-- "Pirates of the Caibbean: On Stranger Tides" is bringing back a familiar boat — the glorious Black Pearl. In casting news, British actor Stephen Graham will play Scram, and actors Max Irons and Sam Claflin are in the running for a new Orlando Bloom type of role. [AICN, Production Weekly, E! Online]
-- After the success of utilizing relatively unknown actors in "The Hangover," Todd Phillips and Joel Silver are taking things a step further by hiring completely unknown actors for their new comedy, "Project X." [Deadline]
-- Chris Pine's upcoming Jack Ryan movie has a working title and a destination — both of them are "Moscow." According to sources, a move to cripple the U.S. economy is pinned on Ryan, who is forced to clear his name and save his wife from the clutches of an evil billionaire. [Pajiba] Read More...
The late night TV-loving world is buzzing right now. Conan O'Brien, recently ousted host of "The Tonight Show" after less than a year in the new gig, will next bring his late night chat talents to TBS. He's contractually bound by his separation agreement with NBC to stay off of television through the summer, but he'll be back on TV on weeknights at 11pm come November.
One of the big movies hitting theaters this Friday is "
As of January, I had zero interest in purchasing an iPad. As an avid Apple customer, I already owned an iPhone and felt no need to purchase a gigantic version of a product already in my possession. That all changed as we approached April 3rd, and rave reviews flooded the Internet. Sure enough, the day came and a 32GB iPad was mine. I’ve had the device for a little over a week now and am proud to report that it’s fantastic. Yes, it looks like a massive iPhone, but it’s capable of so much more and has the power to change mobile media forever.
by Lindsay Wallace
HBO launched the new David Simon series "Treme" last night. Named after a neighborhood in New Orleans, the story opens in the hurricane-rattled city just months after Katrina wrecked it in 2005. Like "The Wire" before it, we follow a group of local residents who are just trying to find their way in the world. Unlike the Baltimore-set crime drama, there's no cops vs. criminals conflict at the heart of this story; if anything, it's everyday people vs. the government that failed them and the mainstream that martyred, then forgot, them.
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'Predators' Writers Hired For 'Masters Of The Universe' And We Have Some Advice For Them
Posted 4/12/10 2:55 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in Commentary
Nothing against you Alex Litvak and Michael Finch. I'm really excited about "Predators," especially after the trailer. Still though... I grew up in the '80s, watching the likes of "He-Man: Masters of the Universe," "G.I. Joe" and "Transformers." I want to see these franchises done right.
The news is that the "Predators" scribes have been hired on to write "Masters of the Universe" for Columbia, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This is one of those long-talked-about adaptations that keeps building up momentum, but never enough to actually get made. If "Predators" is as strong as the trailers suggest, Litvak and Finch will be well-positioned to ensure that their vision of He-Man is realized.
The 1987 "Masters of the Universe" starring Dolph Lundgren was fun, but it was less an adaptation and more a bizarre attempt to fuse He-Man's fantasy world with real life. If He-Man fans are going to be satisfied, this latest attempt at adapting the cartoon series will have to hit the right beats. Good thing for them that I'm a longtime fan. Here are some tips to ensure that they get it right. Read More...
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