Filmstalker: September 2008 Archives

Will Petersen wants CSI film?

William Petersen is leaving CSI soon, and he'll be replaced by Laurence Fishburne. In an interview before he leaves, he has dropped a hint about a CSI film. I like CSI Vegas, but wouldn't a film end up basically being an extended episode of the TV series?...

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Let The Right One In director on remake

Let The Right One In, is a Swedish horror film by Tomas Alfredson. It's to be remade by Matt Reeves, who we know from Cloverfield. Problem is, the original hasn't even been released before the remake was announced. Now the director of the original has spoken about what he thinks...

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Trailer for Filth and Wisdom

We have a trailer for Madonna's directorial debut for you to watch. Filth and Wisdom follows a Ukrainian immigrant, as he tries to make it big as a rock star. I'm a huge Madonna fan, and even I have to admit she's not exactly set the film world alight. Will...

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Daniel Craig chose Quantum

When the title of the new James Bond film was revealed, there were a few raised eyebrows. That and a few mutterings of, "you what". Well now the person responsible for the title can be revealed, it's James Bond himself, Daniel Craig. You can feel free to tell him you...

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Iron Man on your PC

Dell are trying to compete with iTunes in the download market, and they're starting by selling PCs with the option of Iron Man preloaded onto it. Not only that but they are offering exclusive bonus footage as well. Seems a bit strange to start with stuff preloaded. Would you like...

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No T4 blessing by Cameron

When McG was announced as the director for Terminator 4, there were some people who were none too pleased. And soon enough McG was talking about how James Cameron had given him his blessing. Good news coming from the main man we thought. Well it turns out Cameron didn't offer...

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Stalked: Fame, Transformers IMAX

Thomas Dekker could be starring in the Fame remake. And IMAX is coming to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen....

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Stalked: Matt Lucas, Kirsten Dunst, Christina Ricci

Matt Lucas could be in Alice in Wonderland. Kirsten Dunst doesn't seem sure if she's in Spiderman 4. And Christina Ricci might find herself in After.Life...

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New Marvel release dates confirmed

Marvel have signed a new deal with Paramount to distribute their next 5 films. The news also comes with a bunch of new release dates, for the already announced Marvel films. Also mentioned in the list, is a to be announced Iron Man 3 film. Which John Favreau talked abut...

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New trailer for Australia

We have a new trailer for Luhrmann's Australia. Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman star, and the new trailer looks great. These films aren't usually my bag, but this one looks like it could be good....

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Blade Runner 2 being written

Two of the writers of Eagle Eye say they are working on a script for a Blade Runner sequel. Thankfully no one at a studio has asked them to do it, but that doesn't seem to be stopping them. Some films should just be left alone. What are they up...

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Megan Fox in Fathom?

The film version of Michael Turner's Fathom is still in development, and Megan Fox may be starring. The film has had a fairly confusing history, previous attempts have been made to get it off the ground only to falter. So Fathom fans, would you want Megan Fox starring?...

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Men in Black 3 still possible?

Long running, are the rumours of Men in Black 3. But it might be that we are inching towards it actually being made. One of the executive producers says he's waiting on the script, and the two stars. I remember liking the first film, but I can't really remember the...

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Snyder makes games for EA

The videogame and film world are collaborating again. Zach Snyder has agreed to develop three original games for Electronic Arts. He's not the first director to turn his hand to videogames, with Steven Spielberg already having one in the bag. As you'd expect, the deal also means that Snyder can...

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Seven Pounds trailer

We have the trailer for Will Smith's Seven Pounds for you to watch. Smith stars as an IRS worker, who tries to make amends for his past mistakes. He tries to do this by helping out seven strangers. I can't watch the trailer at the minute, so head inside for...

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Max Payne gets PG-13 rating

Earlier this month, director John Moore was talking about how difficult it was to get a PG-13 rating for Max Payne. He had a lot to say about the MPAA, and how difficult it all was. Now it turns out they have secured a PG-13 rating for the film. And...

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Branagh to direct Thor?

Thor is one of a few Marvel films in development for future release, alongside Captain America, Iron Man 2 and The Avengers films. The film has been without a director for a while, but now Kenneth Branagh is in talks to take over. I'd never picked Branagh for a superhero...

