While director Robert Rodriguez is known for having a lot of projects on his plate, it seems the filmmaker has added one more project to his growing slate. Ain’t It Cool News recently got to speak to the director about his upcoming film Machete, but Rodriguez also revealed that he has secured the rights to the 1983 Ralph Bakshi animated film Fire and Ice. Here’s an excerpt from the site’s interview....
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard, whose Apollo 13 remains one of the most popular and highly-regarded dramatizations of man’s exploration of space, is partnering with THINKFilm to present the award-winning film, In the Shadow of the Moon, the definitive feature documentary about the Apollo space program and the first-ever landing on the moon. Howard’s name, and the “Ron Howard Presents” credit will appear on all prints and in all paid advertising for the film, and Howard will participate in promotion of both the theatrical release and the DVD....
The toxic culture of many movie and TV show productions in the 1990s and early 2000s has been a talking point for several years. One of the shows that seemed to harbor many issues was Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with many stars speaking out against the on-set actions of creator Joss Whedon in particular. In a recent discussion for The Wrap’s “Power of Storytelling: Producers Roundtable,” Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar doubled down on the claims of the “toxic” environment the show was filmed in and how it all seemed to revolve around a male-dominated hierarchy that women could not be “powerful” in....
According to Variety, Neil Jordan will direct Scarlett Johansson and Colin Farrell in Borgia, a long-gestating drama about the internal struggles of the most powerful family in 15th century Rome. The film will be produced by ImageMovers’ Jack Rapke and Christopher Eberts and Chris Roberts of Ascendant Pictures. Summit Entertainment’s Patrick Wachsberger will immediately begin selling strategic territories at AFM in partnership with CAA. ImageMovers’ Robert Zemeckis and Steve Starkey will exec produce with John D....
HBO is reportedly close to green lighting another Game of Thrones Prequel spin-off. This story is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire and Blood book, which he teased back in May. According to sources, the new series is nearing a pilot order from the network, which should be huge news for fans. HBO has been hard at work on proposals for at least five prequel and spin-off ideas, which were all discussed before the final season of the hit show even premiered....
Aaron Eckhart stars as Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz, who must lead a team of young and inexperienced soldiers against an mysterious alien threat. Chances are, you might be thinking the same thing I was thinking before walking onto that set: we have seen this before. While the alien invasion movie is certainly nothing new, I can tell you from my experience on the set and from watching the fantastic trailer, that Battle: Los Angeles seems like a truly unique experience....
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the seven films in consideration for Achievement in Sound Editing for the 78th Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire King Kong Memoirs of a Geisha Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Walk the Line War of the Worlds...
French filmmaker Christophe Gans has revealed his plans to develop two new horror movies based on video games, including another Silent Hill sequel and a Fatal Frame adaptation. Though Gans wrote and directed the original Silent Hill movie from 2006, he had no part in the 2012 sequel, passing the torch to new writer and director Michael J. Bassett. Now, speaking with the French publication Allocine, Gans teases his return to the horror franchise by claiming he’s already begun developing Silent Hill 3....
Shortly after it was reported that Gal Gadot would play the Evil Queen in Disney’s Snow White remake, the Wonder Woman star has broken her silence on the news. Speaking with Variety, Gadot officially confirmed that she picked up the role and even had trouble suppressing her excitement. Here’s what Gadot had to say when asked what it was about this iteration of the Evil Queen that made her want to take it on....
Sonic the Hedgehog and its recent sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 2 swept up viewers’ hearts at the speed of sound. The iconic blue blur finally made it to the silver screen, and the Sega Sammy Group put a few fresh twists on his story to keep things interesting. From gorgeous CGI animation that blends surprisingly well with live actors to high-octane action sequences and exciting performances from the cast, the cinematic world of Sonic is really starting to take shape!...
According to Home Media Retailing and Video Business, with the first Blu-ray disc player from Samsung Electronics scheduled for release on May 23, 2006, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, along with Lionsgate, plan to make their first Blu-ray disc releases available that day as well. Sony is going to release “eight Blu-ray Disc titles” on May 23 then “eight more June 13.” “According to the studio, the arrival in stores of the Samsung player ‘will be followed shortly by Blu-ray Disc players from Pioneer and Sony, along with a Blu-ray Disc-compatible VAIO PC from Sony....
