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Armageddon Blu-ray review

I have to grade Armageddon on a curve. The reason is that no matter how limited or contrived the story is, one can not escape the sheer entertainment value of this implausible action adventure science farce. Released in 1998, Armageddon became a watershed moment in the moviemaking careers of both its producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pearl ….

District 9 star circling D.J. Caruso’s sci-fi fantasy I Am Number Four

Sharlto Copley, who starred in District 9 and plays ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock in the upcoming big screen version of The A-Team, is in negotiations to take the lead in I Am Number Four, which is based on the upcoming young-adult science fiction book by James Frey and Jobie Hughes, according to HeatVisionBlog. British actor Alex ….

Spider-Man 2 writers and Michael Bay adapting comic Existence 2.0

HeatVisionBlog reports that Paramount has nabbed rights to the Image comic Existence 2.0, with Smallville and Spider-Man 2 writers Miles Millar and Alfred Gough attached to adapt. Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes will produce the eventual film with Circle of Confusion’s David Alpert. The action comic Existence 2.0 was written by Nick Spencer featuring with art ….

Smallville creators set to adapt sci-fi novel for the the big screen

DreamWorks has set Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar, whose writing credits include Spider-Man 2 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, to adapt the James Frey and Jobie Hughes novel I Am Number Four to the big screen, according to Variety. Transformers director Michael Bay will produce and possibly direct the eventual ….

Criminal Macabre comic headed to big screen

Universal Pictures has nabbed feature film rights to the Dark Horse comic miniseries Criminal Macabre, created by 30 Days of Night creator Steve Niles, according to Variety. Kyle Ward (3 Rounds, Fiasco Heights) is currently writing the screenplay. Criminal Macabre follows a supernatural detective who doubles as a hitman, taking out all the vampires, ghosts ….

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The IMAX Experience posts biggest opening in IMAX history

IMAX announced that the Paramount Pictures release Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience, directed by Michael Bay and featuring scenes filmed with IMAX cameras, posted exceptionally strong opening results, with an estimated $14.4 million coming from 169 IMAX theatres domestically, for a per screen average of over $85,000 during the five-day opening from ….

IMAX version of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has exclusive fight scenes

AICN reports that MIchael Bay has an extended cut of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen exclusively for IMAX theaters. The IMAX cut has more robot fighting, and marks the first time 4k rendered character animation has been shot on full IMAX 70 mm film. In other words, the detail in IMAX will be insane. ….

Terminator target may join Elm Street remake and dream of Freddy Krueger

Thomas Dekker – who plays the teenage John Connor on the possibly cancelled Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – is in final negotiations to join the cast of A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot, as a character named Jesse, a jock on the high school swim team., according to ShockTillYouDrop. He would join Jackie Earle ….

Wes Craven talks People Under the Stairs, Shocker, Elm St. and more remakes

Wes Craven was recently interviewed by Sci-Fi Wire, and tld them that his proposed remakes of The People Under the Stairs and Shocker are still moving forward, even though Relativity Media has taken over Rogue Pictures, which signed the deal with Craven’s Midnight Entertainment to develop the projects. The first remake under that deal, The ….

Michael Bay hires director for Nightmare on Elm Street remake

According to The Risky Bsns. Blog at The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and New Line Cinema have hired Samuel Bayer to direct the reimagining of the Wes Craven classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, which will mark its 25th anniversary this year. Bayer is known for his work in commercials and music videos, ….

Friday the 13th L.A. Premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theater

The Los Angeles premiere and red carpet arrivals for the remake of Friday the 13th will be held on Monday, February 9, 2009, at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. Attendees from the film include Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, Derek Mears, Willa Ford, Arlen Escarpeta, America Olivo, Jonathan ….

Check out Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Superbowl spot online

Yet another trailer has surfaced from the Super Bowl, which will be tackling about 100 million TVs worldwide, in about 8 hours from now. This one is for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which will be in theaters on June 26, 2009, with Michael Bay at the helm and Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf, Rainn Wilson, ….