Following Monday’s difficult news that actor Philip Baker Hall had sadly passed away at the age of 90, there’s hardly a better way to pay tribute to the late Seinfeld actor’s life than by recollecting his greatest, and most notable performances. Hall, an esteemed character actor, began his film and television career in the early 1970s, having served as a German translator for the US Army, as well as a high school teacher beforehand....
UPDATE: 14:22 PST Thanks to Christopher Johnson, we have the press conference in question, which clears up some of this erroneous information. The theatrical running time of Prometheus is correct. It clocks in at 119 minutes. But the extra seventeen minutes is actually in regards to another of Ridley Scott’s film. Here is his exact quote. And be sure to watch the homepage for the full press conference, which we will be running shortly....
It’s movies might be ailing but makers of accessories for the PSP aren’t slowing down in their creation of extras for the device. In a recent story from Home Media Retailing, they are reporting that two accessory manufacturers are making it possible to connect the player to a TV. This move will allow UMD and PSP games to obviously be played on a bigger viewing screen. Currently available are “Nyko Technology’s Play on TV Adaptor ($80) and Digital Innovations’ GameDR ScreenMax Video Transmission System ($70)....
While we wait for our first official look at Oscar winner Nicolas Cage as Count Dracula, the title logo for the upcoming horror-comedy Renfield teases the vampire action to come. Coming courtesy of Universal Pictures, the official logo for the movie hints at the Hammer horror-style thrills that will no doubt make Renfield a must-see when it lands in theaters later this year. Led by Nicolas Cage as Count Dracula and The Menu star Nicholas Hoult as Dracula’s devoted servant, the titular Renfield, Renfield introduces the character as he finds a new lease on life in modern-day New Orleans after falling in love with Rebecca Quincy, a feisty but perennially aggressive traffic cop....
Richard Anderson, best known as the star of The Six Million Dollar Man and the spin-off The Bionic Woman, has passed away at the age of 91. The actor died of natural causes on Thursday. He is survived by his three daughters, Ashley Anderson, Brooke Anderson and Deva Anderson. As reported by the New York Daily News, the news of Richard Anderson’s death was confirmed by family spokesperson Jonathan Taylor. Anderson was best known for his work as Oscar Goldman on The Six Million Dollar Man, which started as a TV movie then became a regular series in 1974....
The graphic novel turned detective TV show, Lucifer follows Lucifer Morningstar, aka the Devil, taking a vacation from his eternal position of judging souls in Hell. On this vacation, he opens a popular nightclub in Los Angeles, California, where he makes deals with people who reveal their deepest desires to him. A fateful evening introduces him to Detective Chloe Decker, who is solving the murder of someone and is somehow impervious to Lucifer’s ability to reveal the truth....
Sci Fi Wire recently chatted with Wanted and Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar, who mentioned that a sequel to Kick-Ass is already under way. CLICK HERE for more of the site’s interview with Millar. Wanted made $350 million. So that was the thing that opened the doors. I didn’t expect that. For some reason I just assumed, “Oh, yeah, this will come out and do OK. If I get another movie at some point, wonderful....
A new biopic is in development about one of the most legendary authors of all time. Variety reports that Fulwell 73 and Rose Pictures (Kill Your Darlings) are teaming up to co-produce Mary’s Monster, a biopic about Frankenstein author Mary Shelley. The film follows Shelley as she struggles to complete her iconic gothic horror novel which was first published in 1818. Farren Blackburn (Daredevil, A Discovery of Witches) is on board to direct the feature....
As DC’s new reboot of the film franchise based on its famous caped crusader nears theatrical release, director Matt Reeves has said that he won’t instantly rush into the sequel. The Batman is releasing in two weeks and is already set to be followed by two planned sequels, as well as shape a new Batman franchise with two spin-offs greenlit by Warner Bros. for HBO Max. Despite that, Reeves says that he has no plans to start production on The Batman 2 anytime soon....
Over the weekend, Michael Bay made some interesting comments about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot he is producing, saying that the turtles will have an all new alien origin. Fans on this site and many others were quick to offer their displeasure regarding the producer’s remarks. Michael Bay responded to the negative comments earlier today on his official website. Read his statement below. Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol writers Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec are working on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles screenplay, with Jonathan Liebesman being eyed to direct....
