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Star Wars Live Action Show May Be Closer Then We Think We got news this week about a kids show about Star Wars and now we have the real news that all of us want. We all want to know what is going on with the live action Star Wars TV series, and when we will it arrive in our galaxy. The million dollar answer maybe right around the corner. According to Maureen Ryan from The Chicago Tribune.That's because Lucas and executive producer Rick McCallum want all the scripts for the show's first season to be completed before production begins. "They are working with writers on scripts," a Lucasfilm representative said in response to a query. "They won't set a production date [for Season 1] until the scripts are done." But work on the unnamed show's scripts appears to be at an advanced stage—which isn't surprising, considering the writing of the live-action show began two years ago. Bounty hunters and minor characters from the "Star Wars...

ABC's FlashForward  Dying In The Ratings If your a fan of the ABC's show FlashForward you better past the word onto your friends and ask them to start watching the show.  Cause if the rating's don't turn around soon we may not be getting a second season of the show.  Thursday's two-hour return of ABC's sci-fi drama FlashForward had the show's lowest ratings yet, partly because of competition from basketball playoffs on CBS. The two-hour "FlashForward" (6.6 million viewers, 1.9 preliminary adults 18-49 rating) was down 10% from its last original episode back in December. If the show continues to perform at this level, the ABC drama's next blackout might be the show winking off the air. With the rating this low there is little hope that the show will be returning for a second season.  Canadian SF writer Robert J. Sawyer—on whose book the show is based—remains sanguine. In a post on his Facebook page, the author wrote: On the other hand, ...

Ruben Fleischer To Direct Danny McBride In 30 Minutes Or Less Ruben Fleischer the director behind Zombieland got his eye on directing 30 Minutes Or Less starring Danny McBride from the HBO's hit Eastbound and Down and such films as Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express. Sony Pictures Entertainment is acquiring distribution rights on the movie, This puts Fleischer back into business with Columbia Pictures and co-prexy Matt Tolmach, who was heavily involved in Zombieland and the sequel they are developing. Matthew Sullivan and  Michael Diliberti wrote 30 Minutes Or Less. Reports that picked up my original break note the script made the Black List and is about a pizza guy on a caper. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Deadline

Chris Evans Front Runner To Play Captain America Chris Evans is inching one step closer to playing Steve Rodgers in the upcoming The First Avenger: Captain America film. Chris  has already worn a super hero costume having starred as Johnny Storm, the fire-covered superhero in the two “Fantastic Four” movies that Fox released in 2005 and 2007. Evans' offer would include starring in up to three "America" movies plus "The Avengers" movies and appearances in several other Marvel movies. While an offer to star in "America" may seem like something you don't have to mull over too long, one possible complication is that Evans is committed to co-starring in the Anna Faris romantic comedy "What's Your Number?" Both are scheduled to shoot this summer. Evans wasn’t in the initial round of actors being considered, which for the most part leaned to the newcomer side. Michael Cassidy, Patrick Flueger, Scott Porter, Wilson Blethel and Mike Vog...

Warner Bros. To Shift Focus To DC Comics And 3D Yesterday during ShoWest Warner Bros President Alan Horn revealed that all their future tentpole films will be in 3D.and he also announced that all of their DC Comics movies and big special effects films, will be released in 3D. This means we can probably expect the new Superman and Batman to be in 3D as well, as long as Chris Nolan approves of it. However, he also said that they'll look at each project individually and determine whether it's best to shoot in 3D or convert into 3D on a movie-by-movie basis. Also during the event, Horn announced that Warner Bros. will be focusing more on the DC Comic properties to take the place of the Harry Potter franchise once the series ends in 2011. This is great news for comic book fans around the world. Now we can see the super Heroes jump off the pages of comic book and onto the big screen. That statement came after Horn joked about how he tried to convince J.K. Rowling to let them c...

Another Final Destination Film Coming At You Soon Wasn't the last movie  The Final Destination suppose to be the last film in the series?  At least by the title and how they promoted the film you sure would have thought it was.  The guys over at /Films is reporting that during ShoWest Warner Bros. announced they are indeed going to make a fifth film. Alan horn said the reason was because “we can’t resist.” Yes when the first film came it was fresh and new, second so-so after you have seen one you have seen them all. But making the last one in 3D and being such a horrible film why would they want to torture us with another film. Please Leave A Comment-

Another 80's Movie Getting Remade "Overboard" Hollywood is at it again and this time they are going to remake The 1987 movie, which starred Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn and was directed by Garry Marshall Overboard. Jennifer Lopez is in talks to star in the remake of the romantic comedy "Overboard," which Overbrook is producing for Columbia. The film, centered on a snooty, spoiled woman who falls off her yacht and is taken to the hospital by a local, morally challenged carpenter. When she wakes up with amnesia, he convinces her she is his wife, thereby getting a free housekeeper for his four boys. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

