June 10, 2011
Total Recall: Best Steven Spielberg Productions
Much has been made of the fact that Steven Spielberg produced J.J. Abrams' Super 8 -- and rightly so, given how strongly it seems to evoke memories of Spielberg's classic past. But even though we think of Spielberg as a director first, he's also had a very busy (and fairly distinguished) career as a producer -- and to show you what we mean, we decided to dedicate this week's Total Recall to films he didn't direct. We ended up with a varied list that includes some huge hits, a handful of modern classics, and maybe even a few surprises. Read on!
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November 8, 2010
Spielberg Suggested Animating Harry Potter
As the first half of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" approaches theaters, the L.A. Times takes a look back at the history of the series and unearths some trivia tidbits -- such as what might have happened if Steven Spielberg had taken the helm.
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August 2, 2010
Spielberg Needs a New Lincoln
Declaring himself too old for the part, Liam Neeson has announced that he's no longer attached to star in Steven Spielberg's long-in-development Lincoln biopic.
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May 4, 2010
Spielberg Saddles Up for War Horse
You've heard plenty of rumors about Steven Spielberg's next picture, but he appears to have finally made his choice: "War Horse," a World War I drama...told from a horse's perspective.
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February 19, 2010
Spielberg Talks Tintin
Steven Spielberg broke out the digital toolbox for "Tintin" -- and, as he tells the L.A. Times, the experience "made me more like a painter than ever before."
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January 20, 2010
Spielberg's MLK Biopic Has a Writer
Steven Spielberg's Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic is moving forward: Oscar-winning playwright and screenwriter Ronald Harwood ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly") has been hired to write a screenplay.
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December 4, 2009
Spielberg Hops Away from Harvey
Unable to find the perfect combination of leading man and solid script, Steven Spielberg has walked away from his "Harvey" remake, leaving Fox to pick up the pieces.
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September 15, 2009
Spielberg Isn't Giving Up on Lincoln
Steven Spielberg has put off his Lincoln biopic for so long that it'll reach screens after Robert Redford's "The Conspirators" -- but, as Spielberg tells Variety, he isn't giving up on the project.
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August 27, 2009
It's a Pirate's Life for Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg has set about adapting "Pirate Latitudes," a posthumously released novel from Michael Crichton, with an eye to possibly directing. The story, set in 17th-century Jamaica, is described by DreamWorks as "a daring plan to infiltrate Port Royal, one of the world's richest and most notorious cities, and raid a Spanish galleon filled with treasure."
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August 18, 2009
DreamWorks Locks Down Financing
It took months -- and, in the end, didn't produce the funding initial reports suggested -- but Steven Spielberg has inked a deal that will allow DreamWorks to produce up to 20 movies over the next three years.
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August 10, 2009
Spielberg Wearing a Big-Screen Halo?
Yep, it's another round of "Halo" rumors -- but this time, there's a twist: according to IESB's sources, none other than Steven Spielberg is now attached to produce the long-gestating adaptation of the bestselling game.
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July 30, 2009
Spielberg Helming Matt Helm?
The spy thriller "Matt Helm" is one of the projects that Steven Spielberg had to leave at Paramount after the DreamWorks split, but according to new reports, he may just end up directing anyway.
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May 19, 2009
DreamWorks Preps MLK Biopic
DreamWorks has acquired the film rights to Martin Luther King Jr.'s life story, and set Steven Spielberg to produce a biopic of the assassinated civil rights leader.
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April 21, 2009
Five Favorite Films with Ron Perlman
While he's become best known for portraying a red, horned antihero in Guillermo del Toro's popular comic book adaptations Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Ron Perlman has long been a favorite character actor among fantasy and science fiction fans thanks to his work in films like Quest for Fire, The City of Lost Children, Cronos, and Blade II. This week, the classically-trained actor (who is between seasons on his critically acclaimed FX series, Sons of Anarchy) stars in Mutant Chronicles as Brother Samuel, a monk dedicated to guarding a set of scriptures that predict the coming of an ancient enemy. Rotten Tomatoes talked with Perlman about his favorite movies and directors, whose films he watches when he's having a rough day, and his remembrances of working alongside one of his idols, Marlon Brando.
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March 10, 2009
Spielberg and Jackson Roll with Tintin
After a long development process and plenty of high-stakes studio drama, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's "Tintin" is finally underway -- blazing new filmmaking frontiers as it goes.
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February 19, 2009
Paramount Won't Vote for Spielberg's Lincoln
Steven Spielberg's on-again, off-again "Lincoln" might be off again, thanks to studio fears about the state of the economy: Slate's Kim Masters reports that the Paramount brass have passed on the project.
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February 11, 2009
Spielberg's Lincoln in December?
After years of development, could Steven Spielberg actually be planning to get his Lincoln biopic in theaters by Christmas? That's the word from writer Tony Kushner.
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January 22, 2009
RT Interview: Gus van Sant and Dustin Lance Black on Milk
Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black look rather exhausted at this stage in their publicity whirlwind for Milk. The day RT sits down with them, the film has just received four BAFTA nominations, including one for Lance's original script. The jetlag seems to be getting to them, but they perk up when they start talking about Harvey Milk and their very different journeys into this project.
