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Emma Stone Cast as Gwen Stacy in New Spider-Man Movie
It was a poorly kept secret that Emma Stone (“Zombieland”) was sitting at the top of the heap to play Peter Parker’s love interest, opposite Andrew Garfield, in Sony’s upcoming reboot of the...
Oct 6, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongSally Menke, Longtime Editor for Quentin Tarantino, Found Dead
Sally Menke, Quentin Tarantino’s longtime film editor, was found dead early Tuesday after her friends alerted police when she failed to come home from hiking with her dog. She was 56. Menke is...
Sep 29, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongBond, James Bond?
“James Bond will return…” Fans have been reading this sentence at the end of each entry in the cinematic 007 series. But the current question is: Will the world’s most popular secret agent return...
Sep 25, 2010 / Torsten ReitzPatton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson Join Jason Reitman’s ‘Young Adult’
Set to begin filming in coming weeks, “Young Adult,” the flick that reunites the duo behind the Oscar-winning “Juno” (Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody) has added a couple of prominent thesps to its...
Sep 25, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongWarner Bros. Picks Up Al Capone Script, ‘Cicero’
Hollywood has long had a fascination with notorious gangster, Al Capone. And, at least over at Warner Bros., that fascination is alive and well. The studio has decided to pick up a screenplay,...
Sep 15, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Toy Story 3’ to Cross $1 Billion Mark; Makes Disney Only Studio With Two $1 Billion Movies in the Same Year
BURBANK, Calif. – August 27, 2010 – Two weeks after becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time, Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story 3” will cross the $1 billion mark at the global box office...
Aug 27, 2010 / StaffDavid Lynch Tapped as Guest Art Director for AFI Fest
Iconoclastic director, David Lynch, the quintessential purveyor of the weird and wonderful, has been hired as the first ever guest artistic director for the upcoming AFI Fest in Hollywood, Ca. Some...
Aug 25, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongWill Ferrell to Star in Spanish-Language Comedy
Funnyman Will Ferrell, who has played everything from former President George W. Bush to Robert Goulet will reportedly take his comedic chops to the Spanish-speaking world in “Casa de mi padre,” or...
Aug 3, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongAndrew Garfield is Spider-Man, NOT Josh Hutcherson
We pride ourselves here at The Moving Arts on reporting only vetted, reliable news from trustworthy sources. The one time we decided to skate that ethical code and dip our feet into the rumor pool,...
Jul 2, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongScott Pilgrim vs. The World Trailer
Director: Edgar Wright Writer: Edgar Wright Studio: Universal Pictures Cast: Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, Mary Elizabeth Winstead Release: August 13, 2010 Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim...
Jun 1, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongYouth in Revolt (2010)
Michael Cera in "Youth in Revolt" Criticized ad nauseam for his perceived lack of versatility, 21-year-old comedy star Michael Cera gets a chance to stretch a little in Miguel Arteta’s adaptation of...
Jan 16, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongMe and Orson Welles Trailer
Set in 1937 New York, the story centers on a high school student (Efron) who happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles. The man lands a part...
Aug 13, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongCouples Retreat Trailer
Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell and Faizon Love star in Universal Pictures’ upcoming comedy Couples Retreat. Based on an original idea of...
Jul 1, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Havana’ Mob Saga Draws Trio of Prominent Producers
Eric Eisner (“Hamlet 2”), Gil Adler (“Superman Returns”), and Shane McCarthy (untitled Robert Cooley mob drama at Paramount) are all teaming up to produce, “Havana Nocturne,” a story of gangsters in...
Jun 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongChace Crawford to Star in ‘Footloose’ Remake
Remakes, remakes, and more remakes. Hollywood is officially creatively bankrupt. Variety reported Wednesday that “Gossip Girl” star, Chace Crawford has signed on to anchor Paramount Pictures’ remake...
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