Filmstalker: July 2008 Archives

Pitt closer to Inglorious Bastards?

The last casting rumour we heard about Inglorious Bastards, was that Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio were to be starring. Now the latest is that Pitt is in talks about a role. But Leonardo DiCaprio? Well not so much. Quentin Tarantino's World War II film sounds even better all the...

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Written by Louise McGregor at 10:38 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Mouth to Mouth

Mouth to Mouth is an early performance from Ellen Page, and while she's most known for Hard Candy as being her first big outing, her performance in Mouth to Mouth is worth a visit. The film itself may not be as powerful as Hard Candy is, but it does deliver...

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Written by Richard Brunton at 9:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Underground

I was sceptical of the film Underground, because it was being sold as a fight film, in essence the film version of Tekken, a group of strangers coming together for a series of fights to see who the winner was. However there were a couple of things that caught my...

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Myers writing Austin Powers 4?

Mike Myers could be heading back to familiar territory in Austin Powers. A rumour is out that following The Love Guru, Myers is writing a fourth installment of Austin Powers. I kind of lost interest with the third one, can he make a new one and still keep it fresh?...

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Written by Louise McGregor at 7:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Update: The Dead Outside trailer - Scottish zombies

The Dead Outside is a new Scottish horror film that sees a neurological pandemic attacking the population and in a remote part of Scotland a desperate man is out looking for some safe haven. He finds it in a seemingly deserted cottage, but he's not alone. A woman has been...

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District 9, Halo second best

Some information has appeared online regarding the film District 9 which will be directed by Neill Blomkamp from a script he co-wrote with Terri Tatchell. Although little is known about the film so far, the appearance of some images and content rich viral sites tells us rather a lot, and...

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Ninja Assassin Behind the Scenes online

There's an interesting Behind the Scenes video for Ninja Assassin, the James McTeigue directed and Wachowski Brothers produced film adaptation of the The film stars Rain, Naomie Harris and Rick Yune and the full blurb is below, along with the behind the scenes footage which looks rather interesting. Bear in...

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Update: The Wolf Man trailer still online

The trailer for the much talked about remake of the 1940's The Wolf Man has made it online and it's right here for you to see. Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a man who returns to his ancestral home and is bitten by a werewolf, thus making him...

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Venom spin off moving along

Last we heard of a Venom spin off, a group of A list writers were being sought. Now it looks like the film might be going in a different direction, and not necessarily with the actor who played him in Spiderman 3. Could Venom hold a film on his own?...

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Written by Louise McGregor at 7:12 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Jolie to play Catwoman?

With The Dark Knight (Filmstalker review) in cinemas, a rumour has appeared that Angelina Jolie has enquired about playing Catwoman in the future. Julie Newmar, who has already played the role, says that Jolie wants to have a go in an upcoming sequel. She certainly has the look, but will...

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Written by Louise McGregor at 8:21 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

Asimov’s Foundation film

Isaac Asimov's Foundation looks set to become a film as the two producers who were behind New Line are working on the adaptation of the science fiction novel. Foundation is based on Asimov's Foundation trilogy which looks to a society that has discovered how to predict the future using a...

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Del Toro remaking Afraid of the Dark

Guillermo del Toro is set to produce another film that sees a young girl, with a parent remarrying, encounter strange and sinister monsters. However in this tale the monsters live underneath her stairs, so there are a few differences from previous films. The film is actually a remake of the...

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars three minutes online

Three minutes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars has appeared online, and for me it manages to cheapen the originals yet again, lightening the characters far too much and adding in elements from other, more modern films at the same time. For example, why are the Stormtroopers now martial arts...

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen storyline?

Could this be the storyline for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen? Well there's not that much to it, but we are starting to hear glimmers of what the film could be about, mainly through the comics that are bridging the gap between the first and the second films, because there...

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trailer online

We have a trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are all back for the latest installment. Take a look inside for the trailer. I haven't seen any of the Harry Potter films, but this looks quite dark for a film watched...

