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Peter Sarsgaard Writing and Directing an Adaptation of 'Born to Run'
This past week we saw him have fun as the villainous Dr. Hector Hammond in Green Lantern, but now the Garden State and An Education actor Peter Sargaard is looking to go behind the camera for his next film venture. Hitfix (via Bleeding Cool) has learned that the actor will make his directorial debut with an adaptation of Christopher McDougall's adventurous autobiographical book Born to Run. The nonfiction book follows the author as he finds a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners learns their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is just wrong. More below!
⥤ Posted June 20 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 3 Comments
Watch: Full-Length Trailer for DreamWorks' Spin-Off 'Puss in Boots'
"You may know my name, but you do not know... the legend!" DreamWorks Animation has unveiled their full theatrical trailer (and a new poster) for spin-off series Puss in Boots, starring Antonio Banderas as the voice of the one-and-only fighting kitty, Puss in Boots. Other voices include Salma Hayek as Kitty Softpaws, Billy Bob Thornton and Zach Galifianakis. This looks awesome! I really mean that, I've seen some footage before, but this trailer is hilarious and entertaining, it just looks like a whole lot of fun. Maybe it's just great to see DreamWorks starting fresh with a new franchise again. I actually suggest watching this!
⥤ Posted June 20 in Hype, Opinions, To Watch, Trailers | 31 Comments
Check These Out: Cool Minimalist Posters for 'Tron,' 'Aliens' and More
We just recently featured some cool neon style art for movies from years past like Star Wars and Superman, and now we have this really cool collection of minimalist posters for a whole slew of classic movies and a few from more recent years. I always love the simplicity of designs like this because it uses just one single image that somehow captures the spirit of one scene in the film, and sometimes even the entire movie itself. Designer Brickhut (via GeekTyrant) is behind this great work that crafts spectacular minimalist posters for movies like Ghostbusters, Aliens, Goonies, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rocky, Jaws and lots more.
⥤ Posted June 20 in Artwork, Cool Stuff, Posters | 11 Comments
Another Crazy, Brilliant New Teaser for Almodóvar's 'Skin I Live In'
Ohh yes, another crazy new teaser trailer for Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In that is just going to f**k with some people's heads. Twitch has posted this new 60 second teaser trailer for The Skin I Live In, starring Antonio Banderas as a plastic surgeon, and Elena Anaya as his "captive". I saw this in Cannes and loved it (read my review), it's brilliant, but these teasers are even better because no one has any idea what's going on. That said, it does give us another tease of some of the incredible music in this film, and for that alone it's worth watching at least. Plus, this teaser is a genius follow-up to the first short teaser. Enjoy!
⥤ Posted June 20 in Foreign, Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 13 Comments
Official Trailer for Rob Minkoff's Bank Robbery Action Indie 'Flypaper'
"You're about to be robbed!" IFC Films has debuted an official trailer via Yahoo for indie action flick Flypaper from director Rob Minkoff. The film is set in a bank that is being robbed by two groups at the same time; two of them are babbling idiots with a shotgun and C4, the others are professional con-men, and they all butt heads of course. The cast includes Patrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd, Tim Blake Nelson, Mekhi Phifer and Jeffrey Tambor. I'm familiar with this because I saw it at Sundance earlier this year, but didn't care for it one bit. It's just so cheesy, so bland, and very forgettable, but have fun with this trailer!
⥤ Posted June 20 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 13 Comments
Baldwin, Eisenberg and More Confirmed for Woody Allen's Next Film
His most recent film Midnight in Paris is a truly charming, whimsical and fantastic comedy (if you need more convincing, read Cate's review right here), and now writer director Woody Allen has revealed the cast for his next film called The Bop Decameron. Now we have word from an official press release on the cast that is coming together for Allen's film which will mark the director's first time shooting in Rome, Italy. In addition to confirming previous reports of Alec Baldwin and Jesse Eisenberg joining the cast, Academy Award winner Roberto Benigni has also signed on to star. But wait, there's even more! Read on!
