The second annual Arizona Film and Media Expo (AZFAME) Short Film Festival was open to filmmakers from all over the world. Judging culminated during the AZFAME event, held this month at the Phoenix Convention Center. Writer/director/editor Jared Pelletier from Toronto, Canada, took home top honors f[...]
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Helen Mirren to add Hand, Footprints at Grauman’s
Internationally-renowned actress Helen Mirren will be honored today, March 28, at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood by placing her hand and footprints in cement in the landmark’s famous forecourt. The ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. PST, inducting Mirren into a select group[...]
Amy Adams Cast as Lois Lane
— by SEAN GERSKI — More than a few people this weekend have asked me how “Sucker Punch” will affect Zack Snyder’s upcoming Superman movie. Well, this is the first way: It was announced today that Amy Adams will play Lois Lane. “Sucker Punch” is doing poorly [...]
Armie Hammer Lands Princely Role
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — In other Snow White news … Taking advantage of the media coverage surrounding Viggo Mortensen’s exit from Universal’s Snow White film, Relativity Media announced Armie Hammer will play Prince Andrew Alcott in “The Brothers Grimm: Snow White” and[...]
‘Wonder Woman’ TV Show Has its Steve Trevor
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — Justin Bruening, 31, has been cast as Steve Trevor, the love interest for Adrianne Palicki’s Wonder Woman in the upcoming NBC TV show. While I have never seen anything he has done, he certainly has an interesting resume. After being discovered at a McDonald&[...]
Viggo Mortensen Leaves ‘Snow White’ … For Superman?
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Halleluiah! Viggo Mortensen has left the “Snow White and the Huntsman” project. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed reading the “Huntsman” script, but the moment Kristen Stewart signed on, all hope for the film plummeted. And aside from poor casting choices,[...]
A ‘24’ Movie: What We Know Right Now
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — A “24” movie is going to happen, and fans couldn’t be more excited. For those who didn’t watch the show, “24” was an eight-season-long hit television show that starred Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, an agent for CTU (Counter Terroris[...]
Work Already Starting on Sequel to ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — Even though “The Amazing Spider-Man” is still in production, work has already begun on a sequel. THR has reported that screenwriter James Vanderbilt met with the studio about his idea for an Amazing sequel — which the studio has green-lit.[...]
Blake Lively is CinemaCon’s Breakthrough Performer of the Year
Blake Lively will receive the “CinemaCon Breakthrough Performer of the Year Award,” it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon, which will take place March 28 to 31 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Lively will be presented with this special honor at the inau[...]
Gallery Hosting ‘Black Swan’ Exhibit
— by ALEXA MILAN — It may have lost the Academy Awards’ top honor to “The King’s Speech,” but Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan” undoubtedly made quite the impression among moviegoers last year. What struck me most about the film was its distinct st[...]
IJM Hits the Year-and-a-Half Mark
— by SEAN GERSKI — With websites — as with life — the longer it goes, the fewer anniversaries you will mark. I remember noting the first week, the first month, the second month and so on. After we hit one year, I stopped noticing the monthly anniversaries (a 14-month[...]
Trailers & Info for the Captain America and Thor Video Games
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — Two of Marvel’s greatest superheroes are hitting theaters this year, but just a couple of days before their releases, you will be able to get the video games based on these heroes. Let’s start with the first game, “Thor: God of Thunder,” which will be availab[...]
Production Has Begun on ‘The Hobbit’
Production has commenced in Wellington, New Zealand, on “The Hobbit,” filmmaker Peter Jackson’s two film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s widely-read masterpiece. “The Hobbit” is set in Middle-earth 60 years before Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings,”[...]
Gordon-Levitt is not playing Alberto Falcone
— by SEAN GERSKI — Just a quick update: While Entertainment Weekly is confirming that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set for Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises,” the magazine/website is saying he is NOT playing Alberto Falcone. EW reported today: “A source close [...]