Damon Houx
‘Escape From Planet Earth’ Trailer: Is This Actually a Movie?
'Escape From Planet Earth' looks generic. It looks like any number of computer animated films that have come and gone over the last couple years. Films like 'Space Chimps' or 'Planet 51.' Does anyone remember those? No, well, prepare for the forgettable in this new trailer.
‘Iron Man 3′: Get a New Look at Ben Kingsley’s The Mandarin
We're over six months away from the release of 'Iron Man 3,' but Marvel - coming off a pretty good year, what with 'The Avengers' and all - doesn't want to let the buzz slip away from them. And so now we get a new look at their villain in 'Iron Man 3,' The Mandarain.
Jason Statham’s ‘Heat’ Remake Gets a New Director
Calm down, calm down. Jason Statham, the world's foremost B-Movie star, is not tackling the Michael Mann epic that pitted Al Pacino against Robert De Niro. No, Statham is remaking the Burt Reynolds 'Heat' from 1986, and it was originally going to be helmed by Brian De Palma. Now it's going to be directed by Simon West.
George Lucas Is Giving His ‘Star Wars’ Money to Education
It's easy to poke fun at George Lucas. He directed the prequel trilogy after all, and refuses to acknowledge the original cuts of the first three 'Star Wars' movies. But when Lucas does good, that's no joke. And today word broke that Lucas will be giving the majority of the money he got for selling Lucasfilm to educational philanthropy.
‘The Muppets 2′ Moves Forward, Christoph Waltz Up to Join Cast
It's been quiet on the 'Muppet 2' front for a while. We knew that James Bobin would return to write and direct, with writing assistance from Nicholas Stoller, and we knew that the sequel would be Jason Segel-free. But it looks like now they've started the casting process for the next film, and the first name is a bit of a surprise: Christoph Waltz.
‘Evil Dead’ Remake Shows Off Its Book of the Dead
To get in the mood for tonight's spooky activities. 'Evil Dead' - the remake of 1981's horror classic 'The Evil Dead' - has shown us its re-imagining of the book and cover of Necronomicon ex Mortis. Though it may not be as well known as Jason's hockey mask, or Freddy's knife-glove, it's definitely one of the most memorable props in horror history.
‘Django Unchained’ Offers a Smattering of New Stills
The holiday season is upon us, which means that Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' is mere weeks away from hitting theaters. Now there's a whole batch of new stills from the movie, ones that offer our first good look at co-star Walton Goggins and more.
‘Star Wars’ Won’t Be Getting New Blu-Rays Just Yet
With the news of George Lucas' decision to give Disney control of the 'Star Wars' franchise for a news series of movies, there was hope that with Disney getting the rights it might lead to a new box set of the original films, perhaps in their original cuts. That's not going to happen, at least not any time soon.
‘X-Men’ Re-Hire Bryan Singer for ‘Days of Future Past’
Last week, it was announced that Mathew Vaughn had abruptly left the the pre-production process on his 'X-Men: First Class' sequel 'X-Men: Days of Future Past.' Five days later, it's got a new director who's an old hand at these: Bryan Singer.
George Lucas Speaks About a New ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy and Retirement
Today's news that George Lucas is selling Lucasfilm and 'Star Wars' to Disney is so crazy that it's hard to believe it's true. Which may be why Lucas made a video to talk about the handover.
‘Star Wars’ Sequel in the Works Sans George Lucas – Lucasfilm Now Owned by Disney
George Lucas has been the master of 'Star Wars' since its inception and though spin-off cartoons and games have been the norm for years, the film series seemed done with after six movies. Disney has just purchased Lucasfilm for over four billion dollars, and have just announced that they're planning on a new movie for sometime in 2015.
‘Rise of the Guardians’ Wants You to Get to Know Chris Pine’s Jack Frost
One this year's big holiday films is 'Rise of the Guardians,' which pits Santa Claus (voiced by Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) and the Sandman against the slightly satanic Pitch (Jude Law), with Jack Frost (Chris Pine) the newest recruit to the good guy gang of fantasy figures. Now there's a new featurette that lets you get to know Jack Frost.
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