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Covenant, King’s Men, Gridiron and More Fall Previews

Sony’s Fall slate of films includes a good mix of the Oscar-bait, including the much-anticipated All the King’s Men, which was written and directed by Academy Award winner Steven Zaillian, the horror, including The Covenant and The Grdge 2, which is a sequel to the 2004 hit, the inspirational, including The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith, and Gridiron Gang, recalling the true life story of a detention camp ….

Frank Miller’s 300 Exclusive

Based on a graphic novel by Frank Miller (Sin City, The Dark Knight Returns, Ronin), the brutal 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae between 300 Spartans and a massive Persian army will hit theaters on March 16, 2007. Zack Snyder (upcoming: Watchmen and Rainbow Six), who did an unexpectedly great job on theDawn of the Dead remake, even satisfying hardcore fans of the George ….

Night at the Museum Trailer

The comedy-fantasy Night at the Museum features a deep cast, including Ernest Borgnine, Martin Christopher, Bill Cobbs, Steve Coogan, Pierfrancesco Favino as Christopher Columbus, Patrick Gallagher as Attila the Hun, Carla Gugino, Mizuo Peck as Sacagawea, Dan Rizzuto as Neanderthal, Mickey Rooney, Paul Rudd, Ben Stiller, Lou Torres, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams as Theodore Roosevelt and Owen Wilson as a crazy cowboy. The film is about a security guard (Ben ….

Jackson ‘Jumps’ into new Regency Project

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Samuel L. Jackson will star in Regency Enterprises’ Jumper. Doug Liman (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) is directing the sci-fi thriller, which is based on Steven Gould’s novel. Jumper follows a kid from a broken home who discovers that he has the ability to teleport. In his quest for the man he believes is responsible for the death of ….

Thor and Fantastic Four 2 Updates

While speaking at Charlotte’s Heroes Convention 2006 J. Michael Straczynski let slip that David Goyer, writer of Blade and Batman Begins, is set to write a treatment for a Thor film. It’s not known whether that means he’s rewriting the script that Mark Protosevich has already written, or coming up with something completely new. Based on the legendary thunder deity, Thor might not seem like the perfect superhero-comic-to-film. The story ….

Superman Returns Shatters IMAX Records

Largest domestic seven-day total at $6.83 million Largest domestic seven-day per screen average at $89,804 Largest international seven-day-day per screen average at $67,888 IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Superman Returns grossed $108 million at the domestic box office in 4,065 locations over the extended fourth of July weekend, and that Superman Returns: ….

Snyder Gets Watchmen

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Zach Snyder, who is currently working hard on Frank Miller’s 300 and also developing Rainbow Six, based on the Tom Clancy best-selling book and video game series, has stepped up to the plate to develop and direct Watchmen, the seminal DC limited series created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Alex Tse, who wrote the Spike Lee-directed Showtime gang drama Sucker Free City, is writing the script ….

Harry Potter’s Phoenix to be in IMAX Format

IMAX and Warner Brothers recently announced that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – the third Harry Potter film to be converted into IMAX’s format – will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres on July 13, 2007. The film is based on the best-selling J.K. Rowling book and is the fifth installment of the successful Harry Potter film ….

New Helmer for New Conan

Variety reports that Warner Brothers has attached director Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans) to write and possibly direct the Conan the Barbarian film, a new take on the Robert E. Howard character. The trade reports that Yakin’s concept is more faithful to the original Howard story than were the two Dino De Laurentiis-produced films that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as the sword-wielding conqueror/king. Warners has ….