According to The Associated Press, Stuart Townsend has exited Kenneth Branagh's Thor at the 11th hour - over creative differences. The Irish actor had been cast in the role of Fandral, one of the Warriors Three, along side Ray Stevenson, [...]
Read moreTREK 2 To Hit Theaters Summer 2012
Paramount Pictures has decided on a tentative release date for J. J. Abrams' anticipated untitled Star Trek Sequel. Paramount has chosen the pre-4th of July weekend (June 29, 2012). This early in the game, it is the only movie scheduled [...]
Read moreZombieland Writers Land Another Gig: G.I. JOE 2
Paramount has reportedly hired Zombieland scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to pen the sequel to the 2008 hit G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. According to IESB, the duo will take over scripting duties on the follow-up, which is [...]
Read moreThe Release Of THOR Has Been Pushed Up Two Weeks
With production of "Spider-Man 4" delayed, Paramount and Marvel Entertainment have pushed up the release of "Thor" by two weeks to May 6, 2011. THOR was originally set for a May 20, 2011 opening and Disney, who didn't have a [...]
Read moreParamount Hires New Director For DUNE Remake
Peter Berg bailed out on Paramount's remakes of the sci-fi classic DUNE back in October and now the studio has hired Taken helmer Pierre Morel to oversee the movie. Paramount is currently looking for a new writer to incorporate Morel’s [...]
Read moreSloat Talks About The Paranormal Activity Sequel
Orin Peli's Paranormal Activity, a film which showed what happened after a young, middle class couple (Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat) move into what seems like a typical suburban “starter” tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that [...]
Read moreZoe Saldana Says STAR TREK 2 To Start Pre-Production In 2010
Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek) has said that pre-production on the sequel to J.J. Abrams Star Trek will start in 2010. Saldana, who is expected to reprise the role of Uhura in director J.J. Abrams's follow-up to the 2009 hit [...]
Read moreTHOR Scribes To Adapt Dark Horse Vampire Comic DAMN NATION
Thor screenwriters Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz are to adapt Dark Horse Comics' vampire title Damn Nation for the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the pair will pen a script based on the book for Paramount Pictures. [...]
Read moreRene Russo Joins The Cast Of THOR
Rene Russo has joined the cast of "Thor," as the wife of Norse god Odin, to be played by Anthony Hopkins in the film, Frigga is the queen of Asgard. She’s also the mother of Thor and Loki, the pic’s [...]
Read moreIRON MAN 2 Trailer Shoots To Thrill With WAR MACHINE
Check out the first Iron Man 2 trailer below, which was released this evening by Paramount Pictures via Apple. It's great to see Robert Downey Jr. back as the ever snarky and kick ass Tony Stark/Iron Man. We also get [...]
Read moreHarlan Ellison Wants To Help Abrams With The Script For TREK 2
In early 2009 Harlan Ellison sued Paramount Pictures to stop Abrams' new Trek movie from hitting theaters. The writer was so against it that he took legal action to try and ruin the movie. Ironically, now that it’s been such [...]
Read moreScarlett Johansson Is “Geeked Out” About IRON MAN 2
Back in March, Scarlett Johansson signed on to play Natasha Romanoff a.k.a Black Widow in "Iron Man 2", after a scheduling conflict forced Emily Blunt to drop out of the part. The film, slated for a May 2010 release is [...]
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