— 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.[...]
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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,[...]