Eli Roth Not Ditching Horror Last week it was reported thatEli Rothwas going to make a PG-13 mass-destruction movie. All the AP-wires ran the story with the headline announcing that Eli was leaving horror behind. Apparently that isn’t exactly true after all. Roth is making a PG-13 film, but has no plans of ditching the horror genre. “As soon as I saw that headline I just thought ‘I should’ve kept my mouth shut....

First Look: Mickey Rourke And Megan Fox In Passion Play We haven’t done much coverage on the filmPassion Play, which starsMickey RourkeandMegan Fox.The first big piece we ran on the filmwas prompted by Toby Kebbell dropping out andBill Murraystepping into his role. Now we’ve got the first image from the movie, above, and a few quotes from Rourke about the production. In true Rourke fashion, some of his comments are sure to piss a few people off....

First Look: Zack Snyder’s Legend Of The Guardians Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures will release the first movie trailer forZack Snyder’s computer animated adaptationLegend of the Guardians,based on the popular children’s book seriesGuardians of Ga’Hoole, with Disney’sAlice in Wonderland. But you don’t have to wait until Friday to get a look at Snyder’s first family film, as Warners has released a bunch of photos in Thursday’s edition ofUSA Today. Deborra-Lee Furnessplays Barran, the queen of the great tree, a source of knowledge for the noble owls of Ga’Hoole....

Forest Whitaker In Talks For ‘Taken 3’, Olivier Megaton To Direct AlthoughLiam Neesoninitially seemedcompletely disinterestedinTaken 3, he eventually came around after a bit of soul-searching andan offer for $20 million. Now the other pieces of the puzzle are falling into place around him. Olivier Megatonwill return to direct the third installment of the thriller franchise, whileForest Whitakercould join Neeson in front of the camera. More details after the jump.Robert Mark KamenandLuc Bessonwrote the script forTaken 3, as they did the other films....

Guillermo Del Toro Gives A Photo Tour Of His Monstrous LACMA Exhibition, Opening Today We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s no secret thatGuillermo del Toro’s Bleak House, his personal home (or “man cave” as he calls it) is a treasure trove of movie props, artifacts, art and collectibles inspired by all the fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories that he loves. We’ve seen pieces of it invideo toursover the years....

Help Fund ‘Cowboys & Engines: A Steampunk Film’ Starring ‘Totally Rad Show’s Jeff Cannata The steampunk subgenre is really nothing new, which is why it’s so frustrating that mainstream cinema has had such a difficult time getting it right. Perhaps it’s time, then, to see if indie filmmakers can do any better. Described as “an epic steampunk adventure,“Cowboys & Enginesfollows a war-weary hero in 1876 trying to save San Francisco from the destructive power of a stolen temporal engine....

How Clint Eastwood’s “Man With No Name” Persona Has Evolved Over 50 Years (Welcome toRole Call, where we examine two performances from an actor – their first defining role and their most recent/last – to get a sense of who they are.) There are two options when you pictureClint Eastwood. His image has been frozen in amber twice during his career, offering us only the cigar-chomping, heavily tanned silence of Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy” and the gray-headed, lawn protector ofGran Torino....

Infographic: Netflix Google Searches Way Up, DVD Searches Down As much as we’re all fans of the theatrical experience, Hollywood is always fighting off its rivals. Recently, there’s beena lot of talk aboutpremium video on demand, a service that allows viewers to see movies in their homesonly two months afterthey’re released in theaters, but that’s simply the latest contender for the throne. Piracy is always a big worry, though some studios have foundinnovative ways to try and usethat data....

Jesse Eisenberg And Kristen Stewart ‘American Ultra’ Set Interview Last summer, on the New Orleans set ofAmerican Ultra, a bunch of other journalists and I played a game. Lionsgate allowed us to tweet about being on the set of the film – which is a rarity on a set visit – and the results were astounding. You see,American UltrastarsJesse EisenbergandKristen Stewart.And Stewart has a massive and rabid online following. With every tweet about being on set, we’d see who get get the most interaction, the most retweets and favorites....

Junkie XL Launches SCORE Academy For Aspiring Composers Tom Holkenborg, akaJunkie XL,is preparing to teach a whole new generation of film composers. The composer behind the scores of films likeBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Mad Max: Fury Road,andDeadpool,is launching the SCORE Academy, an annual year-long program that offers emerging composing talents the chance at hands-on instruction with him. Created in collaboration with ASCAP, The SCORE Academy “aims to raise students skill sets to the highest level in all aspects of scoring, sound design programming, music production, music technology and film music business....

Lars Von Trier Sets Matt Dillon As Jack The Ripper In ‘The House That Jack Built’ Over the past decade,Matt Dillonhas made plenty of movies that no one really cared about.Old Dogs, Armored, Takers, Pawn Shop ChroniclesandThe Art of the Stealhave all featured Matt Dillon, and they’re all movies that you either forgot about or never knew existed to begin with. However, with a key role on the popular Fox seriesWayward Pines, the career of Matt Dillon has had a bit of a resurgence, and nowLars von Trierwill try to help that along....

New Posters: Peter Weir’s ‘The Way Back’ And John Cameron Mitchell’s ‘Rabbit Hole’ Two good-looking posters recently hit for a couple of the fall’s more promising arthouse pictures. BothThe Way BackandRabbit Holehave some great early reviews out of festivals and screenings. Now each has a poster to call its own, and you can see both after the break. Here’s the poster forThe Way Back, which comes viaIn Contention. I’m really looking forward to this one....

Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Neon Demon’ Picks Up Keanu Reeves And Christina Hendricks Nicolas Winding Refnhas found some more beautiful people for his horror film about beautiful people.Keanu Reeveshas boardedThe Neon Demon, along withChristina Hendricks,Jena Malone, andBella Heathcote. As previously reported,Elle Fanningleads the castas “an aspiring model who is caught in a world of beauty and demise,” whileAbbey Leeplaysa dangerously unstable popular girl. More on theNeon DemonKeanu Reeves casting after the jump....