Hey there Folks. Ok, here’s the deal… someone sent me these pics that are allegedly from the Transformers set in New Mexico. I can not confirm nor deny if they are 100% legit, but they do look for real. If they are indeed real… man that decepticon cop car looks FANTASTIC! Oh man I wanna see them transform!

**UPDATE** My friend Melt over at FIlmrot pointed out that there are larger versions of the pictures available here. Enjoy!

The new Apocalypto poster has come out. Man I can’t wait to see this new Mel Gibson flick. Everything I’ve seen for it has just ruled so far. I like the feel of this poster too. You can see a much larger version of the poster here.

You know… with Steve jobs becoming the single largest share holder of Walt Disney… I had hope that perhaps some sanity would start to creep back into the Mouse House. Yeah… those hopes are lost.

Disney has announced that they’re going to start selling the full downloadable movies on CinemaNow on the same day that they are available on DVD. That’s good new right? Well here’s the rub…

Stupid Thing #1) When you download the movie… YOU CAN’T WATCHIN IT ON A TV! That’s right… they’re making it so you can’t burn it to a watchable DVD on your television. That is retarded!

Stupid Thing #2) Ok… so they’re selling you the movie over the internet. So they don’t have to pay for the actual physical DVD disk… or the packaging… or the shipping to stores. Also, it can’t play on your TV (See stupid thing #1)… so it’s at least going to be cheap right? WRONG!!!! Disney is going to be charging $20 US for the movies. ARE THEY FRICKIN KIDDING ME!?!?!

How on earth do they justify this?!?!

Ok, so here’s the question for you guys. Are you interested in buying a movie that you download yourself, that you can only watch on your computer or portable media player… for $20 US? Give your answer in the comments section.

A couple of new international posters for Superman Returns have surfaced. The good folks over at JoBo bless us with them. I really like the Lex Luthor one… not such a big fan of the romance one.

To see even larger versions of thew posters you can just go here.

Thanks to Joseph for the heads up.

I’ve had a bunch of email today from people sending me this link to a alleged Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy picture. The picture does look really good… however, I can’t confirm or deny this is an actual and 100% legit set picture.

I LOVE the idea of bringing Gwen Stacy into the movie. It really throws a wrench into how smooth everything seems to be going now for Peter and Mary Jane. Man I still hope they kill off Mary Jane in this flick. Yes I know it’s Gwen who dies in the comic… but who cares? Bub by Mary Jane!

If you know if this pic is 100% legit make sure to tell us in the comments section below.

Len Wiseman, director of the first 2 Underworld films has apparently been signed up to direct the new Die Hard 4.0. The good folks over at AICN give us the following:

Fox, in an attempt to always find a better director than the last time out, has gone from John McTiernan to Len Wiseman, director of the UNDERWORLD films for their next installment of DIE HARD… which is apparently being called DIE HARD 4.0, where John McClane comes out of retirement to fight a gang of vicious Internet Terrorists! I’m sure they’re not talking about John McClane fighting a group of geeks that have been doing person-2-person dvd burning or downloading of films currently in theaters… or… maybe they are.

Ok, now on the surface some people might think to themselves “This sucks” because they didn’t like the Underworld films. I however… even thought Underworld didn’t live up to it’s potential and Underworld 2 blew monkey balls… think this is pretty good news.

The weakness of Underworld was never really with the performances… nor was there a problem with the action… or the cinematography (which was actually pretty kick ass in both films). The problem with both of them was the weak story. To be honest… I didn’t think Wiseman did a bad job directing the films. He just did a bad job writing them.

Wiseman won’t be writing Die Hard 4.0 (since they already have a script). Letting this guy just take the director’s chair is not a bad move in my opinion. I think it could work out well. Thanks to Hamid for the heads up.

We just don’t get to see enough of Michael Keaton these days (I’m still holding out hope that he get to be The Joker… that probably won’t happen). It looks like Keaton’s next project is for a horror/thriller flick called “The Reaper” (nice title). The good folks over at Bloody Disgusting give us the following:

The film tells the story of Virgil, a private investigator who finds himself recruited by the darkly beautiful and mysterious Delia. As he begins to work for Delia, Virgil finds himself suddenly immersed in a surreal underworld, one where the boundaries of life and death as well as right and wrong are completely blurred. The unlikely journey also reveals the harrowing answers to the fate of Virgil’s own daughter.

Sounds interesting. I still think my favorite Keaton performance of all time was when he played they mass murderer in Desperate Measures. Man he creeped the hell outta me… and he looked like he could kick the crap out of a biker gang in that one too. I hope this one ends up being a bigger success for him than White Noise was. Thanks to Hamid for the heads up.

The film I have most been looking forward to this summer, Superman Returns, has just changed it’s release date. Apparently they moved up the date a coupe of days (from June 30th to June 28th. This seems to be a wise move since it gives a couple of extra days of breathing room between it and Pirates of the Caribbean 2, which is scheduled for release on July 7th.

Those 2 extra days will probably equal $40 million extra before Pirates Opens. Good move.

