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Guess who?! Woody Woodpecker being turned into a feature film

Posted 15 years ago

Along with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, one of my absolute favorite coked-out cartoon characters growing up was Woody Woodpecker. But like with most fun things from our childhood, it seems Hollywood is dead set on f*cking it up. According...

Sharon Stone cast as Linda Lovelace’s mother in the Amanda Seyfried-starring biopic Lovelace

Posted 15 years ago

When’s the last time Sharon Stone was relevant? I’m looking at her IMDb, and though she’s been steadily working for years, there’s not a single notable project in her recent filmography with the exception maybe of BASIC INSTINCT 2 and...

Benjamin Button scribe Eric Roth penning a rewrite of Cleopatra, David Fincher still attached to direct

Posted 15 years ago

It looks like the team behind THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON may be bringing CLEOPATRA to cinematic life. According to Variety, screenwriting A-lister Eric Roth (BENJAMIN BUTTON, MUNICH, THE INSIDER, FORREST GUMP) is in early discussions to re-team with...

Bill Nighy may star as the villain in Stuart Beattie’s I, Frankenstein

Posted 15 years ago

This is appropriate, I guess. Stuart Beattie, known primarily as a screenwriter (story credit on the first three PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN films, G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, COLLATERAL), is directing an adaption of I, FRANKENSTEIN based off the...

Second red band trailer for David Gordon Green’s The Sitter, that’s what’s up

Posted 15 years ago

Gonna be 100% honest here – I only just watched the first red band trailer for David Gordon Green’s upcoming THE SITTER, his follow-up to the unfortunately unfunny YOUR HIGHNESS. And now watching the second red band trailer, it hit...

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner talks about how his hugely popular series might end

Posted 15 years ago

We obviously don’t discuss too much television on JoBlo.com, but I’m making an exception here because AMC’s “Mad Men” is among the very best things currently happening in any medium. So with that said, we turn to the show’s creator...

Check out this new clip from the Toy Story short Small Fry!

Posted 15 years ago

Last week you saw the first image from the new TOY STORY short “Small Fry”, and today you get to see the first clip! “Small Fry” is the latest in the Disney/Pixar theatrical shorts and the second of the TOY...

Felicity Jones will play the female lead in Warren Beatty’s upcoming Howard Hughes film

Posted 15 years ago

Back at the start of the summer, it was announced that Hollywood icon Warren Beatty would be returning to the big screen with a film about the latter days of Howard Hughes; specifically, when he allegedly had an affair with...

New posters for Underworld: Awakening, Journey 2, and Mission: Impossible are now online!

Posted 15 years ago

Well actually, it’s two posters and a banner, though the banner is basically four regular character posters jammed together, so I’m technically not wrong! But seriously, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL, your trailers have been pretty damn awesome, but I’m...

Sacha Baron Cohen will take on a key role in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained

Posted 15 years ago

Quick casting update for DJANGO UNCHAINED. Again! According to Variety, Sacha Baron Cohen (THE DICTATOR, HUGO) is in final negotiations to join Quentin Tarantino’s eagerly awaited anti-slavery film. Cohen would play ‘Scotty’, “a gambler who buys Django’s wife as a...

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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.

Guess who?! Woody Woodpecker being turned into a feature film

Sharon Stone cast as Linda Lovelace’s mother in the Amanda Seyfried-starring biopic Lovelace

Benjamin Button scribe Eric Roth penning a rewrite of Cleopatra, David Fincher still attached to direct

Bill Nighy may star as the villain in Stuart Beattie’s I, Frankenstein

Second red band trailer for David Gordon Green’s The Sitter, that’s what’s up

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner talks about how his hugely popular series might end

Check out this new clip from the Toy Story short Small Fry!

Felicity Jones will play the female lead in Warren Beatty’s upcoming Howard Hughes film

New posters for Underworld: Awakening, Journey 2, and Mission: Impossible are now online!

Sacha Baron Cohen will take on a key role in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained

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