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‘Oobermind’ Signs Ferrell, Pitt, and Jonah Hill
“Oobermind,” the new animated comedy from DreamWorks Animation, has signed three new voices; Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, and Jonah Hill. Robert Downey Jr. was originally attached to play the title role...
Aug 17, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Wolverine’ Sequel Gets Writer
Despite the intense fan and critical lampooning of 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” the studio has wasted no time in moving forward with a sequel. Variety reports that Christopher...
Aug 14, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongGodzilla Isn’t Done Terrorizing Us Yet
Godzilla, the giant Japanese dinosaur-monster that has terrorized Tokyo dozens of times in nearly 30 movies over the last 50 years isn’t done yet. Making his debut in 1954’s “Gojira” from the Toho...
Aug 13, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongNatalie Portman Gets ‘Booksmart’
Natalie Portman will add another project to her already full plate with Fox’s high school comedy, “Booksmart.” Variety reports that Portman will produce that juvenile comedy concerning “two...
Aug 13, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongLegos Build Their Way to the Bigscreen
Apparently Hollywood feels toys are a more ripe source material for films than actual source material these days. After Paramount’s intensely lucrative endeavors into the action figure world with the...
Aug 12, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongPaul Giamatti Signs on to ‘Three Stooges’
After Sean Penn announced he was backing out of the Farrelly brothers’ modern take on “The Three Stooges,” (citing “personal reasons”) the online film community was sent into a tizzy of speculation...
Aug 9, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Fraggle Rock’ and New ‘Dark Crystal’ Are Coming Soon
The MTV Movies Blog recently sat down with Brian Henson, son of legendary “The Muppets” creator, Jim Henson, and learned some very interesting news. When asked about a “Fraggle Rock” movie Henson...
Aug 6, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRidley Scott, Leo DiCaprio Enter a ‘Brave New World’
Ridley Scott, the famed director behind futuristic dramas like “Blade Runner” and “Alien,” will take on the critically acclaimed and beloved dystopian work, Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.” The...
Aug 6, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Waterfront’ Writer, Budd Schulberg, Dies at 95
Elia Kazan’s breathtaking “On the Waterfront” is a transcendent work of cinema that cuts to the core of the human condition — it also features perhaps Marlon Brando’s greatest performance. But it...
Aug 6, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongWhere The Wild Things Are Trailer #2
Maurice Sendak’s classic book comes to the big screen in an adventure tale for every generation. Where the Wild Things Are follows the adventure of Max (Max Records), a mischievous young boy who is...
Aug 6, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #17 – Public Enemies, Moon
Michael Mann’s highly anticipated depression-era gangster flick, “Public Enemies” gets the TMA FilmCast treatment this week. Does Mann’s foray into the controversies of digital video pay off, or...
Aug 5, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Fantastic Mr. Fox Trailer
The stop-motion film, marking Anderson’s first foray into animation, is an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s story, centering on a clever fox who must outwit three mean, dimwitted farmers...
Aug 4, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongWorthington Replaces Tom Cruise in ‘The Tourist’
Sam Worthington will be replacing Tom Cruise on Spyglass Entertainment’s thriller remake, “The Tourist,” reports THR . The in-demand Aussie who starred in McG’s “Terminator Salvation” will be joining...
Aug 3, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongUniversal Believes in ‘Jesus’
The Christian belief that Jesus Christ was a god who descended upon earth to die for the sins of the world hasn’t typically been associated with the anti-establishment, ironic t-shirt-wearing hipster...
Aug 2, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Dawn of the Dinosaurs’ Set to Break International Animation Record
Disney-Pixar’s “Finding Nemo,” the first animated film to exceed $500 million in gross international earnings, has been the king of the animation castle since 2003 with total earnings exceeding $525...
Aug 1, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
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- 5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
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