Confirmed: Ivan Reitman to Direct Ghostbusters 3
James Wortman Surprised? You shouldn’t be. At the National Board of Review red carpet in New York City, Ivan Reitman—who directed the original Ghostbusters and its much-maligned sequel—told MTV News that he…
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Sony: Spider-Man 4 Is Dead
On January 11, Nikke Finke and Mike Fleming at Deadline Hollywood brokenews that following some widely publicized script problems that delayed production, Spider-Man 4 won’t be happening at all. Sony…
Another Trek Scheduled for June, 2012
We’ve known for quite some time that director J.J. Abrams is planning a sequel to Star Trek—one of 2009’s best films—but fans have been in the dark as to when…
Zombieland Writers Mobilize for G.I. Joe 2, Deadpool
I might be in the minority on this, but I actually really liked Stephen Sommers’ G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. It was dumb and ludicrously cheesy at times, but…
Spider-Man 4 Delayed Due to Script Problems
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sam Raimi’s fourth installment in the Spider-Man franchise probably won’t be hitting theaters on its scheduled May 6, 2011 release date due to script complications.…
George Lucas Pays a Visit to The Daily Show
While writing this might offend Star Wars fans who are still nursing prequel-related emotional wounds, I’ve gotta say: George Lucas seems like a really cool guy when you get right…
Avatar Earns More Than $1 Billion Worldwide
Admittedly, I doubted Avatar in the months leading up to its release, largely due to the underwhelming theatrical trailers that did little to showcase the overall look and scope of…
Disney Finalizes Marvel Acquisition
Back in August, Disney announced it would be purchasing Marvel Entertainment and its more than 5,000 characters for about $4 billion, but it wasn’t until December 31 that the deal…
Peter Jackson Knighted in New Zealand
While Patrick Stewart was being knighted in the United Kingdom earlier this week, Oscar-winning director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and fellow geek icon Peter Jackson became Sir…
Patrick Stewart Knighted
Patrick Stewart, best known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, has received a knighthood in Queen Elizabeth…