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Corpse Bride co-director to helm CG/stop-motion hybrid feature Oz Wars

Vanguard Films’ President and CEO John Williams announced today that Oscar and Annie Award-nominee Mike Johnson, co-director of Corpse Bride, to direct its CG/stop-motion hybrid feature film, Oz Wars. Oz Wars, written by Rob Moreland (Space Chimps 1 & 2, City of Dragons) and Athena Gam (Alien Rock Band), transforms the Oz narrative into a ….

Jon Favreau exits Marvel and Iron Man 3 director’s chair for Magic Kingdom

According to THR, Jon Favreau is not going to direct Iron Man 3 for Marvel Studios. According to the report, Favreau’s negotiations to direct Iron Man 2 were difficult, and while he received $10 million for the gig, plus a piece of the profits, it came close to not happening. Then, after directing Cowboys and ….

More details and a new poster for sci-fi thriller Apollo 18

Dimension Films has released the one sheet, release date and website information for Apollo 18, the sci-fi thriller Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov is producing with the Weinsteins. Apollo 18 is based on a screenplay by Brian Miller, winner of the inaugural Astana International Action Film Festival screenplay competition, which was founded by Bekmambetov. Trevor Cawood ….

James Cameron’s Sanctum coming to IMAX 3D

IMAX announced today that Universal Pictures Sanctum, from executive producer James Cameron, will be released for a special two-week run in IMAX 3D digital locations starting February 4, 2011, simultaneously with the action-thriller’s wide release in domestic and select international markets. Shot on location off the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, the new film from ….

Sequences in Tron: Legacy have been prepped exclusively for enlarged IMAX format

IMAX and Walt Disney Studios announced that the IMAX release of Tron: Legacy features more than 43 minutes of footage specifically designed to take advantage of the premium IMAX Experience. Seven sequences on The Grid expand on the IMAX screen, allowing audiences to become even more immersed in the massive scope and scale of Tron: ….

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit to be shot using 30 next generation RED digital cameras

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film adaptations will be shot in 3D using RED Digital Cinema’s EPIC Digital Cameras, according to Videomaker. The EPIC camera features 5K resolution, can shoot up to 120 frames per second, and has a new HDRx mode for the highest possible dynamic range of any digital cinema camera ever made. Taking ….

Halle Berry confirms role in upcoming “Matrix-like” sci-fi film adaptation by Wachowskis

I was researching the article on The Andy and Lana Wachowski’s upcoming projects (HERE), and according to newsinfilm, while fielding questions after a screening of her latest film, Frankie & Alice, Oscar winner Halle Berry confirmed that she will play a role in Andy and Lana Wachowski’s other new film project, titled Cloud Atlas, which ….

Sci-fi thrillers I Am Number Four and Real Steel coming to IMAX

Disney, DreamWorks and IMAX announced today that two of DreamWorks’ 2011 sci-fi films – I Am Number Four and Real Steel – will open day-and-date in digital IMAX theatres around the world. Both films are produced by DreamWorks and will be released under Disney’s Touchstone banner as part of the distribution agreement between the two ….

New villain and a set of parents added to Spider-Man reboot film

Campbell Scott has joined the cast of Columbia Picture’s Spider-Man origins film with actors Irrfan Khan, Annie Parisse and Julianne Nicholson in various stages of discussion to also enter the movie’s web, according to THR. Spider-Man begins production this month in Los Angeles, with Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) directing and Andrew Garfield (The ….

Striking new images and concept art from Tron: Legacy released

Tron: Legacy is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), a rebellious 27-year-old, is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Kevin Flynn (Oscar- and Golden Globe-winner Jeff Bridges), a man once known as the world’s leading video-game developer. ….

More details on Scorpion King 3

More details have been released on The Scorpion King 3, which I reported on a few weeks ago (HERE). Oddly, at the time I couldn’t find much info on Scorpion King 3, but according to a new report, it is indeed shooting in Thailand. As expected, the film will be released through Universal Studios Home ….