"Over Here" The Predators Trailer Is Here We brought the sneak peak and behind-the-scenes of Predators for you last week and now we have the full trailer of the upcoming film. The film stars starring Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Trejo and Derek Mears. Please Leave A Comment- Source- IGN

Ice Cube's Documentary "Straight Outta L.A.," To Premiere At Tribeca Film Festival Seems like everyone in the world loves the Raiders and we all know that Ice Cube is a huge fan of theirs. Ice cube is making his way into documentaries with "Straight Outta L.A.," about the Los Angeles Raiders. The documentary will have its world premiere April 23 at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival as it launches the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival, which runs April 21-May 2. "Straight" is part of ESPN's "30 for 30," a collection of sports docs marking the sports net's 30th anniversary. And if you havent seen any of the "30 for 30," collection make sure you check your local ESPN channels and take a peak and you will fall in love with them. "Straight" will be broadcast by ESPN on May 11. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

Jamie Foxx To Star Opposite Bruce Willis In Kane & Lynch We learned today that Jamie Foxx is in negotiations to star opposite Bruce Willis in "Kane & Lynch,” a video game adaptation that veteran stunt coordinator and second unit director Simon Crane is helming. I was never a huge fan of the video game but the combination of Foxx and Willis has got me interested in the film. Nu Image/Millenium is in talks to finance and produce, with Lions Gate distributing. The game follows Kane (Willis), a death row inmate who, along with a schizophrenic killer named Lynch (Foxx), is sprung by Kane's former team so that he can retrieve a stolen fortune. Kane travels to Los Angeles, Japan and Cuba, with Lynch acting as the team's watchdog in order to save his wife and daughter. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

Another Vampire Film Coming To The Big Screen Another vampire film is head to a screen near you, this time it comes from FilmNation based on Christopher Pike's bestselling series The Last Vampire. Their heroine, 5000 year-old vampire Sita, has never aged past her teens, allowing her to embark on a passionate love affair with a high school student, all while battling demons, personal and otherwise. FilmNation's Aaron Ryder points out that The Last Vampire series long predates Stephenie Meyer's books on the bestseller lists. “We could not pass up the opportunity to bring to life one of the best characters of young adult fiction. We see this as the original teen vampire series that started the craze today.” Please Leave A Comment- Source- Empire

Tim Burton To Direct Addams Family 3D Animation Film Tim Burton is going to be jumping on board for the upcoming 3D Addams Family animation film, the film will be based on Charles Addams' original ghoulish cartoon drawings of The Addams Family, the pictures were once a staple of The New Yorker magazine. Other than being inspired by the same source material, the animated feature is unrelated to previous incarnations of Addams’ work, the 60s TV series, the two `90s feature film comedies that Barry Sonnenfeld directed with Raul Julia and Anjelica Huston, or the Broadway musical opening this spring with Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth in the starring roles. Burton's history with animated films run deep, the last animated film he directed was Corpse Bride and is making a feature version of Frankenweenie, the 1984 30-minute short film Burton made about a boy who reanimates his dead dog. That reportedly got him tossed off the Disney lot for making a film too terrifying for a family a...

New Kick-Ass Trailer Side B I know I have been posting a lot of news articles about Kick-Ass, but I can not help it. This film is going to big the biggest surprise of 2010 and I want to be the one that told you so. And they deliver yet again with this side B trailer for the upcoming film. Related News- Kick-Ass Spoilers And Some Secrets About The Film Please Leave A Comment-

Teaser Trailer For Megamind Starring Will Ferrell And Brad Pitt Here is your first look at "Megamind" Starring Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill. DreamWorks Animation is really putting out the films in their animation department. Looks like they are trying to keep up with Disney/Pixar films. I am not for sure that I would want to go see this film, but being a father of two little kids I am sure I will make my way out to theaters. Here's the Story Synopsis: Megamind is the most brilliant supervillain the world has ever known. And the least successful. Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way. Each attempt, a colossal failure thanks to the caped superhero known as 'Metro Man,' an invincible hero until the day Megamind actually kills him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans. Suddenly, Megamind has no purpose. A supervillain without a superhero. He realizes that achieving his life's ambition is the...

