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Willem Dafoe to play alien warlord in John Carter of Mars

According to Variety, Willem Dafoe will return to the fantasy realm, playing alien warlord Tars Tarkas in Andrew Stanton’s (director of Wall-E) first live-action movie, John Carter of Mars. Dafoe will star opposite X-Men Origins: Wolverine co-stars Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins in the adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ sci-fi fantasy series of books. Tarkas ….

Promo trailer for bloody samurai film The Warrior’s Way

I know this has been out there for a while, but I hadn’t seen it, and I think it looks hot. According to /Film, writer/director Sngmoo Lee was a teacher at NYU’s film school for five years, before teaming with Lord of the Rings producer Barrie Osborne to create The Warrior’s Way. The cast includes ….

Taken director now in ‘Pursuit’ of conflict photographer action biopic

Universal has attached Pierre Morel, who directed Liam Neeson’s surprise action hit Taken, to helm the film Pursuit, based on the early career of conflict photographer Jason Howe, according to Variety. While Howe’s recent work has been in Iraq, a large part of his early career was spent in South American countries, including Chile, Nicaragua, ….

Echelon Conspiracy Blu-ray review

Echelon Conspiracy’s premise is a rather interesting one, surrounding a cell phone that bestows upon its owner, sets of instructions for getting the most money possible in virtually any situation. Unfortunately, that’s about where the interest ends. After computer expert Max Peterson (Shane West) mysteriously receives a parcel containing the mystical phone, the plot takes ….

Will Ninja Assassin, Prince of Persia and others appear at Comic-Con ’09

Speaking of martial arts films, Ninja Assassin, the long-awaited martial-arts action film from the Wachowski brothers and director James McTeigue – who’s also attached to helm X-Men Origins: Magneto – isn’t on the official Warner Bros. Comic-Con schedule, but rumor on the web is that it could have a secret screening, and may be a ….

Eli Roth talks up Man With the Iron Fist

Eli Roth spoke exclusively to Sci-Fi Wire about his simmering collaboration with rapper-producer RZA on the martial arts film The Man With the Iron Fist.

Book of Eli Comic-Con exclusive inked movie poster hits the net

This Comic-Con exclusive movie poster for Denzel Washington and The Hughes Brothers’ (Menace II Society, From Hell) post-apocalyptic action film Book of Eli, was posted on BleedingCool. The artwork is by comic artist Chris Weston, who was also commissioned by the directors to create storyboards and concept art for the film, which stars Denzel Washington ….

One of David Carradine’s last screen performances out on DVD today

The noir thriller Break is out on DVD today, featuring David Carradine in one of his last performances. The film, written and directed by Marc Clebanoff (The Pink Conspiracy), revolves around an introverted hit man named Frank, who is contracted to carry out an unusual job. When the city’s crime boss, known only as The ….

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.