Zack and Miri

New photo from Zack and Miri make a porno, highlightig some of the supporting cast , including Crig Robinson and Jeff Anderson

Source: Newsaskew.com

Bangkok Dangerous

Teaser poster for the Pang Brothers remake of their Hong Kong action flick, courtesy of comingsoon.net

Justice League Mortal

Various sites are reporting a rumour that Haydyn Christensen will be putting on the red and blue garb as Superman in the forthcoming Justice League movie. This story apparently emanates from someone who overheard Christensen talking at a bar, so take this with a large grain of salt.

Christensen is of course most famous for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker, and his casting will no doubt add further controversy to a film which is already struggling to win the support of comic book fans.

Source: Cinematical

Bruno

Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat follow up has a full title (take a deep breath) - Brüno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt.

Apparently Cohen has also snared a celebrity victim in the form of Ben Affleck, who sat down unawares for an interview with the star in his gay Austrian fashion designer disguise.

Source: Cinematical

Indiana Jones

The TV spot for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls is available in HD quicktime here.

Source: Aint it Cool News

Star Wars

Star Wars fans with more money than friends can now liven up their homes with these life size replicas of C3PO and R2D2. Made of fiber glass, the life size figures come complete with voice and light functions. Of course, such quality doesn't come cheap, with a cost of $11,500 for the pair.

Source : /film

W

Elizabeth Banks has signed to play Laura Bush in 'W', Oliver stone's forthcoming George W Bush biopic.

Banks will next be seen in Kevin Smith's 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno', after which playing the First Lady will certainly be a change of pace.

Source : Newsaskew

Redbelt

Trailer for the new David Mamet film Redbelt. Whilst the trailer suggests a somewhat routine thriller, with Mamet as board as writer director, i'm willing to bet there is much more of interest within the fim itself.

Iron Man

Source: Cinematical
New shot of the villian in the forthcoming Iron Man film , Iron Monger

Hancock

New promotional image from Will Smiths summer blockbuster, Hancock. Word on the film has been mixed. Whilst the trailer showed promise, reviews of early screenings suggest that pretty much all the good stuff is contained therein. The film also apparently takes some strange turns involving Will Smith as an ancient god. Rumours that Jazzy Jeff plays jesus are unconfirmed.

Source: Aint it Cool News

X Files 2

Teaser poster for this summers X Files sequel, which is apparently still without an official title.

Source: Aint it Cool News

The Hobbit

Sir Ian McKellen has confirmed his intention to reprise his role as Gandalf in the forthcoming Hobbit films.

In a question and answer session on his official website, McKellen was asked "Will you again be our Gandalf in The Hobbit now that the deal is settled?" Sir Ian answered, "Yes I will, if Peter Jackson and I have anything to do with it, he being the producer and me being, on the whole a very lucky actor."

Asked whether executive producer Peter Jackson had approached him about reprising the role, McKellen elaborated:-

"Encouragingly, Peter and Fran Walsh have told me they couldn't imagine The Hobbit without their original Gandalf. Their confidence hasn't yet been confirmed by the director Guillermo del Toro but I am keeping my diary free for 2009!"

Source: The Guardian

War Inc

Poster for the new John Cusack satirical comedy 'War Inc'. Although Cusack plays another troubled hitman, early rumours of this being a semi-sequel to Grosse Pointe Blanke appear to be slightly wide of the mark. The official synopsis reads:-

"War, Inc. is a a political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President (Dan Akroyd). In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires a troubled hit man, played by John Cusack, to kill a Middle East oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation's Trade Show Producer in order to pull off this latest hit, while maintaining his cover by organizing the high-profile wedding of Yonica Babyyeah (Hilary Duff) an outrageous Middle Eastern pop star, and keeping a sexy left wing reporter (Marisa Tomei) in check."

War Inc opens in the USA on May 23rd, and later in the year in the UK.

Source: Cinematical

Fanboys

The saga of 'Fanboys' continues with the news that we will now be seeing not one but two versions of the film.

Fanboys tells the tale of a group of friends and Star Wars fans. When one of the friends is diagnosed with terminal cancer the group attempt to break into George Lucas's ranch in order to obtain a pre release print of 'The Phantom Menace' for hiim to view before his death.

The film was picked up by the Weinstein company, who decided that the whole cancer sub plot was a potential audience turn off and re-edited the movie to remove all references to it. Both versions were test screened and received almost identical scores. Despite this the Weinsteins' were all set to go with the new melanoma light version.

One thing they didnt count on was that a film called Fanboys would attract a lot of, well, fanboys, who have expressed their displeasure at the editing of the film.

As a result of the furore the Weinstein Company have now announced that both versions of the film will be released on DVD.

There is no word yet as to which, if any, version will see a cinema release, nor any indication of a release date. Given the Weinstein's previous track record this could be an indication that they are preparing to dump the film out there as cheaply as possible and cut their losses. In this instance though the presence of Seth Rogen amongst the cast pretty much guarantees a reasonable audience for any cinema release.