The Hobbit To Begin Filming Soon Sir Ian McKellen let the cat out of the bag on his official site that the start of filming for the Lord of the Rings prequel is only three months away: THE HOBBIT's, two films, start shooting in New Zealand in June. Filming will take over a year. Casting in Los Angeles, New York City and London has started. The script too proceeds. The first draft is crammed with old and new friends, again on a quest in Middle Earth. The two-film adaptation of The Hobbit will be directed by del Toro, with Jackson producing and co-writing along with his partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. Please Leave A Comment-

Rose McGowan Added To The Cast Of Conan Rose McGowan has been added to the cast of the upcoming film Conan. She is set to play an evil half-human/half-witch. McGowan's casting must cause speculation over the fate of the planned Red Sonja film. After all, last we heard McGowan was set to play the lead, and since that story exists in the same universe as Conan, it's a bit odd to cast her as a very different character here. Either they're messing with Sonja's (admittedly confused) backstory, or they're giving her an evil twin, or that film's gone on the backburner or been recast. Based on the Robert E. Howard books, the film is written by Thomas Dean Donnelly & Joshua Oppenheimer, Sean Hood and Andrew Lobel and centers on the mythical hero driven to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village. Lang will portray a sadistic warlord, and McGowan is to play an evil half-human/half-witch. Howard appears as young Conan, and Perlman portrays Conan...

New Star War Animated Series Coming Soon IESB has heard from the little birds over at Lucas Ranch, that George Lucas is is currently in pre-production on yet another Star Wars animated series. I am not surprised with this news with the success of the Animated Clone Wars series. The target audience he is looking for are Pre-School to Kindergarten aged children, yes, the Star Wars: Galactic Heroes will be gracing televisions very soon. And I do have my collection of Galactic Heroes. Lucas is trying to keep Star Wars alive by going after the younger generation, which is a very smart thing to do. Some kids at that Pre-School age are too young to watch the films so why not go with something they can relate to. Of course most adults have a love for Star Wars, why not start younger? The working title for the TV series is believed to be "Squishies." Please Leave A Comment- Source- IESB

International A-Team Poster Liam Neeson also stars as Hannibal Smith,Face is played by Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley is Capt. Howlin’ Mad Murdock, and Rampage plays Sgt. B.A. Baracus. Patrick Wilson plays a CIA operative. Directed by Joe Carnahan. Produced by Ridley and Tony Scott, with screenplay written by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt (Wanted) If you have been living under a rock, Check out the official trailer Here . Please Leave A Comment- Source- Empire

Our First Look At Dwayne Johnson In "Faster" Dwayne Johnson makes his way back into adult oriented films with "Faster". Faster, the story of an ex-con (Johnson) who is out to avenge his brother's murder. The film, directed by Notorious' George Tillman, also stars Billy Bob Thornton,Moon Bloodgood,Maggie Grace and Carla Gugino Johnson steadies the Ruger double-action revolver — known as a "bear stopper" because hunters often carry the gun to stop charging animals — and pulls the trigger. Though he's firing blanks, the thunder echoes through the halls, prompting film crewmembers to cover their ears, though many are wearing headphones. He fires again. And again. When the gun is empty, he smiles broadly. "That," he says, "feels nice." How do you know this isn't the Johnson of kid-friendly The Game Plan and Return to Witch Mountain? For starters, Johnson gets shot in the head. "Isn't that great?" Johnson say...

Trailer For The Mechanic Starring Jason Statham The 1972 film The Mechanic, has been remade and this time it stars bad ass Jason Statham playing the lead role. And Ben Foster starring opposite Statham. The film is directed by Simon West(Con Air and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) The movie is an action-thriller that centers on an assassin and his apprentice. This trailer is pretty awesome, I love what director Simon West is doing with it, this movie is going to be a classic Statham action flick. Note that this is a sales trailer, rather than a teaser or final theatrical trailer. It is meant for distributors, rather than audiences. The film doesn’t yet have distribution, and consequently there is no release date or timeframe for a real theatrical trailer. As is often the case with sales trailers, the quality here is a bit low, which doesn’t help minimize the whole TV-ish aesthetic. Please Leave A Comment- Source- /Films

Columbia Pictures Doesn't Want Reitman For Ghostbusters 3 Seems like Columbia Pictures doesn't want Ivan Reitman to direct the upcoming film Ghostbusters 3, they feel that they should go in a different direction and get a younger director for the film. In the same sense as they have done to the Spider-Man franchise by hiring on (500) Days of Summer director Marc Webb. But hold on Columbia,Reitman's old contract — made at the height of his and Ovitz's powers — still gives him exceptional creative control over the series, including director approval. "Those deals were made in the eighties,” explains one insider. “So his rights in this circumstance have a great deal of teeth.” Therefore, while it’s true that Reitman can’t force Columbia to make Ghostbusters III with him, he can make it nearly impossible for the studio to make the film without him. In fact, a source tells us that Reitman and all three original principals (Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis …...

