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MPAA rates Osama Bin Laden
Box Office Mojo discloses the latest ratings the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has granted. The Morgan Spurlock documentary Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? has been rated PG-13 for “some strong language.” Meanwhile, both Hell Ride and, somewhat surprisingly, the Patrick Dempsey comedy Made of Honor have been rated R. Sony is planning to appeal the rating for Honor.
Gordon pulls April prank on criminals
In an update to a report filed here March 31st, /film summarizes the events that took place yesterday in the latest update for the Dark Knight viral campaign. Apparently, the April Fools Day festivities led to folks receiving a phone call from Batman character Jim Gordon, attempting to catch The Joker’s “henchman.”
Bakula meets Informant
Scott Bakula has landed the second lead role in Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant, in which he will act opposite Matt Damon. In the Warner Independent espionage thriller, Bakula will portray “Brian Shepherd, an FBI agent who exposes an international price-fixing scheme with the help of biochemist Mark Whitacre (Damon).” Based on a true story, The Informant was adapted by Scott Burns from the book by Kurt Eichenwald.
Trace Adkins to sing Carol
In David Zucker’s indie Christmas comedy American Carol, country star Trace Adkins “will play the Spirit of Christmas Future (aka the Grim Reaper), who uses his musical abilities to help Scrooge (Kelsey Grammer) avoid a tragic end.” Adkins joins a lineup of thespians that also includes Jon Voight, Leslie Nielsen and Dennis Hopper. The Hollywood Reporter has the story.
Romano to act his Age
Ray Romano is re-teaming with Everybody Loves Raymond writer-producer Mike Royce for a drama pilot to air on TNT, indicates The Hollywood Reporter. Titled Men of a Certain Age, the hourlong show was written by Romano, who will star, as well as executive produce with showrunner Royce. “The character-based project is described as taking a wry look at what it means to be a guy approaching midlife while also exploring the unique bonds of male friendship through the eyes of three guys who have been best friends since college but are now in their 40s.”
Columbia wears Hillcoat for Wettest County
The Hollywood Reporter writes that Columbia is preparing a film adaptation of Matt Bondurant’s novel The Wettest County in the World. John Hillcoat will direct the picture. Described as “a sweeping, historical crime drama of the American South,” Wettest County “is based on the author’s grandfather and two grand-uncles - three infamous brothers who made up a fierce criminal gang at the center of the country’s moonshine trade.”
Big Screen Roundup: 1/21/08 Edition - Part II
The teaser trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek is now officially online at Yahoo! Movies. Coming Soon adds the news of a special treat hidden at the film’s website.
The poster for the Sarah Michelle Gellar thriller Possession has been exclusively acquired by IGN Movies.
IGN likewise has the trailers for Waz, The Life Before Her Eyes and Fool’s Gold.
Garth Franklin at Dark Horizons summarizes the festivities and reactions at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The online journalist notes, “This year[…] there’s been no such rush on purchases.”
Tim Meadows and Gillian Vigman have signed up for Fox’s adventure/comedy They Came From Upstairs, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
While at the Sundance Film Festival, Emily Blunt confirmed to Premiere that she will play the love interest in director Mark Romanek’s re-imagining of the classic Lon Chaney Jr. horror film The Wolf Man.
Following the world premiere of Blind Date at the Sundance Film Festival, Stanley Tucci speaks with Coming Soon about the movie, an adaptation of a Dutch film by the late Theo van Gogh.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Bobby Deerfield to DVD on March 11, says DVDActive. The disc’s only bonus feature will be a sneak peak at the upcoming Al Pacino film, 88 Minutes.
21Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | ContinuedBig Screen Roundup: 1/21/08 Edition
Variety indicates that Olivier Stone will direct Bush, focusing on the life and presidency of George W. Bush. Josh Brolin is set to play the title role.
The official website for Warner Bros. Pictures’ 10,000 B.C. now includes an extended clip from the feature, as well as downloads and images.