Source: Aint it Cool News, Cinematical

Meet Dave

Trailer for the forthcoming Eddie Murphy 'comedy' Meet Dave, in which he continues to piss away whatever talent he once has.

Murphy plays a human shaped spaceship who falls in love with Elizabeth Banks. Murphy, re teaming with Norbit director Brian Robbins, also plays the miniature alien pilot of the ship.

Dave opens July 11th in the USA.

The Wolfman

Producer Scott Stuber has been talking to Empire Online about the effects for the forthcoming Wolfman remake. Pleasingly, albeit somewhat surprisingly, they will be attempting to use practical effects wherever possible. Stuber states:

"We really want to stick to the physical stuff. So much of what we're trying to accomplish is that when Benicio is the wolf, you really know it's Benicio Del Toro and you have the eyes and the emotion of what he is. "

"You wouldn't get that with a completely CG creature who you disassociate from Benicio Del Toro. There will inevitably be some CG work to help with some of the transformation, but it's a (special effects make up creator) Rick Baker-centric film and that's what we wanted from the get-go."

Source: Empire Online

South Park

Although not strictly movie related, fans of South Park may want to head over to the new official website which, amongst other items, features streaming versions of every show released. Even better, the episodes are absolutely free of charge.

The one caveat is that UK and Australian viewers will have to wait a little while longer until they can use the service, due to some rights difficulties. Of course, the more IT literate of you will know this is not something that is particularly difficult to circumvent.

As far as I am aware this is the first time the entirety of a major series has been placed online for free, and it will be interesting to see whether other shows follow suit.

Source: Cinematical.

Day of the Dead

Poster for the forthcoming remake of 'Day of the Dead'.

Despite the presence of Ving Rhames, this is unrelated to the recent Dawn of the Dead remake. Interesting also to note the large mention of George A Romero. Romero had nothing to do with the remake, which according to early reports bears little resemblance to the original.

Source: Impwards

Bob Marley Biopic

Further to last weeks news that the Weinstein Brothers had optioned the rights to a movie based on the biography of Bob Marley's wife, the film has hit a major stumbling block, and one you thought might have come to light before they signed the deal.

Despite the fact that the film is being produced by Marley's widow, Rita, the sale of her book rights naturally didn't include rights to use any of the music.

Martin Scorsese has already licensed the song rights for his forthcoming Marley documentary, and the Marley family are now suggesting that they wouldn't be interested in providing the songs to a competing project.

"All our efforts and support are currently directed toward the documentary," Ziggy Marley said. "We believe that this project is the best way to represent our father's life from his perspective, and any other film project pertaining to our father will be empty without his music to support it."

Suggestions are that the Marley family would acquiesce only if there was to be a significant delay between the release of the documentary and the film, which by their reckoning would push the project back to around 2015.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Spine Tingler - The William Castle Story

Trailer for the forthcoming documentary about the films of William Castle. Castle was best known for his showmanship and gimmicks, including flying skeletons on strings above the audience, selling life insurance policies to guard against those dying of fright during the film and, most famously, placing shock buzzers under cinema seats for 'The Tingler'



Source: Cinematical

Tintin

Thomas Sangster, above, will be playing Tintin in the forthcoming motion capture trilogy. Sangster was previously best nown as Liam Neeson's annoying son in Love Actually.

Steven Spielberg will be directing the first of the films, which begin shooting in October.

Source: Aint it Cool News

The Wolfman

First shots of Benicio Del Toro in full werewolf get up.

Source: Aint it Cool News

The Muppets

Following last weeks news that 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' Jason Segal will be tackling the Muppets, he has given an interview with MTV.com in which he gives his initial indications as to what we can expect :-

"I’ve just grown a little disappointed with ‘Muppets in the Old West,’ ‘Muppets Under Water,’ and all these weird concept movies. I just want to go take it back to the early 80’s, when it was about the Muppets trying to put on a show. That’s what I’m trying to bring back”.

Segel also intends to bring bak the tradition of the star cameos, stating “All of our friends that I’ve brought it up to are pretty excited by the prospect of it. Everyone loves the Muppets; they’ve got a warm place in most people’s hearts. We want a lot of cameos. You look back at Charles Grodin, Charles Durning, there were just such great performances in those movies.” “We’ve got a great plot. I think if we can execute it right, it will be terrific. But I can’t tell you more - it’s top secret.”

Source: MTV.com

Justice League Mortal

The above is the official title for the new Justice League movie. Unfortunately, the seemingly cursed production has hit a further snag. The film had hired an Australian director, George Miller, and was set to shoot in the country. The reasoning behind this was to obtain the 40% tax rebate the Australian Government grants to Antipodean productions, which would go some way to taking the bite out of the rumoured $200 million dollar budget. Apparently, given the 'American' nature of the film the Goverment have now decided that the rebate will not apply.

