New posters are out for Oliver Stone's W, Wall-E, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Outlander.
Despite extensive re-writes by Edward Norton, original "The Incredible Hulk" scribe Zak Penn has received sole writing credit. Early reviews of the film, like this one or these paint a very good picture.
- Further filming on Bryan Singer's "Valkyrie" kicks off shortly with three scenes from the WW2 thriller to be shot in North Africa within the next three weeks.
- Hogwarts Divination professor Sybill Trelawney (Emma Thompson) will NOT be appearing in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".
- Christopher Lee has said that he's very interested in the upcoming movies based on "The Hobbit" and that he would "return to the role [of Saruman] if I was asked".
- Brett Ratner has unfortunately confirmed that, sadly, his fourth "Beverly Hills Cop" film will go the way of "Die Hard" - turn an R-rated franchise into a PG-13 action film safe for kids.
- "Bourne Identity" director Doug Liman has his eyes set on Russell Crowe to play Joe Wilson, the husband of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame in the feature about the recent political scandal.
- Rope of Silicon speculates that the sci-fi project that Ridley Scott was referring to the other day will be based on Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World".
- Filming on the "Hannah Montana" movie was spotted taking place this wee at the Cool Springs Galleria mall in Franklin, Tennesse. Miley Cyrus, Tyra Banks and Vanessa Williams were in attendance.
A thoroughly detailed and exciting review of Justin Marks' script for the He-Man "Masters of the Universe" live-action film is now online.
"Transformers" scribe Roberto Orci says that Paramount already wants to lock him and Alex Kurtzman, the pair behind J.J. Abrams upcoming "Star Trek" film, to pen a sequel.
After long and drawn out negotiations, the voice cast of "The Simpsons" has signed a four-year deal. Meanwhile, Seth Rogen has confirmed that he's co-writing an episode for next season.
- Miramax's new film version of "Brideshead Revisited" starring Matthew Goode and Emma Thompson is set to open in limited release on August 1st in the US.
- Production was temporarily halted on Martin Scorsese's "Ashecliffe" due to a driver sustaining serious leg injuries.
- Approximately 200 theatergoers walked out of a free screening of Uwe Boll's "Postal" in New Jersey last Friday.
- Keira Knightley period drama "The Duchess" has finally been set for a September 1st release date, whilst the full trailer will debut sometime next week.
- Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury are in discussions with Dimension Films about directing the follow-up to Rob Zombie's "Halloween".
- A full cast list is online showing off who's voicing whom in the upcoming "Madagascar" sequel.
- Christian Bale has talked about working with the late Heath Ledger on "The Dark Knight".
- The Steven Spielberg-produced, Diablo Cody-penned, Toni Collette-starring single camera comedy "The United States of Tara" has just been picked up by Showtime for 13 episodes.
- Quentin Tarantino has re-iterated plans to have his war film "Inglorious Bastards" ready for Cannes 2009 - highly unlikely.
The Random Spiel: June 5th 2008
By Garth Franklin
Thursday June 5th 2008 07:15AM
- Two More Michael Jackson Docos Coming
- Singer & Donner Talk "X-Men" Future
- Christian Alvart Adapting "Captain Future"
- Tim Burton Making "Addams Family 3D"
- Jamie Foxx Goes Nuts For "Kane & Lynch"
- Robert Rodriguez On "Red Sonja" Delay
- Reitman Gets "Friends", Loses "Ghostbusters"?
- Wilson, Harrelson Voice Time-Travelling Turkeys
- McG and Seyfried Con The "Ivy League"
- Andy McNab's "Firewall" Gets Adapted
- P.T. Anderson's Religious Film Seeks Funding
- Spielberg Does Jackie Kennedy Onassis Feature
- Boyd, Mullan Re-Team On "Lion Inside"
- Hank Azaria Voicing Gargamel In "Smurfs"
- TV News: Ashes, Eureka, Tudors
- New Shorts: March 17th 2010
- More "Conan," "Selma," "Crazy" Casting
- Sigourney Weaver Up For Some "Vamps"
- Chris Evans Suffers A "Puncture"
- Goldsman Producing "Paranormal" Sequel
- Gregory Smith Set For Three Features
- Boardwalk & Treme Trailers, True Blood Date
- Phillippe, Tatum Up For "Captain America"
- Director Sought For "Breaking Dawn"
- "Green" Set Photos, Trailer News
- Kingsley, Cohen, More Join Scorsese's "Invention"
- Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell Join "The Tourist"
- Segel Starring In Disney's "Muppet" Movie
- Dakota Goyo Is Jackman's Son In "Steel"
- El Mechri To Direct "Cold Light of Day"
- Reitman Gets "Friends", Loses "Ghostbusters"?