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January 6, 2009
Pegg and Frost Confirmed for Tintin
Weeks after they were rumored to be joining the cast, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have been confirmed for Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's "Tintin."
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December 9, 2008
Spielberg's Lincoln Starting in '09?
It's been talked about for so long that you may have given up hope of ever seeing it, but according to producer Kathleen Kennedy, cameras may roll on Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" next spring.
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November 21, 2008
Spielberg's Oldboy Isn't a Remake
According to Will Smith, that hotly debated "Oldboy" remake he's working on with Steven Spielberg isn't a remake it all -- it's a fresh adaptation of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's graphic novel.
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November 19, 2008
A Writer for Spielberg's Oldboy
DreamWorks' planned "Oldboy" remake appears to be gaining traction, with "I Am Legend" co-writer Mark Protosevich in early talks to write the screenplay.
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November 3, 2008
A New Home for Tintin?
After weeks of searching, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson may have struck a deal with Sony and Paramount on a new co-financing agreement for their planned "Tintin" adaptations.
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September 26, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Johnny Depp to play Tonto in The Lone Ranger
The villain in this summer's The Incredible Hulk was the Abomination, and that sums up a lot of what is going on in this week's Ketchup. There's one great bit of casting news to start us off, but from there, and a couple of possibly interesting projects, but for the most part, get ready for lots of sequels and remakes.
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September 25, 2008
Spielberg Eyes Chocky Adaptation
DreamWorks has purchased the film rights to John Wyndham's 1968 sci-fi novel "Chocky," about a boy with an "alien presence" living inside him; Steven Spielberg is "said to be keen to make the adaptation his next directing project."
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September 23, 2008
Spielberg Wants Pegg and Frost for Tintin
According to Simon Pegg, he and Nick Frost have been casually approached by Steven Spielberg about playing the clumsy detectives known as the Thompson twins in his upcoming "Tintin" adaptation.
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September 3, 2008
Nathanson Discovers The 39 Clues
Jeff Nathanson, the writer of the "Rush Hour" sequels, has signed on to pen "The 39 Clues," the DreamWorks adaptation of Scholastic's new youth mystery series. Steven Spielberg is "eyeing to direct."
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July 29, 2008
How Did Hollywood Lose Steven Spielberg?
Steven Spielberg's new $550 million deal with a Mumbai conglomerate should offer the director unprecedented creative control -- but does it raise troubling questions about Hollywood's ability to hang onto its best and brightest?
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June 25, 2008
Spielberg Solving 39 Clues
DreamWorks has picked up the screen rights to The 39 Clues, a 10-book series that Scholastic will be kicking off in the fall. Steven Spielberg has tentative plans to direct.
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June 12, 2008
Eleven Notable R-Rated Debuts
With M. Night Shyamalan's first R-rated film set to reach screens this weekend, the Los Angeles Times has seen fit to look back on a list of other filmmakers and celebs' R-rated debuts.
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June 10, 2008
Spielberg Seeking Billion-Dollar Emancipation
As he and the company he helped build approach free agency, Steven Spielberg has set about trying to raise $1 billion in third-party financing to help DreamWorks reclaim its status as a truly independent studio.
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June 9, 2008
L.A. Times Celebrates Directors' Feuds
The recent feud that culminated with Clint Eastwood telling Spike Lee that he should "shut his face" was just the latest in a long, proud line of directorial dustups -- and the Los Angeles Times has compiled a list of some of the best.
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June 5, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Black vs. Sandler in Comedy Showdown
Two big doses of comedy from a pair of Hollywood's funniest men will hit the multiplexes across North America on Friday in a fierce battle for the number one spot. For family audiences there is the animated extravaganza Kung Fu Panda starring Jack Black while Adam Sandler counters with his latest laughfest aimed at young men, You Don't Mess With The Zohan.
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May 12, 2008
First Indy 4 Reviews Surface Online
Lukewarm advance reviews for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull are trickling out -- and the New York Times contacts our own Tim Ryan for a quote or two!
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February 29, 2008
Studios Preparing for Summer SAG Strike
The writers' strike may be over, but the studios aren't done dealing with this year's labor headaches -- and with a potential Screen Actors Guild walkout looming this summer, they're playing things as close to the vest as possible.
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February 25, 2008
Spielberg's Trial Delayed
After he hands Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull over to millions of ecstatic moviegoers, it looks like Steven Spielberg might be headed for a well-deserved vacation.
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February 12, 2008
Spielberg Heartbroken to Finish Indy IV; Can't Share Teaser Tidbits
It took so long to finally mount the fourth Indiana Jones Film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, that now director Steven Spielberg laments its completion. After accepting a lifetime achievement award from the Visual Effects Society, Spielberg reflected on his latest production.
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January 15, 2008
Warners Splitting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows In Two?
They've all been well-received by fans and critics, but the Harry Potter films -- particularly the later ones -- have come under fire for the progressively larger chunks of the books that have been left off the screen. When it comes to the final installment of the series, however, this all might change.
