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Kevin Smith Talks ‘Hit Somebody’ And Reveals ‘Jay And Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie’ Thursday night,Kevin Smithinvaded multiplexes with a simulcast ofKevin Smith: Live from Behind. The event featured the Clerks filmmaker and his hetero life mateJason Mewesdoing their podcast,Jay and Silent Bob Get Old, followed by an extended question and answer session. As usual, the Q&A featured Smith revealing all sorts of information on his upcoming projects. He dropped a few more nuggets aboutHit Somebody, such as its proposed budget and updated release schedule, and even formally announced a new movie calledJay and Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie, which will blend live action and R-rated animation....

Mark Millar Teases Sam Raimi And Guy Ritchie As Possible Directors For Nemesis Movie Mark Millar’sNemesisis an upcoming comic series that, apparently, I shouldn’t really describe with the phrase “What if Bruce Wayne was the Joker?” because the DC legal peoplereallydon’t like it. That was Millar’s great pitch inan interview back in December, and it immediately created a huge surge of interest in not only the comics but their inevitable big-screen adaptation....

Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Reboot Finds Its Director In Bassam Tariq TheBladereboot set to starMahershala Alias the ass-kicking Daywalker himself has found a director.Bassam Tariq, who helmed the upcoming Riz Ahmed filmMogul Mowgli, is in talks to take on the Marvel movie.Stacy Osei-Kuffouris penning the script, which will resurrect the half-human/half-vampire Blade within the continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Deadline has the scoop that Bassam Tariq is likely to directBlade. Per their report, Marvel Studios presidentKevin Feigeand star Mahershala Ali “have been meeting with dozen[s] of candidates going all the way back to the fall, at one point considering writer-director options,” before deciding to bring in writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour and find a director elsewhere....

McG Vying Against Breck Eisner To Direct ‘Ouija’ If one were to use aQuijaboard to figure out who will be directing the big budget adaptation of the popular party game, the planchette might illuminate the letters M-C-G.McG, the director ofCharlie’s AngelsandTerminator Salvation, recently wrapped shootingThis Means Warwith Chris Pine and Tom Hardy and pitched his take on the project to Universal on Friday, according toHeat Vision. He’s up againstBreck Eisner, director ofThe CraziesandSahara, who presented his take on theEdward KitsisandAdam Horowitz(Lost,TRON: Legacy)scripted film the week prior....

Paul Feig Reveals Character Names For The New ‘Ghostbusters’ DirectorPaul Feighas been revealing quite a bit from his forthcomingGhostbustersreboot that’s currently shooting in New York City. We’ve already seen thenew proton packs(withadded specs to help cosplayers), thenew Ecto-1, and a shot ofMelissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnonandLeslie Jonesallsuited up and ready to bust ghosts. But we still didn’t know what characters the ladies were playing. That changed yesterday when Feig replied to a request to reveal the character names on Twitter from aGhostsbustersfan and charity organization....

Prolific Japanese Director Takashi Miike Plans His First 3D Film: A Remake Of ‘Harakiri’ Keeping up with the output of Japanese directorTakashi Miikecan be a difficult task. He’s slowed down somewhat in recent years, with only two films this year and two in 2009. But he’s still one of the most prodigious filmmakers alive, with a habit of burning like a wildfire through one feature project after another. Now, just after13 Assassins(his remake of a samurai picture from 1963) played to good notice at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals, he’s booked another remake....

Queenpins Review: A Solid Cast Comes Close To Saving A Weak Script It’s one of the oldest axioms in the book: crime doesn’t pay. Whether or not that’s actually true, it’s served as the foundation for countless crime-focused movies over a century, to the point that it’s notable when a film gleefully bucks the trend and argues, essentially, “What if crime…good?” That, in effect, is the question being asked throughout the entirety of the inspired-by-a-true-story new dark comedy “Queenpins,” in which two suburban women go into business with each other by defrauding massive companies through an unlikely source: coupons....

Rumor: Spielberg Jumping On Board The Halo Movie? Tintinbuddies Peter Jackson andSteven Spielbergmight soon be swapping more thanspitperformance capture data, withIESBreporting that ET’s daddy might be picking up the producing reigns onHalosome years after Jackson laid them down. They cite " studio executives" and “close ties to CAA” as offering confirmation that Spielberg is “currently in active negotiations to develop the feature film adaptation”. But why? What can he see in it that Jackson could not?...

Screenwriter Simon Kinberg Says ‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel Will Have More Magneto [Video] Talk of anX-Men: First Classsequel has been swirling around since before the first film even opened, and we’ve even heard a few intriguing story ideas fromstarJames McAvoyanddirectorMatthew Vaughn. But actual, confirmed details on the true plotline of the film are still few and far in between, which is why I was interested to hear screenwriterSimon Kinbergdrop a few hints about what we could expect to see....

Sequel Bits: ‘John Wick: Chapter 2,’ ‘Mission: Impossible 6,’ ‘Pitch Perfect 3,’ ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ And More In this edition of Sequel Bits: There are a handful of movies I will literally stop in my tracks to watch it someone puts it on in front of me and one of those movies isJohn Wick, which features Keanu Reeves playing one of cinema’s finest and most brutally efficient killing machines. A little while back, we saw some footage of Reeves training for the sequel,John Wick Chapter 2, and now we’ve been granted additional footage proving that Mr....

Sequel Bits: ‘Star Trek 3’, ‘Terminator 5’, ‘Godzilla 2’, ‘Hobbit 3’, ‘Expendables 3’ Get to knowThe Expendables 3’s new recruits and new mission in two new TV spots. Also after the jump: Well, I don’t want to count my chickens before they hatch. The studio has yet to even read the script. I’m in the middle of writing it, with the talented team of [John D.] Payne and [Patrick] McKay. They are true Star Trek fans, as well....

Superhero Bits: Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Y The Last Man, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Wolverine, X-Men Want to seeX-Men: Days of Future PaststandoutQuicksilverin action? Was theGreen Goblingoing to look different inThe Amazing Spider-Man 2? CouldY: The Last Manstill see the light of day? WillFantastic Fourbe in 3D? Will you be able to buy a returned Comic-Con badge this year? How willApocalypseplay intoX-Men: Apocalypse? What doesMel Gibsonlook like asWolverine? Which comic book lawsuit will soon end up in front of the Supreme Court?...

The 15 Best Ryan Gosling Movies Ranked An actor of such magnetism, gravitas, style, charisma, and raw talent that people around the world are convinced that he’s literally them (you’re all delusional –-he’s literally me), Ryan Gosling might just be the most beloved actor working in Hollywood right now. The coming years are set to be momentous for the Canadian former child star, who has gone from performing with Britney Spears on “The Mickey Mouse Club” to leading such highly-anticipated projects asPhil Lord and Christopher Miller’s sci-fi thriller “Project Hail Mary"andShawn Levy’s “Star Wars: Starfighter” film....