Early this year I went to London to do some New Line set visits. The one for The Golden Compass was, much like the movie, not very good. But the other set I visited was a movie I had never even heard of – Inkheart. In it Brendan Fraser and his cinematical daughter have the … Continue reading
Back in February I told you that Idiocracy was going to be the next great cult classic. Mike Judge’s film, which Fox didn’t fund to completion and then dumped into a handful of theaters, is a withering attack on the inanity of modern life. A completely average guy gets cryogenically frozen and awoken hundreds of … Continue reading
I was feeling rough the morning of the Juno press day here in Los Angeles. It had been a long couple of days and very much a long night; I skipped the food in the hospitality suite and went right for the Starbucks doubleshot espressos and the Red Bull. I was about to start my … Continue reading
I met Noah Baumbach at the afterparty for the LA premiere of Margot at the Wedding. I hadn’t seen the movie – the theater had been filled to capacity and I had been turned away – but I still introduced myself anyway, like a doofus. Baumbach wasn’t impressed with the guy at his party who … Continue reading
The Speed Racer trailer is online in a format that doesn’t really give you a good sense of the visuals. First the trailer, then my confession: So here’s the problem I’m running in to: I don’t know what sort of stance to take on Speed Racer. I think the Wachowskis are trying to do something … Continue reading
Two pieces of Wolverine news in one day! As you may know, the script for X-Men Origins: Wolverine* got a last minute pre-strike workover. I don’t know of anyone who has been able to get their hands on the latest draft, which means that we don’t know what changes have been made from David Benioff’s … Continue reading
A closely placed and highly trusted source has told me that there’s been some casting shake-ups on X-Men Origins: Wolverine. According to my source, Karl Urban had been in talks to play Creed – the guy who would become Sabretooth – but has fallen out. The production is now reaching out to Gerard Butler to … Continue reading
Sometimes good news can come out of a strike, like the fact that Castlevania has been delayed. The live action adaptation of the truly heinous, dull and repetitive video game series was set to begin shooting in a couple of weeks but has been shelved due to someone feeling the script was in need of … Continue reading
With his planned next project, Shantaram, delayed by the strike, Johnny Depp has found something else to pass the time – he’ll star in a new Michael Mann film. The movie, Public Enemies, is about the great American crimewave of 1933-34, when larger than life hoods like John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy … Continue reading
I am LOLing right now. I keep looking at the new Speed Racer photos that USA Today has premiered and I keep LOLing as I wonder what the hell the Wachowski Bros are up to with this movie. Why is Emile Hirsch dressed like Tron? Is Speed Racer on one of the tracks from Super … Continue reading