July 2009
75 articles
Pixar May Be Covertly Planning ‘Monsters, Inc. 2’
Rumors have been relentlessly circulating for some time now that a sequel to Disney/Pixar’s mega-hit, “Monster, Inc.” is lurking in the bowels of the Emeryville-based animation studio. Some execs of...
Jul 31, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongA Serious Man Trailer
The Coen Brothers’ newest film is the haunting black comedy, “A Serious Man,” about a physics professor in a midwestern Jewish community in 1967. The trailer is an intense, and frankly frightening,...
Jul 30, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Captain Blood’ Remake to be Set in Outer Space
Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnny Depp are swimming in cash after the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, and two flicks have already been setup concerning the recent hijackings off the coast of Africa by...
Jul 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDisney Reports Third Quarter Earnings
BURBANK, Calif. – The Walt Disney Company today reported earnings for its third fiscal quarter and nine months ended June 27, 2009. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the third quarter were $0.51,...
Jul 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongJeremy Renner May Join Affleck’s ‘Town’
Jeremy Renner, star of Kathryn Bigelow’s recent critical success, “The Hurt Locker,” is in negotiations to join Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall in Ben Affleck’s “The Town,” says THR . “Town” is a romantic...
Jul 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongOldman Reveals Plans for New ‘Batman’ Film
After the staggering critical and commercial success of Warner Bros’ Christopher Nolan-directed Batman films, “Batman Begins,” and “The Dark Knight,” rumors have been relentlessly circulating about...
Jul 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRidley Scott’s ‘Alien’ Prequel Takes Off
It’s official. Ridley Scott is returning to the “Alien” franchise to direct a prequel for Twentieth Century Fox, reports Variety . Jon Spaihts has been hired to pen the script which Scott Free will...
Jul 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTallgrass Third Thursday Screening: ‘The Wrecking Crew’
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA) and Tallgrass Film Festival will present a special encore screening of THE WRECKING CREW , the 2008 Tallgrass Film Festival...
Jul 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMaurice Sendak Loves Jonze’s ‘Wild Things’
In an effort to appease fans of Maurice Sendak’s children’s classic, “Where the Wild Things Are,” Warner Bros. put together a video that first screened at this year’s Comic-Con in which Sendak gives...
Jul 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMcConaughey, Mendes May Head ‘Southbound’
Matthew McConaughey and Eva Mendes are in negotiations to star in the independently financed drama, “Southbound,” reports Variety . The pic will be directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz (“Secuestro...
Jul 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRussell Crowe to Star in ‘The Next Three Days’
Russell Crowe has finalized negotiations with Lionsgate to star in “The Next Three Days,” an adaptation of the 2008 French film “Pour Elle,” reports Variety . “Crash” director Paul Haggis, who penned...
Jul 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongChinese Remake of ‘Blood Simple’ Finds Studio Backing
Sony Pictures Classics is on board to produce Zhang Yimou’s Chinese remake of the Coen Brothers’ “Blood Simple,” reports THR . The 1985 original, the Coen brothers’ debut feature, was a neo-noir...
Jul 28, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongJon Hamm is Going to Ben Affleck’s ‘Town’
Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”) and Rebecca Hall (“Please Give”) have been named as the latest additions to Ben Affleck’s “The Town,” a Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ romantic crime thriller, reports THR...
Jul 28, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ May Get Sequel
Despite the Stateside success of DreamWorks’ animated “Monsters vs. Aliens,” its sub-par performance overseas has left the future of a would-be sequel uncertain, says The Hollywood Reporter . “This...
Jul 28, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘School of Rock’ Director Attached to ‘Liars’
“School of Rock” helmer, Richard Linklater, is in final negotiations to direct “Liars (A-E)” for Scott Rudin and Miramax, according to Variety . Emma Forrest penned the script, a romantic comedy that...
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