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Robert Rodriguez Approached To Direct "Deadpool" Film  We just found out that Fox has approached Robert Rodriguez to direct the upcoming film Deadpool staring Ryan Reynolds. Rodriguez has confirmed he has read the script. "They sent me a script to read, [but] I've been really swamped with this other stuff," Rodriguez said. "I've not decided whether ... anything I do would be after 'Spy Kids' — that gives some breathing room. So whether or not I would help develop or not is the question right now." And what did he think of the script? "It was really good," Rodriguez enthused. "It wasn't supposed to be sent out, it was one of those early drafts, they were probably like 'Robert just finished 'Predators,' let's see what he thinks at this early stage' ... I got an early sneak peek at it." Rodriguez added that he is a fan of Ryan Reynolds continuing with the role and that he did a great job in wo

Disney PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES Update Disney was very generous today and sent this update and new logo for the upcoming film Disney PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES Genre: Comedy-Adventure Rating: TBD U.S. Release Date: May 20, 2011 Cast: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin R. McNally, Astrid Berges-Frisbey and Sam Claflin Director: Rob Marshall Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer Executive Producers: Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Barry Waldman, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, John DeLuca Writers: Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise. When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz), h

Del Toro Set to Write and Produce Film for Disney SAN DIEGO, Calif. – July 22, 2010 – Guillermo del Toro surprised the 6,500 fans gathered today at Comic-Con with the announcement that he is currently developing a new film for The Walt Disney Studios based on the classic Disney theme park attraction, The Haunted Mansion… “Dark imagery is an integral part of the Walt Disney legacy. After all, Disney himself was the father of some really chilling moments and characters – think Chernabog from Fantasia or Maleficent as the Dragon or the Evil Queen in Snow White,” said del Toro. “I couldn’t be more excited to be a part of my own adaptation of the original theme park attraction Walt envisioned and that remains- for me- the most desirable piece of real estate in the whole world!” “Millions of people from around the world visit The Haunted Mansion each year, but no one has ever had a tour guide like Guillermo del Toro,” said Rich Ross, Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. “Guillermo is

New Tron:Legacy Trailer They unleashed the beast today at Comic-Con. During the Tron:Legacy Panel in Hall H they revealed the latest Tron:Legacy Trailer and oh Man two Words DISC WARS!! Watch the trailer after the Jump.. Synopsis: Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, looks into his father's disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin's loyal confidant, father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous. Please Leave A Comment-

Brad Pitt On The Set Of Moneyball Brad Pitt will be playing Oakland A's GM Billy Beane, Jonah Hill is set to play Paul DePodesta and Kathryn Morris is slated to play Beane’s second wife who “loves baseball as much as her husband, so she understands and shares his passion for the game” Scripted by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, production starts in L.A. Based on the book by Michael Lewis, here is the synopsis: “The Oakland Athletics have a secret: a winning baseball team is made, not bought.In major league baseball the biggest wallet is supposed to win: rich teams spend four times as much on talent as poor teams. But over the past four years, the Oakland Athletics, a major league team with a minor league payroll, have had one of the best records. Last year their superstar, Jason Giambi, went to the superrich Yankees. It hasn’t made any difference to Oakland: their fabulous season included an American League record for consecutive victories. Billy Beane, general manager

Below is an exclusive video brought to you by our resident film critic, Windy City Gal ( @rosenfie ). The hotel is Hotel 71 located on Wacker Drive in Chicago. Enjoy and be sure to turn up the volume !

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson "Faster" Teaser Trailer Years and years of making kid friendly movies which some of them I have enjoyed Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is ready to get back to his roots. He is staring in this action packed film called " Faster " Watch the trailer after the Jump.. Synopsis: After 10 years in prison, Driver has a singular focus - to avenge the murder of his brother during the botched bank robbery that led to his imprisonment. Now a free man with a deadly to-do list in hand, he’s finally on his mission… but with two men on his trail - a veteran cop just days from retirement, and a young egocentric hitman with a flair for the art of killing and a newfound worthy opponent. The hunter is also the hunted. It’s a do or die race to the list’s finish as the mystery surrounding his brother’s murder deepens, and new details emerge along the way hinting that Driver’s list may be incomplete. Faster was directed by George Till

Trailer For "Buried" Starring Ryan Reynolds Lionsgate has released the new trailer via Yahoo, for one man thriller, BURIED starring Ryan Reynolds as Paul Conroy, who wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why and the life for the truck driver and family man instantly becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Buried with only a cell phone and a lighter, his contact with the outside world and ability to piece together clues that could help him discover his location are maddeningly limited. Poor reception, a rapidly draining battery, and a dwindling oxygen supply become his worst enemies in a tightly confined race against time – fighting panic, despair and delirium, Paul has only 90 minutes to be rescued before his worst nightmare comes true… Watch the trailer after the Jump.. Please Leave A Comment-

