Let’s run down the list: there’s Stretch Armstrong, Battleship, Facebook and Clue. All of these are inanimate objects that served as the inspiration for upcoming movies. Well, now you can add the View-Master to that list. Correct me if I’m wrong, but this toy doesn’t seem as popular today as it was when I was growing up in the late 80s and early 90s. For those of you who never got to play with one, the concept was simple: insert a wheel full of pictures, look through the View-Master and see the pictures come to life in 3D. Bad-ass toy, but how the hell do you make a movie out of that?!

The project is the brainchild of Brad Kane, co-producer on the TV show Fringe. Today he tweeted that he hopes the movie will be “like the old 80’s Amblin movies: Goonies, Young Sherlock…In that vein.” Promises of a GOONIES-style movie are nice, but I’ll believe it when I see it. Keep up the good work, Hollywood.

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The new HARRY POTTER flick is only a couple weeks away and the buzz seems to be escalating. Hollywood.com’s Paul Dergarabedian has a short review of the movie, in which he speculates that the Oscar’s new 10 Best Picture quota might mean a spot for the boy wizard. The reason I’m intrigued by Paul’s review isn’t because I need motivation (I’ll be lining up at midnight like every other geek), it’s because of he admits to not being a “huge fan of the franchise.” If someone who isn’t a fan can walk out of the theater saying that the film is “a tour-de-force that combines style and substance, special effects and heart,” then I’m excited!

One thing I am curious about that Paul Dergarabedian doesn’t address in his article is whether the movie would still be an Oscar contender had the Academy not upped number of nominees. That’s the one thing I hate about having 10 Best Picture nominees. Every year I’ll wonder which movies deserve to be there and which are there because they had five extra spots to fill. Hopefully HALF-BLOOD PRINCE won’t disappoint! And if you haven’t already signed up for a chance to tickets to an early screening of the movie on July 13th (that’s two whole days before your friends get to see it!), then stop being such a muggle and go do that right now!

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In my perusing of the Internets, I came across another (500) DAYS OF SUMMER related story that I realized we never postered posted. Hey, as they say, better late than never. No news is old news. Any publicity is good publicity. You know, things of that nature.

Back in March, /Film and Fox Searchlight ran a poll where the you of the past could vote on your favorite poster concept for (500) DAYS OF SUMMER. Obviously now, the you of the future, and a collective future us, knows which one won. But I still find it cool to see the designs that will never be. And as an added bonus, I came across a very cool fan-made poster from a person by the name of cloughlin on Flickr. Check out the 5 poster designs after the jump! (more…)

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Judd Apatow is a brilliant comic (I am sure you don’t need me to tell you that by now, everyone already knows). I think he might be the only guy who would have the gall for casting Marshall Mathers (Eminem, Slim Shady, whitey with the mic whose words come out really fast and sometimes in a funny voice/accent, etc.) in a comedic film. Here is what Judd Apatow has to say about that, “kick-ass STAR TREK”, explicit word count in FUNNY PEOPLE, and Adam Sandler having sex with his wife. That’s right, you just might want to read on:

Will I like FUNNY PEOPLE more than any other movie I see this summer including the kick ass Star Trek?

“You definitely will. You will like it way more than every movie that comes out this summer, and it will be a tie with STAR TREK.”

What is the movie about?

“It is about a world famous comedian who gets sick, then gets better and doesn’t know what to do with this second chance. It is also about his friendship with a young comedian, and his attempt to win back his old flame who is currently married and has two kids. And it is about fifty other things too. Just see it. I will ruin it if I try to explain it.”

Is it a comedy or a drama?

“It is a comedy. I think it is as funny as THE FORTY YEAR OLD VIRGIN and KNOCKED UP. It is more emotional than my other two films, but if you hate emotions you will still like it. And most people do hate emotions.”

How many times should I see “Funny People”?

“Three. Once for the laughs. The second time to notice the details you missed when you laughed. And the third time just to make sure we beat TRANSFORMERS at the box office. We must not let robots rule the world.”

Is it long?

