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 [...]
Police Academy reboot
There has been talk about this since… Well, it’s been a long time. Most people around the globe have sweet memories from the golden days of “Police Academy.” It was a seven-film comedy series that saw a city throw open the doors of its police force to any recruit, much to the chagrin of its [...]
And the Oscars goes to…
So, another Oscar night and a whole bunch of new winners. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards have have just wrapped and without a doubt the big winner was “The Hurt Locker” (the film scooped six awards!). Personally I’m very pleased about Christoph Waltz getting a statue for his fantastic performance in “Inglourious Basterds.”
There were actually [...]
Midnight Run is taking another run
I was just over at The Hollywood Reporter and apparently Universal and Robert De Niro are getting ready for another run. The studio is developing a sequel to “Midnight Run,” the 1988 action comedy that starred De Niro as a bounty hunter who must bring back an embezzler, played by Charles Grodin, across the country. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Chronicles of Riddick – the third chapter
Variety reports that actor Vin Diesel is going back to the future to topline and produce a third chapter in the “Chronicles of Riddick” franchise. Universal will handle domestic distribution on the sci-fi film, which is titled “Riddick.” Lionsgate is selling international rights at the Berlin Film Festival.
David Twohy, who wrote and directed the first [...]
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 [...]
Avatar is the highest grosser of all time
This isn’t really the kind of movie news we post about here on Moviemind but we will make an exception today. Mostly because we really enjoyed “Avatar” and we couldn’t agree more with the moviegoers worldwide – this is a cinematic masterpiece and numbers speaks for themselves.
James Cameron has conquered the worldwide box office, again. [...]
Brittany Murphy Found Dead
TMZ reports that actress Brittany Murphy died early Sunday morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived. She was 32.
A 911 call was made at 8:00 AM from a home in Los Angeles that is listed as belonging to her husband, Simon Monjack. Murphy was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center [...]