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January 3, 2008
New Indy 4 Interviews, Pictures Online!
May 22 still feels awfully far away, but if the nearly six-month gap between your eyeballs and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has you feeling forlorn, fear not -- Vanity Fair's February issue features tons of Indy 4 pictures, interviews, and info!
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December 17, 2007
Andy Serkis Joins Tintin Cast
Nearly a quarter century after he commenced efforts to adapt Herge's Adventures of Tintin for American screens, Steven Spielberg has found the first member of his cast.
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October 26, 2007
Apatow, Lasseter, Spielberg Among Top in Power List 2007
The movie biz loves its lists. While making countdowns of best-reviewed genre movies is our niche here at Rotten Tomatoes, categorizing human beings is a task we happily pass over to someone else. That's where Premiere Magazine comes in. They've just published the Power List 2007, their annual organized compendium of Hollywood's 50 most notable movers and shakers.
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October 10, 2007
Spielberg Talks Indy 4 and Tintin
It seems a pretty safe bet that, on nine out of ten film fans' wish lists, "meeting with Steven Spielberg on the set of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" would be somewhere near the top. As it turns out, this isn't an impossible dream -- all you need to do is help Spielberg catch a thief.
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September 25, 2007
Sally Field Joins Spielberg's Lincoln
She recently earned some press after speaking out publicly for soldiers' mothers -- and now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Sally Field will play one of this country's most famous wartime moms.
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September 19, 2007
Cate Blanchett Tells Her Set Story from Indy IV
Of course Cate Blanchett can't talk much about her role in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, or the plot. We wouldn't expect her to. Just hearing about her first day on the set is plenty.
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September 18, 2007
Cate Blanchett To Be Indiana Jones 4 Villain?
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are being their typically secretive selves when it comes to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but -- thankfully for fans of the series and MTV Movies -- the movie's cast has slightly looser lips.
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September 9, 2007
Breaking: Shia LaBeouf Spills New Indiana Jones Movie Title!
Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards, Indy 4 co-star Shia LaBeouf made the long-awaited, Spielberg-approved announcement; just what will the dashing adventurer find himself in hot pursuit of in the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones saga? Here's the title: Indiana Jones and the...
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August 14, 2007
New Indiana Jones 4 Video Diary Up!
If you've been eagerly waiting for a new Indiana Jones movie since the closing moments of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1989, and you've already got Memorial Day 2008 circled in red on your calendar, this little bit of news won't make it come any faster...but it's still a nifty little morsel for fans of the series: Slashfilm reports that IndianaJones.com has been updated with a new video diary.
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July 26, 2007
Karen Allen Back as Marion Ravenwood in Indiana Jones 4
Speaking in a live feed before a raptured audience at Comic-Con, Steven Spielberg announced that Karen Allen, better known as Marion Ravenwood in the first Indy movie, will join Harrison Ford, Ray Winstone, and Shia LaBeouf in Indiana Jones 4.
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June 22, 2007
First "Indy 4" Image of Harrison Ford Released
Despite starting production only just yesterday, the fourth "Indiana Jones" crew has wasted no time sending a treat our way via IndianaJones.com. Maybe they wanted to circumvent those pesky set spies that have been plaguing "The Dark Knight" shoot?
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May 29, 2007
Flashy New (International) "Transformers" One-Sheet
After "Spider-Man 3," "Shrek the Third," and "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," I'm pretty weary of Part 3s. That, and a few other reasons, is why I'm getting pretty excited for this crazy-looking "Transformers" movie. Figured you might want to check out the newest poster.
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May 24, 2007
LaBeouf Will Follow Orders for "Indy IV"
Shia Labeouf is a very outspoken actor, stating what he wants for the press. Even when rumored for "Indy IV," he insisted he did not want to be comic relief. Now that he is confirmed, Labeouf plans to give Steven Spielberg whatever he wants.
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May 16, 2007
Indiana Jones Goes to Yale
Looks like Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, and the whole "Indiana Jones 4" crew will be taking over part of New Haven, Connecticut, come late June. So if you're a big Indy geek and you live in New England...
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April 30, 2007
"Transformers" Tidbits, Vol. 2
How about a nice batch of "Transformers" tidbits this fine Monday morning? We have pics, news, and (yes) the first fanboy review to hit the 'net.
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April 19, 2007
"Indy 4" Bits: Angry Screenwriters and the Return of Marion
You're probably well aware that filmmaker Frank Darabont wrote an entire screenplay for "Indiana Jones 4" that got dumped because George Lucas didn't dig it. And, because everyone keeps asking him about the script, he keeps expressing a small dose of resentment about it.
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April 13, 2007
Sequel Talk: "Jurassic Park 4," "Bond 22," "Punisher 2"
There are at least three sequels that we know are definitely (albeit eventually) arriving. Well, a whole lot more than three, obviously, but this update will focus only on ones that deal with dinosaurs, secret agents, and aggravated vigilantes.
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April 11, 2007
First Full Look at the Bumblebee "Transformer"
So far you've only glimpsed Autobots and Decepticons in fleeting, as they smash their way through clips and trailers or loom in the distance of production stills. Now peek at the first detailed visage of a "Transformer" online!
