For actor JamesFranco, research is key to immersing himself in his roles and with his new World War I aerial film FLYBOYS (opening Friday) he decided to get his own pilot's license. "I'm obsessive about research and I had signed on [to FLYBOYS] four mont...
JamesFranco who plays Harry Osborn in 'Spider-Man' and '2' is back for vengeance in 'Spider-Man 3'. So what was it like coming back for a third time? "Until I actually saw it I didn't realize how special these movies are and the heart Sam (Raimi) would i...
"The next thing I'm shooting?" series star JamesFranco said over the weekend. "Re-shoots on 'Spider-Man.' "
Revealing that director Sam Raimi has put out the call for "more action," Franco said he's being called back to the set of the blockbuster. "Pr...
"I have a great time with ['Spider-Man 3 director Sam Raimi]...there is part of me that would miss that and [Toby Maguire]," says actor JamesFranco on the prospect of ending his Harry Osborn run with the third movie. "You know it is funny cause when we b...
Oscar winner make-up artist Matthew Mungle on his newsletter lists among his works, that he designed and created the make-up concept and appliances for JamesFranco in 'Spider-Man 3' to be applied by Luisa Abel.
JamesFranco "yes" when asked if the cast of 'Spider-Man 3' had already done a script reading. He then mentions that principal filming will begin next week.
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JamesFranco, who played Daniel in the cult hit TV show FREAKS AND GEEKS and Harry Osborn in the film adaptation of SPIDER-MAN, was elated to work with Robert De Niro in the new release CITY BY THE SEA."Working with him was like a dream," says Franco of h...
At Cannes JamesFranco briefly spoke about 'Spider-Man 3,' which is expected to arrive in 2007, he said, "I've met with (director) Sam Raimi a few times and we're planning on filming in January. I thought the second one was better than the first, and I th...
"That's actually much ado about nothing about some test screenings that never took place, and the fact that there wasn't a lot of action -- that was all boloney," says actor JamesFranco of rumors swirling the filming of 'Spider-Man 3'.
"I was so pleased with the script that I called the last writer on the script, Alvin Sargent, and thanked him because I just thought it was so solid and he gave me so much to do," says JamesFranco of his role of Harry Osborn in 'Spider-Man 2'.
JamesFranco didn't have much to do in Spider-Man. Just look good, brood, fight with his father and be a little sexist to MJ. But comic fans all knew that this was all build up, and Spider-Man 2 starts to realize the Harry Osborn character's potential.
"See, that's a- - I obviously can't talk about it but it's weird. Everyone asks me about the Hobgoblin because actually Harry Osborn never became the Hobgoblin. He became the second Green Goblin," says JamesFranco. "But I think Marvel and Sam and everybo...
...ile actor JamesFranco comments on 'Spider-Man 3':
"I don't know if it is the final piece but I think it is rare in an action genre to have that kind of storyline through three pictures. Usually you'll have a main character that the audience likes a...
"You have to do wire work and all of that stuff, but the experience of getting into character is the same," says actor JamesFranco of the commencement of filming on 'Spider-Man 3'.
"Yes, it's a comic book, but the people...aren't acting like they're ...
At least Franco is willing to say that he's met with Raimi about the 'Spider-Man' sequel and he mentions a January production start, while suggesting that certain preliminary test photography will begin as early as September.
"On the past two 'Spider-...
JamesFranco, who reprises the role of Harry Osborn in the upcoming sequel film Spider-Man 2, hinted to SCI FI Wire that his character will play a bigger role in the proposed third film in the hit franchise. "Am I looking forward to it? Yes," Franco said ...
While certain actors have already been confirmed to return for Spider-Man 2, JamesFranco isn't sure if he will, says The Calgary Sun.
Franco plays Peter Parker's best friend Harry Osborn in the highly anticipated film which opens today. The young acto...
Actor JamesFranco has finished filming 'Spider-Man 3', but is coy about appearing in a fourth in the popular franchise.
"I don't know," he said, then laughed. "Tobey (Maguire), Kirsten (Dunst) and I all signed on for three movies, so this is the thi...
MovieWeb recently caught up with actor JamesFranco who talked with them about his role of Harry Osborn in SPIDER-MAN 3 as well as future projects.
