Archive for September, 2009
MechWarrior Movie in Development?
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s production house The Tornate Company have bought the rights for another game-to-film adaptation “MechWarrior,” according to joystiq.com. Last we heard, Dean Devlin — who produced Godzilla — was developing the project but nothing ever came from it. The source also reports that Michael Gordon (writer of 300 and G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra ) has been hired to write the script.
The Messenger Movie Poster
The official poster for Iraq War drama “The Messenger,” starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker has been released.
“The Messenger” synopsis:
With three months left in the service, Will (Ben Foster) has spent a good deal of time in army hospitals, healing scars from his time in Iraq. To make things worse, the girl he left behind (Jena Malone) has moved on with her life. Ironically, his chance at a fresh start lies in working shoulder to shoulder with Tony (Woody Harrelson), a senior officer who teaches him the ropes of his new post with the Casualty Notification Office. Will, who narrowly escaped death, must now break the news about those who didn’t.
Extended Clip “The Princess And The Frog”
The extended clip from “The Princess And The Frog” has appeared online.
The movie is directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. They previously worked together on Disney classics “Aladdin,” “Hercules,” and “Treasure Planet” and now they also wrote the script for the movie.
Iron Man 2 Behind The Scenes
Check out new “Iron Man 2” set visit videos report from ET.
Iron Man 2, Gwyneth Paltrow and Scarlett Johansson
Videos include filming scenes with Mickey Rourke, film’s villain, Whipslash, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and the third clip focuses on Gwyneth Paltrow, who plays Pepper Potts in the movie.
In the Jon Favreau-directed movie, from the script by Justun Theroux, Robert Downey Jr. returns as Tony Stark, the wealthy playboy whose exploits as Iron Man are now public knowledge after his admission at the close of the first film.
Fantastic Mr. Fox Trailer #2
Fox Searchlight Pictures has unveiled a brand new trailer for Wes Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion feature “Fantastic Mr. Fox.”
In the film, Mr. and Mrs. Fox (George Clooney and Meryl Streep) live an idyllic home life with their son Ash (Jason Schwartzman) and visiting young nephew Kristopherson (Eric Anderson). But after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr Fox’s wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers – Boggis, Bunce and Bean – who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr. Fox at any cost.
“Dare” Trailer and Poster
Image Entertainment have debuted the trailer and poster for “Dare,” Adam Salky’s feature directorial debut.
Dare poster
Alexa (Emmy Rossum) starts up a romance with Johnny (Zach Gilford), while Ben (Ashley Springer) – “best friend” feels dumped. That is, until Ben has his first kiss with Johnny and a confusing triangle forms that takes Threesome into the realms of high school. It’s got that slightly gritty indie feel, and brings up John Hughes nostalgia whilst making modern comments on high school that aren’t steeped in Hannah Montana.
Zombieland Review
Zombieland’s not much of a horror movie. There are some really good scares in the first act, and it’s set in a world that’s been devastated by zombies (but not, I think, the undead. These zombies seem to be much more like the Rage-infected types from 28 Days Later and less like the ghouls of George A. Romero’s films), but if you’re hoping for a really gory, juicy, splattery zombie movie, look elsewhere… read more [CHUD]
Falling closer in tone to “Shaun of the Dead” than “28 Days Later” or the George Romero movies, “Zombieland” has its tongue planted firmly in its rancid cheek while still delivering the visceral goodies.
It’s an admittedly tricky balance that’s pulled off with energetic panache by first-time director Ruben Fleischer and the writing team of Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. It also has perfectly pitched performances, including the cameo of the year by Bill Murray. But more about that in a bit… read more [THR]
