Cinema Confidential have a short, but interesting, interview with Gerard Butler on playing the lead in The Phantom of the Opera on the very tough sounding preparation for the role. There’s even recognition that he was stepping into a role that was going to be hard to live up to: … [Read More]
It’s being peppered all over the web today that Buffy/Angel/Serenity creator Joss Whedon is not only in the running to be the next X-Men director, but that Warner Bros. is pursuing him to helm a new Wonder Woman project. Wow. This Joss with X-Men thing has been on and off … [Read More]
Usually the only films that get you excited even before they’re in production are sequels or adaptations from books, comics or previous films. But once in a while you hear about a project and say “damn that sounds like a good idea”. That’s my reaction to Michael Bay‘s new project … [Read More]
Late fees are the bane of my existence. Not only do I have to spend over $5 to rent a fricken movie… but they know full well that the pace of life almost dictates that half the time you won’t be able to return the movie on time… and them … [Read More]
I have to come clean. According to the open letter from Dave Callaham regarding the screenplay of Doom, I am: nothing less than shoddy and irresponsible I don’t think he was talking so much about my post, this site, but more about the abuse he’s received from big time Doom … [Read More]
Okay, I think I just wet myself. I saw the latest Batman trailer through Empire and my appetite is well and truly wetted. It really does look good, dark, moody and back to the roots of the man bat. Okay, we all know very well by now a trailer can … [Read More]
With the big discussion around His Dark Materials and the massive alterations of the huge plot changes, the news comes in that Chris Weitz has left the Directors duties but wants to retain the Screenwriting role. The reason from Empire is given as: The director issued a statement saying that … [Read More]
A couple of people have been leaving comments in various “award” posts asking why a movie that isn’t even released in theaters can get award nominations. Good question… the answer is actually pretty simple. Awards like the Oscars and the Golden Globes aren’t voted on by the general public… so … [Read More]
It seems universal hottie, and generally solid actress (ok, lets just forget about King Arthur shall we) Keira Knightley sustained an injury while filming her upcoming film Domino, a true story of a model-turned-bounty hunter. Sounds good to me. The good folks over at Ananova describe the incident like this: … [Read More]
And the Superhero machine just keeps churning them out. The Mighty Thor seems to be the next up to bat. I’ve always thought Thor was an interesting character (and I think he’s Doug’s favorite comic character of all time) and this has possibilities. And despite how horrible Blade Trinity was, … [Read More]
There an interesting (although short) little interview with Transformers producer Don Murphy over at TFormers.Com. Here’s a little excerpt: TFormers: Will there be any elements that appeal specifically to young children (10 and under)? Don: No. I always believe you get the 14-16 Star Wars audience (the good films) and … [Read More]
The nominees for the upcoming Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. Here’s the movie category list: BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA THE AVIATOR CLOSER FINDING NEVERLAND HOTEL RWANDA KINSEY MILLION DOLLAR BABY BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA SCARLETT JOHANSSON – A LOVE SONG … [Read More]