“Depends on your attention span. It is two minutes shorter than TRANSFORMERS 2, but the extra fifteen minutes is free! No extra charge! Did I mention we do not have any robots? Is that a bad thing?”

Who is in it?

“Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bna, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Aziz Ansari, Aubrey Plaza, Rza.”

Is Eminem in it?

“No. Marshall Mathers is in it.”

How did that happen?

“I still don’t know.”

How was it directing him?

“I was scared to pitch jokes to him then I realized his songs are as nasty as anything that has ever been spoken. There is no way to offend him.”

Did you used to live with Adam Sandler?

“I did. When we were in our early twenties we lived in North Hollywood together. We both were doing stand up comedy at the time. It was before he was on SNL. It was clear back then that he would be a star and that I would be a guy who knew a big star. I lacked a key ingredient, charisma. And maybe talent. And possibly stage presence and definitely sex appeal.”

How do you and Seth Rogen get along these days? Have things changed?

“No. We only have one rift. I don’t know why he did not ask me to play the naked flasher in OBSERVE AND REPORT. That was the part I was born to play.”

How did Eric Bana fit into your group?

“It is always great when a handsome, sexy, world famous movie star has to hang out with a bunch of nerds because then he feels like the outsider. So we used that against him to dominate him. If I have to hang out with ten handsome world class superstars I would feel like an outsider, but that is why I never do that.”

Why do you have two stars of PARKS AND RECREATION in your film (Aziz Ansari and Aubrey Plaza)?

“I am getting a kick back from NBC for this cross promotion. Some call it synergy. I call it an extra two hundred bucks in my wallet per week.”

Is there a lot of cursing in this film?

“Well, if there was a drinking game where one had to drink every time a character cursed then the player of that game would be dead in ten minutes. Seriously. Don’t play that game.”

What is it like working with your wife, the gorgeous and hilarious Leslie Mann?

“It is always fun. She is very committed to her craft. In order to prepare to perform a sex scene with Adam Sandler she had sex with him daily for two weeks before we shot the scene and for three months afterwards.”

Why do you put your children in your films?

“Six words—I get to keep the money. And also, if I hire them I don’t have to meet anyone else’s weird kids.”

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Word is that the next 300 film that has been in the script-writing stages for awhile now is not a prequel. It takes place after the events of the first movie, and concerns “a further story in the Greco-Persian Wars.” So that makes all the actors who were in the last battle of 300 ineligible to return, right? Wrong! Rumors are floating around that Gerard Butler could be returning as King Leonidas once again, and producer Mark Canton is helping stir the fire.

“Never assume anything; never assume anything,” Canton said after hinting to a resurrection of Butler’s character.

“It’ll be what it’ll be. But if we really do it, in this case, we have a visionary creator and a visionary filmmaker. Zack’s a genius, and no matter where you go it’s the one movie that people around the world seem to somewhat identify with the most… We’re thrilled for (a sequel); it’ll be a blast. There’s a new Blu-Ray coming out all over again shortly, so that’s great. It’s like the gift that never stops giving.”

These guys know that the ladies miss Butler’s digitized abs, and are aching to stare at him some more (they know this, and they earnestly desire to capitalize on it). I loved Butler in this role, but I am not to sure that I would like them bringing him back from the dead. I guess I will just have to wait and see.

What do you all think? Do you want more Gerard Butler in the 300 sequel? Do you even want a sequel?

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INT. BLOG STATION OF CREATION – NIGHT

(BEGIN TRAILER VOICE)

D  is for Discovery. E is for Emotion. F is for Family. G is for G-Strings.

From the sweethearts that brought you WeAreMovieGeeks.com, comes a heartfelt, heartwarming, electrifying, edge-of-your-seat, rollercoaster thrill ride, laugh riot of a film about one man, fighting for his dreams in an uphill battle to reclaim his lost fame. And in the process, he reclaims what’s truly important…himself.

(END TRAILER VOICE)

I hope. I’m not sure. I haven’t seen the film yet. But it looks great!

