Darren Aronofsky Leaves ‘Wolverine’ Sequel
James Wortman And things were looking so good for The Wolverine, Fox’s sequel to its 2009 suckfect X-Men Origins: Wolverine. With star Hugh Jackman’s admission that its predecessor didn’t live up to…
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‘Entertainment Weekly’ Unveils First Look at Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman
Zoinks. Earlier this week, Entertainment Weekly unveiled this first look at Adrianne Palicki in full Wonder Woman garb for NBC’s reboot of the 1970s series starring Lynda Carter. According to…
‘SNL’ Spoofs Julie Taymor’s ‘Spider-Man’ Departure
Mercifully, Julie Taymor has been ousted from the troubled Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. This week, Saturday Night Live gave Ms. Taymor a proper send-off on “Weekend Update.”…
Has Julie Taymor Left ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark?’
Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor has evidently exited Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as producers plan to shut down the seemingly cursed musical for drastic retooling, the New York Daily…
Diane Lane Is Martha Kent in ‘Superman’ Reboot
The undeniable hotness of Diane Lane notwithstanding, it’s easy to get excited about Warner Bros.’ announcement that the Academy Award-nominated actress will be playing Martha Kent in Zack Snyder’s 2012…
First 3D ‘Star Wars’ Film Gets a Release Date
Via StarWars.com, Lucasfilm Ltd. And Twentieth Century Fox have issued an official theatrical release date for the first installment of the 3D Star Wars saga: February 10, 2012. Unfortunately, the…
Will Anne Hathaway Become Catwoman in ‘The Dark Knight Rises?’
If the thought of seeing Anne Hathaway in skintight leather and/or latex excites you, I’ve got some great news. Although we’ve known for several weeks that the Academy Award-nominated actress…
I’d Buy That for a Dollar!
So, it looks like a passionate group of RoboCop fans in Detroit wants the city to construct a statue of the cyborg crime-fighter. Why, you ask? Well, why not? The…
Kevin Costner to Appear in ‘Superman’ Reboot?
Up, Up and…whatever. Evidently, Kevin Costner—who you might remember from such groundbreaking (snicker) genre films as Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Waterworld—is up for an important role in Zack…
‘Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark’ Gets a Rewrite, Another Delay
Oof. There are troubled productions and then there’s Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which has experienced a crippling combination of financial difficulties, on-set disasters and critical maulings since it began…