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It looks like Sony has set a writer for their Steve Jobs biopic! The Hollywood Reporter announced last week that Aaron Sorkin, the guy that took home the Oscar for The Social Network and A Few Good Men, has signed to write the screen play based on Walter Isaacson’s biography: Steve Jobs. Sony bought the rights to the biography in October and approached Sorkin in [...]
Maleficient, the live action tale of the witch from Sleeping Beauty is set to start filming this summer in London. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Juno Temple will join the cast as Thistlewit, one of the three fairies that is sent to care for Princess Aurora in the cottage in the woods. Angelina Jolie will star as the title role in Maleficient which tells the [...]
Hey guys, Jordan here. Luckily, I’ve had the tremendous opportunity to cover this year’s Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF). The 38th SIFF starts May 17 and spans until June 10, screening 273 features and 187 shorts from 75 different countries. I’ll only be able to catch a fraction of the films, but I will do my best to inform you which movies are worth catching [...]
Since we’ve been talking a lot about The Avengers lately and it’s become a pretty massive hit worldwide, I had to share this awesome shot by shot lego version of the Big Game trailer that Sterling Scott (a friend of mine) made, all shot with his iPhone 4!! Pretty awesome right?! You can watch the Lego trailer below. I also included the original trailer so [...]
In 2012, Matthew Vaughn directed, produced, and financed what is now the cult hit Kick-Ass, a film based on the Mark Millar-John Romita Jr. comic series. Since the film was a huge success (it grossed $96 million worldwide with a budget of only $30 million), Universal is in talks with Vaughn about filming Kick-Ass 2. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Vaughn will only produce the [...]
The Los Angeles Film Festival has announced its full line-up for 2012, which will screen a diverse slate of nearly 200 feature films, short films, and music videos, representing more than 30 countries, along with signature programs such as the Filmmaker Retreat, Poolside Chats, Coffee Talks, music events and more. As previously announced, Woody Allen’s To Rome With Love will be Opening Night, sponsored by [...]
Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) has announced its complete line-up of official selections, galas and special presentations for 2012, which will take place from May 17th to June 10th. This year the Seattle International Film Festival will screen 273 features and 187 shorts representing 75 countries, with the final selections representing 24 World, 25 North American, 16 U.S. premieres and 56 short film premieres. There [...]
Joss Whedon’s most anticipated superhero film, The Avengers is almost upon us. Only a couple of days until he movie opens in theaters this Friday, May 4th. To help with the wait, I wanted to share some fun highlights and tons of quotes from the fun press conference for the film, which featured almost the entire cast Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Chris Evans [...]
In what will be their fifth time collaborating on the big screen, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio will reunite for The Wolf of Walk Street based on Jordan Belfort’s 2008 memoir. The Hollywood Reporter puts to rest rumors that have been flying for a while about Scrosese and DiCaprio working together again, and confirmed last week that The Wolf of Wall Street was a go. [...]
By now, you’ve probably heard that Gary Ross won’t be back to direct the sequel to his successful adaptation of The Hunger Games, stating lack of prep time as his departure reasons. This left Lionsgate looking for someone suitable to helm Catching Fire, and as Deadline reports, it came down to two contenders: Moneyball‘s Bennet Miller and Francis Lawrence. Miller asked Lionsgate to push back [...]
