Test Footage for a Live-Action BLUE BEETLE TV Series

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 10:26 pm

DC chief/comic writer Geoff Johns first teased the development of a live-action Blue Beetle television series in June.  Since then we’ve seen stills from the test footage, and even a few isolated seconds of video, but nothing too substantial.

DC played the entire clip — depicting the Blue Beetle scarab transforming young Jaime Reyes — for an audience at Comic-Con, and have since posted it to Youtube.  The future of the Blue Beetle on TV is still uncertain, but if you find such a possibility intriguing, you should definitely check out the clip after the jump.

Sean Bailey Exclusive Interview; Walt Disney’s President of Production talks TRON: LEGACY, Disney’s Future, 3D, THE BLACK HOLE, OBLIVION

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 10:21 pm

When I got to visit the set of Tron: Legacy last year when the production was shooting in Vancouver, one of the people that led us around and gave us valuable information was producer Sean Bailey.

How things have changed.

That’s because since wrapping on Tron: Legacy, Bailey was promoted to President of Production at Walt Disney! The title means he’s one of the key people at Disney that gets to decide what movies get made.  Needless to say, when I found out I was getting the opportunity to interview him at Comic-Con in the End of Line Club, I did my homework.  After all, how often do you get the chance to speak with the head of a studio.  So after the jump you can watch Bailey talk about Tron: Legacy, how Pixar helped on the movie, what are Disney’s future plans, we talk 3D and post conversion, what 3D cameras are being used on Pirates of the Caribbean: On The Stranger Tides,  will Disney land Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion, does the studio have special plans for the Tron: Legacy Blu-ray, any chance the original Tron could get a 3D makeover or future re-release, and a lot more. It’s a great and very informative interview, check it out:

Paul Giamatti Cast as Nikita Khrushchev in HBO Biopic K BLOWS TOP; Tom Hanks Will Produce

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 9:54 pm

Not too long ago, Paul Giamatti ventured into the history of the United States in the Emmy-nominated HBO miniseries John Adams. Now Variety reports he’ll go back into the past with HBO yet again: the actor is attached to play Nikita Khrushchev in a film chronicling the Soviet Union leader’s 13-day American sojourn in September 1959, a time when Cold War tensions between the world superpowers were running high. Tom Hanks’ Playtone is collaborating with HBO to produce the project, still in the early stages of development; Paul Bernbaum (Next, Hollywoodland) will write the script. Though it sounds like a poignant dive into history, details after the jump illustrate why this may be a little less heavy than something like John Adams.

Zach Galifianakis Hits REPLY ALL at DreamWorks

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 9:29 pm

Zach Galifianakis has set up the comedy Reply All at DreamWorks, with plans to produce and star.  Phil Johnston (Cedar Rapids) will pen the script, and join Galifianakis as executive producer.  According to Deadline, the plot centers on “a guy who hits the ‘reply all’ button to an indiscreet e-mail, and then has to deal with the repercussions.”  (We’ve all been there, right?  Eh?)

Galifianakis will next be seen in this Friday’s Dinner for Shmucks, followed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s It’s Kind of a Funny Story on September 24th, then opposite Robert Downey Jr. for the road trip comedy Due Date starting November 5th.  The sequel to The Hangover — the hit film that enabled such a busy schedule for Galifianakis — is reportedly set to shoot this November in Thailand.

SyFy Comic-Con 2010 Trailers for WAREHOUSE 13, EUREKA, STARGATE UNIVERSE, SANCTUARY, and CAPRICA

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 8:52 pm

The studios, networks, and production companies go all out for Comic-Con every year and SyFy is no different.  This year, not only did they bring the thunder with cast members and sneak peeks of their series and such for the panels, but they even went so far as to take over a Hard Rock cafe in downtown San Diego and turned it into their own Cafe Diem, where the menu is customized to include items like Lou Diamond Flapjacks (a play on words of Stargate Universe star Lou Diamond Phillips).  Though we can’t transport you to Cafe Diem, we can provide a look at all the Comic-Con trailers that SyFy brought to San Diego this year including Warehouse 13, Eureka, Stargate Universe, Sanctuary and Caprica:

James Cameron Will Produce Guillermo del Toro’s Next 3D Film AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 8:32 pm

When director Guillermo del Toro spoke with Steve at the Saturn Awards, he was very pessimistic that his 3D adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness would ever come to fruition due to its lack of commercial viability.  He explained, “It is very difficult for the studios to take the step of doing an R-rated tentpole with a tough ending [and] no love story.”  You know, unless the man who produced and directed the two highest-grossing movies ever offers his services.

