The first trailer for Oscar winning director Tom Hooper‘s Les Misérables is here based on the classic French novel by Victor Hugo. This time the film goes back to it’s Broadway roots by turning the flick into a musical, let’s face it – singing is cool again, and this certainly brings a creative edge to this latest cinematic interpretation. Surprisingly Anne Hathaway who’s playing the character Fantine, belts out some impressive notes throughout the […]
Archive | Reboots
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Remake to Star Tom Cruise
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol was an amazing return to form for Tom Cruise and perhaps the best in the series since Brian DePalma‘s 1996 original. While there’s no word yet on the next installment, the actor has signed on to remake a classic MGM movie. Variety reports that MGM is developing a remake of John Sturges’ 1960 Western The Magnificent Seven with Cruise attached to star. Apparently the […]
LOST star Matthew Fox in ALEX CROSS
The first images of Matthew Fox in Alex Cross are here. The former Lost star plays the film’s villain. The images show how the actor has totally transformed himself to distance himself from the heroic character he played on the landmark TV series, and so it will be interesting to see how this shift in characters plays out. Tyler Perry is the titular character in the adaptation of James Patterson’s crime novel I, […]
HULK May Hit TV In 2013, Possibly Solo Film In 2015
A Hulk television series has been in development for some time at ABC withGuillermo del Toro serving as executive producer. Now with with the overwhelmingly positive reaction to The Avengers, especially Whedon’s iteration of the Hulk, the prospect of the character’s port to TV is looking all the more desirable. ABC president Paul Lee had this to say regarding Hulk: Hulk is in development. It […]
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN – 4-Minute Super Preview
A 4-minute “super preview” for The Amazing Spider-Man recently debuted on TV, now it’s available online. We’re offered a glimpse at a big action set piece, plus some similar highlights seen in the recent trailer. There’s some pretty cool stuff going on, though will this be enough to out do the box-office numbers generated by Sam Raimi‘s 2002 original, or possibly Joss Whedon‘s The Avengers? The film stars Andrew […]
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Trailer #3
A new trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man is here with the release date just months away. That said, the visuals are markedly improved over the last trailer with sequences now completed by the many special effect’s artists who have no doubt been working round the clock to get this thing ready. Initially the sound of a reboot was somewhat painful to consider with Raimi’s flicks still so fresh, and initial […]
New Action Movie Could Become a DUKES OF HAZZARD Reboot
The Dukes of Hazzard maybe getting a reboot of sorts with Eastbound and Down creator Jody Hill, reportedly in the process of writing an untitled action project set in the American South for Warner Bros. It’s said to be inspired by the films of Sam Peckinpah, with the story taking place in the 1970’s and involving an outlaw duo, sound familiar? At […]
G.I. JOE: RETALIATION New Trailers
A new trailer has been released for Paramount’s rebooted sequel franchise G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which hopes to improve upon the more cheesy aspects of the first, which had many fans of G.I.Joe cringing. In the new trailers we’re offered a closer look at the story which showcases some cool action and plenty of CGI destruction. While the first G.I. Joe movie was fun, this one […]
Johnny Depp On The Set of THE LONE RANGER
The first look last month of Johnny Depp as Tonto in The Lone Ranger was less than well received partly due to Depp sporting a dead bird on his head. Now a new image of Depp has gone online which offers a bit of hope for this flick that’s being helmed by his Pirates of the Caribbean and Rango director, Gore Verbinski. Armie Hammer co-stars as the The […]
TOTAL RECALL – First Trailer
The first trailer is here for Len Wiseman’s remake of Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger action fest, Total Recall. This new take on the Philip K. Dick short story dispenses with the Mars theme and sets the story in a future world that’s reminiscent of the visuals of the Fifth Element. Boasting some impressive digitally rendered set pieces, it looks both slick and engaging, […]
Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS First Trailer
The eagerly awaited trailer for Tim Burton’s new film that puts a modern spin on the cult TV series Dark Shadows, has finally arrived. What starts off like a classic vampire tale, quickly turns into a riotous comedy where a displaced vampire must learn to adjust to the new time in which he has awoken. Johnny Depp plays the vampire Barnabas […]
Joel Kinnaman – The New ROBOCOP
Joel Kinnaman who currently co-stars in the AMC series The Killing, has landed the role of RoboCop in director José Padilha‘s long gestating upcoming reboot. News broke last week that the actor had been offered the part, now Deadline confirms that a deal has now been closed. At one point, Kinnaman was set to play Lancelot in Warner Bros’s Arthur & Lancelot alongside Game of Thrones star Kit Harington – though […]
G.I. JOE: RETALIATION New Trailer
Another trailer has been released for G.I. Joe: Retaliation starring Dwayne Johnson and a mostly new cast for the new installment which is part sequel, part story reboot. Directed by Jon Chu, there’s some new action scenes and more of the comradery between the elite strike team – which also includes the original Joe, played by Bruce Willis. Dwayne Johnson is currently in talks to […]
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN The Untold Story – New Trailer
The new trailer is here for Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man, which is a major improvement compared to the one that debuted back in July last year. With the visuals now showing off completed special effects and stunt work, the trailer is both exciting and impressively well crafted. It was a big gamble rebooting the franchise which Sam Raimi created so […]