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Steven Spielberg Hires Coen Brothers to Write Cold War Thriller
Steven Spielberg has been lining up projects left and right, but one might become the front-runner for his next movie with this latest announcement: Joel and Ethan Coen have been hired to write Spielberg's currently untitled Cold War thriller, which is tentatively set to star Tom Hanks.
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‘Get on Up’ Trailer: James Brown Wants You to Get Up Off of That Thing
In the second trailer for Tate Taylor's James Brown biopic 'Get on Up,' we're informed that James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) made it to soul superstardom without -- and perhaps in spite of -- his mother (Viola Davis), who only came into his life once he achieved success.
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‘Godzilla’ Artwork Reveals the Monster That Could Have Been
This weekend 'Godzilla' stomps into theaters and it looks like it's going to be a -- yes -- monster hit. As the creature is sixty years old, it's no surprise it's had a lot of work done on its face, as almost every film starring the fire-breather has offered a new design for the character. And now the new Gareth Edwards version has revealed some of the unused artwork they used to reconceive Godzilla.
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‘Transformers 4′ Trailer: Fire-Breathing Dinobots, Attack!
'Transformers: Age of Extinction' has just debuted a new trailer, and it's been released just in time to play before this weekend's 'Godzilla.' It's as if Michael Bay and company are saying "yeah, you've may have a fire breathing gigantic lizard, but we've got fire breathing gigantic dinobots. Check. Mate."
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‘Maleficent’ Sneak Peek: Sleeping Beauty Gets Pricked in New Clip and Featuette
In the latest clip and featurette for 'Maleficent,' Angelina Jolie suggests the film is faithful to the original story, and that her character loves being evil. We always figured that this film was a more modern take that cast Maleficent as the possible hero of the story, though this clip doesn't answer that question entirely. Which makes us curious how it plays out.
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Zac Efron is Meeting With Marvel… Could He Be Doctor Strange?
This weekend 'Neighbors' crushed it at the box office as it made nearly fifty million dollars and is on track to make a whole lot more. This success has raised Zac Efron's profile, which means he's now talking to Marvel. Could he be our 'Doctor Strange?'
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Ridley Scott is in Talks to Direct Matt Damon in ‘The Martian’
Ridley Scott must have a hankering to return to science fiction as he's in talks to direct 'The Martian' starring Matt Damon. This would then be the third science fiction film on his plate besides 'Prometheus 2' and 'Blade Runner 2.'
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‘Jurassic Park 4′ to be Scored by Michael Giacchino
Picking up the baton from John Williams (and Don Davis), fan favorite Michael Giacchino will score 'Jurassic World.' Best known for his work on Pixar films and J.J. Abrams' movies and shows, he's clearly on his way to becoming the new Williams, so his hiring makes sense.
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‘Transformers 4′ Casts John Goodman and Ken Watanabe as Autobots
In some inspired last-minute casting, 'Monsters University' star John Goodman and 'Godzilla''s Ken Watanabe joined the cast of Michael Bay's 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' as Autobots.
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‘Snowpiercer’ Trailer: The Chris Evans Film Finally Comes to America [NSFW]
After a drawn-out battle over which cut would play stateside, Korean director Bong Joon-ho‘s ‘Snowpiercer,‘ which stars Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Alison Pill and John Hurt, is finally coming to America this summer, and now there's a new red-band trailer to promote its arrival.
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Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are Getting Behind ‘The Flintstones’ Reboot
'The Flintstones' is being rebooted for the cinema, though this time (back) as a cartoon, with the help of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. They'll be producing the film, which has already got a writer attached.
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‘Star Wars’ is Plotting “At Least” Three Spinoff Films
Ever since George Lucas sold 'Star Wars' to Disney a year and a half ago, there's been word of sequels and spinoffs in the works. But the production of 'Star Wars: Episode 7' took longer to launch than expected, and so the effort to create those standalone films was put on the back burner. Now that 'Episode 7' is days away from shooting, Disney is beating the drum again, and have announced they'll be at least three new spinoffs coming before 2024.