The Lost finale is a topic that for many still brings back painful memories, for others it was an innovative and shocking twist to the mysterious show that re-invented serialized story-lines. Damon Lindelof who ran the production with co-show-runner Carlton Cuse, were responsible for steering the story towards the inevitable conclusion. Lindelof has given some explanations about the series finale since the show left the airwaves, but until now he’s never been […]
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WORLD WAR Z Gets a Rewrite and Reshoots
It’s never a good sign when a movie is delayed, sure some run over schedule or filming schedules change – but when a film has already been completed and the studio orders re-shoots, you know that something is awry. That’s the case with director Marc Forster’s zombie apocalypse pic World War Z which stars Brad Pitt as a United Nations employee who’s in race against time to stop the Zombie […]
DUMB AND DUMBER 2 News
After the horrendous prequel to the 1994 hit Dumb and Dumber, it seemed unlikely the original cast members or it’s directors, The Farrelly Brothers would return for a sequel. However after making their pet project The Three Stooges, the duo began moving forward on a second installment with plans for Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels to return as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne, ‘the lovable dimwitted pals […]
Joel Kinnaman Talks The ROBOCOP Reboot
There’s plenty of interest in the Robocop remake which begins filming this September and is being helmed by Elite Squad director José Padilha. Joel Kinnaman best known for his work as Detective Holder in AMC’s The Killing, landed the coveted role that was first inhabited by Peter Weller in Paul Verhoeven‘s 1987 sci-fi classic. Gary Oldman recently signed on to star as Norton, the scientist who creates […]
Channing Tatum ‘Killed Off’ Caused G.I. Joe 2′s Delay
When the first trailer was released for G.I. Joe 2, it looked like Channing Tatum‘s character of Duke wasn’t going to feature as much – the trailer hinting that the character befell some kind of tragedy. It’s now been revealed that for some strange reason – possibly due to the fact that most of the original cast was excised – Tatum’s character gets killed off […]
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Digitally Remastered 1982 Version Coming to Blu-ray
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was a mega-hit upon it’s release back in 1982, groundbreaking for it’s tale of a non-violent alien race, and more so for it’s visual effects which were a testament to the creative team over at George Lucas‘s Industrial Light and Magic. 20 years later filmmaker Steven Spielberg saw fit to take the road traveled by the original Star Wars Trilogy and re-release the movie […]
Ridley Scott Hints That Harrison Ford May Return for BLADE RUNNER Sequel
After a few decades, Ridley Scott is starting to realize that there’s plenty of fun to be had revisiting his movies that have become part of film culture and have helped changed the landscapes of genre flicks forever. Fans are super excited that his return to the Alien universe Prometheus is just around the corner, now comes word that the long gestating […]
Silence of the Lambs Character CLARICE Heading To TV
The new Hannibal Lecter TV series is on the way over at NBC, now Lifetime is borrowing from the literature of Thomas Harris by developing a drama around the Clarice Starling character from The Silence of the Lambs. Though still in the early stages, the new series would take place where Hannibal is now on the run, and Clarice has […]
ACT OF VALOR Director To Adapt NEED FOR SPEED
The popular Need for Speed game series is making the move to the big screen. Dreamworks and Electronic Arts have joined forces to adapt the long running street racing game from a pitch by Real Steel screenwriter John Gatins, in conjunction with his brother George who’s developing the script. Variety reports that Act of Valor director Scott Waugh is in talks to direct the flick that would […]
CHRONICLE Sequel News
Chronicle was an innovative addition to the ‘found footage’ genre, offering a fresh take on the realm of ‘super-humans’ with some great chemistry between its young protagonists. The final act reached an explosive and visually mesmerizing conclusion. Now with word that a sequel is being developed, there are some wondering what direction a new story will take. There’s no doubt […]
G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Delayed Until 2013 for 3D Conversion
In a shock move, Paramount has made a last-minute decision and delayed the release of Jon M. Chu‘s G.I. Joe: Retaliation, pushing the film back all the way to March 29th of 2013. The reason for this is to do a “conscientious 3D” post-conversion. The film was set to open June 29th, now fans will have to wait another nine months. Originally […]
MAD MAX 4 In Production Limbo?
It sounds as if production on the next installment of Mad Max has hit a fork in the road, with Tom Hardy recently at Cannes indicating that he has no idea when production will commence. The in demand actor was relatively unknown when his casting in the follow up was announced; now with his role in […]
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 […]