Flush with the cascading waterfall of revenue from their "Transformers" sequel, director Michael Bay and DreamWorks are getting right back into business together. Early Friday afternoon, the studio completed a deal to purchase preemptively the film rights to "I Am Number [...]
Read moreWarner Brothers Announces Plans For Comic-Con 2009!
Warner Brothers has released their line-up to press. In addition to confirming that they'll be bringing Sherlock Holmes, Jonah Hex, The Box, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Book of Eli, Where the Wild Things Are, The Final Destination, and Robert [...]
Read more‘Transformers’ Crushes The Box Office
Aside from its whopping five-day domestic tally -- the second highest of all time -- Paramount's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" broke records in several countries overseas, leading to a massive $387.3 million worldwide through Sunday, one of the best [...]
Read moreWho ‘Neil Gaiman’ Thinks Should Direct ‘Sandman’ Movie
A movie based on Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" stories has long been a topic of discussion among fans - and even moreso lately, given the success of Gaiman's recent film projects like "Coraline," "Beowulf" and 2005's "Mirrormask." While the likelihood of "Sandman" [...]
Read moreJoseph Gordon-Levitt Talks About His Crazy ‘Cobra Commander Getup’
So far, Paramount has issued posters for every actor in this summer's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - except for Joseph Gordon-Levitt. His appearance in the movie, as Cobra Commander, is still a secret. In this interview with NYMag, he [...]
Read moreVideo: Michael Bay Press Conference at the National Air and Space Museum
Director, Michael Bay and Phil Strub (Director of Entertainment Media at Department of Defense) held a short press conference at that National Air and Space Museum ahead of a special IMAX screening for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Check it out! [...]
Read moreMichael Bay: By the Numbers
If you haven't already heard, Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is kicking some box office ass. It made a record breaking $60.6 million on Wednesday alone and has amassed a worldwide total of $170 million so far (and [...]
Read moreCinema Expo pitches 3-D to theaters
Cinema Expo had one message for Europe's theater owners last week: Get behind 3-D. Other industry concerns, such as piracy and preserving release windows, took a backseat at the Amsterdam confab to a concerted push from Hollywood's 3-D faithful. There was an [...]
Read more‘As Seen On The Intertubes’ Volume V
Hello Mafia Family, we hope you're enjoying your weekend. First up in this week's edition. To honor the passing of the 'King of Pop' we thought we'd share a clip of Geek Goddess 'Rosario Dawson' and her dance routine to the [...]
Read moreScript Girl Explores Michael Bay’s Origins and Has a Run In With Megatron!
In this episode: ScriptGirl talks about Ross's 'Disavowed', the success of Transformers 2, Michael Bay's Origins and Hitman 2 before getting threatened by Megatron! You can always catch the latest from ScriptGirl right here on SciFiMafia.com and if you can't get [...]
Read more‘Transformers 2’ Blast Makes Guinness Record And The Top 10 Movie Explosions
No one can argue that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen isn't explosive. It's bigger, louder, and Michael Bay is officially going down in the Guinness Book of Records for the biggest explosion on film with actors present. Popular Mechanics put together [...]
Read more‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ Character Poster, Featuring ‘Scarlett’
Paramount has released a new poster for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. This poster features Rachel Nichols as Scarlett. Check it out below, let us know what you think in the comments. Will this or anything else entice you to [...]
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