What effect this will have on the production is as yet unclear, but it looks like the film may now be seeking a new location, and possible director. Of course the majority of comic book fans feel the film is a bad idea to begin with, but it seems that Warner Brothers are intent on pressing ahead.




Source: Cinematical

RIP Arthur C Clarke

Arthur C Clarke, the prolific science fiction author who came to film goers attention when he co-wrote the script to 2001 : A Space Odyssey has died aged 90. Sir Arthur was famous for his ability to predict scientific innovations, including satellite technology, and 2001 remains to this day one of the most intelligent and thoughtful science fiction films ever made.

This Side Of The Truth

Ricky Gervais' has started an online blog documenting the making of his new comedy, 'This Side of the Truth'. Gervais stars in the comedy and also co-writes and co-directs with Matt Robinson.

The film is set in a universe where everyone tells the truth, when a teacher discovers the concept of lying, he uses his new found skills to attempt to land Jennifer Garner.

Other cast members include Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, Rob Lowe and Jonah Hill

Source: Rickygervais.com

Anthony Minghella

Anthony Minghella, the award winning director of The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley and Cold Mountain has died suddenly at the age of 54. Minghella, who was also until recently chairman of the British Film Institute, suffered a hemorrhage following a routine operation.

Minghella most recently worked on the pilot for 'The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency' which is set to air on the BBC on March 23rd

Source : BBC News

Dune

Director Peter Berg is to helm a new version of Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic Dune. The big budget film, which will be produced by Paramount pictures, is the third attempt to adapt Herbert's novel, following David Lynch's ill fated 1984 film and the well received Sci-Fi Channel miniseries. No word on a writer or release date as of yet

Source: Variety

Tropic Thunder

Yahoo movies has the full trailer for forthcoming Ben Stiller comedy 'Tropic Thunder'. A higher quality version is online here.

Stiller also directs the film which tells of a group of actors stranded in the jungle during 'boot camp' training for a forthcoming war epic. Things go awry when they unwittingly find themselves caught up in a real conflict. Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr also star, with Nick Nolte and Steve Coogan in supporting roles.

Drillbit Taylor

New clip from forthcoming coedy Drillbit Taylor, which opens in the US this weekend



Source: Chud.com

Universal and Dark Horse Comics

Following the success of recent adaptations of DC and Marvel characters, Universal have jumped on the comic book ship and announced a a three-year production and distribution agreement with Dark Horse Comics.

The deal gives Universal access to all Dark Horse characters and properties as well as any material that Dark Horse might acquire and wish to develop as a motion picture.

Dark Horse comics have already provided source material for films as diverse as "The Mask", "Timecop", Mystery Men" and "Hellboy".

The first film under the deal is likely to be an adaptation of Peter Lenkov's "R.I.P.D." which tells the tale of a spook hunting police force itself composed of ghosts. The film has been in development at Universal for a whie, with David Dobkin set to direct.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Zack and Miri make a Porno

A few new shots from Kevin Smith's forthcoming comedy, although they don't appear to add a great deal to the previous stills.

Kevin Smith has also let loose a few new details about the flick, including that he intends to start test screening the film as early as next month and that this is his first film since Mallrats in which Jason Lee and Ben Affleck will not feature.


Source: Slashfilm / News Askew

Metal Gear Solid

Kurt Wimmer, director of Equilibrium and Ultraviolent, is in line to write and possibly direct a film version of Playstation stealth actioner Metal Gear Solid. The film has been on the cards for a while but now appears to be moving forward under ex- New Line executive Michael De Luca.

Happy St Patrick's Day

Friday the 13th

Casting calls have gone out for the Jason Vorhees role in the forthcoming Friday the 13th remake. Producers have sent the following descriptions to casting agencies:-

JASON VOORHEES: Caucasian, fair complexion, Late 20's, Early 30's, stunt man. He is thin, lean, and cut from living off the land and residing in the forest around Crystal Lake...

YOUNG JASON VOORHEES: Caucasian, fair complexion, older, smaller, kid to play 9 or 10 years of age..

The above suggests that Vorhees plays a large role in the film, which confirms that this film will be a strict remake of the original Friday 13th, but instead follow the route of the sequels.

Filming begins next month with Marus Nispel in the directors chair.

Souce: bloodydisgusting.com

The Muppets

"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" writer/ star Jason Segel and director Nick Stoller will move on to more family fare with their next film, a new Muppets movie.


The job came aout when Henson puppetteers were hired to create the puppets used in the "Dracula" musical which features in Marshall. This led to a meeting with Disney executives in which Segal put forward his pitch for a new movie featuring Kermit & Co.

Segel and Stoller will write the script and Stoller will direct. No further details on the film or a possible release date as of yet.

Souce: Variety

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance USA

Charlize Thereon has revealed she is in talks to star in an American remake of Park Chan Wook's Korean thriller, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance.