Franco noted in regards to his character's arc in the series, "There was never any question about doi...
For "Spider-Man 3," shooting now and due out in 2007, JamesFranco's staying mum on the subject of whether Harry will follow in his dad's footsteps and become the new Green Goblin.
"People are expecting one thing and I think they're gonna get something...
Let’s face it: Jess Franco is the double salted licorice of auteurs. Certainly not for all tastes, even for many of those who thrive on Euro-sleaze, Franco gets some getting used to and even then many are quick to dismiss him as an over hyped hack. Dismis...
...guire vs. JamesFranco -- Spider-Man 3 (Sony Pictures) -- Hayden Christensen vs. Jamie Bell -- Jumper (20th Century Fox) -- Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet -- Never Back Down (Summit Entertainment, LLC) -- Chris Tucker & Jackie Chan vs. Sun Ming Ming -...
Director Sam Raimi was at an event in Los Angeles in cooperation for a Spidey spoof contest sponsered by Target. While at the event, MTV had a chance to talk to Raimi for the first time in the post SPIDER-MAN 3 era. Some interesting comments came out...
...Rawlings (JamesFranco), a young Texan whose family ranch has just been foreclosed out from under him. Blaine's angry reaction lands him in trouble with the law, so he hightails it to France, showing up late for the first squadron assembly. Among the g...
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According to the Irish Examiner, the cast of SPIDER-MAN 3 has been called back to do various reshoots after complaints from test audiences."The next thing I'm shooting? Re-shoots on Spider-Man... Probably next month," said JamesFranco. (Director Sam Rai...
...thermore, JamesFranco is quite successful in making the drastic changes in the previously unfocused Harry Osborn seem natural.
Spider-Man 2 is also particularly successful in linking itself to the previous chapter. To continue to empathize w...
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...y Osborn (JamesFranco), and Harry’s billionaire scientist father Norman (Willem Dafoe). The main gnawing problem with the picture is the necessity of including so much of the latter subplot throughout – the story of how Norman Osborn becomes Spider-Ma...
We promised you complete coverage of Spider-Man 3 and we are going to deliver. Watch our brand new exclusive video interviews with Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, JamesFranco, Bryce Dallas Howard, Topher Grace and Thomas Haden Church!
THAT '70s SHOW's Topher Grace has been signed to play one of two villains in the upcoming SPIDER-MAN 3. Grace will be joining the cast which already includes Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, JamesFranco, and Thomas Haden Church.
FLYBOYS, an upcoming action adventure starring JamesFranco and Jean Reno, will get an original score by Trevor Rabin, former Yes guitarist. The composer, who recently won wide acclaim for his large orchestral score for John Dahl's THE GREAT RAID, also ha...
...in Bacon, JamesFranco and Sophie Okonedo. Black Water Transit will be directed by music video director Samuel Bayer, it will be his feature film debut.The screenplay was based on the novel by Carsten Stroud.
At the junket to promote his new film 'Annapolis' starring JamesFranco, Tyrese Gibson talked about portraying Marvel's 'Luke Cage'. The actor said he has already met with Marvel head Avi Arad and is very excited and committed to this project.
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...nd Harry (JamesFranco) has turned against him, his
best girl MJ (Kirsten Dunst ) thinks he's become a callous jerk, and his ever faithful
Aunt May
(Rosemary Harris) is beginning to question whether her own nephew is a man
or well...a spider.
...
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Check out the photos from the Spider-Man 3 sets in Central Park on June 15, 2006 and Brooklyn on June 22, 2006 featuring Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and JamesFranco.
Spider-Man 3 star Tobey Maguire told SCI FI Wire that after working together on three films the cast and crew are a tight-knit family. The upcoming second sequel reunites Maguire (Peter Parker/Spider-Man) with Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson), James Franc...
...y Osborn (JamesFranco), dressed in Goblin-like black armor, on a flying snowboard-like new Goblin Glider, tossing pumpkin bombs at Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire).
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...played by JamesFranco) to tread the path he
took in the comic books, and take up his father's legacy as another costumed
goblin villain. Maguire was unable to confirm if Harry would become the
Green Goblin or the Hobgoblin. Maguire was not able to...