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April 7, 2007
Dern Says "Jurassic Park IV" Is On
Laura Dern confirmed that she has been approached for "Jurassic Park IV," the secretly developing sequel. "I'm told it's happening and I'm told that they're calling me," Dern revealed. "I'm told Ellie Sattler is involved in it."
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April 6, 2007
Lucas Spills a Few "Indy 4" Beans
No, nothing as juicy as, say, an actual movie title, but if, like me, you've been salivating over the prospect of a fourth "Indiana Jones" adventure for what feels like twenty years, you might be interested in what producer George Lucas had to say recently.
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March 13, 2007
LaBeouf Says MPAA Not the Boss of Spielberg; "Transformers" Avoids R Rating
Fresh from dispelling rumors that he was all set to star as Harrison Ford's son in next year's "Indiana Jones IV," Shia LaBeouf has dispensed more behind-the-scenes information about a high-profile film -- this time, one he definitely is a part of, summer's Steven Spielberg-produced, Michael Bay-directed "Transformers."
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March 1, 2007
We've Got Oscar Pics Galore!
Awards season has come and gone, but you can still relive the red carpet, the show, and the winners in our Oscar photo gallery (with over 400 star-studded images)!
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February 28, 2007
Indiana Jones and the Summer Job
As far as "Indiana Jones 4" goes, here's what we have so far: a script, a director, a producer, a leading man, a release date ... and now a production date -- just so you know this movie is actually (finally) happening.
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December 29, 2006
"Indiana Jones" Returns...Again!
Action-adventure fans rejoice! Producer George Lucas has announced that "Indiana Jones 4" (sequel #3, if you're counting) will begin filming in 2007!
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December 22, 2006
Cameron's Geeting His Amazing "Avatar" On Track -- Slowly
The good news on the James Cameron's "Avatar" front is this: The filmmaker's been working with Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg on a mega-fancy cutting-edge special effects system the likes of which have never been seen before. The bad news is that the movie won't be ready until 2009.
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December 6, 2006
(More) New Transformers Pics!
I get the feeling that this is going to be a weekly occurrence until Michael Bay's "Transformers" is finally released, but here you go: More new pics of the robo-vehicles!
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November 29, 2006
Horror Remake of the Week: Poltergeist?
We haven't heard any horror remake rumors for about a week, so here's a new one: "Poltergeist" just might be getting a new-generation facelift for those movie-fans too young to appreciate a movie made waaaaaaay back in ... 1982.
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October 23, 2006
Harrison Ford Feels Fit and Indy
If only Ford, Lucas and Spielberg spent as much time making "Indiana Jones 4" as they do talking about making it, heck, we might have had 3 new sequels by now. Leading man Harrison Ford is the latest principal to mention the project in the press, and here's how that went down.
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October 5, 2006
George Lucas Donates $175m, Quits Movies, and Discusses "Indy 4"
The somewhat wealthy George Lucas recently donated $175 million to the USC School of Cinematic Arts -- after which he denounced the world of filmmaking and basically said "Now TELEVISION, that's where it's at!" Then he dropped a few new non-hints about "Indiana Jones 4" and went home to his 12 mansions.
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September 19, 2006
Will Spielberg Return to Helm "Jurassic Park 4"?
Steven Spielberg has said several very flattering things about the work Joe Johnston did on "Jurassic Park 3," but recent chit-chat seems to indicate that S.S. might be interested in stepping back into the director's chair (if and when) "JP4" starts moving forward.
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August 24, 2006
"Monster House" & "Nightmare Before Christmas" Make 3-D Returns
A pair of well-received (and mildly spooky) animated films are primed to make their theatrical comebacks ... and in 3-D, no less. Sony's "Monster House" will pop back in on October 6th, while Disney's cult classic "The Nightmare Before Christmas" arrives on October 20th. (Did I mention that they're both in 3-D now?)
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August 16, 2006
Tony Jaa Says No to "Rush Hour 3," "Yes! Yes!" to Indy 4, and Reveals "Ong Bak 2" Tidbits
On the day I was planning to leave for vacation, I was given the task to interview Tony Jaa at the Four Seasons hotel in San Francisco in the early morning. He was in the area promoting "The Protector" (aka "Tom Yum Goong"), his follow-up to his breakthrough martial arts hit "Ong Bak." Being a huge fan of his work, how could I refuse? Read on for tidbits about "Rush Hour 3," "Indiana Jones 4," and "Ong Bak 2."
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August 15, 2006
Oh No They Didn't: Spielberg and Yimou Want in on "Journey To the West"
A day after we got word of a possible Peter Jackson-Jet Li-Jackie Chan collaboration, it seems that Steven Spielberg -- also rumored to have been interested in adapting the "Journey to the West" Chinese epic -- might indeed give the Jet-Jackie pic a run for its money. And he's got a big name in Chinese cinema in his posse.
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July 24, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: "Pirates" Passes $300M; "Lady" Stumbles
Johnny Depp made this weekend's four new releases walk the plank as his megablockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest became the first film of the year to spend three consecutive frames at number one and zoomed past the $300M mark in record time.
