— by BEN FOWLER — Currently in the “facepalm” section of films in development — alongside the “Yogi Bear” movie — is “The Smurfs.” The movie is starting to take shape and below you can see the first leaked image from the film of one of the titular [...]
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Pixar’s ‘Up’ Wins Annie Award for Best Feature
Pixar Animation Studio’s “Up” won the Best Animated Feature honor at the 37th Annual Annie Awards at UCLA’s Royce Hall Feb. 6. Walt Disney Animation Studios won six Annies overall including three for its feature “The Princess and the Frog” and three for its television[...]
About That Miramax Situation …
— by CAM SMITH — Even though last rites have yet to be performed, things are looking troublingly grim for Miramax, the once-vibrant, artist-friendly haven for scrappy, innovative independent film making founded by Hollywood heavies Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 1979. While earlier reports [...]
Daredevil Next Up for Reboot Treatment
— by SEAN GERSKI — It’s a idea that’s been bandied about for a while now, but Mike Fleming of Deadline Hollywood (the site that covers Marvel better than anyone) is reporting that the gears are majorly in motion for the “Daredevil” reboot to get under way[...]
2010 Oscar Nominations Announced
— by RACHEL COYNE — The 2010 Oscar nominees were announced this morning, and on the whole, they were relatively pedestrian; everything and everyone that was expected to be recognized was. Now is the time when I usually start to get pumped for Oscar night, attempting to see as many of the[...]
About That George Lucas Fairies Project …
— by CAM SMITH — George Lucas has been a man about town these last few weeks. Hyping his hefty — and apparently excellent — new tome “George Lucas’s Blockbusting” (which was written by author/journalist Alex Ben Block, but features truck-loads of fascinating insight[...]
Visit Ollivander’s Wand Shop at ‘The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’
Visitors to the Ollivander’s Wand Shop at “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” will step into one of the most iconic scenes from the bestselling Harry Potter books and blockbuster feature films. With the assistance of a live actor, along with amazing special effects, guests of[...]
Hugh Jackman talks ‘Wolverine 2’
— by BEN FOWLER — At the recent People’s Choice Awards, Hugh Jackman gave an exclusive scoop announcing “Wolverine 2” will be going before the cameras in “a year to a year and a half …” Now, there aren’t many people that really loved “X-Men Origins:[...]
Explore ‘The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’
On Jan. 28, Universal Orlando Resort and USA Today will partner to provide the first-ever augmented reality map in advance of the Spring 2010 opening of the highly-anticipated theme park experience “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” at Universal Orlando Resort. With a computer, a web [...]
BAFTA Nominations Released
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — The BAFTA nominations were released today and the nominations are pretty much what you would expect. In the requisite “apparently this movie directed itself” category is “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.” Newcomer Lee Daniels [...]
About That ‘Tron’ Sequel …
— by CAM SMITH — It’s funny. I can remember a time when the notion of a “Tron” sequel would have been deemed a laughably ludicrous notion. After all, the original didn’t exactly burn up the box-office charts, making only $33 million in its 1982 run, and the film’s very vocal[...]
About That ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot …
— by CAM SMITH — Well, Spidey fans, your unbearable week of uncertainty waiting to find out the director choice for the “Spider-Man” reboot is at last over, as Sony Pictures has secured their first choice Marc Webb — of the winning “(500) Days of Summer” — to breathe [...]
Will Tim Burton Bring Maleficent to Life?
— by CAM SMITH — Almost every adult I’ve ever encountered carries with them a handful of emotionally-scarring cinematic images which were forever burnt into their psyche in their impressionable childhood years. Frightening images of indelibly scary creatures which inspired white-faced [...]