— by SEAN GERSKI — Three-fourths of the cast for the upcoming “A-Team” movie has now been filled out with the addition of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as Sgt. Bosco “B.A.” Baracus. The role, made famous by Mr. T on the show which ran from 1983 to[...]
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John Lasseter, Pixar to Win Golden Lion Award
The Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion (Leone d’Oro) for Lifetime Achievement will be awarded this year to director-producer John Lasseter and the directors at Disney’s Pixar Sudios. This year marks the 66th edition of the Venice International Film Festival, which is [...]
‘Star Trek’ DVD, Blu-ray Ships Out Nov. 17
— by VANNA LAND — J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” is set to beam down to stores everywhere on DVD and blu-ray on Nov. 17. The re-imagining of the early days of the original Star Trek crew grew large crowds in theaters this spring and recently re-appeared in IMAX theaters for a limited run[...]
Rambo Returning For ‘The Savage Hunt’
Sylvester Stallone’s second-best creation, John Rambo, will return to the big screen for another shoot ’em up. The movie, “Rambo V: The Savage Hunt,” is slated to include more of a science fiction bent than did the previous adventures.[...]
Kevin Smith Putting ‘Labor’ into Labor Day
— by SEAN GERSKI — Despite its name, Labor Day is a day most of us look forward to for a much-needed day off. Writer-director-actor-etc. Kevin Smith, on the other hand, plans to do the opposite this year. The popular filmmaker plans to spend the day working.[...]
The Adventures of Tintin: Set Photo
— by SEAN GERSKI — For a movie that involves such popular talent as Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Edgar Wright, Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn” is receiving a remarkably small amount of[...]
Rob Zombie To Direct Remake of ‘The Blob’
Fresh off his unofficial remake of “Halloween 2,” that opened with a respectable $16.5 million this past weekend, Rob Zombie has announced his next project will be a $30 million remake of the 1958 horror/science fiction film “The Blob,”[...]
Fox Set To Reboot ‘Fantastic Four’
20th Century Fox has decided to start over with its "Fantastic Four" movie franchise. Only two years after the release of the last installment, the decision was made to start over with the Marvel comic book adaptation.[...]
Disney Buys Marvel Comics
Walt Disney, long the undisputed champions of creating characters that appeal to young girls, is diving into the world of boys’ entertainment by purchasing Marvel Comics, which includes comic book icons Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and The X-Men, among others, for $4 billion.[...]
Guy Ritchie Snatches ‘Lobo’
— by SEAN GERSKI — A movie version of the DC comic book character Lobo is one of those film ideas that people have constantly doubted would ever get made. No matter how far along they got, someone would still say, “Yeah, but it will never see the light of day.”[...]
Brandon Routh Joins ‘Chuck’
— by Vanna Land — When I first heard the news that Brandon (Superman) Routh was joining the cast of “Chuck” for a multi-episode arc, I was very excited. I had just recently viewed the mockumentary “Stuntmen,” in which Routh shared a hilarious scene with Zachary Levi,[...]