The original tells of a woman who is incarcerated for 13 years for a murder she didnt commit, before being released and setting off on a path of revenge against those that wronged her.

It appears that the director is involved in the remake to some extent, with Theron quoted as saying "he came to me and said he really wanted us to do this. He wanted to see that story told in an American society."

With the Oldboy remake seemingly dead in the water, this appears to be the film most liekly to introduce a mainstream audience to Chan Wook's unique worldview, depending of course on how much survives the Hollywood studio system.

Source: Chud.com, Cinematical

The Incredible Hulk

Following yesterdays launch of the Incredible Hulk trailer on MTV.Com, international readers can now view the trailer here.

Source:Spike.com

Heavy Metal

In today's second remake news, plans are afoot for a revival of Heavy Metal, the 80's animated fantasy film. This new version is intended to be a portmentau effort , under the supervision of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle creator Kevin Eastman. The film, like the original, will be R rated.

The biggest news on the project however is that David Fincher has been tapped to direct one of the segments, which opens up some interesting possibilities as to what the Fight Club auteur will produce in the animated medium. Other big name directors will apparently be announced in the near future

Source: Variety

Robocop

Rumours have been swirling for a while that MGM planned a relaunch of the Robocop franchise, however a new press release suggests that the film may be closer to fruition than previously thought, with the remake being listed amongst MGM's 2008/2009 slate.

The original Robocop is only 20 years old, and still a pretty good film. The big question is whether any remake would keep the dark comedy and social satire of the original, or follow the increasingly bland sequels.

Source: Aint it Cool News

The Incredible Hulk

First images of a (obviously CGI) Hulk and lead villian 'Abomination' from the Inredibe Hulk Trailer. Director Louis Letterier has promised a more action packed film than the Ang Lee version, with the final battle consisting of almost half an hour of the creatures battling each other and destroying most of New York City in the process.

Source: Aint It Cool News, CHUD.com

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Following previous rumours, Warner Brothers have confirmed that the final Harry Potter book will be split into two movies, with a November 2010 and May 2011 release.

Source: Chud.com

The Incredible Hulk

The trailer for 'The Incredible Hulk' is finally here, unfortunately only for US viewers. Hopefully the trailer will appear in other locations shortly, however for the time being US readers can view it here

Source: MTV.com

Superman

Following recent rumours, director Bryan Singer has confirmed to Empire magazine that he is working on a sequel to Superman Returns, which is currently in the scripting stage

Singer also acknowledges the critics od the first film:-

“The first one was a romantic film and a nostalgic film,” he says. “I’ll be the first person to own up to that without making any apologies for it. I knew it was going to be that from the outset. And now that the characters are established, there’s really an opportunity to up the threat levels.”


Source: Empire Online

Wall-E

The final trailer for the forthcoming Pixar animation is online exclusively at Apple here

The Strangers

New trailer for the Liv Tyler starring horror film, which, after numerous delays, is due for a May release

Rambo 5

Following the surprise success of Rambo, Swedish newspaper Metro has an interview with Stallone in which he gives more details about his plans for a further sequel.

Stallone is quoted as saying:

"I would like to take Rambo to another genre, experiment a little with the character. It would definitely not be another war movie. I can't go any further with that than what I've already done. What it's going to be like, I'm not going to reveal at this point. But I'm already halfway though writing the manuscript."

Source: Aint it Cool News

Monsters vs Aliens

Details on the voice cast of the forthcoming Dreamworks animated comedy 'Monsters Vs Aliens', together with some promotional images, have been released.

The film, a spoof of 1950's sci fi and monster movies, will feature Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Kiefer Sutherland and Will Arnett.

The film will be released, in 3D no less, in March 2009.

Source: Bloody Disgusting

Sacrilege

British director Neil Marshall will follow up the forthcoming Doomsday with western/horror hyrid Sacrilege.

Whilst details at the moment are scarce, Marshall told Variety:

"It is set during the Gold Rush, a time remembered for incidents like the Donner Party. It is meant to be a pitch-black, gritty, period horror movie.

""This is 'Unforgiven' by way of H.P. Lovecraft, with that grim, gritty setting and a horror element nobody has seen before."

Source: Variety

Max Payne

The first images of Marky Mark in character as 'Max Payne' have emerged on the web. The film, based on a popular computer game, tells of a tough NYPD Detective who goes on the run after being framed for the murder of his entire family.

Computer games rarely make good films, but with Wahlberg and director John Moore involved, this sounds more promising than most, despite the rumoured PG-13 rating.

Source: Cinematical

The Blade Itself

The team behind Ben Affleck's directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (which is still to see a release in the UK due to similarities to the Madeline McCann case) are reuniting for Chicago Crime Drama 'The Blade Itself'.

The story, based on a novel by Marcus Sakey, tells of two children involved in a pawn shop robbery gone wrong. When one is released from prison as an adult trouble brews when they reunite.

