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2009 | 2008 | 2003
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'Jurassic Park III' Director Wants 'Jurassic Park IV'
8 November 2009 4:15 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Jurassic Park IV? Don't count it out yet, I guess.
Director Joe Johnston, brought in by Universal to take over The Wolfman from Mark Romanek, helmed the third and least appealing Jurassic Park about a decade ago, and he tells Ain't It Cool News he would consider answering the bell again. Unless I missed something this year, the producers of the trilogy have not warmed to the idea yet, so this could be hypothetical.
"There is a great story for the fourth one that I would be interested in getting involved with, and it’s nothing like the first three," Johnston says. "It sort of takes the franchise off in a completely different direction, which is the only way I would want to get involved.” »
- Colin Boyd
Two New 'Wolfman' Posters, And One Is Even Good
7 November 2009 3:30 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
What to do about The Wolfman? Originally, this was a fantastic idea. Universal was going all the way back to its vaults and reintroducing the monster movies of the 1930s, most of which have stood the test of time. You had Rick Baker doing make-up effects (the created the Oscar in that category for his work on An American Werewolf in London, still unsurpassed), and Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) lined up to direct Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, and Hugo Weaving.
Romanek left and was replaced by Joe Johnston (Jurrasic Park III) and then there were grumblings that the visual effects were so bad a fair percentage of them had to be redone. The movie went from April to November to the following February, and that's where we are now: A re-tooled bit of classic monster madness opening on Valentine's Day, already carrying more than its share of dashed expectations. »
- Colin Boyd
New Poster for The Wolfman Starring Benecio Del Toro and Emily Blunt
6 November 2009 1:40 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
If you need an example of how smart marketing can turn around naysayers on a film, look no further than Joe Johnston’s “The Wolfman”. After the bad buzz generated by the switch in directors from Mark Romanek (”One Hour Photo”) to Joe Johnston (”Hidalgo”) coupled with constant kicks in the release date (the film was first intended to open on November 12, 2008) “The Wolfman” will finally hit theaters on February 12, 2009. Coupled with its most recent and most awesome trailer, “The Wolfman” is back on people’s radars and it’s looking to compete next Valentine’s Day.
The new poster for the film shows just how ballsy the marketing for this film is willing to go. The Wolfman isn’t even in the poster but it’s obvious that Emily Blunt’s character is freaking out and with good reason. She’s in a movie called “The Wolfman.” I think »
- Matt Goldberg
Introducing Carey Mulletigan
29 October 2009 4:50 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
The Playlist has a first look at Never Let Me Go, the upcoming Mark Romanek adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel that's got a host of British talent attached, including including Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield, Sally Hawkins, and screenwriter Alex Garland. And then there's white-hot An Education ingenue Carey Mulligan, who definitely appears to be working the "business up front, party in the back" look in the film. We're not sure who she's playing, but based on that hairstyle, we have a hunch: »
Newer, Hipper ‘Wolfman’ Trailer Hits Web
21 October 2009 12:15 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
If you were debating whether or not you wanted to see Benicio Del Toro in Wolfman because it was too folky and epic, how would you like it if the film was set to a generic rock tune?
Well, Universal Pictures answered your prayers with the newest trailer for Wolfman. It’s got more Benicio, more Wolf, and a Marilyn Manson soundtrack.
The film itself has had quite a tumultuous post-production. Originally, the film was set to have Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) as director, who later stepped down. Then, the studio met with names like Brett Ratner, Frank Darabont, James Mangold, and Martin Campbell, until finally deciding on Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer).
