February 19, 2006 - February 25, 2006 Archives
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To draw in the Daytona 500 fans, Pixar created a special TV spot for their upcoming Cars that showcases the racing elements of the film, sort of like waving a beer in front of an alcoholic (which many of them are). There aren't many comedic elements to the ad, and it was stil... / Continue →
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Assuming Superman Returns is as big of a hit as the studios are counting on it being, rumor is they'd like to make a Supergirl spin-off, and The O.C.'s Mischa Barton is the frontrunner for the title role. This casting idea makes sense, because Supergirl is a powerful girl with s... / Continue →
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The CG jungle animal escape movie that isn't Madagascar, The Wild, has released its new poster with the clever tagline: "Start spreading the newspaper." Because animals use newspaper as toilets. Even jungle animals. It's completely appropriate. Don't even question it. Sour... / Continue →
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In an appearance on the Howard Stern Show today, film critic Roger Ebert mentioned that a Russ Meyer biopic is in the works, with Oscar-nominee Philip Seymour Hoffman set to play the critic. Then Ebert, at Stern's encouragement, showed his breasts and had lunch meat thrown at hi... / Continue →
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Sony has finally released an official picture from Spider-Man 3. At first it appears to be a black & white photo of the webslinger, but closer examination reveals this is, in fact, the first shot of Spider-Man's new black costume. Fans of the comic series will recognize the b... / Continue →
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Ain't-It-Cool-News was sent some scans from a European magazine showing some images from Guillermo del Torro's new horror, Pan's Labyrinth, and man are they terrifying. The film tells the story of a young girl who travels with her family to rural Northern Spain, where her imag... / Continue →
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Billy Bob Thornton is on-board to write, direct, and star in a drama telling the true story of Floyd Collins, an explorer who became trapped in Kentucky's Sand Cave in 1925, creating a 13-day media circus that ultimately ended in his death. As soon as I heard this movie involved... / Continue →
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Grey Gardens, the documentary chronicling the home life of Jackie O's cousin and aunt, whose squalid estate made headlines when the health department threatened to raid the premises, is set to be made into a motion picture starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange: Barrymore wil... / Continue →
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The upcoming prequel to Friday the 13th, focusing on the origins of Jason Voorhees, is now attached to horror director Jonathan Liebesman: Liebesman, who's in final negotiations, has already worked with the studio and Platinum Dunes on "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning... / Continue →
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Samuel L. Jackson has announced his grand idea for a new film. He doesn't have a plot or anything, but he has figured out the cast: every A-list black male he can think of. I think it would be something that people would want to go out and see - if it were me, Denzel [Washingto... / Continue →
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In a recent demand by China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, content depicting human actors with animated characters is no longer allowed in the country. Those pieces that have already been approved, luckily, will continue to be aired, allowing another gener... / Continue →
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Last month, it was announced that Will Toale, chiefly a briefs model, would be playing Aquaman on the upcoming television series. Strike that! Now it's going to be Justin Hartley, a soap opera actor from Passions. Luckily, no one knows who either actor is, so the news isn't to... / Continue →
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Model Kate Moss is set to make her acting debut in a new film directed by Ang Lee, a picture based on the life of British soul singer Dusty Springfield. While Charlize Theron is rumored for the lead, Moss hopes to play the role of the singer's first lover. I worry there are som... / Continue →
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In a follow-up to yesterday's story that Terrence Howard may be playing Joe Louis for Spike Lee, another article reveals even more for the future of the actor, including more biopics: He'll play a police officer helping (and loving) a grieving, revengeful Jodie Foster in "The Br... / Continue →
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As if the franchise hadn't been bled enough as it is, producer Frank Marshall said in a recent interview that Jurassic Park IV "has a good script now, so we should have that one up and running next year for release in 2008." The way they're treating Jurassic Park reminds me of ... / Continue →
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Though most of the principals have already spoken up about their involvement about the project, Steven Spielberg had yet to confirm that he would direct a fourth Indiana Jones film until saying this: I am about to make Indiana Jones 4, which is, as far as I am concerned, the swe... / Continue →
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The teaser for Perfume, the newest project from the director of Run Lola Run, is now available in a convenient, downloadable format. The upcoming German film features Dustin Hoffman and Alan Rickman, though only a girl and a terrifying freak are shown in the clip. If you thin... / Continue →
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Keanu Reeves proves, once again, that he's better at acting stupidly inquisitive than anyone else in Hollywood in the new trailer for A Scanner Darkly. The whole trailer reminds me of sex, in that I'm not exactly sure what's going on and it seems kind of confusing, but I'm sti... / Continue →
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Madonna Tribe, a cult to which we should all belong, got ahold of some character shots from Luc Besson's animated Arthur and the Minimoys, which Madonna provides her voice for. Is it just me, or do Arthur and his friends look like they might lack simple reasoning skills? I me... / Continue →
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The French poster for Basic Instinct 2 has been released and it features Sharon Stone about to give oral sex to a sharpened penis. Sure, it might just be an ice pick, but according to the leaked promo reel that wouldn't be nearly sexy or dangerous enough to be in the movie.... / Continue →
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I don't normally watch French television, but if it features Carmen Electra and Victoria Silvstedt kissnig each other all the time then I might have to change that. I'm not entirely sure where these are from, but it looks like an appearance on La Methode Cauet which, by the loo... / Continue →
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Speaking at a university this past Martin Luther King Jr. Day, director Spike Lee revealed his next project. Following the Hurricane Katrina documentary he is currently working on, he hopes to begin a biopic on boxer Joe Louis starring Oscar nominee Terrence Howard. Spike Lee h... / Continue →
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Oscar-winning documentarian Errol Morris's next project will be based on a true story he's had on his mind for close to thirty years. The director, whose Fog of War won an Academy Award for best documentary feature last year, will be shooting a horror film based on a Florida cit... / Continue →
