Many years ago, Aardman Animation's beloved Wallace & Gromit franchise premiered a little non-speaking sheep in their short A Close Shave. That sheep's name was Shaun, and he went on to lead his own flock and star in his own TV show titled Shaun the Sheep. Now, Shaun will be going on a feature-length adventure in the Shaun the Sheep movie.
For a generation raised on High School Musical and its multifaceted sequels, it might be difficult to view Zac Efron as anything other than that sunny-smiled high school student who sang and danced his way through secondary education. But he's been trying to be taken seriously as a dramatic actor for several years now, appearing in films like The Lucky One, That Awkward Moment and The Paperboy in an attempt to shed at least some of that pristine Disney image. Now, he's signed up appear in John Grisham thriller The Associate, following in the footsteps of Tom Cruise and Matt Damon before him.
I know that we're all very excited for Star Wars: Episode VII to come to the big screen, but thus far official information on the production has been very thin on the ground. Depending on little more than rumors about what characters will appear and what form the franchise will take, we have all been waiting for something - anything! - that we can solidly depend on. That day may not quite be here, but we do have reports that Star Wars: Episode VII might actually start filming before long.
Who would have thought that the wild and wonderful world of male stripping would become such fodder for major Hollywood dramas? Following the success of Steven Soderbergh's surprisingly complex Magic Mike, the studios are finally taking the hint and producing a few more stripping-related dramas with high profile stars. Besides the upcoming sequel Magic Mike XXL, the film I Am Chippendales will look to chart the rise of those most famous of naked artists, the Chippendale Dancers.
Hey, remember when comedian Peter Sellers and director Blake Edwards created an accident-prone French detective who somehow managed to foil jewel robberies, murderers, and get the girl? Remember when that iconic franchise was rebooted with Steve Martin, and how hard everyone cried? If you remember all of that, you might be worried about the announcement of a new Pink Panther movie, coming soon to a theatre near you. But in this case, it might not be so bad, because this film will supposedly have nothing to do with Inspector Clouseau.
Equipped with the most unwieldy title since Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire, Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame To Kill For has promised to be as violent, sexual, and stylized as its less wordy predecessor Sin City. This is borne out by a new batch of pictures (mostly screenshots) from the film, featuring Eva Green's intense gaze, scantily clad women, and bloody men.
With the cast for Jurassic World firmly in place and the plot being kept under wraps, we are likely to continue to see bits and pieces of information drift out onto the web as the film heads into production. Today, some concept art for the island setting of Jurassic World hit the web, showing what looks to be a new spin on John Hammond's original theme park.
Back in the late 70s and early 80s, comedy duo Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong were pretty much the first and last word in stoner comedies. Now, more than thirty years since their last big screen appearance, the pair are planning to light up again in a new film courtesy of Super Troopers director Jay Chandrasekha, of the Broken Lizard's comedy troupe.
With a title that sounds like a Marcel Proust novel, X-Men: Days of Future Past promises to be a character-driven superhero apocalyptic drama - which is something we haven't had recently, right? The film is as star-studded as they come, bringing together two ages of X-Men who must unite to "change the past - to save our future." If you're still not clear on what that will entail, then I'm sorry to say that the latest trailer for the film will do little to clarify.
Hey, remember a few years ago when everyone and their mother was talking about a new Pee-wee Herman film? Star Paul Reubens himself was kind of insanely excited about it, but producer Judd Apatow has kept the lid on the whole thing for awhile now. Thankfully, it sounds like the Pee-wee movie is still in the offing, with Apatow himself teasing the project once again.
