They're Trying to Cut Lone Ranger's Budget, But It's Still Good, It's Still Good!

Disney might be content with castrating The Lone Ranger from production, but not the filmmakers according to THR.

In an effort to save the Western adventure (...with werewolves...) from being flushed down the toilet, director Gore Verbinski has reportedly been given a week (Seriously, that's all the time they're giving him?) to rework the Ted Elliott/Terry Rossio-penned script and present something more economically feasible.

Translation: a version of the script that isn't so damn expensive!

Problem is they've already made cuts, the trades say, and it's still far too high for Disney executives' tastes. Not to mention, both he and producer Jerry Bruckheimer already forked over some of their (pricey) upfront fees in order to salvage the project. The concern being if they keep chipping away at costs here and there, they'll essentially be developing something completely different than what attracted them to this to begin with.

Reminds me of back in Christmas of 2009 when news first broke of Spider-Man 4 dying. First it was denial from the studio front, then it was how they were trying to come to an agreement with Sam Raimi & Co. and how filming would only be delayed from spring 2010 to summer but everything would be OK and we'd still get Spider-Man 4 for May 2011. And then it was officially dead and here we are with The Amazing Spider-Man reboot for July 2012.

Anne Hathaway Raps!

Ok this is not really movie news as such but Anne Hathaway was on Conan last night and said she likes to write songs about things that stress her, and right now that is the scrutiny over the new Batman movie.

So she performed the rap she had written about the paparazzi, this is great fun stuff and just adds to how likable she comes across in every interview I've seen of her.

"Warrior" Photos Display Tom Hardy Badassery

Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime – and the wreckage of their broken family – within the brutal, high-stakes world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting in Lionsgate’s action/drama, Warrior. An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Conlon (Hardy) returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father (Nick Nolte), a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan (Edgerton), a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. Even though years have passed, recriminations and past betrayals keep Brendan bitterly estranged from both Tommy and his father. But when Brendan’s unlikely rise as an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, winner-takes-all battle of their lives.

New "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Character Poster

Through a love affair with the wife of a Moscow Centre intelligence officer, British agent Ricki Tarr (Tom Hardy) discovers that there may be a high-ranking Soviet mole within the Circus. Tarr alerts Oliver Lacon, the Civil Service officer responsible for the Intelligence Services, and Lacon enlists Peter Guillam (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his mentor, retired agent George Smiley (Gary Oldman), to investigate. Smiley and Guillam must investigate without the knowledge of Circus leadership, which is headed by Percy Alleline and his deputies Bill Haydon, Roy Bland, and Toby Esterhase, as any of these could be the mole.

"Red Tails" Poster & Trailer

1944. World War II rages and the fate of the free world hangs in the balance. Meanwhile the black pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program are courageously waging two wars at once -- one against enemies overseas, and the other against discrimination within the military and back home. Racial prejudices have long held ace airman Martin "Easy" Julian (Nate Parker) and his black pilots back at base -- leaving them with little to do but further hone their flying skills -- while their white counterparts are shipped out to combat after a mere three months of training. Mistakenly deemed inferior and assigned only second-rate planes and missions, the pilots of Tuskegee have mastered the skies with ease but have not been granted the opportunity to truly spread their wings. Until now.

As the war in Europe continues to take its dire toll on Allied forces, Pentagon brass has no recourse but to reconsider these under-utilized pilots for combat duty. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, Col. A.J. Bullard (Terrence Howard) awards them the ultimate chance to prove their mettle high above. Undaunted by the prospect of providing safe escort to bombers in broad daylight -- a mission so dangerous that the RAF has refused it and the white fighter groups have sustained substantial losses -- Easy's pilots at last join the fiery aerial fray. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies in a heroic endeavor to combat the enemy -- and the discrimination that has kept them down for so long.

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New "Contagion" Poster

Starring Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet, the film follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.

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Trailer For "Puncture"

In the September 23 release, Mike Weiss (Evans) is a talented young Houston lawyer and a functioning drug addict. Paul Danziger (Mark Kassen), his longtime friend and partner, is the straight-laced and responsible yin to Mike's yang. Their mom-and-pop personal injury law firm is getting by, but things really get interesting when they decide to take on a case involving Vicky (Shaw), a local ER nurse, who is pricked by a contaminated needle on the job. As Weiss and Danziger dig deeper into the case, a health care and pharmaceutical conspiracy teeters on exposure and heavyweight attorneys move in on the defense. Out of their league but invested in their own principles, the mounting pressure of the case pushes the two underdog lawyers and their business to the breaking point.

"The Woman in Black" Trailer

A young lawyer, Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client's papers. As he works alone in the client's isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true intent.

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Creepified Short "Low"

As I continue to scour Youtube for interesting shorts and other such fun videos, I was sent another email pointing to an interesting short featuring an electrician and elevator. The electrician has a very eye opening night day in what looks like a library when he comes face to face with an unidentified crawling creature. Take a look HERE. Fun stuff.

"Stuck Like Chuck" To Be Released Free August 17th

After spending way too much time on the festival circuit, the film is finally being released on August 17th. It will be available for free streaming & download at StuckLikeChuck.com. Since no future DVD or Blu-Ray release is planned, nearly 10 hours of bonus features will also be made available to anyone who donates $1 or more at StuckLikeChuck.com. To celebrate the release, Jerry Cavallaro will live-tweet the film on August 17th at 8 PM, 10 PM & Midnight EST! Use hashtag #LiveChuck to participate.

“Manages to outshine any romantic comedy you’ll see in theaters.”
- Bobby Bless, MovieCynics.com

“Sharp, funny and the comedic timing is almost perfect”
- Travis Keune, WeAreMovieGeeks.com

Stuck Like Chuck is a comedy about friendship, love, college and the awkward situations that bring them all together. Charlie is a student filmmaker. Juliet is a hot film geek. Rob is just awesome. Since Charlie is a wreck when talking to Juliet outside of class, Rob locks the two of them in their Film-201 classroom for the night. Pop culture is dissected, life is observed and love spends the night in.