Natalie Portman Cast in Thor Movie
James Wortman Harvard-educated and Academy Award-nominated geek goddess Natalie Portman (Star Wars, V for Vendetta) is about to take on another nerd-friendly property by starring opposite Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek) in Marvel…
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Scores More Than $200 Million in Five Days
Hate it or love it, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen raked in $108 million domestically over the weekend, earning $200.1 million since its June 24 opening, The Associated Press reports.…
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Has Record-Breaking Opening
Despite being pummeled by critics, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opened strong on Wednesday, June 24, earning $60.6 million in ticket sales, The New York Times reports. The sequel, directed…
Watchmen Director’s Cut to Screen in Select Theaters
Did you love Zack Snyder’s Watchmen? If so, you’ll be pleased to learn that a director’s cut of the film will be hitting select theaters in Los Angeles, New York,…
Is Michael Bay Done With Transformers? Nope.
It was reported last week that pyrotechnic auteur Michael Bay would be leaving the Transformers series after the second film in favor of smaller, more personal projects. Wait, what? “After…
Rupert Murdoch, Scientology Linked to Wolverine Leak
It’s old news that X-Men Origins: Wolverine leaked online on March 31—more than a month before the film’s theatrical release. But did you know that 20th Century Fox head Rupert…
Fox Wants Ridley Scott for Alien Prequel
Awesomely, it seems as though 20th Century Fox is not going to be moving forward with a prequel to its 1979 sci-fi classic Alien without the original director, Ridley Scott,…
A Glimpse at Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2
On June 9, Paramount Pictures released an early look at Mickey Rourke (Sin City, The Wrestler) as Iron Man 2 baddie Whiplash, who will face off against billionaire industrialist Tony…
Michael Bay: “Haters Beware”
In a June 7 post on his website, Shoot for the Edit, Transformers director Michael Bay boasts that the upcoming sequel, Revenge of the Fallen, will feature 42 robot characters…
Random Bloggery for June 7
I would write a full review of The Hangover—which opened June 5—but to spare you all from a long-winded examination of Zach Galifianakis’ comedy stylings, I’ll just say that it’s…