District 9 has topped of the US box office with $37 million over the weekend. The Peter Jackson-produced sci-fi thriller has knocked G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra to the number two position with $22.5 million. The US box office top ten: 1. [...]
Read moreLionsgate ‘Kicks Ass’
Lionsgate has picked up U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to "Kick-Ass," Matthew Vaughn's comic book adaptation that was made a splash at Comic-Con. The company is eying a wide release in 2010. Vaughn's Marv Films and Plan B Entertainment privately financed the [...]
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New Images from DOCTOR PARNASSUS
While no one knows when director Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” is going to be released in the United States, the film will be playing at next month’s Toronto Film Festival and usually when a film plays at [...]
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First Official Photo From ‘Avatar’
Fox International has released the first official photo from James Cameron's Avatar. The pic below previews one of the organic avatars in an incubation tube along with Sam Worthington who plays Jake Sully. Click to Embiggen [...]
Read moreClose Encounter With The ‘Fourth Kind’ Trailer
Sci-Fi Wire just premiered the first trailer for THE FOURTH KIND, starring Milla Jovovich, Will Patton, and Elias Koteas. 1n 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of [...]
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‘Jessica Alba’ Among Favorites For ‘Barbarella’ Role
Jessica Alba is reportedly the favorite to take the role of Barbarella in the upcoming film remake. The original film, which starred Jane Fonda, was set in the far future and told the story of a highly sexual female mercenary given [...]
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‘The Usual Suspects’ Writer Tackles ‘Wolverine’ Sequel
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar-winning screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie ("The Usual Suspects") will script the follow-up to this year's solo debut for the Marvel mutant. In a repeat of their "Wolverine" pairing, Jackman will produce the sequel alongside Lauren Shuler [...]
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First Look At ‘I, Frankenstein’ From Patrick Tatopoulos
Patrick Tatopoulos is dreaming on the dark side again. Check out this new concept art for Death Ray Film's "I, Frankenstein". (Click images to embiggen) Tatopoulos will be directing this film adaptation of a upcoming Darkstorm comic book by Kevin Grevioux [...]
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Dr. Suess’ Lorax In 3D!
Univeral Pictures and Illumination Entertainment team up to bring Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" to 3-D animated splendor. Chris Renaud, Cinco Paul, and Ken Daurio will be co-directing the feature. Paul and Daurio will be writing the script. Audrey Geisel, Theodor Geisel [...]
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Warner Bros. Building A ‘Lego’ Movie
Movies based on toys couldn't be hotter in Hollywood, with nearly every studio adapting playthings for the bigscreen. Now count Warner Bros. as one of those studios: WB is toying with plans to develop a movie around Lego and its popular [...]
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Bryan Singer Taking the Helm of BSG?
Bryan Singer is in the running to bring a new Battlestar Galactica film to life for Universal. One of the many casualties of Sept. 11, 2001 was the Tom De Santo/Bryan Singer version of "Battlestar Galactica," designed as a sequel to [...]
Read moreSony Pictures To Bring ‘Parnassus’ To U.S. Theaters
Heath Ledger’s final film has finally found a Stateside buyer. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group is in advanced talks to pick up "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," with plans for it to go out theatrically, likely this year, via Sony Pictures [...]
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