...nted that JamesFranco may return, even though his Harry Osborn character was killed off in the most recent film. Guys like Cliff Robertson and Willem Dafoe have gotten steady work in spite of having died in the first movie.
Raimi also talked abo...
...w Goblin (JamesFranco) - as well as the enemy within himself.
'Spider-Man 3' is the biggest comic book superhero movie of all time. Click here to watch clips from the DVD and check out the features that you'll find within.
The DVD is new in stores t...
You're a full-on Spider-Man fan, so we bet you've got a question or two you'd like to ask the stars. Well, here's your chance to ask Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, or JamesFranco anything you want. Spider-Man will select the best questions ...
Topher Grace has joined the cast of 'Spider-Man 3,' it was announced by director Sam Raimi and producers Laura Ziskin and Marvel Studio's Avi Arad.
Grace will join Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, JamesFranco, and Thomas Haden Church in the blockbust...
...Dunst and JamesFranco, came up short of the $404 million gross of the 2002 original, but the sequel still made a fortune at $370 million. It should finish a bit ahead of "The Passion of the Christ" as the year's No. 2 hit so far.
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"Spider-Man is a combination of a lot of green screen and action," actor JamesFranco said of the new movie. "I mean I shot one action scene that took six weeks for one scene, and then there's months and months and months of work on the computers that I'm...
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...atson and JamesFranco even captures Harry Osborn pretty well. I was
worried about Franco having only seen him as the delinquent character previously
(Freaks and Geeks), but was pleasantly surprised. He and Dafoe had
very good chemistry as the Osbor...
...Rogen and JamesFranco find themselves in 2nd place with their debuting action-comedy Pineapple Express debuting in 3,072 theaters and pulling in an estimated $22.4 million in receipts. These numbers actually have it grabbing the highest weekend averag...
Columbia Pictures has set James Cromwell to play Captain Stacy in SPIDER-MAN 3. His character will be the father of Bryce Dallas Howard's character, Gwen Stacy. Cromwell joins a cast which includes Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, JamesFranco, Topher Grace...
...Dafoe and JamesFranco (along with producers Ian Bryce and Laura Ziskin, FX wiz John Dykstra and Marvel Comics honcho Avi Arad) were all on hand to answer reporters` questions. Raimi kicked things off by explaining the large set where the press confere...
.../director JamesFranco stars as a suburban shlub trying to write a novel, only to be pestered by a gorilla in a Hawaiian shirt. Includes commentrak and interview. (O) BETTIE PAGE: VARIETEASE / TEASERAMA (Image) Bundles together pair of full color burle...
...nd Harry (JamesFranco) is still determined to avenge his father's death and has embraced the Green Goblin technology as a means to achieve that.
While this is going on, criminal Flint Marko (Thomas Haden Church) has escaped imprisonment. Marko, it ...
...on Harry (JamesFranco) happens to be Peter's best friend, and you know Spider-Man and the Goblin are on the kind of collision course that can only be resolved by high-flying, CGI-animated action set pieces of the most complexly choreographed sort.Betw...
...Dafoe and JamesFranco add this about their on-screen ties. Dafoe immediately explains that he sees his role as Norman Osborn first, and that the Green Goblin grows out from one aspect of Norman. `Norman is an interesting character because he`s got a...
...La Marca (JamesFranco), who deals with despair, his mother's bitterness and his father's absence by taking drugs. One night, in a seedy section of Long Beach, NY, a transaction goes bad, Joey is attacked and, in the fracas that follows, stabs a dealer...
...hen actor JamesFranco (Harry Osborn, Parker`s roommate) attempts to step up onto stage, the slap-dash stairs collapse, making Franco do a live version of the old `tripping over his own feet` gag. As maintenance people stare nervously at each other, p...
...son Joey (JamesFranco) at the center of the case. Dushku plays Joey's ex-girlfriend Gina who is also the mother of his son. And Frances McDormand stars as Michelle, Vincent's casual girlfriend who finds herself having to decide whether or not to stand...
... starring JamesFranco and Jean Reno, will get an original score by Trevor Rabin. The composer, who recently won acclaim for his large orchestral score for John Dahl's THE GREAT RAID, also has Disney's basketball drama GLORY ROAD coming out in January ...
