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Hairspray director to tackle Sinbad film project?

Adam Shankman (Hairspray) has signed on to direct Sinbad Sony Pictures, according to Variety. Shankman is in final negotiations to develop a take on classic epic adventure Sinbad. The long-in-development feature has had a number of directors attached through the years, including John Singleton and Rob Cohen. The original film follows the adventures of Sinbad ….

Metal Gear Solid film moving forward

According to Collider.com, Hideo Kojima has been discussing plans to turn his Metal Gear Solid espionage game, into a feature film. Some of you may already know that Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium, Ultraviolet) is attached to direct the film, however plot details have been a closely guarded secret. Kojima expects to play a large role in ….

The Crow returns with Blade director calling the shots

Blade director Stephen Norrington has been tapped to write and direct a reinvention of The Crow, according to Variety. The Crow, which is based on the comic created by James O’Barr, first came to the screen in 1994 via an Alex Proyas-directed film, and tells the story of rock musician Eric Draven, who’s murdered trying ….

Terminator Salvation to be first movie of a new trilogy

Halcyon chiefs Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek are developing a fifth Terminator installment, according to Variety. Terminator Salvation director McG, is working with the company on the future project. The announcement was made at the Dubai International Film Festival, which began on December 11th and runs through this Thursday. There apparently hasn’t been a decision ….

Star Trek to get exclusive IMAX release

Paramount and IMAX announced that Star Trek, directed by J.J. Abrams (Mission: Impossible III, Lost and Alias), will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres worldwide on May 8, 2009. Star Trek, which chronicles the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members, will be digitally re-mastered into ….

Smokin Aces prequel ramps up and gets director

I thought Smokin’ Aces was a complex and somewhat engaging contract killer crime movie. It came and went, but didn’t move many cinephiles enough to turn it into a cult gangland film…or even a DVD keeper really. While the box office was also somewhat disappointing, obviously someone at Universal believes enough in the film to ….

First photos from Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds surface

JoBlo has posted two of the first stills from Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming war epic Inglourious Basterds. The attached pic features Pitt sporting a nifty little moustache, playing Lt. Aldo Raine, who leads the “Basterds”. He’s a Jew from the mountains of Tennessee, that is known to the German army as Aldo the Apache. The “Basterds” ….

Full trailer for Dragonball feature online

Dragonball follows the story of Goku, who, at the request of his dying adoptive grandfather Gohan, seeks out the great Master Roshi, in an attempt to gather all seven fabled “Dragon Balls”, of which he possesses one. His mission is to get them before the evil Lord Piccolo from using the power of the Dragon ….

Full Terminator Salvation trailer online

The Terminator Salvation trailer actually looks pretty cool. But of course, looks can be deceiving. All I can say is, there are some kick ass bikes whizzing by, and the first half of the trailer looks like a try post-apocalyptic desert, a-la The Road Warrior. The robots are rusty and more menacing also. I got ….

New exclusive Watchmen footage now online free at iTunes

Who is Watching the Watchmen? Beginning today, iTunes visitors can watch special Watchmen features exclusively available as free downloads on the iTunes Store. At iTunes and the Apple App Store at www.itunes.com/watchmenmovie are exclusive Watchmen film sequences, previously only shown at San Diego Comic-Con, the Essential Watchmen app for iPhone and iPod touch, multiple behind-the-scenes ….

Keanu Reeves to play revenge-seeking Japanese Samurai

Well, that’s right, according to Variety. Keanu Reeves will star in a feature based on the classic story of The 47 Ronin, an epic period film for Universal Pictures. 47 Ronin Story is the real-life Japanese story of Lord Asano of Ako and one of the bloodiest vendettas in that nation’s feudal history. In a ….

Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii to give intro at premiere of Sky Crawlers

This Friday, December 12th, New York-Tokyo and the Film Society of Lincoln Center present the New York premiere of director Mamoru Oshii’s (Ghost in the Shell, PatLabor: The Mobile Police) latest film, The Sky Crawlers, which is described as an engaging combination of philosophy and science fiction, featuring brilliantly executed aerial combat sequences. Oshii sees ….

New video glimpses of Terminator Salvation online

This Youtube clip of a Terminator Salvation promo, was grabbed from TV, so it will probably be pulled down soon. It shows a pretty good sneak peek at some new action sequences from the new McG film. Check it out below, while you can.

Dark Knight returning to theaters and IMAX in January

Warner Bros. is bringing The Dark Knight back for a return engagement in theatres and IMAX on January 23th 2009, giving audiences one more chance to see the film on the big screen. The film will re-open nationwide, it was announced today by Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. Pictures President of Distribution. One of the most ….

Warners to release action film The Butcher in European markets

Warner Bros. has finalized a deal with World Films, a genre film label that specializes in action films, to release the film The Butcher, in northwest Europe in spring 2009. The Butcher, written and directed by Jesse Johnson, tells the story of ex-prize fighter turned mob enforcer, Merle Hench, whose lifelong bad luck streak turns ….