April 2009

First Official Look: Iron Man 2

Published on: 30th April, 2009

Almost a year from today, Iron Man 2 will smash into theaters and kick off the summer of 2010.  USA Today has the first official picture from the sequel starring Robert Downey Jr. checking out some high tech schematics.  In the background are the Mark 1 through 4 Iron Man suits.
Filming is still underway under [...]

Theatrical Trailer for ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’

Published on: 30th April, 2009

It’s officially here. Watch it below or in HD on Yahoo. The trailer will also be playing this weekend in front of showings of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
In the highly-anticipated Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen debuting June 24, 2009, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) again joins with the Autobots against their sworn enemies, the Decepticons. [...]

Zemeckis Has Ideas for Roger Rabbit 2

Published on: 30th April, 2009

The sequel train is still churning its way to Crazy Town passing through Unoriginalville.  I’d list the 80s properties being revisited, but it would take up pages and honestly neither you nor me have that kind of time.
Robert Zemeckis, the director of the original Who Framed Roger Rabbit? in 1988, is considering revisiting the world [...]

News on Goonies 2 and Gremlins 3

Published on: 29th April, 2009

As part of Steven Spielberg’s guest editing gig for Empire’s 20th anniversary issue, the director orchestrated a reunion of the original cast of 1985’s Goonies, which he conceptualized and executive produced all those years ago.  The historic get-together naturally turned to questions about the long rumored sequel. Never say die.
Every few months another Goonies [...]

Early Bootleg of ‘Transformers 2′ Trailer

Published on: 29th April, 2009

Paramount and Michael Bay’s big theatrical roll-out for the new Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen trailer has been ruined by a bootlegger with a video camera.  The brand new theatrical trailer was to premiere exclusively in twenty major cities across the States (not Austin, but whatever) before a screening of the original Transformers.  The high-definition [...]

Tyson Review

Published on: 29th April, 2009

In the 1980s, “Iron Mike” Tyson was the most dominant fighter in the sport of boxing.  From the start of his professional career, he won 37 matches in a row to unify the heavyweight division and become the undisputed champion of the world.  But a series of wild antics inside and outside the ring earned [...]

Douglas, Stone Return for ‘Wall Street’ Sequel, Plus Shia?

Published on: 28th April, 2009

It has been 6 months since Fox announced the writer for a sequel to 1987’s Oscar-winning film Wall Street.  Now the script by Allan Loeb (21) is complete and talent can start signing on to what will likely become an incredibly relevant story in times like these.
At the time, Oliver Stone was not interested in [...]

Producer on the Future of Gambit

Published on: 28th April, 2009

When the X-Men trilogy was making its way through theaters in the past decade, they featured many of the favorite characters from the Marvel universe.  Still not satisfied, fans regularly cried out, “Where’s Gambit!”
But now that he’s included in the cast of characters for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, no one seems to care.  It may be [...]

‘Drop Dead Fred’ Remake with Russell Brand

Published on: 28th April, 2009

Universal is resurrecting the 1991 comedy Drop Dead Fred for a remake starring Russell Brand.  The original starred Phoebe Cates as a shy girl who loses her job and husband in one day.  When she returns home, she reunites with her wacky imaginary friend Fred.  Brand would, of course, play Fred in the updated version.
I [...]

First Look: Megan Fox in ‘Jonah Hex’

Published on: 28th April, 2009

The first pictures giving a good look at the set of Jonah Hex feature Hollywood hottie Megan Fox strutting around in a corset.  The actress isn’t much of a thespian, but she certainly nice to look at and a fine addition to this DC Comics adaptation set up at Warner Bros.  She plays Leila, a love [...]

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