No word on who is directing yet, but Affleck will be producing with Gone Baby Gone co writer Aaron Stockard handing adaptation duties.

Source: Cinematical

Attack of The Killer tomatoes

80's spoof sci-fi film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is getting the remake treatment. Rights to the film , whose sequel starred a young George Clooney, have been acquired by M. Dal Walton III, who s responsible for recent remakes of Terror Train and Day of the Dead.

The film will be written and directed by Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, creators of the popular website 'Ask A Ninja'.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Empire Awards 2008

Best Newcomer
Sam Riley (Control)

Best Comedy
Hot Fuzz

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Stardust

Best Horror
28 Weeks Later

Best Thriller
American Gangster

The Sony Ericsson Soundtrack Award
Control

Best British Film
Atonement

Best Actress
Keira Knightley (Atonement)

Best Actor
James McAvoy (Atonement)

Best Director
David Yates (Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix)

Best Film
The Bourne Ultimatum

Done In 60 Seconds
Titanic

Empire Inspiration Award
Guillermo Del Toro

Outstanding Contribution To British Film
Shane Meadows

Empire Icon
Ewan McGregor

Source: Empire Online

Wolf Man

Below is the first image from the forthcoming Wolf Man remake, starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins.

The film has had a troubled gestation, with director Marc Romanek replaced by Joe Johnston just a few weeks before filming. There are also rumours of rewrites to the script, despite the strong buzz surrounding Andrew Kevin Walkers original screenplay.

Speed Racer

Looking disturbingly like ancient PC game Megarace, heres the international trailer for the Wachowski brothers' forthcoming family actioner Speedracer

The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus

Reuters have confirmed the earlier rumours that Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law will be completing Heath Ledger's role in Terry Gilliam's forthcoming fantasy film.

Ledger's footage will remain in the film, with the producers stating that "since the format of the story allows for the preservation of his entire performance, at no point will Heath's work be modified or altered through the use of digital technology."

Gilliam makes it clear that the production was restarted "with the blessing and support of Heath Ledger's family" and that he was "delighted that Heath's brilliant performance can be shared with the world. We are looking forward to finishing the movie and, through the film, with a modicum of humility, being able to touch people's hearts and souls as Heath was able to do."

Source: Reuters

Alien vs Predator 3

Various sources report that 20th Century Fox are pushing ahead with a third Alien vs Predator film. Despite the critical drubbing the seond film took, it still managed to pull in $130 million overseas, and given the lack of stars the films are relatively cheap to make. No word yet as to whether any of the cast or directors of the second film are returning.

Source: Cinematical

The Dark Knight

The above new image from The Dark Knight is taken from an interesting New York Times article, which talks about the reinvigoration of the franchise following Batman and Robin, and concentrates on the working methods of director Christopher Nolan. It also has some interesting thoughts on the interplay between Batman and the Joker:-

Mr. Oldman’s police lieutenant, Jim Gordon, warns about the perils of escalation: that Batman’s extreme measures could invite a like response from the criminal element. And sure enough, a deadly new villain, the Joker, emerges to wreak havoc.

In a political context this would politely be called an “unintended consequence.” (Gotham as Baghdad, anyone?) Mr. Nolan doesn’t deny the overtones. “As we looked through the comics, there was this fascinating idea that Batman’s presence in Gotham actually attracts criminals to Gotham, attracts lunacy,” he said. “When you’re dealing with questionable notions like people taking the law into their own hands, you have to really ask, where does that lead? That’s what makes the character so dark, because he expresses a vengeful desire.”

Despite some lingering concerns as to whether the film will contain too much in terms of character and plot, this film is increasingly looking to be the one to watch this summer.

Battle For Red Cliff

Following a disappointing time in the USA (only Face Off coming anywhere close to expectations), John Woo is returning to Chinese language filmmaking for his next film, Battle For Red Cliff. Below is the Japanese trailer, which certainly promises a return to form



Source :Twitchfilm

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Final poster for the forthcoming Indiana Jones film, which does a nice job of capturing the style of the originals

The Incredible Hulk

Universal have been quiet on The Incredible Hulk so far, which has led some people to suggest they don't have particularly high expectations for the film. The full trailer is scheduled to premiere on March 12th across all MTV channels in the US, and below is the teaser for this. That's right, we now have trailers for trailers....



Source: Aint It Cool News

Ice Age 3 - Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Above is a snapshot of the theatre standee for the third Ice Age fim which hits cinemas next summer. Rather confusingly the film seems to pit the characters from the previous films against dinosaurs, although historical accuracy has never been the series' strong point.

Source: /film

The Sopranos

Count this one as a rumour at present, but the owner of 'The Satin Dolls' strip club claims to have the inside track on a possible Sopranos film.

