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WILL FAVREAU ASSEMBLE THE AVENGERS?

In all likelihood, no, though he says he’d be into it. So move on from that fantasy. (And we haven’t even seen Iron Man yet!) The reason I’m writing this is that, after thinking about WB’s Seventeen Magazine approach to casting The Justice League, I was heartened to read comments Jon Favreau made to MTV … Continue reading

JOE CARNAHAN IS A HARSH TASKMASTER

Looks like Joe Carnahan got bit by the comic book bug when he did the Smokin’ Aces graphic novel a year or so ago. While he promises that Killing Pablo is "ramping up FAST" (yes!), Carnahan has, in the interim, signed on with Marvel to put his hardcore spin on the character of Taskmaster. I … Continue reading

SEMI-PRO IS NO SEMI-TOUGH

"Suck my cock! I’ll murder your family!" God bless New Line for the red-band trailer tear they’ve been on of late. Even though most of the movies they’ve been advertising don’t look all that hot (e.g. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), at least they’re treating us like adults and giving us the R-rated … Continue reading

HARRY POTTER GOES TO MOGADISHU

That Daniel Radcliffe’s in such a hurry to grow up. First, there was his full-frontal showing in a London revival of Peter Shaffer’s Equus, and… well, until he commits a live sex act or eats one of those six-pound steaks in one sitting, I think he’s effectively shattered his boy wizard image for the time … Continue reading

JOHN LASSETER’S GROOMING A DISNEY DOG

UPDATE: Apologies for posting old news, but, like I said, I haven’t been keeping up on the development of American Dog, which has been rechristened Bolt.   AICN ran some info on this project last week, and they posted a picture comparison between the Sanders version and the Lasseter-approved Chris Williams redo.  They’re pretty drastic, and … Continue reading

JEREMY SMITH’S WORST 10 OF 2007

This is the part of the job I just hate… There are two schools of thought re: the compiling of a year’s "worst" movies: either you lambaste the ten most unspeakable atrocities, or you pick over the most profound disappointments. Generally, I’m sticking with the former (if only because it requires less thought), but before … Continue reading