Well, after rumors abounded that The Hobbit might become a trilogy, it is now official. Peter Jackson announced today via his official Facebook page that The Hobbit will now be split into three parts. Jackson says one of the reasons why they are making a third film is they would leave out too much from the appendices of The Lord of the Rings. Personally, I’m a bit split on this decision. On one hand, I think it’s great that we get to see more footage, especially some of the great...
Warner Brothers has announced that they are pushing back the release date of their upcoming crime thriller Gangster Squad. This is to accomodate re-shoots of a scene in which there is a shooting at Grauman’s Chinese Theater which the studio felt could be problematic and insensitive in the wake of the shootings in Aurora, Colorado. The studio has pulled the trailer which shows a glimpse of the scene from the internet. The Reuben Fleischer directed film stars James Brolin, Ryan Gosling,...
The Weinstein Company has moved Paul Thomas Anderson‘s (There Will Be Blood) film The Master up by a month. The film was originally scheduled to be released on October 19th but it has now been moved up to September 14th. This is interesting news as, while I’m happy that we get to see the film earlier, it is going to have much stiffer box office competition as it will be going against Finding Nemo 3D and Resident Evil: Retribution. The Master should give us phenomenal performances...
Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D) unveiled via his twitter account Lady Gaga‘s character poster for his upcoming sequel to Machete, titled Machete Kills. The singers character is called La Chameleón though we don’t know what the character’s role is in the film yet. This marks Lady Gaga’s first appearance on the big screen; she confirmed and tweeted her excitement about being in the film today. With a look at the poster, the character she...
Jason Schwartzman (Moonrise Kingdom), Paul Giamatti (Rock of Ages) and Ruth Wilson (Anna Karenina) have joined the cast of Disney‘s upcoming film Saving Mr. Banks. The film is based on the true story of Walt Disney‘s 14-year courtship of Australian author P.L. Travers to get the rights to adapt her Mary Poppins character to film. Travers was reportedly reluctant to give Disney the rights to the character as the character was very close to her heart. The film is to be directed by...
News is coming in today that Peter Jackson is in talks with Warner Brothers on a possible third installment to The Hobbit franchise. This comes on the heels of Jackson expressing his desire to shoot more scenes for The Hobbit during its SDCC panel. Jackson is likely to get studio approval if he is able to get the logistics down. This is interesting news though I do not know if I personally am onboard with turning The Hobbit into a trilogy. I believe the same thing can be accomplished with...
It seems that Amy Adams (On the Road) is set to join David O. Russell‘s (The Fighter) next project which is currently untitled. The film’s plot follows a con artist and the role he plays in helping an FBI agent catch others of his kind. Bradley Cooper (Hit and Run) is set to star as the con artist while Adams will reportedly play his mistress and partner in crime. Jeremy Renner (The Avengers) is also attached to one of the lead roles, presumably the role of the FBI agent. Just...
Korean director Park Chan-Wook has made quite a name for himself over the last decade or so. His Vengeance Trilogy alone sets him apart from most other directors for being as sophisticated as it is violent. The director started shooting his first English language film last September and since then we haven’t heard so much as a whisper regarding the project. Well, thankfully we now have a release date for the film, March 1st, 2013 will mark the theatrical release of Stoker. The story...
Not to be overshadowed by the release of The Dark Knight Rises this week, Universal is reminding audiences that their blockbuster, The Bourne Legacy, is due out in theaters in a few weeks. We’re treated to our first clip in which Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) and Marta (Rachel Weisz) are on the run from the police. The clip puts some of my worries to rest as we are shown some great action here and we get to see that Renner definitely seems up to the job of being the badass that this...
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) is set to star in Overdrive alongside Karl Urban (Dredd) and the latest addition to the cast, Sam Claflin (Snow White and the Huntsman). Urban has been attached to the project since the beginning as the lead, but Claflin’s role in the film is yet to be announced. Clarke will most likely play the love interest, with this being her second feature film since joining the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. Director Antonio Negret (Transit) is at the helm...
