Mar 25 2009 Hey, Tom Hanks! Tom Hanks! Hey, Philadelphia! Pose for an 'Angels & Demons' Poster!
I like it whenever a poster gives me the sense that I've been incessantly shouting at someone in a loud, crowded area until they finally turn around--then I snap that picture. Haven't had that glorious feeling since I caught Cyclops at the New York Comic Con.
And here's one more Angels & Demons poster, in which Hanks is doing that classic movie shtick where you pretend you're a statue/mannequin when the bad guys are looking:
Feb 25 2009 Alright, So We're Really Doing 'Arrested Development: The Movie'?
That's what they're saying. From MTV:
MTV News can exclusively confirm that the “Arrested Development” is happening.“It’s going ahead,” Howard confirmed.
“We’ve been asked to no longer divulge anything or get into the game of who’s in, who’s out,” Howard told us. “People are going to have to see.”
And from E! (thanks, Lindsay):
Inside sources close to the negotiations of the upcoming Arrested Development movie tell me that Superbad and Juno star (and before that, hello, George-Michael Bluth!) Michael Cera has finally agreed to do the feature film project.
It's kind of unfulfilling at this point, isn't it? That's always the danger of stretching a will-they-or-won't-they romance for too long (the romance being between me and an Arrested Development movie). I've been on the edge of "they've got to do it... but maybe they're not, but it seems like they are" for such a long time that I'm numb. At least until I see the first on-set shot of a blue David Cross barely visible in front of a blue screen. Then I'll probably be in giddy country.
Feb 11 2009 'Angels & Demons' Trailer: Tom Hanks Stops All This Branding/Drowning/Crucifying Nonsense
The Illuminati are out for revenge against the Catholic church, and there's only one man who can stop them: whoever the Tom Hanks character is! In Angels & Demons, Hanks uses the same skill set he used to decipher the Da Vinci Code (thought, sometimes running) to foil the enemies and learn something about Christian lore that your mom will mistake as fact.
From the looks of the trailer, they've added some underwater parts to make the video game better:
Nov 21 2008 'Arrested Development' News That's Actually Official in Some Way
S just got R, dudes:
The "Arrested Development" feature has moved closer to reality, with Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard reportedly closing deals for the long-gestating project from Imagine and Fox Searchlight.The possible migration of the critically acclaimed but short-lived Fox series to the big screen has been a hot topic among fans for the past year. Speculation has been fueled by cast members of the show, including Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Jeffrey Tambor, who have been frequently quoted in interviews that a feature adaptation is in the works.
Hurwitz, who created and exec produced the Emmy-winning series, is on board to write the film as well as direct with help from Howard.
This is like the happy version of walking in on your wife with another man. I KNEW IT! But still, I needed the confirmation.
At this rate, we should definitely have a trailer by 2012.
Nov 13 2008 'Nottingham' Double-Role Controversy Clarified. PHEW!
Speaking to Digital Spy, Ridley Scott has clarified the duel-role/split-personality controversy regarding Russell Crowe's part in Nottingham. Sort of:
"In the context of the story he starts off as one thing, becomes the guise of another and then has to retire to the forest to resume his name Robin," [Scott] explained. "So he was momentarily the Sheriff of Nottingham."
In an interview, Ron Howard added:
As an aside, he also mentioned that Ridley Scott's Nottingham will probably be seen like the "Gladiator version of Robin Hood," referring to Scott's Oscar-winning epic, "an origin story."
So Robin tries to work within the system as a pseudo-sheriff, then goes loose cannon and becomes classic thief Robin Hood? That could work. Let's hope there's a scene where the Commissioner of Nottingham demands Robin Hood's badge and bow. So dramatic whenever that happens.
Oct 30 2008 'Angels & Demons' Teaser, Now with Morphing Statue
Tom Hanks has a dapper new haircut and he's ready to fight the Illuminati in this new teaser trailer for Angels & Demons, the sequel to a movie with the same protagonist as The Da Vinci Code. Kyle, who pointed out the trailer, says it's like watching "a $100 million travelogue without the Hanks good hair." He's mostly right, but I feel I should also mention all the hot iron-branding that appears to take place. If only more expensive travelogues involved branding, that Mario Batali/Gwyneth Paltrow go to Spain show would be so much more watchable.
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Oct 3 2008 'Angels & Demons': We Finally Got Those Two Together, and Here's the Poster
Angels & Demons? More like Angels and Dozin'! Because it will be boring!
Like the movie will literally put me to sleep. This snoozing angel statue is a more accurate representation, of how I'll sleep through it. You know what I'm saying?
Angels & Demons Poster [IMPA]
Nov 2 2007 First Image from 'Frost/Nixon' Not Good Enough for Local
In this first shot from Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon, it looks like Frank Langella is doing a pretty decent impression of Nixon's famous helicopter departure tribute to the number four. But I can't help but wonder, what does neighbor Ken Stack think of the reenactment?
Luckily, the OC Register asked neighbor Ken Stack just that, to which he replied it was pretty close to his vague recollection of the news footage, but "to me, it looks like (Langella) is acting. But that's Hollywood; it's a little over the top."
You hear that, Hollywood? Like an incisive Leno monologue, this guy's saying what we're all thinking! Time to get back to the cinéma-vérité style the neighbor Ken Stacks of the world are clamoring for. This isn't community theatre, Langella!
Nixon leaves White House - again [OC Register]