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New RoboCop R rated

For those of use worried that the new RoboCop film could be made with a child friendly audience in mind, worry not. It looks like the plan is to stick to the original films, when it comes to levels of violence anyway. Nice. The new film sounds better all the...

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Written by Louise McGregor at 9:41 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Stalked: X-Men, Depp in Alice in Wonderland

We could be seeing a new young X-Men film... And Johnny Depp could be joining Alice in Wonderland......

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Written by Louise McGregor at 9:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Now You See Me, Now You Don't (Most látszom, most nem látszom)

This is a short film which had me excited as soon as I saw the trailer which looked gorgeous. Now You See Me, Now You Don’t, or Most látszom, most nem látszom, comes from writer/director Attila Szász and tells a very simple story using some incredible visuals. This is one...

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Written by Richard Brunton at 9:18 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Strays

I had never heard of Strays before I was sent the DVD, and frankly I never knew there was more to Vin Diesel than the films we'd seen already, and while he had brief flashes of interest in XX and XX, for the majority we've seen xXx, Fast and the...

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Tony Jaa returns

Tony Jaa has surfaced on television no less, and he's revealed that he hopes to finish Ong Bak 2 while at the same time raising more controversy about where the money has gone on the project. According to press reports huge amounts of money has disappeared on the film, the...

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Craig playing Roman Hadrian

Daniel Craig is set to continue to diversify his career as he takes up the role of the famous Roman leader Hadrian in the film Memoirs of Hadrian, the Roman Emperor famous for creating the wall between Scotland and England. It seems to carry with it a little controversy, for...

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Update: Friday 13th trailer still online

The trailer for the remake of Friday 13th by Michael Bay is online, and I'm rather impressed. While it's grainy, slightly out of focus, and won't be online for long, it's a good glimpse of what we might expect, and if the trailer is a real indication of the film,...

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Raimi says Yes to Evil Dead 4

Not so long ago Bruce Campbell talked about how he would like to do another Evil Dead film. He was only interested if Sam Raimi was on board as well though. Now Sam Raimi has been asked if he thinks he will do another film, and he says yes. Sounds...

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Stalked: American Reaper and The Runaways biographical film

The Runaways biographical film will feature Joan Jett, Cherie Curie and Sandy West… American Reaper comic book adaptation sounds unique…...

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UK ISP's deal to hit file-sharers

The British Government has finalised a deal between the British film and music industries and the Internet Service Providers (ISP's) to start hitting back at those who the industries believe are downloading and sharing illegal files. The deal ensures that both the copyright holders and the ISP's will work together...

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Lucas wants fifth Indiana Jones

Not only does George Lucas want a fifth Indiana Jones, but he's already talking about handling the franchise the way he handled Star Wars, and that's not good. He wants to modernise it. Talking about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Filmstalker review) he reveals that there...

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Written by Richard Brunton at 9:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

New My Name is Bruce trailer online

There's a new trailer online for My Name is Bruce, the film starring Bruce Campbell as himself, mistaken for the evil killing character he plays in his films and asked to save a town from some very real evil monsters on the rise. Sounds an exciting premise, and we've seen...

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Craven on Scream 4

It seems that Scream 4 will be going ahead, well the moves are happening to bring it forward anyway, and Wes Craven could well be involved. The director of the original three films has revealed that he's talking with the company who helped destroy his Cursed film, and that there's...

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Update: X-Men Origins: Wolverine trailer back online

I had thought we'd seen the last of the Comic-Con trailers hitting the Internet, but not so as we see the first glimpse of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine film, and I have to say it's looking stunning. I usually don't get all the screaming through a trailer, however in some...

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Update: W. trailer still online and in HD

A teaser trailer for the upcoming and much anticipated film about George W. Bush is online, and it does give us a few hints of what to expect from the Oliver Stone film. Already the film is playing like President Origins: Bush rather than looking at his Presidential life, although...

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Tony Jaa missing, Ong Bak 2 threatened

Waiting for the new film from Tony Jaa, Ong Bak 2, might take a little longer than expected as it has been revealed that he's gone missing right in the middle of filming. Jaa has been working on the film for nearly three years now, and reports have been that...

