Moviefone Copyright 2011, HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Moviefone Good old fashioned elbow grease. was announced in 2011, but not much information about the project had been scared up until now. What was once thought to be a complete reboot might instead be a sequel, if two recent reports are to be believed. Earlier this week, Bloody Disgusting posted a short synopsis of the movie, which would follow a similar trajectory to the original, focusing this time on the Bowen family (the Freelings were featured in the original) and their young daughter, Madison, who's abducted by the titular ghosts. Like the original, a team of paranormal investigators would be recruited to help bring Madison home; in the new version, the family matriarch can also communicate with the dead. But while that summary certainly sounds like a direct remake of the first “Poltergeist” film, Moviehole posted some additional plot details a few days later that seem to indicate the new movie will follow in the footsteps of this year's “Evil Dead” update -- keeping the name and a few select details of the original while presenting an entirely new plot. The site says the film will exist in the same universe as the previous “Poltergeist” movies (there were three altogether), and that the Bowen family moves into the Freelings's former home many years later. There they find abandoned possessions belonging to the family -- including a black-and-white television set -- and come upon some of the same suspicious occurrences that plagued the house's former owners. Sam Raimi's involvement as producer would indicate that the “Evil Dead” trajectory theory isn't too far off from what filmmakers have in mind. We'll see what director Gil Kenan (“Monster House”) has in store soon -- the movie is set to start shooting later this year. [via Bloody Disgusting and MovieHole h/t SlashFilm] ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 14:19:48 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/23/poltergeist-reboot-sequel_n_3327543.html "Rush," a film about the life of British Formula 1 racecar driver James Hunt (played by Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth). In the newest trailer, Hemsworth sets things up nicely: "There's a lie that all drivers tell themselves -- that death is something that happens to other people. That's how you find the courage to get in the car in the first place. But more powerful than fear itself is the will to win." Most of the movie is centered around Hunt's rivalry with Niki Lauda (played by Daniel Bruhl from "Inglourious Basterds"), an Australian racecar driver. And by the looks of things, it gets pretty heated, on and off the track. "Rush" has an exemplary creative team behind the scenes, including screenwriter Peter Morgan ("Frost/Nixon") and cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle ("Trance"), and the film boasts an equally impressive supporting cast, which includes Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, and Natalie Dormer. In short: it looks like something that could be potentially Oscar bait-y but also hugely exciting. "Rush" opens in America on September 20th. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 13:47:08 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/23/rush-trailer-death-is-som_n_3327297.html she had a preventative double mastectomy, but was surrounded by his A-list friends at the MOMA, according to People. Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Bacon were reportedly on-hand, among others. But, according to People, Pitt was more concerned with his trip to Jersey than with impressing his famous pals: "They said we got to do a showing in the city and I said okay, but we can't do it without showing it to the people who we made the film for," he told the fans at the screening. "So we decided to do it no other place than Jersey." As you can see in the video above, fans were thrilled to see the movie star, so we think he made the right choice. "World War Z" hits theaters June 21. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 14:09:16 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/23/brad-pitt-surprises-fans-at-world-war-z-screening_n_3326606.html moviemistakes.com. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 13:22:56 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/23/comedy-movie-oops_n_3321569.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:51:42 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/23/weekend-movies-the-hangover-3-fast-6_n_3325467.html revealed that a pseudo-sequel to another one of his most beloved films, "Dazed and Confused," could be closer than you think. The film, which is titled "That's What I'm Talking About," was fully financed and ready to go as of a couple of years ago, but a number of projects got in the way (additionally, there was a hang-up when it came to distribution). But during the Q&A he said that he was, "Hoping to make it this fall, actually. A college comedy. I feel like mixing it up with a big ensemble." We had a friend who went to a special "Before Midnight" screening in Los Angeles on Monday and said that Linklater's comments about "That's What I'm Talking About" during the Q&A there were less optimistic. Linklater said that the film is about the first week of college, before any classes actually start, where everyone is just hanging out, getting to know each other, and partying. In other words: it sounds amazing. The director has said in the past that it's more of a "spiritual" sequel to "Dazed and Confused" than an out-and-out sequel that follows the same characters. Whatever it ends up being, consider us first in line. [via Slashfilm] EARLIER: Richard Linklater, 'Before Midnight' Director, on 'Bernie,' the 'School of Rock' Musical, and 'Dazed and Confused']]> Thu, 23 May 2013 11:55:04 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/23/dazed-and-confused-pseudo_n_3326351.html 1. It Doesn't Follow the Formula of the Other Two The original "Hangover" featured three dimwits (Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms) who lose consciousness during a bachelor party and awake to find their friend (Justin Bartha) missing and their memories of the night before completely gone. The sequel was pretty much the same, although Bartha wasn't missing he was just kind of… hanging out away from the rest of the guys. This movie takes a different approach, which you can tell from the opening scene of supporting character Chow (Ken Jeong) escaping from a maximum-security prison in Thailand. From there, things get really nuts. Bartha is taken out of the equation but in a more logical way, and there are no instances of mistaken drugging or amnesia or "oh my god what happened" nights. 2. It Doesn't Take Place in Las Vegas All of the advertising for "The Hangover, Part III" has centered around the fact that the Wolfpack is returning to Las Vegas, which is where the original film took place. While this is true for a portion of the movie, most of it actually takes place in Tijuana, which makes sense given its notorious reputation for debauchery and criminal exploits. 3. It's Not as Atrociously Sexist as the Other Two… Maybe it was the structure of the two other films (and their bachelor-party connection), but they tended to paint women as nagging, whiny hangers-on with very little to actually contribute to the story besides someone to mock or lie to. (The female character with the most dimension was Heather Graham in the first one… and she was a prostitute.) For this one, women aren't seen as the ultimate enemy but rather something worth fighting for. They represent the normal, calming relationship that exists outside of the hedonistic free-for-all that the movies used to lionize. Even Graham makes a return appearance, but as a woman with a full life (even if she is literally barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. D'oh!). 4. …Although if You're an Animal Lover, This Might Not Be the Movie for You "The Hangover Part III" starts with a giraffe decapitation (endlessly teased in the trailers) and continues to include chickens being shot, thrown out a window, and smothered with a pillow, and two dogs having their necks broken. 5. There Isn't All That Much "Crazy" Stuff in This One The earlier films made it a point to emphasize (with neon lettering and double-underlines) how outrageous they were. The locations were meant to drive this point home (Las Vegas! Bangkok! And now Tijuana! That's where anything can happen!) But even their attempts at outré humor seemed to fall a little flat, with the explanation of the night before always failing to live up to the visual gag of waking up surrounded by mayhem. Thankfully, "The Hangover Part III" doesn't attempt to indulge in the levels of vulgarity that the first two achieved. It's still very R-rated, but doesn't shove it in your face. 6. Zach (Once Again) Steals the Show Interestingly enough, they have decided to center the movie around Zach Galifianakis's character, Alan, who has gone off the rails following his father's death. In fact, the craziness of the movie starts when they're driving Alan to rehab. The character goes through a noticeable arc and it's great that director Todd Phillips and his creative team decided to at least try to emotionally anchor the movie (somewhat). It might not always work, but the scenes between Galifianakis and an un-credited Melissa McCarthy are easily the most enjoyable in the movie. 7. Oscar Nominee Bradley Cooper Is Pretty Wasted Bradley Cooper, coming off of last year's amazing "Silver Linings Playbook," is more or less a background extra in this movie (although one that gets to say the F-word a lot). Although, he does get one truly amazing moment: as he's dangling off the edge of Caesar's Palace and Alan is trying to take a cell phone photo of him, he first gets annoyed and then pauses and says, "Did you get it?" It's a very real, very funny little bit and a testament to Cooper's power as an actor. 8. Stay Through the Credits It's not exactly a Marvel movie teaser, but it's worth sitting through the credits (don't worry, you won't have to sit through the whole thing). It's like an alternate reality glimpse of what this movie could have been (you'll be very thankful it wasn't like this). 