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"X-Men: First Class"Gets A Rewrite

"X-Men: First Class"Gets A Rewrite Director Matthew Vaughn is hard at work on " X-Men: First Class " in London but he took some time out Sunday to catch a screening of " Inception ." He enjoyed the Christopher Nolan epic immensely -- even though it prompted him to scrap a dozen pages of the " First Class " script. "I saw 'Inception,' which I loved," Vaughn said Monday. "But my heart sank when I saw that a few of the ideas we had were up [on the screen]. So it's either leave it in and look as if you're copying or change things. We completely ripped out about 12 pages of the script and the storyboards." X-Men projections The jettisoned sequence was a sort of dream-space combat, according to Vaughn; that reminded me of "psi war" scenes like the one here on the right from " The Uncanny X-Men" No. 117 way back in 1979, but the filmmaker said for the film the fight involving Professor X ( Ja

Zack Snyder To Direct Another Comic Book Film "Mage"

Zack Snyder To Direct Another Comic Book Film "Mage" "Watchmen" producer Lloyd Levin is set to bring seminal '80s comicbook " Mage " to the bigscreen. Levin has acquired bigscreen rights to Matt Wagner's 15-book collection that makes up " The Hero Discovered " arc. Story -- a reinterpretation of the legend of Camelot -- centers on Kevin Matchstick , an alienated young man who discovers he has superhuman abilities, gains a magic baseball bat and defeats the nefarious plans of a being called the Umbra Sprite. "It has always been a favorite book of mine," said Levin, whose comicbook-to-bigscreen credits also include the "Hellboy" films. "It's one of the great untapped comicbooks from the '80s renaissance that also spawned "Watchmen" and "Batman: Dark Knight." Levin will finance development and production of "Mage," which was previously in development at Spyglass with Zac

The Cold Light of Day Bruce Willis Sigourney Weaver

Bruce Willis And Sigourney Weaver Join “The Cold Light of Day” Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver will star opposite Henry Cavill in “ The Cold Light of Day ,” the kidnapping thriller from Intrepid Pictures and Summit. The story centers on a cocky young Wall Street trader who reluctantly vacations with his family in Spain. When his family is kidnapped, he is thrust into a government conspiracy and must unravel the secrets of his father (Willis) in order to save his loved ones. Weaver would play the villain. Richard Price is writing a production pass on the original script written by Scott Wiper and John Petro. The movie is set for a Sept. 6 start in Spain. Willis’ deal is done while Weaver is still in negotiations. Mabrouk El Mechri , who directed the faux Jean-Claude Van Damme documentary "JCVD," is behind the camera, with Intrepid principals Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans producing. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

Guillermo del Toro's Don't Be Afraid of the the Dark Trailer

Guillermo del Toro's Don't Be Afraid of the the Dark Trailer Here is the first trailer for the Guillermo del Toro produced film Don't Be Afraid of the the Dark . THis trailer was previewd During the panel at Comic-Con, and it scared the hell out of me. I am not a huge horror fan but this is one of the films I will be lining up to watch. The movie is a remake of an old 1970's TV film of the same and it was co-written by del Toro and Matthew Robbins. The movie was directed by first time feature film director Troy Nixey, and it stars Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison , and Jack Thompson . Watch the trailer after the Jump.. | Synopsis: Producers Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Orphanage”) and Mark Johnson (“Chronicles of Narnia”) join forces to deliver “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” a tale of hair-raising, spine-chilling horror. Sally Hurst ( Bailee Madison ), a lonely, withdrawn child, has just arrived in Rhode Island to live with her f