In March of 2007 Casino Royale wasreleased on Blu-ray. It was the only James Bond film, out of the 20 that preceded it, to be released on the new format. This was not surprising to me. Having been raised on Bond and working at various video stores...
Is Harry Osborn going to follow in daddy Goblin's footsteps? JamesFranco, the actor who portrays Harry in the Spider-Man movies seems to think so.
Franco addressed the issue of Harry's potential villainhood with SCI FI Wire recently. "All I can say is ...
...guire vs. JamesFranco.
An all new category, "Best Summer Movie So Far" recognizes the just-release 'Iron Man' and the not-yet-released 'Speed Racer'.
Here's the official press release and full nomination listing:
Nerds, pirates and robots...
... Watson), JamesFranco (Harry Osborn), Thomas Haden Church (Flint Marko/Sandman), Topher Grace (Eddie Brock), Bryce Dallas Howard (Gwen Stacy)Who's Making It: Sam Raimi (Director, Story), Stan Lee (Characters), Alvin Sargent (Screenplay), Avi Arad (Pr...
...OYS (MGM) JamesFranco stars as one of the world’s first fighter pilots in this World War I aerial action flick. Widescreen and “fullscreen” editions include commentrak. Special edition adds on DVD-ROM game and extra featurettes. &...
...Dunst and JamesFranco with director Sam Raimi and producers Laura Ziskin and Marvel Studio's Avi Arad, the successful film making team responsible for the first two films. Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace have also been added to the cast of the bl...
...Rawlings (JamesFranco), a young Texan whose family ranch has just been foreclosed out from under him. Blaine's angry reaction lands him in trouble with the law, so he hightails it to France, showing up late for the first squadron assembly. Among the g...
...y Osborn (JamesFranco) gain the powers and weapons of his father (Willem Dafoe), the Green Goblin, lose his memory in a battle with Spidey, regain his memory and carry out a plan to destroy Parker. We see the alien symbiote Venom from outer space atta...
...st, which JamesFranco (who co-wrote) is attached to star in. She
also worked as a writer on Nickelodeon's cult hit animated show SpongeBob
SquarePants.
Read the entire transcription of the Spidey 2 panel from the convention, with Marvel Studios' Avi Arad and star JamesFranco. Minor details on Spider-Man 3, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Luke Cage.
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Vin Diesel has reportedly pulled out of the $30 million action film BLACK WATER TRANSIT.The film, which was supposed to begin shooting in Chicago late July, is still hoping to return to the city once the role is recast. Kevin Bacon, JamesFranco and Soph...
...en Dunst, JamesFranco, Thomas Hayden Church, and Topher Grace along with Raimi; and one with producer Avi Arad, Editor Bob Murawski, and visual effects supervisor Scott Stokdyk. There are a dozen short featurettes on the making of the Sandman, Ve...
...y Osborn (JamesFranco) and explains how Peter becomes the crime-fighting superhero with a secret identity.With all of the main cast of the original returning (even a couple of characters we wouldn't expect to see again), as well as original director S...
Columbia Pictures is in talks with Bryce Dallas Howard to play Peter Parker's love interest Gwen Stacy in SPIDER-MAN 3. She joins a cast that already includes Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, JamesFranco, Topher Grace and Thomas Haden Church. The character ...
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...ctopus"); JamesFranco (Harry Osborn); J.K. Simmons (J. Jonah Jameson); Dylan Baker (Dr. Curt Connors); Donna Murphy (Rosalie Octavius); Daniel Gilles (John Jameson); Ted Raimi (Hoffman); Bruce Campbell.Who's Making It:Sam Raimi (Director); Alvin Sarge...
... Watson), JamesFranco (Harry Osborn), Cliff Robertson (Uncle Ben), Rosemary Harris (Aunt May), J.K. Simmons (Jonah Jameson), Willem Dafoe (Green Goblin) and Randy Savage (Bone Saw McGraw). Also attending from the film were Jason Padgett, Elizabeth Ban...
...lso stars JamesFranco (SPIDER-MAN), Joseph Fiennes (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE) and Connie Nielsen (GLADIATOR). The epic score for choir and orchestra is described as "majestic and inspiring." Varese will also release the score to the high-flying action thri...