9. John Goodman Is Great After appearing in a bunch of Oscar-caliber movies last year ("Argo," "Flight," "ParaNorman"), Goodman gets to turn in an appropriately hammy performance as the chief bad guy. He gets one of the best lines (too good to spoil here) and gets to thunder around, menacing people, and barking orders. It's unlikely "The Hangover Part III" will follow in those films' Oscar-nominated footsteps, unless a new category is created for Least Believable Depiction of a Giraffe Decapitation. 10. It Really Does Feel Like the Last One Thankfully it goes out on a high note; this is easily the best of the three. Whew.]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 15:21:33 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/14/the-hangover-part-3-review_n_3274650.html he nodded off several times (more like "Now You Zzzz Me," right?). While Caine was being enthusiastic about the movie, discussing the scale of the tricks, Freeman begins to close his eyes. Then his head droops and you realize, he's taking a little nap. The interviewer (from a Fox affiliate in Seattle) either doesn't realize that he's temporarily lost the "Shawshank Redemption" star or doesn't want to bring it to anyone's attention, so he lobs a softball question about what it takes to be a narrator, and everybody is once again on the same page. Seeing a movie star fall asleep during an interview is like capturing footage of bigfoot and a unicorn making out; it's the rarest of the rare. "Now You See Me," which also stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Isla Fisher, Melanie Laurent, Dave Franco, and Elias Koteas, opens on May 31st. [via Q13Fox h/t Gawker]]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:54 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/23/morgan-freeman-falls-asleep_n_3325785.html red-band equivalent that's only slightly more risqué), which includes Aniston doing a pretty vigorous striptease. It looks like there will be some pretty notable cameos, too, like the always-hilarious Nick Offerman and Kathryn Hahn playing a couple of swingers. Coming at the tail end of summer, we'll need all the laughs we can get after being pummeled into submission by all the big budget action and superhero movies we can handle. "We're the Millers" opens on August 9th.]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:51 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/23/were-the-millers-trailer-jennifer-aniston_n_3325429.html Wed, 22 May 2013 16:13:47 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/22/the-worlds-end-trailer_n_3321578.html received rave reviews at the Sundance Film Festival, also stars Julianne Moore, Tony Danza, and Brie Larson (with cameos by Channing Tatum and Anne Hathaway in a movie-within-the-movie). Fall in love with JGL all over again when the movie fist-bumps theaters October 18. 'Don Jon': Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Porn-Filled Directorial Debut Is About Love]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:22 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/22/don-jon-trailer-joseph-gordon-levitt_n_3321311.html writing and directing a new, decades-spanning Italian-American saga. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the movie will be “a coming-of-age story that focuses on a boy and girl in their late teens” and will be set from the 1930s through the 1960s. Since “The Godfather” series ended in 1990 with the poorly-reviewed third film, Coppola has directed but rarely. He helmed “Bram Stoker's Dracula” with Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder in 1992, then worked with Robin Williams in the critically-reviled “Jack.” His last big movie was 1997's “The Rainmaker,” based on the book by John Grisham. In the last decade, Coppola has stuck to the arthouse world, making indie movies “Youth Without Youth,” “Tetro,” and “Twixt.” Perhaps the Coppola patriarch was inspired to keep up with his two surviving children, Roman and Sofia, who are both directors; her “Bling Ring” is in theaters June 14. [via THR]]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:55 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/22/francis-ford-coppola-italian-saga-movie_n_3321456.html How's Vegas? Good ole Vegas… It's like a second home to me. You should just live on the Strip. I practically do, I spend so much time here. Did you have anything specific that you really wanted to do in this third "Hangover?" That's a really interesting question. If anything, and for Stu in particular, I just wanted a sense of closure for the whole "Hangover"/Wolf Pack world. And then if I got a few good jokes in along the way, I'd be happy. It seemed like the relationship between you and Zach was even more antagonistic this time around. Was that something that you two developed or was that in the script? You know, it kind of became this running joke what a punching bag Stu is. And Zach, and as a consequence Alan, kind of picked up on that. Alan has always seen Stu as a threat to his bromance with Phil. So there's a natural animosity there. Even though I really believe, underlining all of it, these guys would do anything for each other, including Alan, as tweaked as he is. He makes fun of