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The Adventures of Tintin

It’s actually somewhat amazing that The Adventures of Tintin marks the first big screen treatment of the immensely popular comic book character in nearly 40 years (and, really, the first one of note originating from Hollywood, ever). After all, the intrepid carrot-topped reporter/sleuth stands with fellow Franco-Belgian characters Asterix and Obelix as a titan of European comics. Created by Belgian artist Georges Remi (under the pen name Hergé), Tintin’s adventures have been translated into more than 50 languages and inspired a decently rabid following of “Tintinologists” who have discussed, debated, critiqued and theorized on virtually every imaginable aspect of...  read more

Fox Confirms Sequels to Rise of the Planet of The Apes and X-Men: First Class

Tom Rothman, the co-chairman of Fox Entertainment, has stated that they plan on making sequels to two of this year’s biggest hits, _X-Men: First Class_ and _Rise of the Planet of the Apes_.  read more

Burke and Hare review

Coaxing a successful comedy out of a dark historical drama is tricky even for the most seasoned filmmaker. Unfortunately, John Landis’ comedy/thriller Burke and Hare is one of those that misses the mark....  read more

Andy Serkis Talks Imaginarium Project at Cannes

Andy Serkis is promoting a new film project at the Cannes Film Festival....  read more

The Hobbit to Begin Filming as Early as May

Andy Serkis says filming of The Hobbit will likely begin in May....  read more

Mortensen, McKellen and Serkis all in talks for Hobbit roles

It's great that Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson are both on board for the upcoming Hobbit  features, but what about everyone else involved with The Lord of the Rings? For the most part it looks like they're just as excited about the feature as everyone else. Two key roles, and one perhaps-ancillary one, are in talks to be filled with the same actors as in the original trilogy. ...  read more