Classic Atari game Asteroids coming to the big screen
Universal has won a bidding war to nab the film rights to the classic Atari video game Asteroids, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Matthew Lopez is attached to pen the script for the adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra). Asteroids was ….
Win one of two copies of Knowing on Blu-ray high-def
On July 7th, Summit Entertainment will release the gripping thriller Knowing on DVD and Blu-ray. In celebration of the release, FilmFetish is giving away 2 copies of the Blu-ray edition of Knowing to readers. Knowing has stunning visuals and the Blu-ray edition should look amazing. In order to be entered in the random drawing, here’s ….
Check out this Kick-Ass 11 year old female assassin
Empire has two new images from Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming “indie” teen super-hero movie Kick-Ass, and the magazine has posted one of them on their website. It features actress Chloe Moretz as Mindy aka Hit Girl, a young assassin who’s been trained by her father, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) since the age of four. Kick-Ass follows ….
American Jesus coming to theaters
Director Matthew Vaughn and writer Mark Millar, who collaborated on the upcoming comic adaptation Kick-Ass, are in talks to reteam for another Millar-created comicbook adaptation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Vaughn is considering American Jesus for his next directing vehicle, which would be produced by Vaughn and his Marv Films partner Kris Thykier, and independently ….
Summit Entertainment to preview sci-fi thriller Knowing, war film Hurt Locker and Astro Boy with “surprise guests” at NYCC
Summit Entertainment brings exclusive new footage and some surprise guests from its exciting 2009 film lineup, which includes: Knowing in theaters March 20, 2009 From visionary director Alex Proyas (I Robot, Dark City) comes a gripping action-thriller of global proportions, about a professor (Nicolas Cage) who stumbles onto terrifying predictions about the future – and ….
Batman 3, Flash, Get Smart 2 and Season of the Witch production updates
Sci-Fi Wire posted excerpts of a news conference in Beverly Hills given by producer Charles Roven who, among other things, confirmed that Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan is already thinking about a third Batman film, but denied rumors about the casting of any villains thus far. Roven added that a proposed Flash movie is still ….
Astro Boy teaser trailer goes live
David Bowers, who helmed Flushed Away, is directing the upcoming Summit Pictures’ film Astro Boy. The Studio has just released the first teaser trailer for the movie, which is due in theaters on October 23rd 2009. Based on the classic anime series by Osamu Tezuka, with a script by Timothy Harris (Twins, My Stepmother Is ….
Depp returning to the high seas and Cage to continue treasure hunting
Variety has reported that Johnny Depp will reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, and is preparing to play Tonto in a new adaptation of The Lone Ranger. Both films will be produced by genre-auteur Jerry Bruckheimer, who also announced that and Nicolas Cage are working on ….
Set photos from Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass adaptation
SlashFilm got some exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from the Toronto film set of Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass graphic novel. According to the spy who shot the pics, the scene appears to be the opening segment of the film, which is due to be in theaters sometime in 2009. Kick-Ass revolves around Dave Lizewski, ….
John Carpenter and Nicolas Cage get Scared Straight
What I remember most about the Scared Straight documentary was that, for the first time on television (and this was before cable), I heard the word fuck on the air. It wasn’t until later that I realized the true value of the doc, and it’s positive effects on youth at the time. It was filmed ….
Astro Boy cuts hair at Comic-Con plus Viz Media to lens Naruto, Death Note, Inuyasha and other Manga-based films
Imagi Studios and Summit Entertainment will be at Comic-Con in San Diego at booth #3530, introducing its upcoming CG-animated motion picture Astro Boy. The film’s director, David Bowers and producer, Maryann Garger will be attending the event on Saturday, July 26, and be stationed at the studios’ booth. A special-edition Astro Boy oversized bag will also be ….
Eva Mendes joins Nicolas Cage for Bad Lieutenant remake
Variety reported that Eva Mendes is in negotiations to star opposite Nicolas Cage in the Werner Herzog-directed redo of Bad Lieutenant for. The 1992 original starred Harvey Keitel as a corrupt cop who, while investigating a nun’s rape, tries to change his ways and find religious forgiveness. It was produced by Edward R. Pressman and ….
Bangkok Dangerous remake trailer, poster and film information
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Next starring Nicolas Cage, Jessica Biel and Julianne Moore film synopsis
“You’ve probably seen a lot of those shows – Mentalists, Magicians, Illusionists and wondered if they’re the real deal. Your skepticism tells you it’s just an act. That way, you can sleep at night. You’d be shocked to know that sometimes, not often, but sometimes, it is the real deal, masquerading as an act, hiding ….
New Ghost Rider Clips
Below are 7 brand new clips from Sony Pictures Ghost Rider, starring Nicolas Cage as the fiery skull-faced hero. Ghost Rider also stars Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Matthew Long and Peter Fonda. Each clip is in various sizes and formats. Ghost Rider will be in theaters tomorrow. Clip 1 – The Bike Is Fine Windows ….