The Satin Dolls doubles as the Bada Bing club, which of course features heavily in the series. The owner, Nick D'Urso, says he has put back a planned refit of the club after he "got an inside tip that they're going to do a movie, so I don't want to make any major changes ... I'm not going to reveal my sources, but we got a call from somebody (working) on the script."

There has been talk of a Sopranos movie since the series ended, but little in the way of concrete information. The final episode certainly left room for a continuation.

Source:Cinematical

The Dark Knight

If you remember our previous post on this film, people have been invited on the Dark Knight website to leave their phone number if they wanted to join Harvey Dent's campaign for District Attorney. Those that joined up have received a message, recorded by Aaron Eckhart, as follows:-

“Hello, I’m Harvey Dent, Assistant District Attorney of Gotham, and I’m calling to ask for your support. We all know what’s wrong with Gotham. Crime is out of control. And instead of protecting our streets, too many cops have become criminals themselves.

This is why my mission has been to stamp out police corruption, and this is why I’m considering a run for district attorney. But I can’t do it alone. I need to know if you, the people of Gotham, want change. Do you want a Gotham free from the grip of criminals and the corrupt? Are you ready to join a crusade to take back our city? If this is a change you desire, if you are fed up with living in fear, go to ibelieveinharveydent.com and see how you can join the struggle to take back our city. I’m ready to fight for Gotham, if you are ready to fight too.”

The website www.ibelieveinharveydent.com has also been updated with new pictures and information

Source: /film

Wanted

New trailer for the slightly cheesy looking Angelina Jolie action flick

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Iron Man

New, somewhat photoshoppy, Iron Man poster

Source: Aint It Cool News

Tropic Thunder

Above is the first image from Ben Stiller's forthcoming comedy Tropic Thunder. Stiller directs and stars in the film, which tells of a group of actors forced to fend for themselves when dumped in the jungle by the director of the latest film.

Starring alongside Stiller is Jack Black, to the rear, and Robert Downey Jr. If you dont recognise Downey Jr in the picture above, he's the one in the middle. Downey Jr plays a serious actor who, when offered a role originally written for an African American, decides to dye his skin rather than have the role rewritten. Some people are concerned this plot point may cause controversy and it will be inte resting to see how it is handled in the publicity surrounding the film.

Steve Coogan and Nick Nolte also star in the film, which is due for an August release.

Source: Cinematical

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

USA today has the first still from Kevin Smith's forthcoming comedy 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'.

The article also talks about box office expectations for the film, and related concern that the title may prove a turn off for some viewers. Smith is sanguine about this stating that '"We're just hoping that by the time the movie comes out, if the marketing people do their jobs right, it's a word that people will kind of get over'.

Box office analyst James Bock feels the risque title could work to the film's advantage, suggestint that "It's one of the best titles of the year"

MST3k presents Samson -v- the Vampire Women

I know these dont really fit in with the news based direction the site is taking, but what the hell, these are great...

Burn After Reading

Following the Oscar success of 'No Country for Old Men', the Coen brothers next film, 'Burn After Reading' will be getting a wide release on 12 September in the US.

The film stars George Clooney and tells of a CIA vet, played by John Malkovich, who gets fired writes his memoir as revenge . His wife mistakenly leaves the memoir at a gym, where it is discovered by a trainer (Brad Pitt)who try to turn the discovery to their advantage. Clooney is charged with recovering the memoir. The film is apparently a fairly lightweight comedy, which will be a change from the intense drama of their previous film.

Source: cinematical

The Onion Movie

The Onion Movie, a film based on the famous satirical website, will finally hit DVD later this year. The movie was filmed way back in 2004, but is only now seeing the light of day. The trailer, below, makes the film look like a cross between The Day Today and Kentucky Fried Movie.

Whilst there are some laughs in the trailer this looks like an idea which could struggle to maintain momentum over the length of a feature film. Some of the film's supposedly more topical material may also suffer as a result of the delays in the film's release.



Source: /film

No Woman No Cry

The Weinstein company are jumping on the musical biopic bandwagon, having pruchased the rights to 'No Woman No Cry', Rita Marleys autobiographical account of her life with husband Bob Marley. The book focuses on the ups and downs of their life together prior to Marley's death from cancer in 1981 at the age of just 36.

The film is set for a late 2009 release with a script from 'Working Girl's Lizzie Borden and Rita Marley executive producing.

Source: Variety

Rosemary's Baby

Platinum Dunes is in talks to remake Roman Polanski's horror classic Rosemary's Baby.

Dunes, which specialises in remakes of horror films including the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Amityville Horror and forthcoming Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday 13th reworkings, is turning it's attention to the tale of a woman who believes she has been impregnated by the devil.

The original was a masterpiece of subtlety and understatement, which are two words that cannot be used to describe Platinum Dune's output to date. Still we'll reserve judgment until we hear more details.

Source: CHUD.com

Crazy on the Outside

Tim Allen will make his directing debut with 'Crazy On The Outside'.

