Kevin Bacon News

July 29, 2011
Kevin Bacon Gets R.I.P.D.
He'll play the villain in the Ryan Reynolds/Jeff Bridges undead cop project. More...

June 15, 2011
Billy Bob Thornton Revs Up for Jayne Mansfield's Car
He'll direct the "comedy with dramatic overtones," set in 1969, and star alongside Robert Duvall, John Hurt, and Kevin Bacon. More...

December 22, 2010
Kevin Bacon Talks X-Men: First Class
What will the "X-Men: First Class" version of Sebastian Shaw be like? Kevin Bacon dropped a couple of hints in a recent interview. More...

July 12, 2010
Kevin Bacon Rumored for X-Men: First Class
After Fox's claims that they're deliberately disseminating disinformation, maybe you should take this with a grain of salt, but Deadline's sources are saying that Kevin Bacon is in talks to play the villain in "X-Men: First Class." More...

January 11, 2010
James Gunn Builds a Super Cast
"Slither" director James Gunn's next project, titled "Super," is living up to its name in the casting department: Gunn has just added Nathan Fillion and Linda Cardellini to a group that already included Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, and Kevin Bacon. More...

June 20, 2008
Kevin Bacon Is Another One and Only
Kevin Bacon has signed on to star in My One and Only, joining Renee Zellweger, Chris Noth, and Nick Stahl in the Richard Loncraine-directed film inspired by the childhood adventures of George Hamilton. More...

April 10, 2008
Portman, LaBeouf, Johansson Say New York, I Love You
A long list of actors -- including Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, and Scarlett Johansson -- have signed on to appear in the collection of twelve short films titled New York, I Love You. More...

March 7, 2008
Paper Magazine Compiles Top Ten Worst Nude Scenes of All Time
Nude scenes: we love them. Well, most of the time, anyway. More...

January 7, 2008
RT on DVD: 3:10 to Yuma, Sunshine Arrive!
Tasty treats are in store for us this week at the video counter, where you'll find an action-packed Western (3:10 to Yuma), a 2007 space odyssey (Sunshine), new stoner laughs (Smiley Face), and more. Dig in! More...

December 12, 2007
Total Recall: I Am Legend and the Work of Richard Matheson
This week, Will Smith plays a guy who discovers he's the last man on earth in I Am Legend. So it's a good time to take a look at the movie work of Richard Matheson, who penned the film's source material. More...

August 30, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Halloween Strikes on the 31st
The four-billion-dollar-plus summer comes to a close over the long Labor Day holiday weekend with three new wide releases all targeting male moviegoers. Slasher fans get to relive old days with the latest incarnation of Halloween, teens looking for a laugh get the ping pong comedy Balls of Fury, and adults interested in Kevin Bacon's brand of revenge have the action thriller Death Sentence. More...

August 30, 2007
Critical Consensus: Fury Drops The Ball; No Stay of Execution For Death Sentence
This week at the movies, we've got ping pong (Balls of Fury, starring Dan Fogler and Christopher Walken); revenge (Death Sentence, starring Kevin Bacon); and the return of Michael Myers (Rob Zombie's Halloween). What do the critics have to say? More...

August 27, 2007
RT Interviews Death Sentence Director James Wan
James Wan's latest, Death Sentence, opens this Friday and stars Kevin Bacon as a father protecting his family from brutes. Rotten Tomatoes caught up with Wan in San Diego, broaching the topics of action films during the American New Wave, directing Bacon, and growing up in suburbia. More...

July 19, 2007
Fox Bails Out on Comic Con Moviefest
With only a week to go before the annual geek-fest known as San Diego Comic Con, one of the major studios has bailed on the event: Fox! More...

June 13, 2007
Wan Aiming for Scary Action in "Death Sentence"
James Wan launched a whole franchise of serial killer movies with his original "Saw." Now he's stepping into the action genre, but promising to make it scary too. His upcoming "Death Sentence" is a revenge thriller starring Kevin Bacon. More...

May 21, 2007
Trailer Bulletin: "The Golden Compass"
The last time New Line gave us a gigantic fantasy trilogy, things worked out pretty well. Well, here comes the trailer for their next one... More...

