Nazi Zombies anyone?! A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly, none of them anticipated not returning home alive! However, the Nazi-zombie battalion haunting the mountains had other plans.
‘Avatar,’ James Cameron’s long-awaited, highly anticipated sci-fi epic isn’t here yet, but some interesting concept art has been released, and confirmed by Fox. Both pieces of art show a mechanical suit used by “Terminator Salvation” star, Sam Worthington, and a scene featuring the Na’vi alien race native to the planet. The art comes from “The [...]
Legendary funnyman, Chevy Chase, will be making his return to the big screen in a hot tub. Chase will star in UA’s time-travel comedy “Hot Tub Time Machine,” along with John Cusack and Rob Corddry, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film follows a group of unsatisfied guys who travel back to their younger days [...]
Over the past year or so Somali pirates have been wreaking havoc on countless vessels on the high seas. The life rights of American Captain Richard Phillips’, who recently escaped the clutches of the armed pirates thanks to the US Navy, have recently been acquired by Columbia Pictures, according to Variety. The film rights to [...]
It appears a couple of high-profile, Hollywood A-listers are following Jack White’s example when he sang, “I’m goin’ to Wichita…” Tom Cruise is set to join Cameron Diaz in 20th Century Fox’s action comedy “Wichita,” reports Variety. James Mangold will direct the Scott Frank, Laeta Kalogridis script that has already been approved by both stars. [...]
Al Pacino is attached to play controversial, assisted suicide doctor, Jack Kevorkian in an HBO biopic to be directed by Barry Levinson, reports Varitey. The film will focus on Kevorkian’s development of the infamous “Mercy Machine,” his assisted suicide machine, and the public outcry it caused. Adam Mazer is responsible for the script, and Levinson, [...]
Dustin Hoffman will star opposite Paul Giamatti in the indie drama “Barney’s Version,” based on the final novel of Mordecai Richler’s, reports Variety. Robert Lantos and his Serendipity Point banner will produce. Michael Konyves’ adaptation of the seminal work will be directed by Richard J. Lewis with shooting set to begin Aug. 17 in Rome. [...]
Tired of remakes, reboots, and worn-out old franchises getting recycled and repackaged for perpetually gullible public consumption? Well, get ready for more. A new version of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is likely to get the big screen treatment…again. Joss Whedon, the creator of the original character, is not involved, and the idea is still without [...]
Roger Donaldson, known for his direction of “The Bank Job,” 1987′s “No Way Out,” and “The Recruit,” which starred Al Pacino and Colin Farrell, is currently in talks with Relativity Media to helm thriller, “Umbra,” Variety reports. Hal Lieberman is set to produce with Relativity’s Ryan Kavanaugh and Tucker Tooley joining him. “Umbra” is being [...]
Allow me to begin with a question. Imagine you’ve been commissioned to write a comedy involving French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Short jokes, right? This is the problem. You’d think famed luminaries of world history like General Custer, Teddy Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Ivan the Terrible, and Napoleon would [...]