The film tells of a prisoner who upon being granted parole is forced to live with his eccentric sister and has trouble adjusting to life outside.

Allen will also star in the film, alongside Ray Liotta, Carrie-Anne Moss and Kelsey Grammer.

No word on whether Allen will bring his real life experience to the role. Allen served two and a half years in prison in the late 70s after trying to sell a large amount of cocaine to an undercover narcotics officer.

Source: Variety

Prince Caspian

New behind the scenes clip from the forthcoming Chronicles of Narnia sequel



Source: Empire

Hellboy 2

poster art for the forthcoming Hellboy sequel, designed by Drew Struzan

The Dark Knight

Following a hiatus as a result of the death of star Heath Ledger, the marketing campaign for The Dark Knight has begun again in earnest. As previously indicated, the next stage of the ad campaign will focus on Harvey 'Two Face' Dent.

The first step in this new approach appears to be another viral marketing campaign. Visitors to www.ibelieveinharveydent.com are invited to enter their e-mail address and phone number to join Dent's campaign for District Attorney. We assume that at some point in the future those who participate will be sent a link to some new material on the film, currently rumoured to be a new trailer.

Of course by completing these forms you are also passing your contact details to Warner Brothers and probably setting yourself up for a lifetime of marketing spam, so proceed carefully if you get wound up about such things.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Variety reports that the new Indiana Jones film will premiere at the Cannes film festival on May 18th, four days before it's worldwide release.

Whilst some lament the takeover of the film festival as a launching pad for summer blockbusters, premiering the film at Cannes guarantees a shed load of publicity for both the film and the festival.

Source: Variety

The Love Guru

It's been a long time since we've seen Mike Myers in a live action film. To be frank, this doesn't look promising, with Myers just repeating his Wayne World / Austin Powers shtick, although the trailer's worth watching for the sight of Justin Timberlake with an afro.

Iron Man

New Iron Man trailer. The buzz is increasing for this film, and this trailer seems perfect in tone. The only niggle at the moment is some obvious CGI effects, but hopefully this will be sorted before the films May 2 release date.

Disney Sequels

Aint it Cool news reports that Disney will be releasing sequels to one of their biggest franchises and a cult classic in 2011.

Tron 2 , some 29 years after the original film, will be shot in 3D. Other than that little is known about the film.

Meanwhile, and perhaps less surprisingly, we can also expect a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film. The sequel is likely to concentrate on Johnny Depp , with the other actors unlikely to reprise their roles

Source: Aint it Cool News

Pineapple Express

New uncut trailer for forthcoming Seth Rogen / Judd Apatow stoner comedy "The Pineapple Express'

New Line Cinema calls it quits

Following disappointing box office on their recent films, New Line Cinema has announced it will be no longer exist as a seperate entity but will instead operate in a 'much smaller' capacity as a unit of Warner Brothers. Chairmen Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne will be stepping down from their roles

From Pink Flamingos to A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, New Line has been responsible for some of the most memorable cinema of the last 30 years , however they have struggled with their recent release slate and their attempt to move into blockbuster territory (Rings notwithstanding...). Many people have been speculating that the studio was in serious trouble following the failure of The Golden Compass last year and it appears this is the end result.


Source: Cinematical

Cocaine Cowboys

Mark Wahlberg and Leonardo Di Caprio may be reuniting in a feature film adaptation of 2006 documentary Cocaine Cowbays. The film tells the story of Miami's cocaine trade int the 1970s.

More details at /film.

BBFC bans 'Murder Set Pieces'

The BBFC have refused a DVD certificate for psycho thriller 'Murder Set Pieces' stating that "to issue a certificate to Murder Set Pieces, even if statutorily confined to adults, would involve risk of harm within the terms of the Video Recordings Act, would be inconsistent with the Board’s Guidelines, and would be unacceptable to the public."

according to the BBFC press release "Murder Set Pieces is a feature with a single-minded focus on the activities of a psychopathic sexual serial killer, who, throughout the film, is seen raping, torturing and murdering his victims. Young children are among those terrorised and killed, and their inclusion in this abusive context is an added concern. In relation to the adult victims, there is a clear focus on sex or sexual behaviour accompanied by non-consensual pain, injury and humiliation."

They go on to state that the content of the film "also raises potential legal questions, for instance in relation to the Protection of Children Act 1978, as well as possible breaches of other legislation such as that on obscenity."

In recent years the outright banning of a film in the UK is a rare event, and even then is mostly confined to 'adult' titles. However the BBFC has been under pressure in recent weeks and this may be the first sign that they are taking a tougher stance in an attempt to head off further calls for a reform of the censorship system.

