Trailers

Jaden Smith to play new Karate Kid

Columbia Pictures has been looking to revive the 1984 hit The Karate Kid, and it looks like they are now prepping the remake as a star vehicle for Will Smith’s son Jaden, according to Variety. Ocean’s 11 producer Jerry Weintraub, who also guided the original film, along with Will Smith’s company Overbrook Entertainment, will produce ….

Captain America to be directed by Wolf Man director

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III, Hidalgo, Jumanji), who’s been busy putting the finishing touches on Universal’s reinvention of The Wolf Man, has been contracted to direct First Avenger: Captain America, for Marvel Studios. The studio is expected to hire a writer for the project shortly. THR says that Johnston first ….

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 ….

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 ….

Nobel Son film details

Directed by Randall Miller (Bottle Shock) and written and produced by Miller and Jody Savin, Nobel Son is a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge. Barkley Michaelson (Bryan Greenberg) is struggling to finish his Ph.D. thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson (Alan Rickman), wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. ….

New 8 Films To Die For Horrorfest entries and short film contest

Dread Central has teamed with After Dark Films for the 8 Shorts to Die For contest, which will run through December 15th, 2008. Filmmakers are invited to submit their own short horror films, no longer than 3 minutes in length, during that time frame. Then, on December 15th, 2008, submissions will close and the voting ….

Autopsy to premiere at After Dark’s Horrorfest III

Seven Arts Pictures recently announced that After Dark Films has acquired rights to distribute Autopsy as part of Horrorfest III – 8 Horror Films to Die For. Autopsy will premier nationally on January 9th 2009. Five other films have also been announced for Horrorfest, including The Broken, The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelation, From Within, Perkins’ ….

Jackson in Quentin Tarantino war film and Last Dragon remake

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Samuel L. Jackson is set to star as yet another bad guy in Columbia Pictures’ remake of Berry Gordy’s 1985 cult classic The Last Dragon. Jackson is taking on the role of Sho’nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, originally played by the Julius Carry. Gordy’s son Kerry Gordy and Davis Entertainment ….