Aug 17 2007The Dark Knight Production Photos
A ton of new production photos from The Dark Knight have been leaked and they look pretty exciting. You can view them all after the jump, but some might contain spoilers so be warned. And I don't want to ruin anything for you, but I have it on pretty good authority that The Joker makes an appearance in this one. Yeah, I've got friends in some pretty high places.
EDIT: Got a notice from Warner Bros. to take the pictures. This gets a frowny face. =(
Aug 17 2007Harold And Kumar 2 Teaser Trailer
The teaser trailer for Harold and Kumar 2 is online, and the plot outline is that they're running from authorities who suspect them of being terrorists after they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam. Sound stupid? Of course. But who cares, because Doogie Howser is back and reprising his role as, well, Doogie Howser. If they can somehow work in Scott Baio playing Scott Baio, this thing will win all sorts of Academy Awards. Wait, they have a category for "Best Use Of TV Actors Who Used To Be Famous But Now Aren't Famous" right?
Aug 16 2007House Bunny Set Pics
Some photos have turned up of Anna Faris filming the comedy House Bunny, in which she actress plays a Playboy Bunny booted from the Playboy Mansion only to become the house mother to a lame sorority. Now it's time to decide what's funniest about this image!
1. Anna Faris's goofy impression of a ditzy Playboy model.
2. That this perverted golf enthusiast has no problem ogling from such a close proximity.
3. How the positioning of the hose makes it look like she has a urinating penis.
4. Costar Rumer Willis's cruel gene cocktail.
Only vote once!
New Anna Faris House Bunny Set Pics [ComingSoon]
Aug 16 2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Trailer
With Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, writer/producer Judd Apatow and star John C. Reilly have somehow made both an intentional parody of Walk the Line and an unintentional parody of Will Ferrell, and it sadly doesn't even look that funny outside of the cameos. But with an amazing cast that has too many great people to mention (just look here), hopefully it's one of those things where the trailer makes it look bad but it's actually better, like the dirty trailer of a poor person who ends up having whatever positive trait poor people have.
Aug 16 2007New Shot From Saw IV is Gross
Here's a new shot from Saw IV, the latest entry to the rapidly declining series. I really have no idea why they keep making these. Oh wait, yeah I do:
Producer: I need more money. Could we make another Saw?
Writer: Well, I have absolutely no ideas for a plot, as I think was pretty evident with Saw III.
Producer: Right, but could you think of a few more ways to trap and kill people?
Writer: Oh, definitely. I have one in mind already.
Producer: Is it the one with the spikes in the head?
Writer: Yeah.
Producer: That's a really good one.
New Saw 4 Photo [Official Saw Fan Club]
Aug 16 2007Jessica Biel to Reveal Breasts, Butt
Page Six is reporting that Jessica Biel, who recently teased fans of voluptuous yet athletic women in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, will reveal two of the three female regions males most covet in Powder Blue. A source said Biel "signed a contract that explicitly details the bare minimum fans will see--including shots of her breasts and butt." Apparently there's also some kind of plot with a terminally ill kid and Forest Whitaker, but hopefully that won't detract too much from the glimpse of nipples.
UPDATE: I have fixed my spelling of Jessica Biel in the title, which was previously Bield.
Biel's Going Bare [NY Post]
Aug 16 2007Darjeeling Limited Production Diary
How excited am I about Wes Anderson's latest, The Darjeeling Limited? Enough that this short, unrevealing, over-compressed footage of Adrien Brody getting driving directions for a motorcycle still gives me goosebumps. Though some have complained the goosebumps are overly-stylized, overrated, and rip-off goosebumps of the French new wave.
Aug 16 2007New Hitman Photo
USA Today has a new shot of Timothy Olyphant as Agent 47 in the upcoming Hitman movie. And wow does he look weird. I know Agent 47 is supposed to be a laboratory-manufactured assassin, but it looks like they hired a goblin to play him. A goblin with the world's tiniest head. A bold move, since I was under the impression they'd go the conventional route and have him played by a person.
First look: Olyphant learns to get in the game for 'Hitman' [USA Today]
Aug 15 2007Jason Statham May Be Action Man
Statham and Action Man, both covered in a fine moss.
If you haven't been following along, let me catch you up on what's currently known about the in-development G.I. Joe movie:
- Producers want The Mummy/The Mummy Returns Stephen Sommers to direct, meaning they must have never seen The Mummy or The Mummy Returns.
- Producers want Mark Wahlberg in the lead as Duke, though Wahlberg has not yet committed to ending his career so quickly.
- Producers also want to involve the British version of G.I. Joe, Action Man, in the film to give it more international appeal. They seem to have no concern over American audiences saying, "Who the hell is an Action Man?"
