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Luc Besson shows his political side with the latest trailer for The Lady

Posted 14 years ago

THE LADY, Luc Besson’s rare foray into straight drama, premiered last month at the Toronto International Film Festival, though I don’t recall having heard any word on the film one way or the other. It will, however, be making a...

Arrested Development returning for a limited series run to set up a movie

Posted 14 years ago

After what seems like an eternity of teases related to the return and continuation of Mitchell Hurwitz’s short-lived but beloved “Arrested Development” in movie form, it now appears that we may be getting that as well as 9-10 television episodes...

Warner Bros snatches up spec script for The Samurai from Warrior director Gavin O’Connor

Posted 14 years ago

Warner Bros seems to be everywhere in the news of late! According to Deadline, the studio has ponied up something in the high six-figures for spec script THE SAMURAI, the follow-up film by WARRIOR helmer Gavin O’Connor. Written by O’Connor...

Christopher Nolan, Michael Bay, Alfonso Cuaron, and others being eyed to direct The Twilight Zone

Posted 14 years ago

Looks like Warner Bros wants top-tier talent to lead the way into another dimension. According to Variety, WB is keen on kickstarting THE TWILIGHT ZONE with a big director to cross us over into the bizarre. Their frontrunner unsurprisingly (considering...

Steven Spielberg being sought by Warner Bros to direct Moses epic Gods and Kings

Posted 14 years ago

An epic tale requires an epic director, and few things are more epic than either Moses or Steven Spielberg. The project at hand is called GODS AND KINGS, a film that will tell the life story of Moses (including the...

South Park documentary 6 Days to Air gets a trailer

Posted 14 years ago

Fifteen years in and “South Park” continues not only going strong as a series, but remains effectively relevant to the everyday discourse of popular and social culture in today’s world. That’s quite a feat for a show that can so...

New Melancholia character posters feature what may be the film’s biggest character of all

Posted 14 years ago

I think I’ve mentioned before that Danish director Lars Von Trier is essentially a troll filmmaker. I really don’t think that’s too off the mark. But what I love about the guy – apart from his films which I think...

Another New Year’s Eve trailer to make you want to gouge your eyes out

Posted 14 years ago

This is the second time I’m writing about a trailer for NEW YEAR’S EVE, which I fear is going to make me look like a closeted fan of the Garry Marshall-directed romcom that’s just aching to come out. Since I...

Scribes Michael Brandt and Derek Haas will be returning for Wanted 2

Posted 14 years ago

WANTED, a fun enough film that sure as shit didn’t need or deserve a sequel, will be getting one anyway! And returning to pen it will be original writers Michael Brandt and Derek Haas (3:10 TO YUMA, 2 FAST 2...

Posters for Johnny Depp’s The Rum Diary and Christian Bale’s The Flowers of War have been revealed

Posted 14 years ago

We have a couple of new posters for you guys today! The first is actually a rather cool-looking one for Johnny Depp’s upcoming Hunter S. Thompson-ing in THE RUM DIARY. I’m still on the fence as to whether or not...

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