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Quick Hits: Michael Shannon Latest Considered for Villain Role in New 'Superman'

By Peter Hall (Subscribe to Peter Hall's posts), Posted Mar 24th 2011 7:00PM
Filed under: Movie News, Sci-Fi, Cinematical


  • 'Dorothy of Oz,' which is just one of many 'Wizard of Oz'-related movies on the horizon, has its first poster.

  • Michael Shannon is the latest actor rumored to play the villain in Zack Snyder's 'Superman: Man of Steel,' though who that villain is is still a mystery.


  • Warner Bros. have set 'Rock of Ages' for a June 1, 2012 release, which will be followed two weeks later by the release of 'Jack the Giant Killer.' And speaking of 'Rock of Ages,' Paul Giamatti has joined the cast.

  • A few photos of Shia LaBeouf from the set of John Hillcoat's 'The Wettest Country' have hit online.
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Quick Hits: New 'Your Highness' Red Band Trailer, 'Chronicles of Rick Roll' Full Trailer

By Peter Hall (Subscribe to Peter Hall's posts), Posted Mar 23rd 2011 9:00PM
Filed under: Trailers and Clips, Movie News, Cinematical

  • 'Green Lantern' fans will want to head over to Cosmic Book News to get a bigger, clearer look at Abin Sur (Temuera Morrison).

  • A new image from 'X-Men: First Class' has hit, showing of Nicholas Hoult as a pre-mutation Beast.

  • 'Wrath of the Titans' began shooting earlier this week and /Film have shared the sequel's official synopsis.

  • As if there was any doubt, screenwriters Brian Koppelman and David Levien confirm that 'National Treasure 3' is in the works and that they will write it.

  • 'Your Highness' has a second Red Band trailer, which is surprisingly even more vulgar than the first Red Band trailer:
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Quick Hits: David Fincher Sought for 'Cleopatra'; Aronofsky's Original 'Black Swan'

By Peter Hall (Subscribe to Peter Hall's posts), Posted Mar 22nd 2011 4:20PM
Filed under: Movie News, Video, Cinematical

  • David Fincher is reportedly the new frontrunner to direct the long-brewing 'Cleopatra,' which is intended to be the first film to tell Cleopatra's story from her perspective.

  • The rumor cycle continues to devour itself: Joseph Gordon-Levitt will not be playing Alberto Falcone in 'The Dark Knight Rises.' Maybe. We think.

  • According to Vulture, a film adaptation of the great zombie epic 'World War Z' is dying unless Paramount can find someone else to help foot the lofty $125 million price tag. However, according to British Belgian actress Axelle Carolyn, the production is currently crewing up, so don't count it out just yet.

  • Though the cast, crew and even director have yet to be named, Dark Sky Films has given a green light to 'Hatchet 3.'

  • Funny or Die, in association with Fox Searchlight Pictures, presents Darren Aronofsky's Original 'Black Swan':
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Brian Trenchard-Smith on 'BMX Bandits,' Forgotten Gems and the Current State of the Film Industry

By Peter Hall (Subscribe to Peter Hall's posts), Posted Mar 21st 2011 10:30PM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Cinematical
Last week saw the release of the '80s Australian gem 'BMX Bandits' on Blu-ray here in the States. Thanks to Severin Films, this allowed Cinematical the opportunity to chat with the film's prolific director, the British-born Brian Trenchard-Smith. And what a chat it was...

There's no point sugar coating it, this is a monster of an interview. But even if you know nothing about Brian Trenchard-Smith, even if you've never seen 'BMX Bandits' or 'Stunt Rock' or 'The Man From Hong Kong,' BTS is a filmmaker worth listening to. He's been around the film industry for decades, making movies the world over and his love for cinema and frustrations with Hollywood make him an absolutely fascinating film figure to listen to (it's just one of many reasons Quentin Tarantino openly calls BTS one of his favorite filmmakers).

So, without further delay, here is Brian Trenchard-Smith talking about everything from giving Nicole Kidman her first feature role to making one of the great, underseen Vietnam war movies to having Bob Weinstein call him an old man.
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Jodie Foster May Next Direct a Sci-Fi Thriller

By Peter Hall (Subscribe to Peter Hall's posts), Posted Mar 21st 2011 4:35PM
Filed under: Movie News, Sci-Fi, Cinematical


According to the L.A. Times' Hero Complex blog, Jodie Foster is planning to follow up 'The Beaver' with an untitled sci-fi thriller that currently boasts no identifiable writer or plot. So yes, this is vague news at best, but there's one simple reason this news excites us (well, at least me): the star of 'Contact' appears to be cycling back towards science fiction. From Hero Complex:

"There's a family element to it, but it's much more a genre movie," Foster said in an interview after "The Beaver" premiere in Austin, Texas. "I'd like to do that 'cause that's a world I live in as an actor but I've never really gone to as a director. I'd still have to have all the other stuff in a film. It can't just be, 'There's a bad guy, there's a monster.' It has to have all the other stuff too."

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'Attack the Block' Director Joe Cornish on How to Make an Original Alien Invasion Movie

By Peter Hall (Subscribe to Peter Hall's posts), Posted Mar 18th 2011 9:00PM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, SXSW Film Festival, Sci-Fi, Cinematical


Who the hell is Joe Cornish and what is 'Attack the Block'?

It's easy to imagine that's what most people have been wondering since 'Attack the Block' was met with almost unanimous adoration following its world premiere at SXSW less than a week ago. Those familiar with Cornish's work on British TV and radio may have been more familiar with the special blend of bemused horror in store, but for the most part no one had any idea what to expect from this Edgar Wright-produced movie about an inner city gang who fight off an alien invasion.

And that's the way it should be. There's no reason to know the film's plot intricacies going in. Just go in knowing that this is not your standard alien invasion movie out of Hollywood. This isn't a megabudget movie filled with name actors and huge explosions. This is a beast of a film all its own.

So don't worry, nothing in the below interview with Joe Cornish is spoilery. We don't talk plot or specific moments in the film, we just talk about tone, intent, and the kind of movies that, to use Cornish's own words, "blow your tits off."
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Quick Hits: Matthew Fox to Lead 'I, Alex Cross,' 'Ghost Rider 2' Villain Revealed

By Peter Hall (Subscribe to Peter Hall's posts), Posted Mar 17th 2011 5:30PM
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical


  • A number of new 'Your Highness' posters hit recently, but the coolest has to be the "Best. Quest. Ever." variant over at IMPAwards.


  • The website TooFab [Via Superhero Hype] has a gallery of images of Kate Beckinsale in her latex suit for 'Underworld 4: New Dawn.'

  • The Hollywood Reporter reveals that 'Tron: Legacy' director Joseph Kosinksi's next sci-fi project, 'Oblivion,' has been retitled 'Horizons' and will be rewritten by Karl Gajdusek.

  • The theatrical trailer for the Justin Timberlake-Mila Kunis sex comedy 'Friends With Benefits' has hit online at DigitalSpy [via GatW]:
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