Now comes news there's another strong contender for casting. While producers still want Wahlberg as Duke, they'd like to see Jason Statham take on the role of Action Man's equivalent to Duke, Alex Man. Now just add obscure toy G.I.s from the other 192 countries of the world and we've got ourselves a real internationally marketable film.
Jason Statham in GI Joe? [IESB]
Aug 15 2007Dan in Real Life Trailer
I figured Steve Carell would eventually find his way onto the tame, boring romantic comedy scene, but I had hoped we'd get at least one more 40-Year-Old Virgin out of him before that time arrived. Now it seems it may be too late, as I fear Dan in Real Life is the giant meteor signaling the end of the Carell we know and love and the beginning of this banal wiener seen here. He's so likable in this trailer that it would make John Cusack sick.
On the plus side, kudos to them for casting Dane Cook as the douche brother, a role that fits him as well as one of his idiotic leather wristbands.
Aug 15 2007Michael Clayton One-Sheet Confuses Me
Upon first inspection, I thought this movie was called The Truth Can Be Adjusted and was billing the unknown Michael Clayton over star George Clooney for some reason. It turned out I was completely wrong about all of that; Michael Clayton is the title and "The Truth Can Be Adjusted" is just a stated opinion, presumably of George Clooney/Michael Clayton.
While I like this poster design-wise, something about it makes me think it looks like the cover to a book after they've made a movie based on the book. It just needs to say "Now a Major Motion Picture!" And be on a book.
First and Final One Sheet for Michael Clayton [Cinematical]
Aug 15 2007Pathology Poster
In Pathology, Milo Ventimiglia plays an intern just starting at University Hospital in Philadelphia. Sounds nice, right? So you'd think! Except that, like at many hospitals, his colleagues are taking turns trying to commit the perfect murder while the rest of the group tries to solve said murder! Needless to say, I'll be disappointed if an arrow made of ice isn't at least attempted in this "perfect murder."
In this poster for the film, Polaroid snapshots are pieced together to form the terrifying black & white headshot of a would-be actor skeleton. Squint your eyes a little and you'll see it.
Pathology Movie Poster [SlashFilm]
Aug 15 2007Trapped in the Closet Available Online!
Since the announcement they were coming, I completely forgot that new chapters R. Kelly's Trapped in the Closet have finally been released and are available online! IFC's site has the 12 original episodes, a 12.5 recap, 13-15 of the 22, and a who's who character map to help remember which characters are married, which are having affairs, and which are dwarfs popping out of cabinetry. Either watch now or fight to retain relevance as you realize you've missed our generation's Star Wars.
Trapped in the Closet [IFC]
Aug 15 2007Uwe Boll Getting More/Less Crazy
Following their negative review of Postal, Wired has posted a series of email exchanges with Uwe Boll that indicate the terrible director of the comedy is either getting crazier or slightly saner. The poorly-written emails include such choice quotes as...
you are a untalented wanna bee filmmaker with no balls and no understanding what POSTAL is.no go to your mum and f*** her ...because she cooks for you now since 30 years ..so she deserves it.
If he cannot see that scenes (for example WELFARE OFFICE, Job Interview) are genius in that movie - then there are 2 possibilities: he is dump and has no idea what movies are or he hates me and is dissappointed about his own shitty career.
Normally this sort of madness would indicate a director is losing his mind, but this is really sort of a step up from Boll's previous attempts at physically fighting film critics in a boxing ring. Sure, maybe he is implying that Wired writer Chris Kohler's mother deserves sex with her son as repayment for a lifetime of meal preparation, but at least there's a logic to the argument. It's not just an idiotic "f*** your mother," it's a well thought out "f*** your mother for these reasons," which I think really shows some maturing going on here. And I really like his expression that someone "is dump."
Thanks to Adam for the tip.
Uwe Boll Responds [Wired]
Aug 14 2007Grace is Gone Poster
The vanishing balloon is symbolic of the expendability of wives.
Here's the poster to Grace is Gone, in which John Cusack gives a touching performance as a father whose wife has just been killed in the Iraq war. Unsure of how to tell his children, he takes them on a road-trip to an amusement park.
I have a feeling I won't be able to really relate to this one; none of my family has ever died. Instead, I have a system where every few years my dad will take me to Disney World and I'll never see a grandparent again, an exchange that keeps them living eternally happy yet strangely quiet.
First and Final One-Sheet for 'Grace is Gone' [Cinematical]
Aug 14 2007Sam Raimi Directing, Peter Jackson Producing The Hobbit
Following up on the earlier rumor that Sam Raimi might be taking over to helm The Hobbit, IESB is reporting Peter Jackson is finally settling disputes with New Line and has stepped on board to produce, putting Raimi in the director's seat. I will be starting the line for tickets tomorrow morning.
