Edge of DeNiro Comeback?

Well, here is some good news for all your pissy pants who got all offended by my Top 10 worst DeNiro movies.  Looks like he has signed on for a leading role in the Mel Gibson comeback, Edge of Darkness. Bobby will play “an operative sent to clean up the evidence”, whatever that means.  The …

Official: Aronofsky to direct Robocop reboot

Darren Aronofsky has been confirmed as the director for the new ‘Robocop’ film, which producers are calling a reboot, similar to Nolan’s ‘Batman Begins.’ Also, like the news with the new Terminator film, the film will be an R, unless of course, Aronofsky decides things should be cut back, but I highly doubt that. It …

WB Developing Marvin the Martian Film

Everyone knows Marvin the Martian, the little weird alien cartoon, you know, the guy in the green spartan-esque helmet? Warner Bros. is aiming to give the little guy a big screen send up, and is starting to develop a live-action/CGI film. Marvin the Martian was created by Chuck Jones, and first appeared in 1948. Marvin …

Inglorious Bastards Update

The talk of the town (or internets?) has been Quentin Tarantino’s new WWII film, ‘Inglorious Bastards,’ and everyone wants to be a part of it, including Universal. Universal is in negotiations with the Weinstein Co. to help bring the movie to theaters. Tarantino and Harvey Weinstein met with five different studios last week about co-financing, …

Jack White & Alicia Keys to Do Bond Theme Song

And you thought they were just being coy about Amy Winehouse doing the title song.  Reuters is reporting that Jack White and Alicia Keys will team up to perform the theme song to the new James Bond movie, ‘Quantum of Solace.’ The song, written by White, is titled, ‘Another Way to Die.’  It is also …

Johnny Depp to Play Mad Hatter

MSN News in Latin America is reporting that Johnny Depp has been signed to play the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s adaptation of ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ The movie will be shot in 3D.  Australian actress Mia Wasikowska has alreay been signed to play Alice. For me, I’ll sit through anything Johnny Depp does.  After his …

Indy 5? Really?

A new interview with George Lucas explains the tension behind-the-scenes of the recent ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.’  Lucas said that the tension came from the fact that on the new movies, he needed to agree with Steven Speilberg and Harrison Ford while on earlier films, everyone looked to him. He …

Sam Raimi Planning Fourth Evil Dead Film

ComicCon saw Sam Raimi reveal that a fourth Evil Dead is on its way. While speaking about his new horror film, ‘Drag Me to Hell,’ the director told the audience he’d love to do a new ‘Evil Dead’ film with lead Bruce Campbell. “I love working with Bruce Campbell, he’s like Allison [Lohman, lead in …