Batman gets more martial arts badassery in recent films but Green Hornet loses it?
SpoilerTV has uncovered an open casting call for the part of Kato in Seth Rogen’s The Green Hornet. Apparently, producers are looking for a non-specific Asian, and no longer require any martial arts experience, which is sure to send shutters down the spines of fans of the 1960’s TV series. What the hell happened to ….
Open call for martial artists to try out for 25th Anniversary Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film
This casting call went up on tmnt25.com, a website setup to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the live-action adaptation of TMNT that is gearing up for production, shooting for a 2011 release. So if you’re a serious martial artist, and live in the Los Angeles area, this is something ….
Fear Agent coming to the big screen
Universal is in early development on the Dark Horse sci-fi property Fear Agent, according to THR’s Risky Business Blog. The Rick Remender-written Fear Agent follows a colorful, borderline alcoholic astronaut from Texas named Heath Huston, who is a so-called fear agent, the last of a dying breed of spacemen whose job it is to fight ….
Denzel Washington and Tony Scott Unstoppable after all?
Denzel Washington decided he won’t jump on board Unstoppable, according to Variety. According to reports, the actor, who had been waiting for Fox to set a budget and start date for the production, has withdrawn from the film and is eyeing other projects for the fall. Fox isn’t giving up so easy though, and are ….
Win a trip to the UK premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds
The Weinstein Company has partnered with /Film to send a lucky movie fan to the UK premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds on July 23rd. One lucky winner will receive the Inglourious Basterds UK Premiere prize package, which includes:
UPDATED: Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds and Justin Timberlake all eyeing Green Lantern’s power ring
Warner Bros. is choosing between three actors, trying to decide who will wear the power ring in the Green Lanternlive-action film adaptation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) and producers Donald De Line and Greg Berlanti have spent five months looking for the actor to play Hal Jordan, the hot-shot Air ….
Will Superman make an appearance in the live-action Green Lantern movie?
MTV Splashpage spoke to Green Lantern film co-writer Marc Guggenheim last month about his Oni Press comic book series Resurrection, and he touched on some dramatic possibilities surrounding the impending adaptation.
Win an X-Box 360 or a trip to the L.A. premiere of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra from 7-Eleven
In the vein of the merchandising the chain did for Terminator Salvation, 7-Eleven has now teamed up with Paramount Pictures to promote the August 7th release of the new action movie, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. At the center of the promotion is a G.I. JOE-themed true-blue Slurpee flavor called Liquid Artillery, four 22-oz. ….
First 8 minutes of The Hurt Locker now on Hulu
The first 8 minutes of Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker is available on Hulu. The action thriller stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse and Guy Pearce, in a story that follows the technicians of a bomb squad who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives doing one ….
Taylor Lautner to join Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart at Comic-Con ’09 to promote Twilight: New Moon
According to TL Daily, actor Taylor Lautner will be attending Comic-Con International 2009 in San Diego. The fan site contacted Lautner’s publicist directly, who confirmed that he will indeed be attending the event, pending scheduling conflicts. According to their report, E! Online also confirmed that Twilight stars Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart will be in ….
Watch Tony Jaa almost get his face bit off by an alligator in this trailer for Ong Bak 2
There’s just something about shooting movies under harsh conditions. I mean, what happens if a big ole’ alligator makes a mistake on the set of an “indie” or low budget film. There goes half your face. Maybe that’s one reason why the path of this martial arts action film to the screen has been so ….
Deacon Frost returning for a Blade prequel trilogy?
The 1998 film Blade, still holds a special place in the lexicon of comic films. The movie, which starred Wesley Snipes as the half-vampire hero, put Marvel on the map as a viable studio, and catapulted director Stephen Norrington into mainstream status (at least for a while). Unfortunately, since that time, the Blade franchise has ….
Action director/icon John Woo to tackle Flying Tigers in next World War II epic
Hong Kong action icon John Woo will direct a China-U.S. co-production about the Flying Tigers, according to the community website GoKunming. The film, titled Flying Tiger Heroes, will start shooting this year, and is expected to cost $100 million, making it the most expensive Chinese film made to date, according to the report.
Dollhouse Season 1 Comic-Con exclusive Blu-ray and DVD available for pre-order starting today
In a studio first, this morning at 10am PST, Fox Home Entertainment will open pre-orders for a Comic-Con Exclusive Edition of Joss Whedon’s mysterious cult series Dollhouse: Season One on DVD & Blu-ray. Individually numbered and highly collectible, only 5,000 (2500 Blu-ray/2500 DVD) copies of the limited edition sets will be produced and are available ….
Producer says Frank Miller working on 300 sequel
Producer Mark Canton revealed exclusively to MTV’s SplashPage that Frank Miller is working on “something” for a sequel to the action epic 300, adding that he’s onboard to return for a Zack Snyder-directed continuation of the story. “That, Zack has said,” the 300 producer told the news blog. Canton, who is currently at work on ….
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