Avatar DVD Hits Stores On April 22,2010 I have been waiting to hear this news and I am sure there are a few of you out there are like Oh my gosh. The wait will be over soon. The DVD and Blu-Ray will be in stores on April 22nd, 2010, which is also Earth Day, which is appropriate since Avatar had lot of environmental theme and a nature message. A 3D version of the pic is expected to be released for home-entertainment sometime next year. "Avatar" has rung up $2.6 billion in worldwide boxoffice since its theatrical. Check out the list below for additional release dates around the world FRANCE – April 21 BELGIUM – April 21 NETHERLANDS – April 21 SPAIN – April 21 CHINA – April 22 BRAZIL – April 22 RUSSIA – April 22 NORTH AMERICA – April 22 GERMANY – April 23 JAPAN – April 23 SWITZERLAND – April 23 MEXICO – April 23 UK – April 26 DENMARK – April 27 NORWAY – April 28 SWEDEN – April 28 NEW ZEALAND – April 28 AUSTRALIA – April 29 FINLAND – April 30 ITALY – May 6 AVATAR on Blu-ray pres...

HBO's "The Pacific" Scores Decent With The Ratings HBO's "The Pacific" got off to a fair start on Sunday evening, delivering 3.1 million viewers. That's 22% higher than the debut of HBO's last miniseries, "John Adams," and "The Pacific" tally grew to 4 million with its encore airing. Still, HBO has to be somewhat disappointed with this number. "The Pacific" is the biggest production in the network's history and this is only 69% higher than the time period norm. The miniseries' predecessor, 2001's "Band of Brothers," debuted to 10 million viewers (Nielsen has since changed the way pay cable networks are calculated, however, and these are no longer apples-to-apples comparisons). Even with its larger premiere number, "Brothers" was considered a slow-starter whose success was secured in heavy repeat viewing and DVD sales. "The Pacific" could easily gather steam too, especially with c...

David Fincher To Direct The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo The books are still flying out of the bookstores, and the Swedish film trilogy has just begun its UK release. But lest we forget, Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, has also caught Hollywood's attention. After some difficult rights negotiations with the still-in-flux Larsson estate, Sony inked a deal for the English-language versions late last year, with Scott Rudin producing and Steve Zaillian having a crack at the first screenplay. And now, according to NY Magazine's Vulture , David Fincher is circling the project. Also mentioned in Vulture's piece, connected to the heroine role of snarky Asperger's hacker genius Lisbeth Salander is current hot ticket Carey Mulligan, said to be top of the producers' wish list (although it's pointed out that practically every young actress in Hollywood and ...

New Toy Story 3 Character,Welcome Sparks To The Family Here we got a new character picture to the Pixar /Disney upcoming Toy Story 3 film. With Wonder-Con only a few weeks away and Pixar /Disney will be hosting a panel about the upcoming film, has got me extremely excited about the film. And I am very interested in what they will be showing and letting us know during the panel. The marketing copy for Sparks goes like this: Sparks will fly – literally – during electrifying playtime's with your new robot friend Sparks! This retro-inspired toy has flashing red LED eyes and a blaster cavity that actually spits out real sparks when he’s rolled along on his sturdy rubber wheels. Sparks also sports telescoping arms with working pincers, and an elevator action that raises his entire body to new heights. Sparking action completely child-safe. Requires two AA batteries (not included). To view other character pictures click Here . Please Leave A Comment- Source- /Films

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn To Get Award Winning Director? Don't forget to enter the Twilight: New Moon giveaway HERE . Summit Entertainment is in the process of looking for a director for the next Twilight film, Breaking Dawn. You would think that the film would have already gone into production by now. EW states the studio has reached out to three directors so far, which include Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation), Gus Van Sant (Milk) and Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) to gauge their interest in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, which is going to be split up into two separate films. No decision will be made until screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg's script outline is delivered to the directors sometime next week. Breaking Dawn is the fourth novel in Stephenie Meyer's popular series. Related News- Twilight Saga: Eclipse Behind The Scenes Please Leave A Comment- Source- EW

Jason Segel Tapped To Star In Upcoming Muppet Film Jason Segel best know for his roles in How I Met Your Mother,Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and I Love You, Man, it tapped to star in The Greatest Muppet Movie of All Time. Not only will Jason star in the film he also wrote the film with pal Nicholas Stoller. The movie will follow a man named Gary (Segel), who along with his girlfriend Mary and life-long nondescript, brown puppet best friend Walter must round up and convince the now retired entertainers from the original Muppet Show to help save the famous television studio that the original variety series was filmed in. The film’s evil villain, Tex Richman, is due to take over the property, and wants to destroy the theater and drill for oil underneath. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