The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic will be keeping things in the family as the pop icon’s 26-year-old nephew Jaafar Jackson will play the lead role in the Antoine Fuqua-directed movie. Coming from Lionsgate, the film will chart the rise of one of the most successful artists in music history. Jaafar Jackson is the son of Jackson 5 member Jermaine Jackson, and is a singer-songwriter in his own right. Director Fuqua posted an image on his Instagram account and made the announcement that Jaafar would be taking on the role in his upcoming movie, which is simply entitled Michael, which is being scripted by John Logan....
Columbia Pictures and director Michael Mann are teaming together to tell the story of renowned war photographer Robert Capa and his two-year romance with fellow photographer Gerda Taro during the Spanish Civil War, according to Variety. The studio has acquired the Spanish-language novel “Waiting for Robert Capa,” by Spain’s Susana Fortes, and signed on Jez Butterworth to adapt. The story begins in Paris in 1935, where Capa, a refugee from fascist Hungary, met Taro, a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany....
The actor talks about his Oscar-nominated role, working with the amazing cast and upcoming projects Michael Shannon has been a very versatile actor to keep an eye on for quite some time now, and he has an Academy Award nomination to prove it now. After cutting his teeth on small film and TV in the 90s, Shannon started to make his presence felt at the turn of the century with roles in such films like Tigerland, Pearl Harbor, Vanilla Sky, High Crimes and 8 Mile....
The director/actor talks about making the film on DV, dealing with the Ratings Board and making the book Everyone Poops into a movie Groundbreaking films often get made outside the normal studio or even independent financing system, because that’s the only way they will get made. Paul Provenza knows this firsthand. Teaming up with esteemed comedian/magician Penn Jillette (of the famous comedy/magic duo Penn and Teller), these two comics took a joke called “The Aristocrats” and made a film out of it....
Netflix dropped something major today! The long-awaited Bee and Puppycat series just dropped the first teaser on the Netflix! Fans have been quick to re-upload the trailer to their Twitter accounts, and they couldn’t be happier about the news! Bee and Puppycat is the brainchild of Natasha Allegri, who is best known for coming up with the gender swapped Fionna and Cake from Adventure Time! The show follows the misadventures of Bee, a young woman struggling to keep a job....
Julie and the Phantoms, a supernatural musical comedy show that aired on Netflix, is being cancelled after only one season. The announcement was confirmed by executive producer for the series, Kenny Ortega. The caption for Ortega’s social media post read, “Our [Julie and the Phantoms] family want to send our love and endless thanks to our Fantoms all over the world for the tremendous outpouring of love and support you have shown us since our premiere....
The cast for Man of Steel and Army of the Dead director Zack Snyder’s upcoming Netflix epic, Rebel Moon, has now added Homeland star Rupert Friend and Army of Thieves actor Stuart Martin to the ever-growing roster. Rebel Moon is based on an original idea by Zack Snyder, which began as a more mature Star Wars pitch before becoming the project now set for release on Netflix. As per a report by The Hollywood Reporter, both Rupert Friend and Stuart Martin will reportedly play villains in Rebel Moon, with Friend taking on the role of the movie’s main villain....
Universal Pictures has released the third teaser trailer plus a new poster for Despicable Me, which is opening in theaters on July 9. The animated family pic features the voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove, Jack McBrayer, Mindy Kaling, Jemaine Clement and Julie Andrews. This new teaser trailer concentrates on Gru’s (Carell) army of little Minions. No villain - even the world’s (second) greatest villain - can do everything by himself....
Who doesn’t remember the bed vomiting up massive amounts of blood after swallowing a drowsy teenager? Or a human marionette whose strings were actually veins that a monster suddenly cut with razor sharp knives for fingers, and the innocent boy falling to his demise? Or this same monster using a demonic Nintendo power glove to kill someone trapped inside a video game? Wes Craven’s creation of Freddy Krueger and the Nightmare on Elm Street movies still feel important today....
The one and only Norman Lear will be celebrated on television with a two-hour television special coming to ABC in September. Per THR, the special is dubbed Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter, the special will feature various celebrity guests and musical performances all there to pay homage to Lear and his work in television. The news of the special, which is produced by Done + Dusted, was announced on Lear’s 100th birthday....
