Steve is currently on the set of director Paul W.S. Anderson’s next film as a reporter for our partner site Omelete, Resident Evil: Afterlife and after speaking with producer Jeremy Bolt, he learned some interesting details on Anderson’s plans for his 3D adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers.  We’ll update this story with direct quotes later today, but in the meantime hit the jump to read the notes Steve scribbled down to learn the details of what Anderson has in store for Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D’Artagnan.

Additionally, Bolt and Anderson are planning to do a 3D heist movie set on a submarine.  The pair would also like to do an adaptation of the popular video game Metal Gear Solid but no deal is set for that yet; it’s just a project they would like to do.

When it was announced that Robert Zemeckis was directing an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” starring Jim Carrey and made with 3D motion-capture, my response was viciously negative.  Zemeckis had left behind movies like “Back to the Future” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?”, movies with characters and charming stories, in favor of 3D motion-captured films featuring CG characters who resembled the voice actor except they were trapped deep within the uncanny valley (the place where CG facsimiles of people look like very expensive animatronics).  Throwing Jim Carrey into the mix to have him constantly mug for the camera made the idea of a 3D motion-captured film even more unappealing.  And “A Christmas Carol”?  How many times do we need to see this story?  Seeing it in 3D with Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge was an argument not to make the movie.  (Hit the jump to find out why all these perceived flaws are actually the film’s greatest strengths.)

Earlier today I sat down with writer/director Richard Kelly (”Donnie Darko”, “Southland Tales”) to talk about his upcoming movie “The Box”.  For those who don’t know, the movie is set around a deceptively simple moral dilemma.  An average couple is offered an opportunity to get themselves out of financial difficulty: a million dollars, in exchange for the knowledge that their acceptance of this gift will result in the death of one person somewhere in the world - someone they don’t know.  The big question is, “What will they do?” But writer/director Richard Kelly is also asking, “What would you do?”

While some interviews are rushed, our conversation was extensive and if you’re a fan of Richard Kelly or just curious about “The Box”, then you’ll definitely want to watch this. He talked about how the Arcade Fire came to the project, when will the score be released, the writing process, how his dad really worked at NASA and how he influenced James Marsden’s character, is the Blu-ray of both “Donnie Darko” and “Southland Tales” the final editions of those films, what will be on “The Box” Blu-ray, what is he working on now, and so much more. Take a look after the jump:

I approach each DreamWorks Animation movie with extreme caution because while there are a few I highly enjoy (”Over the Hedge”, “Bee Movie”), their films have a tendency of trying too hard to be hip and cool rather than just tell a good story and include clever jokes.

But the first trailer for their upcoming movie “How to Train Your Dragon” (in 3D, of course), is quite charming.  And while the trailer may say “From the Creators of ‘Shrek’ and ‘Kung Fu Panda’”, the writer-directors of the film are Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders.  They made the “Lilo & Stitch” and now I understand why “How to Train Your Dragon” looks good.  Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  “How to Train Your Dragon” hits theaters on March 26^th, 2010.

I’ll admit it: I was less than impressed with the first “Avatar” trailer.  I thought the movie looked decent, but it wasn’t the cinematic revolution everyone in Hollywood was talking about.  But friend after friend that had seen the 3D footage at Comic-Con and on “Avatar” day kept telling me you’ve got to see the footage in 3D.  They all said the first trailer didn’t have the magic that is “Avatar”.  And after watching the just released three and a half minute trailer for James Cameron’s return to movie theaters, I am now officially on board and shutting up.  This movie looks fantastic and any bit of hesitation has vanished.  If you were in the same boat as me about the first trailer, you absolutely need to watch this new one.  You’ll be sold.

You know what the problem is with the “Saw” franchise (aside from plot, characters, imagination, scares, thought, budget, logic, freshness, and a lack of anything else of value)?  A saw is not a power tool.  Sure, it hurts a lot to saw off a limb with a hacksaw, but it’s also really time consuming.  You can cause twice the destruction in half the time with a chainsaw.  With that in mind, Twisted Pictures, the owners of the “Saw” franchise, are closing in on adding the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” franchise to its horror show.  Hit the jump for more details, not only about this story, but more details than you would ever get in a “Saw” movie.

I don’t understand anyone who wouldn’t want to go back and watch “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2″ on the big screen especially when it only costs $15.  Not each.  Combined.  And forget about the 3D or even the digital projection.  These are two of the greatest movies in the past twenty years and even if you don’t have kids (because if you’re a parent with a kid 12 or under, this is mandatory) why not revisit them on a big screen?  They have not aged.  They are as vibrant, funny, clever, and heart-warming as you remember.  But if you need more convincing (and if so, I think you might be a hopeless case), read on.

