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Fox Launches Max Payne Website

20th Century Fox has launched the website for Max Payne, the video game adaptation directed by John Moore. The film will hit theaters October 17.

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The action-thriller stars Mark Wahlberg, Chris O'Donnell, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Mila Kunis, Olga Kurylenko, Donal Logue, Amaury Nolasco.

Wahlberg will play the titular cop who is haunted by the tragic loss of his family and has little regard for rules as he investigates a series of mysterious murders. He finds himself up against an adversary bent on destroying Max and the streets he protects. Based on the popular video game from Rockstar Games.

Get a Look at This New Punisher: Warzone Lenticular Poster

A brand new poster for Punisher: War Zone has made its’ appearance, and if this doesn’t get fans excited for the return of Frank Castle, this time around played by Ray Stevenson, then we don’t know what will. The new poster comes to us courtesy of IGN and will be appearing in movie theatres soon.

To check the poster out



The frame around the poster in the image is actually made up of replica guns, and will be shipped to theatres with the poster, where it mounts around the lightbox.

Punisher: War Zone stars Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchinson, Wayne Knight, Dash Mihok, Colin Salmon and Julie Benz, and was directed by Lexi Alexander. The film explodes into theatres December 5, 2008.

Dominic Monaghan and Freddy Rodriguez Play Fortuna

Dominic Monaghan and Freddy Rodriguez have signed on to star in the horror thriller Fortuna, with Barthelemy Grossmann directing from a script he wrote.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the story is set in 2100, and envisions an Earth where a collapsed economy and climate crises have eliminated the middle class, leaving a few very wealthy and the teeming masses in severe poverty. To give hope and avoid revolt, the elite create Fortuna, a mysterious game where one in a thousand wins a big payday and joins the upper classes. But their hidden goal to "reduce poverty" by 30% over 50 years comes with a deadly price tag.

Monaghan, Rodriguez and Grossmann will play desperate men who play the game in a nearby tower, despite apprehensions that none of its contestants are ever seen again.

The six-week shoot begins Nov. 10 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Desolate, ghettolike sets are being built reminiscent to 1973's postapocalyptic thriller Soylent Green. Dominic Monaghan and Freddy Rodriguez have signed on to star in the horror thriller Fortuna, with Barthelemy Grossmann directing from a script he wrote.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the story is set in 2100, and envisions an Earth where a collapsed economy and climate crises have eliminated the middle class, leaving a few very wealthy and the teeming masses in severe poverty. To give hope and avoid revolt, the elite create Fortuna, a mysterious game where one in a thousand wins a big payday and joins the upper classes. But their hidden goal to "reduce poverty" by 30% over 50 years comes with a deadly price tag.

Monaghan, Rodriguez and Grossmann will play desperate men who play the game in a nearby tower, despite apprehensions that none of its contestants are ever seen again.

The six-week shoot begins Nov. 10 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Desolate, ghettolike sets are being built reminiscent to 1973's postapocalyptic thriller Soylent Green.

There Is No Truth to Any Batman 3 Rumors

We all know that The Dark Knight has set a new bar for superhero films, both commercially and artistically, so it only makes sense that everyone on the planet is trying to figure out what is going to happen with the (probably inevitable) sequel. Well, David Goyer recently spoke to MTV to address these rumors. And what did he have to say about the rumor that Johnny Depp, or David Tennant, will play the Riddler? Or that Philip Seymour Hoffman will be the Penguin?

“It’s all B.S.,” he said. “ALL of it.”

Goyer continued, saying “Chris and I haven’t even talked about it. He quite understandably is taking a long, long vacation and wants to purge himself.” Now while Goyer and Nolan haven’t officially bandied ideas about yet, they have loosely discussed themes and ideas. “We have mused here and there [but] I mean Chris is pretty much a one movie at a time kind of guy,” Goyer said. “I wish I could tell you more. There really isn’t anything to tell.”

So, this means that, for the present, there is nothing to announce about a third Batman film from Nolan and company. No villains are set. No casting has been set. Nolan hasn’t even officially signed on for the third movie yet. Will there be a third movie? Almost certainly, but as of now, nothing has been set in stone.

