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Black Swan writer Mark Heyman’s “Facebook thriller” XOXO gets picked up by Lionsgate

Posted 15 years ago

There’s a great film still waiting to be made about internet relationships, romantic or otherwise. Will XOXO be among the first? Variety reports today that Lionsgate has purchased BLACK SWAN scribe Mark Heyman’s spec script titled XOXO, “an elevated genre...

Anne Hathaway will produce and star in Paramount thriller Puzzler

Posted 15 years ago

On top of “actress” and “Catwoman”, the lovely and talented Anne Hathaway (THE DARK KNIGHT RISES) will now be able to add “producer” to her ever-growing CV. According to THR, Hathaway will both produce and star in a new film...

More shots of Henry Cavill as hobo Superman from the set of Man of Steel

Posted 15 years ago

Zack Snyder’s MAN OF STEEL has been filming for some time now, but if we were to judge solely from leaked set photos, one would believe that Henry Cavill as a shirtless, bearded Superman will actually be taking center stage...

Warner Bros picks up post-apocalyptic spec script The End from Heroes writer Aron Eli Coleite

Posted 15 years ago

While NBC’s “Heroes” turned out be kinda shitty, perhaps series writer and prodcuer Aron Eli Coleite will have better luck with THE END. According to Deadline, Warner Bros has picked up Coleite’s post-apocalyptic spec script, a science fiction/drama that “focuses...

New Girl with the Dragon Tattoo poster keeps up the striking and elegant designs

Posted 15 years ago

The excellent marketing materials for David Fincher’s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO continue to pour in. There’s not much more to say about them, as everyone involved seems to have really figured out how to turn Fincher’s specific dark...

Will screenwriting maestro Aaron Sorkin get the (Steve) Job(s)?

Posted 15 years ago

While SOCIAL NETWORK and MONEYBALL writer Aaron Sorkin felt somehow ill-equipped to take on a Pixar animated film at the behest of Steve Jobs, the A-list Hollywood screenwriter may now end up tackling the late Apple founder instead. According to...

New posters for The Grey and Contraband showcase giant faces and bad Photoshop!

Posted 15 years ago

The first official posters for Joe Carnahan’s “Liam Neeson vs. Wolves” movie THE GREY and Baltasar Kormákur’s CONTRABAND have appeared online! THE GREY is a film that sort of sucker-punched us about a month ago, coming out of left field...

Akira gets the greenlight from Warner Bros, Garrett Hedlund the frontrunner for one of the two leads

Posted 15 years ago

For those of you hoping that the live-action American version of the beloved AKIRA wouldn’t get made… sorry! Variety is reporting today that the new Americanized iteration of Katsuhiro Otomo’s cyberpunk manga has officially been given the greenlight by Warner...

Channing Tatum may star as Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz in Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher

Posted 15 years ago

After years of development, MONEYBALL director Bennett Miller is finally getting traction on his drama FOXCATCHER, about John du Pont – heir to the du Pont chemical fortune – and his infamous murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz. In a...

New trailer and poster for The Adventures of Tintin promise an old-fashioned good time!

Posted 15 years ago

This is it. This is the trailer that will sell American audiences on a property most don’t know or give a damn about. This new trailer for Steven Spielberg’s THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN is the most classically Spielbergian yet, with...

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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.

Black Swan writer Mark Heyman’s “Facebook thriller” XOXO gets picked up by Lionsgate

Anne Hathaway will produce and star in Paramount thriller Puzzler

More shots of Henry Cavill as hobo Superman from the set of Man of Steel

Warner Bros picks up post-apocalyptic spec script The End from Heroes writer Aron Eli Coleite

New Girl with the Dragon Tattoo poster keeps up the striking and elegant designs

Will screenwriting maestro Aaron Sorkin get the (Steve) Job(s)?

New posters for The Grey and Contraband showcase giant faces and bad Photoshop!

Akira gets the greenlight from Warner Bros, Garrett Hedlund the frontrunner for one of the two leads

Channing Tatum may star as Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz in Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher

New trailer and poster for The Adventures of Tintin promise an old-fashioned good time!

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