Sam Raimi Attached To A Sci-Fi Wyatt Earp Film Just in time for Comic-Con, Sam Raimi is attached to helm and produce a pic based on graphic novel " Earp: Saints for Sinners " for DreamWorks, Radical Studios, Mandeville and Raimi's Star Road Entertainment. " Earp: Saints for Sinners " is a modern-day re-imagining of Western hero Wyatt Earp fighting outlaws in a ravaged society where the only boomtown left is Las Vegas. " Earp " was created by Matt Cirulnick and Mandeville Films' David Manpearl, and written by Cirulnick and Zachary Sherman. Cirulnick will adapt and exec produce along with Radical exec VP Jesse Berger and Manpearl. Cirulnick will unveil artwork and story details at Radical's panel at Comic-Con on Thursday. Radical Pictures has several feature adaptations of graphic novels, including " Last Days of American Crime " with Sam Worthington attached to star, and " Oblivion ," with " Tron Legacy "

Exclusive Comic-Con Exhibit Floor Pictures We got incredible access to the Comic-Con exhibit floor before the doors open. These are some random pictures that I took through out the floor. View all the pictures after the Jump.. Please Leave A Comment-

New Image Of The Buffed Out Thor When Kenneth Branagh walked through the doors of Marvel Studios to discuss directing Thor, executives greeted the Brit with two questions. The first was a polite "How are you doing?" The second was whether Branagh had ever been to Comic-Con. "I think they were warning me," says Branagh, known more for his adaptations of Shakespeare than superhero stories. "They said to brace myself, that I'd never seen anything like it." Not unless Branagh spends much time dressed as Chewbacca. But if you're making a movie about heroes with a predilection for capes and spandex, you had better be prepared to face the critical eyes of Comic-Con, the nation's largest gathering of fanboys, Twilight moms and all variants of geeks in between. The four-day San Diego convention, which kicks off Thursday after a preview Wednesday, will draw more than 125,000 pop-culture fanatics of film, television, comic books and video ga

Follow SandwichJohnFilms On Twitter For All Of Your Comic-Con Updates! Follow Us On Twitter For All Of Your Comic-Con Updates! Comic-Con starts today and runs till Sunday. But the fun doesn't end there. We were lucky enough to get our hands on tickets to Disney's Star Tours Final Flight . So will have updates from that event also. We will be trying to update the site through out the week (will be a busy bee with panels and interviews) , to get you first look at what is going on and breaking news the easiest way for us to get that information out to you is through our Twitter account.  Be warned you may see some drunk Twittering going on. Be on the look out for the gang as we will be handing out Free SandwichJohnFilms shirts and Mardi Gras beads for the ladies and of course you men too. ( Thanks Beevers ) Also, be on the lookout for our fliers through out Comic-Con, there will be a lucky few with an emblem on the back which will give some lucky winner some Free Exclusi

Smallville And The Rebirth of Superman By Jonathan Cyfer As just about all the superhero loving world knows, this coming Season of Smallville will be the last season. Depending on your level of Smallville "fanhood", your response to this news probably ranges from some minor sadness to virtually suicidal depression. The silver lining in the cloud of Kryptonite is that Chris Nolan ( The Dark Knight ) is at the helm of the Superman reboot film: Superman: The Man of Steel . So Smallville will end in Spring 2011 and the new Superman film will be released the following year. This begs the question of just how connected the two projects are. If you've watched the Smallville series and the Christopher Reeve Superman films, you know that a lot of the elements from the films made their way into the Smallville mythos. For instance, crystals seem to play an important role, and the Fortress of Solitude in the Arctic continues to ring with the voice of Jor-El. There's still

Hansel And Gretel 3D Is On The Way Grimm's classic Fairy Tale Hansel and Gretel is getting a brand new 3D, action-packed visual effects filled adaptation. The new film is being developed by Kalliope Films and Michael Bay's The Institute. The classic story follows two young kids who stumble upon a house made of candy, and a witch the likes to eat children. Hansel and Gretel 3D will be a live-action film that will start shooting in Germany in the spring 2011. Here's the Official Announcement: The Grimm Brothers’ world famous duo Hansel and Gretel are heading to the big screen in 3D! LOS ANGELES, CA (JULY 19TH, 2010) — “Hansel and Gretel in 3D” is an action packed visual FX filled version of the classic Grimm Brothers’ fairytale. In addition to the infamous witch in the gingerbread house, the film showcases the legendary creatures of German mythology. These Teutonic beings will be designed by Joseph C. Pepe, the lead character designer from Avatar. The film is liv

