There has been an interesting court case going on in Florida that has had my attention. Basically, the family members of a couple of the characters from “The Perfect Storm” were suing the studio for breaking a law that prohibits commercial use of someone’s name or likeness without their consent. … [Read More]

Hey there Folks… John here. Well… most of you know I’ve been having some MAJOR laptop issues the last couple of days and as a result haven’t really been able to post much. Well, as of tonight I am up and running again. I had to get a new laptop … [Read More]

There are stories galore about people claiming to have created a character or story before Hollywood came along and stole their idea, and there are so many of them it’s hard to believe. In fact I don’t know of a single one that’s actually won a case – I’m sure … [Read More]

We got the heads up on some cool outdoor sets for the Silent Hill movie the other day, and as the news arrives of the lead casting it’s an apt time to announce both. According to Coming Soon: Radha Mitchell (Finding Neverland, Melinda and Melinda) will topline the video game … [Read More]

There’s been a number of articles all over the web carrying the new Superman image, Brandon Routh standing all square jawed like and trying to look cool and imposing. Didn’t do it for me I’m afraid. He looks meek, mild and quiet, not that strong, not that super, just a … [Read More]

Okay, everyone please make sure you’re sitting and there are no objects above your head should you leap up in excitement. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is finished. Coming Soon have brought us: …producer Rick McCallum announced at the “Star Wars Celebration III” convention in Indianapolis, IN, … [Read More]

One of the regulars over at JoBlo has decided enough is enough. Hollywood just isn’t cutting it anymore. So his answer? Well he’s going out to write, produce and star as the lead in his own movie, Pain Killer. John Fallon, the man in question, has started the official Pain … [Read More]

The stories I was seeing appear over the last few days about the movie Southland Tales weren’t exciting me at all, until JoBlo did a clever thing with the title of their post about the announcements for the movie. Gellar as a porn star? Okay, got me. Richard Kelly of … [Read More]

Matthew Vaughn has spoken with Coming Soon about a few things he has on the go, and although nothing amazing is revealed, there are a couple of titbits I thought it might be wise to copy in. While talking about how his approach will differ from Bryan Singer‘s for X-Men, … [Read More]

Coming Soon score another interview, this time from Samuel L. Jackson. Again, there’s not much to excite, but he has an interesting take on why the first Star Wars movies may not have been so well liked, and you know what, he makes a lot of sense. See what you … [Read More]

This is the wierdest casting I’ve seen for a long time, from Rope of Silicon the casting additions are for the movie Click. Just to recap, it’s already starring: Adam Sandler, Blake Heron, Steve Papadopoulos, Allen Covert, Peter Dante, Christopher Walken and Henry Winkler Now an unlikely pair have just … [Read More]