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Breaking Bad star, Eliza Dushku, Katee Sackhoff and more board Batman: Year One adaptation

Bryan Cranston – star of AMC’s hit series Breaking Bad – along with Ben McKenzie, Eliza Dushku and Katee Sackhoff, have been tapped to voice the characters for DC Entertainment and Warner Premiere’s Batman: Year One, the adaptation of the Frank Miller comic book classic, according to THR. Lauren Montgomery (Superman/Doomsday, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern: ….

Well reviewed Thor to get IMAX 3D release opening day

IMAX, Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment formally announced today that they will indeed release the epic film Thor in digital IMAX theatres worldwide day-and-date on May 6, 2011. The film, which has been getting rave reviews from critics, is based on the Marvel comic of the same name. Thor is directed by Kenneth Branagh, produced ….

Fast Five writer gets in the driver’s seat of Fast Six and major production deal at Universal

Chris Morgan – writer of the third, fourth and fifth installments of Universal’s Fast and the Furious franchise (Fast Five opens April 29) – has signed a two-year first-look production deal with the studio, according to THR. The deal also includes penning the script for Fast Six. According to the report, Morgan has been a ….

Thomas Jane joining Sylvester Stallone in Walter Hill’s action thriller Headshot

Thomas Jane – who recently helped ArrowInTheHead celebrate their 100th podcast show – announced to the show’s hosts that he’s teaming up with Sylvester Stallone for Walter Hill’s Headshot. According to Jane, “the script is fantastic” – although Hill is currently rewriting the project originally written by Alessandro Camon. In Headshot, Stallone plays a New ….

James Bond 23 joins Total Recall remake, Men in Black 3, Amazing Spider-Man, and 21 Jump Street on Sony’s 2012 film slate

Sony Pictures and MGM will co-finance and distribute Bond 23, and have also agreed to partner on the next film in the James Bond franchise, according to THR. According to the report, the tentatively titled Bond 23 is set to be released on November 9, 2012. As part of the deal, MGM’s Gary Barber and ….

Fox and WETA Digital about to give first look at Rise of the Planet of the Apes

20th Century Fox is about to give fans a first look at Rise of the Planet of the Apes today at 2:30PM PDT. Join Academy Award-winning visual effects house, WETA Digital for a behind-the-scenes look at the rendering and creation of the apes, as well as exclusive footage from Rise of the Planet of the ….

Michael Mann and Paul Haggis teaming up for modern day treasure hunt thriller

Michael Mann is teaming up with Paul Haggis for a contemporary thriller called Gold, according to THR. The film is described as being in the vein of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and is set around a ruthless search for the namesake metal. Gold was written by Friday Night Lights and The Chicago Code ….

USA releases animated retro posters for Burn Notice Sam Axe movie premiere this weekend

USA Network has released a series of retro-style animated posters for Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, which premieres this Sunday, April 17th, at 9 PM Eastern (8PM Central Time). Jeffrey Donovan, who plays everyone’s favorite burned spy Michael Weston on Burn Notice, directs the Matt Nix-penned television movie, which follows Sam Axe (Bruce ….

New images from Tsui Hark’s Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Indomina has released new images from Tsui Hark’s new period action thriller Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, which will be screening at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Detective Dee stars Andy Lau, Carina Lau and Bingbing Li, and features action choreography by Hong Kong film icon Sammo Hung. Here’s the public ….