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Steven Spielberg and Will Smith to remake suspense thriller Oldboy

Variety reports that Steven Spielberg and Will Smith are talking about collaborating on a remake of Chan Wook-park’s cult thriller Oldboy. DreamWorks is securing remake rights, which will be distributed by Universal, under their new agreement. In the 2003 Korean film, a man is mysteriously kidnapped and held in a decrepit prison cell for 15 ….

In the Electric Mist with Tommy Lee Jones gets distributor

Image Entertainment announced that it has acquired rights to the film In the Electric Mist, starring Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones. The film comes on the heels of Jones’ performances in No Country for Old Men, which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Picture and In the Valley of Elah, which garnered Jones ….

Stallone to direct and co-star with Jason Statham and Jet Li in Expendables

Some blogs are already calling this potentially the best hardcore action film ever. After seeing what Sylvester Stallone did with the latest Rambo film, I must agree. Variety reports that Stallone is set to star in and helm the film The Expendables for Nu Image/Millennium Films, which he also worked with on the Rambo film. ….

Foxes mid-season schedule jumbles Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, but we still have a trailer

The Hollywood Reporter just broke news about Fox TV’s mid-season schedule. I won’t go through every special event, game show and other non-essentials, but here’s some info on the action dramas that genre fans want to see, but now need to stay home on Friday’s to watch: Joss Whedon’s action drama Dollhouse will air on ….

Cadillac Records movie trailer

Cadillac Records chronicles the rise of Chess Records and the legendary recording artists that made up its stable of performers. In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, the movie follows the exciting and turbulent lives of some of America’s musical icons, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, ….

Trailer for Dragonball film

Dragonball is based on the extremely popular manga and anime series about a young boy named Goku who seeks out, upon his grandfather’s dying request, to find the great Master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls (of which he has one) in order to prevent Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the ….

Monsters vs. Aliens trailer

Monsters vs. Aliens follows the fall out from a meteorite hitting a young California girl named Susan Murphy, turning her into a giant monster. After being taken to a secret government compound she meets a ragtag group of monsters previously rounded up over the years. Under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, and on direct ….

Battle of the film projects

The contest to be first to the box office for War of Gods from Relativity and Clash of the Titans at Warner Brothers, is getting heated according to The Hollywood Reporter. Both films are currently casting their lead roles, with Henry Cavill attached to star in Gods and Sam Worthington (soon to be featured in ….

Spielberg releases statement regarding passing of Michael Crichton

The following is a statement released by director Steven Spielberg, regarding the passing of Michael Crichton. “Michael’s talent out-scaled even his own dinosaurs of JURASSIC PARK. He was the greatest at blending science with big theatrical concepts, which is what gave credibility to dinosaurs again walking the earth. In the early days, Michael had just ….

Remix Hotel to be held in Los Angeles

Remix Hotel is heading to Los Angeles for its annual, action-packed weekend of music-production technology, industry panels, and artist appearances. Welcoming Avid as Presenting Partner, Remix Hotel Los Angeles 2008 adds a new programming component—video production—to its successful format of audio-related demos, exhibits, and performances. Providing hands-on access to the technology used to create today’s ….

Have Paul Haggis and Barry Sonnenfeld screen your short film

No joke. Apple Computer is again sponsoring the Insomnia Film Festival, where filmmaking teams can potentially have their self-produced short films screened by industry heavy-hitters, including John August, Doug Ellin, Jody Hill, Masi Oka, Jason Bateman, Paul Haggis, Greg Mottola and Barry Sonnenfeld. If your movie makes the top 25 picked from online voting, you ….

Quantum of Solace director attached to another action flick

Marc Forster, who’s Quantum of Solace is headed into theaters next week, is set for a new action film project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The director has been tapped to helm the film Die Bad, a remake of a Korean action film originally titled Jukgeona hokeun nabbeugeona, that is currently in development at Universal ….

James Cameron’s Avatar to be released in IMAX 3D opening day

IMAX and Twentieth Century Fox announced this morning that they have reached agreement to release the highly anticipated 3D motion picture Avatar in IMAX 3D simultaneously with the motion picture’s premiere in conventional 3D theatres on December 18, 2009. Avatar is directed and written by Oscar Winner James Cameron and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, ….

J. Michael Straczynski to be guest of honor at 2009 New York Comic-Con

I will start doing some posts on what’s going to be happening at next year’s Comic-Con, which is happening quite early this time, with events taking place from February 6-8, 2009 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City. First story of note is that Babylon 5 creator and Changeling writer J. Michael ….