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July 18, 2006
Spielberg Talks "Indy 4," "Jurassic Park 4," "Transformers," etc.
You simply won't find a bigger Steven Spielberg fan than Steven Awalt. The guy's website, SpielbergFilms.com, is an absolute shrine to one of the planet's most beloved filmmakers. Heck, the man himself even stops in from time to time to keep up with all the gossip. (He was never asked to direct "Angels & Demons," by the way.) Anyway, Steven A. finally got to interview Steven S., and the result is a few mild scoops.
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June 23, 2006
Weekly Ketchup: "Superman Returns"; "World of Warcraft"; "Dark City 2"; R.I.P. Aaron Spelling
In this week's news roundup, the rumor that Steven Spielberg is looking at possibly taking the helm of the movie adaptation of the popular online video game, "World of Warcraft," has been dispelled. Director Alex Proyas drops hints of a "Dark City" sequel, with fellow director Eli Roth ("Cabin Fever," Hostel") exposing his plans to make a "Hostel" sequel from the perspective of the fairer sex.
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June 23, 2006
"Indiana Jones 4" Script Near Done; Spielberg Always Busy
Master filmmaker Steven Spielberg has averaged a movie a year since the year 2000, so we understand if the guy needs to take a few months vacation, but (as usual) the guy's back burner is absolutely stuffed with alluring projects ... not the least of which is the ravenously anticipated "Indiana Jones 4."
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June 22, 2006
Fansite: Spielberg Will Not Direct "World of Warcraft"
It appears that Steven Spielberg will not have another movie with the words "war" and "world" in his filmography. A number of sources (including Rotten Tomatoes) reported earlier this week that Spielberg was attached to direct the film adaptation of the popular role playing game "World of Warcraft," something that the good folks at the fansite Spielbergfilms.com say is utterly incorrect.
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June 19, 2006
Spielberg Getting "Warcraft"-y?
In what would be a match made in MMORPG/blockbuster heaven, Variety (via JoBlo) is reporting that Steven Spielberg will direct -- drum roll, please -- "World of Warcraft."
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June 14, 2006
Tyrese Talks "Transformers"
Singer turned actor Tyrese Gibson is pretty happy with the way his career's headed, what with all the movie roles and CDs and women drooling over his handsomeness. He recently sat down with the Movieweb folks, and dropped a few nuggets regarding his participation in Michael Bay's "Transformers" movie.
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June 1, 2006
New "Transformers" On-Set Pics
Head on over to ComingSoon.net for directions to some all-new on-set snapshots for Michael Bay's "Transformers." A bunch more pics (and spoilers, ugh) can be found over at AICN, too.
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May 26, 2006
Spielberg to Direct "Da Vinci" Prequel?
IGN FilmForce is sharing a particularly juicy piece of unsubstantiated movie gossip that indicates ... Steven Spielberg might be interested in directing Robert Langdon's pre-"Da Vinci" adventure, "Angels & Demons."
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May 25, 2006
Box Office Preview: X-Men 3 Ready to Rock Memorial Day Weekend
Wolverine, Professor X, and the rest of their soul patrol will launch a full-scale attack on the North American box office this weekend as the gargantuan comic book film X-Men: The Last Stand invades the marketplace on Friday ready to dominate the long Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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May 24, 2006
Transformers: The Title?
The guy who plays heroic Secret Service agent Aaron Pierce on "24" (Glenn Morshower) dropped a few inadvertant hints recently: Seems he's headed to "New Mexico" to shoot a movie for "Spielberg & Bay" called "Prime Directive." Hmmmm.
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May 19, 2006
Take Your Shot On Spielberg's "Lot"
Aspiring filmmakers can take the first step toward fulfilling their dreams of becoming a Hollywood director by applying to participate in Fox's new reality competition series On the Lot. Video submissions and application forms are now being accepted at TheLot.com. To enter, applicants over 13 years of age must submit a self-directed short film, up to five minutes in length, which may be shown on the website on a future date.
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May 15, 2006
Tyrese Gibson Joins the "Transformers" Ensemble
The giant robots are, of course, the stars of the "Transformers" universe, but there certainly doesn't seem to be a shortage of flesh & blood actors signing on for the massive production. The newest names added to the call sheet are Tyrese Gibson ("Four Brothers"), Rachael Taylor ("Man-Thing"), and Amaury Nolasco ("The Benchwarmers").
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May 3, 2006
"Transformers" Find a Fox in Their Midst
Beautiful young actress Megan Fox ("Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen") has been signed to play the female lead in Michael Bay's "Transformers" flick. She'll be joining a cast that includes Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Bernie Mac, and a few other non-robotic beings.
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May 1, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Monster House
One of the summer's more anticipated CGI features is Sony's "Monster House," and Apple Quicktime has just posted the first full trailer for the family-friendly monster mash. Click right here for the goods.