The up and coming rereleases of “Toy Story” 1 and 2 in the 3-D format have the industry abuzz in regards to the potential of hitting up popular library titles of the different studios to also give the 3-D treatment.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lightstorm Entertainment is claiming that a 3-D release of the world’s most successful box-office film “Titanic” is itself less than a year away.  With that in mind, the eventual consideration of your favorite mega-action blockbusters to get revisited seems more of a forecast now than just wishful thinking.  Click the jump to daydream about Rivendell, the Death Star, and/or Keanu Reeves in the third dimension.

Walt Disney/Pixar has released a great TV spot for their upcoming “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2″ 3D double feature and you can watch it after the jump. While it’s hard to sell anything in thirty seconds, this one is just about perfect. I especially like the opening 10 seconds. But enough of my rambling, just watch the commercial.

I’m pretty sure there’s only so much visual processing the mind can handle.  At some point it hits overload and you’re not sure what you’re seeing any more and your mind just short-circuits.  Expect to see a lot of drooling faces next December because “Tron Legacy” is coming out in IMAX 3D.  We already knew it would be in 3D and the test footage of that alone blew minds apart at ShoWest and Comic-Con.  Now they want to charge a light cycle right into cerebellums.  I say bring it on but make sure I have someone to drive me home when the film opens on December 17th, 2010.  Click here to read my reaction to the “Tron Legacy” presentation from this year’s Comic-Con.

The latest remake news is that “Night of the Living Dead” is now being “remade” as a 3D CGI orgin story titled “Night of the Living Dead: Origins”  The film has been remade a couple of times already thanks to being in the public domain, but this new take aims to  update the tale partially by bringing out the characters’ back stories.  The film will be produced by Simon West (”Con Air”) and directed by newcomer director Zebediah de Soto who aims to make the film into a “American-style anime.”  The film will also use this new technology that the director helped invent named “The Beast”.  You can read all about that along with some other details when you hit the jump.

Last week I was able to speak with director Sylvain White. While most of our conversation is under embargo, I’ve been given permission to post some of what was said. Since Sylvain is currently attached to Frank Miller’s “Ronin” movie, I figured you’d like to hear what he said about his take on the property and where it currently is in development.

According to Sylvain, he’s about to get a new draft of the script and he envisions the film as a “big-budget, big blockbuster.” He went on to say he’d “love to do it in 3D.” For more on the project, click the jump:

Digital 3D is about to get a huge boost thanks to JP Morgan. One of the obstacles in preventing 3D from catching on in a big bad way is the relatively small number of theaters that are set up with the necessary equipment. Well that’s about to change with news that the aforementioned firm will be sending out briefing books for over $525 million to the country’s three largest theater chains (Regal, AMC, and Cinemark). This will result in the theater chains adding 3D embellishments to many of their technical repertoire. Hit the jump for more.

The Hubble Space Telescope is finally repaired and back in service. What better place to view its space-staring power than a 70 by 50 foot IMAX screen? IMAX and Warner Bros. will release “Hubble 3D” exclusively in IMAX locations across the world on March 19, 2010. The film will celebrate Hubble’s 20th anniversary with an expanded release on April 23 and show how the telescope was repaired by astronauts last May. Toni Myers, who directed “Space Station 3D,” will again produce, direct, and edit the new film. More on Hubble after the jump.

Speaking in London’s Leicester Square this morning, Walt Disney Animation and Pixar COO John Lasseter gave a thorough presentation of Disney’s upcoming films.  Among the highlights:  plot details about “Toy Story 3″ and “Cars 2.”  Pixar normally shies away from sequels and I think that policy has proved to be one of their strengths so I have been very curious to know what makes these movies worth the risk.  Lasseter has talked about wanting to make another Toy Story ever since the second one came out which makes me think that the impetus behind “Toy Story 3″ and the reason for its lengthy development is his genuine love of the characters and a desire to revisit their world, even if that meant waiting years to do so.

“Cars 2,” on the other hand, does not have such a warm and fuzzy backstory.  The original came out in 2006 and, since Pixar takes about four or five years to make a film, the sequel was clearly fast-tracked to the top of the queue.  I guess roughly $462 million will do that, especially considering its characters are much more ripe for new adventures than, say, the robots from “Wall-E.”  Hit the jump to find out what new games Woody is playing and where Lightning McQueen will be racing next.

Paul W.S. Anderson, the always-busy producer/director best-known for the “Resident Evil” series, is producing a reimagining of that staple of 19^th century literature - Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers”.  Will Anderson’s D’Artagnan carry his own dismembered head into battle?  And just how will his “Musketeers” be different from the scores of adaptations that have come before it?  Hit the jump to find out.