Rachel Weisz The Deep Blue Sea

Rachel Weisz Has the Big O She’s in advanced talks to play the wife in British director Terence Davies ’ adaptation of the 1952 play The Deep Blue Sea, says the Daily Mail. Even today, Terrance Rattigan’s script feels like wrenching stuff. Rachel Weisz would play a woman who leaves her companionable husband when she becomes sexually enslaved by an alcoholic ex-fighter pilot. Although she’s 40, it’s the first time she’s ever had an orgasm. Having smashed up her marriage, she then sticks her head in a gas oven when her booze-addled boyfriend walks out on her. Greta Scacchi played the part in a London stage revival a couple of years ago. Peggy Ashcroft , who originally played Hester Collyer opposite Kenneth More as her lover, complained the role made her feel as if she was walking around on stage naked. Rattigan wrote the play after an old boyfriend of his committed suicide. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Deadline

Jason Alexander & Cheryl Hines To Star In A Fairly Odd Movie

Jason Alexander & Cheryl Hines To Star In A Fairly Odd Movie OK this was news to me, had no idea this was being made. We got our hand on a photo of Jason Alexander and Cheryl Hines as Cosmo and Wanda from the upcoming live action movie A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow up Timmy Turner . Which will premiere on Nickelodeon sometime in 2011. Maybe Arnold Schwarzenegger can make a cameo as Jorgen Von Strangle . Please Leave A Comment- Source- Cartoonbrew

Resident Evil: Afterlife Comic-Con Trailer

Resident Evil: Afterlife Comic-Con Trailer Paul W.S. Anderson's new 3D film, Resident Evil: Afterlife . This is the trailer that you were able to see if you atended the panel at Comic-Con this year. I am not a fan of these film at all and the footage that was shown in this trailer didnt make me jump out of my seat at all. The slow motion in the trailer just turned me off and nothing about it impressed me. The thing that the film has on its side is the 3D technology. Which was developed and used by James Cameron in Avatar. So what did you think of the trailer? Watch trailer after the Jump... Synopsis: In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but whe

Guillermo del Toro Leaves Tom Cruise's Van Helsing

Guillermo del Toro Leaves Tom Cruise's Van Helsing It was announced that  Guillermo del Toro 's next project will be At the Mountains of Madness for Universal Pictures. For him to make this film he had to leave one on the table. There was rumbling in Hollywood not to long ago that del Toro was interested in developing a Van Helsing film project for Universal. Well, he's no longer attached to this film. However, even with del Toro gone, we hear that Cruise remains attached to the project and he could possibly be starring in the film and producing. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Vulture

Inception Is On Top Again For Third Week

Inception Is On Top Again For Third Week It looked like Dinner for Schmucks might actually be enough to topple the current box office champion, Inception. But by the end of play Sunday, Christopher Nolan’s Cobb and the team pulled off another victory to give the dream thieves a third week atop the charts in the States, Inception nabbing $27.5 million and the Schmucks running away with $23.3 million. Salt slipped down to third place, taking $19.2 million, while Despicable Me stole $15.5 million for fourth. But even the kiddie/3D cash boost factor couldn’t save Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore , with the animal spies sequel bringing in just $12.5 million, which hopefully means this might be the end for the franchise. That said, given the nine-year wait between the first two, maybe we should be wary that, like a horror movie villain, another one could spring up in a decade. Zac Efron won’t be too thrilled either: his latest stab at grown-up filmmaking respecta

Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall Plot Details

Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall Plot Details Kick-Ass is set to hit DVD and Blu-ray on August 3rd.  Mark Millar stopped by movieweb for a chat. While discussing the film, he told us in detail where Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall is headed. Spoiler Alert: Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall begins with Hit Girl living with her newly adoptive father, who used to be Big Daddy's ex-partner on the police force. She has retired her guns and is no longer killing people. Meanwhile, Red Mist has hired a Russian Assassin to murder Hit Girl, while also assembling a group of super villains on-line who decide to hunt Kick-Ass down in a storyline that is similar to the one seen in The Warriors, which climaxes with a huge rumble in Times Square, where costumed heroes battle costumed villains to the death. Here is our conversation: There has been a lot of talk about Kick-Ass 2 . What is happening with that? And where would you like to see it go? Mark Millar: I am writing the comic book right now