Philip Seymour Hoffman joins cast of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Lionsgate Films and the filmmakers behind The Hunger Games: Catching Fire have announced that Philip Seymour Hoffman has been cast in the role of Plutarch Heavensbee, “Head Gamemaker” for The Hunger Games, in the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ hit novel Catching Fire. Philip Seymour Hoffman just wrapped a Broadway run as Willy Loman in ….

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 character posters released

Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate have released new character posters for the Bill Condon-directed climax to the Twilight series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which hits theaters on November 16, 2012. The script for the sequel was written by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer. The film stars Kristen Stewart ….

Men in Black III writer to make directorial debut with Boy Scouts vs. Zombies

Men in Black III writer Etan Cohen is in talks to make his directorial debut on Paramount Picture’s horror-comedy Boy Scouts vs. Zombies, according to Heat Vision. Boy Scouts vs. Zombies centers on a troop that must save a group of girl scouts from a pack of zombies that intend to turn a camping trip ….

Teen Wolf Blu-ray review

Teen Wolf is a sweet film for those of us who grew up with it and can look back at our formative years while watching the movie. But even in the crisp Blu-ray format, the movie looks its age, particularly because of the special effects. Teen Wolf centers on a teenager named Scott (Michael J. ….

Black belt duo team up to produce teen martial arts films

Former Ninja Turtle star Ernie Reyes Jr. of Smasher Entertainment and international sales executive Art Birzneck of Birch Tree Entertainment, announced at the American Film Market, that they have teamed up to produce a slate of youth-oriented martial arts films targeted at the teen and twenty-something set. Karate Cops, the first film in the slate, ….

Emma Stone circling leads in 21 Jump Street and Spider-Man reboots

Emma Stone, from the recently released Easy A, is circling the female lead in the long in development 21 Jump Street film adaptation, opposite Jonah Hill, according to Variety. The story comes from Hill, along with Michael Bacall, who wrote the script. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs director Phil Lord is set to helm ….

Win the Stomp the Yard: Homecoming DVD and Soundtrack Album

Stomp the Yard: Homecoming debuts on Sony Pictures Home Entertainment DVD and Blu-ray this coming Tuesday, September 21st and in celebration of the release, FilmFetish is giving away a Stomp the Yard Prize Pack, featuring a DVD copy of Stomp the Yard: Homecoming, along with a copy of the official CD soundtrack album. PLEASE NOTE: ….

Cloverfield director Matt Reeves to present a sneak peek of vampire thriller Let Me In at Comic-Con 2010

Overture Films will give an in-depth preview of Let Me In, the haunting and provocative thriller written and directed by Cloverfield helmer Matt Reeves, including an extended sneak peek at the highly anticipated film. Also in attendance will be Simon Oakes, CEO of the legendary British film brand Hammer Films, part of the production team ….

Ask stars of The Twilight Saga your questions live during the film’s premiere

MySpace will host a live stream of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse red carpet arrivals at the premiere on Thursday, June 24th. Viewers will also be able to interact by posting comments or questions to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse official MySpace page that may then be presented to the attending celebrities during the broadcast. The red ….