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Iron Man writers on mystery Marvel film

In July Justin Theroux was announced as the writer for Iron Man 2. He replaced two of the writers of the first film, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby. Now they have revealed they are working on different projects for Marvel. It did seem a little strange that they weren't writing the...

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Indiana Jones Blu-ray details

The next big summer release with a Blu-ray DVD on the way is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This one is out on the 10th November. I would imagine it will also be released in a box set with the other films eventually....

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Iron Man Blu-ray details

A couple of the biggest films of this summer have Blu-ray releases on the way. And we have the details of what you'll see on them. First up is Iron Man, and the Ultimate Edition which is released on the 27th October. The two disc set looks packed full. The...

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Crowe will be Sheriff and Robin Hood

Some new information about Ridley Scott's Nottingham is out. According to Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe will not only be playing the Sheriff of Nottingham, he'll also be playing Robin Hood himself. The first part we knew about, but the second is a surprise. Wonder how that will work....

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Site banners in memoria

You may have noticed a few things about the site over the last week. One is that Louise has taken over, and the other are the new banners. Let me explain. My mother passed away on the morning of Wednesday the 24th, and so I haven't been thinking much of...

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Closing Credits: Paul Newman

Hollywood actor/director Paul Newman passed away yesterday, aged 83, following a battle with cancer. The Hollywood legend, was having chemotherapy until June this year, but he refused to comment on his health. Paul Newman was an amazing actor, who had many other passions as well. He'll be sorely missed....

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New trailer for The Spirit

There's another online trailer for Frank Miller's The Spirit. It's probably the most coherent of all the trailers we've seen so far. I'm a total novice of The Spirit, and I'm still finding it hard to get excited about it. Take a look at the trailer inside....

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Peek at Dark Knight Blu-ray gift box

The Dark Knight Blu-ray relase has been officialy confirmed for December 9th. They have also confirmed the content we heard about earlier, and you can have a look at the limited edition gift set. With more and more films making a killing out of DVD releases, you can see why...

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New Benjamin Button trailer

A new trailer for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is online. It stars Brad Pitt as a man who is born old and gradually begins aging backwards. It's an adaptation of F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel. The trailer looks interesting. Definitely one I'll be checking out....

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Stalked: Nick Nolte, George A Romero

Nick Nolte is starring in Arcadia. And George A Romero is up to something in Toronto....

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Bill Murray on Ghostbusters 3

There has been plenty of talk recently about a third Ghostbusters film, and whether or not some or all of the original cast would be back. With a script being written, Bill Murray was asked if he was interested. Turns out he kind of is. I really don't like the...

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The Hobbit lawsuit carries on

Christopher Tolkein's lawsuit against New Line over Lord of the Rings is still ongoing. Tolkein says that New Line owe him money, and not only that but that they are guilty of fraud. Now he has been banned from seeking monetary damages, but he can sue them for fraud. I'm...

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New full Valkyrie trailer

We have a full theatrical trailer for Tom Cruise's Valkyrie. Cruise plays Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, who tries to pull off a plot to assassinate Hitler. There's some new footage in there, and it looks really good. And after playing musical release dates, we will be seeing it this year...

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Could Clooney be the Lone Ranger?

Just yesterday Johnny Depp appeared at the Disney showcase, and we found out he had not one, not two, but three new films lined up. One of which was playing Tonto in a Lone Ranger film. Now a rumour is out that George Clooney is interested in the role of...

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Stalked: Helen Mirren, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Helen Mirren is to play a Mossad agent. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is being remade....

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Guillermo del Toro writing vampire trilogy

Some people like to keep busy, and then there is Guillermo del Toro. With more films on the go than he knows what to do with, including The Hobbit, he's now agreed to write a trilogy of vampire novels. Does this guy never sleep? Whatever he's on to keep up...

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Lethal Weapon 5 waits on Gibson

The idea of Lethal Weapon 5 has been bouncing around for a while now, with nothing really concrete happening. Rest assured though it's still in the works, and with new characters involved. Turns out they are waiting for the man himself, Mel Gibson. Well we wouldn't want a fifth film...