As a side note, I can’t imagine why the studios would release such GIANT films that close together. You’d think with this much money on the line they could have come to an understanding and put at least two weeks separation between themselves. Looks to me like they were just trying to proved who had the bigger balls. Stupid.

So mark this on your calendar kiddies. Superman does indeed return on June 28th. Thanks to Joel for the heads up.

As many people already know, Russell Crowe (perhaps one of the best actors on the planet… yet also one of the biggest jerks) was recently replaced on the much publicized, yet still untitled Baz Laurmann flick in which he was going to star along side of Nicole Kidman. What I didn’t know is WHY Crowe left the production. But thanks to the good folks at the New York Post... we know now!

The hot-tempered Oscar winner demanded script approval for the love story with Nicole Kidman set in the Australian outback prior to the Japanese bombardment of Darwin in 1942. The producers told Luhrmann to find another actor, and the director met several times with fellow Aussie Ledger. “Baz liked him and offered him the movie,” said one source. “Then Crowe came back to Luhrmann and said he’d forego script approval and wanted to do the movie, but they told him it was too late - to buzz off.”

Ok, let me first re-state this. Russell Crowe is one of the best actors alive (I’ll go so far as to say the man’s pure range, raw emotion and power make him the BEST actor alive).

Now, having said that… I’m glad he got his ass kicked off the movie!!!! I HATE IT when actors try to pull shit like that! Why the hell should he have script approval?!?! He’s a frigging ACTOR! Three cheers for the studio not taking his crap and booting his ass!

As a side note, this is basically the same thing Chris Tucker wanted for Rush Hour 3. The studio SHOULD have booted his ass and replaced him with Heath Ledger too! LOL Thanks to CrzyDJM for the heads up.

This is one of those Good news/Bad news senarios. Bad news: Warner brothers has announced that they are making a Dukes of Hazzard 2. Now, I’ll give you a second to pull yourselves up off the floor and to slow your rage induced heart palpatations. Here’s the good news… it’s direct to video. The good folks over at imdb (via Darren) give us this:

“Warner Bros. is planning to release 10-15 low-budget movies a year directly to DVD, most of them sequels or prequels to theatrical movies, the Los Angeles Times reported today (Tuesday). The studio’s first release will be a sequel to 2005’s The Dukes of Hazzard, which will be produced for about $5 million or less and will not include the original cast members of the movie. The studio is expected to focus on producing sequels to films that performed relatively well at the box office but not well enough to warrant a theatrical sequel.”

Ok, so two bits of good news. 1) There is no Johnny Knoxville or Jessica “I can’t act to save my life” Simpson. And 2) Being direct to video, it pretty much ensures that we’ll never have to see another Dukes of Hazzard on the big screen in our lifetimes. YAY!!!!

For those of you who are saddened by this news because you loved the first Dukes of Hazzard and really wanted a legit sequel… I’ll send you the phone numbers of some good therapists.

Everyone knows by now that The Da Vinci Code isn’t very good. Well to drive that point home even more, some folks have put together a german version of the REAL trailer. The genius of this trailer is the subtitles. You’ll just have to take my word for it and watch it below… it’s worth your 90 seconds I promise. Thanks to 1mperfex for the heads up.

I’ve said it a hundred times. Not only is Pixar hands down the best studio for animated movies in history… but they are also hands the the best studio PERIOD. There are two reasons for this. One is the visionary approach that Steve Jobs takes to everything. Second is the pure genius of John Lasseter, who is himself directing the newest Pixar flick “Cars” (which by the way, some critics are saying could be the best Pixar film to date).

The good folks over at Coming Soon had an interview with the man recently. It’s a great read… but ONE QUESTION IN PARTICULAR caught my attention… and his answer to that question is why this man should be running Hollywood. Here’s what he has to say:

QUESTION: When you decide to direct again, what was your criteria for picking the movie you wanted to direct?

JOHN LASSETER ANSWER (READ THIS!!!!): At Pixar, the movies are director driven. What I mean by that is that the stories that the directors choose, they write and they come from their own heart. We’re the only studio that’s like that. All the other studios are executive-driven. The movies are picked by executives in development and directors are assigned to them. In the case of me, I pick stuff I like, you know? It’s like toys… bugs… more toys… and now “Cars.” When I was making “Bug’s Life” I came up with the idea of doing something with cars. I grew up in Los Angeles, and as you know, it’s car culture capitol.

Once again I say “This man should be running all of Hollywood”.

Danny Glover is one those actors who we just don’t talk about enough around here (and that’s totally my own fault). I have never… ever… EVER seen this guy turn in a bad performance. Don’t get me wrong, the man has been in some stinker films from time to time… but never once could that be blamed on him or the performance he gave in it.

The man was sadly overshadowed by Mel Gibson in the Lethal Weapon films… which is too bad, because I though Sergeant Roger Murtaugh was one of the BEST characters in any buddy film in history. He brought so much to that franchise. As a side note, I never saw him better than in his small role in The Royal Tenenbaums.