Once finished, the film bounced around with three separate release dates, two being in 2009, and then finally sticking to a release of February, 2010. It’s on record that January and February is where movies go to die. »
- Sebastian Suchecki
Kevin Smith On His Video Pitch To Weezer: 'They Wanted Something Good, I Gave Them Something Me'
12 October 2009 8:24 AM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
The video for Weezer's new single "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" (from their forthcoming seventh album Raditude) will be premiering soon, and no matter what was happening with Weezer's music, they have always been a top-shelf video band. In fact, they first gained national attention with the groundbreaking clip for "Buddy Holly" (which was directed by Spike Jonze). Along the way, they've worked with some huge directors (Jonze, Mark Romanek, Sophie Muller and Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris) on some cornerstone videos ("Say It Ain't So," "Hash Pipe" and last year's "Pork and Beans" among them).
One director they never worked with was "Clerks" and "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" mastermind Kevin Smith. But it wasn't for lack of trying — the band actually hit up Smith for a video treatment for "Keep Fishin'" back in 2002. "Weezer asked me about doing a video, »
- Kyle Anderson
Hollywood Film Festival to Honor Carey Mulligan and Jeremy Renner
22 September 2009 7:36 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, are pleased to announce honorees who will be recognized for their achievements at the festival's Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony.
Actress Carey Mulligan will receive the "Hollywood Breakthrough Actress Award," actor Jeremy Renner will be honored with the "Hollywood Breakthrough Actor Award," director Lee Daniels will receive the "Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award," Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe will receive the "New Hollywood Award" and screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber will be recognized with the "Hollywood Breakthrough Screenwriter Award."
The gala ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 26, 2009. The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. "These honorees have been steadily laying the groundwork of choice projects upon which to build their Hollywood careers, and this was their year to really stand out, »
[DVD Review] The Shooter Series, Volume One: Brett Ratner
17 September 2009 2:30 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Not long before Michael Bay poured acid down fanboy throats with his double whammy of escapist fertilizer, one name could be heard used with an equal amount of fervor: Brett Ratner. “The rat,” as he was affectionately dubbed by a cavalcade of enraged fanboys, had done a major disservice to the community in the form of X-Men: The Last Stand. Rumor of rushed rewrites and a hectic shooting schedule plagued the film and though Ratner’s entry opened with the biggest box-office take of the trilogy, The Last Stand was critically derided and universally cast out by most fanboys.
My own relationship with Ratner’s work skews on the side of shrewd criticism. I enjoyed Rush Hour 1 and 2, thought Red Dragon was effective if not particularly stellar and was one of the few people I know (aside from my Dad) who enjoyed Ratner’s oft-quoted critical and box office failure The Family Man. »
- Mark Zhuravsky
Darklight Festival Celebrates a Decade of Screening
8 September 2009 7:24 AM, PDT | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »
Darklight, the annual festival which sees the screening of Irish and international independent digital films, has once again returned. The Festival's 10th Anniversary will be marked by some special events taking place in Dublin's Smithfield district from 8 – 11 October including include a public interview and workshop with renowned music video director Mark Romanek. These will include a public interview and workshop with renowned music video director Mark Romanek. Mark directed the video for 'Hurt' by Johnny Cash, and has worked varied artists from Michael Jackson and Madonna to Nine Inch Nails and Jay-z. »
tMF Fast Forward: Eagle of the Ninth goes ahead!
25 August 2009 5:38 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Filming begins on the Roman epic adventure The Eagle of the Ninth, directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald and produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Shooting entirely on location in Hungary and Scotland, the film is co-financed by Film4 with Focus Features, which holds worldwide rights excluding U.K. free-tv. The cast is headed by Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the upcoming Dear John), Jamie Bell (Defiance, Jumper), two-time Golden Globe Award winner Donald Sutherland, and Mark Strong (the upcoming Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood). Mr. Macdonald is reunited on the new film with Jeremy Brock, BAFTA Award-winning screenwriter of his 2006 film The Last King of Scotland, who has adapted the screenplay of The Eagle of the Ninth from Rosemary Sutcliff's classic novel of the same name.
Duncan Kenworthy, an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee for Four Weddings and a Funeral, developed and is »
tMF Fast Forward: Eagle of the Ninth goes ahead!