- Singer & Donner Talk "X-Men" Future
- TV News: Ashes, Eureka, Tudors
- Tim Burton Making "Addams Family 3D"
- New Shorts: March 17th 2010
- Robert Rodriguez On "Red Sonja" Delay
- Hank Azaria Voicing Gargamel In "Smurfs"
- P.T. Anderson's Religious Film Seeks Funding
- Spielberg Does Jackie Kennedy Onassis Feature
- Wilson, Harrelson Voice Time-Travelling Turkeys
- McG and Seyfried Con The "Ivy League"
- Jamie Foxx Goes Nuts For "Kane & Lynch"
- Christian Alvart Adapting "Captain Future"
- Two More Michael Jackson Docos Coming
- Andy McNab's "Firewall" Gets Adapted
- More "Conan," "Selma," "Crazy" Casting
- Boyd, Mullan Re-Team On "Lion Inside"
- Sigourney Weaver Up For Some "Vamps"
- Phillippe, Tatum Up For "Captain America"
- Boardwalk & Treme Trailers, True Blood Date
- Chris Evans Suffers A "Puncture"
- Goldsman Producing "Paranormal" Sequel
- "Green" Set Photos, Trailer News
- Gregory Smith Set For Three Features
- New Shorts: March 15th 2010
- Director Sought For "Breaking Dawn"
- Segel Starring In Disney's "Muppet" Movie
- Dakota Goyo Is Jackman's Son In "Steel"
- "Smallville" Creators Adapts "Existence 2.0"
- Kingsley, Cohen, More Join Scorsese's "Invention"
- The Notable Films of 2010: Part Seven
- Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell Join "The Tourist"
- "Kick-Ass" Sequel Already Planned?
- The Notable Films of 2010: Part Eight
- Mulcahy Defends "Teen Wolf" Remake
- Fincher Set For "Pawn", Considers "Girl"
- Wyatt Takes On "Apes", Story Details
- Taghmaoui, Perlman Join "Conan" Cast
- TV News: 24 Sale, SGU Promo, Midland
- Cory Goodman Sells A "Last Witch Hunter"
- Two More Michael Jackson Docos Coming
- Singer & Donner Talk "X-Men" Future
- Christian Alvart Adapting "Captain Future"
- Jamie Foxx Goes Nuts For "Kane & Lynch"
- Reitman Gets "Friends", Loses "Ghostbusters"?
- Wilson, Harrelson Voice Time-Travelling Turkeys
- P.T. Anderson's Religious Film Seeks Funding
- TV News: Ashes, Eureka, Tudors
- New Shorts: March 17th 2010
- More "Conan," "Selma," "Crazy" Casting
- Gregory Smith Set For Three Features
- Boardwalk & Treme Trailers, True Blood Date
- Phillippe, Tatum Up For "Captain America"
- Director Sought For "Breaking Dawn"
- "Green" Set Photos, Trailer News
- Kingsley, Cohen, More Join Scorsese's "Invention"
- New Shorts: March 15th 2010
- "Kick-Ass" Sequel Already Planned?
- Mulcahy Defends "Teen Wolf" Remake
- Robert Downey Jr. Joins Cuaron's "Gravity"
- Scorsese's "Sinatra" Still Some Way Off
- Wyatt Takes On "Apes", Story Details
- TV News: 24 Sale, SGU Promo, Midland
- "Doctor Who" TARDIS Talk, Dates *Updated*
- Sam Worthington To Play "Dan Dare"?
- Cameron Doing "Titanic 3D," "Avatar" Re-Release
- "Hanna," "Win Win," "Comedy" Begin Production
- "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" Full Trailer Online
- News Shorts: March 11th 2010
- "Wall Street" Sequel Delayed Five Months
- Clint Eastwood Helming "Hoover" Biopic
- "Alvin 3D," "Buried," "Three Days" Set Dates
- "Prince of Persia" Goes IMAX, Gets Poster
- Chris Nolan On "Batman 3," "Superman" Reboot
- Summit Readies "Eclipse" First Trailer *Updated*
- Wolverine 2, MIB3, Ghost Recon Prequel Talk
- New Tintin, Mars, Holy, Brown, Undead Dates
- Warner Looking Into Baum's "Oz" Books
- Jude Law Talks "Holmes" Sequel, "Contagion"
- "Captain America" Down To Four? *Updated*
