Diablo Cody to produce Zombie-book adaptation
Diablo Cody will continue her streak of cannibalism and strong female characters by producing the adaptation of Breathers: A Zombies Lament. The paperback for Breathers, written by S.G. Browne, will be released March 3.... read more
U2 to take over David Letterman for a week
Get your boots on and prepare for some U2 overload because starting March 2, those iconic Irishmen will be performing on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman for five nights in a row, in support of their upcoming album, No Line on the Horizon (out March 3).... read more
Joaquin Phoenix and David Letterman get awkward
So it's about time to start a new office pool, if you haven't already. Is Joaquin Phoenix's switch from acting to hip-hop some sort of hoax, or is he simply losing his mind? Maybe a more pertinent question is whether his recent subdued behavior on David Letterman was caused by some sort of chemical influence or if Phoenix was simply in character as a part of his continued quest to punk the world.... read more
Wachowski Brothers Superman reboot rumored
According to the movie industry rumor mill, Bryan Singer has said he's no longer into Superman, and the Wachowski Brothers have been approached to take over the franchise.... read more
SXSW doc showcases "sound sculptor"
A documentary about the Seattle-based "sound sculptor" Trimpin will premiere at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival.... read more
Noise Pop 2009 line-up finalized
The finalized line-up of the 2009 Noise Pop festival includes Antony and the Johnsons, Les Savy Fav, Stephen Malkmus, Josh Ritter, A.C. Newman and Bob Mould, amongst many others. Deerhunter will kick off the opening night party on Feb. 24. ... read more
HBO picks up black-comedy series Hung
To be fair, HBO has always tended toward informative names for its series: Entourage, The Sopranos, Sex and the City. But in the case of the network's new black comedy Hung (about an embattled basketball coach who is, um, naturally gifted elsewhere), the double-entendre seems perhaps a little extreme. ... read more
Steven Spielberg may get Lincoln into theaters this year
The rumor du jour is that Steven Spielberg has... read more
Dave Eggers' What is the What film adaptation rumored
Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) is interested in directing What is the What, Dave Eggers' semi-fictional memoir of Sudanese refuge Valentino Achak Deng.... read more
Johnny Depp to re-narrate Doors documentary
Johnny Depp sure is keeping the company of a lot of dead people lately. In addition to all the news surrounding his next starring vehicle, the Hunter S. Thompson book-to-film adaptation, The Rum Diary, Depp will lend his voice to a new documentary about The Doors.... read more
David Lynch and Werner Herzog's My Son gets a cast
That David Lynch and Werner Herzog collaboration we reported on roughly nine months ago, the digitally-shot, guerilla-style film called My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, seems to have a full cast now. You know what this means: it’s actually getting closer to reality. Cinephiles, is this blowing your mind?... read more
I Love You, Beth Cooper gets movie to go with soundtrack
Larry Doyle, who has written for The Simpsons and Beavis and Butthead, is having his first novel, I Love You, Beth Cooper, made into a movie.... read more
In coup, DreamWorks to release movies through Disney
In a major surprise and minor industry scandal, DreamWorks confirmed on Monday that it will now release its movies through Disney, not Universal, as had previously been announced. ... read more
Emily Blunt and Jason Segel on board for Gulliver's Travels
According to Variety, Emily Blunt and Jason Segel will join Jack Black in Lilliput for Rob Letterman's Gulliver's Travels. Black will play Lemuel Gulliver, a travel writer who ends up in the island of Lilliput, an island populated by tiny people, after being sent on assignment to the Bermuda Triangle. ... read more
Battlestar Galactica prequel to premiere on DVD
Caprica, the highly anticipated feature-length prequel to the hit show Battlestar Galactica, will be available on DVD and digital download on April 21. The DVD will feature a limited-edition uncut and unrated version as well as bonus features such as deleted scenes, commentary from Director Jeffrey Reiner and video blogs. ... read more
Afro Samurai anime updates with sequel, PS3 game
Afro Samurai: The Game, based on an anime series featuring the voice of Samuel L. Jackson as the Hendrix-resembling, tough-as-nails samurai, was released as a PS3 title on Jan. 27.... read more
SXSW 2009 film line-up announced
The 2009 South By Southwest film line-up has been announced for the festival that will go down March 13-21 in Austin, Texas. ... read more
Watchmen graphic novel gets Blu-ray treatment
This March, it won't only be the feature film version of Watchmen finally making it to the screen. Warner recently announced plans to bring the graphic novel to life as a motion comic available on blu-ray March 3.... read more
Amber Heard cast opposite Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary
Amber Heard is on a swift path to becoming a household name. Last week, she landed the lead in John Carpenter’s new movie, and now she’s in negotiations to star opposite Johnny Depp in the revived Hunter S. Thompson adaptation The Rum Diary. ... read more
Thom Yorke and Gustavo Santaolalla may contribute to Terminator: Salvation soundtrack
Terminator: Salvation has been in the news quite a bit over the past week, albeit not because of the movie itself. Perhaps in a bid to change that, the film's cheerful pyrotechnic director, McG, said at New York Comic Con this weekend that he approached Thom Yorke and Babel composer Gustavo Santaolalla to craft special music for the movie, which is scored by Danny Elfman. ... read more
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