Lost mastermind Damon Lindelof was recently on Kevin Pollak’s web-based chat series that covers topics relating to the creative pursuits of film and TV, including acting, directing and writing. Over the weekend, Lindelof was his guest and gave some incredible insights into the genesis that was Lost, as well as working on Ridley Scott‘s next sci-fi flick, Prometheus. What started out as a prequel story written by […]
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MAN OF STEEL – Casting The Characters
Zack Snyder‘s reboot of the Superman franchise is about to go before the cameras with filming set to commence next month in Vancouver. As the start date draws near, final casting of the keys characters is being made with some big name stars landing major roles. Henry Cavill was one of the first cast in the titular role and the part of Lois […]
James Cameron Talks AVATAR Sequels
James Cameron was recently honored along with wife Suzy Amis at the recent Covenant House Gala in Los Angeles for their philanthropic work. While there FOX411’s Pop Tarts got to ask Cameron about the Avatar sequels, which will offer hundreds of jobs to talented visual effects artists. We’re doing a lot of preliminary work right now on new software and new […]
EXPENDABLES 2 Lands CON AIR Director
Since the success of the The Expendables and even before the films release there has been talk of a sequel. When the flick hit paydirt grossing $275 million worldwide, it became clear that this could be the beginning of a new Stallone franchise that doesn’t build on his hallmark characters such as Rocky or Rambo (to some degree). Production is […]
SHERLOCK Star Joins THE HOBBIT
While Robert Downey Jr. currently plays the Elizabethan version of Sherlock Holmes on the big screen, Benedict Cumberbatch electrifies the small screen playing the same character in a present day retelling made for the BBC. His co-star Martin Freeman who plays Watson on the show, scored the main role of Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson‘s prequels to The Lord of […]
Tom Cruise in ROCK OF AGES
Here’s the first glimpse of Tom Cruise playing Rock Star ‘Stacee Jaxx’ in Adam Shankman‘s Rock Of Ages. His character has a fling with Constance (Malin Akerman), a journalist who intends to write an expose on the decadent rocker. Together they sing a duet of the Foreigner song ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’, maybe they’ll find […]
When Worlds Collide – THE EVENT To Return?
On NBC’s The Event, Taylor Cole played Vicki Roberts, the CIA hit girl with a heart of gold and a need for redemption, when the show was cancelled fans and geeks feared they’d seen the last of her – now it seems those assumptions were premature. Talk is starting to suggest that the show maybe back with the […]
V star Joins HOMELAND
It seems that TV is destined to be filled with police procedurals and doctors having romantic encounters between ops with the cancellation of another Sci-Fi show. V started off a an exciting reboot to a classic show that kind of got a bit out of hand in it’s second season, though still managed to be entertaining. It was […]
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES – Now Filming
Filming is now underway on the highly anticipated third installment of the Batman saga. Production started early this month in Jodhpur, India, before moving to other locations which include North America (Pittsburgh, New York, and Los Angeles), Europe (England and Scotland), and Asia (India). With the commencement of shooting comes the first image of a […]
Universal’s SNOW WHITE Locks in THOR Star and New Release Date
In the lead up to the release of Thor, Aussie star Chris Hemsworth became the frontrunner to play the huntsman character in Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman starring Kristen Stewart as Snow White. Now with Thor raking in almost $300 million worldwide in just two weeks, Hemsworth has officially been signed for the role. Charlize Theron who’s currently working […]
THE TERMINATOR Will be Back
In February rumours were abound that former Governor and action star Arnold Schwarzenegger was considering a return to his iconic role, now it looks like it will be happening very soon. The rights to make at least two more installments of The Terminator franchise have been nabbed in a dramatic bid that recently played out between Lionsgate and Annapurna Films. […]
NBC Axes WONDER WOMAN Series
There was plenty of expectation for David E. Kelley’s Wonder Woman that was picked up by NBC to go to pilot after most of the major networks had passed. However with the pilot completed, there’s been a change of heart with NBC’s executives deciding not to move forward with a series. When the first image of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman hit the […]
Jeremy Renner To Begin a New Legacy
While it’s not officially a reboot, Universal Pictures has offered Jeremy Renner the lead role in the upcoming Bourne Legacy flick. Bourne series writer Tony Gilroy will be directing and while his credits are few – ‘Michael Clayton’ being his most notable, the series is moving ahead without star Matt Damon. While this sounds like a […]
Will Smith Offered Lead in Tarantino Western
For the last few months there’s been plenty of talk surrounding Quentin Tarantino‘s latest project that’s looking to pay homage to his love of the spaghetti western genre. The new flick entitled Django Unchained has ties to the 1966 Italian western flick ‘Django’ which starred Franco Nero who is also attached to the project. The 60’s […]