25 August 2009 5:38 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Filming begins on the Roman epic adventure The Eagle of the Ninth, directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald and produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Shooting entirely on location in Hungary and Scotland, the film is co-financed by Film4 with Focus Features, which holds worldwide rights excluding U.K. free-tv. The cast is headed by Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the upcoming Dear John), Jamie Bell (Defiance, Jumper), two-time Golden Globe Award winner Donald Sutherland, and Mark Strong (the upcoming Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood). Mr. Macdonald is reunited on the new film with Jeremy Brock, BAFTA Award-winning screenwriter of his 2006 film The Last King of Scotland, who has adapted the screenplay of The Eagle of the Ninth from Rosemary Sutcliff's classic novel of the same name.
Duncan Kenworthy, an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee for Four Weddings and a Funeral, developed and is »
tMF Fast Forward: Eagle of the Ninth goes ahead!
25 August 2009 5:38 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Filming begins on the Roman epic adventure The Eagle of the Ninth, directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald and produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Shooting entirely on location in Hungary and Scotland, the film is co-financed by Film4 with Focus Features, which holds worldwide rights excluding U.K. free-tv. The cast is headed by Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the upcoming Dear John), Jamie Bell (Defiance, Jumper), two-time Golden Globe Award winner Donald Sutherland, and Mark Strong (the upcoming Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood). Mr. Macdonald is reunited on the new film with Jeremy Brock, BAFTA Award-winning screenwriter of his 2006 film The Last King of Scotland, who has adapted the screenplay of The Eagle of the Ninth from Rosemary Sutcliff's classic novel of the same name.
Duncan Kenworthy, an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee for Four Weddings and a Funeral, developed and is »
tMF Fast Forward: Eagle of the Ninth goes ahead!
25 August 2009 5:38 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Filming begins on the Roman epic adventure The Eagle of the Ninth, directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald and produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Shooting entirely on location in Hungary and Scotland, the film is co-financed by Film4 with Focus Features, which holds worldwide rights excluding U.K. free-tv. The cast is headed by Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the upcoming Dear John), Jamie Bell (Defiance, Jumper), two-time Golden Globe Award winner Donald Sutherland, and Mark Strong (the upcoming Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood). Mr. Macdonald is reunited on the new film with Jeremy Brock, BAFTA Award-winning screenwriter of his 2006 film The Last King of Scotland, who has adapted the screenplay of The Eagle of the Ninth from Rosemary Sutcliff's classic novel of the same name.
Duncan Kenworthy, an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee for Four Weddings and a Funeral, developed and is »
Shooting starts on Kevin MacDonald's The Eagle of the Ninth
24 August 2009 2:21 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Shooting has commenced on the Kevin MacDonald film The Eagle Of The Ninth today. Shooting entirely on location in Hungary and Scotland, the film is co-financed by Film4 with Focus Features, which holds worldwide rights excluding U.K. free-tv.
The cast is headed by Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the upcoming Dear John), Jamie Bell (Defiance, Jumper), two-time Golden Globe Award winner Donald Sutherland, and Mark Strong (the upcoming Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood). Mr. Macdonald is reunited on the new film with Jeremy Brock, BAFTA Award-winning screenwriter of his 2006 film The Last King of Scotland, who has adapted the screenplay of The Eagle of the Ninth from Rosemary Sutcliff's classic novel of the same name. Duncan Kenworthy, an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee for Four Weddings and a Funeral, developed and is producing The Eagle of the Ninth through his Toledo Productions. »
- Paul
The Eagle of the Ninth Begins Shooting in Hungary
24 August 2009 6:48 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The Eagle of the Ninth began shooting today in Hungary. This Roman epic adventure is being directed by Kevin Macdonald and stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, and Mark Strong. Here is the official press release:
Filming begins today on the Roman epic adventure The Eagle of the Ninth, directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald and produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Shooting entirely on location in Hungary and Scotland, the film is co-financed by Film4 with Focus Features, which holds worldwide rights excluding U.K. free-tv.
