Paramount has scheduled their Jack Ryan reboot to hit screens sometime in the fourth quarter of 2013. Star Trek star Chris Pine has been attached to take over the franchise for years, but the relaunching of the series recently gained momentum when Kenneth Branagh came aboard to direct and play the film’s villain. Branagh recently described the concept as “an original story that allows us […]
Homeland was one of last season’s best new shows. From the producers of 24, Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa – the duo brought a heightened level of realism to a familiar theme, coupled with complex characters and interweaving story-lines. Last season’s cliffhanger ended in such a way where it seems we could be in for a long wait to see if Damien Lewis’ character’s true […]
When Sylvester Stallone departed blockbuster movies back in the late 90’s, his subsequent flicks suffered from dwindling budgets and lacked the style of his earlier efforts. However after making a comeback with Rocky Balboa, and a few years later with Rambo – he’s being going from strength to strength. With the Expendables 2 doing respectable business at the global box-office, he’s got a slew of […]
While Arnie’s hopes of seeing a new Terminator film come to fruition seem less likely with previously attached Fast Five director Justin Lin forced to leave the project [ perhaps temporarily ] – the former governer is keeping true to his word and making a big film comeback. With his turn in The Expendables 2 proving his charisma is never in […]
Steven Spielberg’s entertainment masterpiece Raiders of the Lost Ark is finally heading back to AMC Theaters for a limited run this September. This time, fans will get to see the classic like never before, with a fully restored and remastered print that’s been up-converted from the original 35mm film to the 70mm IMAX format. The extensive conversion and remastering is all part of the reformatting for […]
Sylvester Stallone and his gang of mercenaries are back in Simon West‘s The Expendables 2. This time Jean-Claude Van Damme plays the baddie and from all accounts he makes a worthy nemesis for Barney Ross’s cohorts to contend with – culminating in a beat down with Sly. The sequel is said to be better than the original, and even though the film’s […]
The first trailer for the remake of the 1984 action flick Red Dawn has been released. The flick has been stuck in release limbo for almost 3 years, made back in 2009 – so expect to see some younger looking faces of today’s big names such as Thor star Chris Hemsworth, and Hunger Games tribute, Josh Hutcherson. MGM’s financial meltdown was attributed to the […]
The first trailer for Trouble with the Curve has been released. The baseball drama stars Clint Eastwood as Gus, an aging Atlanta Braves scout who’s starting to have difficulties with his sight, so his daughter Mickey (Amy Adams), reluctantly agrees to be his eyes on a crucial recruiting trip. Justin Timberlake adds to impressive film resume playing Johnny Flanagan, a former pitcher and current scout for the […]
The Avengers was a mega hit, and proved to be more successful than initially thought possible. Aside from the film’s significant star power, the success was attributed to writer/director Joss Whedon‘s affinity with the comic source material and his skills at crafting a multi-layered story that brought his TV and film experience full circle. Although The Avengers raked in more than a billion at the global box-office, there was still […]
A new preview for JJ Abrams and Eric Kripke‘s high-concept drama Revolution has been released by NBC – first shown during the Olympics coverage. The premise sees a mysterious event extinguish all the world’s power and the story picks up15 years later with the post-apocalyptic society that’s developed. It’s a big budget, high concept show that has plenty of great minds […]
Director Kathryn Bigelow hit paydirt with her Oscar Winning flick, The Hurt Locker – now the first teaser trailer for her new military drama Zero Dark Thirty has gone online. The story centers on Navy’s SEAL Team Six who hunted down and killed Osama Bin Laden on May 2, 2011. The project was in devlopment for some time, and prior to the terrorist extremists’ death, […]
The wacky Bluth family have finally reunited with cameras now rolling on the new series of Arrested Development. The entire original cast of Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Portia de Rossi, David Cross, Jessica Walter, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat and Tony Hale are all back along with Ron Howard as the narrator. This time the format is said to focus on […]
A new trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has been released that’s only marginally different from the previous one – but nonetheless offers some new imagery of Martin Freeman and Ian McKellan. Director Peter Jackson recently announced that he will now extend the story beyond the two planned prequels to create a new trilogy. The third film will incorporate additional J.R.R. Tolkien content that […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger was recently at the ESPN portion of the TCA Press Tour, to talk about the 30 for 30 Shorts documentary series which follows his time spent in the Austrian military service and rise to international fame. Towards the end of the panel, talk turned to his acting career, and why Schwarzenegger took so long to team up with Sylvester […]