Monthly Archives: July 2011

Indomina to release Simon Pegg’s Fantastic Fear of Everything

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Rene

Independent distributor The Indomina Group has nabbed North American rights to the comedy A Fantastic Fear of Everything starring Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) and produced by Keel Films. The announcement was made by Indomina Chairman and … Continue reading →

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Trailer for big screen Battleship features Taylor Kitsch, True Blood’s Skarsgard, and a little bit of Rihanna

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Rene

Hancock and The Rundown director Peter Berg produces and directs Battleship, an action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as earth fights for survival against a superior force. Based on Hasbro’s classic naval combat game, … Continue reading →

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Brand new poster and images from Immortals

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Rene

Relativity Media has released the Official Comic-Con Teaser Poster for their upcoming 3D epic film Immortals. On November 11, 2011, the legend of the Greek Gods will come to life like never before when Immortals hits theaters. Check out larger … Continue reading →

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New images released from Shark Night 3D

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Rene

A sexy summer weekend turns into a blood-soaked nightmare for a group of college students trapped on an island surrounded by voracious underwater predators in Shark Night 3D, a terrifying thrill ride from director David Ellis (The Final Destination, Snakes … Continue reading →

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New images and a Comic-Con poster for The Raven

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Rene

In the gritty thriller The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack, Being John Malkovich) joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans, Immortals) to hunt down a mad serial killer who’s using Poe’s own works as the basis in … Continue reading →

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New images, poster and a kick-ass trailer for the unlikely Soderbergh action-thriller Haywire

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Rene

I say unlikely because I never would have imaged Steven Soderbergh directing a hardcore action thriller. But Haywire has a strong cast, and they’ve hired a real fighter that can do her own stunts and kick ass for herself. Haywire … Continue reading →

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First look at the live-action Untitled Snow White

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Rene

Relativity Media has released an official first look at their upcoming Untitled Snow White Project, starring Lily Collins (The Blind Side) as Snow White and Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen. The Untitled Snow White Project is directed by Tarsem … Continue reading →

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Relativity to bring cult classic Voltron to live-action big screen

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Rene

Relativity Media’s Tucker Tooley announced that the studio has optioned the feature film rights for Voltron, and will adapt a live-action movie from the 1984 cult-classic animated series Voltron: Defender of the Universe. The project was brought to Relativity through … Continue reading →

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Steven Soderbergh’s thriller Contagion getting IMAX release

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Rene

IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures announced that the global thriller Contagion, from Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh, will be released to digital IMAX theatres worldwide day-and-date with the film’s traditional release on September 9, 2011. The film brings together a … Continue reading →

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Lionsgate to release Joss Whedon’s horror film The Cabin in the Woods

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Rene

Lionsgate has nabbed distribution rights to the horror film The Cabin in the Woods from MGM and has scheduled the film to be released on April 13, 2012. The Cabin in the Woods was co-written by Joss Whedon (BUFFY THE … Continue reading →

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True Legend distributor and Samuel L. Jackson team up for live-action Afro Samurai

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Rene

The Indomina Group, the indie distributor that recently released Yuen Woo Ping’s True Legend, is teaming up with Samuel L. Jackson and Gonzo Studios to produce a live action film based on the Afro Samurai animated series. The announcement was … Continue reading →

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Win one of two copies of the live-action Tekken film on Blu-ray

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Rene

The live-action epic film Tekken is available today in a special Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo as well as a DVD edition. To celebrate the release, Anchor Bay Films has provided FilmFetish with 2 copies of the Blu-ray combo release exclusively for … Continue reading →

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Sean Bean joins the cast of Tarsem Singh’s Untitled Snow White feature

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Rene

Relativity Media has nabbed Sean Bean (HBO’s Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King) to play the King in its upcoming Untitled Snow White feature, directed by Tarsem Singh (Immortals, The Cell). Bean joins the … Continue reading →

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The Dark Knight Rises teaser trailer hits the net

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Rene

The Dark Knight Rises hits theaters on July 20, 2012, with Christopher Nolan returning to the director’s chair, working from a script he wrote with his brother Jonathan Nolan. Also returning to Gotham City is Liam Neeson as Ra’s al … Continue reading →

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Warner Bros. chooses directors for 300 sequel 300: Battle of Artemisia and live-action Akira films

