Classic British sitcom "Spaced" is coming to the US, both in DVD and real-life form as Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Jessica Hynes will be in various US cities throughout the month promoting the release. See the official site for details.
Speaking of director Edgar Wright ("Hot Fuzz," "Shaun of the Dead"), the spunky Brit talks about his big-screen adaptation of Marvel comicbook hero "Ant-Man" as an "Iron Man"-esque action/comedy.
"Presto", the five-minute short film that premiered before "Wall-E", has gone completely online in HD over at VideoLog.
New posters for The Dark Knight, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, The Pineapple Express, Blindness, Disaster Movie, Quantum of Solace, Henry Poole is Here.
A copy of the full uncut version of Fritz Lang's cinematic classic "Metropolis", though lost for eight decades, has been found in Argentina and confirmed genuine by German film experts.
- The fourth "Watchmen" video journal has gone online and you can see Rorscach moving about .
- Clive Barker is developing a big-screen adaptation of his short-story "Down, Satan!" which Christopher Monfette is adapting.
- Guillermo del Toro doesn't sound too sure if either "The Hobbit" or a third "Hellboy" will be shot in 3D.
- ABBA singer-songwriter Benny Andersson says that he would not rule out doing a theatrical (and eventually film) sequel to "Mamma Mia".
- "The Day the Earth Stood Still" director Scott Derrickson talks about the trailer and film, essentially saying that the remake sticks pretty close to the original 50's classic.
- Now that "Wanted" has made a fortune, comic creator Mark Millar goes on a wild rant about his plans to reinvent "Superman".
- Summit Entertainment has officially locked the movie rights to make "New Moon", the sequel to "Twilight" which they're releasing later this year.
- Sharon Park has confirmed that the first of up to three new "Battlestar Galactica" TV movies has been greenlit. Actress Tricia Helfer also has spoken about her reaction to reading the final episode script.
- Jeffrey Tambor has said that an "Arrested Development" movie is looking pretty likely now.
- A pretty good breakdown of everything we know so far about what's in the next James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" opening in November.
- Richard Hammond and James May might leave the BBC's popular motoring show "Top Gear" due to a pay dispute.
- A good quality version of the nine minute promo reel from John Woo's epic "Battle of Red Cliff" is finally online at Twitchfilm.
- Check out this brilliant single-take tracking shot recreating much of the sets from Kubrick's "The Shining" for a new UK Channel 4 promo ad.
- The entire soundtrack for "The Pineapple Express" is now being streamed online. There's also this cute game related to the film.
- A cute promo ad for "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" featuring Hellboy on "Inside the Actor's Studio".
- A psychopath finds out that his victims at an eatery won't stay dead in the low-budget horror flick "Die-Ner" and the official site has opened.
The Random Spiel: July 7th 2008
By Garth Franklin
Monday July 7th 2008 12:10AM
- "New Moon" Scores $72M Opening Day
- Spielberg, King Go "Under the Dome"
- Dustin Hoffman Out Of "Fockers"
- Thurman, Scott Thomas Join "Bel Ami"
- Wasikowska, Fassbender Join "Jane Eyre"
- Idris Elba Joins "Thor" Cast
- Universal Releases "Kick-Ass" Globally
- Mike White Pens "Santa Wars" Comedy
- Fessenden Not Directing "Orphanage" Remake
- Warners Develops Marine Dog Tale "Nubs"
- Brad Pitt Fills A "Dark Void"
- "Shield" Scribe Pens Fourth "Underworld"
- TV News: Lost, Bill Maher, Oprah
- "American Gladiators" Movie Planned
- NBC's "Chuck" Return Date/Time Set
- Garth's Review: "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"
- Interview: Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side"
- Oscars Select Doco Feature Short List
- Sam Worthington Commits A "Crime"
- Murphy Terrorized By A "Caller"
- Lynch Develops Meditation Founder Doco
- Voice Cast Announced For "Guardians"
- Tait, Todd, Kirkland Die "One By One"
- Eddie Murphy Gets Naughty In "Fluffy"
- Simon Baker Takes A Surfing "Breath"
- Angryfilms Picks Up A "Cycler"
- di Bonaventura Producing "Nicholas Flamel"
- Adams, Levy Celebrate "Best Days"?
