Auction for Spider-Man 4 Set Visit

Stand Up to Cancer and Sony Pictures is coming together to offer a ‘Spider-Man 4’ package on eBay. The winner will get a set visit to Spider Man 4, meet and greet (the currently unnamed) cast, a walk on/extra role, a trip to the New York premiere, designer outfits for the premiere, and the ability …

‘Australia’ Moves Release Date

Fox has moved Baz Luhrmann’s period epic “Australia” from November 14th to November 14th, the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The spot was originally occupied by ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” Currently opening Thanksgiving weekend are “Bolt,”and  “Transporter 3.” “Australia” will appeal to the older female demographic. The film stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman and …

‘Lonelygirl15’ to Start Third Installment

Producers of ‘Lonelygirl15,’ and ‘KateModern,’ are starting the third installment in the storyline called, ‘LG15: the Resistance,’ which in itself sounds like some sort of sci-fi spin off. It tells the story of a secret society known as the Order that has discovered a rare blood trait in girls. The series will bring back characters …

Aaron Sorkin to Bring Facebook Story to Screen

Acclaimed writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) is tackling a new subject thats a far cry from the White House. He’s writing a film about the creation of Facebook for Sony Pictures, and super producer Scott Rudin. Sorkin has set up a page on the site explaining that he’s looking to research the site, before …

Spielberg Still Directing ‘Tintin’

Herge Studios, the publisher for ‘Tintin,’ made a comment Tuesday alluding that Peter Jackson was going to take over directing the first ‘Tintin’ adaptation from Spielberg. ‘Tintin,’ is the famous comic created by Hergé, and about an adventurous Belgian reporter named Tintin. The books were translated for the world wide audience. Reps from boths camps …

Actor with First Line in ‘Gone With the Wind’ Dies

Actor Fred Crane, best known as one of the Tarleton twins and a suitor of Scarlett O’Hara in ‘Gone with the Wind,’ has died. Crane was not yet an actor when he accompanied his cousin to the audition.  The other twin was played by ‘Superman’ actor George Reeves. Crane also had the first line in …

Some Crappy Viral Marketing for “College”

So it’s the last week of summer, and what I’m predicting to be one of the worst weekends for movies. We’ve got “Disaster Movie” and “College,” premiering. Perhaps by writing this post, I’m only helping the films promotions, but I couldn’t help but talk about it. I personally was a big fan of the viral …