Deadline reports that James Cameron will produce the film, and was a major selling point in securing funds from Universal — del Toro will begin pre-production in the coming weeks with a summer 2011 3D shoot in mind.  More after the jump:

Michael Sheen Exclusive Video Interview TRON: LEGACY in the End of Line Club at Comic-Con

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 8:07 pm

At this year’s Comic-Con, Walt Disney raised the bar yet again by building a practical set from Tron: Legacy and then throwing a huge party on Friday night. However, before the party, the studio used the location for press to interview the cast and filmmakers.  While most interviews at Comic-Con were done at area hotels or backstage in the Convention center, the End of Line Club from Tron: Legacy provided an amazing location for conducting interviews.

While I wasn’t originally scheduled to talk to Michael Sheen about his work in Tron: Legacy, while waiting for another interview, I managed to get a few minutes with this great actor.  We talked about the outfit he had to wear in Tron, what was it like to be back in the End of Line Club, working with 3D cameras, his character, and is he going to be in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. It’s a great interview so check it out after the jump:

Russell Brand to Star in HAWKWOOD, An Action Comedy About a 14th Century Mercenary

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 7:50 pm

20th Century Fox is currently developing the historical action comedy Hawkwood around the impish English comedian Russell Brand.  According to Deadline, Brand heard tell of a larger-than-life 14th century mercenary named John Hawkwood, and brought the idea to Fox’s head of comedy Nicky Weinstock, whom Brand worked with on Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek.

Weinstock boarded the project as producer, and the pair hired Jared Stern — who handled rewrite duties for Brand’s upcoming remake of Arthur — to pen the script.  Hit the jump to learn more about the cinematic possibilities of the life of Hawkwood.

SDCC 2010: Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo and Michelle Rodriguez Video Interview MACHETE

by Nico    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 5:43 pm

Nestled amongst taco trucks, tequila and Tecate Light, Robert Rodriguez introduced the gathered crowd at Comic-Con to his latest effort Machete.  Did he do this in Hall H?  Ballroom 20?  No, he loaded up a parking lot in the San Diego Gaslamp District with food, drinks, the kind of cars you’ve seen in rap videos and about five hundred of his newest friends.  Once the party was in full swing, Rodriguez took the stage with Machete himself Danny Trejo and his lovely co-star Michelle Rodriguez to prep the crowd for about seven minutes from the film.  He closed saying, “oh, and this last bit needs a bit of set up.  You should know that he just learned that the human intestine is ten times the length of the human body…”  I’ll let you’re imagination ride that out to its conclusion while you wait for this clearly fun and entertaining film to come to your local cineplex.

I got to chat with Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo and Michelle Rodriguez before the festivities kicked off.  We talked about the genesis and evolution of Machete, weapons and what’s next.  Hit the jump to check it out:

RAMBO: THE COMPLETE COLLECTOR’S SET Blu-ray Review

by Jeff Giles    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 5:34 pm

You’ve got to give Lionsgate points for chutzpah. The Rambo movies are all already available on Blu-ray, but with The Expendables heading to theaters and a vault full of action flicks to exploit, the studio is fearlessly shotgunning genre fans with a stack of reissues. And since it would be kind of lame if all they had to show for their catalog holdings was a hi-def version of Lock Up, here’s Rambo: The Complete Collector’s Set, which bundles all four chapters in the John Rambo saga into a bloody, brick-shaped chunk of righteous fury.

As examples of egregious double-dipping go, The Complete Collector’s Set isn’t so bad. Lionsgate is clearly trying to take advantage of heightened interest in all things Stallone, but to the studio’s credit, no exclusive content has been added to any of the movies in the box — if you already own any of these titles on Blu-ray, you don’t need to worry about missing some new featurette or commentary track. In fact, this set doesn’t include the extended cut of the fourth film that you get with the standalone disc. What you’re left with, in essence, is a cheaper way to own the series, so even if it doesn’t exactly live up to its name, it’s tough to quibble too much with The Complete Collector’s Set.  More after the jump:

SDCC 2010: Exclusive Interview with TANGLED Directors Byron Howard and Nathan Greno

by Bill Graham    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 5:10 pm

Last Thursday during Comic-Con, I not only had the pleasure to attend Disney’s Character Creation panel about the 50^th animated film, Tangled, but I also had an exclusive one-on-two interview with co-directors Byron Howard and Nathan Greno. The duo was gracious enough to allow me access to them for over 20 minutes, and I took full advantage. We discussed who influenced the Flynn Rider character, how they got involved, how restricting was the original story, what is with the name change from Rapunzel to Tangled, and a lot more.  After the jump you can read the complete transcript of the interview and some of the key highlights from what they said:

Zac Efron Interview CHARLIE ST. CLOUD

by Christina Radish    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 5:06 pm

Zac Efron has seamlessly made the transition to more adult roles, in a way that most younger actors only dream of. Following his work in the three High School Musical films, he has gone on to do both comedy and drama, with films like Hairspray, 17 Again and Me and Orson Welles. Now, he is playing his most vulnerable and emotional role yet, in Charlie St. Cloud.

Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name, Charlie St. Cloud tells the story of a small-town hero who survives a tragic accident, only to find out that his life has been changed forever. When Charlie (Efron) realizes that he can still see his younger brother Sam (Charlie Tahan), even though he’s dead, he vows to keep his promise to him and meet him every afternoon for baseball practice. And then, when his high school classmate Tess (Amanda Crew) returns home and sparks his interest, he becomes increasingly torn between his promise to his brother and his feelings for someone who is still very much alive.

During an interview to promote the film, Zac Efron talked about defining this character, working with director Burr Steers and striving for diversity in his film career. He also discussed his production company, Ninjas Runnin’ Wild, and the possible film slate that he’s hoping for. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Teaser Trailer for YOGI BEAR Starring the Voices of Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 4:37 pm

The teaser trailer for the live-action adaptation of Yogi Bear has gone online.  When we reported on the project last November, I was negative about it.  This teaser trailer makes me feel completely justified in that negativity.  There’s crummy animation, slapstick jokes, and nothing approaching the charm of the original cartoon.  Just because you quote the show, doesn’t mean you’re honoring it.  Of course, as I said then, I’m sure the soundbites will be about how everyone involved with the movie loved the show and want to bring it to a new generation.

Directed by Eric Brevig (Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D) and stars Anna Faris, Tom Cavanagh, and T.J. Miller as well as the voices of Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake as Yogi and Boo Boo, respectively. Hit the jump to check out the teaser trailer as well as the the poster that we put up yesterday.  Yogi Bear opens in 3D on December 17^th.

New Poster for Zack Snyder’s LEGENDS OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 4:27 pm

Warner Bros. has released a new poster for Zack Snyder’s animated 3D fantasy-adventure film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. Since we’ve covered the movie extensively the last few months, you probably know how excited I am to see the finished product as the few sequences I saw a week ago were incredible.  The best way I can describe the movie is it’s Lord of the Rings with Owls.  This is a good thing.  Also, as you probably noticed when you saw the incredible trailer, every frame looks like a painting come to life.  I really haven’t been this excited for an animated movie in a long time.  Hit the jump to check out the poster, and click here to check out the eight character posters from a few weeks back.

First Trailer for the Tenth and Final Season of CW’s SMALLVILLE

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 4:12 pm

With the tenth and final season of CW’s Man of Steel series Smallville approaching fast, our first look at what’s coming this fall has finally been revealed in the form of a very teasing trailer. Though the video isn’t composed of entirely new footage (it features some quick flashes from the 9th season) there’s plenty of action. But perhaps the biggest tease comes at the very end when the rotating logo of The Daily Planet atop a Metropolis skyscraper has a red and blue blur quickly fly past. The biggest complaint from fans of Smallville and Superman has come from a lack of red and blue tights for the Man of Steel.  Continued after the jump:

SDCC 2010: Footage of Marvel Panels for CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, THOR, and THE AVENGERS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 4:02 pm

Thousands of folks sat in Hall H all of last Saturday for one reason: to see the Marvel presentation.  The crowd was hungry for a first look at Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor, and (in the worst kept secret of the Con) the cast of The Avengers.  Now, Marvel has put up video of brief moment from the panels and signings for Captain America and Thor online.  They’ve also thrown up the tail-end of the introduction of The Avengers cast, but it won’t capture how nuts the crowd went at this moment.  It was the perfect way to wrap up all three days of Hall H at Comic-Con.  Everyone was on their feet and cheering their lungs out.  You’ll hear that in the video, but there’s no substitute for the electricity of the room during the grand finale of the presentation.

Hit the jump to check out snippets of the panels (but not the footage that was shown).  Thor opens on May 6, 2011 and you can click here to read our coverage of the panel.  Captain America: The First Avenger opens on July 22, 2011 and you can click here to read our coverage of this panel.  Finally, The Avengers is set to open on May 4, 2012 and you can read our coverage of that announcement here.

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