Coming Soon chats with Matt Reeves, who helmed the current #1 movie at the box office, Cloverfield. The director speaks about his blockbuster picture, as well as his next project, The Invisible Woman.
Ain’t It Cool News and VH1 News interview Woody Allen about his latest motion picture, Cassandra’s Dream. The conversations also regard Allen’s recent and future undertakings as director, including his tight schedule for releasing films.
In a discussion with Brendan Fraser, Collider uncovers the interesting tidbit that the cameras used to make the actor’s summer picture Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D are the same ones that James Cameron designed for his highly anticipated sci-fi film Avatar.
With IFMagazine, Doug Jones shares some new info on what audiences should expect from Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
Variety lists “10 Directors to Watch.” Filmmakers on the list include Ben Affleck, Daniel Barnz, Tony Gilroy, Seth Gordon, Nadine Labaki, Anna Melikyan, Cristian Mungiu, Jose Padilha, Alex Rivera and Johan Renck.
Moviehole writes that Ryan Gosling has landed the role of Jack Ryan for a new entry in the character’s popular frachise.
Ken Watanabe has joined John C. Reilly and Salma Hayek in Universal Pictures vampire pic Cirque du Freak, reports Variety. Watanabe will portray Mr. Tall, the barker for the Cirque.
According to IESB, Jon Foo, Sienna Guillory, Susie Amy, Andy Serkis, Chiaki Kuriyama, Nathan Jones and Takeshi Kaneshiro compose the cast for director Dwight Little’s movie adaptation of Tekken.
USA Today previews Ben Barnes’ role in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, showcasing new images from the film.
21Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | ContinuedBig Screen Roundup: 1/19/08 Edition
Coming Soon recently spoke with Shia LaBeouf about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Transformers 2 and Y: The Last Man. The site also chatted with Michelle Monaghan, who confirmed that she has been approached to play Silver Fox in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
According to CHUD, the trailer for the latest Indiana Jones adventure will be previewed February 14th on Entertainment Tonight. The site also hints that the trailer could hit theaters that day as well.
DVD details for Pride of the Yankees: 60th Anniversary Edition, Before the Devil Knows Your Dead and Awake are at DVDActive.
The trailer for What Happens in Vegas is now up at the movie’s official website.
New Line has moved the Brendan Fraser family fantasy feature Inkheart from this year to January 2009, reports Dark Horizons. The Edward Norton and Colin Farrell cop drama Pride and Glory has likewise been pushed to 2009.
Latino Review informs that Sam Worthington has left the live-action G.I Joe flick, due to scheduling conflicts with James Cameron’s Avatar.
Variety writes that Jennifer Hudson is negotiating to star in Tyler Perry’s the Family That Preys. The drama was written by Perry, who will direct and star in the picture as well.
19Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | ContinuedSmall Screen Roundup: 1/18/08
NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker may cancel the glitzy presentation the company holds every May to introduce prime-time television series to advertisers, affiliates and the media. Yahoo! TV via Reuters has more on this story.
Coming Soon has the official announcement that Nashville Star and American Gladiators are joining “NBC’s All-American Summer” leading up to NBC Universal’s exclusive coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.
CNN spreads the word that Stephen Colbert’s popular portrait is now having a six-week showing at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery. “We agreed to go along with the joke and hang it for a short time in between the bathrooms,” said museum spokeswoman Bethany Bentley.
Talk show host Charlie Rose is returning to CBS News, acting as a correspondent for 60 Minutes, reports MSN TV / The Associated Press. In the meantime, Rose will continue his own show at PBS.
Salty Stix lists ten shows it feels should have been movies: Xena, Pushing Daisies, Dark Angel, Ed, Prison Break, Love Monkey, 24, The Pretender, Journeyman and Deadwood.
19Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | ContinuedBig Screen Roundup: 1/18/08 Edition - Part II
Pierce Brosnan has revealed via his official website that he will star in Vanilla Gorilla. “It’s the story of a father and daughter who find themselves on an adventure of a lifetime, as they try to restructure their relationship after the loss of their mother / wife,” explains Brosnan. The motion picture is to be directed by by Terry Loane.