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March 7, 2006
Spielberg Puts Koepp to Work on "Indy 4"
During his Oscar coverage, Fox's Roger Friedman got to share a few words with director Steven Spielberg, and the bullet points seem to be these: 1) the filmmaker wants to take some time off right now, 2) "Indiana Jones 4" looks to be the next project on his plate, and 3) Jeff Nathanson's screenplay has been handed over to mega-scribe David Koepp for fine-tuning.
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February 28, 2006
Three Great Character Actors Gone in One Sad Weekend
The traditional logic that says "famous people always die in threes" was backed up with a vengeance this past weekend as we lost a trio of talented, prolific, and well-admired character actors. Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, and Dennis Weaver all passed away over the weekend, which is sad news for movie fans the world over. We take solace in the fact that each man was more than 80 years of age when he died, and also that they all left behind a whole lot of movie-land memories.
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February 13, 2006
"Jaws" Author Peter Benchley Passes Away at 65
Novelist, screenwriter, and activist Peter Benchley passed away this past Saturday at his home in Princeton, New Jersey. The popular author, whose novels inspired many films (of varying quality), was 65 years old.
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January 31, 2006
2005 Oscar Nominations Are In!
Like most pathetic movie geeks, I was up at the crack of dawn (ok, 8:30am eastern time) to see how my nomination prediction ballot would measure up. (I was perfect on all 20 acting nods and all 10 screenwriting nods, but I erroneously predicted that "Walk the Line" would get nominated over "Capote" for Best Picture, and I picked Croneberg for director over Benett Miller.) Anyhow, here are the nominations for us to rant and rave about for the next five weeks...
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January 27, 2006
Caruso to Helm Spielberg's "Disturbia"
According to Variety, director D.J. Caruso ("Two for the Money," "The Salton Sea") will direct a high school thriller called "Disturbia" for executive producer Steven Spielberg.
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January 10, 2006
Online Film Critics Offer Their Annual Nominations
The OFCS, which is hosted right here at Rotten Tomatoes and (full disclosure) includes yours truly as a member, announced their year-end nominations yesterday ... and we hope you'll find a few solid surprises among the more familiar (yet obviously deserving) nominees. The winners will be announced on Monday the 16th.
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January 6, 2006
DGA & SAG Chime in with Their Nominations
Yesterday we got the year-end nominations from the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild, so simple logic dictates that today should bring news from the directors (DGA) and the actors (SAG). As always we thank Movie City News for divulging every single nomination on the planet.
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January 3, 2006
Chicago Critics Announce Their Nominations
Thanks to Movie City News for sharing the scoop on the Windy City critics and their favorite flicks of 2005.The Chicago film journalists will announce their year-end winners on January, 2006.
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December 13, 2005
Awards Season Gets Rolling with Crix Picks
If you're a fan of the late-year awards season, be sure to add Movie City News to your hit list, because they deliver some consistently excellent coverage. Mid-December is when most of the critics' groups start doling out their accolades, and so far we've gotten input from reviewers' groups in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington.
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December 12, 2005
Paramount Buys Itself a Christmas Present: DreamWorks Pictures
Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DreamWorks SKG for $1.6 billion in cash and assumption of debt. The deal brings Paramount key assets, including all of DreamWorks' current projects in development. an ongoing production partnership with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen, an exclusive, worldwide distribution agreement with DreamWorks Animation beginning in 2006, DreamWorks' live-action library, DreamWorks' television division and its properties, and exclusive rights to future DreamWorks Animation characters in TV shows.
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December 6, 2005
Sommers Collides (again) with "Worlds"
He was on the job once before, left for a better gig, quit that one, and then returned. Filmmaker Stephen Sommers is back on the case to write and direct a remake of "When Worlds Collide" for Paramount Pictures and producer Steven Spielberg.
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November 29, 2005
Japanese Community Protests "Geisha" Girls
Protest is brewing by the Japanese community prior to the release of producer Steven Spielberg's screen adaptation of "Memoirs of a Geisha" Chief among the complaints is the casting of Chinese, Malaysian, and Asian actors and actresses in the roles of Japanese characters, and primarily with Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi in the lead.
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November 14, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Monster House
You won't be able to appreciate the "Monster House" in all its spooky splendor until July 21st, but there's a brand-new teaser trailer that doles out just enough of the animated goods to keep us excited about the flick. Click here to check it out for yourself.
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November 11, 2005
Sean Connery Earns AFI's Highest Honor
Thanks to ComingSoon.net for sharing a press release from the American Film Institute: Sir Sean Connery has been selected by the American Film Institute's (AFI) Board of Trustees to receive the 34th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film, it was announced today by Sir Howard Stringer, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees.
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November 7, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Munich
Say what you will about that Steven Spielberg guy, but he sure is one efficient (and prolific) filmmaker. As if having one of the year's most talked-about blockbusters ("War of the Worlds") wasn't enough, the master movie-maker is intent on getting his historical drama "Munich" into theaters before the end of the year. This trailer is a good indication that he'll make that deadline.
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October 17, 2005
Eastwood to Tackle TWO Separate Iwo Jima Films
You're probably already a bit familiar with master filmmaker Clint Eastwood's upcoming project, "Flags of Our Fathers," but Time Magazine brings us a fascinating new wrinkle on the story. Seems that Mr. Eastwood is not content with helming just one movie; he now plans to direct "Lamps Before the Wind," which will tell the WWII story from the Japanese point of view, while "Flags" will deal focus on the American perspective.
