By Mike Lee •
February 1, 2012 •
It’s a tradition to have high-priced commercials run during the Super Bowl. Now a days we are seeing movie studios take part in that action by airing TV spots for their summer tentpoles. Yesterday we saw teasers for John Carter and The Avengers. Now Paramount Pictures has released a TV spot for…[ more ]
By Mike Lee •
January 25, 2012 •
There has been much casting activity this week, and today we are adding even more names to various projects. First we have Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor joining James Wan’s The Conjuring. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision, the two will join Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in a movie about a…[ more ]
By Mike Lee •
January 23, 2012 •
We’ve had our fair share of images from Marvel Studios’ The Avengers in the past, some of them being very similar to each other. Now Empire Magazine’s most recent issue features a couple of new images, plus four character covers that will surely grab the attention of any fan of Marvel Comics. There’s…[ more ]
By Mike Lee •
January 20, 2012 •
Jay and Mark Duplass have a knack for making dysfunctional family movies that have very interesting dynamics. Cyrus, was one of the biggest indie hits last year, and the dual directors are set to repeat that success with Jeff Who Lives at Home.
This time their movie explores family dynamics and emerging self-awareness.
The…[ more ]
By Mike Lee •
January 5, 2012 •
Yesterday we reported that Paramount Pictures would be releasing Paranormal Activity 4 on October 19, 2012. The very successful horror franchise grossed nearly $300 million worldwide. The third Paranormal Activity seemed doomed to repeat history the way the SAW franchise did when Catfish directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman were brought in to…[ more ]
By Mike Lee •
January 4, 2012 •
The search for Star Trek 2’s villain ends with a name we never saw coming. Benicio Del Toro was tapped to play as the main villain in J.J. Abrams’ sequel to the 2009 hit. Then Edgar Ramirez and Jordi Molla were under consideration for the same role. But a report from Deadline…[ more ]
By Mike Lee •
January 4, 2012 •
Three horror film news bits in a row? Wow. Paranormal Activity is pretty much invading the movie news this week. When word came that Paramount Pictures was moving forward with a fourth movie, fans were excited, and now we got a tentative date set up.
According to the movie studio (via comingsoon.net),…[ more ]
By Mike Lee •
January 4, 2012 •
No word yet on who will play as the villain in J.J. Abrams Star Trek 2, but we hae word that Noel Clark (Mickey Smith in Doctor Who), has joined the cast of the highly anticipated sequel.
According to Variety, the actor will play as a “a family man with a wife and young daughter.” …[ more ]
By Mike Lee •
January 2, 2012 •
It should not come as a surprise that Paramount is putting Paranormal Activity 4 project into motion. Given that the film franchise has been a success for the movie studio, it would seem unwise for them not to continue it. Today we reported that Paramount Pictures was the top box office grossing movie studio…[ more ]
By Mike Lee •
January 2, 2012 •
Paramount Pictures is celebrating the new years the only way a movie studio can celebrate. Topping the 2011 worldwide box office with 5.17 billion. That’s right, five billion from one movie studio alone. Paramount has to thanks Michael Bay and Shia LaBeouf in part because Transformers Dark of the Moon grossed $1…[ more ]
By Mike Lee •
December 23, 2011 •
Sequels, Sequels, Sequels, that’s what this report is all about. Gremlins 3, Pineapple Express 2, and Green Lantern 2 sequel rumors as swirling once again. We can’t really confirm if the studio execs are thinking about extending their movie franchises, but an odd number of moves makes us think that a sequel for…[ more ]
By Mike Lee •
December 21, 2011 •
Jamie Bell is the titular character in Steven Spielberg's adaptation of 'The Adventures of Tintin'
(The original story ran November 14 when Paramount lifted the embargo, but we’re running it again today to coincide with the film’s wide opening.)
If there is anything that The Adventures of Tintin director Steven Spielberg understands, it’s the thrill of adventure…[ more ]
By Mike Lee •
December 20, 2011 •
An IMAX camera must have fallen on J.J. Abrams head or something. The Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol producer has decided to shoot Star Trek sequel using traditional IMAX Cameras. Which is great news for fans of the massive film format. And while we may not know who the villain may be or…[ more ]