Tag: McG
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‘Avatar’ Returns to Theaters With New Footage
“Avatar,” the most profitable film ever made having raked in a staggering $2.7 billion during its theatrical run and selling more Blu-Rays than any other movie, has decided that being #1 just isn’t...
Jul 8, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongEven Legends Flub Their Lines; Bogart, Cagney, Robinson Blooper Reel
Humphrey Bogart and Jimmy Cagney were the epitome of the man’s man in Hollywood’s golden age. They never missed a step, always knew the right (or wrong in Cagney’s case) thing to say. But this annual...
Feb 24, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongCharlize Theron the New Mad Max?
Charlize Theron to replace raving mad Mel Gibson’s iconic Mad Max? Maybe. E! News Online is reporting on information from “multiple sources” that say that the Oscar-winning sexpot is the front runner...
Oct 22, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Secretariat’ Fills Out Cast
Secretariat, arguably the most famous thoroughbred racehorse of all time, is finally getting his movie. THR reports that Dylan Walsh, John Malkovich and Scott Glenn have all recently signed on to...
Sep 22, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘District 9′ Star, Sharlto Copley, Offered Spot on ‘A-Team’
Ever since the announcement that a new film adaption of the classic television show, “The A-Team,” would be made, speculation and rumors have soared about who would fill those iconic roles. Already...
Sep 10, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongHugh Jackman Becomes P.T. Barnum in ‘Showman’
Hugh Jackman has just signed on to play famous American showman, P.T. Barnum, in “The Greatest Showman on Earth” for 20th Century Fox, reports Variety . Jenny Bicks (“Sex and the City”) penned the...
Aug 4, 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. 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. ArmstrongRandall Wallace to Rewrite ‘Captain Nemo’
Randall Wallace, the writer of “Braveheart” and “Atlas Shrugged,” has been hired to rewrite the Jules Verne classic, “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” for Disney’s new feature to be entitled, “Captain...
Jul 8, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Hangover’ Defends Title While ‘Salvation’ Rakes it in Overseas
This weekend’s box office was full of surprises yet again as Todd Phillips’ sleeper hit of the summer, “The Hangover,” starring Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, and Zach Galifianakis retained its number one...
Jun 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTerminator 5 Could be Headed to London
According to a report in Bleeding Cool , industry sources say Terminator 5, the sequel to “Terminator Salvation,” will be set in London in the year 2011, with a time-traveling John Connor to be...
Jun 11, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #10 – Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum (Smithsonian)
What do you get when you mix the anti-vowel (McG) director of “Charlie’s Angels,” with the anti-character, anti-plot writers of “Catwoman?” “Terminator Salvation,” of course. How bad is it? You’ll...
Jun 2, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMGM Wants ‘Terminator’ Back
With “Terminator Salvation” hitting theaters soon, the future of the franchise has become something of a controversy. Variety reports that “With the Memorial Day weekend opening of “Terminator...
May 14, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMatt Damon to Reprise ‘Bourne’ Role in Fourth Film
Matt Damon recently confirmed that he and director Paul Greengrass are developing an original script for the “Bourne” series’ fourth installment. Based on Robert Ludlum’s best-selling novels “The...
Mar 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongChristian Bale Turned Down “Terminator” Role
Terminator: Salvation director Joseph McGinty, better known as McG (Mick-Jee) has often said Christian Bale, whom he calls “the most credible action star in the world right now,” has always been his...
Mar 3, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
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- TMA FilmCast #32 — Alison Frank interviews Ana Geislerova
- ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ tops Online Film Critics Awards
- TMA FilmCast #31 — Alison Frank reports from 67th Locarno Film Fest
- 5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
- Shorts at #Locarno67: meditation vs testing the audience’s patience
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