Tue, April 14, 2009 The official blog for Sylvester Stallone's 'The Expendables' has released the first three official stills from the actioner, due for release April 23, 2010. The first pic shows Sly in action as Barney Ross, the second shows Ross with Lee Christmas played by Jason Statham, and the third pic sees Stone Cold Steve Austion and Eric Roberts diving away from an explosion.
Sat, April 11, 2009 /film got a first look at a still from Rob Zombies upcoming 'H2', the follow up to his remake of the classic John Carpenter 'Halloween'. The image shows a battered mask wearing Michael Myers, the evil iconic killer of the long running horror franchise.
'H2' opens August 28th
Tue, April 7, 2009 
According to The Hollywood Reporter Mandate has optioned Jason Micallef's political satire 'Butter' with Jennifer Garner set to star and possibly prodcue with Michael De Luca. Craig Gillespie and Gary Ross are two directors said to be eyeing the project.
"Butter" follows a young black orphan who, after being adopted by a Midwestern family, discovers she has an uncanny talent for butter-carving. She eventually finds herself up against the ambitious wife of the retired reigning champion in a town's annual butter-sculpting contest.
"I wanted to do a political satire," Micallef said, "and I was looking for some venue that people take very seriously but is also ridiculous -- like politics -- but at the same time is really visual."
So the writer, who hails from Gloucester County, Va., flashed back to a fuzzy post-college road trip through a scorching August that resulted in a five-hour detour to the refrigerated building of the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, which housed competitors' prized butter sculptures.
I like Jen Garner a lot but at first glance this seemed a dull choice from her after her latest rom com, however reading more into it and hearing that it was #3 on the 2008 Black List (a listing of the best unproduced screenplays of that year), My interest is peaked and since Garner will be playing the ambitious wife of the former champion, she will in essence be the films anatagonist, which will be an interesting change of pace for the Hollywood sweetheart.
Tue, April 7, 2009
SpoilerTV has the first set pics pics from Sly Stallone's new action extravangaza 'The Expendables'. These pics are from the Rio De Janiro set and as Sly tells Twitter “I had to chase a seaplane along a pier and jump inside which was like running headlong into hurricane Katrina.”
He also had this to say to select members of the Brazillian press before shooting began:
“It’s a 1980s movie with today’s technology,” Stallone told Collider. “But in those days, the female leading character was a helpless girl, waiting to be rescued by the hero. Now we have a very strong female character that evolved to this form while I was writing the script. But except for this, yes, it’s a 1980s movie.”
I am a huge fan of Stallone as I'm an 80's kid and action movie afficianado. This sounds like it is going to be a lot of fun and a throwback to the oldschool. The movie also stars Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham and Jet Li,.
'The Expendables' opens April 23, 2010 and you can check out a load more set pics at SpoilerTV.
Thu, April 2, 2009 
Comeback king Mickey Rourke and the Supernova hot Megan Fox are set to star in a drama called 'Passion Plays' for first time director Mitch Glazer, whose writing credits include 'The Recruit' and 'Scrooged', he will write 'Passion Plays' as well as sit in the hot seat for the first time according to Risky Biz Blog.
Rourke will play a down-on-his-heels trumpet player, and Fox will play an angel in 1950s Los Angeles, with Rourke finding redemption in Fox after he attempts to save her from a gangster. Those familiar with the project describe it as a dramatic but heartwarming tale.
Fox's character is described, in part, as as a slender beauty with wings who is part of a carnival.
This sounds great and another smart choice for Rourke who is building up an impressive slate of projects in the afterglow of his success as Randy the Ram in 'The Wrestler'. Perhaps even more interesting is the path Megan Fox is taking, she has already been written off as eye candy by nerd boys on the net b/c god knows the script from Transformers is a really good one to base your view of an actress on, however she is choosing well on the heels of her robot-fest success, choosing roles in smaller but interesting projects like the Diablo Cody scripted 'Jennifers Body' and the western 'Jonah Hex'. 'Passion Plays' though could be the project that really allows her to show what she can do, personally I cannot wait to hear more on this one.
Wed, April 1, 2009 
Finally some fresh news on Christopher Nolan's hotly anticipated follow up to 'The Dark Knight', and it comes in the form of some exciting casting news from Variety.
Warner Bros. is in talks with Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page to join Leonardo DiCaprio in "Inception," which Chris Nolan wrote and will direct as his next film.
I am a huge fan of Page, she is a unique talent and Cillian Murphy is an actor that just needs that one role to become the new Christopher Walken. The way this cast is shaping up looks to be as impressive as Nolan's previous movies, hopefully we will get some plot details soon!
Sun, March 29, 2009 
According to Variety Matthew McConaughey has signed on to play Mickey Haller in Lakeshore Entertainments adaption of the Michael Connolly novel 'The Lincoln Lawyer'.
Matthew McConaughey is taking on the case of "The Lincoln Lawyer" for Lakeshore Entertainment.
The "Fool's Gold" thesp is attached to star in the legal thriller that centers on low-level criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller who finds himself representing a wealthy client with ties to a previous murder case Haller handled.