Stu because it gives him a little sense of power or makes him feel cool. But he's ultimately more vulnerable than anybody. I know I'm not supposed to say this because the film is supposed to be edgy, but this one does have a nice sweetness. Come on it's hard! It's so punk rock! You've got two huge parts of your life missing, with both "The Hangover" and "The Office" coming to a close. Is it bittersweet to have these things ending at the same time? Super duper bittersweet. It's very very sad. I love both of these things so much and yet in both cases it just feels like the right time and the right step for both. I can't even begin to describe how much both "The Office" and "The Hangover" have impacted my life. It's been a hell of a ride. The best analogy I can think of is when you get on a rollercoaster and it's so fun and there's peaks and valleys, there's scary parts, there's exciting parts, there's a lot of laughs and screams along the way. And then when you finally pull into the station at the end of a rollercoaster ride, you're bummed. You don't want to get off. But you realize if you stayed on the rollercoaster you'd probably get hurt or sick or something. It's time marching on. It's life evolving. And it's very poignant and very exciting. It must have been fun too because you probably didn't think, “I'm signing on to a long-running show” or “This is going to be the highest grossing comedy franchise of all time.” That's part of the peaks of the rollercoaster. It's like Space Mountain at Disneyland. It's dark, you can't really see where you're going… and I'm going to stop with the rollercoaster analogy. You can't know. All you can do is, when you're in a creative situation like that, just put it all out there and leave it all on the court. Which I really think everybody in "The Office" and "The Hangover" did. And you hope that people respond and they did. I'm just so grateful to have been a part of both things. When you set out to make "The Hangover, Part III" did you look to anything in particular? There aren't many third entries in a comedy series but did you set out to make it different or special in a specific way? Well it had to be different. The first two follow the same template and it just wasn't going to work; you can't do that again. So the question became “How do you do it and what do you focus on?” And what I love about this third one is that, in the same way that a great serial TV show will be constantly mining its previous episodes for the structural tidbits to build future episodes, that's how this narrative came together. There's so many ghosts from one and two that haunt this story in such a cool and fun and organic way. I really think it all fits together. This is a great closer. I'll say on top of that, Alan in screenwriting terms has kind of been the inciting incident or the precipitating factor to all the chaos, so it also makes sense for this third one to really explore Alan a little bit more and get into what that character is about. He's so fascinating. Was there anything that you didn't get to do that you wanted to do? Hmmm… Hmmm… Well I wish that between "Hangovers 2" and "3," Stu got really fit, like super buff with washboard abs. That way Warner Bros would have had to put me on some crazy diet and hire a personal trainer and I would have been a total bad-ass. But that didn't happen. Zach and I laugh about that -- that we wish a movie would take responsibility for our health. But honestly I couldn't ask for anything more than what's in these movies. What an incredible journey to be on and an incredible team to be a part of. So if Todd Haynes called you tomorrow you'd be down to collaborate again? I would throw myself in front of a train if it meant working with Todd again. If Todd told me audiences would laugh, I'd throw myself in front of a train. So many of these horrible things Stu goes through I've just had to trust Todd. I have these kneejerk reactions -- I am not a dark, edgy comic and a lot of this stuff pushed me out of my comfort zone. I just realized: don't fight it. And I'm always glad I did.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 13:08:58 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/22/ed-helms-the-hangover-3_n_3320908.html Street Food Cinema website. SCHEDULE May 25th - STAND BY ME w/ Corey Feldman June 1st - RISKY BUSINESS 30th ANNIVERSARY June 8th - FAMILY NIGHT: ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH June 15th - PITCH PERFECT June 22nd - ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/ Live Cast Sins O' The Flesh June 29th - BFF DOUBLE FEATURE: ST. ELMO'S FIRE & REALITY BITES July 6th - JAWS - Exposition Park, Downtown PURCHASE TICKETS July 13th - SHAUN OF THE DEAD & HOT FUZZ July 20th - MEAN GIRLS July 27th - MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL Aug 3rd - SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Aug 10th - SWINGERS Aug 17th - SKYFALL ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 11:42:19 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/22/moviefone-presents-street-food-cinema-2013_n_3288547.html Hangover" trilogy is upon us. "The Hangover Part III" -- which, apparently, is more insane crime-infused action flick than substance-abuse comedy -- hits theaters May 23. To celebrate, here are ten things you probably didn't know about all three "Hangover" movies. 