An investigation from The Associated Press claims that much of the screenplay for American Gangster is based on rumors and speculation.
DVDActive displays the artwork for Southland Tales. The Richard Kelly film will be available to own on March 18.
The Hollywood Reporter writes that IFC Films has acquired North American rights to the serial killer thriller Anamorph, starring Willem Dafoe and Scott Speedman, as well as the heist drama How to Rob a Bank, starring Nick Stahl and Erika Christensen.
Knemonic counts down what it deems to be the 30 greatest movie poster taglines of all time.
Daniel Day-Lewis is in the spotlight at The First Post. The online magazine examines how the acclaimed actor approaches his films roles.
19Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | ContinuedBig Screen Roundup: 1/18/08 Edition
Richard Eyre’s next project is a film titled The Other Man, writes The Hollywood Reporter. Starring Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, and Antonio Banderas, the film will focus on “a man who discovers that his wife has another mystery man in her life and goes to find out who he is.”
Martin Scorsese and Harvey Keitel are re-teaming for Chaos, to be directed by Daphna Kastner. Scorsese will executive produce the picture, while Keitel will produce. Variety has more on this story.
The teaser trailer for Edward Zwick’s upcoming WWII drama Defiance is now online at Yahoo! Movies.
Richard Linklater will direct Zac Efron in Me and Orson Welles, based on the novel by Robert Kaplow, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
18Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | ContinuedBig Screen Roundup: 1/17/08 Edition
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has invited the Writers Guild of America to a series of “informal discussions,” described as being similar to the process that led to the AMPTP recently reaching a tentative agreement with the Directors Guild of America. Coming Soon has more on this story.
Moviefone delivers an image of the U.S.S. Enterprise being constructed for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. Meanwhile, the official website for the motion picture is now up.
MGM has revealed new 20th Anniversary Edition DVDs for Eight Men Out and Bull Durham. Details of what the discs will contain are at DVDActive.
A poster set for 10,000 B.C has debuted at Movie Poster Addict, while a series of one-sheets for the documentary Bigger, Stronger, Faster* are at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. Concurrently, MTV Movies Blog has acquired the poster for Stop-Loss.
Images from the X-Files sequel are showcased at JoBlo, which also points to a USA Today article about the feature.
The trailer for Baby Mama, starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sigourney Weaver and Greg Kinnear, is online at Moviefone.
As reported by Empire, James Marsters talks with TV Guide about the upcoming live-action Dragonball Z movie.
Coming Soon translates the news from FilmActu.com that Olivier Megaton may helm Transporter 3.
18Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | ContinuedBig Screen Roundup: 1/15/08 Edition - Part II
Apple has announced iTunes Movie Rentals, which will be priced at $2.99 for library titles and $3.99 for new releases. High definition versions are one dollar more with library titles at $3.99 and new releases at $4.99. The press release for Apple’s announcement is at Coming Soon.
The San Francisco Examiner lists the nine films that are in the running for the five nominations of Oscar’s Best Foreign Language Film category. The films are Austria’s The Counterfeiters, Brazil’s The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, Canada’s Days of Darkness, Israel’s Beaufort, Italy’s The Unknown Woman, Kazakhstan’s Mongol, Poland’s Katyn, Russia’s 12 and Serbia’s The Trap.
Entertainment Weekly via Ain’t It Cool News indicates that today is when Warner Bros. will decided whether to move forward with the Justice League movie.
A new photo from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has been placed at the film’s official website.
The Hollywood Reporter writes that following the disappointing box office results from his latest film, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, Uwe Boll is returning to low-budget filmmaking.
DVDActive has the early word on what to expect when The Seeker and Margot at the Wedding come to a store near you.
15Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | ContinuedBig Screen Roundup: 1/15/08 Edition
The Producers Guild nominees are now listed at USA Today.
Charlize Theron has joined Viggo Mortensen for the film version of Cormac McCarthy’s bestselling novel The Road, writes Variety. Dimension Films will distribute the picture domestically
Ain’t It Cool News delivers “Day 1″ of its Q&A with Sylvester Stallone. Promoting Rambo, the actor answers queries submitted by AICN readers.
