Ian McShane

Ian McShane may join Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Ian McShane (Deadwood, Coraline, TV’s Kings) is in talks to play the villain Blackbeard in the Rob Marshall-directed Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth installment of Disney’s successful pirate franchise, according to HeatVisionBlog. If confirmed, McShane will join Johnny Depp, who returns as Captain Jack Sparrow, along with Penelope Cruz, in a ….

Sci-Fi horror Pandorum trailer

Pandorum revolves around a pair of crew members aboard a spaceship, who wake up with no knowledge of their mission, their identities or where the remaining crew members are aboard their ship. The trailer looks like a mix of Event Horizon and Alien – which means it looks great. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Ben ….

Release dates picked for arthouse favorites Ang Lee, Coen Brothers, Sam Mendes, Jim Jarmusch and more 2009 features

Focus Features has set release dates for movies by some big names in pop-arthouse cinema, including The Coen Brothers, Ang Lee and Jim Jarmusch, along with a Tim Burton-produced animated fantasy simply titled 9, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Below are details I put together on Focus’ crop of features that will be gracing arthouse ….

Win one of two copies of the unrated Death Race DVD

Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release the Jason Statham action/grindhouse flick Death Race on DVD and Blu-ray on December 21st (that’s right, a few days early in time for the holidays). To celebrate the release, Universal is providing FilmFetish with two copies of the Unrated DVD version of the film for two lucky winners to ….

Kung Fu Panda Blu Ray review

Tomorrow – that’s right on Sunday, November 9th – Paramount and Dreamworks will release the animated hit Kung Fu Panda on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. I hadn’t watched Kung Fu Panda, aside from trailers and clips, along with an extended scene at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, that featured Po vigorously attempting to grab some ….

Jackie Chan Upcoming Projects (And is Jean-Claude Van Damme in Rush Hour 3?)

Jackie Chan is as busy as ever, having recently agreed to reprise his role as Chief Inspector Lee in the upcoming Rush Hour 3. In the meantime, Chan has a new action-comedy, which recently premered in China, called Bo bui gai wak, a.k.a. Rob-B-Hood. The film, starring Jackie Chan and another popular Hong Kong actor Louis Koo, tells the story of three ….