November 21, 2006
Bana, Bacon & Hurt Join the "Golden Compass" Company
We already knew that Nicole Kidman, Eva Green, Daniel Craig and Sam Elliott were signed to appear in Chris Weitz's big-screen rendition of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass," but now we have some more familiar faces to add into the mix. More...

October 27, 2006
The Weekly Ketchup: "Casino Royale" Goodies, "The Dark Knight" Heads East, No Governator In "Terminator 4," And More!
In this week's Ketchup, we get the latest scoop on "Casino Royale," "The Dark Knight" has a possible new filming location, and because he has other obligations, Arnold Schwarzenegger won't be able to star in "Terminator 4." More...

October 13, 2006
The Weekly Ketchup: "Batman Begins" Villain Talk, "Transformers" Set News, "Evan Almighty" Budget Woes, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, we have more guessing games regarding who will be Batman's other foe in "The Dark Knight," music and pics from the "Transformers" movie, and "Evan Almighty"'s rapidly ascending budget, which even the power of God may not be enough to save. More...

September 22, 2006
The Weekly Ketchup: Dueling "Batman" Villains, Peter Jackson Talks "Hobbit," Brad Pitt "M:I4" Rumors, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, as if the who-will-portray-Joker rumors weren't enough, the who-will-portray-Two-Face conversation is in full swing. Also, Peter Jackson has now gone on record regarding his possible participation in "The Hobbit." More...

June 15, 2006
Critical Consensus: Soggy "Nacho," Aimless "Drift," Untidy "House"
This week at the movies, we've got wrestlers ("Nacho Libre"), Tokyo drifters ("The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift"), time-delayed lovers ("The Lake House"), and lasagna-loving felines ("Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties"). What do the critics have to say? More...

May 17, 2006
Get Ready for Another "Stir of Echoes"
David Koepp's "Stir of Echoes" is one of the more underrated chillers of the past several years, and I can only guess that it was a big hit on DVD, because Lionsgate is putting together a sequel. Only don't expect to see Koepp returning, nor the presence of leading man Kevin Bacon... More...

February 15, 2006
Wild Things: The Reunion
If you're a big fan of 1998's tongue-in-cheek adultery thriller "Wild Things," then you'll be pleased to know that the director (John McNaughton), the screenwriter (Stephen Peters), and two of the lovely leads (Neve Campbell & Denise Richards) are planning to reunite for "Backstabbers." More...

November 24, 2005
A Day to Give Thanks (for Good Thanksgiving Movies!)
The Newsday column gets to take a few days off during the big holidays, but I couldn't let today go by without offering our friends a handful of Turkey-day treats. If you're looking for a holiday-appropriate movie to watch with the family while all your turkey and stuffing is digesting, feel free to pick one (or more) of these Thanksgiving-centric flicks. More...

September 7, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Where the Truth Lies
From Atom Egoyan, director of "Exotica," "The Sweet Hereafter," and "Ararat," comes Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, and Alison Lohman in the already controversial thriller "Where the Truth Lies." Check out the trailer right here. More...

June 29, 2005
High-End Titles to Premiere at Toronto
Not at all surprisingly, the Toronto Film Festival announced a few of its more esteemed selections -- and there's some pretty exciting titles in there! The Steve Martin-penned "Shopgirl" (starring Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman, and Mr. Martin himself) will debut at Toronto, as will Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" (Jake Gyllenhaal & Heath Ledger), David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence" (Viggo Mortensen & Maria Bello), Atom Egoyan's "Where the Truth Lies" (Kevin Bacon & Colin Firth), and "Water," which is the third chapter in Deepa Mehta's controversial "Elemental Trilogy." More...

December 16, 2004
Free Screening of The Woodsman in L.A.
You and one guest are invited to a special advance screening of The Woodsman. Please print out the attached flier and bring it with you for admission. Please arrive early as seating is limited and on a first-come, first serve basis. The invitation does not guarantee admission, is non-transferrable and is not redeemable for cash. More...