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Will James Franco join Kate Hudson in another Linda Lovelace biopic?

Posted 16 years ago

It’s a good thing James Franco can rock the creepy rape ‘stache, because according to Deadline, the prolific actor is currently in discussions to play pornographer Chuck Traynor in the film LOVELACE, a biopic covering the tumultuous life of DEEP...

Keanu Reeves says we may be getting two new Matrix films (in 3D)

Posted 16 years ago

UPDATE – ScreenRant got in touch with the school where Keanu Reeves allegedly made the statements below only to find out (not really a big surprise) that Keanu Reeves never spoke at their school. Rumor: Busted. Are you guys fans...

Matthew Vaughn discusses First Class, calls it “X-Men meets Bond”

Posted 16 years ago

Lots of news has been coming out of the X-MEN: FIRST CLASS front of late, particularly from its own director Matthew Vaughn. The man’s been doing what feels like damage control stemming from last week’s release of this mutant group...

Controversial film critic Armond White accuses members of the New York Film Critics Circle of racism

Posted 16 years ago

If you know anything about film critic Armond White, then you know that he is a notorious contrarian and essentially Hollywood’s equivalent of an online troll. The guy has infamously panned critic and audience darlings such as TOY STORY 3...

Russell Brand looking to sing a tune in the Rock of Ages big screen adaptation

Posted 16 years ago

Never in a million years would I have imagined that a musical from director Adam Shankman (HAIRSPRAY, THE PACIFIER) would dare spark my interest. But ROCK OF AGES, the big screen adaptation of the stage musical (that began as a...

Has Keira Knightley replaced Marion Cotillard in David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis?

Posted 16 years ago

David Cronenberg’s upcoming COSMOPOLIS already had its first (kind of big) casting shake-up earlier this month when it was announced that Robert Pattinson would be stepping up to fill in the void left by the departed Colin Farrell. The reaction...

Robert Downey Jr. drops out of Oz, Johnny Depp steps in?

Posted 16 years ago

Get your ass to Oz, Johnny. It seems Robert Downey, Jr. has fallen out of Disney’s upcoming sorta-prequel OZ, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL. That’s according to THR’s Heat Vision, which is reporting that RDJ has backed out of the role...

Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood has a rockin’ new trailer

Posted 16 years ago

And by “rockin'” I mean it features ill-placed industrial rock music by Nine Inch Nails. So if you thought the last trailer for RED RIDING HOOD was missing that certain something that only mis-matched music could bring, then you’re in...

Kevin Smith says that working with Bruce Willis on Cop Out was “soul crushing”

Posted 16 years ago

The word back in 2009 on what was going on during filming of the Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan comedy COP OUT was that things were very rough. Smith and Willis were not exactly getting along according to tabloids at...

Ben Affleck may tackle the Black List film script American Bullshit as his next project

Posted 16 years ago

Since Ben Affleck continues to be the hot shit right now in Hollywood what with his excellent crime drama THE TOWN now having made about $145 million worldwide, the actor/writer/director today sits in the very enviable position of being able...

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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.

Will James Franco join Kate Hudson in another Linda Lovelace biopic?

Keanu Reeves says we may be getting two new Matrix films (in 3D)

Matthew Vaughn discusses First Class, calls it “X-Men meets Bond”

Controversial film critic Armond White accuses members of the New York Film Critics Circle of racism

Russell Brand looking to sing a tune in the Rock of Ages big screen adaptation

Has Keira Knightley replaced Marion Cotillard in David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis?

Robert Downey Jr. drops out of Oz, Johnny Depp steps in?

Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood has a rockin’ new trailer

Kevin Smith says that working with Bruce Willis on Cop Out was “soul crushing”

Ben Affleck may tackle the Black List film script American Bullshit as his next project

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