Abyss, has said that he wouldn't talk about the film, but now he has broken his silence

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Evil Dead Burn’s Mid-Credits and Post-Credits Scenes Explained (SPOILERS)

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Evil Dead Burn features two post-credits scenes that tease the franchise's future. We break down what it all could mean.

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How The Mask Went From a Violent Comic Book to a Jim Carrey Comedy Classic

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Discover how a hyper-violent indie comic book about a homicidal artifact was transformed into Jim Carrey’s iconic 1994 family-friendly comedy hit, The Mask.

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Polygon Punches: We take a look at the 2000’s era of Hong Kong action-based video games

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Join us as we take a look at the video games from the early 2000s, which centered around martial arts and gun-toting action stars.

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5 Underrated Sam Neill Movies Every Fan Should See

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While best known for the Jurassic Park movies, there was much more to Sam Neill than Dr. Alan Grant. Here are five killer performances you can't miss.

Harrison Ford among actors being eyed for Ender’s Game, Hugo’s Asa Butterfield confirmed for the lead

The Munsters will be remade into an hour-long television drama series, pilot to be directed by Bryan Singer

Does this Pez dispenser give us our first look at the Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man?

New R-rated spot for Young Adult is short, funny, and mean

Tony Scott may direct drug thriller Narco Sub for Fox

Check out some newly released scans from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus!

Terry Gilliam is going to make The Man Who Killed Don Quixote dammit! And if not, then Mr. Vertigo

Chris Evans replaces James Franco in Ariel Vromen’s The Iceman

Julie Delpy to direct The Right Profile, a biopic of Clash frontman Joe Strummer

Empire finally reveals what Batman and Bane will look like in The Dark Knight Rises

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Children of Blood and Bone author says the movie is “the worst thing I have ever had to live through”

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The Odyssey’s sold-out 70mm IMAX run just got extended — here’s how much longer you have to see it

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