Check out the trailer and synopsis for WHITE TIGER: THE STORY OF RICK AND RODDY, staring writer/co-director Scott “Papa Bear” Hutcheson as the titular Rick, directed by A.J. “Honey Pot” Meadows. After the jump, but of course. Show our movie geeked friends some love! It takes a lot of heart and courage to put your own art out there when you spend your time doing what we do…discussing other people’s.  (more…)

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If I had not seen (500) DAYS OF SUMMER yet, times (6), then I would adhere to my strict policy of not watching clips before seeing a film. While enjoyable and catering to your unbearable desire to see everything from said film, it can take a scene out of context, thus potentially harming the scene’s, and the film’s as a whole, overall affect.

But, I realize that everyone is not like me. We are all unique snowflakes. Not to mention that fact that I will bring you good people anything that is released concerning this, my favorite film of the year. And if it brightens up your day and gets you even more excited for a film you should be very excited for, then I’m doing my job. Which is why I bring you this delightful clip from (500) DAYS OF SUMMER. Watch at your own risk (after the jump)! It’s a great moment in, and out, of the context of the film.

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Robert Rodriguez has confirmed that lesser-known director Nimrod Antal (VACANCY, ARMORED) will be sitting in the director’s chair for the reboot of the PREDATOR franchise, aptly titled PREDATORS.

Rodriguez, who will serve as a very involved producer on PREDATORS, said that the choice of Antal came out of a resemblance to “Quentin with how he was able to work with a group of very strong, singular actor talents and make it look effortless. I know he’ll be able to get the most out of what we want to be an outstanding cast. We really want to go with a character driven action movie.”

Rodriguez also discussed what can be expected in terms of the plot, saying it “involves a very intense group of people stranded on a Predator planet discovering unspeakable horrors (that are not always from outside their group). So like the original movie, the title does have a double meaning. Aliens was a different take on the Alien idea, and an original movie in it’s own right, and that’s what we want to do with this.”

He also said the film, currently in the writing stage, will be based off his 1994 treatment for the sequel to PREDATOR, which, at the time, was thought to be a nearly unmakeable film, containing a lot of elements that called for technically impossible feats of filmmaking. Now fifteen years later, Rodriguez says that they will have to be “cutting edge to pull it off.” As cutting edge as a Predator’s blade, I would say!

Head on over to Ain’t It Cool News to read the full interview with Senor Roberto.

In other news, I was shocked to learn in researching this story that the widely popular TV show TO CATCH A PREDATOR is, in fact, not about humans fighting back and hunting aliens. I was also surprised to find out that the term “child predator” does not mean a baby alien.

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If you surf gordonandthewhale.com, you would have seen the footage we posted (HERE) of James interviewing Joseph Gordon-Levitt at the CineVegas red carpet premiere of (500) DAYS OF SUMMER. The fascinating thing about that interview was that Joe was RECording James as James was RECording Joe.

A couple of days ago, I uploaded our side of the interview on Joe’s uber-cool website hitRECord.org and the good people responded with positive thoughts and asked Joe to upload his side. Yesterday he did just that – but the fun didn’t stop there. Joe then posted on twitter and hitRECord for anyone/everyone to make a remix version of the interview. Check out all the colorful remixes, made by CR_JPP, tori, emeriqatsi, Aj, and Mangoose, respectively, after the jump! And if you haven’t joined hitRECord.org yet, DO IT NOWWWWWW!
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Jackie Earle Haley was the perfect casting choice to play the infamous blade-fingered baddie, Freddy Krueger, in the upcoming reboot of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. The film is almost done wrapping up, but Haley has already spilled some news on the franchise’s future to Bloody-Disgusting:

“We caught up with your brand new Freddy Krueger, Jackie Earle Haley, who tells Bloody-Disgusting exclusively that he’s signed on to return for more razor-glove teen terrorizing… ‘Two more,’ prompting us to confirm, ‘So, three total?’ Haley smiles, displaying three fingers, ‘yeah.’”

So Haley isn’t done haunting the Elm Street children quite yet. I hope this remake does the franchise justice and gives us a fresh re-imagination. I cannot wait to see Haley donning the classic Freddy Krueger garb and spilling some blood come April 16 of next year.

