http://www.filmequals.com Every Opinion Matters Fri, 25 May 2012 20:27:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/22/aaron-sorkin-will-write-steve-jobs-for-sony/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/22/aaron-sorkin-will-write-steve-jobs-for-sony/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 17:54:07 +0000 Kelly Michele http://www.filmequals.com/?p=61786 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 [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/22/aaron-sorkin-will-write-steve-jobs-for-sony/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/22/juno-temple-joins-maleficient/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/22/juno-temple-joins-maleficient/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 17:43:10 +0000 Kelly Michele http://www.filmequals.com/?p=61783 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 [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/22/juno-temple-joins-maleficient/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/18/film-equals-at-the-2012-seattle-international-film-festival/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/18/film-equals-at-the-2012-seattle-international-film-festival/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:14:05 +0000 Jordan Magrath http://www.filmequals.com/?p=61654 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 [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/18/film-equals-at-the-2012-seattle-international-film-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/17/lego-avengers-trailer/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/17/lego-avengers-trailer/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 21:44:54 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.filmequals.com/?p=61672 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 [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/17/lego-avengers-trailer/feed/ 1 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/15/matthew-vaughn-and-universal-in-talks-for-kick-ass-2/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/15/matthew-vaughn-and-universal-in-talks-for-kick-ass-2/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:53:53 +0000 Kelly Michele http://www.filmequals.com/?p=61644 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 [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/15/matthew-vaughn-and-universal-in-talks-for-kick-ass-2/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/05/2012-los-angeles-film-festival-full-line-up-announced/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/05/2012-los-angeles-film-festival-full-line-up-announced/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 15:29:02 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.filmequals.com/?p=61393 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 [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/05/2012-los-angeles-film-festival-full-line-up-announced/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/05/seattle-international-film-festival-siff-2012-full-lineup-announced/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/05/seattle-international-film-festival-siff-2012-full-lineup-announced/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 15:00:55 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.filmequals.com/?p=61388 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 [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/05/seattle-international-film-festival-siff-2012-full-lineup-announced/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/02/highlights-from-the-avengers-press-conference/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/02/highlights-from-the-avengers-press-conference/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 19:11:38 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.filmequals.com/?p=61342 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 [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/05/02/highlights-from-the-avengers-press-conference/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/24/martin-scorsese-and-leonardo-dicaprio-reunite-again/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/24/martin-scorsese-and-leonardo-dicaprio-reunite-again/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:24:17 +0000 Kelly Michele http://www.filmequals.com/?p=61114 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. [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/24/martin-scorsese-and-leonardo-dicaprio-reunite-again/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/24/catching-fire-finds-director-in-francis-lawrence/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/24/catching-fire-finds-director-in-francis-lawrence/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:15:56 +0000 Kelly Michele http://www.filmequals.com/?p=61109 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 [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/24/catching-fire-finds-director-in-francis-lawrence/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/24/mr-toads-wild-ride-heads-from-disneyland-to-the-big-screen/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/24/mr-toads-wild-ride-heads-from-disneyland-to-the-big-screen/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:33:09 +0000 Kelly Michele http://www.filmequals.com/?p=61106 If you’ve ever been to Disneyland, you’re familiar with Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. Good news for lovers of this The Wind in the Willows adaptation: according to Deadline, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride has plans to make a big screen debut! Since Disneyland’s opening in 1955, Mr. Toad has been a fixture in Fantasyland, and was even available at Disney World until it was replaced in [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/24/mr-toads-wild-ride-heads-from-disneyland-to-the-big-screen/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/24/russell-crowe-signed-to-play-noah-in-darren-aronofsky-film/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/24/russell-crowe-signed-to-play-noah-in-darren-aronofsky-film/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:19:20 +0000 Kelly Michele http://www.filmequals.com/?p=61103 Paramount Pictures and New Regency Productions announced that Russell Crowe will play Noah in director Darren Aronofsky’s (also an Academy Award-winner) film of the same name. Aronofsky stated: “I’d like to thank Paramount and Regency for backing my team’s work to breathe new life into the biblical epic. I rejoice that Russell Crowe will be by my side on this adventure. It’s his immense talent [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/24/russell-crowe-signed-to-play-noah-in-darren-aronofsky-film/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/11/gary-ross-not-directing-catching-fire/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/11/gary-ross-not-directing-catching-fire/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:07:58 +0000 Kelly Michele http://www.filmequals.com/?p=60769 News from The Hollywood Reporter (and director Gary Ross himself) states that The Hunger Games director will not be sitting in the director’s chair of Catching Fire. The highly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster The Hunger Games is now on the search for a new director when Gary Ross put rumors to rest yesterday that he will not be continuing with The Hunger Games franchise. [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/11/gary-ross-not-directing-catching-fire/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/10/walt-disneys-maleficent-starring-angelina-jolie-gets-a-release-date/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/10/walt-disneys-maleficent-starring-angelina-jolie-gets-a-release-date/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:20:09 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.filmequals.com/?p=60659 Via Press Release: The Walt Disney Studios has announced a U.S. release date of March 14, 2014, for Maleficent, starring Angelina Jolie in the title role as Disney’s ultimate villain. The live-action film explores the origins of the evil fairy Maleficent and what led her to curse Princess Aurora in Disney’s animated classic Sleeping Beauty. Leading a team of visionary filmmakers known for creating and [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/10/walt-disneys-maleficent-starring-angelina-jolie-gets-a-release-date/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/05/ashton-kutcher-to-play-steve-jobs/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/05/ashton-kutcher-to-play-steve-jobs/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:21:25 +0000 Kelly Michele http://www.filmequals.com/?p=60573 Earlier this week, The Hollywood Reporter released the news that Ashton Kutcher was attached to an independent Steve Jobs biopic. Kutcher will play none other than Jobs himself in the Joshua Michael Stern film titled simply: Jobs. Jobs will be produced and financed by Five Star Institute’s Mark Hulme. Sony grabbed the film rights to Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Jobs after his death in [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/04/05/ashton-kutcher-to-play-steve-jobs/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/28/anime-and-manga-favorite-bleach-picked-up-for-live-action-film/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/28/anime-and-manga-favorite-bleach-picked-up-for-live-action-film/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:01:22 +0000 Kelly Michele http://www.filmequals.com/?p=60399 VIZ Media, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in the North America, announced that Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the live-action feature film rights to the hit manga and anime property Bleach. The announcement comes after another successful year for Bleach in print, digital publishing, cable television, streaming video, consumer products and video-on-demand. “Bleach has built a huge international following in its [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/28/anime-and-manga-favorite-bleach-picked-up-for-live-action-film/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/22/wondercon-2012-sound-of-my-voice-panel/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/22/wondercon-2012-sound-of-my-voice-panel/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:06:23 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.filmequals.com/?p=60201 One of the film I’m really looking forward to this year is Brit Marling’s Sound of My Voice and of course I couldn’t miss the panel at WonderCon 2012, which took place in Anaheim, California over the weekend. The panel featured star, producer and co-writer Brit Marling and director/co-writer Zal Batmanglij. They screened the first 12 minutes of the film and if you haven’t seen [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/22/wondercon-2012-sound-of-my-voice-panel/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/21/wondercon-2012-looper-panel-with-joseph-gordon-levitt-and-rian-johnson/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/21/wondercon-2012-looper-panel-with-joseph-gordon-levitt-and-rian-johnson/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:16:16 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.filmequals.com/?p=60187 Over the weekend at WonderCon 2012 in Anaheim, California, director Rian Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom) took the stage along with star Joseph Gordon-Levitt on a panel to talk about their latest film together, Looper. The film’s concept is pretty damn cool. It’s a futuristic sci-fi action thriller and takes place in a world where time travel exists, but is illegal. The only way to [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/21/wondercon-2012-looper-panel-with-joseph-gordon-levitt-and-rian-johnson/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/21/wondercon-2012-battleship-panel-with-alexander-skarsgard-brooklyn-decker-and-peter-berg/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/21/wondercon-2012-battleship-panel-with-alexander-skarsgard-brooklyn-decker-and-peter-berg/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:19:45 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.filmequals.com/?p=60169 Upcoming film Battleship from Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) made an appearance at a panel during WonderCon 2012 held in Anaheim, California during this past weekend. Along with director/producer Peter Berg, star Alexander Skarsgård and Brooklyn Decker made appearances. During the panel, the audience got a chance to see two clips from the film, one taking place early on in the film which established the [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/21/wondercon-2012-battleship-panel-with-alexander-skarsgard-brooklyn-decker-and-peter-berg/feed/ 0 http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/21/wondercon-2012-resident-evil-retribution-panel-with-milla-jovovich-and-paul-w-s-anderson/ http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/21/wondercon-2012-resident-evil-retribution-panel-with-milla-jovovich-and-paul-w-s-anderson/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:57:20 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.filmequals.com/?p=60154 Resident Evil is back with a fifth movie, Resident Evil: Retribution and star Milla Jovovich along with husband director Paul W. S. Anderson were at WonderCon 2012 in Anaheim, California over the weekend to take part in a panel about the upcoming film. During the panel, the audience was privy to a teaser trailer (which you can watch here) and a full fighting sequence featuring [...]]]> http://www.filmequals.com/2012/03/21/wondercon-2012-resident-evil-retribution-panel-with-milla-jovovich-and-paul-w-s-anderson/feed/ 0