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Stalked: Last Blood and Nottingham

Last Blood has vampires protecting humans against zombies!... Ridley Scott's Nottingham halted......

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Captain America from Doctor Who?

Could the next Captain America come from Glasgow, Scotland? No I'm not talking about Gerard Butler! I mean a star of stage and the small screen, of Doctor Who, or rather Torchwood to be more specific. John Barrowman, born in Glasgow, Scotland, is in the running to play Captain America...

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The Dark Knight

Everyone is talking about The Dark Knight, it's being touted as the best Batman film ever, it's breaking Box Office records and unbelievably is hitting the number one spot on IMDB, and Heath Ledger is being touted as being up for an Oscar, even before the public had seen the...

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Terminator Salvation footage seen, writer revealed

It seems that the Terminator Salvation extended trailer has been seen online, the previous one I showed which was released online was a short one and didn't even touch the full three minute one in terms of footage. Not just that but director McG has been talking about the film...

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I Am Legend prequel confirmed

Francis Lawrence has confirmed what we had been hearing for a long time, that there was work on going on a sequel to I Am Legend. Well, he confirms most of that but reveals something new. It's a prequel. Lawrence was talking at Comic-Con and discussed the plans and setting...

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Red Band Quarantine trailer online

From Comic-Con comes another piece of footage, although this one looks like they've allowed it out since the quality is so much better. The red band trailer for Quarantine looks pretty much like the previous trailer however each scene goes on just a few more seconds to show you more...

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Resident Evil: Degeneration trailer

A full trailer has appeared for Resident Evil: Degeneration, the fully CG film based on the Resident Evil games. The characters of Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield are back for this one. I remember playing Resident Evil for hours on end, but I've only ever bothered to watch the...

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Closed: Win the Lost Boys: The Tribe soundtrack

The new Lost Boys film, Lost Boys: The Tribe, appears on DVD on July 29th, and I the details of what's included on the DVD and Blu-ray releases is right here. So is the chance to win one of three soundtracks for the film, and the good news? The competition...

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Update: Tr2n (Tron 2) trailer still online

The Tron 2 aka Tr2n trailer is online (still), filmed from Comic-Con, and even though it's small and crooked, and at times missing some of the picture, it already looks fabulous. Count me in, a once disbeliever in this film has suddenly had his head turned. Just have a look...

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Escape From New York remake ruined?

While we're on rumours, it seems that the new script treatment for the Escape From New York remake from Jonathan Mostow isn't so hot, in fact the review is pretty scathing. Previously Ken Nolan, who had written Black Hawk Down, had written a pretty decent script, which is of course...

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Stalked: Butler on Watchmen, Harris on 28 Months Later

Gerard Butler has been talking about his role for the Watchmen DVD, The Tales of the Black Freighter... Naomie Harris has said that she's been talking to a producer about another 28 Days Later sequel......

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Director dropped from Punisher: War Zone?

There's a rumour going about, and a very unsubstantiated one, that the current director of Punisher: War Zone, Lexi Alexander, has been removed from the production by Lionsgate. It seems rather far into the production for something like that, but if the rumour is to be belived then Alexander has...

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X-Files: I Want to Believe sex scene

I'd been reading more and more about David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson talking about the real core of what the new X-Files film is all about, them. The more I read the more they're talking about the relationship between the two leads and the big closing scene. Well now we're...

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Attenborough blames films for violence

Richard Attenborough, the famous psychologist and documented researcher has said that violent scenes in films were responsible for making guns and knives seen normal. Oh wait a minute, he’s neither of those, he’s a director and actor who once played a knife wielding killer....

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Hounddog trailer online

It's been a while since we heard anything about Hounddog, the film starring Dakota Fanning and that controversial child rape scene which caused such controversy, a scene which turned out to be integral to the story and very carefully filmed. Well now there's a trailer for the film online, in...

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New Punisher: War Zone trailer

Comic Con is delivering more goodies, this time a great new trailer for Punisher: War Zone. A few exploding heads are included, and some other stuff that made me wince a little. It looks brutal, and awesome! Let's hope the trailer isn't the best part. Slight spoiler warning, if you...

