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Red Begins Principal Photography Principal photography on the big screen adaptation of the DC Comics/Warren Ellis graphic novelRedhas begun in Toronto. Summit Entertainment has issued a press release, which includes details on the full cast/crew. you may read the release after the jump. PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWAY ON SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT’S “RED” August 05, 2025 — Toronto, Canada – Principal photography has begun in Toronto on Summit Entertainment’s spy-thriller “Red,” based on the DC Comics graphic novel of the same name by Warren Ellis....

Robert Rodriguez Talks Difference Between Predators Trailer And Film Those of you who sawPredatorsover the weekend probably noticed a difference in one significant shot that was a centerpiece of the trailer. The shot appears in the film, albeit in noticeably altered form. Evidently there were a few who’ve been irritated by the difference (really?) and fortunately, someone got producerRobert Rodriguezto talk about it. I won’t spoil the shot or the difference for those who haven’t yet seen the film....

Roland Emmerich To Direct ‘Cloverfield’-Style Alien Invasion Movie, ‘The Zone’ Here are two things that don’t naturally go together:Roland Emmerichand low-budget. Add in ‘secret’ and that’s three. Given the sort of films he generally directs, the idea of Roland Emmerich making a low-key film is about as plausible as Tim Burton developing a movie without Johnny Depp. But these things are coming together as Mr. Emmerich prepares to shoot a film calledThe Zone, which sounds as if it will be his very own Cloverfield....

Star Wars Bits: From A Certain Point Of View: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Squadrons, Jedi Temple Challenge, And More! We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this edition of Star Wars Bits: From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes BackAuthors Revealed Last week,StarWars.comannouncedFrom a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back, a new anthology celebrating 40 years ofStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back....

Steve Wozniak Reviews ‘Jobs’, Responds To Ashton Kutcher’s Comments It’s a tricky thing to make a biopic when some of the real-life key players are still alive. While Steve Jobs passed away beforeJoshua Michael Stern’sJobsgot going, plenty of other people from his life are still around, and at least one of them is more than happy to speak out about the movie’s inaccuracies. Apple Inc. co-founderSteve Wozniakhas said previously that the first clip from Jobs got things “totally wrong,” though he hoped the movie would still be “fun and entertaining....

Steven Zaillian Wants To Direct The Remake Of ‘Timecrimes’ It doesn’t feel like the last time we reported on a US remake ofTimeCrimeswas almost a year ago. But it was back in January thatSteven Zaillianwasreportedas the screenwriter responsible for the roadmap for the remake ofNacho Vigalondo’s fan-favorite time-travel thriller. He was working from a previous draft fromTim Sexton, and Zaillian was producing as well. Rumors that David Cronenbergmight directhad been scuttled, and at the time we didn’t know who might direct the remake....

Superhero Bits: Wonder Woman, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, X-Men And Avengers, Batman, Groot, Ant-Man What’s up with all the new superhero movies getting announced? Did the Warner Bros. CEO comment onWonder Woman? Want to see some set images fromAvengers: Age of Ultron? DidSimon Peggcomment onEdgar WrightleavingAnt-Man? Where can you see theX-Men and Avengersteam up? DoesJames Gunnhave nice things to say aboutVin DieselinGuardians of the Galaxy? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

The Mandalorian Star Giancarlo Esposito Has A Message For Unvaccinated Film And TV Workers Call me naïve, but it’s hard to believe that we’re well over a year into this pandemic and there isstilldivision over whether getting the vaccine is the correct and safe thing to do or not.It very obviously is, at least for anyone who’s bothered to listen to the indisputable science, but that’s one thing that has become abundantly clear (especially in America) in the last several years: there is simply no black-or-white issue that a certain portion of our population won’t hesitate to turn into a disingenuous debate....

The Posters For The 2011 Texas Monthly Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow Texas is known for being flat, minimalistic but still incredibly beautiful and that’s certainly the theme of the posters for the2011 Rolling Roadshow. This year, instead of going all across the country, theAlamo Drafthouseis keeping things close to home as they’ll travel across the Lone Star State andshow Texas films set in Texas. Films such asBlood Simple, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Searchers, Red Riverand more....

The Twitter Plea To Cast Mark Ruffalo In ‘Columbo’ Is Wonderful Say thanks toGary Whitta. A couple days ago,TheBook of EliandStar Warsscreenwriter mused aboutColumboon Twitter. He soon made the same declaration that others have made in the years sinceZodiac: thatMark Ruffalowould be perfect to take up the mantle of the disheveled, persistent LAPD detective originally played by the late (and unimpeachably great)Peter Falk. Whitta pushed the idea of Ruffalo as Columbo… and then the actor responded, revealing that he’s actually talked about aColumboproject withNow You See MescreenwriterEd Solomon....

There’s A Good Reason Groundhog Day Is So Often Imitated The story of “Groundhog Day” is dripping with irony. Although screenwriter Danny Rubin is not a household name, he should be. While directorHarold Ramisgets much of the credit for the success of the 1993 movie, Rubin is solely responsible for the inventive original screenplay and only later refined it with Ramis. The film was so popular, the phrase “Groundhog Day” has become synonymous with days that feel like they might never end — or since COVID-19, perhaps years that feel like they’ll never end....

This Week In Trailers: The Concert, FrICTION, I Didn’t Come Here To Die, Down Terrace Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

TV Bits: ‘Shameless’ And ‘Magic City’ Trailers, Plus: ‘Person Of Interest’, ‘Homeland’, ‘Damages’, ‘Boss’, ‘Pan Am’, ‘2 Broke Girls’ There’s some bad and some good in today’s TV Bits, but I’d say there’s more of the latter — moreShameless, moreHomeland, more Jennifer Coolidge, and Olga Kurylenko in late ’50s Miami all count as pluses, right? After the jump: It’s been seven long months for fans ofShameless, Showtime’s series about the out-of-control Gallagher family, but their patience will be rewarded soon(ish)....