Day: August 13, 2009

Legendary Pictures prepping major new Godzilla feature film

Bloody Disgusting has learned that Legendary Pictures, the studio behind The Hangover, as well as the upcoming Ninja Assassin and the Clash of the Titans remake, is in in early discussions to develop another major movie with Godzilla, although there are apparently no details at this point other than this would be a reboot, rather ….

Trailer for the fact-based thriller The Fourth Kind

Sci-Fi Wire posted this exclusive trailer for the upcoming sci-fi thriller The Fourth Kind, which will be in theaters on November 6, 2009. The Fourth Kind stars Milla Jovovich, Will Patton, Elias Koteas and is directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi (WIthIN, Etat), based on his own screenplay. In 1972, when a scale of measurement was apparently ….

X-Men director Bryan Singer to direct Battlestar Galactica feature film

Universal Pictures has contracted Bryan Singer (X-Men, Superman Returns) to produce and direct a feature version of Battlestar Galactica, according to Variety. According to the report, Singer will be putting his own creative stamp on the project, as Universal indicates that the film will be “a complete reimagination.” Series creator Glen A. Larson will return ….

Gerard Butler is no Law Abiding Citizen in this new trailer with Jamie Foxx

Overture has released the first trailer for the crime thriller Law Abiding Citizen, which tells the story of a brilliant sociopath (played by Gerard Butler) who orchestrates a series of high-profile murders that grip the city of Philadelphia – all from inside his jail cell – and the prosecutor (Jamie Foxx) assigned to his case ….

Writer of The Usual Suspects to pen Wolverine sequel script

Christopher McQuarrie, who wrote scripts for Bran Singer’s The Usual Suspects as well as X-Men, has been tapped to write the screenplay for Fox’s sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, according to THR. Hugh Jackman will return as Logan, the mutant with healing powers and an adamantium-dipped endoskeleton. Jackman will again produce the film, along with ….

Crime thriller La Soga (The Butcher’s Son) to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival

This September marks the World Premiere of La Soga, which is set to screen at The Toronto Film Festival. La Soga has the distinction of being the first movie ever from the Dominican Republic to screen at the prestigious international festival. Josh Crook (The Fittest, Sucker Punch) directed La Soga from a script by the ….