Movie News

Kill a Few Minutes with the ‘In Time’ Trailer

One of the films that caught our attention at Comic-Con last weekend was Andrew Niccol‘s upcoming sci-fi thriller In Time. The Gattaca and Lord of War director
premiered an extended trailer-like clip at the convention, but if
you’re not one for overexposure, perhaps this will be more to your
taste.

Will (Justin Timberlake) lives in the
late 21st Century when time (to live) has become the major form of
currency. People stop aging at 25 and then have only a year left to
live. Unless, of course, they buy more time. Will works a blue-collar
job just to ensure he has enough minutes to live to the next day, but
when he saves a “wealthy” man from some crooks, he inherits over a
century of time, time that comes with consequences.

‘Die Hard 5’ Needs a New Director, Will Go to Russia

Not that it was ever truly a question to begin with, but for word has been out for awhile that 20th Century Fox plans to make another “Die Hard” installment. It even snagged a director in Noam Murro (Smart People) this past June, but the project has hit a snag in that department.

Smurfs, Cowboys and Aliens Call it a Draw at the Box Office

Who would have thought that The Smurfs would offer serious competition to Cowboys & Aliens? Yet those silly little blue cartoons managed to open at a projected tie of $36.2 million with Jon Favreau’s genre experiment.

Drew Pearce to Write ‘The Mighty’ for Paramount

Scribe Drew Pearce became synonymous with the superhero scene upon
creating, producing, and writing for the televised superhero satire No Heroics. After that, he was hired to pen a script for Marvel’s Runaways, and now he’s on board to write for yet another project about superheroes.

Paramount has snagged Pearce to give DC Comics’ The Mighty a film adaptation according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. The comic focuses on a police officer’s suspicions about an adored hero and his potential connection to a series of murders.

TV’s ‘Entourage’ Will Get Its Own Movie… Sometime

HBO’s acclaimed comedy series Entourage will come to a close this
fall, but that doesn’t mean that the book on Vincent Chase is closing
forever. There’s been talk of the series getting a film adaptation, and
it doesn’t look like such talk will be simmering down anytime soon.

Doug Ellin, the creator and executive producer of Entourage,
recently went on the record saying that the movie will happen but that
he isn’t sure when it’ll come to fruition. Here’s his exact quote,
courtesy of Deadline Hollywood:

‘Tower Heist’ Trailer, From Director Brett Ratner

Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy star in an action comedy. Right away, you know Brett Ratner directed Tower Heist. He returns to “form” in this film about several employees of a luxury apartment building who plot to rob its owner when they find out they’ve been victimized by his Ponzi scheme.

Abrams and ‘Star Trek 2’ Inch Closer, ‘G.I. Joe 2’ Takes Its June Release Date

J.J. Abrams appears to finally be ready to make Star Trek 2 happen. After a little vacation, he’s ready to get to work, but the film won’t come out in June of next year. Instead, Paramount will release newly re-titled G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

Joan Allen and Albert Finney Will Make ‘Bourne’ Return, Oscar Isaac Joins

Joan Allen and Albert Finney are currently negotiating to return for The Bourne Legacy in roles that they had in previous “Bourne” features. What’s more, Oscar Isaac will join the cast as another brainwashed assassin.

Warner Bros. Gives ‘Arthur & Lancelot’ a Release Date

Since paying $2 million for the script for Arthur & Lancelot
(nice work if you can get it), Warner Bros. is making big moves for
their contemporary retelling of Arthurian legends, as reported in Deadline. Already attached to the project is Lionel Wigram, the producer of Sherlock Holmes and Harry Potter since “Order of the Phoenix,” and David Dorkin (Wedding Crashers, The Change-Up) is set to direct and produce. Arthur & Lancelot has been penciled for a March 15, 2013 release date and going to have a $90 million budget. There is no word yet on casting.

DVD/Blu-ray DISCussion (New for 7.26.11)

This week we recommend Source Code from Duncan Jones. The only real highlight this week is another second directing effort, David Schwimmer’s drama Trust. On the re-release front there are movies from France and Japan and the comedy classic Animal House.