Every once in a while there's a cast with so much star-power that it's hard to believe the film is going to be anything other than great. However, it's a rare occasion when that caliber of cast is getting together for something dubbed an "action-comedy", as is the case with the Johnny Depp-starring Mortdecai. Today, the film added three more quality names to its cast in Jeff Goldblum, Aubrey Plaza and Oliver Platt.
A little over a year ago it was announced that Casey Affleck would star in Boston Strangler for Warner Bros., but since then there hasn't been a lot of progress made on the project. Now, however, it looks like things are finally starting to move on this one as today we're hearing that Mark Romanek is in talks with the studio to direct the film.
Only fueling the worries that some fans have about The Amazing Spider-Man 2 being too overloaded with villains, the trailer and banner that Sony released in December were both jam-packed with as many foes as possible. Since then though, most of the promotion for the film seems to be a conscious effort to confirm that Electro is the main villain this time around. Today, we have three new posters for the film that follow that suit, all featuring Spidey and the new blue baddie battling it out.
Clint Eastwood's adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Jersey Boys is heading to the big screen later this year, and it's already got quite a few Broadway musical fans very excited. To further fuel that excitement, Warner Bros. has now released the first official image from the film, showing the four main characters on stage.
In recent years superhero movies have become bigger and more popular, and as a result, they've become more expensive. It looks like Warner Bros. isn't planning on messing with that formula for their upcoming blockbuster Batman Vs. Superman, as the film's Michigan budget has been revealed to be a whopping $131 million.
Earlier today we reported that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson teased his involvement in an upcoming DC comics film. When that news broke, we still didn't have any solid information about what character he could be playing, but it looks like that may already have changed. While it's by no means confirmed, another rumor has leaked out that tells us Johnson could be taking on John Stewart aka the Green Lantern.
Plenty of groups give out awards for excellence in film and television at the end of every year, but no set of nominations is watched more carefully by Oscar predictors than the picks from the Producers Guild. That's because year after year their choices end up being a fairly good indicator of which films will also be granted Best Picture nominations when the Academy makes their selections.
Occasionally Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson takes some time to answer questions from fans on Twitter. He did another one of those sessions recently and Tweeted what appears to be confirmation of a role in an upcoming DC movie for Warner Bros. He also indicated that production will begin this year, though details are sparse past that.
Part of building anticipation for films is through the extensive promotion that studios do. The most tangible part of promotion are the movie posters that are released. These excellent works of art can be taken home and hung on your wall, unlike trailers or TV spots, giving them a special place in film-lovers’ hearts.
With 2013 coming to an end, it's time to start looking forward to the most exciting films of 2014. One that's already on the radar for many is David Fincher's adaptation of Gillian Flynn's bestselling novel Gone Girl. We previously saw some leaked photos from the set of the film, but today we've got the first official image of Ben Affleck in the leading role.