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W trailer online

The full trailer for Oliver Stone's W is here. The life and times of George Bush are singled out for the film treatment. This film looks more light hearted than I was expecting from Stone. Take a look inside and see what you think....

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Stalked: Anne Hathaway, Pierre Morel, Steven Spielberg, Sherlock Holmes

Anne Hathaway is in The Opposite of Love. Pierre Morel is working with John Travolta. Steven Spielberg has picked up the rights to Chocky. And Rachel McAdams has joined Sherlock Holmes....

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Is Billy Bob Thornton retiring?

With a hefty amount of films to his name, and an Oscar, we could be seeing a lot less of Billy Bob Thornton. It looks like he may be putting films on the backburner and concentrating on other things. I haven't seen all of his films, but what I have...

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I Am Legend prequel update

There are a few more details on the prequel to I Am Legend. The studio have confirmed they are going ahead with it, and a few people including Will Smith have been working on the story. I really like the first, but I'm not sure if a prequel will work...

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Johnny Depp in Pirates 4, Lone Ranger

From the same Disney showcase that brought us news of Cars 2, comes news of three new roles for Johnny Depp. He will be in a Lone Ranger film, will star in another Pirates of the Caribbean and he's in Alice in Wonderland. Not so much a Disney showcase as...

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Cars 2 in 2011

Disney/Pixar are hard at work on the sequel to Cars, yes that's Cars 2. It was due to be released in 2012, but for some reason they are moving to 2011. And John Lassiter has some details about the plot of the sequel. I've lost count of the number of...

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American Psycho the musical

We're all familiar with musical to film adaptations and vice versa. Well now another film is heading for Broadway. American Psycho is to be made into a musical. That sounds crazy, wonder how they will handle the violence. I'm tempted to break my usual avoidance of musicals for this one....

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Paul Greengrass for Blackbeard?

In May this year, news broke that Dreamworks was to make a film based on the pirate Blackbeard. One of the writers of Gladiator David Franzoni was working on a script. Now the rumour is that director has been ear marked, and it is Paul Greengrass. I must confess to...

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Stalked:Colin Firth,Billy Crystal,Heather Graham

Colin Firth could be starring in A Single Man. Billy Crystal is back in a new film. And Heather Graham is in The Hangover....

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Stalked: Jolie,Affleck,Green Hornet

Angelina Jolie will be Salt. Ben Affleck will hit by the credit crunch. And Michael Pena could be joining Green Hornet....

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Notorious teaser trailer online

The teaser trailer for Notorious is online, the biopic of Christopher Wallace a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G. Hard to tell too much from a teaser trailer, but I'm definitely interested. The soundtrack alone should be great. Let's hope the film is too....

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Quantum of Solace drops Bond intro

Quantum of Solace will see the return of Daniel Craig as James Bond. However it looks like there won't be a return for some of his best known phrases. The latest Bond outing, is to be the first of the films to lose some of the most well known phrases....

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Queen Latifah on Hairspray 2

A couple of months ago, we heard that John Waters had been asked to come up with a treatment for a sequel to Hairspray. Now one of the stars Queen Latifah, has confirmed the sequel is in the works. I've still to catch the first, but there seems to be...

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Pegg and Frost in Tintin?

Simon Pegg is becoming increasingly popular over in Hollywood. With How to Lose Friends & Alienate People and Star Trek in the bag, he recently met Steven Spielberg. And now he and Nick Frost may have a part in Spielberg's Tintin trilogy. Funny how some people make it over there,...

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Bekmambetov does Moby Dick

Here's one I didn't see coming. Timur Bekmambetov is to direct a film of Moby Dick. Following this summers Wanted, which he is also working on a sequel of, Bekmambetov will direct a re-imagining of Herman Melville's classic novel. It certainly won't be your average book to film adaptation with...

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Stalked:Nicolas Cage,Rachel Bilson,Shane Black

Nicolas Cage has yet another film lined up, this time he's playing a knight. TV and film actress Rachel Bilson is playing, a TV actress. And Shane Black is back, and will direct Cold Warrior....

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Stalked: Keira Knightly, Scarlett Johansson, Matthew McConaughey

Keira Knightly is lining up another period film. And are Scarlett Johansson and Matthew McConaughey starring in a heist film together?...