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Rodriguez on Machete and Red Sonja

Comic Con is happening right now in San Diego, which means loads of actors, actresses and directors are all previewing upcoming films. Robert Rodriguez has been talking about what's happening with Machete, and also it looks like Red sonja is still on with Rose McGowan. Well it looks like all...

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New RocknRolla trailer online

There's a brand new trailer for Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla online and it features more footage, particularly of Gerard Butler and of some more action. I have to admit that this is looking better than the first trailer and actually has me a lot more interested. There looks to be some...

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Gears of War goes Legendary

The Gears of War film is moving ahead and will now be co-financed and co-produced by Legendary Pictures. Legendary Pictures also co-financed and co-produced The Dark Knight and 300. Having endured a fair few late nights playing the game, this film is looking better all the time. Can they get...

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Poltergeist remake confirmed

The Hollywood remake machine is pressing forward as Poltergeist has been confirmed for a remake, finally. There have been rumours galore flying around about a remake for ages now, but now it looks like it's been confirmed, well as confirmed as the trade source can be....

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DiCaprio on The Twilight Zone?

Seems like there could be another Twilight Zone film as Leonardo DiCaprio's production company head out seeking script ideas for another film. However this request that's been released sounds like they aren't going for the episodic style of the original and rather looking for one large Twilight Zone story that'll...

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Tr2n aka Tron 2 footage seen

Yes the trailer for a sequel to Tron has been seen, and it's all over the Internet. I caught the news from a site who were at the Comic Con screening and, like most people who were there, were dead excited. I can't remember which article I read it on,...

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Aronofsky confirmed for RoboCop

Earlier this month we heard that Darren Aronofsky was in talks to direct MGM's RoboCop reinvention. Well now it's been confirmed he will do it, and we know who the writer is as well. I'm still on the fence about this one, but Darren Aronofsky's involvement is a big plus....

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Saw V trailer online

The teaser trailer for Saw V is online now, and nowadays the trailers for this franchise have to do very little in order to capture your attention, we all know what's going on and we know what to expect, it just has to remind us who, and how. This teaser...

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Stalked: Wolverine, America Betrayed, Silver Surfer, Constantine 2

X-Men Origins: Wolverine footage has been seen... Alex Proyas reveals he's not on Silver Surfer... Keanu Reeves says Constantine 2 is dead... Richard Dreyfuss is to narrate a controversial sounding documentary America Betrayed......

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Television films to get more adverts

Television viewers in the UK are about to get their films interrupted for longer and more often each hour as rules are lifted on advertising during television programming. Ofcom, who regulate the UK television providers, have relaxed rules that limited the amount and length of adverts, and there's a specific...

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Dark City Director's Cut clips

Following on from realising that Alex Proyas' excellent Dark City Director's Cut was only a few days away from being released on Blu-ray and DVD, I've just discovered three clips from the new film which will give you a feel for it. Dark City is a superb film, well worth...

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Closed: Win Walk the Line Extended Cut DVD

I have three copies of Walk the Line Extended Cut on DVD to giveaway, a superb film that I had the pleasure of reviewing, with great performances from both Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. This is the story of Johnny Cash's life, from the beginnings of his career through his...

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Possible X-Files 3?

There are a couple of interviews online with the stars of The X-Files: I Want to Believe's David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, and both reveal a couple of interesting things. Perhaps the biggest reveal is that they are both talking about how the film leaves “possibilities” for them, and yet...

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Friday 13th remake script reviewed

There's a short script review for the Friday the 13th remake online, and while we can't fully verify the source, we can read it and see what we think, I have, and from what the writer says it's a good script and possibly a good film. The most notable thing...

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Hairspray 2?

Yet another musical movie in the wings, this time it's also a sequel to a remake, or a sequel to a reimagining, not sure which one it comes under. Following last years Hairspray starring Nikki Blonsky, John Waters has been asked to write a treatment for a sequel. Not being...

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Rocky Horror Picture Show to be remade

I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey...As if enough cult classic films weren't being shoved through the meat grinder of Hollywood's remake machine, they've now decided to pick on the classic musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a film whose sequel from the original...

