Being Andy Samberg’s Hot Rod Stuntman Was A Dangerous Job With an outfit like The Lonely Island — that’s director Akiva Schaffer and stars Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone, all childhood friends — behind “Hot Rod,” the early aughts comedy is naturally filled with ad-libs and impromptu shifts in the storytelling. But one thing that never left the agenda was the need for professional stunt crew in a tale of a raggedy amateur stuntman....
Disney Denies The Return Of Captain EO Disney headBob Igerdeniespreviously reported rumorsthat Disney will be bringing theFrancis Ford Coppola-directedMichael Jacksonsci-fi 3D musicalCaptain EOback to Disney theme parks. A couple weeks ago the rumor showed up online claiming that the film would return to the Southern California theme park in January 2010, as a tribute to Michael Jackson. Here is a quote fromreuters: “There aren’t plans to bring back ‘Captain EO’ at this time,” Iger said at a news conference....
Dwayne Johnson Wants John Carpenter To Work On ‘Big Trouble In Little China’ Remake News of a beloved film being remade is rarely good news. The closest you can get, however, issomething along the lines ofDwayne Johnsonstarring in a remake ofJohn Carpenter’sBig Trouble in Little China. I’m 100% behind the “Why remake a perfect movie?” argument but if it’s going to happen anyway, Johnson as the star is a major plus....
Family Guy Creator Seth MacFarlane To Direct, Co-Star And Voice $65 Million R-Rated Comedy ‘Ted’ With three television shows to oversee at this point, it’s a wonder thatFamily GuycreatorSeth MacFarlaneeven has time to think about a feature. But he’s sold Universal and Media Rights Capital on the idea ofTed, a hard-R comedy about a man and his teddy bear that MacFarlane will direct. Deadlinehas basic info about the film, but not much more than I just gave you there — it is planned as a live-action and CGI hybrid, and MacFarlane will voice the teddy bear and co-star....
First ‘Bourne 5’ Image And New Plot Details Revealed: Jason Bourne Is “In A Dark And Tortured Place” America sure has spent a lot of moneytrying to saveMatt Damonover the years, but thankfully his next role, Jason Bourne, is a more self-reliant sort. He kind of has to be, considering our government (well, the CIA) has burned through a lot of money trying to kill him. The as-yet-untitled fifthBournemovie picks up 12 years after we last saw him inThe Bourne Ultimatum, which was released in 2007 but set in 2004....
Fox Expects ‘The Simpsons’ Producers To Make The Right Call In The Apu Controversy [TCA 2018] The Simpsonsis about to enter its landmark 30th season, having already become the longest running scripted series in television history during its 29th. However, all theSimpsonsmilestones have been overshadowed by the controversy over its character Apu. During the Fox executive session for the Television Critics Association, Fox Television Chairman and CEODana Waldentold /Film that she has spoken with the creators ofThe Simpsonsabout this matter....
Furiosa’s Roots Can Be Traced All The Way Back To Mad Max 2 When “Mad Max: Fury Road” was released in 2015,critics and fans alikemarveled at the inclusion (not to mention the prominence) of the character of Furiosa. As played by Charlize Theron, Imperator Furiosa is one of the most well-rounded female characters in all of genre cinema: strong but not invulnerable, attractive but not sexualized, complex and flawed while being innately heroic....
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande Trailer: Emma Thompson Seeks A Sexual Awakening In The Sundance Sensation It’s fascinating to realize that as much as we Americans have such bizarre hang-ups over sex (if I had a nickel for every time I saw the exact same baseless criticism about the apparent scourge of “unnecessary sex scenes” in media, well, I’d probably still be here because I’m an enormous nerd. But I’d be rich!...
Gore Verbinski Explains Why His ‘Bioshock’ Movie Never Happened Way back in 2008, beforeA Cure for Wellnesswas even a twinkle in his eye,Gore Verbinskihad plans to direct theBioshockmovie. But just as things seemed to be coming together, they all fall apart.In spring 2009, Universal abruptly pulled the plug over concerns about its ballooning budget, andby summer 2009, he’d ditched the video game movie entirely. Still, that hasn’t stopped some fans from wonderingwhat might have beenand how it all went wrong....
In Its Fourth And Final Season, ‘12 Monkeys’ Is Still One Of The Best Sci-Fi Shows You’re Not Watching I love SYFY’s12 Monkeysand I want you to love it, too. Because I fully believe12 Monkeysis one of the best TV shows out there and it hurts me that more people don’t know about how truly unique and amazing it is. I take it personally, people.Those of you who haven’t watched12 Monkeys, aren’t caught up, or stopped along the way and haven’t returned, I’m telling you – you need to watch....
In Order To Become Pamela Anderson, Lily James Sat In The Makeup Chair For Hours Anyone who’s ever tried their hand at contouring knows how much work it can take to change your face shape. So it comes as no surprise thatLily James' transformation intoPamela Andersonfor the upcoming Hulu seriesPam and Tommytook up to five hours to complete each morning. The Magic of Movie Makeup Barry Lee Moe, hair department head for the upcoming limited series, said that James' look took “anywhere from three to five hours of hair and makeup every morning before we even started filming,“according to Variety....
Insane New Ride System Patents Give Us A Possible Look At Universal Studios' Future ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Legend Of Zelda’ And Harry Potter Rides The only thing we know for sure aboutthe fourth theme park coming to the Universal Orlando Resortis that it’s in the works. Everything else is hidden behind lock and key. Rumors and whispers float around the internet, but nothing official has been announced. Not even a name....
James Bond 25: Rumors Swirl About The Title, Villains And More Now that we knowJames Bond 25is happening and thatDaniel Craigis most likely returning for one more go-around as 007, it begins — the endless circulation of James Bond rumors and news that may or may not turn out to be true. So here we are. Bond Watch: Day 1. James Bond 25 may be titledShatterhandand see the British super agent face off against a blind supervillain....
