Page 2: Up, Comic-Con, Anchorman, Francis Ford Coppola, The Dark Knight Rises, Walt Disney, GI Joe 2 And More
What is Page 2?Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 32 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might’ve missed that you think should go in /Film’s Page 2 –email us!Michal Misztacreated this sculpture of Young Ellie from Pixar’sUp. [toycutter]
Four-Day passes forSan Diego Comic-Con International 2011have Sold Out. [thr]
The King’s Speechwon best Period Film,Inceptionwon Best Fantasy Film, andBlack Swanwon Best Contemporary Film at the 2011 Art Director’s Guild Awards. [wrap]
Here is the tv spot forLimitlesswhich aired during the Super Bowl. [ign]
Movielinelists 8 Milestones in the Evolution ofJames Cameron.
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See some of the new cars fromTransformers 3: Dark of the MoononFlickr.
OWFlists 50 Reasons WhyTaxi DriverMight Just Be The Greatest Film Of All Time.
ArtistScott C’sAnchormanentry into “The Great Showdowns.”
When asked byIGNabout introducing a fantastical character like Bane intoThe Dark Knight Rises, producerEmma Thomasresponded:
“I don’t know. It’s kind of early to talk about that. It’s very hard to talk about this movie except to say that we’re going to be staying true to the world that Chris created with the other movies and it’s gonna be great.”
Warner Bros released two new banners forZack Snyder’sSucker PunchonTwitter.
Jesse Eisenbergdoes not like to be mixed up withMichael Cera: “People recognize me all the time as [Michael Cera]. It’s annoying. I don’t like getting recognized as other people.” [vulture]
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Here is a blast from the past:Walt Disneyintroduces the muliplane camera system.
Francis Ford Coppolaoffers his three rules for filmmaking [fsr]:
- Write and direct original screenplays.
2. Make them with the most modern technology available.
3.Self-finance them.
What happens when you mash-upScooby DooandStar Wars? You get “The Mystery Machine AT-AT” t-shirt design by Steven Anderson — available onRed Bubble.
Columbia Pictures (via:Collider) has released an official plot synopsis forPremium Rush, starringJoseph Gordon-Levitt:
“A New York bike messenger is given an envelope by a young woman at an uptown Manhattan college and is told he has 90 minutes to deliver it to an address in Chinatown. Complications ensue when an undercover police office appears and demands the envelope on special grounds. The truth, hidden motivations, and the life-and-death stakes on all sides are revealed through a series of flashbacks as the cop and the messenger engage in a length-of-Manhattan chase, racing against time after the messenger discovers the precious nature of the envelope’s slender contents. This movie also stars Jamie Chung (Grown Ups, Hangover II), Dania Ramirez (Entourage, Heroes), Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire)”
Transformers' Optimus Prime appears in this commercial for NASA.
Listversetakes a look at the top 10 highest paid spec scriptwriters.
Theofficial websiteforCaptain America: The First Avengeroffers high resolution computer desktop backgrounds.
David O. Russell(The Fighter) andConnie Britton(Friday Night Lights) are teaming to develop a female-driven dramatic television series for FX. Russell will create the series, with Britton attached to star. [tv line]
/Film reader Hamilton W submitted these photos of snow sculptures of a Stormtrooper and theSouth Parkkids (featured in the header image).
Premium TV company Epix turned profitable in the fourth quarter, but just how profitable? [THR]
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MovieWebhas this new campfire photo fromThor.Scott Weinbergbelieves that the MPAA should restrict animal cruelty in films to an R-Rating.
Disney has released a batch of newMars Needs Momscharacter posters. [bleedingcool]
How To Train Your Dragonsweeps the Annie Awards (Disney and Pixar withdrew their support of the Annies this year, and did not enter any of its films or animators in the competition). [brew]Channing TatumgivesCollideran update on the status of theGI Joe sequel:
“The Ice Book” is a traveling show by Davy and Kristin McGuire which combines Intricate papercraft designs with elements of film, puppet theater, pop-up books, and interactive light projection. [fastcodesign]
Sylvester Stalloneis set to star inWayne Kramer’sHeadshot, which begins shooting this May in Louisiana and New York. [thr]Camilla Belle(10,000 B.C., From Prada to Nada) is attached to star in an adaptation ofElmore Leonard’sFreaky Deaky. [playlist]GATWhas a few photos from Clay Liford’sWUSS, which premieres at SXSW 2011.Inceptionwon best original screenplay,The Social Networkwon best adapted screenplay, at the 2011 WGA awards. [wrap]