...y Harris, JamesFranco, Daniel Gillies, J.K. Simmons, Elizabeth Banks, Mageina, Vanessa Ferlito, Cliff Robertson, along with Director Sam Raimi, Producers Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad, Creator and Executive Producer Stan Lee, John Dykstra (Special Effects...
For years, James Bond fans bemoaned the seemingly endless cycle of `special edition` 007 laserdiscs. It seemed that, as soon as they bought a deluxe laserdisc of, say, From Russia With Love, yet another `special edition` would be announced. This annoying ...
On June 17th Universal Pictures held the World Premiere of THE HULK at the Universal Amphitheatre. Universal's Citywalk was filled with screaming fans who crowded around the green carpet to get a glimpse of the many stars that attended the premiere.And st...
The
announcements just keep coming on the big comic book flicks. Late yesterday Universal
Pictures announced the release schedule for The Hulk. Here's the
word from the studio:
Universal
Pictures will release The Hulk, the feature film based upon the...
Writer-director Mitch Marcus seems to have adjusted to the idea that his period adaptation of `The Ghostly Rental,` a story by Henry James (Turn of the Screw), has somehow been retitled The Haunting of Hell House for it`s recent video release on Roger Co...
The Hulk by Essex
Universal
Pictures announced Wednesday that it has begun principal photography on The
Hulk, the feature film based upon one of Marvel Comics' most memorable
and popular supe...
Sony Pictures has hired Kevin James io star in the family adventure film MONSTER HUNTER. James will play "a child psychologist who can actually see the monsters that torment kids from closets and under beds. He uses that skill to vanquish the beasts until...
Steve Carr has been picked to direct Kevin James in MALL COP, reports Variety. The trade says that Steve Pink (High Fidelity) wrote the most recent draft, while James penned an earlier version with Nick Bakay. Sandler's Happy Madison is producin...
As Daniel Craig continues to take the Bond franchise by storm, it's easy to forget that 007 hasn't always been at his best. Sexism, racism, embarrassing cultural trends… the series' durability has preserved them all for future generations to point ...
The members of the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) have announced the winners of the 3rd Annual IFMCA Awards, honoring achievements in film and television music in 2006.
Leading the pack with the most wins is James Newton ...
When Sideshow announced a year ago that they had obtained the James Bond license to make 12" action figures, toy-minded 007 fans around the world emitted a collective shriek of joy that would have paralyzed Ernst Blofeld himself. The James Bond franchise ...
Well after returning home to find that an imposter had given an interview in her stead, Divi was pretty upset. As it turns out the imposter is not only someone who knows Divi well enough to impersonate her but has also caused trouble in the past. With som...
When Timothy Dalton appeared in LICENCE TO KILL, which was destined to be his swan song as James Bond – with no one, not even the actor himself expecting Pierce Brosnan to replace him in the next film six years later – he was proud of what had been accomp...
If I may wax nostalgic for a moment, I can still recall the very first James Bond movie that I sever saw…actually the first three Bond movies…it was sometime in the late 60’s or early 70’s and my mom took me and my brothers to th...
If there was any one person who would be able to describe the world of James Bond, it would been the late screenwriter, Richard Maibaum. Beginning with the first 007 film, DR. NO, he had played an integral role in shaping the life of the super spy, having...
Brad Pitt will play the legendary bad boy of the old west, gunslinger Jesse James, in a movie based on the life and death of the outlaw. CHOPPER director Andrew Dominik will direct the movie and the screenplay will be adapted from the Ron Hansen novel THE...
IGN FilmForce broke the news late Tuesday. Now the Hollywood trades make it official: Gary Oldman is set to star opposite Christian Bale in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Batman Begins." Christopher Nolan is directing the film, which is being produced by Emma Th...
According to Variety, Bill Pullman, Julia Ormond and Pell James have all signed on to the upcoming supernatural thriller, Surveillance. They will join Ryan Simpkins, French Stewart and Cheri Oteri in the cast.The film, to be directed by Jennifer Lyn...
After this weekend's Spider-Man 2 junket, you'll probably be seeing lots of reports of Avi Arad announcing the looming production of X-men 3. About Action Adventure will have the Spider-Man 2 coverage in the coming weeks, but they also got a chance to tal...
