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10 hidden easter eggs in Captain America: The First Avenger
Ever since the release of the first X-Men movie back in 2000, there has been an intelligent attempt to build up the layers of the Marvel film universe. With thousands of characters created throughout the years, and millions of people now familiar with the heroes that populate the Marvel universe, the creators of the modern Marvel movies, as well as the executives running Marvel Studios, are trying to appease fans by giving them quick cameos or mentions of characters and equipment from the comic books.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Suicide Squad gets operational for WB
Suicide Squad is the latest comic book to be plucked from DC Comics and developed as a feature film at Warner Bros. For those not up on what the Squad were, it was like The Dirty Dozen in the DC universe: a hand-picked bunch of captured supervillains get to commute time on their sentences by performing high-risk special ops for the government. Job openings were frequent since the attrition rate was high.
Add a comment (2)Samuel L. Jackson inks up for 9 more Marvel movies
In a deal that is taking everyone by surprise, Samuel L. Jackson has worked out a contract with Marvel Studios that would see him reprise his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury in nine more movies. Yeah, you read that right -- nine.
Add a comment (1)Cate Blanchett to prowl Nottingham
Variety has just confirmed the news that Cate Blanchett has been hired to play Maid Marian in Ridley Scott's Nottingham, a new retelling of the Robin Hood tale. She'll star opposite Russell Crowe.
Add a comment (0)Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Pirates director grabs a Clue
Hollywood is taking a chance on a second feature film cased on Hasbro's Clue board game. Rolling the dice for Universal Pictures on this incarnation of the Clue movie is billion dollar director Gore Verbinksi, famous for crafting the three Pirates of the Caribbean films for Walt Disney Pictures.
Add a comment (3)Michel Gondry stung by Green Hornet
News is breaking that French filmmaker Michel Gondry has been hired to become the new director of The Green Hornet starring Seth Rogen.
Add a comment (2)Monday, February 23, 2009
Oscar's 2009 movie preview
During the close of last night's Academy Awards a preview of 24 upcoming films scheduled for release this year was shown. If you missed it or if it went by too quickly to capture it all here's your second opportunity to scope out some of 2009's biggest releases early in the cycle.
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The winners of the 81st annual Academy Awards
Here are the winners for the 81st annual Academy Awards, held Sunday evening:
Best Picture:
Add a comment (5)Saturday, February 21, 2009
Rourke and The Wrestler take top Spirit Awards
A day before the Oscars it was Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler and its star Mickey Rourke that took the top honors at the 24th Annual Spirit Awards, celebrating the best in independently made motion pictures.
Add a comment (1)Friday, February 20, 2009
Universal working on new Battlestar Galactica movie
Just as the reimagined Sci Fi Channel TV series is winding down its four season run, Universal Pictures is developing plans to bring back Battlestar Galactica for a third incarnation (and the second time around as a feature film.)
Add a comment (17)See Funny People in trailers
The trailer for Judd Apatow's new comedy Funny People just rezzed out onto the internet and for once I might be feeling an interest in seeing an Adam Sandler movie. I know, I'm crazy right? Check it out for yourself and be impressed at how little Sandler doesn't scream or yell at people in it.
Funny People stars the aforementioned Mr. Sandler as well as Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Leslie Mann and Eric Bana using his Aussie accent the way God meant him to use it. The movie opens on July 31, 2009.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Watchmen's Comedian wants to be a Loser
As the buzz from Warner Bros. Watchmen continues to build towards the film's March 6th release, one of the movie's superheroes is at least considering another film project with its origins in a comic book. This afternoon The Hollywood Reporter is running a story that Jeffery Dean Morgan, a.k.a. Watchmen's Comedian, is in talks to play the lead role in a movie adaptation of The Losers.
Add a comment (0)Little Fockers is a priority for Universal
Hollywood Reporter's Risky Biz blog is breaking the news that Universal is bringing in a new writer to do a polish on Little Fockers, the third in its Meet the Fockers comedy series. The man who has a new paycheck is writer/director John Hamburg, a fellow who's familiar with the film franchise after having done drafts on the previous two entries, Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers.
Add a comment (1)WB backs Mel Gibson's return to acting
The stage is set for Mel Gibson's return to acting. Last year as the writer's strike was hitting Gibson was about to star in Edge of Darkness, a thriller by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale). The film was shot without incident and has been looking for a movie studio to distribute it. Now it has one.
Add a comment (1)Sunday, February 15, 2009
Friday the 13th remake kills at box office
Jason Voorhees is back and in a big way. Sometime tomorrow, in an executive office on the Warner Bros. lot, talk will be of making a sequel to Friday the 13th ASAP: the remake of the 1980s slasher franchise had an explosive opening weekend, netting approximately $42.2 million dollars over the Valentine's Day weekend. It's the fifth biggest opening for a February release ever.
Add a comment (22)Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Rate the hype for the Inglourious Basterds trailer!
You've been waiting for it and now here it is: the first trailer for Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. Brad Pitt stars as Lt. Aldo Raine, the commander of an eight man strike force assigned to do just one thing in German-occupied France during World War II: kill as many Nazis as they can.
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