Action

Jon Favreau, Sylvester Stallone, Cher, Adam Sandler and more to headline action comedy Zookeeper

Adam Sandler, Cher, Jon Favreau, Sylvester Stallone and Judd Apatow will handle voiceover duties for the animals in MGM’s live-action comedy The Zookeeper, which stars Kevin James and Rosario Dawson, according to Variety. Sandler, whose production shingle Happy Madison will produce the film, will voice a capuchin monkey. Cher is set to voice a giraffe, ….

New pics and a poster for French zombie film Paris By Night Of The Living Dead

Fangoria has posted some exclusive photos from the French indie horror short Paris By Night Of The Living Dead, which follows the story of a young married couple trying to survive in a post apocalyptic Paris filled with zombies. The film was directed by Grégory Morin (Dernier cri, Belle ordure).

Trailer for the mystical martial arts film Beetle (Besouro)

The folks over at QuietEarth posted this trailer the Brazilian martial arts film Beetle (Besouro), and it looks spectacular. Has the feel of Wes Craven’s The Serpent and the Rainbow, but with kinetic martial arts added to the black magic. Directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Beetle features Hiuen Chiu Kuâ who also appeared in The ….

VIZ Pictures to release action film K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces in U.S. and sponsors festival screenings

VIZ Media distribution arm VIZ Pictures has licensed the new action film, K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces, and announced two screenings at the New York Asian Film Festival 2009, which starts today and runs through July 2nd, at the IFC Center in New York City. The New York premiere of K-20: The Fiend with ….

Win free screening tickets to Yoroi Samurai Zombie and 20th Century Boys

I recently posted the schedule for the upcoming New York Asian Film Festival, which is taking place June 19th to July 5th at the IFC Center and Japan Society in New York City. The festival features over 50 films, shorts, and special events, along with more than a dozen guest filmmakers. I just received an ….

Blofeld comes back, setting in Afghanistan and a new writer – getting things straight on the next James Bond film

I’ve been reading so much about the as-yet-untitled upcoming James Bond 23 film, it’s getting hard to keep up. I usually don’t discuss early development on projects this big, since much of the early news is so hard to confirm. But this is getting interesting. So just to bring everyone up to date on what’s ….

Danny Trejo not in Expendables, but is filming Machete in just a few weeks

According to GATW, by way of Empire News, Danny Trejo confirmed in an interview at CineVegas that he is not appearing in Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming action opus The Expendables as previously thought. He went on to say that his name was associated with the film for some unknown reason and that he was never contacted ….

Aftershock to be first non-U.S. film released to IMAX format

IMAX and Huayi Bros. Media today announced an agreement to release up to three pictures, beginning with the release of the highly-anticipated Chinese film Aftershock, to IMAX Theatres in China, other parts of Asia and key North American markets, beginning in July 2010. Directed by renowned film director, Feng Xiaogang, Aftershock will be the first ….

John Carter of Mars gets it’s lead and may start filming in November

Get your ass to Mars! Taylor Kitsch – who played Gambit – and Lynn Collins – who played Kayla Silverfox – in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, will star in John Carter of Mars, the big screen adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp series that Andrew Stanton will helm for Disney, According to The Hollywood Reporter. ….

Hasbro lining up top talent for film adaptations including Brian Grazer producing Stretch Armstrong, Gore Verbinski directing Clue, Michal Bay helming Ouija and Ridley Scott directing Monopoly

Universal and Hasbro jointly announced that the first feature film to be released under Universal and Hasbro’s six-year partnership, Stretch Armstrong, has been dated for theatrical release on April 15, 2011. They also announced Academy Award winning producer Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, American Gangster) will team with Hasbro to bring the iconic action figure ….