— by ALEXA MILAN — Hollywood can add one more Internet campaign to its radar. With the help of Facebook and Twitter, “Community” star Donald Glover is campaigning to audition for the new “Spider-Man” reboot. Though Peter Parker has always been portrayed as white i[...]
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Who Will be Cast in Spider-Man’s Web?
— by CAM SMITH — Things are going to be coming together soon in Spidey-land over the next couple months as the gears begin to catch and production of the dreaded-by-many “Spider-Man” reboot begins to slowly roll forward under the direction of “500 Days of Summer’s” Mark Webb. W[...]
Guillermo Del Toro Departs from ‘The Hobbit’
— by BEN FOWLER — Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro has stepped down from directing “The Hobbit.” In a joint statement released to “Lord of The Rings” fan site TheOneRing.net, Del Toro said it was “the hardest decision of my life.” Whilst Executive Producer [...]
Is Jeremy Renner Taking Aim at Hawkeye?
— by BEN FOWLER — Head Geek himself Harry Knowles, is reporting over at Ain’t It Cool News that a “first time source” of his has revealed that “Hurt Locker” actor Jeremy Renner is almost a lock for the lesser-known superhero Hawkeye in the upcoming “Avengers” flick.[...]
Brendan Fraser Not Taking Another ‘Journey’?
— by CAM SMITH — Call me crazy, but these days Brendan Fraser doesn’t like the type to turn down an easy paycheck when it’s offered to him. “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” and “Extraordinary Measures” seemed to prove this theory while the trailer for “Furry Vengeanc[...]
Chris Klein: The Auditions Strike Back
— by RACHEL COYNE — So … remember that painfully-embarrassing video of Chris Klein auditioning for “Mamma Mia!” that could maybe/maybe not have been real? Well, I guess we can file it under “real” as Klein has made a new video for FunnyOrDie.com mocking himself and that over-th[...]
About That ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Movie …
— by CAM SMITH — Now that “Iron Man 2” is done, released and all but out of the oh-so-fleeting public spotlight (at least until the aggressive fall DVD and Blu Ray advertising blitz begins), director Jon Favreau is officially moving onto his next potential blockbuster project[...]
‘Teen Wolf’ TV Show Gets the Green Light
— by CAM SMITH — When it comes to childhood nostalgia, my tastes tend to be a bit on the picky side. Obviously, I adore the high quality stuff, such as “Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones,” the classic Schwarzenegger and Stallone oeuvre and the like, but I’m far less enamored with cult[...]
New Version of ‘Judge Dredd’ Coming
— by ADAM POYNTER — When you hear the term “Judge Dredd,” most of us of us think about the dark and yet laughable 1995 film starring Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane and Rob Schneider. The public and critics alike agreed that film was just plain bad, even the star of the film Sylvester[...]
James Franco to star in Rise of the Apes
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — Not too long ago, we told you about the forthcoming “Planets of the Apes” reboot tentatively titled “Rise of the Apes.” And now, with a June 24, 2011, release date looming, the movie has its star in James Franco. The choice seems pretty saf[...]
Captain America to be Filmed in London
— by BEN FOWLER — Bucking the trend of the previous Marvel films, Captain America is due to be “filmed almost entirely” in London. The first two “Iron Man” movies and the just-wrapped “Thor” all went before the lenses at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach, Cal[...]
Megan Fox Booted from ‘Transformers’ Series
— by ROB COX — Entertainment Weekly reports today that Megan Fox will not appear in “Transformers 3,” slated for release July 1, 2011. According to multiple reports, the ultimate decision rested with “Transformers 3” director Michael Bay. On one level, this is fairly shocking new[...]
Chris Klein Auditions(?) for ‘Mamma Mia!’
— by RACHEL COYNE — You know how you sometimes witness something that is so awful, disturbing and/or traumatizing that you just pray to your deity of choice that it isn’t real, while all the while feeling that it probably is real? Well, that feeling pretty much encapsulates[...]
First Look: ‘Hop’
— by TIERNEY BUTLER — Now, some people may consider a movie about the Easter Bunny to be a movie geared towards children, but as soon as I took a peek at the cast of the new film “Hop,” I about hopped with joy. Russell Brand, ladies and gentlemen, is going to be playing[...]