- Mandalay Picks Up "Unthinkable" Rights
- "Agora" Gets 2010 U.S. Release
- "Precious" Director Takes On "Selma"
- Rinsch Helms "Ronin" Not "Alien"
- McKidd Talks "Call of Duty", "Rome"
- Jennifer Hudson Joins "Winnie" Biopic
- Justin Theroux Heads Into "Space"
- Goldfinger's Connery & Bassey Reunite
- Eric Dane Dances To "Burlesque"
- Antoine Fuqua Adapts "Miss" Thing
- Murphy, Stiles, Carbonell, Worthington Talk
- Bichir Joins "Hidalgo" & "Scarface"
- "New Moon" Scores $72M Opening Day
- Spielberg, King Go "Under the Dome"
- Dustin Hoffman Out Of "Fockers"
- Idris Elba Joins "Thor" Cast
- TV News: Lost, Bill Maher, Oprah
- Brad Pitt Fills A "Dark Void"
- Universal Releases "Kick-Ass" Globally
- Mike White Pens "Santa Wars" Comedy
- "Shield" Scribe Pens Fourth "Underworld"
- "American Gladiators" Movie Planned
- Garth's Review: "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"
- Thurman, Scott Thomas Join "Bel Ami"
- Wasikowska, Fassbender Join "Jane Eyre"
- NBC's "Chuck" Return Date/Time Set
- Fessenden Not Directing "Orphanage" Remake
- Eddie Murphy Gets Naughty In "Fluffy"
- Sam Worthington Commits A "Crime"
- Voice Cast Announced For "Guardians"
- Warners Develops Marine Dog Tale "Nubs"
- Murphy Terrorized By A "Caller"
- Tait, Todd, Kirkland Die "One By One"
- Lynch Develops Meditation Founder Doco
- UA Wants To Date "Teenage Girls"
- Oscars Select Doco Feature Short List
- Angryfilms Picks Up A "Cycler"
- Interview: Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side"
- No McAdams In "Spider-Man 4"
- TV News: Prisoner, Burn, V, Delta
- Adams, Levy Celebrate "Best Days"?
- McKidd Talks "Call of Duty", "Rome"
- di Bonaventura Producing "Nicholas Flamel"
- "Nemo" Canned, Marshall Helms "Pirates"
- Brian Cox Goes Short For "Hobbit"?
- Simon Baker Takes A Surfing "Breath"
- "Doctor Who" & "Torchwood" Updates
- Rinsch Helms "Ronin" Not "Alien"
- "Agora" Gets 2010 U.S. Release
- Mandalay Picks Up "Unthinkable" Rights
- Bichir Joins "Hidalgo" & "Scarface"
- Goldfinger's Connery & Bassey Reunite
- "New Moon" Scores $72M Opening Day
- Spielberg, King Go "Under the Dome"
- Thurman, Scott Thomas Join "Bel Ami"
- TV News: Lost, Bill Maher, Oprah
- NBC's "Chuck" Return Date/Time Set
- Garth's Review: "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"
- Interview: Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side"
- Oscars Select Doco Feature Short List
- Sam Worthington Commits A "Crime"
- Voice Cast Announced For "Guardians"
- "Agora" Gets 2010 U.S. Release
- Rinsch Helms "Ronin" Not "Alien"
- McKidd Talks "Call of Duty", "Rome"
- Goldfinger's Connery & Bassey Reunite
- Murphy, Stiles, Carbonell, Worthington Talk
- TV News: Prisoner, Burn, V, Delta
- Townsend, Stevenson, Asano Join "Thor"?
- No McAdams In "Spider-Man 4"
- "Nemo" Canned, Marshall Helms "Pirates"
- Joe Wright In Talks For Focus' "Hanna"
- "New Moon" Tops Pre-Ticket Sales
- "Doctor Who" & "Torchwood" Updates
- Gambon, Pearce, Jacobi Join "Speech"
- "Thor" Production Sets Its Dates
- Franco Soap Stint Helps Next Film
- TV News: Angels, Smallville, Rex, Chuck
- Release Changes: November 13th 2009
- First Trailer For Sandler's "Grown Ups"
- "Paranormal Activity" Passes $100 Million
- "Leap Year" Gets A Trailer
- Exclusive Interview: John Cusack on "2012"
- News Shorts: November 12th 2009
- Vultures Circling MGM's Remains?
- "Dollhouse," "Hank," "Eastwick" Cancelled
- Oscar Animated Film Nominee Contenders
- "Monopoly" Movie Story Details
- Exclusive: Chris Weitz Talks "New Moon"
- Elfman Replaced On "The Wolfman"
- McAdams Becomes Cat For Spidey?
- First "Clash of the Titans" Trailer Out