“If and when [Chris is] ready to talk - we’ll talk,” Goyer promises.

Star Trek's Captain Picard to Appear on Dr. Who

It’s a crossover of epic proportions for geeks – Captain Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation will be appearing on the next season of Doctor Who. According to London’s the Sun, Patrick Stewart will be making an appearance on the show as a renegade Time Lord known as the Meddling Monk.

Stewart and Tennant worked together over the summer of 2008 in a London production of Hamlet, and were eager to work together again, which in part led to Stewart being offered the role. Despite his near-iconic status as the Enterprise’s Captain Picard, Stewart says he is eager to return to science-fiction in a very different kind of series. “I have been a fan, actually yes, and I’m deeply dismayed that I was never asked to be in it. I think it’s a terrific series.”

The new season of Doctor Who, scheduled to begin filming in 2009, will feature the return of classic Who villains the Ice Warriors and the Zygons. And of course, the Daleks will be back, sharing the screen with Stewart’s Meddling Monk. The appearance of the Monk should have a major impact on Tennant’s Doctor, who has recently come to accept the fact that he was the last of the Time Lords. “The Doctor thought his entire race was wiped out and gets a huge surprise to find another member of his species,” says one source from within the production.

Doctor Who airs in England on BBC, and is re-broadcast in America on the Sci-Fi Channel and BBC America. One of the longest-running science fiction shows in television history, it took a several year hiatus before restarting in 2005. Christopher Eccleston played the Doctor on the first season of the new series, to be replaced by David Tennant in the second season. Currently taking a one-year hiatus, Doctor Who will begin production again in 2009.

The Graysons Isn’t Intended to Replace Smallville

Fans of Smallville have been somewhat upset about the news out of the CW network that the producers of the show have pitched The Graysons, another superhero series, to the network. Fears have run high that this pitch suggests that there won’t be a ninth season of Smallville, and they seem to squash hopes of a spin-off series focusing on either The Justice League, Supergirl, or Green Arrow. Well, no fear - Smallville producers Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders wrote a message to fans of the series over at KryptonSite, reassuring them about the series.

They wrote:
Dear Smallville fans,

As news and rumors swirl around the development of The Graysons for the CW, we have every intention of letting you, our fans, be the first to know the reality. Never have we been so committed to the continuing success of Smallville as we are to seasons 8 and 9. While we are extremely excited to be working hand-in-hand with Wonderland, Warner Bros. and the CW to create the origin story of Dick Grayson, it has never been intended as a replacement for Smallville, as is speculated in some media. The cast, crew, writers and producers are all working full-steam ahead on a story-line for Clark that allows for seasons of further trials and adventures for our favorite hero. As always, we all have you to thank for achieving eight years of this amazing show that Al and Miles created, and we're looking far beyond!

Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders


Based on what they’re saying, it sounds like the success (or failure) of both The Graysons and Smallville are going to be unconnected. Furthermore, it sounds like they have a concrete plan for at least a ninth season of the show – and my be planning on ways to transform Smallville into a modern-day series about the adventures of Superman.

Smallville airs Thursday nights on the CW. The drama about the early days of Clark Kent stars Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Allison Mack, Aaron Ashmore, Justin Hartley, Cassidy Freeman and Sam Witwer.

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15 Brand New Max Payne Pics Hit


We have 15 brand new images from the upcoming shoot-em-up flick, Max Payne, which blasts into theaters on October 17. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as the title character and also stars Chris O'Donnell, Beau Bridges, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Mila Kunis, Donal Logue and Amaury Nolasco.

to view this new gallery of photos.






Based on the legendary, hard-hitting interactive video game, Max Payne tells the story of a maverick cop determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max (Wahlberg) is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal.

Josh Brolin Set for Jonah Hex?

Hollywood Elsewhere has reported that Josh Brolin will star in Jonah Hex, directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Crank, Game) for Warner Bros.

