Feb

12

New Line has never paid the Tolkien Trust; Hobbit movie in jeopardy

By Brendon Lindsey

Everyone knows New Line has a history of not paying what’s owed. Hell, it was only this last December that Peter Jackson received his rightful share of the Lord of the Rings trilogy earnings. While that was pretty bad, it wasn’t the first time a director had their portions withheld until someone ordered them paid.
What’s […]

Feb

10

Martin Scorcese to direct Bob Marley documentary

By Brendon Lindsey

Martin Scorcese seems to be aiming high when it comes to his musician documentaries. He’s already done a great job with Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones, and now he turns his directorial ideas towards the Rastaman himself, Bob Marley. There’s really no information about the project (other than it’s tentatively penned for a release […]

Feb

10

Val Kilmer replaces Will Arnett as voice of K.I.T.T. in Knight Rider, promptly eats him

By Brendon Lindsey

Not technically movie news per say, but this is just so absurd I had to mention it. As some people may know, I’ve been looking forward to the remake of the ol’ Knight Rider show — especially with my man GOB on board as the voice of KITT. Sadly, that’s no more, as Val Kilmer […]

Feb

5

Max Payne movie set to begin filming

By Brendon Lindsey

Over on my other site, GamerNode, good ol’ Billy wrote that Mark Wahlberg and crew are ready to begin filming the Max Payne flick in Toronto. Now, I loved the (first) game as much as any game fanatic, but I admit I’m skeptical of this due to the whole “game to movie” thing.
Then again, after […]

Feb

5

Robert Englund won’t play Krueger in Nightmare remake

By Brendon Lindsey

Thank God. After the news that Michael Bay was set to direct a remake of the 80s classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, I was worried that Robert “What’s Turn Down Mean?” Englund would be on board for the likely disaster. Thankfully, according to Bad Taste, he won’t be.
“I’m too old for this new version, […]

Feb

5

Against all rational sense, Marvel is doing a Venom movie

By Brendon Lindsey

According to The Big Picture, Marvel looks to be working on a feature film for every Hot Topic shopper’s favorite comic villain, Venom. Despite the fact that Spider-Man 3 was horrid (and made Spider-Man seem too much like geeky John Travolta) they’re going through this with. Why? I have no idea. The question is will […]

Feb

1

New Iron Man trailer during the Super Bowl

By Brendon Lindsey

In case you care, during the Super Bowl this Sunday, Marvel will be airing a new trailer for the upcoming Iron Man movie. It’s supposed to air at “approximately 4:30 PM PST” and will appear on marvel’s website and the official Iron Man movie site after it airs.
You can tell the Super Bowl is going […]

Feb

1

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus concert above 80% on Rotten

By Brendon Lindsey

What the hell? Is this the apocalypse? Last weekend Meet the Spartans was the number one movie in America. Now, that damn Hannah Montana theater concert thing is sitting at 82% on Rotten Tomatoes.
If this somehow ends up being the number one movie in America (which would be astounding considered its limited release), I think […]

Jan

31

What a surprise! A Cloverfield sequel! (Sarcasm is hard to write)

By Brendon Lindsey

Way to go, Variety, confirming that there’s most likely going to be a Cloverfield sequel. Who could have possibly guessed that? According to the Wonder Sleuth, Matt Reeves (the guy who directed the people directing the movie via their handcams) is working on a deal with Paramount to get the Cloverfield sequel underway. No word […]

Jan

30

Joss Whedon doesn’t like movies that objectify women. Teapot, kettle, etc.

By Brendon Lindsey

Sometimes you just can’t make this shit up. Joss Whedon — who made a career off of casting shows and movies with hot women kicking ass — has come out against the cult classic Weird Science because he “finds it offensive” that it objectifies women that way. Teapot, kettle, etc.
On the last installment of the […]