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SXSW: ‘Kick-Ass’ Panel, Press Conference

Published on: 15th March, 2010

At the South by Southwest Film Festival and Conference, I had the opportunity to sit in on the post-screening panel and hotel press conference following the opening night and premiere of Kick-Ass.  Due to technical difficulties I wasn’t able to record audio, but I’ve compiled my thoughts on the events below:
Director Matthew Vaughn and the [...]

SXSW: ‘Predators’ Peek Details, Video, Images

Published on: 15th March, 2010

At the South by Southwest Film Festival, just an hour after the conclusion of opening film Kick-Ass, lines literally curved around the block in downtown Austin for the first look at Predators.  The city’s own Robert Rodriguez, who produced the film partially shot here, took the stage with director Nimród Antal to unveil the first look at the July [...]

Steven Spielberg May Film the ‘Robopocalypse’

Published on: 12th March, 2010

Speculation continues on what will become Steven Spielberg’s next trip behind the camera.  The great director failed at bringing Abraham Lincoln to the screen and a remake of Harvey, and seems to only be playing an executive producer role on Matt Helm and biopics of Martin Luther King Jr. and George Gershwin.
Deadline suggests Spielberg’s first [...]

Third ‘Tron Legacy’ Billboard Has 2 Lightcycles

Published on: 12th March, 2010

Walt Disney Pictures has released a third billboard for Tron Legacy which combines the two lightcycles seen in the previous advertisements.  I wouldn’t ordinarily just post an image from a billboard, but these marketing pictures are looking extremely slick.  If you live in Los Angeles, Disney is switching out the board at Santa Monica Blvd. [...]

Weaving in Talks for ‘Captain America’ Villain

Published on: 12th March, 2010

Hugo Weaving is in negotiations with Marvel to play Red Skull, the villain in The First Avenger: Captain America.
The deal will be finalized within the next few days, reports the Hollywood Reporter, and would reunite Weaving with director Joe Johnston after recently working together on The Wolfman.
In the comics, Red Skull is a long-time enemy of [...]

New ‘Shrek Forever After’ Trailer

Published on: 12th March, 2010

DreamWorks Animation has released the second trailer (the first that shows anything) for Shrek Forever After, the fourth installment of the fairy tale series that the studio is calling “the final chapter.”
The story is a fairy tale rehash of It’s a Wonderful Life where Shrek “falls victim to a terrible curse” by the evil Rumpelstiltskin and sees [...]

Avatar, Titanic May Be Getting 3D Re-Release

Published on: 12th March, 2010

James Cameron and Fox are in discussions about re-releasing the December blockbuster Avatar in theaters, as well as a possible release of 1997’s hit Titanic in 3D.
According to the Heat Vision Blog, the 2009 adventure to Pandora could be back in theaters by late summer 2010.
Cameron has said 10-12 minutes worth of additional scenes would [...]

Tarantino Not Joining ‘Smurfs’ Cast, Who Is?

Published on: 12th March, 2010

Earlier this week Alan Cummings spoke with MTV about his voice work as “Gutsy Smurf,” one of the CGI characters in the live-action/cartoon hybrid Smurfs movie.  At the time, Cummings said Quentin Tarantino was lending his signature voice for Papa Smurf’s right hand man, “Brainy,” but the filmmaker’s publicist has denied his involvement.
Neil Patrick Harris is [...]

Final Trailer for Ridley Scott’s ‘Robin Hood’

Published on: 12th March, 2010

Universal has released the final theatrical trailer for Ridley Scott’s medieval epic, Robin Hood.  Starring Russell Crowe as the arrow-slinging outlaw, the trailer is filled with looks at the action packed into this early summer release.  I counted at least four major battle sequences complete with clanging swords and galloping horses.
The rest of the cast [...]

Clint Eastwood to Direct J. Edgar Hoover Biopic

Published on: 12th March, 2010

Clint Eastwood is lining up his next directorial project in a biopic of the first director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover.
According to the trades, the legendary actor turned filmmaker will be working with producer Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment on the film from a script by the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Milk, Dustin [...]

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