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Rebecca Romijn Wants X-Men Origins: Mystique Spin-Off
6 October 2009 8:00 PM, PDT
When 20th Century Fox trademarked "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "X-Men Origins: Magneto," that opened up an entire world of possible movies based on the mutant heroes and villains. One character that kept coming up as the one that fans wanted to see get a spin-off, is Mystique, the shape-shifting mutant played by Rebecca Romijn in the "X-Men" films. Romijn now tells ShowBizSpy that if Fox wants to develop a Mystique movie, she would be more than happy to reprise her role, but would need a bit more time to get in shape, since she gave birth to twins earlier this year. "If they talk to me in a year when I have worked off more of the baby weight, we'll see, but I've still got a couple of pounds to go," she said. "It's a great idea but no one has talked to me about it yet." Would you want »
Ben Foster's Great The Messenger Trailer
6 October 2009 7:00 PM, PDT
The trailer for the upcoming drama "The Messenger," starring Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson, has appeared online. Check it out below. Plot: Will Montgomery (Foster) is a Us Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Samantha Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband's death, Will's emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival. The new movie is written and directed by Oren Moverman, who is making his helming debut. »
Summary and Promo Art for Bait 3D Shark Film
6 October 2009 6:00 PM, PDT
Director Russell Mulcahy, the man behind "Highlander" and "Resident Evil: Extinction," is currently working on action/thriller called "Bait 3D," about a group of survivors trapped with sharks. We now have the official synopsis and promo art for it. Plot: "In a sleepy coastal resort community, shoppers at an underground supermarket find themselves terrorized by a crazed bandit when the unimaginable occurs... A monstrous freak tsunami swallows the town. Now trapped inside a flooded supermarket with an armed maniac and rushing water threatening to entomb them all in a watery grave, the imprisoned band of survivors discover they're not alone. The tsunami has brought some unwanted visitors from the depths. As the waters rise they must overcome not only the threat of drowning, but another threat, just as deadly and far more bloodthirsty... packs of hungry tiger sharks." "Bait 3D" is currently in pre-production, but will likely begin filming before the end of the year, »
Finally: A Robert Pattinson Documentary
6 October 2009 5:00 PM, PDT
We previously told you about the "Twilight in Forks: The Saga of the Real Town" documentary, which features interviews with the real people of Forks, Washington, the town that serves as the primary setting for the popular "Twilight" books and films. Now comes news that UK distributor Revolver has bought the rights to "Rob-sessed," a feature length documentary about the "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson. The new film takes a look at the teenage phenomenon known as being "Rob-sessed" and Pattinson's rise to one of the most sought-after young actors. "Teenagers just can't get enough of Robert Pattinson and this broadcast quality biography is guaranteed to deliver whether on TV or home entertainment," said Revolver executive Justin Marciano. Revolver is planning to release the documentary on DVD in the Us and the UK in November to coincide with the theatrical release of "Twilight Saga: New Moon," the second film in the franchise. »
Beyonce is in Talks for Wonder Woman Movie
6 October 2009 4:00 PM, PDT
Jessica Biel and Jennifer Love Hewitt have previously expressed interest in starring in a "Wonder Woman" film, but according to ComicBookMovie, the role may have already gone to Beyonce. During a press junket, the singer/actress revealed that she will be meeting with "GI Joe" writers Stuart Beatti and David Elliot, and director John Moore (Max Payne) in a couple of months and that things will get going by mid-2010 for a late 2011 release. This isn't the first time we're hearing of Beyonce being considered for "Wonder Woman." Back in November of last year, she said: "I want to do a superhero movie and what would be better than Wonder Woman? It would be great. And it would be a very bold choice. A black Wonder Woman would be a powerful thing. It's time for that, right?" Somewhere Kanye West is celebrating Warner Bros' choice to go with Beyonce. Click »
Video: A Real-Life Supervillain is Born
6 October 2009 3:00 PM, PDT
ComicBookMovie came across a video on YouTube that shows a guy who has decided to put together a device that will give him the ability to control fire. He attached it to his forearms and hands and can get a spark and flame going at a twitch of a finger. Watch the video below to see this real-life Pyro from the "X-Men" movies or the future Tony Stark. And even though he is playing with an extremely dangerous device and it says "stupid videos" at the bottom, don't expect him to burn himself. This demo actually goes smooth. The guy says that he'll be using his new toy during Halloween. I can only assume that he'll ring the doorbell and when people open the door with candy in their hands, he'll give them a face full of flames. Who wants one of these devices? Video: »
Tarantino's Next is Either a Western, Gangster Film, or Basterds Sequel
6 October 2009 2:00 PM, PDT
Quentin Tarantino recently revealed that he will definitely make a third "Kill Bill" movie, but he is waiting for ten years to pass after the second installment. Since "Kill Bill 2" was released in 2004, that would mean that "Kill Bill 3" would appear in theaters in 2014, at the earliest. That's still four years from now, which is why Tarantino is already planning a new project to undertake in order to keep himself busy until "Kill Bill 3." But he has yet to choose which film he will take on. During a press junket, Tarantino told Variety that he would like to do a "re-imagining" of a number of genres, including a Western or a 1920s to '30s "Pretty Boy Floyd" type gangster movie. Tarantino is also considering re-visiting the world of "Inglourious Basterds." He said that he has enough material for many more installments, including both a prequel and a sequel. »
