Stephen King’s The Stand adaptation gets new writer

Ben Affleck is moving forward on the viral adaptation, Stephen King’s The Stand, about survivors of a chemically weaponized super-flu, according to New York Magazine. Executive Producer Affleck has tapped screenwriter David Kajganich to pen the script after Kajganich apparently knocked Warner Bros. off their feet with another recent King adaptation – for the 1986 ….

Red Tails soars as number 1 film in ticket pre-sales on Fandango plus new images

Ass-kicking action heroines – Underworld Awakening’s Kate Beckinsale and Haywire‘s Gina Carano – are currently being outmatched by the Tuskegee airmen of the George Lucas-produced World War II action-adventure, Red Tails. According to Fandango estimates just released, Red Tails is currently the #1 film on the website, with 27% of all pre-sales. Red Tails – ….

Poster for Bobcat Goldthwait’s dark comedy God Bless America

Magnolia Pictures has released the official poster for Bobcat Goldthwait’s dark comedy God Bless America. Goldthwait wrote and directed God Bless America, which will be available on VOD starting April 6th and in theaters starting May 11, 2012. Here’s the synopsis for the film: Loveless, jobless and possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of ….

The Complete First Season of crime drama Breakout Kings hits streets in March

There’s no escape when Breakout Kings comes to DVD on March 13 from Twentieth Century Fox. Meet the provocative characters and experience the non-stop action that helped Breakout Kings Season 1 post record ratings for an original drama series on A&E. Now renewed for its second season, Breakout Kings follows some unconventional partners working to ….

Tommy Lee Jones to play General Douglas MacArthur in The Emperor

Tommy Lee Jones will play legendary General Douglas MacArthur in director Peter Webber’s post-World War II historical epic film The Emperor, opposite Matthew Fox, who’s already signed on to star in the film, according to THR. Webber is set to begin production on The Emperor this month in New Zealand and Japan. The Emperor is ….

Details on Warner Bros.’ 70th Anniversary Edition of Casablanca

Warner Bros. will release a limited and numbered 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Collectors’ Set for the Humphrey Bogart/Ingrid Bergman classic Casablanca, on March 27, 2012. Here is an official synopsis for the release, along with images of the packaging and collectibles to be included with the set. Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to ….