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October 14, 2005
Spielberg Signs With EA to Create 3 New Vid-Game Franchises
According to Variety, master storyteller Steven Spielberg will partner with EA Games to bring three new properties to the EB shelves. Production is already underway on the first one, although specific details are, not surprisingly, being kept under wraps right now.
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October 14, 2005
It's Official: Daniel Craig is 007
ComingSoon.net shares with us the long-in-coming announcement, and it's one that shouldn't stun any of the astute movie geeks: British actor Daniel Craig has been signed to play everyone's favorite superspy, James Bond. The next 007 adventure, "Casino Royale," goes before the cameras early next year.
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July 27, 2005
Spielberg Settles On "Munich"
Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures jointly announced today that the upcoming film being directed by three-time Academy Award-winning director-producer Steven Spielberg will be titled "Munich."
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July 11, 2005
Superheroes Generate Some Fantastic Weekend "Four" Play
Despite fairly atrocious reviews across the board, Marvel comic adaptation "Fantastic Four" not only snagged the number #1 box office spot -- but did so with some truly impressive numbers. The lighthearted action flick snagged an estimated $56 million from 3,600 theaters, effectively surpassing even the most optimistic of Fox-based predictions. "When you have a weekend like this, you've got to question, what is the relevance of reviewers to viewers at large," says Fox production head Hutch Parker.
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July 7, 2005
Eastwood Drafts Three Soldiers for "Flag" Duty
Legendary filmmaker Clint Eastwood ("The Outlaw Josey Wales," "Million Dollar Baby") has just started casting his next project, which is a WWII drama entitled "Flags of Our Fathers." Recently enlisted were Ryan Phillippe ("Antitrust"), Adam Beach ("Windtalkers"), and Jesse Bradford ("Swimfan"), and the trio will be starring in a film inspired by the true-life accounts found in James Bradley's "Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima."
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July 5, 2005
Spielberg Wages "War" on the Holiday Weekend Box Office
No, it didn't break any records ... but no, it didn't exactly underperform, either. No matter how you look at it, Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" zapped a healthy chunk of change from our pockets during the July 4th weekend. Three-day frame: $64.5 million. Throw in the Monday holiday and the figure rises to $77.6 million. Toss the Wednesday opening and Thursday into the mix and you're looking at a "War" chest worth just over $113 million.
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June 30, 2005
Critical Consensus: "Rebound" Misses, "War of the Worlds" Hits
This week's wide releases are both tales of people looking adversity square in the face, and becoming better for it. The adversity in question comes in the form of alien invaders and bad junior high round-ballers. Will "War of the Worlds" impress critics enough for them to forget, at least for awhile, Tom Cruise's relationship with Katie Holmes? Will "Rebound" hit the last-second shot?
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June 28, 2005
Critical Consensus: Aliens Invade, Critics Cheer
Steven Spielberg has made a couple movies -- Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. -- about benevolent aliens who come in peace and gently help us to reflect on our place in the universe. This time, however, extraterrestrial life is a bit -- make that a LOT -- more foreboding. And the critics say that?s generally a good thing. Based upon H.G. Wells' sci-fi masterpiece (which caused a literal panic when Orson Welles did a radio play of the story in 1938), War of the Worlds is split between human characters and otherworldly conflict, and gets both right.
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June 24, 2005
Kassovitz Heads Out to "Babylon A.D."
Actor/writer/director Mathieu Kassovitz ("Hate," "Gothika," "The Crimson Rivers") will write and direct a movie based on the Maurice Dentac novel "Babylon Babies," says Variety. Fox will bankroll the big-budget sci-fi thriller, which is described as such: "(The) story is set in the near future and concerns genetic manipulation. In the book, a mercenary charged with delivering a young woman from Russia to Canada learns that she has been manipulated by a synthetic virus and what lies inside her could doom the human race."
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June 7, 2005
Get a Peek of "Kong" Right Before the "War"
Mega-cool monster monkeysite KongIsKing.net brings some news that should help to expand the profit margin of "War of the Worlds" (as if it really needs the help!) - The trailer for Peter Jackson's "King Kong" adaptation will premiere in front of Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" remake on June 28th. And yes: this trailer will include shots of the freakishly huge primate.
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May 31, 2005
Chris Tucker's Loss is Indy's Gain
Not too long ago we mentioned that Chris Tucker was about to make Jackie Chan, director Brett Ratner, and screenwriter Jeff Nathanson a whole lot richer by agreeing to star in "Rush Hour 3." But now Variety reports that Mr. Tucker has passed on a $20 million paycheck and said "No thanks" to a "Rush Hour 3."
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May 4, 2005
Lucas Speaks With Some Confidence About "Indy 4"
Indiana Jones fansite The Indy Experience shares a few quotes from an interview between George Lucas and Time Magazine: "You know, I said three's fine. And then I came up with an idea I thought was brilliant, so I told the other guys (Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford), and they kind of flipped out ...