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Rene

Warner Bros. has tapped Noam Murro to direct its 300 spin-off, 300: Battle of Artemisia, which was formerly known as Xerses, according to THR. The Israeli director of the 2008 movie Smart People, was up for the project along with … Continue reading →

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Graphic novel Rust grabbed for movie adaptation by Fox

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Rene

Fox is negotiating to grab rights to the Archaia graphic novel Rust, with Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) attached to write and X-Men: First Class producer Simon Kinberg to produce, according to THR. The yet-to-be-released graphic novel made … Continue reading →

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[REC] 2 DVD review

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Rene

[REC] was one of the scariest horror films of the last 10 years. It’s simple story about a Spanish TV journalist and her cameraman accompanying a group of firefighters on a routine call for their news show, leveled more blows … Continue reading →

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John Carter trailer helps you remember what movies are all about

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Rene

Disney released the first teaser trailer for their upcoming sci-fi epic John Carter, and it’s complete with breathtaking vistas, brilliant music…oh yeah… and John Carter. John Carter stars Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, … Continue reading →

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The Thing prequel trailer hits the net

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Rene

Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of international scientists. The shape-shifting … Continue reading →

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Cowboys & Aliens to be released in select IMAX theatres

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Rene

IMAX, DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures International today announced an agreement to offer the sci-fi western thriller Cowboys & Aliens in select international digital IMAX theatres day-and-date with each territory’s release date, starting in August. The release marks the continuation … Continue reading →

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A nude Paz De La Huerta introduces upcoming thriller Nurse 3D

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Rene

Lionsgate and the filmmakers behind Nurse 3D have announced that Paz De La Huerta (Boardwalk Empire, Enter the Void) will star in the film as Abby Russell, a beautiful, dedicated nurse with a sinister side, and a secret life’s work … Continue reading →

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Win a trip to Superman Man of Steel film premiere

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Rene

Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) announced today that, along with DC Entertainment, it has enlisted Sideshow Collectibles to create a signature line of premium statues, busts and other collectibles inspired by DC Comics’ stable of iconic super heroes and villains. … Continue reading →

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Opening scene from killer car thriller Super Hybrid

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Rene

Anchor Bay Entertainment has released the opening scene from the Eric Valette-directed killer car thriller Super Hybrid, which hits Blu-ray and DVD on August 23rd, 2011. In tradition of such “car from Hell” films as Christine, The Car, and Maximum … Continue reading →

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Edward Norton circling role as villain in next Jason Bourne spy film

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Rene

Edward Norton is in talks to play the villain in Universal Picture’s The Bourne Legacy opposite Jeremy Renner, according to Variety. Michael Clayton and Duplicity director Tony Gilroy – who wrote scripts for the previous Jason Bourne adventures – is … Continue reading →

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Arnold Schwarzenegger to star in modern-day Western Last Stand

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Rene

Arnold Schwarzenegger will make his return to the big screen in a modern-day Western from Lionsgate called The Last Stand, according to THR. It was first rumored that former California Governor Schwarzenegger might return to the Terminator franchise, the film … Continue reading →

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First conceptual art and poster for Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter film released, shows futuristic Mars landscape

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Rene

From Academy Award–winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes John Carter—a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). John Carter is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, … Continue reading →

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First full trailer for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn now online

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Rene

Paramount Pictures have just released the second trailer for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, the new performance capture film from Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures. The Steven Spielberg-directed Adventures of Tintin hits theaters on December 23, … Continue reading →

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Cult film icon Lance Henriksen joins Troma panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2011

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Rene

Troma Entertainment has announced that Lance Henriksen – star of the Alien films, the critically-acclaimed television series Millennium, and author of the new book Not Bad For A Human – will speak at the Troma Panel at San Diego Comic-Con … Continue reading →

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Mark Duplass to appear at New York premiere of True Adolescents

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Rene

Ahead of True Adolescents’ platform release, Flatiron Film Company will present a limited theatrical run of the film at Brooklyn’s reRun Theater in New York, starting Friday, July 29th, with a special Q&A with star Mark Duplass, the filmmakers, along … Continue reading →

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Brand new images from Fright Night remake

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Rene

New images have been released for the coming Fright Night remake, which hits theaters on August 19, 2011. The Craig Gillespie-directed film stars Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Anton Yelchin, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Dave Franco, Grace Phipps, Reid … Continue reading →

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