According to Variety, the new title for the latest James Bond book is Double or Die. The title was voted upon after readers chimed in with a nationwide ballot. Names that got rejected were Nemesis and The Deadlock Cipher.The book, written by C...
Rachel Portman is no longer involved in the scoring of the upcoming Jodie Foster thriller FLIGHTPLAN, according to Music from the Movies. James Horner has taken over the project, hired by the producers who – according to a source at Walt Disney Pictures –...
A talking point surrounding the release of any new James Bond film is often the title song and this week it was announced that Chris Cornell, who was previously involved in groups such as Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog, has written and will perform "Yo...
James Cromwell is set to walk the beat in Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man 3" as Captain Stacy, the father of Bryce Dallas Howard's character. Sam Raimi is directing the movie, which is scheduled to roll this month.
IGN.com reports that, during the 'Wanted' panel at WonderCon, lead actor James McAvoy discussed the radical differences between Mark Millar's graphic novel and the resulting adaptation to film.
McAvoy is quick to point out that Millar himself likes the m...
"I had heard of the comic but I hadn't read it even though I am a big sci-fi fan. Also a Glaswegian wrote it [Mark Millar]. The thing that really got me excited about it is [director] Timur [Bekmambetov] because I had had [his previous film] Nightwatch th...
James Horan only appeared in one episode of HIGHLANDER, but his portrayal of pre-Roman warrior Grayson in "Band of Brothers," and his ferocious swordfight with Adrian Paul's MacLeod, made an indelible impression on many fans. Horan talks about Grayson's t...
Director James Cameron plans to bring the Yukito Koshiro adaptation to silver screens and multiplexes in 2007. "It's going to be a mega-budget film shot in 3-D," Cameron said. "It's set in a post-human world in the distant future, and a number of the main...
CNN.com covers James Coburn's passing at 74 on Monday. He died of a heart attack while listening to music at home. The actor won a 1998 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in the film AFFLICTION.His first film role came in 1959's RIDE LONESOME and fi...
In spite of his first-look deal with 20th Century Fox, James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment is part of a deal to produce a film called THE HANGING TALE for Revolution Studios.Revolution snagged the pitch by Danny Rubin (GROUNDHOG DAY) as a producing v...
Producer Kevin McClory's latest attempt at legally wresting some control of the JAMES BOND franchise has been shot down. McClory, who came into partial ownership of the character due to a lawsuit settlement on his script collaboration with Bond creator Ia...
JAMES BOND 20, not the film's official title as you can imagine, may very well have a villain. According to a piece in Britain's Daily Express (bounced to here through DarkHorizons.com) Brit actor Nigel Havers (EMPIRE OF THE SUN) has been cast as so...
In this an admittedly brief interview with Legion of Superheroes producer James Tucker emphasizing that the series owes its existence to the Man of Steel and the fact that Superman Returns was coming to theaters.
'Cyclopes', the graphic novel by Matz (aka Alexis Nolent), has been sold as a film to Warner Bros.
Variety reports that James Mangold ('3:10 to Yuma') is up to direct the film, about a near future world where mercenary soldier's sport cyclopean helmets ...
In part one of CINESCAPE's James Wong interview, the director of THE ONE discussed the origins of the new Jet Li film as well as his views on the martial arts genre in general. Today, in our continuation of the interview, Wong talks about his past tenure ...
Here's news of James Cameron's latest project... and again this is not a story of his new directing gig five years after finishing TITANIC. The man who once brought us TRUE LIES, TERMINATOR 2 and THE ABYSS is now bringing us another documentary on the los...
Stepping out onto the balcony of the 26th floor of the St. Regis Hotel in Century City, Calif., with James Cameron provides an enlightening moment. As the sun sets and the moon slowly rises in the distance, the sky is neither night nor day, and the TITANI...
"They want me to do as much as I can anyway. There's a lot of free running and Parkour and all that kind of stuff," says actor James McAvoy, who will play the lead in the filmed adaptation of Mark Millar's 'Wanted'. "A lot of driving and guns and all that...
In an interview with the TORONTO SUN given prior to an awards ceremony earlier this week, James Earl Jones speaks about his life, education, and about voicing Darth Vader.Jones is quoted concerning his projected return to the role: "George Lucas says 'Whe...