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Stalked:Alice, Captain Blood

Tim Burton has found his Alice in Wonderland. And Phillip Noyce is developing Captain Blood....

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Where's Dark City Directors Cut?

We've all been waiting patiently for Alex Proyas' Director's Cut of Dark City, that excellent film which Proyas himself has said that he's never quite been happy with. Well for a long time now we've been hearing that he's preparing a version of the film that he really is happy...

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Watchmen games planned

We are no strangers to video games of major films, and it seems Watchmen will be no different. Only instead of releasing games to buy over the counter, there will be at least two downloadable games for PS3, XBox 360 and PC. Most video games based on films seem to...

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Star Wars films to go 3-D

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, George Lucas made three pretty damn good Star Wars films. And then he decided to cash in and make three more, and some of us wished he hadn't bothered. Well it could be that at some point in the future...

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Luke Goss in more comic films

Luke Goss is getting more comic book roles, although I'm not so sure this one will demand the level of make up that the upcoming Hellboy II: The Golden Army did. Now he's starring in Magdalena next to Jenna Dewan who is taking the lead role. The story is about...

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Lundgren's directing Icarus

Dolph Lundgren is directing and starring in another film called Icarus. This makes the fifth film he's directed, believe it or not, and two of those are in the last year. He's also written two of them and provided the story for one. Have we forgotten about this man and...

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Nightmare on Elm Street remake gains writer

The Nightmare on Elm Street remake is moving forward as a writer has just been assigned to what is being described as a relaunch of the series, not a remake. Since it's just starting to be written there aren't a lot of details known about it just yet, but there...

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Berg directing Hercules

Peter Berg seems to be working harder than most at the moment, and he's picking up some strong projects. Not content with tackling the huge project of Dune, he's picked up directing duties on a new Hercules film. The film will follow a recent five issue comic book of the...

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Yes Man teaser trailer

Jim Carrey has made a return to comedy with his latest film Yes Man. He plays a guy who always says no to everything, in an effort to turn his life around he challenges himself to say yes to everything for an entire year. I've always preferred him in comedy...

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Stalked: Singer's superhero Capeshooters, Stealing Time

Bryan Singer is producing the interesting sounding superhero film Capeshooters… Walt Becker is directing the action time travel thriller Stealing Time…...

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The Greatest American Hero live action film

It's been rumour so far but it seems that Stephen J. Cannell, the man behind The Greatest American Hero, has just admitted that he is working on bringing the story back to life in a live action film. That's over and above the comic book series that the star of...

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Dark Knight writer talks Batman 3

One of the guys behind the ideas in The Dark Knight has been talking about the possibility of a third film, and while Christopher Nolan might be holding off on a decision about it for now, it seems that he and David S. Goyer have been talking about an idea...

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McKellen is Gandalf in Hobbit films

Ian McKellen has confirmed what we all thought was impossible not to be true, he will be playing Gandalf in the Hobbit films. He also says that even with the new director at the helm the look and feel of the films won't be that different to the Lord of...

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Hollywood developing videogames

Hollywood is really having a go at the videogame market and trying to adapt its projects for gamers, something that it usually doesn't do so well as it goes for profit and exposure rather than actually developing a good game. This view has been shown as both right and wrong...

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Stalked: Rymer directing Witchblade, Goode talks Watchmen

Michael Rymer from Battlestar Galactica is set to direct the Witchblade film… Matthew Goode, who is playing Adrian Veidt aka Ozymandias in Watchmen has been talking about the film…...

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Shyamalan producing only

M. Night Shyamalan is turning to producing his ideas as he has just formed a deal with the company Media Rights Capital to create one thriller a year for three years but without him writing or directing. It seems that the films will still come from his own ideas, but...

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ZMDs: Zombies of Mass Destruction

I love that title, Zombies of Mass Destruction, or ZMDs, is a parody of WMDs for sure, but it also has a strong and interesting story to it, although saying that it does ultimately end up in a kill all the zombies story. The story sees a government weapons program...

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