New photos are out from two polar opposite film adaptations: John Hillcoat's potential awards candidate based on Cormac McCarthy's The Road, and Uwe Boll's latest fizzer based on the video game Far Cry.
Posters for The Secret Life of Bees, Hell Ride, Religulous, Mirrors, RocknRolla.
Wednesday's box-office stats say that stoner comedy "Pineapple Express" nabbed $10 million, the "Traveling Pants" sequel scored $5.5M, and "The Dark Knight" took in $5M.
Out doing promotion for "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", George Lucas shot down talk of developing a fifth "Indiana Jones" with Shia LaBeouf's character in the lead.
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan confirms that the controversial scene in "Watchmen" where his character shoots a pregnant Vietnamese lady has been shot for the film.
- The fifth video journal on Warner Bros. Pictures' "Watchmen" has gone up at Yahoo Movies and takes a look at the Owlship. There's also further photos and an in-depth bit on the design from production designer Alex McDowell's blog over at AICN.
- What claims to be the first review from a test screening of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", and the word is very good.
- The Shia LaBeouf thriller "Eagle Eye" is set to get a simultaneous IMAX release on September 26th.
- Speaking of "Eagle Eye", a "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" teaser trailer looks to be attached to it.
- The first cool promo photo of the cast for the third season of "Heroes" has gone up and ain't stingy with the lens flare.
- Warner Bros' adaptation of DC Comic's The Green Lantern has apparently been put back into active development.
- The lost teaser trailer for the proposed but never develope "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" animated series has gone online.
- Ice Cube is very keen on the B.A. Baracus role in John Singleton's upcoming feature film version of the classic "The A-Team" series.
- David Goyer has talked in detail about the story of his upcoming horror flick "The Unborn".
- Film director Albert Pyun ("The Sword & The Sorcerer") talks about his "Streets of Fire"-inspired upcoming project "The Road to Hell" with AICN.
- It sounds like "The Transporter" star Jason Statham really wants to be "Daredevil".
- "Feast" scribes Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan will rewrite "Piranha 3-D" for director Alex Aja.
The Random Spiel: August 7th 2008
By Garth Franklin
Thursday August 7th 2008 01:15AM
- "Chronicle" Helmer Adapting "Colossus"
- 'Valor' Helmer Feels A "Need For Speed"
- "GI Joe: Retaliation" Delayed Nine Months
- Scribes: Atlantis, Dirty, POV, Paciello, Life
- "ALF" Creator Pitching A Movie Version
- Peter Segal Tunes Up Vin Diesel's "Machine"
- Six More "Dark Knight Rises" Posters
- "Skyfall" Wraps & New Blu-ray Details
- Disney Scraps "Order of the Seven" Plans
- Galifanakis, Bobin Set For "Dunces"
- Hailee Steinfeld Claims "We Broke Up"
- Sturgess, Sarandon Slip On A "Shoe"
- Natalie Portman Has "Got a Gun"
- Casting: Fiennes, Roth, Duplass, Cannavale
- The "Tekken" Movie Gets A Prequel
- "Sanctum" Director Tackles "Christ" Prequel
- Penelope Spheeris To Helm "Sweethearts"
- Casting: Rahim, Negga, Holbrook, T.I.
- "Wolverine" Gets A Date, "Mad Max" Doesn't
- Fire Rises Over A "Dark Knight" Poster
- Teasers For "Anchorman 2," "The Master"
- Trailer For "Aliens: Colonial Marines" Game
- McAvoy, Chastain Join "Eleanor Rigby"
- Casting News: Rodriguez, Breslin, Byrne
- Rupert Everett Directs An Oscar Wilde Biopic
- Moretz, Biel Swim In A "Deep Blue Sea"
- Tom Cruise In "Magnificent Seven" Remake
- Taccone Develops A "MacGruber" Sequel
- TV News: Rules, Bad, Hell, Dead, Dog
- Rogen, Efron, Stoller Are "Townies"
- Six More "Dark Knight Rises" Posters
- "Skyfall" Wraps & New Blu-ray Details
- Disney Scraps "Order of the Seven" Plans
- Natalie Portman Has "Got a Gun"
- The "Tekken" Movie Gets A Prequel
- "Sanctum" Director Tackles "Christ" Prequel
- Galifanakis, Bobin Set For "Dunces"
- Casting: Fiennes, Roth, Duplass, Cannavale
- Hailee Steinfeld Claims "We Broke Up"
- "Wolverine" Gets A Date, "Mad Max" Doesn't
- "GI Joe: Retaliation" Delayed Nine Months
- Fire Rises Over A "Dark Knight" Poster
- Sturgess, Sarandon Slip On A "Shoe"
- Casting: Rahim, Negga, Holbrook, T.I.
- Trailer For "Aliens: Colonial Marines" Game
- Tom Cruise In "Magnificent Seven" Remake
- Penelope Spheeris To Helm "Sweethearts"
- Teasers For "Anchorman 2," "The Master"
- TV News: Rules, Bad, Hell, Dead, Dog
- 'Valor' Helmer Feels A "Need For Speed"
- Moretz, Biel Swim In A "Deep Blue Sea"
- McAvoy, Chastain Join "Eleanor Rigby"
- "Chronicle" Helmer Adapting "Colossus"
- Taccone Develops A "MacGruber" Sequel
- Casting News: Rodriguez, Breslin, Byrne
- The First "Skyfall" Trailer Is Online
- The Box-Office Sunk My "Battleship"
- Rogen, Efron, Stoller Are "Townies"
- First Stills From "Django Unchained"
- Rupert Everett Directs An Oscar Wilde Biopic
- Boorman Plans "Hope and Glory" Sequel
- Chris Pine Gives Jack Ryan Update
- Ryan Reynolds Up For "Highlander"
- Jackie Chan Retires From Action? No
- De Niro, Besson Team For "Malavita"
- Warners Plans Young Al Capone Biopic
- McCarthy, Bullock Are Buddy Cops
- New TV Season Breakdown: ABC
- New TV Season Breakdown: The CW
- New TV Season Breakdown: CBS
- "Chronicle" Helmer Adapting "Colossus"
- 'Valor' Helmer Feels A "Need For Speed"
- "GI Joe: Retaliation" Delayed Nine Months
- "ALF" Creator Pitching A Movie Version
- Six More "Dark Knight Rises" Posters
- "Skyfall" Wraps & New Blu-ray Details
- Disney Scraps "Order of the Seven" Plans
- "Wolverine" Gets A Date, "Mad Max" Doesn't
- Fire Rises Over A "Dark Knight" Poster
- Teasers For "Anchorman 2," "The Master"
- Trailer For "Aliens: Colonial Marines" Game
- Tom Cruise In "Magnificent Seven" Remake
- Taccone Develops A "MacGruber" Sequel
- Rogen, Efron, Stoller Are "Townies"
- Boorman Plans "Hope and Glory" Sequel
- The First "Skyfall" Trailer Is Online
- The Box-Office Sunk My "Battleship"
- BBC Films Announce "Golden," "Testament"
- Jackie Chan Retires From Action? No
- Chris Pine Gives Jack Ryan Update
- Williams & Kunis Are The "Angriest"
- DeVincentis Pens "Night Stalker" Reboot
- New TV Season Breakdown: The CW
- New TV Season Breakdown: CBS
- New TV Season Breakdown: ABC
- Neeson Talks "Taken 2" & First Photos
- "Blade Runner" Scribe Returns For Sequel
- "Cloud Atlas," "Paranoia," "Sin City 2" Dates
- First "Skyfall" Poster Hits, Trailer Monday
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