Method Man Faces Prison Time for Tax Evasion
6 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT
Method Man, a member of the platinum-selling rap group Wu-Tang Clan, has appeared in many movies, including "One Eight Seven", "Cop Land," "How High" and "Meet the Spartans." And just like other actors, he too has not been paying his taxes. The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Smith, surrendered to Staten Island officials this morning to face felony tax-evasion charges. He was seen covering his face with a book as he was led out of a police precinct on his way to his arraignment. Officials allege Smith didn't file New York State Income Tax Returns from 2004 through 2007, failing to pay $32,799 in personal income tax during that time. As a result, he faces a charge of repeated failure to file personal income and earnings tax, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison if convicted. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of failure to pay tax. Method Man »
Voltron Movie is Pushing Forward
6 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT
UTA agency is now representing World Events Productions, who own the Us rights to "Voltron," that focuses on a band of five robot-lions (piloted by humans) that combine to form one giant warrior. A "Voltron" movie has already been set up with producer Charles Roven, and UTA is expected to help bring a writer aboard and begin shopping the projects to studios. The pitch is expected to include the idea that, unlike other toy brands, "Voltron" allows for human-centric stories. In addition to the movie, the agency also aims to expand the property into an animated cable series, video games and toy deals. Click here to read more about "Voltron." »
Police Break Up Darth Vader's Porn Film
6 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT
Actor David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in "Star Wars," was interrupted by police officers during the filming of his new action thriller. According to Metro, the officers responded to a report that a porn film was being shot, but ended up walking into a scene that included dramatic dialogue and a bunch of fully-clothed actors. Apparently neighbors jumped to the wrong conclusion after seeing a camera and lighting equipment being taken into the bungalow home that was being used as a set. One film crew member said: "It was hilarious to see a bunch of policemen enter the bungalow expecting to see a porn film carrying on. When the officers saw two dressed actors talking, they looked quite disappointed. The curtain twitchers certainly have a vivid imagination." The movie is called "The Kindness of Strangers" and will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next year. »
Five Minute Clip from Wrong Turn 3
6 October 2009 10:00 AM, PDT
Fox Home Entertainment has unveiled a five minute clip from the upcoming "Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead," featuring a scene in which a bus full of convicts run into a crazed mutant cannibal. Check it out below. Plot: The first course for the bloodthirsty family comes when a group of campers arrive, realizing only too late that ticks aren't the only things that bite in these backwoods. But when some of the most vicious killers in the country escape into the woods from a bus transporting them to prison, Three Finger and his family may have met their match. Will justice be served on the convicted murderers or upon the mutant killers? The unrated version of "Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead" will appear on DVD and Blu-ray on October 20th are is loaded with horrific bonus features including behind-the-scenes featurettes and deleted scenes. Clip: If you cannot see the player, »
What's Happening with Italian Job Sequel?
6 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT
About a year ago, we caught up with producer Donald De Line to find out about the status of "The Italian Job" sequel. He said that he's had talks with Paramount Pictures and is hoping to get the film going within a year. De Line added that even though the cast doesn't have it in their contracts to return for the sequel, they have all expressed interest in reprising their roles. Well it's now a year later and there's still nothing happening. So ComingSoon got in touch with "Italian Job" director F. Gary Gray to see if he has heard anything. "I think it's really just about getting the material in the right place," he said. "Sequels are tough and you always want to top the original, and I think that's where the energy is being put into developing a script that is just as good, if not better, than the first. »
Warner Bros has Little Interest in The Flash Movie
6 October 2009 8:00 AM, PDT
Warner Bros is doing everything it can to develop movies based on DC Comics properties, but apparently not enough to actually greenlight any of them. Superman is pretty much dead, who knows what's happening with the third Batman film, nobody cares about a Wonder Woman film, and Justice League of America is a giant failure. That only leaves The Green Lantern and The Flash. We already know that Ryan Reynolds and director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) will have "The Green Lantern" film in theaters by June 17th, 2011, but what about The Flash? IGN caught up with producer Charles Roven, who had some bad news for fans of the character. "I was involved at one point with The Flash," he started. "And Warner Bros came to me and said, 'The work that you've been doing hasn't yet resulted in something that any of us, including the filmmaking team, feel could be greenlit as a movie. »
Kevin Smith Credits Marijuana with Saving his Career
6 October 2009 7:00 AM, PDT
Director Kevin Smith told the NY Post that Seth Rogen helped pull him out of a creative slump by introducing him to marijuana during the making of "Zack and Miri Make a Porno." Now that Smith is swamped with new projects (writing "Batman" comic and directing "A Pair of Dicks"), he credits that with lighting up three times per day. "I know you're supposed to tell kids not to do drugs, but, kids, do it! Do weed! Don't do the other stuff, but weed is good. What you want to do is what I did, build a movie empire and, at age 38, smoke it all away," he said. Smith added that he's "just not good" at directing his own stories anymore. "Judd Apatow is way better at being Kevin Smith now than Kevin Smith ever was. So Judd Apatow should do it for a while, and I should figure out something else, »