Source: Variety

Get Smart

New trailer for forthcoming comedy / actioner Get Smart

Wall E

Whilst the creators of Short Circuit prepare their inevitable lawsuit heres the final poster for forthcoming Pixar film Wall-E



Source: Aint It Cool News

Where the Wild Things Are

Our previous post on this matter suggested that Warner Brothers were not entirely happy with Spike Jonze's adaptation of the children's book Where the Wild Things Are. Latest news is that the film has now been pushed back to an October 2009 release date, which would tally with reports that the film will be extensively, if not completely, reshot. Whether Spike Jonze will be involved in any reshoots remains to be seen.

Source: slashfilm

The Tooth Fairy

Following the success of The Game Plan (in the US at least), Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson appears to be pursuing further roles in more family orientated fare. To this end he has just signed on to play 'an ordinary man who's brought in to try to save the tooth fairy kingdom'.

If that sounds a little like the Santa Clause then you won't be surprised to learn the film will be directed by Michael Lambeck, who was responsible for the second and third films in the series.

Of slightly more interest is the fact the script was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, who in the eighties were responsible for such classics as Splash, Nightshift, City Slickers, Spies Like Us and Parenthood.

Admittedly the premise sounds terrible, but there's always the possibility we could be surprised, no? No.

Source: Cinematical

Gotham Knight

As the behind the scenes clip posted a few weeks ago seems to have been pulled, here's a few stills from 'Gotham Knight' the new animated Batman DVD which will hit shelves before The Dark Knight premieres. The film features a selection of stories, with some big name comic writers on board, animated in an anime style. The film is intended to bridge the gap between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, in a similar style to the Animatrix.





Source: Kung Fu Rodeo

Starship Troopers 3

Coming, one presumes direct to DVD, soon.




Source: Empire online

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

The first (kind of) behind the scenes footage from Kevin Smith's next film has just gone online at Quick Stop Entertainment. The clip parodies the recent Matt Damon / Ben Affleck songs that have been doing the internet rounds after featuring on the Jimmy Kimmell show. This version misses out the beeps and is definitely not safe for work / the fainthearted. With this in mind, we're not embedding the clip on the site, but click on the link below to watch.


I'm F-----g Seth Rogen

Zack and Miri stars Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks and is due for release in late 2008.

MST3K presents Mr B Natural

A short from the MST3K team

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Following the Morgan Spurlock pastiche posted earlier, heres a new poster for the next Indiana Jones flick, this time with newcomer Shia Lebouf (rumoured to be playing Indy's son) featured prominently.

Edit: Several internet sites are now suggesting the above poster is fake.

Source: Cinematical

Bourne 4

Univeral pictures have announced that a fourth Bourne film is in the works, with director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon both returning.

Both star and director have numerous other projects in the pipeline, which means it will be a few years before this film gets underway. Whilst the last film seemed to tie up the series, the box office for the last film meant a continuation was always likely.

Source: Slashfilm.com

Hellraiser

The Hellraiser remake is officially moving forward. Whilst early word had Clive Barker reworking his original script, the word is that Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan will now be writing. The duo were previously responsible for writing Saw 4 and 5, which doesnt bode well.

Source: CHUD.com

Where in the world is Osama Bin Laden?

New poster for the forthcoming Morgan Spurlock documentary.

Source: Cinematical

Razzie Winners

Worst Picture:
"I Know Who Killed Me"

Worst Actor:
Eddie Murphy, "Norbit"

Worst Actress:
Lindsay Lohan, "I Know Who Killed Me"

Worst Supporting Actress:
Lindsay Lohan (as Aubrey), "I Know Who Killed Me"
Lindsay Lohan (as Dakota), "I Know Who Killed Me"

Worst Screen Couple:
Lindsay Lohan & Lindsay Lohan, "I Know Who Killed Me"

Worst Remake or Rip-Off:
"I Know Who Killed Me" (Rip-Off of 'Hostel', 'Saw' and "The Patty Duke Show")

Worst Prequel or Sequel:
"Daddy Day Camp"

Worst Director:
Chris Siverston, "I Know Who Killed Me"

Worst Screenplay:
Jeffrey Hammond, "I Know Who Killed Me"

Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie:
"I Know Who Killed Me"

Source: Variety

Independent Spirit Award Winners

Best Feature : Juno

Best Director : Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)

Best Male Lead : Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Savages)

Best Female Lead : Ellen Page (Juno)

Best Supporting Male : Chiwetel Ejiofor (Talk to Me)

Best Supporting Female : Cate Blanchett (I'm Not There)

Best Screenplay : Tammara Jenkins (The Savages)

Best Cinematography : The Diving Bell & The Butterfly

Best Foreign Film : Once (Republic of Ireland)

Best Documentary: Crazy Love

Best First Feature : The Lookout

Best First Screenplay : Diablo Cody (Juno)

More details at cinematical.com , who have in depth coverage of the event

X Files 2

This has been captured on a camera phone and therefore:-

a) Is poor quality; and

b) Will probably be pulled sooner rather than later.

Nonetheless, this is the first look at the X Files 2 trailer.





Source: Aint it Cool News