We all knew it was going to be huge but Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 2 broke every record in the book this weekend. Starting with the Thursday midnight grosses the final Harry Potter film broke the record previously set by The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Potter brought in a smashing $43 million [...]
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THOR 2 Set For July 2013; Branagh Not Returning To Direct
Source: Walt Disney Pictures Today, Disney announced that Chris Hemsworth will be reprising his starring role in Thor 2, opening in theaters July 26, 2013. Thor, a big success for Marvel, has already grossed $437 million at the box office. However, there’s someone who won’t be returning to their spot from the first; director Kenneth [...]
Julia Ormond and Christopher Meloni Suit Up For MAN OF STEEL
A few more casting tidbits have rolled out for the upcoming Superman feature Man of Steel. Hot of the news Russell Crowe had signed up to play Jor-El, Superman’s father, Deadline is reporting Julia Ormond has joined the cast to play Lara Lor-Van, Superman’s mother. I hope we get to see a good amount of [...]
HANGOVER III Plot Details: Wolfpack Pull a Jailbreak?
The Hangover was widely held as one of the best original comedies of the past decade. In an attempt to capitalize on the success of the original, the sequel, The Hangover: Part II, hit theaters last week. While it didn’t capture the original spirit of the first film (or maybe it did too much), it [...]
Do We Really Want An Arrested Development Movie?
Straight from the lips of George Bluth, Sr., the Arrested Development script is almost completed. Jeffrey Tambor, who played the patriarch George Bluth on the television show’s three season run on Fox said the script is either “being written as we speak” or “may even be completed.” We’ve been hearing chatter about an Arrested Development [...]
Director Matt Reeves Helming EIGHT O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING
Cloverfield and director Matt Reeves has just signed on to adapt the Ray Nelson short story Eight O’Clock in the Morning for Universal Studios. We previously saw Reeves adapt the wonderfully styled Let Me In, and this new feature will involve Matt writing and directing. The story served the basis for the John Carpenter film [...]
‘EXPENDABLES’ Sequel on the Way With More 80′s Action Icons?
This summer Sly Stallone orchestrated every action junkies biggest fix. He put together some of the biggest names in action movies into one film and called it The Expendables. It grossed over $100 million and even before the film was released there was talk of a sequel. Now it looks like that sequel will be [...]
Casting News: Paula Patton Joins MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 4 Team
Last week we reported that Academy Award nominated actor Jeremy Renner had joined Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 4. Today, we have more casting news with the addition of Paula Patton joining the Impossible Mission Force. Deadline is reporting that actress Paula Patton (Deja Vu’, Hitch) has been cast in the film which also stars [...]
NATIONAL TREASURE 3 Coming in 2011
This past weekend at Wonder Con it was announced that director Jon Turtletaub will be directing a third National Treasure movie. The National Treasure franchise has been a huge money maker since the first movie hit theaters in 2004 and grossed $173 million in its domestic run. The sequel, National Treasure: Book of Secrets was [...]
Confirmed: (500) Days of Summer’s Marc Webb to Direct Spider-Man Reboot
Last week we reported the big news that Sony had pulled the plug on Spider-Man 4 and had now planned to reboot the Marvel franchise with a new director and actors. There had been many red flags leading up to this which suggested not everything in production for Spider-Man 4 was running smoothly. In fact, [...]
Sony Postpones Production on Spider-Man 4
With all the rumors that have been reported on Spider-Man 4 over the last few months here is one that has been confirmed by Variety. They are reporting that Sony Pictures has postponed production on the upcoming Spider-Man 4 so additional work can be done on the script. Reports are surfacing that director Sam Raimi [...]
Sam Mendes to Direct 23rd James Bond Film!
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 [...]
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse to Hit IMAX Screens
IMAX and Summitt Entertainment announced today that the third film in the Twilight franchise, Eclipse, will be released in IMAX theaters when the film is released next summer. Arriving in both regular formats and IMAX, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse hits theaters June 30th 2010. “Twilight moviegoers will have a whole new way to experience this [...]
Thor To Begin Shooting In January
I was born in January and I keep asking myself “What do I want for my birthday?”. Then the gods saw fit to grant me a present of thunder and lightning. Ok, maybe it’s not that big, but according to the Splashpage via ProductionWeekly Marvel Studios is set do start principal photography early next year. [...]
Ian McKellen Has Read Script for The Hobbit
Lord of the Ring’s Ian McKellan who played Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy recently spoke with Sci-Fi Wire about the upcoming Hobbit movie. In fact, he did more than just talk about the project – he talked about the script which he has read. If you don’t already know Guillermo del Toro will direct [...]
Ghost Rider Sequel Moving Forward
Variety is reporting that Columbia Pictures is moving forward on a sequel to 2007′s Ghost Rider which starred Nicolas Cage as the Marvel vigilante. Screenwriter David Goyer (The Dark Knight, Blade) has already written the script for the sequel which will star Nicolas Cage once again. The first Ghost Rider suffered from horrible reviews but [...]
X-Men: First Class to Shoot in 2010?
Cyclops has spoken and according to the superhero we can expect X-Men: First Class to begin filming next year. Superherohype is reporting that actor Tim Pocock who played a young Scott Summers aka Cyclops in X-Men Origins: Wolverine will reprise his role in the upcoming X-Men: First Class. Pocock said on his Twitter that he [...]
Nicolas Cage Drops out of The Green Hornet
Although Nicolas Cage was never officially cast in The Green Hornet, THR is reporting that the actor will not be appearing as the villain as originally reported. This news broke back in July and was just a rumor that Cage would be playing the villain in the film opposite Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz. According [...]
Fox Ready to Reboot Fantastic 4
Yesterday we reported that Bad Boys 3 was in development as well as a fifth Rambo movie. Today we have news that Fox is ready to reboot the Fantastic 4. Back in March we reported that the studio was interested in rebooting the franchise with a new look, new cast, and a darker tone. This [...]
Fanboyz Podcast: The Z Cast- Episode 1: The Inglourious Podcast
The inaugural episode of the Fanboyz.net podcast has arrived. Titled The Z Cast, Jeff, Roman, and Jordan will be recording weekly about the latest movie news, exciting trailers, and the newest film reviews. Similar to the movie blog world, the world of Internet radio is just as crowded; but we feel now is the right [...]