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For those TWILIGHTers out there that have read all the books, you already know that Robert Pattinson’s role as Edward is lessened quite a bit in the second TWILIGHT installation, NEW MOON. In fact, the book has him almost absent altogether, outside of his voice that Bella hears in her head. This could spell a lot of trouble for tweens whose eyes pop out of their pretty little heads whenever Pattinson graces a scene.

According to actor Michael Welch (who plays Mike Newton, a rival for Bella’s affection in the TWILIGHT series), director Chris Weitz and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg foresaw this problem as well, and came up with what looks to be a valid solution.

“They figured out a very clever way to get Edward back in the film much more than he is in the book…It’s tricky…I mean, (Edward) leaves for months…In the book, she just hears his voice…In the film, it’s more of like a hallucination kind of thing. He will be (in the movie more than the book) for sure.”

Do not worry, tween Pattinson peeps, the object of your prepubescent fantasies will still be lighting up the silver screen come November 20, when NEW MOON opens in theaters (he will also be lighting up my dreams. Whew, that big ol’ forehead is sexy!).

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Bruce Willis makes a fine-looking old man. So it’s very fortunate for him to be starring in a film that replicates his good-lookingness (that’s right, I made up that word. Go in peace and use it to your heart’s desire). This is the new poster for Bruce Willis’ movie SURROGATES:

“Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates.” (IMDb)

This movie sounds intriguing to me, but I feel it has the potential to fall into the trap that is so often visited by Hollywood – the trap of recycling movie formulas. Hopefully this movie will deliver some unexpected surprises for us all. SURROGATES invades theaters September 25.

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Getting off the phone for the third time with the same journalist with the same questions can be quite annoying for a director. Hell, it can be quite annoying for anybody – not Marc Clebanoff.

You see, I was given the chance to interview the young director over the phone – whose film debut just so happens to be one of David Carradine’s last roles – and it took me not one, not two, but three times to get it right. You can blame me for it, but I will blame technology.

In the interview, instead of talking about David’s recent death, we celebrated his life with some of the intimidating and somewhat awkward memories Marc had with him on set. Marc was kind enough to send me the clip he talks about in the interview.

Check out the interview after the jump and, when you’re done, head over to NoCleanbreak.com to rent/buy the DVD!
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If you’re a fan of the RESIDENT EVIL games like I am, you’re probably a little more forgiving towards the films than most other movie-watchers. Sure, they don’t really have much in common with the games, other than a basic idea and a few characters showing up, but it’s still great to see a live action version of the games that were such a blast to play at home alone on a Friday night in the dark.

Now the news is out that a fourth film in the franchise is in development and has a target release date of September 17, 2010. Shock Till You Drop confirms that an internal memo is circulating Sony studios to get the movie out by that date.

No news yet on whether Milla Jovovich will reprise her role as the zombie butt-kicking Alice, but it would be a fair guess to say she will be. After all, the last movie (2007’s RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION) ended with…well, go watch it if you haven’t already.

I usually think that most movies should stop at trilogies and anything after that will usually stink up the theater. RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE will most likely follow this trend, but that’s okay with me. I don’t watch these movies for anything other than to see a hottie kill a zombie a couple hundred times. Plus, I like to think back on those nights when I first played Resident Evil 2, and the raw fear of the unknown I felt as I wandered through the hallways of the Raccoon City Police Station.

Are you a fan of the games? Let me know what you think in the comments.

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When we last saw Nick Fury, he was walking the set of IRON MAN 2. I certainly got excited at the thought of more Nick Fury. Who doesn’t want to see Samuel L. Jackson kicking ass? Well, it looks like we’ll have to wait, because Fury won’t be doing much more than walkin’ and talkin’ in IRON MAN 2. This is what he told MTV when asked if he’d see some action in this movie:

“Not this time, not yet. We still haven’t moved Nick Fury in the bad-ass zone. He’s still just kind of a talker.”

Looks like they’re saving all the good stuff the upcoming Marvel movies like THOR and THE AVENGERS.

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