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May 3, 2005
Spielberg Heads to Hungary to Make "Vengeance"
Steven Spielberg has long been talking about making a film focusing on the 1972 Munich Olympics tragedy in which several Israeli athletes were slain by terrorists, and the project now seems ready to get underway.
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April 7, 2005
Michael Bay Contemplates a Transforming Career Move
Ever since Steven Spielberg climbed aboard as executive producer on the Paramount / DreamWorks project "The Transformers," fans have been wondering who the director will be. Buzz earlier this week stated that it was going to be a toss-up between Michael Bay ("Armageddon") and Roland Emmerich ("The Day After Tomorrow"), but Variety reports that the gig may be Bay's ... if he wants it. Based on the extremely popular cartoon and toy characters of the 1980's, this big-screen "Transformers" adaptation is presently scheduled to begin shooting in the fall, and the studios have pegged November '06 for its release.
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April 1, 2005
Spielberg a "Guest Director" on Episode III?
StarWars.com divulges some fairly fascinating news in their interview with "The Making of Revenge of the Sith" author J.W. Rinzler: Steven Spielberg helped put some sequences together? "As George [Lucas] explains in the book, he gave Spielberg a few scenes to play with at the animatics stage: a bit of the Mustafar duel, and Yoda's duel with the Emperor, along with a couple of others. How much of Spielberg's contribution made it to the final film, only Lucas or Spielberg could say, particularly as George revised and reinvented every scene in the film so extensively in editorial."
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March 29, 2005
Paramount Hires "Mean" Director to Remake "Mitty"
The long-standing on-again, off-again remake of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" finally looks to be underway over at Paramount. "Freaky Friday" and "Mean Girls" director Mark Waters will helm the remake from a screenplay by Richard LaGravanese ("The Fisher King," "The Bridges of Madison County").
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March 18, 2005
Second "War of the Worlds" Teaser Hits...and It's a Doozy!
If the idea of Steven Spielberg directing an adaptation of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" doesn't sound exciting to you, then two things are pretty clear: 1. you may be just a little bit insane, and 2. you haven't seen this teaser trailer yet! (Click Trailer #2 and turn your speakers up!) Wells' classic tale of alien invasion has been adapted by screenwriter David Koepp ("Spider-Man," "Jurassic Park") and is due to overwhelm movie theaters on June 29th.
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March 4, 2005
Koepp Sells "Ghost Town" to DreamWorks
One of Hollywood's most talented (and well-paid) screenwriters, David Koepp, will pen the romantic comedy "Ghost Town" for his old pal Steven Spielberg and the DreamWorks gang, Variety reports. The popular screenwriter is known for a series of blockbuster hits, most notably "Jurassic Park," "Mission: Impossible," "Panic Room," "Spider-Man," and the upcoming "War of the Worlds."
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February 11, 2005
Cruise, Spielberg Talk "War of the Worlds"
Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg took some time off from their busy "War of the Worlds" shoot in Los Angeles to speak with the press about their forthcoming movie. In the interview, Speilberg revealed that wanted to make this movie 12 years ago, but lost interest when "Independence Day," as well as other "scavenger films ... that sort of picked the bones of H.G. Wells," came out.
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January 12, 2005
Steven Spielberg Eyes Liam Neeson for Lincoln Biopic
Steven Spielberg is in talks with Liam Neeson to play the 16th president of the United States with plans to start production next January, Variety reports. The movie will be based Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Dearns Goodwin's bio that will come out next fall titled "The Uniter: The Genius of Abraham Lincoln."
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December 23, 2004
War of the Worlds Set Report From Croton Point Park, NY
Ain't It Cool News has posted a set report from the "War of the Worlds" set in Croton Point Park, New York. While he only visited the set after shooting was completed (and took some pics with his cell phone), his friend was there and relayed what he saw. In one of the shots, "clothes scattered into the woods and on the playground being lit with orange light at night, with wind and smoke.
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December 13, 2004
War Is Underway in New York
Work has begun on the Steven Spielberg-Tom Cruise update of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds." According to Dark Horizons, it is unclear whether the director and star were on site for the first days of shooting in Athens, NY.
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December 10, 2004
War of the Worlds Teaser Trailer
IT'S ALREADY HERE. The teaser trailer for "War of the Worlds", the latest collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise, debuts on the web today. It's being "watched by intelligences greater than our own." It's being "observed and studied with infinite complacency."
Click here for the teaser trailer!
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December 8, 2004
War of the Worlds Teaser to Debut This Friday
Paramount Pictures has some trailer news to report!
"Building on the intense level of interest and enthusiasm across the internet, Paramount Pictures will unveil the highly anticipated teaser trailer for Steven Spielberg's contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells' classic "War of the Worlds " exclusively on the web Friday morning, December 10, 2004.
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December 2, 2004
War of the Worlds Site Launched, Pics
The official site for "War of the Worlds" has been launched. As of right now, the site is not fully in operation, as it only has a teaser poster and an option to register for updates. Ain't It Cool News has posted up some links to photos relating to the movie.
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