If you ask me, this is a pretty solid second choice that New Line's scoring. I've always been a firm believer in the idea that if you can't get your dream girl, might as well get her slightly uglier best friend, right? Or if not her, maybe some old, fat, drunk whore at a local bar. Then turn to the old, fat, drunk man who's dressed like a woman. If not him, how about pantyhose sewn into the shape of a human and stuffed with old socks?
Aug 14 2007Tyler Perry's Trailer for Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?
Like Tyler Perry's version of Alan Alda's The Four Seasons, Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? takes us through the the tribulations of marriage and vacationing like only Tyler Perry can: in the third-person possessive. Like everything Tyler Perry touches, Tyler Perry's trailer for Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? looks to be pure Tyler Perry's gold, proving Tyler Perry still has the Tyler Perry's Midas touch.
The film stars Tyler Perry's Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry's guy who played Spawn, and Tyler Perry.
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? [Yahoo!]
Aug 13 2007Indiana Jones and the Six Possible Titles
A scooper for SlashFilm sent in an MPAA title registration report that reveals LucasFilm has registered six Indiana Jones titles in the database, meaning one of these will more than likely be the title of the fourth chapter of the series. Those titles are:
- Indiana Jones and the City of Gods
- Indiana Jones and the Destroyer of Worlds
- Indiana Jones and the Fourth Corner of the Earth
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Gold
- Indiana Jones and the Quest for the Covenant
Unfortunately, this probably rules out the possibility of other rumored titles like:
- Indiana Jones and the Standard Human City
- Indiana Jones and the Journey Through the Human Bloodstream
- Indiana Jones and the Joke About His Age
- Indiana Jones and the High Score at Crystal Castles
- Indiana Jones and the Unremarkable Statue
- Indiana Jones and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers
- Indiana Jones and the Women (originally with Dr. T)
- Indiana Jones and the Attempt to Return a Valuable Artifact to a Museum
- Indiana Jones: Jonesin' for Treasure!
Maybe for part five?
Six Indiana Jones Titles [SlashFilm]
Aug 13 2007Iron Man Punches Ground
Showing off the suit in a new still for the upcoming film, Iron Man demonstrates his utter disregard for our nation's roadways as he stares us down while punching a hole in the concrete. What an a-hole.
Latest Iron Man Movie Image [Advanced Iron]
Aug 13 2007Fox Looking for Biggie
After realizing there's a starting lack of young, fat, black actors in Hollywood,* and not wanting to cast Anthony Anderson, producers for the Notorious B.I.G. biopic are looking out to homes and Wendy's across America in search of the perfect Biggie. If you have the look, the voice, the "swagger," and the ability to rhythmically describe the ongoing correlation between money and problems, they want you.
*I forgot about Goodburger.
Notorious B.I.G. Casting Call [Official Site]
Aug 13 2007Merv Griffin Dies, TMZ Mourns
Merv Griffin, renowned talk show host and creator of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, has died of prostate cancer at the age of 82. The always-respectful organization TMZ, best known for capturing starlets' vaginas as they exit vehicles, was quick to create the touching eulogy above. Of course, now that that they've wasted this idea they'll have to use the moving image of a skeleton splayed across the big wheel if Pat Sajak dies.
1925-2007 [TMZ]
Aug 13 2007Bear-like Matt Damon on Arthur
This television news may not be particularly relevant to those over ten, but Matt Damon will be playing himself as some sort of furry mammal with bangs on the September 3rd episode of the PBS series Arthur. I thought it was worth mentioning how f***ing creepy he looks, particularly with his skin-tight phallus jersey. Those in kindergarten who loved The Bourne Ultimatum will want to check it out.
Guess Who's Getting Animated [Pop Candy]
Aug 13 2007Jurassic Park IV features dinosaurs with weapons
Universal Pictures has begun casting for Jurassic Park IV, which is set to start filming in Kauai, Hawaii later this year. Laura Dern confirmed she'll be returning as Dr. Ellie Sattler, though Sam Neill will not be returning. Curious why? Maybe it's because the plot of this one features the government training dinosaurs to carry weapons and use them for battle purposes. No, seriously. This is what they came up with. It's like a practical joke that's gotten way out of hand. Like Universal Studios was having a pitch meeting and somebody jokingly said, "Let's give the dinosaurs guns." And somebody in charge took him seriously and approved it. Then it just kept going up the chain of command until BAM Jurassic Park IV was born. The only way the plot could get any more ridiculous is if the dinosaurs also talk and wear parachute pants.
EDIT: For some reason I had Jurassic Park IV spelled Jurassing Park IV in the title. Wanna know how that happened? Beekuz I spel reel gude.
'Jurassic Park IV' Story Details Revealed, Casting Begins! [Bloody Disgusting]