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Dark Knight Blu-ray details leaked?

After taking over the box office this summer, The Dark Knight hype now surrounds the DVD release. We may have found out some of the treats in store for the Blu-ray release. Unsurprisingly it's a two dvd release, and it looks packed full. All the details are inside.I wonder if...

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Extended clip from Disney's Bolt

We have a three minute clip from Disney's 3-D film Bolt. Amoung the stars of this one are John Travolta and Woody Harrelson. A TV star, who happens to be a dog, finds himself stranded from home, and tries to make his way back. I'm not sold on the whole...

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Closed: Win a copy of Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer on DVD

Jack Brooks is a monster slayer, but he wasn't always that way. Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer tells the story of how Jack became what he is today and stars Robert Englund and Trevor Matthews, and you can win a copy of the extra packed DVD right here on Filmstalker. I've...

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Arnie to return to Predator?

Well the rumours are starting to kick off regarding Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to film. His run as Governor of California is nearly up and at that point he has to decide whether to remain in politics, take his career further, or return to film, and so far the decision seems...

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Transformers 2 Megatron revealed?

Well it's a difficult decision to make because you'll remember that Michael Bay was pretty forthright when he said that there would be a lot of disinformation about Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen released on the Interflab, but these drawings for a toy version of Megatron could just be the...

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Revolutionary Road trailer

Revolutionary Road is the film which reunites Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, many moons after Titanic. There is now a clean trailer available for the film, minus the overly perky Entertainment Tonight presenter. I wasn't sure what to expect when these two worked together again. But it looks like powerful...

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Film quotes you use in real life

I can't really remember what sparked this thought off in my head, but I was watching television about something and into my head popped a quote from a film. Then, when I thought about it for a bit I wondered just how many film quotes I used in real, everday...

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Taken

From the trailers Taken looked really interesting, although there was a tiny bit of a cliché with the idea that Liam Neeson plays an ex-agent out for revenge, the casting seems to suggest something a lot stronger than most films in this genre, and then the trailer suggests dark and...

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Shyamalan considers Unbreakable 2

M. Night Shyamalan has been talking about his film future, and he's been discussing the possibility of a sequel to Unbreakable, or at least another film that is based around the comic book theme. I'm excited about the idea of an Unbreakable sequel, but it cannot – and I really...

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Chow to direct and star in The Green Hornet

The news came out last night that Stephen Chow is going to direct The Green Hornet, as well as take the lead as Kato, the servant for the character of The Green Hornet, both in and out of costume. Now although it's great news on a number of points, it...

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Liotta follows De Niro and Pacino

What's happening to the once great screen personas, Robert De Niro and Pacino are playing weaker and weaker characters, and in De Niro's case he's become a poor comedic foil. Is Ray Liotta the next to fall? Seems like he might be as the latest story about his next role...

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Moss re-joins Jackson in terrorist film

Carrie-Anne Moss is teaming up with Samuel L. Jackson in another film about terrorism on U.S. soil, Unthinkable. This one is about a terrorist group who have hidden three nuclear bombs in three different cities in America. Sounds like pretty standard fare taken a few steps further. However Jackson reveals...

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CIA Himalayan spy story gets film

Now this sounds like a great story to be made into a film, although the book it's being adapted from is non-fiction, the film will be a fictional account of a CIA mission to the top of the Himalayan mountains. Sounds too incredible to be true, but genuinely the CIA...

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Tintin loses studio

Universal studio have declined an option to co-finance Tintin according to reports, leaving the film with DreamWorks and Paramount sitting with the film with Paramount as the sole money provider. It's a strange decision considering how popular Tintin is without a film and that both Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson...

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J.J. Abrams talks Cloverfield, Fringe and Star Trek

J.J. Abrams has been interviewed online and has been talking about everything from Cloverfield to Fringe, including a little Star Trek on the way. He reveals a few things about the various films and series, and even offers up some never before heard secrets. He doesn't reveal the secret of...

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The Amityville Horror sequel scares

While Mamma Mia! may not be gaining a sequel, The Amityville Horror looks set to and it sounds ridiculous. Let's just take a moment to reflect that the original film was about a family murdered in a house and the new family arriving only to have the father overcome by...

