Five days into 2010 and we finally have some awesome news to report! American Beauty and Road to Perdition director Sam Mendes is reportedly signed on to direct the 23rd James Bond film. Heat Vision is reporting that the Oscar winning director will take on the project which returns actor Daniel Craig to the role [...]
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Movie News: Disney Sinks Captain Nemo; Director Rob Marshall Boards Pirates 4
Disney will not be moving forward with McG’s Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. McG (Terminator Salvation) just stepped down as director to focus on other projects. The big budget Disney adventure was set to begin filming early next year even though there was no finalized cast. McG had been seeking out Will Smith [...]
Mark Millar to Direct Comic Book Movie
Mark Millar, the author of graphic novels Wanted and Kick-Ass is planning to direct a comic book movie as his directorial debut. ComingSoon is reporting that Millar wants to hop in the director’s chair but no word yet as to what title he plans to adapt. Continue reading to see what Millar says about this [...]
Quentin Tarantino Promises Kill Bill 3!
This summer he impressed audiences with Inglourious Basterds; and now director Quentin Tarantino has announced he will be making a third volume for Kill Bill. BadTaste.it is reporting that the Pulp Fiction director would like to make a third part to his Kill Bill movie in the next few years. Kill Bill was released in [...]
Oliver Stone Talks Wall Street 2 – Charlie Sheen to Cameo in Film
In a recent interview with The New York Times, director Oliver Stone spoke about his upcoming sequel to Wall Street. The sequel, titled Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps was recently green lit by Fox for a 2010 release. Michael Douglas will be returning to play investment broker Gordon Gekko along with Shia Lebouf who [...]
Guy Ritchie to Direct DC Comics’ Lobo
Guy Ritchie is moving on from directing Sherlock Holmes to an adaptation of the DC Comic book Lobo. Variety is reporting that Ritchie will begin production early next year. Lobo is about an alien interstellar bounty hunter which first appeared back in 1983 in The Omega Man. Lobo has had several comic incarnations. In the [...]
Spielberg to Adapt Michael Chrichton Novel
Director Steven Spielberg has announced his next project that he will bring to the big screen. The talented director plans to adapt the Michael Crichton novel Pirate Latitudes into a full length feature film. USA Today is reporting that Spielberg chose the novel by Chrichton, who died earlier this year, to be next on his [...]
Christopher Nolan Wants to Shoot Third Batman Completely in IMAX
Earlier today we reported a HUGE rumor which was that Megan Fox had been cast as Catwoman in the third Batman film from director Christopher Nolan. That news has no truth to it but it is definitely a fun rumor that is floating around the net today. In more Batman news Aint it Cool News [...]
Sequel News: Peter Berg Talks Hancock 2
Will Smith could be returning as superhero Hancock in a sequel directed by Peter Berg. The first Hancock arrived in theaters the summer of 2008 and made over $200 million domestically. Berg was recently interviewed by SciFiWire where he said the following about the possible sequel: “They like to fast-track it, but Will’s busy, I’m [...]
Director John Hughes Passed Away
Today, Hollywood lost a talented director, producer and writer of some of our favorite films of the past three decades. John Hughes passed away today due to a heart attack. Some will remember him for creating many of the so-called Brat Pack films like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, as well as comedies like [...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron and Tom Arnold Reteaming for True Lies 2?
While James Cameron was presenting his footage from Avatar last month at Comic-Con, a fan of the director asked if we would ever see a sequel to True Lies. The action packed film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger living a double life as both a secret government agent and a family man from the suburbs. Cameron’s response [...]
Ridley Scott to Direct Alien Prequel
When 20th Century Fox announced plans to make a prequel to 1979′s Alien, a lot of fans worried they would be in for the same poor treatment they received from the Alien Vs. Predator franchise. However, it was quickly stated that Ridley Scott, who directed the original Alien feature, was coming back to produce the [...]
First Look: Drew Barrymore’s Whip It
Today, Yahoo! debuted the first trailer for Drew Barrymore’s Whip It. Starring Ellen Page of Juno, Whip It tells the story of an out-of-place girl who aspires to join a roller derby team. The trailer looks like an interesting take on the “small town misfit girl” motif, but this is Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut. Some [...]
Robert Rodriguez Announces Nimrod Antal Will Direct Predators Movie
There has been much speculation as to who will direct the upcoming reboot of Predator. Originally Robert Rodriguez was rumored to be directing the project, but now we know he will only serve as a producer for the film. Today we find out via Aint It Cool News that Nimrod Antal will be helming the [...]
Zack Snyder Talks 300 Sequel
Our last post talked about Zack Snyder’s director’s cut for Watchmen which will hit theaters next month. Now we have news about Snyder’s involvement in a sequel to his Spartan action movie 300. Snyder talked with ComingSoon.net about the upcoming Blu-Ray release for Watchmen as well as a special edition for 300. He talked about [...]
Comic-Con 09′ News: Peter Jackson to be in San Diego to Promote District 9
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson will be making his Comic-Con debut this July in San Diego, California. The annual convention for comics and film begins July 25th and Fanboyz.net will be there to cover all the action. The New York Times has reported that Jackson will be in attendance to promote District 9, [...]
FANFLASH: The Hype Surrounding James Cameron’s Avatar
FANFLASH is the title for our original articles that dive into different aspects of popular culture and entertainment. Today Jordan Tunney discusses the massive amount of hype surrounding James Cameron’s new film Avatar which hits theaters this December. From time to time, movie web sites get caught up in the hype concerning certain movies. This [...]
James Cameron Previews Video Game for Avatar
James Cameron’s Avatar doesn’t hit theaters until this December, but every week it seems there is some new buzz mounting for this movie. We have heard that Avatar will have an exclusive IMAX run that will last three months. Directors like Stephen Soderbergh have seen clips from the movie and have stated that it is [...]
Bryan Singer Interested in Returning to X-Men
This could be good news for the fledgling X-Men franchise. What started as a promising movie franchise ended with a thud as X-Men 3: The Last Stand, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine failed to impress fans. X-Men and X-Men 2 were very good comic book films which stuck to their subject matter which is important for [...]
Kevin Smith To Write Two New Comic Books
Hopefully this is good news for comic fans, but it would seem that we are going to get more comics from writer/ director Kevin Smith. Smith is a great film guy. Personally he is one of my favorites. In the past he has written some really good comic books, but has had many problems making [...]
