Avatar Trailer Debuts Online
James Wortman The first trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar has finally hit the Web, giving many fans their first real glimpse at the highly anticipated 3D sci-fi epic. I watched the trailer…
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James Vanderbilt to Write Spider-Man 5 and 6
Are your writer senses tingling? If so, it’s probably because Sony Pictures has hired James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) to pen Spider-Man 5 and Spider-Man 6. Variety reports that the films will…
White Chicks Sequel Signals the End of Days
Okay, I’m probably being a bit melodramatic, but with Marlon and Shawn Wayans readying a sequel to White Chicks, I’m looking over my shoulder for the other two Horsemen of…
District 9 Beats G.I. Joe at the Box Office
Sci-fi thriller District 9 pummeled G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra at the box office this weekend, earning $37 million according to studio estimates, as reported by The Associated Press.…
Video: Why Entourage Is Awful
I’ve been trying to figure out why I just can’t stand watching HBO’s Entourage these days. Perhaps it’s the inherent douchiness of the premise—which lost most of its self-aware satirical…
DC and Warner Bros. Lose Rights to Superman’s Origin
On Wednesday, August 12, Judge Stephen Larson ruled that the family of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel now owns the rights to the character’s origins, Variety reports. The Siegels now control…
Spider-Man Musical May Be Squashed
The New York Post’s Michael Riedel reports that the anticipated Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is on “hiatus,” because its producers—Sony, Marvel Comics and Chicago lawyer David Garfinkle—have…
Wolverine Sequel Gets Oscar-Winning Screenwriter
The sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine may not suck after all. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Christopher McQuarrie, the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind Bryan Singer’s The Usual Suspects, has signed on…
G.I. Joe Tops the Box Office with $56.2 Million Debut
Yo Joe! Despite a decidedly frosty critical reception, Paramount’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra earned $56.2 million domestically during its opening weekend, according to studio estimates. The Associated Press…
Funny People, Serious Movie
After seeing Funny People, the latest film by director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up), I was sure I enjoyed it. But I was also convinced that the film…