The cast is headed by Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the upcoming Dear John), Jamie Bell (Defiance, Jumper), two-time Golden Globe Award winner Donald Sutherland, and Mark Strong (the upcoming Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood). Mr. Macdonald is reunited on the new film with Jeremy Brock, BAFTA Award-winning screenwriter of his 2006 film The Last King of Scotland, who has »
The Good, The Bad And The Wtf: Yellow Submarine and Twilight Dildo
22 August 2009 3:11 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
The teaser trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar rightly stole everyone else’s thunder yesterday, after much hype and anticipation; but Avatar was not the only film to dish out a trailer today attached to Inglourious Basterds. It’s certainly not the only big news in film this week. In this new feature, let’s take a look at the good, the bad, and the Wtf.
The Good
• Bruce Willis talked to MTV about climbing aboard Sylvester Stallone's manly epic The Expendables, joining the likes of Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Steve Austin and Arnold Schwarzenegger, among other testicle draggers.
• We finally got a trailer for the David Lynch / Werner Herzog collaboration My Son My Son, What Have Ye Done. I still can't believe they're really going with that title, but it's great. The trailer looks... pretty much like Werner Herzog directing a David Lynch movie. »
- Arya Ponto
Benicio Bares Fangs in 'The Wolfman' Trailer
20 August 2009 9:45 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
By Peter Hall
The Wolfman has had a spot or two of trouble finding its way back to the big screen. First One Hour Photo director Mark Romanek, who got the remake off the ground in the first place, dropped off the project citing creative differences. Joe Johnston stepped in to fill his shoes and it seemed the wait wouldn't be long before we'd all be reveling in Benicio Del Toro's blood-curdling howls at the moon. Then woe-of-woes struck: the dreaded release date shuffle.
Universal Studios had originally carved out November of '08 to unleash The Wolfman. Then late winter/early spring of '09. Now we're stuck wait until February 10, 2010. Universal insisted their trepidation to actually put the creature feature in theaters was not out of a lack of confidence, but a stalwart patience for finalized special effects work. And now that the first trailer for Joe Johnston's »
- Cinematical staff
Things Get Hairy in The Wolf Man Trailer
20 August 2009 9:34 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Joe Johnston’s “The Wolf Man”, starring Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, and the great Anthony Hopkins, used to be Mark Romanek’s “The Wolf Man” until the ever popular “creative differences” sent him packing, and Johnston was brought in to finish the production. After losing a director and getting its release date pushed back, the troubled film will finally see the inside of theaters in early 2010. February 10, 2010, to be exact. Check out the first trailer for the movie below, and see what all the fuzz, bad or otherwise, is about. Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman, is lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother… and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Talbot’s childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. »
- Nix
Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman Trailer Starring Benicio Del Toro
20 August 2009 9:14 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Universal's re-imagining of the classic monster flick The Wolfman has been in development for few years now, with Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) originally attached to direct. After Romanek parted ways due to creative differences, Brett Ratner was rumoured to be taking over the project, but in the end Joe Johnston (Jumanji, Jurassic Park III) was named as his replacement. After many delays and a few additional reshoots, a solid release date has finally been set, the first trailer has arrived online! The movie is set in the the late 1880s and stars Benicio Del Toro as Lawrence Talbot, a man who returns to the English village of Blackmore to investigate the disappearance of his brother. When he is attacked by a werewolf, he becomes cursed and finds himself transforming into a beast as well. I like the look of the film and also the period setting, but I am »
- Sean
Wolf Man pics
19 August 2009 3:25 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
After a long time in the kennel, The Wolf Man will finally get off the leash on February 12, 2010. And tomorrow we'll get our first look at Benicio del Toro and his hairy fury when the trailer arrives. But for the moment, here's a bunch of atmospheric snaps from the film and the official synopsis. Joe Johnston (Jumanji, Jurassic Park III) directs, replacing original component Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo). Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The... »
- Dave Davis
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