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Two More People You Never Heard Of Cast In 'Hunger Games'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 26, 2011 9:35 AM
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  • 4 Comments
The interminable casting of "Hunger Games" continues with two more names joining the ranks of the franchise film.
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More: Films, Hunger Games

Jodie Foster Will Head Up An Alien Planet In Neill Blomkamp's 'Elysium'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 26, 2011 9:04 AM
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  • 3 Comments
Given we're still about two years from seeing Neill Blomkamp's "Elysium," and that it's likely that details are going to be guarded until that time, we'll take every morsel of information that we can get for now.
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More: Films, Actresses, Elysium

Anthony Mandler Is Going To Make Sure Zac Efron Will 'Die In A Gunfight'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 26, 2011 8:34 AM
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  • 13 Comments
Zac Efron is determined to have someone punch his adorable little face. The tween heartthrob has been lining up a number of Adult Projects that will hopefully help him transition into grittier fare and one of those, "Die In A Gunfight," now has a director.
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More: Films, Actors, Anthony Mandler, Die In A Gunfight, Zac Efron

You've Been Warned: Joel Schumacher Directing 'The Hive' Penned By Guy Who Wrote 'Thir13en Ghosts'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 26, 2011 8:09 AM
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  • 1 Comment
Director Joel Schumacher is going to keep making movies whether or not anybody wants to see them. While mainstream audiences probably remember his last outing, the silly conspiracy thriller "The Number 23," he's actually made two more movies since: the horror pic "Blood Creek" and the godawful teens 'n drugs movie "Twelve." Well, for better or worse, Schumacher is back.
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More: Films, Joel Schumacher, The Call

New Pics: 'X-Men: First Class,' 'The Avengers,' 'Captain America,' 'Transformers 3' & More

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 26, 2011 7:39 AM
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  • 5 Comments
New Looks At 'Bad Teacher,' 'The Change-Up,' 'The Hangover 2' & 'Beginners' As WellYep, it's another batch of photos from this summer's upcoming movies so here is a roundup with our pithy comments to help you out. Most of these are from MTV's Summer Movie Preview with others from here are there so let's get started.
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More: Films, The Hangover 2, Super Hero Films, Comedies, Bad Teacher, Transformers: The Dark Of The Moon, Beginners, The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger, X-Men: First Class, The Change-Up

Johnny Simmons Joins '21 Jump Street' & 'Perks Of Being A Wallflower'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 26, 2011 6:42 AM
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  • 0 Comments
Johnny Simmons seems poised for big things. He's already co-starred with Carey Mulligan in "The Greatest," worked with Robert Redford in "The Conspirator" and notched some geek cred with Edgar Wright's "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World" and now the actor has lined up roles in couple more films.
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More: Films, TV Remakes, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, 21 Jump Street

Watch: Weird, Kind Of Overwrought Clip From Tony Kaye's 'Detachment' With Adrien Brody

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 26, 2011 5:44 AM
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  • 5 Comments
Believe us, we're rooting for director Tony Kaye if only because he's had an uphill battle in Hollywood ever since "American History X." With his last two efforts being either ignored (the powerful abortion documentary "Lake Of Fire") or mired in film studio bankruptcy woes (the New Orleans thriller “Black Water Transit” starring Laurence Fishburne, Karl Urban and Brittany Snow) the guy could use a break. It's just too bad that his latest, the star-studded "Detachment" doesn't look like it will fit the bill.
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More: Films, Actors, Detachment, Adrien Brody

Penélope Cruz Reteams With Sergio Castellitto In 'Venuto al Mondo'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 26, 2011 5:12 AM
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  • 0 Comments
Man, how did we miss this? The news hit the web last week but somehow, we're only catching up with it now so apologies if you're already aware.
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More: Actresses, Foreign Films, Penelope Cruz, Venuto al Mondo

Ron Livingston Has The Unenviable Task Of Preparing Sarah Palin For Debate In 'Game Change'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 26, 2011 4:32 AM
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  • 1 Comment
With Julianne Moore (as Sarah Palin), Ed Harris (as John McCain) and Woody Harrelson (as Steve Schmidt, John McCain’s senior campaign strategist and adviser) the cast for HBO's "Game Change" is already stellar and has added yet another strong player into the fold.
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More: Films, Actors, Game Change, Ron Livingston

$9 Million Added To Budget, More VFX Houses Hired To Finish 'Green Lantern' In Time For Release Date

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 26, 2011 3:47 AM
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  • 9 Comments
It seems completely against common sense, but as studios continue to turn toward making expensive tentpoles their bread and butter, they also seem to be shrinking the production timelines for these films with one year or less now becoming the norm. "X-Men: First Class" will be coming in under the wire to make it's June release date; "Hunger Games" is still casting and it's now eleven months until it's scheduled to hit theaters and "The Avengers" just started filming this week for a release date that will arrive almost exactly a year later. And with special effects usually dominating these films, filmmakers and effect houses are feeling the crunch and some hard lessons are being learned as a result.
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More: Films, Film Studios, Super Hero Films, Green Lantern, Warner Bros

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