Project is based on a Michael Connolly best-seller that was published in 2005 by Little, Brown.
Lakeshore snapped up bigscreen rights to the tome six months before "Lincoln Lawyer" hit shelves in what was dubbed a seven-figure deal.
Stone Village Pictures' Scott Steindorff is producing "Lincoln Lawyer" alongside Lakeshore principals Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.
I wonder if they find a role for Kate Hudson! It's cool to see McConaughey taking a lead role in a thriller after what seems like an endless run of rom coms. Ive not read the book although my Dad got it a few Christmases ago, but the reviews for it at Amazon are very postive so it will be interesting to see who comes on board to direct.
Wed, March 25, 2009 
Fox are hoping to cast the megastar pairing of Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz in a romantic comedy that they have been trying to get off the ground for a while according to Variety, '3:10 To Yuma' helmer James Manglond is lined up to direct.
James Mangold is attached to direct the untitled romantic comedy formerly known as "Wichita" and "Trouble Man" at 20th Century Fox. It's eyed as a potential pairing of Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz.
Scott Frank is working on a rewrite.
Mangold's Tree Line Films partner Cathy Konrad joins as producer with Joe Roth, Steve Pink and Todd Garner.
Story revolves around a woman who has terrible luck with men but finds her path intertwined with that of a mysterious handsome man she meets on a blind date.
The studio has been sweet on the two-hander for some time. Chris Tucker and Eva Mendes were attached last year along with director Tom Dey, but that incarnation fizzled. The script was originated by Patrick O'Neill, and prior drafts have been done by Frank and Dana Fox, who wrote the Diaz starrer "What Happens in Vegas" for Fox.
Mangold last directed "Walk the Line" and "3:10 to Yuma."
Neither Cruise nor Diaz is formally attached, but the project is one of several films at various studios that Cruise is considering for his next star vehicle. Diaz just became attached to "Swingles," a romantic comedy at Paramount.
Cruise and Diaz appeared together in 2001's "Vanilla Sky."
Ive always liked Cameron Diaz and I think Mangold is a good director but Cruise has way more interesting projects on the table than this, not to mention it is at the dreaded Fox, the last thing Cruise needs is some vacuous 90 minute rom com after the success of Valkyrie.
Tue, March 24, 2009 
No this is not some sordid article about Len Wiseman's sex life with the gorgeous Kate Beckinsale, it is a piece of movie news as Variety report that he is set to produce a new sci fi action film for Dreamworks called 'Nonstop'.
DreamWorks has nabbed Michael Gilvary's spec "Nonstop" and has attached Len Wiseman to produce.
Patrick Tatopoulos will direct.
Based on an original idea, the sci-fi action thriller follows the passengers of a plane after it is mysteriously abducted by an alien ship.
"Nonstop" marks the third Wiseman-DreamWorks collaboration. Wiseman is attached to direct a pair of high-profile pics for the new DreamWorks incarnation: "Motorcade" and "Atlantis Rising."
So it's a reateaming of the producer and director of 'Underworld: Rise of Lycans' which I found thoroughly average. The premise here sounds cool enough and it may turn out to be a good little sci fi flick, but I'd much rather hear some news on Wiseman's directing project 'Motorcade'.
Tue, March 24, 2009 
Ever since Bryan Singer finished Valkyrie the discussion has been what would he do next, most wondering if he would indeed get to make his Superman sequel. Just last week it was revealed that he was circling a project called 'Prisoners' which is set to star Mark Wahlberg, however Variety are reporting that he may be returning to the comic book movie genre.......just not with the Man of Steel.
New Regency has acquired "Freedom Formula: Ghost of the Wasteland," an adaptation of the Radical Publishing comicbook series that will be developed as a potential directing vehicle for Bryan Singer.
Pic will be distributed by Fox, which last worked with Singer on "X-Men 2."
Michael Finch has been hired to write the script.
The comicbook has a futuristic premise in which fighter jets have been replaced by pilots who battle in racing exo-suits. The protag is a genetically engineered racer who learns his bloodline has the power to change society.
Pic is a co-production of Bad Hat Harry Prods. and Radical Pictures, with Singer producing with Radical principal Barry Levine. Jesse Berger and Michael Zoumas are exec producers.
Singer and Levine teamed on the project when the four-issue comicbook series debuted at last summer's Comic-Con (Daily Variety, July 25). The comicbook was created by Edmund Shern, who runs Storm Lion, the Radical-owned imprint that published it. Shern will be associate producer.
More than one option
"Mike Finch came up with an incredible take that goes deeper into the mythology of the source material," said Radical's Levine, who is also working with Universal and Spyglass on the Radical comicbook title "Hercules: The Thracian Wars," with director Peter Berg attached and Ryan Condal writing the script, based on Steve Moore's five-issue comicbook series.
Regency's Navid McIlhargey is steering the project.
Finch just made a sizable spec deal with Regency for "Medieval," an action script set in the Middle Ages that he wrote with Alex Litvak.
The premise sounds ok but it is at Fox so I am even more certain Singer should pass on this and take Prisoners, which is in the thriller genre, a genre I think suits Singer best.