The National Film Board of Canada has added to its growing list of honours in the new field of interactive documentaries with an International Digital Emmy Award for HIGHRISE/Out My Window, directed by filmmaker and digital media creator Katerina Cizek and produced by Gerry Flahive, both from[...]
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Hemsworth, Hutcherson Cast in The Hunger Games
Let the games begin. Lionsgate announced today it has found two actors to play Peeta Mellark and Gale Hawthorne in the highly anticipated movie adaptation of The Hunger Games. From left in the picture, Liam Hemsworth (“The Last Song”) joins the movie as Gale Hawthorne and Josh Hutcherson[...]
Is This the Plot for the Next Superman Movie?
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — So far, the upcoming Superman reboot has a cast of four actors, but one thing we haven’t heard is what the movie’s plot will be. We know that David S. Goyer is writing the screenplay for the movie, and thanks to Movienewz, we may now know what that plot[...]
Harry Potter: The Exhibition Opens April 5 in New York City
Harry Potter fans in New York City will soon have the chance to step inside the famous wizard’s magical world with Harry Potter: The Exhibition, which opens at Discovery Times Square on April 5. The previously unscheduled stop in New York City will serve as the tour’s final North America[...]
We Have a Release Date for ‘Expendables 2’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — It’s no secret that I loved “The Expendables.” I mean, how could I not? It starred most of my favorite action stars, and it was action packed. The movie left various life-long dreams of mine fulfilled, including having Arnold and Stallone in same mo[...]
Patrick Dempsey wants to play Doctor Strange
— by SEAN GERSKI — Patrick Dempsey is one of the most popular stars of one of TV’s most popular shows (“Grey’s Anatomy”), but the 45-year-old actor has a dream project: Marvel’s Doctor Strange. Dempsey has been rumored for the part in the past, but in a new [...]
Columbia Pictures to go ‘Moonwalking with Einstein’
Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to adapt “Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything” by Joshua Foer into a major motion picture, with Matt Tolmach producing, it was announced by Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures. “Moonwalking with[...]
A New ‘Wonder Woman’ Image and Some Video Footage
— by SEAN GERSKI — Yesterday, a flurry of shots of Adrianne Palicki and her stuntwoman in the Wonder Woman costume made the rounds on the Internet (including here at It’s Just Movies, of course). When you film in public, that’s a bound to happen. Plus, with the quality of cel[...]
Paramount Pictures Options ‘Earthseed’
Paramount Pictures Film Group President Adam Goodman announced the studio has optioned the novel “Earthseed,” with Melissa Rosenberg (“Twilight,” “Dexter,” “Highlander”) attached to pen the script and produce through her Tall Girls Productions. Set in the future, “Earth[...]
Jennifer Garner to Play Super Sleuth Miss Marple
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I grew up watching and reading Agatha Christie crime movies and novels. I vividly remember reading “And Then There Were None” at 12 years old, and watching favorites like “Murder on the Orient Express” with my dad around that same time.[...]
New and Improved Wonder Woman Costume in Action
— by ADAM POYNTER — So there has been a lot of talk, good and bad, about David E. Kelley’s re-imagining of the classic “Wonder Woman” television show. Hopes were high and, at first, the announcement of the casting of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman was said to be a good decision[...]
Thomas McDonnell Joins Dark Shadows
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Newcomer Thomas McDonnell has been cast as a young Barnabas Collins in Tim Burton’s re-invisioning of the 1960’s television series, “Dark Shadows.” McDonnell is receiving early praise for his work in Disney’s teen film, “Prom” which opens April 29 [...]
Focus Features’ Annual ‘Africa First’ Program Set to Begin
Focus Features will accept entries for its Africa First Program – entering its fourth year – beginning May 16 and continuing through Aug. 22. The uniquely-conceived initiative, with funds earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, is once again offering e[...]
Warner Bros. Aiming for Justice League Movie
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — I never thought I would hear something positive about the idea of a Justice League movie, but it looks like DC comics fans may finally get the movie for which they have been waiting. In an interview, Jeff Robinov — president of the Warner Bros. motion picture[...]