The original cast of the Ghostbusters films, including Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson, is on board for a third film, Aykroyd told Geoff Boucher of the L.A. Times. The new film will use the script by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, which brings in a new, younger generation of…
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Tony Todd lends voice to Transformers
The always reliable tfw2005.com reports that cult favorite actor Tony Todd, known for his titular role in "Candyman," as well as roles in "Star TreK: The Next Generation," and "24," will lend his voice as one of the robots in the film "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." What role he will take has yet to…
Thor is cast
According to Deadline Hollywood, Marvel has found its Thor for the upcoming live-action movie. Chris Hemsworth, most recently seen as George Kirk, father to James, in the “Star Trek” revamp, will be donning the Norse gear of the god of Thunder. The film is slated for a May 2011 release and has Kenneth Branagh set…
‘Battleship’ Gets Director, Writers
Peter Berg (Hancock) is slated to direct a film based on Hasbro’s Battleship game, according to multiple sources. Jon and Erich Hoeber, who wrote Whiteout, are writing the script. Tweet
DVDs Still Popular, Digital Downloads Gaining
When it comes to watching movies at home, the DVD is still the king of the marketplace. But the good news is that digital downloads are gaining. According to USA Today, consumers who watch videos at home spend about $25 a month on average — and 88% of that is on DVD and Blu-ray disc…
Kevin Smith Plays With Dynamite
Media Release –Following up on Dynamite Entertainment’s announcement that they had completed a comprehensive comic book publishing deal to bring the Green Hornet back to comics! Dynamite currently has plans to introduce the new comic book adventures starring the Hornet (and Kato of course)! "This one has been a long time coming and the good…
Writers Hired for Brett Ratner’s Youngblood
MTV’s Splash Page spoke with comic creator Rob Liefeld, following his recent Twitter announcement that he was meeting with director Brett Ratner to discuss the live action movie based on Liefeld’s Image Comics superteam Youngblood . The comic book launched the Image Comics line back in 1992 and has had a sporadic publishing schedule at…
Box Office – ‘Star Trek’ Sets Phasers to $76 Million
Star Trek exceeded estimates from most analysts, debuting with $76.5 million in its first three-plus days at the box office. It did, however, set a new mark for the second weekend in May, topping the old record held by Van Helsing by about $25 million. The numbers from Box Office Mojo show a fairly sizable…
‘Star Trek’ Does $31 Million
Star Trek did $7 million in U.S. box office revenues on Thursday night, and another $24 million on Friday to bring its total to $31 million for the two days. Estimates for the weekend seem to be falling around $70 million, although positive reviews might indicate that it will finish the weekend strong. This was…
Iron Man 2: Downey dons Iron Man suit
Here’s Robert Downey Jr. taking it easy on the set of Jon Favreau’s Iron Man follow-up. Tweet
