Ivan Reitman to direct Kutcher and Portman
Today our friends over at Variety reports that producer and director Ivan Reitman will get back behind the camera in May to direct the beautiful Natalie Portman and hunky Ashton Kutcher in an untitled romantic comedy penned by Elizabeth Meriwether. Project’s working title is “Friends With Benefits.”
Paramount has already locked in a release date for [...]
Russell Mulcahy talks Teen Wolf Remake
Den of Geek recently had a little talk with director Russell Mulcahy, the director of “Resident Evil: Extinction.” Now he’ known as the man responsible for the upcoming “Teen Wolf” remake… Back in the days, around 1985 that is, the original “Teen Wolf” was the s**t! But just like most movies with a couple of [...]
Corey Haim is dead
Sad, sad news… Variety reports that actor Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, died early Wednesday in Burbank. He was 38. It’s just weird, he was one of the coolest young actors of the 80’s… He was one those guys you imagine “had it all,” and would continue [...]
Schreiber wants to make Chuck Wepner biopic
MTV Movies Blog recently spoke with actor Liev Schreiber about his next project, and the news might surprise you… “There’s a guy named Chuck Wepner, ‘The Bayonne Bleeder.’ He’s the guy that ‘Rocky‘ was based on,” Schreiber said. “He went 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali in 1974 and it’s this wonderful story of what happened [...]
Steven Spielberg on the making of Tintin
Los Angeles Times had a little chat with director Steven Spielberg about the upcoming film “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.” Spielberg says there was only one reason to make “Tintin” with the cutting-edge performance-capture technology that James Cameron used on “Avatar.”
“It was based on my respect for the art of Hergé [...]
Kevin Smith on Seann William Scott
Filmmaker Kevin Smith had a little chat with NHL.com and revealed that Seann William Scott, who worked with Smith on “Cop Out,” will play Buddy, the title character in “Hit Somebody.” It’s a story of a hockey enforcer who strives to score just one goal in a hockey game.
“Seann, for me, was the key into [...]
Escape from NY remake is moving forward
Let us continue down remake lane, shall we? I’m actually almost too young to have any emotional ties to “The Escape from New York.” I remember seeing it the first time when I was like ten years old but I must admit it didn’t do anything for me. Later on, when I was in my [...]
DiCaprio talks Avatar and current projects
With all this buzz on “Avatar,” it now being the highest grossing movie of all time, it’s kind of interesting to hear what Leonardo DiCaprio has to say on the subject (with him playing the lead in “Titanic“, the film that “Avatar” steamrolled). INQUIRER.net recently had a little sit down with Leo, talking about his [...]
James Cameron has ideas for an Avatar sequel
The Hollywood Reporter tells us that when asked about a potential “Avatar” sequel, Rupert Murdoch said on his quarterly earnings call Tuesday that the conglomerate is in “very early talks about it.” Director James Cameron “has ideas” for a sequel, he said, adding: “We will be pushing for one.” But he cautioned analysts not to [...]
Bourne reboot with a young Jason Bourne?
I just barely recuperated from the whole “Spider-Man” incident and now I’m faced with another “let’s make reboot and cast a younger actor“… Hey, guess why the films were such a hit? Mainly 3 important factors: the script, the director and the cast. Without either one of the 3 ingredients missing out, I wouldn’t be [...]