Mark Wahlberg to Star in Reykjavik Thriller Remake
6 October 2009 6:00 AM, PDT
Mark Wahlberg has come on board to star in "Reykjavik-Rotterdam," a remake of an Icelandic thriller that has been set up at Working Title. Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners) is penning the script, and Baltasar Kormakur is attached to helm the English-language redo. The plot centers on a security guard and former alcohol smuggler on the Iceland-Netherlands route who is tempted back into illicit business by a dubious friend after encountering financial problems. The original, which Oskar Jonasson directed, is Iceland's submission for this year's foreign-language Oscar race and won five of that country's film awards. The English version likely will be relocated to other places. Wahlberg and Guzikowski nearly worked together on "Prisoners," in which the actor was attached to star before producers decided to reconfigure the package without cast. That project, based on Guzikowski's script, centers on a small-town man who takes matters into his own hands after his daughter is kidnapped. »
Bruce Willis Talks Die Hard 5
5 October 2009 8:59 PM, PDT
While promoting his new "Surrogates" film, Bruce Willis was bombarded with questions about a possible fifth "Die Hard" installment. "I would love to do another one but they better get it done soon, what with the march of time and all that," he said. "I'm not getting any younger." There is a trend currently going on in Hollywood, where action stars are reprising their roles from twenty years ago. Harrison Ford appeared in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" at the age of 66 and is planning to get another installment going soon. Sylvester Stallone was 62 years-old when he picked up the bow and arrow for "Rambo 4", and he too is currently working on a fifth film. Willis is only 54 right now. If you compare him to both Ford and Stallone, he has another ten years before he can start talking about being too old. Regarding story ideas for the fifth "Die Hard, »
First Clip from Adrien Brody's Splice Sci-Fi Movie
5 October 2009 8:00 PM, PDT
Today we have the first clip from the upcoming sci-fi flick "Splice," starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley. It features the film's creature as a baby. It eventually grows up into what you see in the article's image. Plot: Clive and Elsa are young, brilliant and ambitious. The new animal species they engineered have made them rebel superstars of the scientific world. In secret, they introduce human DNA into the experiment. The result is something that is greater than the sum of its parts: a female animal-human hybrid that may be a step up on the evolutionary ladder. They think they may have created the perfect organism, until she makes a final shocking metamorphosis that could destroy them ... and the rest of humanity. "Splice" is written and directed by Vincenzo Natali (Paris, I Love You) and is set to appear in European theaters early next year. No word on a Us release date. »
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Poster
5 October 2009 7:00 PM, PDT
MTV News has unveiled the official poster for "The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day." You can check it out below, and click here to see the recently-released trailer. Plot: The film is the continuation of the saga of fraternal twins, the MacManus brothers (Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery). The two have been in deep hiding in the quiet valleys of Ireland, far removed from their former lives or modern technologies. When word comes that a priest has been killed by sinister forces in the tough underworld of Boston, they return to mount a violent and bloody crusade to bring justice to those who must now suffer the consequences, with a new partner in crime (Clifton Collins) and a sexy FBI operative (Julie Benz) hot on their trail. The new movie is directed by Troy Duffy, the man behind the original "Boondock Saints," and is scheduled to get a limited theatrical release on October 30th. »
Prince Harry Biopic in the Works
5 October 2009 6:00 PM, PDT
In his 25 years of life, Prince Harry has been able to attract lots of attention for his bizarre decisions that range from wearing a Nazi outfit to choosing to go to the military rather than a university. Now, the DailyMail is reporting that a film based on his life is headed to the big screen. Entitled "The Spare," the paper says that it will "chart the prince's biography from being trapped in a tragic fairy tale to becoming a royal warrior." "The Spare" will be international in scale and will begin filming in about one year around the UK and the Middle East. Director Peter Kosminsky said that he is still waiting to read Jeremy Brock's script, but some of the actors on his list to portray Harry are Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass), Harry Treadaway (Clash of the Titans) and Rupert Friend (Pride and Prejudice). He added that he wouldn't »
Daft Punk to Have a Cameo in Tron Legacy
5 October 2009 5:00 PM, PDT
Back in March, we reported that Daft Punk had signed on to write the original music score for the upcoming "Tron Legacy," Disney's big-budget remake of the 1982 original about a hacker who is literally abducted into the world of a computer and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program. Now, actress Olivia Wilde let slip that Daft Punk will also appear in the film. "They were in the movie," she told MTV News, adding that "there's some ideas in the works about how to incorporate them into a Comic-Con event." No word on whether we will actually see their faces in the film. Daft Punk is known for such songs as "Around The World," "Da Funk" and "One More Time." Their songs have also become popular in remixes; "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" was used in "Stronger »
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