Superman

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Warner Brothers executive Jeff Robinov confirmed that the next Superman will be a Batman Begins / Incredible Hulk style reboot rather than a follow on to Bryan Singers (incredibly dull) Superman Returns.

"Superman [Returns] didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to," says Robinov. "It didn't position the character the way he needed to be positioned. Had Superman worked in 2006, we would have had a movie for Christmas of this year or 2009. But now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all."

Rabinov also confirms a third Batman is on the way together with films based on two other (as yet unnamed) DC characters.

Source: Cinematical.com

Friday 13th

/New close up of Jason Vorhees from the Friday 13th reboot. Whilst the overall look isn't too bad, whats with the hair?

Source: Chud.com

It's Alive

Horror remake fever continues apace with the (looonnggg) trailer for the updated version of Larry Cohens 1974 cult classic about rampaging killer mutant babies. Which is a lot better than it sounds



Source: Aint It Cool News

Australia

New poster for Baz Luhrmann's Australia, starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman.

Source: Cinematical

Poltergeist

MGM is moving ahead with its pointless remake of poltergiest, having hired 'Boogeyman' screenwriters Stiles White and Juliet Snowden.


The duo have already endeared themselves to horror fans everywhere by deciding people want a remake of The Birds.

So far The Exorcist is the only movie avoiding the 're-imagining' plague, but surely it's only a matter of time.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

New image from the sixth Harry Potter film, which has just been bumped from it's original November release until Summer 2009. Apparently the film is ready to go, but Warner Brothers are holding the film back due to a lack of other product for next seasons summer blockbuster season (a lingering effect of the writers strike)

Eight more new images can be found here.

Source: Slashfilm.com

100 Years of Animation

100 years ago (17 August to be exact) saw the release of the first animated film,Fantasmagorie. Animated by French artist Émile Cohl the short consists of over 700 double exposed drawings, and runs less than two minutes.

The original cartoon is above.

Source: Slashfilm.com

Babylon AD

New poster for Vin Diesel's comeback flick. This sci-fi thriller, with more than a few visual hints of Bladerunner stars Vin Diesel and Michelle Yeoh. Diesel plays Toorop, a mercenary who takes on the task of escorting a mysterious woman from Eastern Europe to a futuristic New York.

The film opens August 29th in the USA

Source: Cinematical

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

New TV spot for the Benjamin Button, released on December 18th.

Source: Cinematical

Smodcast 61

Apologies for missing this at the time, but Smodcast 61 is now available for download here (and will be hitting Itunes shortly)

SModcast 61: “Bridge Beach!” -

In which our heroes dream of private tutoring, catalogue questionable laws, survive a star cros’t love affair, rally against lawn art, and unwittingly seduce a funny-book merchant.

Source: www.quickstopentertainment.com

Righteous Kill

Red band trailer for potential pissing on legacy exercise Righteous Kill, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Unlike their previous two films together the two actors share a considerable amount of screen time, but other than the talent involved this looks like a generic cop thriller. Having said that, Inside Man writer Russell Gewitz is responsible for the screenplay, which raises the vague hope this might be something more interesting.

DC Comics

Variety has an interesting interview with Warner Brothers regarding the future of their DC comics franchises. Basically, an offer is out for Chris Nolan to direct a third batman movie, whilst Justice League is on the back burner. Good news all round then.

Outlander

Early word on this Jim Caziavel starrer hasn't been good, and this new clip doesn't do anything to change this. But... Vikings vs Aliens is just such a bizarre concept that I cant help but be intrigued. Whilst the film has no US release date (and I get the feeling this may turn up in Blockuster before your local cinema), anyone happening to be in Berlin in the next few days can catch the film as part of the German Fantasy Filmfest



Source: Cinematical

Iron Man

Ahead of the September 30th DVD release of Iron Man, Access Hollywood gives us a first look at one of the deleted scenes.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Zack and Miri

After a successful appeal, Kevin Smiths next film has been awarded an 'r' classification. The film originally garnered an NC-17 rating for language and nudity.

Whilst this guarantees the film a wide release, in one sense it is a shame as this could have been an opportunity for a mainstream film distributor to attempt to overturn the stigma related to the NC-17 rating. The continued refusal of cinemas and some DVD retailers to handle NC-17 films limits filmmakers and prevents the industry from developing movies aimed at an adult audience.

Source: www.newsaskew.com

Source: www.newsaskew.com