René Carson

More I Am Legend Info

I had reported casting news on Will Smith’s I Am Legend project, and their filming in New York City and the outer boroughs of the island (See Story). Well, Ain’t It Cool News has gotten more great info about the project, from a New Yorker who has seen the flyers from the production company, and they’re going to be filming in ….

Angelina Jolie to be in Atlas Shrugged

According to Variety, Angelina Jolie is going to star in a film adaptation of Ayn Rand’s book Atlas Shrugged for Lionsgate films. The novel is a three part story, with the two sections following Dagny Taggart (to be played by Jolie), a no-nonsense railroad executive, and her attempt to keep her company alive despite repeated encroachment by a society falling toward collectivism, ….

Jackie Chan Upcoming Projects (And is Jean-Claude Van Damme in Rush Hour 3?)

Jackie Chan is as busy as ever, having recently agreed to reprise his role as Chief Inspector Lee in the upcoming Rush Hour 3. In the meantime, Chan has a new action-comedy, which recently premered in China, called Bo bui gai wak, a.k.a. Rob-B-Hood. The film, starring Jackie Chan and another popular Hong Kong actor Louis Koo, tells the story of three ….

Animation Vet Tony Leondis to Direct Igor

Award-winning animation veteran Tony Leondis has been attached to direct Exodus Film Group’s CG-animated feature comedy Igor, announced Exodus’ president John D. Eraklis. Leondis’ credits include Disney’s Home on the Range, DreamWorks’ The Prince of Egypt and The Road to El Dorado, and DisneyToon Studios’ Kronk’s New Groove and Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch. A playfully irreverent comedy which brings a new twist to the ….

A New Stranger Than Fction Trailer and Casino Royale in Another Format

Below are links to the NEW trailer for Stranger Than Fiction, Will Ferrell’s upcoming comedy about an IRS auditor (Ferrell) who suddenly finds himself the subject of narration that only he can hear. Narration that begins to affect his entire existence, from his work, to his love life. See the trailer for Stranger Than Fiction, at the links below. ….

New School For Scoundrels Clip Online

Check out Jon Heder’s tennis skills in this hilarious new clip from School for Scoundrels. In the film, Heder plays a guy short on luck, who enrolls in a class to build confidence to help win over the girl of his dreams, which becomes complicated when his teacher (played by Billy Bob Thornton) has the same agenda. School for Scoundrels also stars Michael ….

Bobby Trailer

Check out the star-studded cast, including Lindsay Lohan, Joy Bryant, Demi Moore, Anthony Hopkins, Heather Graham, Laurence Fishburne, Harry Belafonte, Nick Cannon, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy and many, many more, in the trailer for Bobby, profiling the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, on June 6th, 1968, which centers around 22 people who were at the Ambassador Hotel where ….

New Saw III Trailer Hits Net

In Saw III, serial killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) continues to “teach” those who are undeserving of life alongside his new apprentice. Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II) takes the helm of Saw III, which hits theaters on October 27, 2006, just in time for Halloween. View the new trailer for Saw III, as well as Trailer 1, from the links below. Quicktime Trailer 2 Large Medium ….

All About HATCHfest 2006

The third annual Hatch Audiovisual Arts Festival is being held in Bozeman, Montana from October 3 to 8, with competitions and/or exhibitions of film, music, fine art, design, fashion, photography, architecture and writing. The unique mission of the festival is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators. This ….

Previews for Bobby, Shut Up and Sing, Breaking and Entering & Arthur

SHUT UP AND SING will be released limited October 20, 2006 by The Weinstein Company  SHUT UP AND SING travels with the Dixie Chicks, from the peak of their popularity as the national-anthem-singing darlings of country music and top-selling female recording artists of all time, through the now infamous anti-Bush comment made by the group’s lead singer Natalie Maines in 2003. ….

Eragon Trailer Exclusive

In Eragon, a farm boy happens upon a dragon’s egg, a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he’s the one person who can defend his home against an evil king. Moviefone has posted an exclusive trailer that looks good, but it needs to be grittier. It looks to clean, but maybe that’s ….

Third International Film Festival Summit in Vegas

The Third Annual International Film Festival Summit (IFFS) will take place December 3-5, 2006 in Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel Resort and Casino. The Third Annual IFFS will present three days of keynote speakers, panel discussions, in-depth workshops, and networking events addressing the dynamic film festival landscape and future of the film festival community. ….

Mostow to Tackle Sub-Mariner

AICN has just reported that Jonathan Mostow (Breakdown, U571, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines) is going to write and director Sub-Mariner as his next project. I am huge fan of Mostow ever since Breakdown.I thought it was a riveting, kinetic action film. Although the storyline itself may not have been the most original, it was told in a very ….

New Apocalypto Trailer

As Apocalypto approaches it’s December 8, 2006 release date (It was pushed back from August because of torrential rains in Mexico), one wonders if Mel Gibson, in true Don Quixote fashion, may have bitten off more than he could chew again. Apocalypto has no major Hollywood stars, Gibson has been pummeled recently in the press, over his anti-semetic, drunken rage, and he’s telling ….