Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune Film Announced
Sony/Columbia has announced that the video game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is being adapted into a feature film. David O. Russell (Three Kings, The Fighter) has signed on to write and direct. It is expected to shoot for release sometime in 2012. The hit PS3 game follows the main character of Nathan Drake as he seeks out the lost treasure of El Dorado. Let the campaigning for Nathan Fillion to be cast in the lead role commence!...
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Trailer for Death Race 2
A trailer has arrived for the upcoming release of Death Race 2. Wait...there is going to be a sequel to Death Race? Turns out it is actually a prequel despite the what the title suggests. Also it is going straight to DVD. There will be no Jason Statham but it actually carries some relatively decent names for a straight to DVD film. The cast includes Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, and Sean Bean. Death Race 2 takes place in the very near future, as the United States economy begins to decline and ...
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Batman 3 Villain Could Be Killer Croc
The rumors continue as to potential villains that could be involved in the upcoming final film in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. The latest involves a character that would be less familiar to audiences who haven't followed the comics (or played the Arkham Asylum video game from last year) and has yet to be touched upon in any Batman films. Killer Croc began in the comics as a powerful man covered in green scales due to a skin condition, which would mesh more with Nolan's grounded take ...
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Raising Hope Gets Full Season Order
My favorite new comedy of the fall season is the Fox series Raising Hope. It actually has quickly become my favorite comedy on TV behind just Modern Family. The series centers on a young guy that gets stuck with a baby and his somewhat dysfunctional family that helps him out. It sounds generic on the surface but it avoids that completely and has surprised me in many ways. The show just has a sentimental and honest nature to it, somehow remaining just grounded enough despite some outrageous eve...
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New Trailer for 127 Hours
Fox Searchlight has released a new and extended trailer for 127 Hours. The movie tells the remarkable true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston who was forced to amputate his own arm after being trapped by a boulder for five days. James Franco plays Ralston while Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, and Lizzy Caplan also play roles in the film. 127 HOURS is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps ...
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New Trailer for Faster
CBS Films has released the first full trailer for Faster which brings Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson back into the action genre. This is a restricted "red band" trailer for the R rated film which also stars Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino, Maggie Grace, and Moon Bloodgood. The story centers on a man fresh out of prison looking to avenge his brothers death while being tracked by a cop and a hitman. Faster is slated to release on November 24th. ...
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Transformers 3 Gets Its Official Title
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is the official title of the upcoming third (and presumably final) film in what director Michael Bay has referred to as the Transformers trilogy. Though there aren't many details on the story for the movie yet we do know that it will have to do with NASA, the space race between the U.S. and Russia, and the motivation behind why the countries were so desperately trying to get to the moon. Amazon also listed three Transformers novels known as "Transformers: The ...
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Emma Stone Officially Cast in Spider-Man, But As Gwen Stacy
Earlier this week it was reported that Emma Stone was being offered the role of Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man reboot. In a surprise announcement Sony confirmed Stone has been cast as the lead female in the film, however she will be playing Gwen Stacy instead. Director Marc Webb: “The chemistry between Andrew and Emma was stunning and made Emma the clear choice. At the heart of the story of Peter Parker is not only the amazing Spider-Man, but also an ordinary teenager who is wond...
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