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While some worrisome spy photos surfaced last week showing Johnny Depp in heavy white make-up, big sunglasses and period clothing for his turn in Tim Burton's big screen adaptation of Dark Shadows, the 1960's gothic daytime serial with vampires, ghosts, ghouls, zombies, werewolves, parallel universes and time-paradoxes. Now in a bit of damage control, the first official image from the film has surfaced featuring Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer and the rest of the cast looking like a new version of The Munsters or The Addams Family, but with a little less darkness. See the photo below!

⥤ Posted September 22 in First Look, Hype, Photos | 24 Comments

Watch: 4-Minute Trailer for Fincher's 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'

"I want you to help me catch a killer of women." Time to delve into the world of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by way of David Fincher this time in a brand new 4-minute theatrical trailer (via Apple) for his new take on the Swedish mystery/thriller. This is a condensed version of the 8-min promo trailer that played in front of some Sony/Columbia screenings, but gives us a complete idea of the story and how Fincher's take looks and feels different than the original films. Rooney Mara is as the new Lisbeth Salander, Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist, with Christopher Plummer. This looks so damn good!

⥤ Posted September 22 in Hype, Opinions, To Watch, Trailers | 40 Comments

Watch: First Trailer for Gary Hustwit's New 'Urbanized' Documentary

Urban design is the language of the city. Thanks to a tip from The Playlist, the first official trailer for Gary Hustwit's new documentary Urbanized has been posted. This stylish and inspiring documentary from the director behind design docs Helvetica and Objectified examines ideas about cities and urban design with examples from around the world and interviews with architects, politicians, artists and city planners. This looks like another great film to follow-up Hustwit's past design documentaries. If anything, it'll be inspiring to see all the stunning cities from around the world they visit. I'm definitely planning to see this when I can.

⥤ Posted September 22 in Indies, Opinions, To Watch, Trailers | 4 Comments

Franco, McBride and Others Joining 'Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse'

Earlier this month we learned that the long-gestating apocalyptic comedy Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse starring Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel would go before cameras in February with Rogen also working as a co-director with his Superbad and Neighborhood Watch writing partner Evan Goldberg. At the time, Rogen said, "It's now much more than just Jay and Seth -- there's many other people versus the apocalypse now." Well, Rogen recently spoke to MTV and revealed that Danny McBride, James Franco, Jonah Hill and Craig Robinson will all be around for the end of the world as well. Read on!

⥤ Posted September 21 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 8 Comments

Universal Developing a New 'Scarface' That's Not a Sequel or Remake

The fact that studios don't have the balls to develop an original story without the help of established brands or intellectual property is maddening. The plots of films like Battleship and Hot Wheels would work fine by themselves without the help of the brands studios are attempting to "adapt" for the big screen. Now Universal is trying the same old schtick with a "new version" of Scarface. The original film was a controversial black and white gangster film in 1932 and would later become the iconic 1983 crime drama starring Al Pacino. This new film will not, however, be a sequel or remake of the two films. More below!

⥤ Posted September 21 in Development, Movie News | 24 Comments

New Poster for 'Man on a Ledge' Thriller Just Might Give You Vertigo

Despite the fact that he may have starred in the highest grossing film to date, Avatar star Sam Worthington really hasn't turned in a a truly great performance. Perhaps standing on the edge of a tall building in New York will bring out his talent in Man on a Ledge, a new thriller from Ghosts of Cité Soleil documentary director Asger Leth. The film follows an ex-cop (Worthington) threatening to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, but the potential suicide might be a front for something bigger. Now we have the first teaser poster for the thriller which might give you vertigo or a nosebleed. See it below!

⥤ Posted September 21 in Hype, Posters | 11 Comments

Tom Hiddleston & Rachel Weisz in First Trailer for 'The Deep Blue Sea'

Though the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival is over (see Alex coverage right here, and stay tuned for a big recap coming soon), that doesn't mean we're done seeing promotions for the film come out of the woodwork. Today's TIFF selected film getting the marketing machine moving is The Deep Blue Sea, an adaptation of the classic 1950's play of the same name by Terrence Rattigan. The film stars Rachel Weisz as a London socialite and wife of a British Judge (Russell Beale) who's caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot (Tom Hiddleston). See the short, but promising trailer below!

⥤ Posted September 21 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 8 Comments

Teaser Trailer for Joe Carnahan's Thriller 'The Grey' with Liam Neeson

After working together on the summer blockbuster adaptation of The A-Team, director Joe Carnahan and star Liam Neeson decided they wanted to work together on something a little darker and grounded. The result is The Grey, a story of man versus nature where a group of pipeline workers in find themselves hunted by a pack of rogue wolves after their plane crashes in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness. There's some pretty breathtaking visuals to be seen from the real locations used for the film, not to mention some vicious-looking wolves. It's certainly a far-cry from The A-Team, and you can check out the trailer below!

⥤ Posted September 21 in Featured, To Watch, Trailers | 29 Comments

Watch: Latest Extended TV Spot for 'Immortals' Packs Quite a Punch

"Fight for honor! Fight for you future!" If you haven't already seen enough to whet your appetite for Tarsem Singh's fantasy epic Immortals, Relativity recently released an extended 60-second TV spot for the movie over on Fandango. There's a lot of the footage we've seen the second and third trailers for Immortals, and some new stuff, but most just lots of awesome action, badass music, lots to get you hyped up to see this. Henry Cavill stars as Theseus, Mickey Rourke as the evil King Hyperion, as well as Luke Evans, John Hurt, Kellan Lutz, Stephen Dorff and Freida Pinto. I can't wait to watch this, only a few months left. Enjoy!

⥤ Posted September 21 in Hype, To Watch, TV Spots | 20 Comments

Lionsgate Nabs TIFF Films 'You're Next', Westfeldt's 'Friends with Kids'

Two good pick ups coming from the Toronto Film Fest today, both going to Lionsgate. The studio has acquired distribution rights to Jennifer Westfeldt's fun romantic comedy Friends with Kids, as well as Adam Wingard's home invasion horror favorite You're Next. Both are coming out of the fest with solid buzz, and You're Next is actually headed straight to Fantastic Fest down in Austin this weekend. Deadline confirms news on both, adding that You're Next was in a big bidding war all the way from its first screening until now when they finally closed it. "This project represents everything that we look for in a horror film."

⥤ Posted September 21 in Hype, Indies, Movie News, Opinions | 2 Comments

Jackie Earle Haley Cast as Confederate VP in Spielberg's 'Lincoln' Film