Based on the graphic novel the film will follow Hex--known for having the right side of his face disfigured and wearing a Confederate army uniform--a rough-and-tumble gunslinger and part-time bounty hunter whose adventures always ended in blood.

Jonah Hex first appeared in the early 1970s in the issues of "All-Star Western" before graduating to his own series in 1977 that ran for about 10 years. A new series was launched in 2005. The character also had a run in the 1990s that combined the Western genre with supernatural elements.

Al Pacino Eyeing Tommy Lasorda Feature

The life story of Dodgers' manager Tommy Lasorda is being fasttracked for development at Miramax, with Al Pacino expressing interest in playing the infamously difficult Lasorda.

According to Variety, Michelle Pfeiffer is potentially eyeing the role of his wife.

No known production date has been set.


ABC Family Picks Up Two Pilots

ABC Family has greenlighted two half-hour pilots: 10 Things I Hate About You, based on the film, and Ruby and the Rockits, starring Alexa Vega.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio has also greenlighted an original movie with Joey Lawrence and Melissa Joan Hart.

Gil Junger, who directed the 10 Things I Hate About You feature, is on board to direct the single-camera pilot as well as the untitled movie.

10 Things I Hate About You, written and exec produced by Carter Covington, revolves around two sisters -- a strong-willed feminist and a social butterfly -- facing the challenges of starting out in a new high school.

Ruby and the Rockits is a multicamera comedy about a former teen idol whose quiet life is disrupted when his brother and former bandmate shows up with a newfound teenage daughter. "Ruby," directed by Ted Wass, was written by Cassidy and Ed Yeager, with teleplay by Yeager.

Austin Butler, Patrick Cassidy and David Cassidy also star alongside Vega.

The two pilots will go into production this fall in Los Angeles.

Filming for the original movie starts next week in Atlanta for a tentative April premiere. Howard March wrote the script.

2011 Will Be the Summer of The Avengers


Marvel Animation, a division of Marvel Entertainment, is beginning production on The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, a new animated series timed to come out in 2011, just in time for the theatrical releases of The First Avenger: Captain America and The Avengers. The Hollywood Reporter reports that the series will be produced by Film Roman, the same company behind The Simpsons and King of the Hill.

The first season will be 26 episodes long, and will focus on Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Giant Man and the Wasp. It will be produced by Ciro Nieli (Teen Titans) and the series story editor is Christopher Yost.

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is just the latest of numerous animated projects coming out of Marvel, with other titles including Wolverine and the X-Men, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Marvel Super Hero Squad and The Black Panther.

"(This) continues our plan to complement each of our tentpole live-action features with an animated series," said Marvel president of animation Eric Rollman, who is exec producing with Simon Philips. "This new ensemble series tracks perfectly with our 'Road to the Avengers' strategy."

Oscar Telecast Lifts Ban on Film Ads

It seems there will be one major change with the Oscar's this year, but it isn't a change of programming. According to Variety, the Academy of Motion Pictues Arts and Sciences has lifted its long-standing ban on airing film ads during the commercial breaks of the awards show.

The board of AMPAS voted to allow ads for films that won't open until the last weekend of April, at the earliest, to avoid running ads for films that are in the running at the awards and still in theaters. Ads for sequels or prequels to any nominated film will not be allowed either.

The Academy will allow one ad per studio and the words "Oscar" or "Academy Award" will not be allowed in any ad.

"We've been talking about it a lot," said Sid Ganis, president of the Academy. "We're a celebration of movies, and here is a way to get new movies out there in addition to celebrating movies from the previous year."

There has been a ban on film advertising ever since the Oscars were first televised in the 1950s.

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Paul Levitz Chats Batman, Superman: The Man of Steel, and More.

Latino Review managed to chat with DC Comics President Paul Levitz about the current status of the third Batman film, directed by Christopher Nolan, as well as Superman: The Man of Steel reboot starring Brandon Routh, and more.

Here are some bits of the conversation:
In fact, he told me that "Last week Brandon Routh has come around the offices in New York and Los Angeles as of late to talk about Superman and what we want to do."

"Everyone is waiting for Nolan to sign on for another Batman, once that happens, the release date for Superman and all other future projects will follow."


for the complete interview.