⥤ Posted June 20 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 4 Comments
Danny Elfman to Score 'Oz: The Great and Powerful' with Sam Raimi
His fantastic scores have been heard in countless Tim Burton films from Beetlejuice to Alice in Wonderland, but composer Danny Elfman was also responsible for the score and theme to the first two installments of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man franchise. Now the composer and director are set to collaborate again. Buzzine (via The Playlist) attended a Q&A with Elfman for a retrospective of his 25 years of collaborating with Burton and the composer revealed that he would be composing the score for Oz: The Great and Powerful. In addition, Elfman said he's also in talks to potentially score The Hunger Games adaptation.
⥤ Posted June 20 in Development, Movie News | 4 Comments
'The American' Director Anton Corbijn to Adapt 'A Most Wanted Man'
After helming the slow-burning but fairly fantastic thriller The American with George Clooney, director Anton Corbijn will stay in mostly familiar territory by next taking on an adaptation of John le Carré's novel A Most Wanted Man. Published in 2008, the story follows boxer Melik Oktay and his mother as they take in a man named Issa and set off a chain of events implicating intelligence agencies from three countries. Why? Because Issa, who claims to be a Muslim medical student, is a wanted terrorist and the son of Grigori Karpov, a Red Army colonel whose considerable assets are concealed at a Hamburg bank.
⥤ Posted June 20 in Development, Movie News | No Comments Yet
'Jackass' Star Ryan Dunn Tragically Killed in Car Accident at Age 34
After partaking in plenty of hilarious yet foolish stunts on MTV's television series turned film franchise known the world round, Jackass star Ryan Dunn has sadly passed away. However, it wasn't the crazy antics of the stunt crew that resulted in his passing, but as TMZ has confirmed with Bam Marger'a mother, a car crash late last night is the cause of death. A car with Dunn and an unidentified passenger slammed into a tree and burst into flames (see the photo of the accident site right here) at Route 322 and New Street in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania. At this time it's not clear who was driving the automobile.
⥤ Posted June 20 in Movie News, Obituaries | 42 Comments
Check These Out: Spectacular Neon Ads for 'Ghostbusters' and More
Obviously we've seen and featured plenty of posters, banners, trailers and all the typical promo materials for marketing movies in our years covering countless movies. Recently some cool motion posters have surfaced for films like Buried and Conan, but sometimes to make a movie truly stand out, you have to really think outside of the box. That's why I'm such a big fan of these fantastic neon-style ads for films from years past that look like all those neon light signs you see at any local bar. Below you can see a few of these rad neon signs made by Tumblr user Mr. Whaite for Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Star Wars and more.
⥤ Posted June 19 in Cool Stuff, Humor | 4 Comments
Evangeline Lilly & Barry Humphries Join the Cast of 'The Hobbit', Too
Some interesting casting news that Peter Jackson decided to unveil on Father's Day (in the US). Jackson took to his Facebook again for an update, in the process revealing two more major casting announcements for his already-underway adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Playing a new character, a Woodland Elf named Tauriel, is Canadian actress and "Lost" regular Evangeline Lilly, in her next big film role after Real Steel. Additionally, Australian voice and character actor Barry Humphries will portray the Goblin King from the story as Jackson says, "in much the way Andy Serkis created Gollum." More great additions!
⥤ Posted June 19 in Casting, Hobbit News, Movie News | 14 Comments
Watch: Norton's Full 'Captain America: Behind the Shield' Featurette
An outstanding new featurette was recently unveiled for Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger. Presenting the entire video is Norton (via their Facebook) because they make software to defend your PC from viruses and it's all about the shield, a full-on four-minute look at how they brought Cap's shield to life in the movie. It's actually a damn good featurette, it has tons of interviews with people like director Joe Johnston, Marvel's Kevin Feige, Cap himself, Chris Evans, Marvel's Joe Quesada, the prop master and others. They cover its history, how they made it work for the movie, and plenty more in the video below!
⥤ Posted June 19 in Featurettes, Hype, To Watch | 13 Comments
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