The world is in danger from a power-crazed maniac with minions all over the world. The only one who can save mankind is the world’s greatest secret agent: a man who laughs at danger, is skilled in the deadliest of martial arts and comes armed with the mos...
Genre:Adventure/Romance/Biography.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:Lightstorm Entertainment.Project Phase:Pre-script Stage.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:James Cameron, Rae Sanchini, Jon Landau (Producers); based upon the autobiography writ...
Sources deemed reliable have told Latino Review that 'Superman' director Bryan Singer has settled on his leading man, an unknown actor named Brandon James Routh...
James Marsters, formerly Spike of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, said he is enjoying the clarity of Professor Fine/Brainiac, who he is playing in the upcoming season of The WB's Smallville.
"The thing I really love about this role, is that I have...
Concept artist James Clyne (War Of the Worlds, Fountain, Minority Report) is working on X-Men 3 designs for director Brett Ratner and production designer Ed Verreaux.
During a panel at Wizard World: Los Angeles, actor James Marsen spoke about working on the "X-Men" films, the development hell that is "Preacher" and other news. Marsden was joined by "X2" screenwriter Mike Doughrity and E.P. Tom DeSanto.
James Marsden, aka Cyclops in the X-Men movies, told Sci Fi Wire that 'X-Men 3' is in the works and the producers have expressed interest in his reprising the character.
"I am so gonna sucker Clark. It's not just Kryptonite that's his vulnerability, it's his own naiveté at this point in his life, and I'm going to go after that," reports actor James Marsters, who has joined the cast of 'Smallville' as the villainous Braini...
"Scott Summers is this very straight-laced, 'do the right thing, by the book, calculated, measured' character," says James Marsden of his 'X-Men' character, contrasting with his 'Superman Returns' role. "Richard is much more like a Kennedy, he's great guy...
"In the past, I've been a co-producer with Bruce Timm, and then Dwayne McDuffie and Bruce Timm on Justice League Unlimited. The division of labor was different then," says 'Legion of Superheroes' showrunner James Tucker. "Bruce was in charge and we all ki...
Check out the concept art by Production artist James Clyne which he created for X-Men: The Last Stand. featuring some visuals scenes that didn't make the final cut of the movie.
"We send them our outlines, they give us notes on it. They have approval power over characters and stuff. And if there's something that feel that doesn't fit right with the Legion, they'll tell us," says 'Legion of Superheroes' showrunner James Tucker. "W...
Fans won't just see a new 'Spider-Man 3' trailer with 'Casino Royale' on November 17th, but Sony Pictures is probably attaching another trailer with 'Ghost Rider' as well on February 16th. Look out for new 'Spider-Man 3' posters around the release of the ...
Comics2film recently sat down for a discussion with actor James McAvoy, who stars in the new movie 'Wanted', opening in theaters today. Check out what he had to say about depression, firearms and speaking with an American accent in part one of our Q &am...
James McAvoy and Emily Blunt are in negotiations to play the title roles of Gnomeo and Juliet, a CGI-animated Shakespeare adaptation from Miramax and Elton John's Rocket Pictures. Kelly Asbury will direct from an original script by Rob Sprackling and Joh...
Q: Nowadays you're a producer on Justice League Unlimited. What are your duties? Do you have a specific area that you are in charge of?
James Tucker: I pushed for Ultra-Humanite to be included in the show. As our resident DC fanboy, I try to push to ge...
"...the graphic novel is very labyrinthine and I think like with any great adaptation there are always things you'll have to leave out," says 'V for Vendetta' director James McTiegue. "What you hope to do in the end is to get the essence of the graphic n...
"Superman's gone for a while. He comes back to find, in Bryan Singer's words, Lois Lane with somebody who's very Superman-esque. There's a lot of similarities, so Lois Lane is engaged to this guy. They have a child together," says actor James Marsden of h...
Twentieth
Century Fox kicked off the most exciting studio presentation at Comic-Con International
in San Diego with an appearance by king of the world James Cameron. Cameron
presented a clip from the upcoming film Solaris, which he is
producing for ...
