Simon Pegg Cast in John Landis’ New Film “Burke and Hare”
Simon Pegg has signed onto the John Landis (Blues Brothers, Trading Places) black comedy “Burke and Hare,” according to Dread Central.
” Burke and Hare” is the story of William Burke and William Hare, Irish immigrants also known as the West Port murders, that robed graves to sell the bodies to Edinburgh Medical College for dissection between 1827 and 1828. Eventually the pair started to murder in order to get more bodies to sell.
Tintin Hits Theaters On December 2011 And Will Be Released In 3D
Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced their release plans for the long awaited 3-D motion capture feature film “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, produced by Spielberg, Peter Jackson, and Kathleen Kennedy.
Starring Jamie Bell (”Billy Elliot”) as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig (”Quantum of Solace,”) as the nefarious Red Rackham, the international cast also includes Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook.
The film, which began production in late January 2009, is the first of a planned series of 3D motion capture films based on the iconic character created by Georges Remi, better known to the world by his pen name “Herge.”
The second feature in the series is scheduled to be directed by Jackson, with a potential for a third film as well.
Eighty years ago, Herge introduced the world to a unique cast of characters who have been embraced by readers of all ages. The Adventures of Tintin – a series of 24 books, the final unfinished adventure was published after Herge’s death, became Herge’s life’s work. The first adventure was published in 1929. Over 200 million copies have been sold worldwide. The popular series has been translated into 70 languages and still attracts thousands of new fans each year.
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson will bring Herge’s stories to life employing state-of-the-art performance capture technology developed by Jackson’s Weta Digital.
“The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” will be released by Paramount in the U.S. on December 23, 2011. The film will launch internationally in late October and early November, 2011 with Sony Pictures Releasing International handling Continental Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and India, and Paramount distributing the film in Asia, Australia, UK and all other English speaking territories.
First Photo From The Set Of Tintin
Empire has published the first image from the set of “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn,” complete with a first shot of actors Andy Serkis and Jamie Bell in their motion capture suits.
Based on the character created in 1929 by Herge a.k.a. Georges Remi, “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn” is the first in the series of 3-D motion capture films. The movie will chronicle the adventures faced by junior reporter Tintin and his friends in following stories to the ends of the earth, even though he often finds his own life in jeopardy.
The film stars Jamie Bell as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig as the nefarious Red Rackham. Bell and Craig are joined by an international cast that includes Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook.
“Tintin” is expected to hit theaters in 2011.
Six New “Star Trek” Photos
Today, we have six new photos from the upcoming J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” film, featuring shots of the cast.
“Star Trek” stars John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy.
The film is set to be released May 8, 2009.
Check out “Star Trek” Movie Page for more info about the movie.
Star Trek International Posters
Three new international poster for the upcoming “Star Trek” have appeared online and will be distributed throughout Italy, Germany, Australia and the UK.
Chronicling the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members during their time at Starfleet Academy, the eleventh “Star Trek,” movie directed by J.J. Abrams (of “Lost” and Mission: Impossible III), stars John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy.
“Star Trek” will open to theaters on May 8th.
New Star Trek TV Spot Online!
Paramount has unveiled a brand new TV spot for highly anticipated sci-fi movie “Star Trek.” There are a couple of new scenes and some footage we haven’t seen yet.
Chronicling the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members during their time at Starfleet Academy, the eleventh “Star Trek,” movie directed by J.J. Abrams (of “Lost” and Mission: Impossible III), stars John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy.
“Star Trek” will open to theaters on May 8th.
Star Trek Breaks Record For Trailer Downloads
On March 6th, Paramount Pictures released the latest (third) trailer for the upcoming “Star Trek” film. In the first twenty-four hours after it was released, the newest Star Trek trailer has broken records with 1.8 million downloads. Trailer also breaks weekly download record with over 5 million downloads.
From J.J. Abrams (Mission: Impossible III, Fringe, Lost and Alias), comes a new vision of the greatest adventure of all time, “Star Trek,” featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no one has gone before.
The film starring John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy.
“Star Trek” opens nationally on May 8, 2009.
Take a look at the record-breaking trailer here.
New Star Trek Trailer!
The new trailer for “Star Trek” has arrived online.
From director J.J. Abrams (Mission: Impossible III, Lost, Alias) and screenwriters Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (Transformers,MI: III) comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, “Star Trek,” featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before. The film is a chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members.
Hitting conventional and IMAX theaters May 8, the flick stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy.
Brand New Photo From J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek
Thanks to TotalFilm.com, we now have new photo from the upcoming J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” featuring a shot of Kirk and Spock coming face to face with villain Nero on the Bridge’s video screen.
Check out the photo in higher resolution on TotalFilm.com
Star Trek stars John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy.
The film is set to be released May 8, 2009.
Check out “Star Trek” Movie Page for more info about the movie.
Star Trek Official Trailer
After the bootleg trailer, we just added “Star Trek” official trailer. You can watch it now in good quality.
http://media.screenrant.com/trailers/star-trek-trailer2.flvFor more movie info you can visit “Star Trek” Movie Page
