Posted 1/30/12 5:45 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in Trailers, Video
Despite how the trailer for "The Cold Light of Day" starts, the movie isn't actually about Bruce Willis and Henry Cavill as a supportive father-son team, who enjoy a nice family vacation, yachting around the world and having a good old time.
Turns out that daddy was in the CIA, and he didn't tell his family, including his son, until it was too late.
Check out the "Cold Light of Day" trailer after the jump!
Posted 1/21/12 2:30 pm EST by Eric Ditzian in Reviews, Sundance 2012
I’ll say this about “Red Lights,” the Cillian Murphy- and Robert De Niro-starring thriller that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday night (January 20): I don’t think I’ve talked as much with people about a movie after seeing it since “Inception.”
Which is not to suggest writer/director Rodrigo Cortés’ feature (his follow-up to 2010 fest fav “Buried”) is anywhere near as perfectly conceived and executed as Christopher Nolan’s escapade within the dream world. In fact, “Red Lights” is honestly not a very good movie, though it’s difficult to say why without giving away all the twists, turns and what-the-eff moments.
"Avatar" is the highest grossing movie of all-time, so it's no surprise fans are hot to trot for a sequel -- or that director James Cameron is dedicated to producing as many of the blockbusters as possible. There are two "Avatar" sequels supposedly lined up, to be filmed at the same time for release at consecutive Christmases between 2014 and 2015.
As producer Jon Landau reveals, that may or may not be the case. Speaking at a screening for "Titanic 3D," Landau reportedly remarked that "Avatar 2" is "four years out," marking it for release in 2016. Asked to clarify by Empire, he slightly recanted, saying "It's in that window, '14, '15."
Posted 10/13/11 4:42 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
Nobody is dead forever in James Cameron's sci-fi universe, so don't expect Sigourney Weaver to be sitting out of "Avatar 2."
"When you have a science-fiction series, a science-fiction franchise, you’re never dead, unless your DNA is expunged from the universe. And then there’s always time travel!" he explained in an interview with Vulture. "
But that's not his only explanation for how the late Doctor Grace Augustine might return to the "avatar" universe: "Have you ever heard of nonlinear storytelling? A lot happens on that planet before she shows up, and before Jake shows up to join her. She’s there for fifteen years ahead of time."
Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump!
Posted 9/16/11 5:28 pm EST by Kara Warner in News
Woe is the plight of the new "Ghostbusters" movie. Despite all the good intentions, the cast being excited to get together again, director Ivan Reitman onboard, and a script by "Year One" writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky in second draft stage, there's really no plan for when and if the production will begin.
MTV News caught up with potential star Sigourney Weaver at the premiere of her new film "Abduction" last night to see if there was any new news to report about the film, and most importantly, if she'd heard anything from notoriously elusive Bill Murray.
"I see Bill every now and then, [but] I'm not holding my breath," she admitted. "I'd like it to work out. I have about six movies coming out so I've been busy without thinking about it, but I hope we do do it."
Posted 9/13/11 1:29 pm EST by Eric Ditzian in Trailers
Rodrigo Cortés made a big splash last year at the Sundance Film Festival with his Ryan-Reynolds-in-a-coffin-for-90-minutes thriller, "Buried." For his follow-up feature, the Spanish filmmaker is expanding the scope of his big-screen vision, but doesn't seem to have any interest in ramping down the nerve-jangling intensity of his work, as our exclusive debut of the teaser trailer makes clear.
Good call, Mr. Cortés! The teaser is a minimalist affair, with the camera slowly pushing in on star Robert De Niro sitting on a bed. Intermittent slates appear, filled with symbols that gradually reveal text: "No matter what you think you know…no matter what you believe in…the truth is the most dangerous illusion of all." De Niro eventually turns toward the camera and, well, just hit play on the video to check it out for yourself.
Posted 4/20/11 12:30 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Interviews, Video
Taylor Lautner's first post-"Twilight" movie, "Abduction," is likely the film that will prove him as a certifiable action star.
Fortunately, the buzz from the trailer and from MTV's recent interview with the young star bodes well for the flick, and its September 23 release date cannot come soon enough in our opinion. And it only helps that Lautner has some serious back-up in the movie in the form of costars Sigourney Weaver, Alfred Molina, Maria Bello and Jason Isaacs.
Lautner has worked with some pretty high profile stars in the past, but he said that he was definitely intimidated by finding out that these actors would be backing him up in a film.
Posted 12/23/10 11:57 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Trailers
Between his roles in "The Office" and "The Hangover," Ed Helms has sufficiently introduced the American public to his special brand of dorky, immature humor. But in his upcoming film "Cedar Rapids," he somehow manages to tweak his comedic routine just enough that it feels fresh and, well, funny.
Helms stars as a Midwestern insurance salesman who heads to a conference in Cedar Rapids to try to save the jobs of his coworkers. Along the way he ends up partying, fighting and getting it on with John C. Reilly, "The Wire"'s Isiah Whitlock Jr., Anne Heche, Rob Corddryand Alia Shawkat (OK, Helms only gets it on with two of the above... but you get the point). Sigourney Weaver --who's in pretty much everything nowadays -- also makes a brief, cowlick-smoothing appearance in the trailer. Read More...
Posted 12/17/10 11:30 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Trailers
It's hard to put our collective Movies Blog finger down on what exactly it is we love so much about the new "Paul" trailer.
Maybe it's the clear, loving homage to "2001: A Space Odyssey" at the beginning of the trailer when this film is an extra-terrestrial movie that's anything but. Maybe it's the way Seth Rogen's voice is so perfectly suited for this tiny rude green alien. Or maybe it's just that we're happy to see Simon Pegg and Nick Frost back together again.
Regardless of the reason, the "Paul" trailer has hit the web courtesy of Yahoo UK, and it's pretty freaking fantastic. In addition to our three heroes, Kristen Wiig joins the team to help protect Paul, and ends up having some romantic moments with Pegg in the meantime. And then there's Jason Bateman as a special agent out to capture and presumably kill Paul for setting foot on planet Earth. And is that Sigourney Weaver's voice we hear as his commander? It sure is! Read More...
Posted 10/27/10 11:01 am EST by Tom DiChiara in Hot Stuff, News
James Cameron won't be turning Angelina Jolie into a 3-D "Cleopatra" anytime soon. The director has announced that he's cinched a deal with Twentieth Century Fox to head back to Pandora to shoot two "Avatar" sequels as his next films, with release dates for the tentatively titled "Avatar 2" and "Avatar 3" slated for December 2014 and December 2015, respectively. Seeing as last year's 3-D-redefining "Avatar" raked in $760.4 million domestically and $2.8 billion worldwide, can't say we blame the guy for going back to the well another two times.
Cameron said in a statement: "It is a rare and remarkable opportunity when a filmmaker gets to build a fantasy world, and watch it grow, with the resources and partnership of a global media company. AVATAR was conceived as an epic work of fantasy -- a world that audiences could visit, across all media platforms, and this moment marks the launch of the next phase of that world. With two new films on the drawing boards, my company and I are embarking on an epic journey with our partners at Twentieth Century Fox. Our goal is to meet and exceed the global audience's expectations for the richness of AVATAR’s visual world and the power of the storytelling. In the second and third films, which will be self contained stories that also fulfill a greater story arc, we will not back off the throttle of AVATAR’s visual and emotional horsepower, and will continue to explore its themes and characters, which touched the hearts of audiences in all cultures around the world. I'm looking forward to returning to Pandora, a world where our imaginations can run wild." Read More...
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