Variety shares the early details on High School Musical 3: Senior Year, coming to theaters on October 24.
Director John Singleton recently spoke with Collider about his film adaptation of The A-Team. “It’s not a comic movie farce like Starsky and Hutch, it’s kind of in the tradition of the 80’s action pictures[…] The action is very serious, but there is humor. That’s what we are going for.”
Dark Horizons has the latest on new release dates for various films. Movies mentioned in the article include: The Spiderwick Chronicles, Swing Vote, South of the Border, Miracle at St. Anna, Phenom and Mall Cop.
It appears singer John Mayer received a noteworthy promotional package for The Dark Knight. Pictures of the box’s contents may be viewed here.
DVDActive has the lowdown on what’s in store for the home entertainment releases of Resurrecting the Champ, Wristcutters and Sleuth.
15Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | ContinuedSmall Screen Roundup: 1/14/08 Edition
CBS has ordered three new alternative/reality series: the biweekly celebrity talent contest Secret Talents of the Stars, the hidden camera game show Game Show in My Head and the search for America’s Top Dog. Coming Soon has the press release for the announcement.
Variety indicates that Fox’s Sunday debut of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles delivered the best opening night demographic ratings of any new show in three years. On the other hand, few viewers tuned in to see NBC’s Golden Globes special.
Speaking of the Golden Globes, the Associated Press via Yahoo! Entertainment reviews and summarizes last night’s event, for those folks who may not have seen it.
DVDActive has the early details on the direct-to-video sequel Bats: Human Harvest. With its only bonus feature being deleted scenes, the package will be released on March 11.
14Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | ContinuedBig Screen Roundup: 1/14/08 Edition
The Internet Movie Database has the complete list of Golden Globe winners.
According to The Mail on Sunday, the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows may be split into two movies.
Actors Keira Knightley and James McAvoy talk with Entertainment Weekly about their experiences working on Atonement.
Zap2it has an interesting selection of whom the site would cast if a project based on the 2008 presidential primaries were made.
Coming Soon speaks with filmmaker Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) about his latest documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side. The film “explores the government’s use of torture and interrogation to fight terrorism post-9/11.”
Coming Soon also gets a few bits of information about Punisher: War Zone from Julie Benz, as the actress explains her character in the movie.
Cinematical has the exclusive of premiering the poster for The Bank Job.
14Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | ContinuedSmall Screen Roundup: 1/13/08 Edition
With the article “Golden Globes Glitz Gone Amid Strike,” MSN TV News briefly reviews the state of this year’s Golden Globes ceremony. Meanwhile, Yahoo! TV broadcasts the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s revelation that it has complete control over tonight’s Golden Globes “announcement” from NBC. All electronic media will be free to cover the news conference unveiling the winners.
Ain’t It Cool News has collected reviews for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and the Lonesome Dove prequel, Comanche Moon.
The Associated Press via Yahoo! TV summarizes the events surrounding the popular online video of Glenn Beck talking about a hemorrhoid operation gone wrong. The video explains the CNN Headline News host’s crusade against health care practitioners who provide lackluster treatment.
13Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | ContinuedBig Screen Roundup: 1/12/08 Edition
With images, Rocket Punch unveils the competition for the Mach 5 in Warner Brothers’ Speed Racer film adaptation. The competitor is an actual Japanese racing team known as “Autobacs Racing Team Aguri” (ARTA).
The DVD artwork for Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium is now at DVD Active. Bonus features for the package have yet to be revealed.
Elijah Wood talks with MTV about the possibility of his returning to the Lord of the Rings franchise through one of the two new pictures being developed. “If I’m asked to go back and revisit that character and it makes sense, I would love to. I would absolutely love to,” admitted Wood.
The Associated Press via Yahoo Movies! presents an interesting essay regarding the adapting of respected books into award-worthy films.
12Jan2008 | Josh Armstrong | Continued
