Keanu Reeves to star in Passengers
A couple of days ago I saw the somewhat underrated film “The Gift.” And it is such a pleasure to see Reeves play “the bad guy”… I think this guy should be casted as pure evil more often. He truly has a gift for it. The whole hero thing is kind of old anyway… Anyway, [...]
More on Fincher’s adaptation of Dragon Tattoo
Dark Horizons reports that pre-production on David Fincher’s upcoming adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s international mega-hit novel “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” is in full swing with the director currently in Stockholm going over locations. Fincher wants a “European look” for the film and is planning to shoot all the exteriors in Sweden. Due to [...]
Efron to star in the remake of Snabba Cash
The Hollywood Reporter posts that young actor Zac Efron is attached to star in and produce a remake of “Snabba cash,” the hot Swedish property that was the subject of a heavy Hollywood bidding war and has just found a home at Warner Bros. “Snabba cash” is based on a novel by author Jens Lapidus [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]