Formerly titled John Carter of Mars like its originating novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter stars Taylor Kitsch (Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine) as a Civil War vet believed to be dead who finds himself on a not-so-red-and-rocky version of Mars where he becomes a savior to a dying planet.
Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion is
without a doubt one of the year’s most anticipated genre titles. It is
set to arrive in theaters this September, with a possible bow at the
Venice Film Festival. The trailer is so intense it may make you never want to touch a doorknob
or have contact with the outside world ever again. If you’ve got any
form of OCD, seeing this movie will probably put you in therapy for
life. The story seems to center on something akin to a powerful bird flu
hitting humans in rapid succession, even resulting in one of the main
actors dying — in the trailer.
Since the cinematic nightmare that was Revolver, Guy Ritchie has really picked himself up. Coinciding with the release of the trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Twitchfilm reports his next project with Warner Bros. could be an adaptation of the comic Sgt. Rock.
It seems that nothing pertaining to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises can truly happen unless it goes viral. That’s also the case for its teaser trailer. Set to hit theaters on Friday with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, some eager movie theater employees have done us the “favor” of checking out the real ahead of time, and you can check it out below along with some commentary.
Peter Jackson’s camp has been releasing droves of dwarve promotional stills for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in the last week or so and the newest trio of vertically challenged warriors has just hit the Net. Bombur, Bofur and Bifur are the latest to join Fili and Kili, Ori Dori and Nori and Oin and Gloin at the party.
If you couldn’t believe it, an official press release from Ghost House Pictures reveals that creator Sam Raimi along with producing partners Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell will “remake” cult classic original, The Evil Dead. After signing an uncredited butpromising filmmaker in Fede Alvarez to write and direct, the release also says Diablo Cody will revise the script.
Armie Hammer (The Social Network) and Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean) are onboard to play the titular hero and his ally Tonto respectively, and word is now getting around that casting of the female lead is in the final stages. Deadline reports British actress Ruth Wilson is in talks to play Rebecca, whose character details are not given but definitely billed as the female lead.
Tony Gilroy’s The Bourne Legacy might add yet another amazing
actor to its cast, with Edward Norton negotiating for a role in the
film. Jeremy Renner earlier signed on as the lead character, an assassin
from Bourne’s program; Rachel Weisz is also attached to the film.
Variety
reports that Universal didn’t make an official comment about Norton and
his negotiations, but if negotiations go as planned, the Academy Award
nominee will play the film’s antagonist. He’s currently filming Moonrise Kingdom with director Wes Anderson.
In Christmas 2009, audiences ate up Robert Downey Jr. as a witty and gritty action-oriented version of famed literary sleuth Sherlock Holmes. As such, a sequel was on their 2011 wish list. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows welcomes Noomi Rapace (Swedish The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) as a card-reading gypsy of sorts and Jared Harris (Mad Men) as Holmes’ greatest nemesis, Professor Moriarty.
Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead” films are nothing short of a phenomenon, particularly for titles such as Army of Darkness. Well, get your boomsticks ready, everyone, because it’s been revealed that the series will officially continue.
