Tom Hardy Starring In Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘The True American’ Less than two weeks after 9/11 Mark Anthony Stroman, a man on a horrifically blind mission of revenge, shot a man in Dallas, believing that he was firing on an Arab. The victim was Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a 37-year old immigrant and former Air Force officer from Bangladesh. He was shot while working at a friend’s convenience store as he tried to establish a foothold in America....
Universal Studios Japan Reveals First Nintendo World Concept Art Two weeks ago, one of the most un-secret secrets in the theme park industry was officially pushed into the spotlight:Universal Studiosis teaming up withNintendoto bring the iconic video game publisher’s characters to Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Orlando, and Universal Studios Japan. Specific details were scarce, but there were promises of “expansive, immersive and interactive” attractions that would make you feel “as if you’re playing inside your favorite games – in real life....
Why Nicolas Cage Turned Down Roles In The Matrix And Lord Of The Rings Nicolas Cage is getting candid in this post-“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” world, and it’s leading to some wild revelations. He admitted earlier this year that he tried topitch his way into “The Godfather: Part III,“and now he’s waxing poetic about other films that could have been brightened with a dash of Cage. Call it a vibe shift, call it a renaissance, but there’s something wild happening with Cage’s career, and I’m so glad we’re all here along for the ride together....
Why The ‘Saints Row’ Movie Didn’t Happen A film based on theSaints Rowvideo game series spent a little while in development. At one point,Curtis “50 Cent” Jacksonwas involved in the project, and before thatDwayne Johnsonconsidered starring in the film. Now, a former executive producer on the video game adaptation has written a piece detailing what happened to the R-rated,Escape From New York-inspired movie. Below, find out why theSaints Rowmovie didn’t happen....
Wonder Woman Becomes Lady Jaye: Adrianne Palicki Joins G.I. Joe Sequel Jon M. Chuand the producers ofG.I. Joe: Cobra Strikeskeep expanding the cast of theJoesequel. They’ve retained a few actors from the first film:Channing Tatum,Ray ParkandByung Hun-lee, and have roped in a couple of significant new cast members,notablyDwayne Johnsonas Roadblock.RZAis on board, too, and nowAdrianne PalickifromFriday Night Lights, who got some good notes for her work in theWonder Womanpilot that NBC decided to can, will play the female lead: Lady Jaye....
Zack Snyder Teases The Debut Of The Villain Darkseid In His Cut Of ‘Justice League’ It’s no secret that a lot was changed whenZack Snyderwas replaced by Joss Whedon during post-production onJustice League. That’s why fans passionately campaigned for the release ofThe Snyder CutofJustice Leaguefor the past couple years. Now that they’re finally getting their wish,thanks to HBO Max, Zack Snyder has teased one of the elements that fans have wanted to see the most: the debut of the villain Darkseid, the Lord of Apokolips himself....
‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ TV Spot: Time’s Up Last night, ABC airedThe Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60. The two-hour special was a star-studded celebration of Disney’s storied past, from Mickey Mouse toBeauty and the BeasttoStar Wars: The Force Awakens… but the studio also took the chance to look forward at some of its upcoming offerings. In addition tonew concept art for Star Wars Land, the studio also served up new footage from its three live-action fairy tales due out this year:Pete’s Dragon,The Jungle Book, andAlice Through the Looking Glass....
‘Birds Of Prey’ Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Justina Machado And More Testing For Roles Warner Bros. is on the lookout for theirBirds of Preycast, and they’re considering several exciting actresses for parts. A new report indicatesGugu Mbatha-Raw,Mary Elizabeth Winstead,Justina Machadoand more have all tested for parts.Janelle Monaehas also been mentioned, although it remains unclear if she tested for a part or not. More on the potentialBirds of Preycast below....
‘Born To Play’ Trailer: ESPN Debuts Documentary About Women’s Tackle Football Team TheBoston Renegadeswere born to play. The women’s tackle football team is the subject of the latest ESPN documentary,Born to Play, which follows the athletes throughout their 2018 season as they tried to capture the WFA national championship. Watch theBorn to Playtrailer below. Born to Play Trailer “Being on the field just makes me feel alive. I feel that’s where I’m supposed to be....
‘Brightburn’ Trailer: Superman Meets ‘Carrie’ In James Gunn’s Superhero Horror Movie What if Superman wasn’t good? It’s a nightmare dreamt up by plenty of comic book writers, supervillains, and Batman himself, but the newJames Gunn-produced horror film plays out that scenario in full.Brightburnimagines a Superman origin story that goes horribly wrong, in which an alien, superpowered young boy decides to use his powers for evil. Brightburn Trailer From the alien ship crash-landing in front of an unsuspecting couple to the powers of super strength and flight to the red cape,Brightburnplays with some very familiar imagery....
‘Dumbo’ Trailer: Tim Burton Gives Us A Dark, But Not Too Burton-Esque, Live-Action Take On The Disney Classic When the first strains of the haunting “Baby Mine” float over the first trailer of the live-actionDumbo, you know you’re in for some emotional damage. The animated movie that traumatized you as a kid is now a live-action film, adapted by Gothic connoisseurTim Burton, no less. But Burton’s Disney adaptation ofDumbosurprisingly reigns back the darkness and gives us a little more of that childhood awe in the Dumbo trailer....
‘Easy A’ Helmer Will Gluck To Direct ‘Secretaries Day’ From ‘Iron Man 3’ Writer Drew Pearce Thanks to the dual successes of last year’sEasy Aand this year’sFriends with Benefits, directorWill Gluckis on a hot streak right now. He’s beenattached to helmthe reality-based moon rock heist movie (really)Sex on the Moonsince the spring, has plans toproduce a remakeof Ed Zwick’sAbout Last Night…, and could be reuniting withEasy Astar Emma Stone for another Screen Gems pic....
‘Empire Strikes Back’ 40th Anniversary Celebrations Continue With Even More ‘Star Wars’ Toys This year marks the 40th anniversary ofThe Empire Strikes Back, and Hasbro has been celebrating by releasing a bunch of toys tied to theStar Warssequel. They began witha series of Black Series re-releasesin vintage-style packaging, as well as a new Imperial probe droid and snowspeeder scaled to the 6-inch action figures. Now the line ofEmpire Strikes Back40th anniversary figures is expanding with a new wave that includes Boba Fett, Darth Vader, and more....