While we recently reported that Bill Murray confirmed some rumored story details for the forthcoming Ghostbusters 3 film, it seems the real story could be going on behind-the-scenes. Vulture is reporting that Sony wants a younger director to take the helm of Ghostbusters 3, but it seems that director Ivan Reitman still has creative control over the series, including director approval. Reitman’s original deal, brokered by the then-powerful agent Michael Ovitz, gave Reitman an incredible amount of creative control over the entire franchise, and it was said that even the three principal actors - Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis - have to unanimously approve on the project or they can kill it instantly....
George Lucas blessed the world in 1977 when he released the first installment in what would eventually become one of the most popular franchises in the entire galaxy - Star Wars. Spanning across films, television shows, books, comics, and practically every other imaginable aspect of the entertainment business, Star Wars is close to 50 years old and is nowhere near stopping. The franchise has several projects planned for the near future....
Fansite StarshipTroopers3.net has posted a gallery of images from the upcoming Starship Troopers: Marauder, which is scheduled to be released straight-to-video later this year. The film is directed by Ed Neumeier and stars Casper Van Dien as Johnny Rico. Van Dien starred in the original Starship Troopers, but skipped its sequel Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation. He is has returned for the third film where the war against the Bugs continues!...
Stranger Things Season 3 will take place one year after the events of the last season in 1985, according to executive producer Shawn Levy. Levy also revealed that the popular “Dad Steve” story arc will continue into the new season, which has fans of the hit Netflix show excited. The show took home two Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards over the weekend for Favorite TV Show and star Millie Bobby Brown won Favorite TV Actress....
LOST FINDS RATINGS DOMINANCE AGAIN After a six-week round of repeats, ABC’s Lostreturned with an original episode Wednesday and scored a peremptory ratings victory. After an hour-long clips show at 8:00 that brought viewers up-to-date on the action, the 9:00 p.m. hour pulled in 20.5 million viewers to register a 13.1 rating and a 19 share. The clips show also won its hour with a 9.8/15. At 10:00, viewers began to desert the network as Invasiondrew a 6....
THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Warner Bros. plans to return The Dark Knightto theaters – including IMAX screens – on January 23, 2009, one day after Oscar nominations are announced. The film is virtually certain to receive numerous nominations, and critics appear to regard the late Heath Ledger as a shoo-in for best supporting actor for his role as the Joker. The movie is already available on DVD, but Warner Bros. distribution chief Dan Fellman said in a statement today (Thursday) that the studio “wanted to provide one more opportunity for moviegoers to experience it on the big screen as it was meant to be seen....
OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD – AGAIN? Seventy years after it was first released, MGM’s enduring The Wizard of Ozis receiving yet another facelift. An expensive one. Warner Bros. Home Video, which owns the rights to the classic, said that it has rescanned the original Technicolor negatives using 8K resolution – twice that of the most recent DVD release. (The Technicolor process required three black-and-white camera reels of film running simultaneously behind colored filters....
DISUNION OVER SAG “SOLIDARITY” Although it was scheduled to hold a “solidarity” rally in Los Angeles this morning (Monday), the Screen Actors Guild was being accused of disruptive tactics aimed at dominating union affairs in the industry in general and those of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists in particular. “SAG Goes to War Against AFTRA,” headlined Daily Variety,citing SAG’s efforts to encourage members who hold joint membership in AFTRA to vote down the recent pact signed by AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers....
POLANSKI: THE BACKLASH TO THE BACKLASH The case that official misconduct took place in 1978 prior to the sentencing of Roman Polanski on child molestation charges was severely undermined Wednesday when a retired prosecutor said that he lied about his role in the case in a documentary. David Wells had claimed in the documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desiredthat he had participated in a private meeting with the judge in Polanski’s case, Laurence Rittenband, and urged him to set aside a plea agreement and impose a stiffer penalty on Polanski....
