Star-studded film Winged Creatures gets release partner
Peace Arch Entertainment Group and Sony Pictures Worldwide announced that Sony has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the feature film Winged Creatures from Peace Arch. Winged Creatures stars six of today’s most celebrated actors, 2007 Academy Award-winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland, Platoon), 2007 Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) and 2007 Academy Award-nominee ….
Early look at Trick R Treat
I have posted some sneak peek photos from the upcoming horror that Bryan Singer (director X-Men, Superman Returns) produced. It’s called Trick R Treat. The film is due in theaters on October 5, 2007, and stars Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Anna Paquin and Brian Cox. Michael Dougherty wrote and directed Trick R Treat, and Thomas ….
Ocean’s 13 Synopsis
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang would have only one reason to pull off their most ambitious and riskiest casino heist—to defend one of their own. But they’re going to need more than luck on their side to break The Bank. Ruthless casino owner Willy Bank (Al Pacino) never imagined that the odds were ….
Four new clips from Pirates: At World’s End
There are 4 new hi-def cips from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End available online. Until May 25, 2007, this is probably the best views we’ll get of the adventure. RIGHT HERE
Alive Trailer and new release date
The new release date for D.O.A. Dead or Alive is June 22, 2007. There is also a new trailer online for the film. Dimension Films is releasingD.O.A., whish is based on Tecmo’s best-selling Dead or Alive videogame franchise and has an ensemble cast starring Devon Aoki (Sin City and 2 Fast 2 Furious), Sarah Carter (Final Destination 2), Natassia Malthe (Elektra), ….
Jackson’s Lovely Bones goes to DreamWorks
Peter Jackson will direct an adaptation of the Alice Sebold novel, The Lovely Bones, which has just been acquired by Dreamworks after a week of bidding from all the major studios. Jackson began shopping his own script for the $80 million project last week. DreamWorks will produce alongside Film 4, and Jackson’s own WingNut Films. ….
Mexico’s top helmers looking for 5 pic deal
Mexican directors Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu have banded together with Cuaron’s younger brother, Carlos, and director Rodrigo Garcia in search of a group development deal. The deal is to be budgeted at $100 million, and the slate will feature one film directed by each creator. No deal has been reached, ….
More info on the Get Smart movie
Filming has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ comedy Get Smart, starring Steve Carell (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada). Inspired by characters from the classic television series Get Smart, the film stars Carell as secret agent Maxwell Smart; Hathaway as his partner, Agent 99; Dwayne The Rock ….
Piandaryan films debuts indie film The Parallel
Writer-director Jack Piandaryan today announced the release of Piandaryan Films first feature film, The Parallel, which has its exclusive Los Angeles engagement May 11 at Laemmle’s Town Center 5 in Encino, California. Starring Taylor Gerard Hart and Margaret Scarborough, the movie is a drama about a cocksure teenager who, full of himself and great expectations, ….
Hong Kong action on tap for summer 2007
With the summer season looming, major Hong Kong blockbusters are due to come out…at least in Asia. Hopefully we’ll get some of these films in the U.S. also. Invisible Target, the latest action-packed cop thriller by prolific Hong Kong director Benny Chan, is poised for a pan-Asian release scheduled for July 2007. The movie is ….
The Joshua trailer
In this indie psychological thriller, a successful young Manhattan family is torn apart by their son Joshua, who just doesn’t quite adjust well when his newborn sister threatens his place as the only child of the family. Joshua is directed by George Ratliff (Hell House, Purgatory County), and stars Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston, ….
Screenwriter creates unique marketing tool
Like many young screenwriters who move to Los Angeles, Aaron Wolken, a 24-year-old native of Missouri, had few to no industry connections when he arrived in 2006. “I read all the books about breaking into the industry, and having lived here for a year, I found their advice disappointing. My five screenplays and two-episode pilot ….
Photo and info on new Jennifer Tilly film The Caretaker
I found this great shot of Jennifer Tilly, from the set of her new horror film The Caretaker. “Camp is the Word” says writer/producer Jackie Linder Olson of this wickedly funny and spine-tingling film, The Caretaker, that caught the eyes of Jennifer Tilly, Judd Nelson and a fantastic group of teenage up-and-comers. The Caretaker follows a group of teenage boys out to give their girlfriends ….
Motion Picture Hall of Fame to build themed museum in Las Vegas
The Motion Picture Hall of Fame has completed its audit for the years 2005 and 2006 and is preparing for filing with the SEC a registration statement that will be followed by an application for its common stock to be listed on the OTC Bulletin Board, reported Robert Alexander, CEO of The Motion Picture Hall ….
See a 9-minute preview scene from Pixar’s Ratatouille online
Director Brad Bird (The Incredibles) and the gang over at Pixar have posted a 9-minute preview scene from this Summer’s Ratatouille online. In this sequence from the movie, Remy has made his way to the rooftop of Paris’ finest restaurant, Gusteau’s, made famous by Remy’s chief inspiration and guardian angel, Auguste Gusteau. Adventure ensues, which ….