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Mamma Mia! sequel?

It seems that sometimes Hollywood gets it right and resists the urge to add a sequel onto something just because it makes some cash, and that's exactly what has happened with Mamma Mia! according to one of the stars Dominic Cooper. He'd love a sequel, and wants to be in...

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Stalked: Appaloosa and Big Lebowski hopeful sequels

Both Appaloosa and The Big Lebowski are in the media this week being touted as possibly having sequels made. However they are both rather tenuous and “wished for” rather than actually happening. In the case of Appaloosa it’s a strong suggestion though since writer, director and star Ed Harris is...

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Stalked: The Substitute and Just Another Love Story for remakes

Two films from the Danish director Ole Bornedal are are set for remakes through Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures production company, The Substitute and Just Another Love Story. Bornedal has already remade one of his own films for the U.S. market before, although with these there’s no word of any...

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Stalked: Deadgirl and new Elite Squad trailers

There's a new trailer for the excellent Elite Squad aka Tropa de Elite (Filmstalker review), well I haven't seen it before, and there's a trailer online for a rather interesting film called Deadgirl....

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Fifty Dead Men Walking under fire again

We've already heard those unfortunate comments from one of the stars of the film Rose McGowan, and the producers backing away from them, which seems somewhat two-faced considering the latest controversy beginning to raise its head. The man behind the story, Martin McGartland, who was the British agent undercover in...

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Jude Law for Sherlock Holmes Dr. Watson?

The rumours are racing about the casting for Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes, we've heard that Russell Crowe is in talks for just about every role and debunked, and now we're hearing that Jude Law is the latest to be linked by the media with the important role of Sherlock Holmes'...

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Faris says goodbye to career

Anna Faris looked like she was on the brink of doing something clever with her career, for a long time she was being touted as connected with a biographical film of the woman known as Linda Lovelace made famous in the pornographic film Deep Throat. Well word out today is...

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Saw V clip online

This is being described as various things, a trailer, a teaser, a red band clip. It's a clip from Saw V. A scene setting up one of Jigsaw's many torture moments and showing you the twist in the tail. It does include a little blood, but I think it's pushing...

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McGowan distanced for IRA comments

A little while ago I wrote about Rose McGowan's comments after appearing in the film Fifty Dead Men Walking, the story of the British agent working undercover in the Irish Republican Army, and she made the ill informed and hugely insulting comment that she would have joined them if she...

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Synecdoche, New York trailer online

The trailer for Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York is online, and I'm still scratching my head wondering if it's even worth watching. Take out the stars and the couple of effects shots and this would be a lose collection of shots that you'd be hard pressed to think belonged together....

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Stalked: New films galore: Science Fiction and hostage taking

Doomsday Protocol from Shane Salerno is a modern The Seven Samurai and The Last Starfighter... A tale that sounds like many other films including the mini-series V with an Earth under control of aliens... Operation Checkmate is the story of the high level hostage rescue from the Revolutionary Armed Forces...

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Stalked: Burger and LaBeouf, McGregor and Clooney

Neil Burger and Shia LaBeouf team up on The Dark Fields... Ewan McGregor and George Clooney team up on The Men Who Stare at Goats... Sam Riley will lead Géla Babluani's remake of his own film, 13 Tzameti......

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Stalked: Knightly, Mendes, Worthington, Zemeckis and Artemis Fowl, Fisher and Sorority Row, Disney Rock

Keira Knightley, Eva Mendes, Sam Worthington and Guillaume Canet are starring in Last Night... Robert Zemeckis and Gil Kenan are adapting a Eoin Colfer children's novel with motion capture... Carrie Fisher, Jamie Chung, Audrina Patridge, Rumer Willis, Julian Morris, Leah Pipes, Margo Harshman and Briana Evigan on The House on...

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Written by Richard Brunton at 8:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Sex and the City prequels

It seems like there are going to be plenty more Carrie Bradshaw stories in the pipeline, not only is a film sequel seemingly in the works, well according to the writer of film and series Michael Patrick King and HBO's West Coast President Michael Lombardo, it's in the works. Now...

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September 30, 2008