James Wortman Watch: “Galactic Empire State of Mind”
I’m pretty sure there’s no reason for anyone to voluntarily listen to Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” since it was mercilessly played out following the Yankees World Series win last…
Hollywood to Resurrect Godzilla in 2012
Thanks to Netflix, I recently revisited Roland Emmerich’s 1998 Godzilla remake, and you know what? I didn’t completely hate it. But I did feel a pang of embarrassment for my…
Movie Theater Chains Raise Prices This Weekend
Taking the kids to How to Train Your Dragon this weekend? Heading out with friends to see Hot Tub Time Machine? Well, you might be paying a little more than…
Marvel EIC Says Captain America “Will Have Everyone on Their Feet Cheering”
Now that Chris Evans has been cast as Steve Rogers/Captain America, we can all finally start getting excited about The First Avenger: Captain America in a very real way. That…
3D or Don’t?
Nintendo recently announced that a 3D version of the DS, predictably called the Nintendo 3DS, will hit shelves sometime in the next year. And while some gamers are no doubt…
Chris Evans Confirmed for Captain America
Actor Chris Evans—Johnny Storm from the Fantastic Four flicks—has accepted the role of Steve Rogers/Captain America in Marvel Studios’ The First Avenger: Captain America, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…
Michael Bay Confirms New Cast Members, Locations and a New Autobot for Transformers 3
Director Michael Bay has confirmed on his website that pre-shooting on Transformers 3 will begin in about one month, and that locations in the film will include Los Angeles, Chicago,…
Another Star Wars Cartoon?
To quote several Star Wars characters, “I have a bad feeling about this.” IESB reported on March 17—citing an unnamed source—that Lucasfilm Animation is in pre-production on a Star Wars…
Columbia Pictures Doesn’t Want Ivan Reitman for Ghostbusters 3
Well, this is quite the bombshell. Just weeks after Bill Murray trashed the idea of a third Ghostbusters film on The Late Show with David Letterman, dismissing the long-awaited project…
Will Avatar Hit Theaters Again This Year?
While Avatar is still doing strong business on regular-sized 3D digital screens after Alice in Wonderland forced it from IMAX theaters, Fox is already thinking ahead and planning for a…