New Twilight Trailer Brings the Goth Out in All of Us

New Twilight Trailer Brings the Goth Out in All of Us

Skids to Appear in Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen filming continues in the Arizona at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and someone sneaked a peek at some new Autobot characters. Jalopink has posted a few shots from the set and it appears that the movie will be using "skids" as Autobots in the new film.





The car used for these smaller characters is the Chevy Beat, but it isn't clear what sort of functions these new Autobots will have. Click below to enlarge the images.

We'll keep you posted on any and all updates regarding this blockbuster-to-be. Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen is currently slated for a June 26, 2009 release.

2 New Twilight Pics Offer Up the Sexiness!

Summit Entertainment has unleashed two more steamy photos from the upcoming Catherine Hardwicke vampire romance Twilight. This big screen adaptation of the popular Stephenie Meyer's novel offers up Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen. To see them in all their sexy glory, check out the two just released pictures below:

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Twilight is set to hit theaters this Thanksgiving, November 21st, 2008

Eric Bana in Talks for Armored

Millennium Films is remaking the 2004 French heist drama Le Convoyeur, retitled to Armored, with Eric Bana in talks to star and F. Gary Gray attached to direct.

According to Variety, the drama is scripted by David Ayer and Andrew Kevin Walker and relocated to Michigan. The story follows a man who takes a job for an armored car company and ingratiates himself with his co-workers, who trust him enough to make him part of their heist plans. Unbeknown to his colleagues, the man had his own motives for taking the job.

Armored likely will be retitled because of an upcoming Screen Gems drama that bears the title.

No production date has been set.

ABC Lands a New V

ABC is developing a new adaptation of V, the 1980s miniseries about alien lizards visiting Earth - which spawned a second mini and TV spinoff - written by The 4400 co-creator/exec producer Scott Peters.

According to Variety, the original V served as an allegory for the Holocaust and Nazi Germany. Peters said he won't duplicate that concept, except that the new V will still focus on what happens when the masses have blind faith in their leaders.

In this case, the new V will center on Erica Evans, a Homeland Security agent with an aimless son who's got problems. When the aliens arrive, her son gloms on to them - causing tension within the family. As in the original V, several storylines will unfold simultaneously.

But even without the same storyline, the original V's bones will remain: As in the '80s version, the show will open with an enormous army of spaceships hovering over the world's major cities. The visitors say they've come to help Earth, but their motives are nefarious (in the original, they wanted to steal the world's water supply).

MTV to Air Britney Spears Documentary

MTV will air the 90-minute exclusive documentary about Britney Spears, Britney: For the Record, where she talks about her dark moments in the spotlight.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the documentary airs Nov. 30, and documents a three-month period of Spears' life earlier this year, including sessions for her upcoming Jive album, "Circus," and preparations for her appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards.

An MTV spokesperson says "no topic was off limits" during the interviews.

"I sit there and I look back and I'm like: 'I'm a smart person. What the hell was I thinking?' " Spears says at one point. "I've been through a lot in the past two or three years, and there's a lot that people don't know."

"Circus" is due Dec. 2 via Jive. Lead single "Womanizer" debuted this week at No. 26 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, No. 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 and moved 44-32 on the Pop 100 in its second week on the chart. It should rise substantially on the Hot 100 next week, after its first round of digital sales are factored in. It was the top-selling track at the iTunes Store as of Thursday night.

The "Womanizer" video premieres Friday on ABC's "20/20."

Sarah Palin to Appear as Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live?

While Tina Fey's spot-on impersonation of Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has bolstered Saturday Night Live's ratings, it seems the tables may be turned in a hilarious way. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Saturday Night Live executive producer Lorne Michaels said Sarah Palin will appear as Tina Fey on the late-night comedy hour, "all in due time."

While it remains unclear when this might happen it seems that Palin herself would be up for appearing as Fey.

"I love her, she's a hoot, and she's so talented," Palin said. "It would be fun to meet her, imitate her and keep on giving her new material."