"The Town" Trailer Starring Ben Affleck And Jeremy Renner The Town is an upcoming crime drama directed by and starring Ben Affleck based on Chuck Hogan 's novel Prince of Thieves . Watch the trailer after the Jump.. Here's the full synopsis. Doug MacRay ( Ben Affleck ) is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves in stealing what they want and getting out clean. With no real attachments, Doug never has to fear losing anyone close to him. But that all changed on the gang's latest job, when they briefly took a hostage--bank manager, Claire Keesey ( Rebecca Hall ). Though they let her go unharmed, Claire is nervously aware that the robbers know her name... and where she lives. But she lets her guard down when she meets an unassuming and rather charming man named Doug...not realizing that he is the same man who only days earlier had terrorized her. The instant attraction between them gradually tu

CAPTAIN JACK IS BACK POTC: Stranger Tides Jerry Bruckheimer  posted on his twitter account a picture of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow on the Hawaii set of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides , the film open May 20,2011 Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love--or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past. Directed by Rob Marshall the action adventure co-stars Geoffrey Rush, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin McNally, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Sam Claflin, Stephen Graham, Yuki Matsuzaki and Gemma Ward . Please Leave A Comment-

Aaron Sorkin To Direct And Write John Edwards Film Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has acquired the rights to the Andrew Young book about former presidential candidate John Edwards , " The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down ." A TV and film mainstay, Sorkin will make his feature directorial debut with the project, which he will also write and produce. Young first volunteered for the Edwards Senate campaign in 1998 and eventually became one of the North Carolina pol's most trusted confidants. During the 2008 presidential primary, Edwards began making unethical demands of Young relating to the candidate's mistress and her child with him. Young's book was published by Thomas Dunne Books earlier this year. "This is a first-hand account of an extraordinary story filled with motivations, decisions and consequences that would have lit Shakespeare up," said Sorkin. &quo

Movie Studios Build Hype With Comic-Con When the seventh annual San Diego Comic-Con took place in 1976, the gathering of a few thousand fans was just what its name implied: a convention about comic books. That year, however, Lucasfilm Ltd . set up a booth and held a slideshow presentation about a movie nearly a year away from release, " Star Wars ." More than 30 years later, the convention appears to be more and more a place where movie studios and television networks can follow in the footsteps of "Star Wars'" by giving hard-core fans an early look at upcoming releases. Sometimes, it's a very early look. Walt Disney Pictures came to Comic-Con in 2008 with test footage from what was then referred to as "TR2N," a sequel to the 1982 cult classic " Tron ," one of the first films to use computer-generated imagery. The special effects and appearance by Jeff Bridges, reprising his role in the original, made a big splash with the audienc

Scott Pilgrim VS. The World Remix Trailers We have found remix trailers for the upcoming film Scott Pilgrim VS. The World done by UK DJ/mixmaster Osymyso. Watch the trailer after the Jump.. Love Remix Ramona Remix Fight Remix Prepare Remix Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim ( Michael Cera ). A bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams…literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers ( Mary Elizabeth Winstead )? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (”Hot Fuzz,” “Shaun of the Dead”) tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker’s quest to power up with love in “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It’s getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart’s ass–and now is back in town–to the teenage distraction he’s trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn

Thor And Captain America Signing At Comic-Con We just received a press release from Marvel Studios and they have announced an unbelievable event happening on Saturday. The cast from the upcoming films Thor and Captain America will be doing a signing that afternoon. How convenient it is that the signing is happening at the same time as the Warner Bros. Panel in Hall H.  This is to funny, now it is time to decide what do you do? Try and get the autographs or Go to the WB presentation of The Green Lantern .  What to do? The complete Marvel Studios signing schedule for Saturday July 24th at the Marvel Booth (#2329) , is below: 11:15 – 12:00: Thor signing—Kenneth Branagh 12:30 – 1:30: Thor signing—Chris Hemsworth & Tom Hiddleston 2:00—3:00: Captain America: The First Avenger signing—Chris Evans & Hugo Weaving 3:30—4:30: Captain America: The First Avenger signing—Joe Johnston Each signing is a ticketed event and requires a specific ticket for that individual sign

Warner Bros. Snaps Up "World War X" " World War X " interseting name for the film. Not alot is known about this film at this time. Warner Bros. snapped up Colin Trevorrow's script which centers on a man recruited by a team of government agents to stop a terrorist from the future who is using time travel to reshape history. Joel Silver and Andrew Rona are producing. Chris Bender, JC Spink, Alex Heineman and Jake Weiner are exec producing. Heineman and Sean Finegan brought the project into Warners. Sarah Schechter and John Ridley are overseeing for the studio. Please Leave A Comment- Source- variety