First Look at the "Priest" I have been looking forward to this film once I heard about it. Priest stars Paul Bettany and is directed by Scott Stewart the team that brought us Legion. I thoroughly enjoyed Legion and I am looking forward to Priest also. To learn more about the film click Here . ET Canada got the first footage from the upcoming film. PRIEST in 3D on January 14th, 2011 Please Leave A Comment-

Channing Tatum In the Mix For The Upcoming Captain America Film With all this casting news about the upcoming The First Avenger: Captain America, here is more news about someone else being put in the mix. Channing Tatum has got his name in the hat now. One side of me says just cast the damn film and the other says at least they are taking their time on the casting and trying to find they right actor to play the role of Captain America. Deadline reports that Marvel has also made an approach to Channing Tatum. Coming off G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra and Dear John, I would be surprised if he went in to test for the role. But he is definitely in the mix, along with other confirmed candidates that include Fantastic Four's Chris Evans, Cloverfield's Mike Vogel and Tron Legacy's Garrett Hedlun, and Generation Kill's Wilson Bethel. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Deadline

Kick-Ass Spoilers And Some Secrets About The Film I have been so excited about the upcoming film Kick-Ass since hearing about it at Comic-Con. The film premiered at Austin's South by Southwest film festival. To watch the trailer for the film click Here . Director Matthew Vaughn; Mark Millar, writer of the Kick-Ass comic book and screenplay; and stars Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse spoke to fans at a panel on March 13, and to a group of reporters at a press conference that afternoon. Here are some secrets, easter eggs and spoilers to keep you excited until the film's April 16 release. Kick-Ass is the ultimate fighting championship In the world of Kick-Ass, teenager Dave Lizewski (Johnson) puts on a costume to become crime fighter Kick-Ass. His actions inspire other vigilantes such as Damon (Nicolas Cage) and Mindy Macready (Moretz) to follow suit (pun intended). Every single action scene is different. "Aaron had a different fighting style to Chloe...

True Blood Set To Return In June All you True Blood Fans mark the date on you calendars. Get your friends over to the house. HBO's True Blood returns on June 13,2010 There has been a lot of build-up and anticipation for the third season of the Alan Ball series, which is adding a lot of new blood: new cast members Denis O'Hare, Marshall Allman, Kevin Alejandro, Theo Alexander, Grant Bowler, Joe Manganiello, Lindsay Pulsipher, Brit Morgan and Cooper Huckabee, Dawn Olivieri as well as J. Smith-Cameron and veteran Alfre Woodard. So if you need to get caught up on last season visit the recap Here . Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

Twilight Saga: Eclipse Behind The Scenes Now that you have seen the Teaser Trailer come and take a look at the Video we have for you. This is a sneak peak at Twilight Saga: Eclipse from the upcoming DVD release of New Moon this Saturday. The clip shows the cast talking about Victoria's return for revenge and the scenes just seems darker. Also if you haven't entered the giveaway for a FREE copy of New Moon check out all the details here . Please Leave A Comment-

Jango Fett Joins Cast Of Green Lantern Film With filming to begin this week in New Orleans. The studio added two more to the cast today. New Zealand Actor Temuera Morrison best known for his role as Jango Fett in the Star Wars films has joing the cast of green Lantern.Morrison is playing Abin Sur, a member of the Corps who is instrumental in Jordan becoming the superhero. Also added to the cast is Kiwi filmmaker-actor Taika Waititi. Waititi plays the best friend of Hal Jordan, the test pilot who comes to wear the super-powered ring of the interplanetary police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. The movie is set for a June 17, 2011 release. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

Remember Me Movie Review By:Windy Windy has been on a world wind. First stop was in New York for the premiere of the film Remember Me, she was the lucky winner to get a chance to cover the Red Carpet event for Popsugar . Make sure to check out the 3 part series starring Windy herself. In the series they follow her from when she finds out that she was the lucky one picked to cover the event and everything in between to the very final moment when she interviewed Robert Pattinson. You need to make it a point to stop by her site in the upcoming week to get her point of view of the whole experience. Minor spoilers “Remember Me”, directed by Allen Coulter and starring Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Lena Olin and Ruby Jerins, is the story of two people who meet, bond and fall in love as they learn about each other’s families’ heartbreaks and tragedies. The majority of the film is set in New York City in 2001. We follow Tyler Hawkins (Pattinson) as he...