February 2010

‘Shutter Island’ Repeats at the Box Office

Published on: 28th February, 2010

Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island took its second consecutive weekend at the domestic box office, drawing an estimated $22.2 million in ticket sales.  Presumably strong word of mouth helped the R-rated Paramount release to a $75.1 million total over competition from a new Kevin Smith film and Overture’s genre flick.
Smith’s Cop Out was absolutely destroyed by [...]

Greg Berlanti to Direct The Flash?

Published on: 28th February, 2010

Warner Bros may have found their director for the comic book adaptation of “The Flash.”  DC Entertainment is moving forward with the speedy superhero and Greg Berlanti is the “leading contender” for the director’s chair, according to the IESB.
Berlanti was once attached to helm Green Lantern for WB/DC after co-writing the script, but was ultimately [...]

Teaser Trailer for Disney’s Tangled

Published on: 28th February, 2010

The March 16 DVD/Blu-ray release of Disney’s The Princess and the Frog (which was excellent, by the way) will feature the first footage from their next non-Pixar project Tangled.  The 3D fairy tale was originally titled Rapunzel after its main character, voiced by Mandy Moore, but the Mouse House recently changed the name for unknown reasons.
Perhaps [...]

Abduction Script Review

Published on: 28th February, 2010

Last week a bidding war raged over Abduction, a script by Shawn Christensen with the increasingly sought-after 18-year-old Taylor Lautner attached to star and produce.  Not counting his minor contribution to Valentine’s Day, this is one of many movies he’s doing without Twilight co-stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.
Lionsgate ultimately acquired the rights for nearly $1 [...]

The Ghost Writer Review

Published on: 26th February, 2010

Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer has its own haunt to contend with. The Oscar-winning director is under house arrest in a Swiss chateau nearly 33 years after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old.  The legal controversy over his crimes, potential extradition, and the ensuing public debate has cast a stigma over [...]

Real-Life Rendering of Buzz Lightyear

Published on: 26th February, 2010

Brazilian graphic artist Raoni Nery created an real-life version of Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story using PhotoShop, 3D Studio Max, and ZBrush.  The results are very cool, and give us an idea of what he’ll look like when Disney/Pixar reboots the franchise a decade from now in live-action and casts Ray Stevenson as Buzz (with [...]

Angelina Jolie Kills ‘Wanted 2′ For Sci-Fi Film

Published on: 25th February, 2010

Angelina Jolie has dropped out of Universal’s Wanted 2.  Instead she’s starring in a science fiction film from Children of Men director Alfonso Cuarón titled Gravity.
A sequel to the bullet-bending action flick has been discussed since June 2008 when the summer movie hit the box office and gathered $341 million worldwide.  Studio execs even randomly hired [...]

International ‘Iron Man 2′ Featurette

Published on: 25th February, 2010

An international Iron Man 2 “Making Of” featurette has appeared on MSN Movies France with new footage from the anticipated sequel.  It focuses primarily on the Monaco racetrack sequence seen numerous times in trailers and promotional stills, but it gives Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, Jon Favreau, and Scarlett Johnasson to weigh in on the [...]

Bradley Cooper Bails on McG Comedy

Published on: 25th February, 2010

Bradley Cooper has left the cast of This Means War, a spy comedy he was attached to star in with Reese Witherspoon and directed by McG.  The story centers on two best friends and spies that fall in love with the same woman, and naturally a battle over her ensues.
Fox confirmed his departure and cited [...]

Update: Pixar Planning Monsters, Inc. 2?

Published on: 25th February, 2010

Update: LatinoReview has a source that says Monsters, Inc 2 is happening and says to expect a tentative release sometime in 2012-2013.  Since there are very few details at this time, I updated a previous story about the possible sequel, which is included below.
The original article, posted June 8, 2009: At the Licensing Expo in [...]

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