– by ELI COLON – Ben Affleck is in early talks to play a male leading role in “Focus,” Deadline is reporting. The film was written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and they will also be directing it. According to Deadline, “Focus” tells a story of “a veteran con man who gets inv[...]
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Berlinale Sets Jury for Best First Feature
The Berlinale has been even more committed to supporting the next generation of film makers since 2006, when it introduced the Best First Feature Award. The award is endowed with 50,000 Euros, donated by the GWFF (Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrecht), a society dedicated to[...]
The Lone Ranger Begins Filming Next Month
– by ELI COLON – After months of uncertainty about whether or not the film was going to be made, “The Lone Ranger” will finally begin principal photography next month and will continue shooting until August after getting the confirmation from New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez and[...]
‘Happy Feet Two’ Soundtrack Drops Nov. 22
WaterTower Music will release the “Happy Feet Two: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’ on Nov. 22. The 23-song album features “Bridge Of Light” — a brand new song from P!nk — along with several new versions of familiar hits performed by Janelle Monáe, Lil P-Nut, Robin Wi[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’
– by ALEXA MILAN – There are few children’s authors more beloved than Dr. Seuss, but so far the film adaptations of his classic books have been very hit (“Horton Hears a Who”) or miss (“The Cat in the Hat”). Now another CGI Dr. Seuss film is on the way, and [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol’ (Version 2)
– by ELI COLON – Paramount Pictures has released the latest trailer to “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.” For the fourth time, Tom Cruise reprises his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt. As we learned from the first teaser trailer released back in June, Hunt and his rogue team are being[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Chronicle’
– by ELI COLON – 20th Century Fox has released the first trailer to their sci-fi/drama film “Chronicle,” a faux-documentary style film that tells the story of three teenagers who develop superpowers from a mysterious substance they found in an underground cave. I didn’t kno[...]
Brad Pitt in Talks to be a Spy in ‘The Gray Man’
– by ELI COLON – Deadline is reporting Brad Pitt is in negotiations to star in a new action film by New Regency called “The Gray Man.” Earlier this year, there were rumors of Pitt’s name being attached to this film but the studio and the actor’s rep denied he was doin[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Trespass’
– by ELI COLON – Millennium Films has released the trailer to Joel Schumacher’s home invasion film, “Trespass.” The film stars Academy Award-winners Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman as the married couple Kyle and Sarah Miller. The Millers have everything in their lives, inclu[...]
Lucasfilm’s ‘Red Tails’ Will Take Flight Jan. 20, 2012
A high-flying action epic inspired by the heroic exploits of the first all African-American aerial combat unit, the Lucasfilm Ltd. production of “Red Tails” will launch Jan. 20, 2012, released by Twentieth Century Fox. Produced by Rick McCallum and Charles Floyd Johnson, the WWII actione[...]
‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ to Open at Comic-Con
Before it opens anywhere else in the world, “Captain America: The First Avenger” will open first at Comic-Con. Convention goers in San Diego will be the first audience to see one of the summer’s hottest super heroes beginning at noon PST on July 21, one-day ahead of its U.S. opening[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’
– by ADAM POYNTER – “Sherlock Holmes” is a very astute and logical detective stemming from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic tales as far back as 1887. The character was re-imagined by director Guy Ritchie (“Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch”) in 2009.[...]
‘The Muppets’ Gather for a New Poster
– by JOSUE SANCHEZ – The gang is back, and it seems they are getting a lot of buzz! Yes, I’m talkin about “The Muppets,” who are hitting theaters Nov. 23 after a six-year break (“The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz”). It seems to me they are going about everythi[...]