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We could simply cut and paste stories from Variety, but we don’t. We’re too amazing for that. We RETYPE articles from Variety…

MIKE MYERS SEEKS TO CURRY YOUR FAVOR

Last spring, word went out about a Mike Myers project that would have the notorious ham playing an Indian self—help guru named Pitka who spouted all sorts of wackiness as advice. The character originated during the making of the second Austin Powers movie, and Myers has kept it on the backburner ever since, doing stage … Continue reading

DISNEY’S LOSS IS DREAMWORKS GAIN

There’s a lot of railing that goes against Dreamworks Animation. In most cases, with its reliance on the pop culture Shrek formula and star power instead of character and story, deservedly so. The topic has been discussed to death on the boards and for those who champion Dreamworks and those who spit in their general … Continue reading

BOURNE SPOTTED IN UK

The coming of The Bourne Ultimatum has felt like it’s being patterned after the maneuvering of its title character. The movie has been lingering in the periphery with casting news here, a poster there and a couple non-descript official images. You know it’s out there, but the question’s been when we’ll see anything substantial on … Continue reading

INDIANA JONES MEETS MR. FRENCH

As much as I dread, fear and racially profile Indiana Jones IV, recent casting news has gotten me in good spirits. No, not Shia – I like the kid, but am not crazy about him in the franchise – but Cate Blanchett was a big plus for me. And now news that the fantastic Ray … Continue reading

SEE SWEENEY

Perez Hilton has scored the first photos of Johnny Depp in his Sweeney Todd costume (I guess all of those delayed production rumors last week were bull. I can’t believe the British tabloids let us down. Now the only things I can have faith in any more are the Executive Branch and Matthew McConaughey’s heterosexuality). … Continue reading

PAUL WS ANDERSON RACES TO DEATH RACE

Dread Central is reporting that Paul WS Anderson, proud owner of the Anti-Life Equation As Applied to Movies, is leaving the long-gestating adaptation of Castlevania, a video game about killing Dracula with a whip. This comes as a big shock to me, because when I spoke to Jeremy Bolt, Paul’s producer and buddy, on the … Continue reading

FOREST WHITAKER’S A WATCHMAN

Hot off his ’06-’07 Best Actor World Tour, Forest Whitaker has just booked what looks to be his fifth post-Last King of Scotland role in David Ayer’s The Night Watchman, in which the hardest-working-survivor-of-Battlefield Earth-in-show-business will star alongside Keanu Reeves. Though I was much more excited about this James Ellroy-scripted cop drama when Spike Lee … Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: FIDO POSTER

The only reason to make a zombie movie these days is if you can bring something new to the mix, and that’s exactly what Fido does – it envisions a town trapped in the 50s where zombies act as pets and servants. Carrie-Anne is a mom who buys a zombie – played by the great … Continue reading

FULL 28 WEEKS TRAILER

If you’ve been paying attention to the runup to The Hills Have Eyes 2, you’ve seen the rough clips from 28 Weeks Later. The US military is hanging out in the UK and cleaning up the mess that Cillian survived. Of course, nobody’s perfect, so masticated flesh once again hits the fan. The full trailer … Continue reading

KINNEARING THE DEAD

Greg Kinnear’s had a pretty solid run at the movies since his he was yakking it up against a backdrop of floating spoons on E!’s Talk Soup back in the day. I only mention that because it’s hard to remember the guy having done anything but acting in decently-picked projects (I’m ignoring you, Bad News … Continue reading