"There's a bit of role reversal between Logan and I in this movie, where I actually become a little more irresponsible and emotional and he's a little more responsible. It was fun," says actor James Marsden of 'X-Men: The Last Stand'.
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James McAvoy has landed the starring role in Universal Pictures' "Wanted," a sci-fi actioner that will mark the English-language debut of Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov. "Wanted" is based on a comic book series by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones published...
James Cameron's next sci-fi epic has been in development for quite sometime and the director has had plenty of time to fine tune the technology that he wanted for this upcoming mix of CG animation and live-action. In the latest update on Avatar, Cameron h...
We last saw Marsters's character, Dr. Milton Fine (aka Brainiac), in Smallville's fifth season finale.
While it's unclear exactly how James is returning, I can tell you he's reprising the exact same character, he's returning to set very soon and his ep...
"He's an arsehole," says actor James McAvoy of the character he's set to play in the big screen adaptation of Mark Millar's 'Wanted'. "A complete geek [at this moment the cordon rope topples over]. There you go! He does things like that! He's a complete a...
One of the keys to the Saturday morning series' success has been producer James Tucker, whose name may not be familiar to you, but whose work is most definitely etched in your memory. "I was thoroughly prepared to stay away from the message boards for the...
It's been a while since we had an update on the long-awaited sci-fi epic Avatar so director James Cameron has answered the call and updated us all courtesy of George Stroumboulopoulos' "The Hour" on CBC. You can check out what the director of Te...
Actor James Marsters (best known to genre fans as "Spike") is returning to the role he began in season 5 of SMALLVILLE, says Kristin at EOnline. The man who filled the shoes of Dr. Milton Fine aka "Brainiac" will be returning for a 4-e...
Director Jay Russell has confirmed that he has signed James Newton Howard to score his fantasy adventure The Waterhorse, starring Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin and David Morrissey. The movie is about a lonely boy who discovers a mysterious egg that ...
Best known for his roles in such films as 'Atonement' and 'Last King of Scotland', James McAvoy takes quite a different turn as Wesley Gibson in the action film adaptation of Mark Millar and JG Jones' graphic novel 'Wanted'.
The role is very much a dep...
The estate of Ian Fleming is honoring the fiftieth anniversary of the first James Bond book, CASINO ROYALE, by creating a new award for thriller writing named after the iconic British author. Starting later this year, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award wi...
Hitting video stores across the country last week was ROD STEELE: YOU ONLY LIVE UNTIL YOU DIE, a James Bond spoof whose title character is dubbed as follows: "More class than Bond... More hip than Powers... And dumber than Smart." Today, writer-director R...
This week brings an assortment of intriguing scores just released or near due – and the death of a horror film music icon. On the soundtrack front, from sci-fi comedies like EVOLUTION to England’s female version of Austin Powers, MODESTY BLAISE – and a sp...
Hannibal Tabu's Comic Reel @ CBR confirms that James Cameron is hard at work on 'Battle Angel Alita'.
Writer Yukito Kishiro says, "I made an agreement about film adaptation of '[Battle Angel Alita]' with the movie director James Cameron. I can't tell ...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Angelo Badalamenti has always had a remarkable flair for melodic fluidity, even in the midst of very diverse and unusual scores. Moments of melodic beauty contrast with harsh expressivity in BLUE VELVET; surrealistic musical el...
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONSEdward Shearmur’s score for Kerry Conran’s delightfully retro SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, released this week on Sony Classical SK 92932, conveys the sound and feel of Hollywood’s golden-age composers, although most co...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Scheduled for release on September 5th from Lakeshore Records, the soundtrack to JET LI'S FEARLESS is a massive action/adventure score from the composer of HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS and Kar Wai Wong luxurious drama, 2046, Shigeru...
THIS WEEK'S NOTEWORTHY NEW RELEASESTHE ANTICHRIST (a.k.a. THE TEMPTER) comes [IMG2R]to us from the good old days of rat ridden, derelict dwelling, sticky floored theaters which ran delightfully depraved Italian rip-offs of U.S. made hits in a desperate bi...
What They SayBased on a hit video game. The planets are on the brink of war, but the only thing hard-woring, hard-drinking, all-American cargo hauler James Links wants is to reconcile with his estranged family, but when he discovers a fearsome weapon aboa...
A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ...