DreamWorks Animation announced today, in a conference call to its shareholders, that their hit film How to Train Your Dragon will get a sequel, which will arrive in theaters in 2013. Here’s an excerpt from the press release, which announced its 2010 first quarter financial results. We’ll be sure to keep you posted on any further details regarding a How to Train Your Dragon sequel as soon as more information is available....
It seems that IFC isn’t having any problems getting filmmakers to sign their films up for their own version of the “Superrelease.” According to Variety, IFC Entertainment has added Ulee’s Gold helmer Victor Nunez’s Coastlines to its IFC First Take slate, which distributes pics day-and-date in theaters and through video-on-demand. Under topper Jonathan Sehring, IFC unveiled plans at Sundance to preem 24 indie films this year via First Take as a strategy to give niche pics exposure outside major markets and film fests....
Important news about “Important Things” comes today from COMEDY CENTRAL which has given a series pick-up to comedian Demetri Martin’s new series, Important Things with Demetri Martin, it was announced by Lauren Corrao, executive vice president, original programming and development, COMEDY CENTRAL. The new series is tentatively scheduled to premiere during the second half of 2008. Important Things with Demetri Martin is a stream-of-consciousness sketch and variety show from comedian Demetri Martin (The Daily Show With Jon Stewart)....
Blu-ray Disc? HD-DVD? Will it ever end? In a story from Home Media Magazine, it seems that this format war is also hurting the independents. For example Topics Entertainment was all set to release one of their titles on Blu-ray Disc. Based on its sales lead with HD-DVD, the next generation format seemed like the perfect match for some its “scenic” titles. This all changed when “Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG dropped their support of Blu-ray, going exclusively with HD-DVD....
The Netflix movie Interceptor follows the familiar path of the one-man-wrecking-crew action films of the eighties such as Die Hard, Passenger 57 and Under Siege. What is not common among action films of the eighties is that this is the story of a one-woman-wrecking crew, starring Elsa Pataky as the woman who just won’t stop fighting. Australian author Matthew Reilly makes his directing debut with Interceptor, competently setting the stage to tell the story of a modern terrorist attack that he wrote himself....
Bloody-Disgusting has posted an interview with John Saxon, who played Lieutenant Kenneth Fuller in the 1974 horror classic Black Christmas. In the interview, he reflects on making the film and the challenges involved. Saxon also talks about some of his other roles in horror films. Here is a snippet: CLICK HERE to read the entire interview with John Saxon. BD: It’s common knowledge that you were a last minute addition to the cast, filming scenes only a couple of hours after signing on to the film and often shooting without the other actors on set....
James Gunn wasn’t about to let go of Chukwudi Iwuji just yet after working with the actor on the upcoming HBO Max series Peacemaker. On Monday, Gunn posted an image from the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 to reveal that shooting had officially begun on the sequel. The photo features a blend of new and returning cast members, with some fans noticing that Iwuji is present with the others....
The actor talks about his role in the film, working with Brad Pitt and David Fincher, Fringe and more Jared Harris has the acting bug in his genes, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t forge his way through the biz on his own. Jared, the son of legendary actor Richard Harris, became first known for his portrayal of Andy Warhol in the 1996 indie I Shot Andy Warhol, which lead to a spate of work throughout the 90s that lead to bigger studio films like roles in Mr....
According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Jeremy Piven is stepping into a leading role after nearly two decades of supporting roles. Piven is in final negotiations to star in New Line Cinema’s untitled man vs. nature project being produced by Robert Simonds. Piven became a breakout performer with HBO’s Entourage, on which he plays Hollywood superagent Ari Gold – the role earned him a Golden Globe nomination and an Emmy nomination – and the deal will mark the first starring, above-the-title credit in his career....
Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin are near deals to star in the fantasy, Nim’s Island for Walden Media and 20th Century Fox. The film concerns a young girl who accompanies her scientist father to an isolated island in the South Pacific. Variety adds when he is lost at sea, she communicates electronically with a person she imagines to be a character from a book but is in fact a reclusive author....
The creepy horror novel from Stephen King’s son Joe Hill, NOS4A2, will soon see a small screen adaptation premiere on AMC. First announced back in 2015, the upcoming miniseries will finally arrive on the network in Summer 2019. With executive producer Jami O’Brien serving as showrunner, the miniseries will consist of ten episodes. Depending on its success, the show might continue beyond the first season, expanding the mythology first established by the source material....
There’s been a lot of back and forth about the alien race that invades Earth in Marvel’s The Avengers. It has long been rumored that these deadly intruders are either Skrulls, or The Kree. Joss Whedon has flatly denied this. But then a toy image will pop-up on line to support that Joss is just being coy. Today, reporting in from SXSW, Joss Whedon has once again confirmed that neither Skrulls nor the Kree will be making any kind of appearance in Marvel’s The Avengers when it debuts in theaters this May....
In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winning actor Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda) is going into series television for the first time with an untitled hourlong project for HBO. Kline will star in and executive produce the project, written by David Auburn (Proof). The show follows about a well respected doctor (Kline). He must start over with his “life after serving a 15-year prison sentence for murdering his mistress....
Some people think that it’s a bit odd how little we talk about the end of the world. They see the factual data and scientific reports, they know that everything is getting hotter each year, and they think that this can only end one way — apocalypse. Other people think that it isn’t a big deal, and see no reason why planes, trains, and automobiles shouldn’t burn through the earth’s fossil fuels more and more each year....
After the runaway success of their wildly popular building sets, video game collaborations and animated shorts, The Lego Group and Lucasfilm will join forces once again for an all-new adventure - their first-ever original television special. Premiering on Cartoon Network on Friday, July 22 at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) in high-definition computer animation, the 30-minute original standalone special - Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace - will feature the charm, action and irreverent humor that have become the signature style of Lego Star Wars animation collaborations....
With the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever on the horizon, the absence of Chadwick Boseman is striking. The decision not to recast Boseman’s T’Challa after the actor’s untimely passing in 2020 and instead writing his death into the sequel’s script has been applauded by the cast for honoring his memory in a way that allows space for their real-life grief. Letitia Wright, who plays T’Challa’s younger sister Shuri, says that the decision also was important to the genuine growth of her character—almost certainly the next person to don the Black Panther suit....
LG Mobile phones has now launched their tie-in site for Iron Man - InsideTheSuit.com. By exploring the site you can unlock new movie content and win a series of prizes including one of 20 LG Iron Man phones. These phones are dipped in gold and aren’t available for purchase. CLICK HERE to check the site out. Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, Iron Man tells the story of Tony Stark, the enigmatic heir to the Stark Enterprises fortune....
The Academy Awards are less than two weeks away, and with a handful of Oscar nominees on deck, it’s tough to say who will take home what. Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza is one for the books. And while it may not pull off a hat trick — meaning one player scoring three goals in a game for all non-hockey fans — here is why Licorice Pizza struck an emotional, playful, and much-needed chord with its audience....
Warner Bros. has notified us that the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix official website (www.harrypotterorderofthephoenix.com) has a new gallery of official Death Eater Masks. After checking out the masks, the studio has created a new website (deatheaterart.harrypotterorderofthephoenix.com/web/) where you can create your own mask and share it with the world! To get started, download the ‘Death Eater Art Kit’ which contains some items you might find useful, or create your work entirely from scratch....
Captain America and the legacy of Steve Rogers was brought to life through Chris Evans’ performance. Created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon during WWII, the Nazi-punching, justice-seeking superhero was viewed as an embodiment of the perfect American soldier. Indeed, the vibranium shield that usually rests on Captain America’s back became a symbol of national patriotism. When the Marvel Cinematic Universe first started to take shape, Captain America was naturally bound to make the jump from the comics into the world of film....