1. During casting for "The Hangover", Lindsay Lohan was offered the part of Jade, the stripper, but turned it down because she wasn't into the script and thought the movie would bomb. Heather Graham nabbed the role instead, and appears again in Part III. Lohan later admitted to regretting her decision. 2. Ed Helms didn't need a special mouthpiece for his character Stu's missing tooth. In real life, Helms has a tooth implant because his adult incisor never grew in. He simply removed his dental implant for filming. 3. Sean Penn and Robert Downey Jr. were reportedly considered for John Goodman's role in “The Hangover Part III.” 4. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton visited the set of “The Hangover Part II” in Bangkok, Thailand. Unfortunately, he didn't film a cameo. 5. The role of the tattoo artist in “The Hangover Part II” was originally intended for Mel Gibson, but that plan was axed after protests from the cast and crew. Liam Neeson played the role instead; but later, director Todd Phillips wanted to reshoot the scene, and Neeson was filming “Wrath of the Titans” at the time. Finally, Nick Cassavetes took on the role, and that's who ended up in the movie. 6. Zach Galifianakis made an alternate music video for Kanye West's song “Can't Tell Me Nothing,” which is featured in “The Hangover” soundtrack. It was filmed on Zach's actual farm in North Carolina, and it is hilarious. 7. The original baby from the first “Hangover” movie, Grant Holmquist (pictured above), also appears in “The Hangover Part III.” Director Todd Phillips said, "We called up the mom and said hey we're doing another one and we would love to see how Grant is doing. Then they came to my office and he was great and we had so much fun seeing him again." According to People, Grant is very fond of costar Zach Galifianakis. (But who isn't?!) 8. Speaking of kids, Ken Jeong brought his children to the set to watch him film scenes for “Hangover Part III.” 9. During production of the first “Hangover,” a beat-up Mercedes being used during filming was stolen from the lot. It was recovered the next day when a someone on the production staff spotted the car in traffic while they were filming driving sequences. 10. The release date for “The Hangover Part III” was reportedly moved up a day (to May 23) to avoid direct competition with “Fast & Furious 6,” which, arguably, has a very similar audience.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:48 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/22/the-hangover-movies_n_3320345.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:23 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/22/delivery-man-teaser-trail_n_3321089.html ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 13:43:46 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/22/fast-furious-6-la-premiere_n_3320647.html ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:37 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/22/before-midnight-la-premiere_n_3320240.html he'll both star in and produce. It's described as "a dramatic tale of a young man's struggle with mental illness, love, and a deep-rooted family secret." It will be interesting to see if Hutcherson's rising star can bring attention to a small indie film like this. The script is from newcomer Jon Johnstone, and it will be directed by Miguel Sapochnik, whose most high-profile movie has been "Repo Men" with Jude Law and Forest Whitaker. Although Hutcherson has been acting steadily for the past decade or so, he really made people sit up and notice him in 2010's "The Kids Are All Right." He'd done drama before, but not for anything that snagged as much attention as that Oscar season favorite. "The Hungers Games" has been his breakout role, and he's got three more of those coming down the pipeline. (Lionsgate announced last summer that the last book in the trilogy, "Mockingjay," will be split into two parts, to be released in 2014 and 2015.) Hutcherson's current project is "Paradise Lost," a drama that stars Benicio Del Toro. Hutcherson plays a surfer named Nick who falls for the kingpin's niece. Brady Corbet from "Simon Killer" is on board as Nick's brother. There's currently no start date for "Ape," but we'll keep you posted on all of Peeta's moves. [via The Wrap]]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:01 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/22/josh-hutcherson-ape_n_3320218.html Daily Mail. “It was a pleasure and a privilege to meet such a brave young man," Mirren told The Sun. As for Oliver, his father assures that he was more than satisfied with the royal treatment: "She stayed in character for the whole thing. Oliver thought she was the real Queen, and well, that's good enough for us," he told the Daily Mail. [via The Sun h/t Gawker; Photo Credit via NCTLC Trust]]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 10:34:28 EDT http://news.moviefone.com/2013/05/22/helen-mirren-grants-dying-boys-wish_n_3319681.html