Will Ferrell May Star in Elf Sequel

Originally Published: March 2, 2005 New Line Cinema is in talks with Will Ferrell to star in Elf 2, according to Variety. The original grossed $220 million worldwide. “We’re only going to make this if it’s with Will,” confirmed New Line production president Toby Emmerich. Ferrell would earn $20 million plus for the sequel. Elf’s ….

Fuqua and Gibson Go Under and Alone

Fuqua and Gibson Go Under and AloneOriginally Published: March 2, 2005 < ![CDATA[Variety Warner Bros. Pictures is negotiating with Antoine Fuqua to direct Mel Gibson in his next picture, Under and Alone. The film is currently going through pre-production with Icon partners Gibson and Bruce Davey. Written by Ned Zeman and Daniel Barnz, who developed ....

Glover to Cover African Experience

Glover to Cover African ExperienceOriginally Published: March 2, 2005 Danny Glover is teaming with screenwriter Joslyn Barnes to form New York-based Louverture Films. Their goal is to make up to six independently financed feature films and documentaries over the next three years, focusing on the global African experience. One of the first projects is sure ….

Halle Berry Produced Flick to Premiere at Sundance

Originally Published: December 26, 2004 Celebrated theatre director George C. Wolfe’s debut feature film, Lackawanna Blues, will have it’s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, on Wednesday, January 26th, 2005. The film takes place during segregation-era Lackawanna, New York, where Rachel “Nanny” Crosby is a larger-than-life human miracle whose big and generous boarding home is ….

Net Trailer Makes the Pros

Originally Published: April 1, 2005 For the first time in film industry history, a movie trailer created exclusively for the internet will make the leap onto theater screens across the country. Due to the phenomenal response online, the exclusive, online-only bonus “guide” trailer for Touchstone Pictures’ and Spyglass Entertainment’s upcoming comedy-adventure, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to ….

Rize to the Occasion

Originally Published: June 22, 2005 Rize reveals a groundbreaking dance phenomenon that’s exploding on the streets of South Central, Los Angeles. Taking advantage of unprecedented access, this documentary film brings to first light a revolutionary form of artistic expression borne from oppression. The aggressive and visually stunning dance modernizes moves indigenous to African tribal rituals ….

Brosnan’s Matador Photos

Originally Published: December 31, 2004 Pierce Brosnan’s The Matador will be having its world premiere at Sundance next month. We have some photos from the film, which is about a globetrotting hitman and a crestfallen businessman who meet in a hotel bar in Mexico City. Check out the photos, and learn more about the film ….

Saraband Preview

Originally Published: June 22, 2005 In Saraband, Marianne and Johan meet again after thirty years without contact, when Marianne suddenly feels a need to see her ex-husband again. She decides to visit Johan at his old summer house in the western province of Dalarna. Saraband stars Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt, Julia Dufvenius and ….

New Phantasm Film Coming

Originally Published: March 10, 2005 New Line Cinema is in negotiations with filmmaker Don Coscarelli (who wrote and directed Bubba Ho-tep) to bring the cult horror film Phantasm back to the big screen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The first Phantasm movie, which Coscarelli wrote and directed, was released in 1979. It told the story ….

Japanese War of the Worlds Trailer

Originally Published: March 20, 2005 Right below you will find a link to the newest International Trailer for Japan which is online at Apple.com Japan. The trailer has action scenes not showcased in the U.S. version. War of the Worlds Japanese trailer » Get the latest scoops, photos, wallpapers and more from the film directly ….

Stealth Takes Flight

Originally Published: June 22, 2005 I have just posted new pictures from the upcoming Sony film Stealth. the film revolves around a fighter jet piloted by an artificial intelligence computer. The jet is placed on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific to learn combat manuevers from the human pilots aboard. But when the computer develops ….

Sundance Institute Releases Full Festival Schedule

Originally Published: December 17, 2004 The Sundance Institute has announced the complete lineup of films for the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, including the final list on the Shorts Program. Founded by Robert Redford and dedicated to the development of artists of independent vision and the exhibition of their new work, the Sundance Institute celebrated its ….

Underworld Rises Again

Originally Published: May 6, 2005 Sony has just sent us some new photos from Underworld: Evolution, The sequel to the 2003 film. Underworld: Evolution continues the saga of war between the Death Dealers and the Lycans. The film goes back to the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene (Kate Beckinsale), ….

The Legend of Zorro Trailer

Originally Published: May 6, 2005 We have links to the first teaser trailer for the Legend of Zorro. In the new installment to the popular series, Alejandro de la Vega (Antonio Banderas) is trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum. But a threat to California’s pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Zorro – and his ….