Well, we didn’t need to wait until Superman Returns or a Comic Con announcement to catch the trailer for Spider-Man 3, thanks to Sony already getting it online in wondrous Quicktime format. And it ain’t just some weak little teaser — this is a pretty meaty glimpse at the flick, which is still almost a year … Continue reading
Are you wondering why, after rebooting the character to moderate success with Sum of All Fears, Paramount just sort of left Jack Ryan to wither in the archives? Well, so is Ben Affleck. But after a few years trying to get another of technoverbose author Tom Clancy’s creations into theaters, namely gruff mercenary John Clark, … Continue reading
Will the whole Snakes on a Plane phenomenon reach the point of overkill before the film even hits theaters? It’s already teetering dangerously on the precipice, thanks in part to more mainstream media outlets like Entertainment Weekly weighing down the bandwagon, even if they’re not entirely sure why. But what the fuck, there are only … Continue reading
Robert Rodriguez’s half of Grind House (the zombie massacre Planet Terror) is practically finished, and the focus is now shifting to Quentin Tarantino’s “slasher” flick Death Proof, in which a misogynistic psycho uses his muscle car to exterminate the fairer sex. We previously heard that Mickey Rourke and stuntwoman Zoë Bell (read a bit more … Continue reading
Just about the only constant with the undead: they always need killin’. Scotsman Gerard Butler feels he’s the right guy for that kind of job, so he’s slipping into the sixguns and, um, holy garments for the Screen Gems vampire western Priest. The movie is based on the Tokyopop graphic novel series by Min-Woo Hyung, … Continue reading
Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Click $40,000,000 $40,000,000 1 2 Cars $22,500,000 $155,900,000 3 3 Nacho Libre $12,100,000 $52,600,000 2 4 Waist Deep $9,400,000 $9,400,000 1 5 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift $9,200,000 $42,500,000 2 6 The Lake House $8,300,000 $29,200,000 2 7 The Break-Up $6,100,000 $103,700,000 4 8 Garfield: … Continue reading
UPDATE: This is tonight! Like you’ve got anything better to do anyway! As you might’ve seen us mention around here, the creators of CHUD fave Shaun of the Dead started with an equally ingenious UK television series called Spaced, about an aspiring comic artist (Shaun himself Simon Pegg) and a writer (series co-scribe Jessica Stevenson) … Continue reading
The internet is hungry for news, and websites will jump on any little thing that sounds like it can be spun out into a story. If Johnny Depp says he would be happy to do three more Pirates films, suddenly there’s a second trilogy. If Jude Law says he would love to see another Sky … Continue reading
Summers are now incomplete without at least one superhero movie, and Marvel is hoping Shell-head is as popular as Web-head. They’ve already slotted their upcoming Iron Man movie into the May 2nd weekend in 2008, the exact same spot Spider-Man 3 will swinging next year. There are still financing complications and the recent exit of Marvel … Continue reading
Vin Diesel has crippled the film Black Water Transit by suddenly pulling out only weeks before shooting starts. Diesel was set to head to Chicago to shoot the $30 million cop action film, but has instead opted to not head to Chicago to shoot the $30 million cop action film. No one seems to know … Continue reading