Fey has appeared as Palin in first three episodes of the new season and the ratings have been skyrocketing up from last year. The show has averaged an 8.3 rating for the three episodes, which is up a whopping 49% from last year. Web traffic has been huge as well. 9.3 million people have watched Fey's first stint as Palin online and 7 million more viewed the Katie Couric interview as well.

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First Images of Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes

INF Daily has just posted the very first images of Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes, which is currently shooting in London.





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Downey Jr. also recently told The Guardian that filmmaker Guy Ritchie is drawing closer from the source material, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's books.

We're returning to a little bit more of what the stories always had in them and the scale of them and the canvas is so huge I just don't think they've ever had the budget to fully tell the story in a really big, fun way."

Sherlock Holmes is filming in London and aiming at a 2010 release date.

New Transporter 3 Trailer Will Leave Tire Tracks on Your Eyeballs!


New Transporter 3 Trailer Will Leave Tire Tracks on Your Eyeballs!

Clint Eastwood Gets Racist with Gran Torino

For awhile, people wrongfully assumed that director Clint Eastwood's next project was a long overdue fifth sequel to his original 1971 cop drama Dirty Harry. But that information was proven false. As it turns out, Gran Torino is actually about an old racist man that bonds with an ethnic teenager over their shared love of cars.

Now, Eastwood has spoken out on the film. In an interview published by USA Today, Clint described his Gran Torino character while out promoting The Changeling. Here is what he had to say: "I'm a weirdo in it. I play a real racist. ... It's a great time in life (to do that) because, you know, what can they do to you once you're past 70? There's nothing they can do. But it also has redemption. This Hmong family moves in next door, and he has been in the Korean War, in the infantry, and looks down on Asian people and lumps everybody together. But finally they befriend him in his time of need because he has no relationship with his family."

Gran Torino does not have a set release date, but it should be in theaters before the end of the year.

3 New Black and White Supernatural Clips from the Monster Movie Episode!

3 New Black and White Supernatural Clips from the Monster Movie Episode!

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Resident Evil: Degeneration Second Trailer Revealed!

Resident Evil: Degeneration Second Trailer Revealed!

Ben Kingsley Photo from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time


Defamer has revealed a photo of Ben Kingsley on the set of Walt Disney Pictures' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which opens in theaters May 28, 2010.


Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Alfred Molina, Ben Kingsley, Toby Kebbell, and directed by Mike Newell, the fantasy adventure is based on the Ubisoft video game, and set in medieval Persia, Earth's mightiest and most mysterious kingdom, where a king and his son defeat the powerful Maharajah and kidnap his daughter, looting his palace of priceless treasure, including an extravagant hourglass, and a mysterious dagger.

Jude Law as Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes

Just Jared has posted some photos of Jude Law as Dr. Watson on the London set of director Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr. whose own first images as Sherlock Holmes recently hit the net.




Based on Lionel Wigram's upcoming comicbook, the film also stars Mark Strong and Rachel McAdams.

Carla Gugino Set for Every Day

Carla Gugino is set to join Every Day, starring opposite Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt in the drama written by Richard Levine, who will also make his feature directing debut.

According to Variety, Schreiber and Hunt play a married couple in turmoil as he plods along as the unsatisfied writer of a semi-pornographic TV show. Gugino plays a sexy colleague who propositions him, creating a crisis that strains his marriage to the breaking point.

Every Day begins shooting in New York this month.

Eric Bana in Talks for Armored

Millennium Films is remaking the 2004 French heist drama Le Convoyeur, retitled to Armored, with Eric Bana in talks to star and F. Gary Gray attached to direct.

According to Variety, the drama is scripted by David Ayer and Andrew Kevin Walker and relocated to Michigan. The story follows a man who takes a job for an armored car company and ingratiates himself with his co-workers, who trust him enough to make him part of their heist plans. Unbeknown to his colleagues, the man had his own motives for taking the job.

Armored likely will be retitled because of an upcoming Screen Gems drama that bears the title.

No production date has been set.

Mysterious New Supernatural Clip from the Yellow Fever Episode

Mysterious New Supernatural Clip from the Yellow Fever Episode