Anyway, the good folks over at Cinema Confidential are reporting that Glover is basically all signed up to appear in the new flick “Be Kind, Rewind”. They give us the following:

Danny Glover is in final negotiations to star in Michel Gondry’s “Be Kind, Rewind” for New Line Cinema. He will join Jack Black and Kirsten Dunst, both of whom have already joined the film. The movie has a video store clerk (Jack Black) who becomes magnetized at a local power plant. He accidentally erases all the videotapes at the local video store owned by Glover’s character. Instead of telling the store owner what happened, Black and his friend decide to re-create the films using the townspeople as actors in order to keep the one customer who keeps the store alive - an elderly lady.

Sounds interesting. But I’m more interested because of Glover’s involvement than the premise of the film.

I loved the original 1983 version of The Star Chamber. In my opinion, it’s one of Michael Douglas’s best films, and yet many people haven’t even heard of it. In the film, Douglas (a judge) is recruited into a secret organization of Judges who are sick and tired of having to let murderers and rapists go free on technicalities.

If I remember this film correctly (its been a LONG time since I’ve seen it), if one of the Judges feels they had to let someone go free on a technicality, but they thought the guy was clearly guilty, then he/she bring the details of the case to the Star Chamber for all the other Judges in the group to hear. If they decide the perp is indeed guilty…. then the guy is mysteriously eliminated. COOL!

The Star Chamber is one of those films that is PERFECT for a remake for several reasons:

1) It’s a great story

2) It is currently fairly unknown to the general public

3) It will adapt well to modern times (23+ years since the original)

4) The topic is still a hotly contested one

The good folks over at IGN have an interview up with Frank Spotnitz (former X-Files producer) about the Star Chamber remake:

I’m working on that actively, yeah. That’s one of the things I spend every day doing. I’m producing that. And that to me is one of the great ideas never fully realized, which is a perfect candidate for a remake,” Spotnitz said. “If you look at the original movie now, it’s really sort of a Reagan-era diatribe against the rights afforded to criminals, and it seems pretty dated. But now, the movie that we’re talking about making is much more about the lengths you’ll go to get justice,” he explained. “I look at the news everyday and I see The Star Chamber.”

I totally agree. I’m not usually up for remakes… but this one is an exception. Bring it on!

I’ll admit it. I’m looking forward to Spy Hunter. Now you have to understand that on my top 5 favorite films of all time list are movies like “Life if Beautiful”, “The Godfather”, “Shawshank Redemption”… but every once in a while I like a good brainless action flick! And Spy Hunter with The Rock seems to fit that bill.

The good folks over at Dark Horizons have this for us:

The script for the Spy Hunter movie has been completed and Universal currently has it set for release next July with shooting expected to begin later this year. When asked what fans can expect, Johnson said they’ll get a “great, well-written story that’s not overly complicated, and funny. Spy Hunter will have great action, some of the set pieces that were written are absolutely mind-blowing. Stuart Beattie has done a fantastic job with the script”.

I’ve already heard quite a lot about some of the set pieces being magnificent. I still say The Rock has all the potential in the world to be the next big action star… but he needs some better projects than Doom the movie. He’s not the next Anthony Hopkins… but he could easily be the next Stallone.

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Desptite that X-Men: The Last Stand made a whopper of $196 million in just four days Avi Arad has told Variety that: “The first reaction, which we should discard, is here comes ‘X-Men 4.”

”We’re working on ‘Wolverine,’ which is definitely a continuation, and we have a very interesting script about a young Magneto.”

So no plans for a project officially titled “X4″ yet, but it sounds like either of these two spin-offs (especially Wolverine) will be X-Men 4… just with a different title. Apart of me would like to see a ‘Wolverine’ Spin-off we might get to see Wolverine go ape shit for once. Another part of me dislikes the idea of a ‘Wolverine’ spin-off because the three X-Men movies always focused on Wolverine anyway. One other problem I have with a ‘Wolverine’ movie is, who will the bad guy be? Are there going to be many characters from the X-Men comics in this movie? And if there is, why not just title the damn thing “X-Men 4″?

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Great, great news! From the looks of this, it appears that fans of Blade Runner (Sealer included) have finannly gotten a wish come true: via Reuters/Hollywood Reporter :

“Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic “Blade Runner,” one of the first movies to appear on DVD in 1997, is being restored and remastered for a brief reissue in September. The DVD, featuring the 1992 “director’s cut,” will be deleted after four months, and replaced by a 25th anniversary “final cut,” which Warner Home Video is billing as Scott’s “definitive new version” of the film. After a limited theatrical release, the newly spruced-up “Runner” will be released in a multidisc special edition DVD that also will include the original theatrical cut, the expanded international theatrical cut and the 1992 director’s cut.”

Now, I feel this is terrific news, because this DVD reissue had been on and off again in the past several years. Glad to see it’s finally on the way. While Warner’s hasn’t given specifics, here’s what I hope is on there:

1) Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott and/or David Peoples [cowriter];

2) Any/all deleted or alternate scenes some of which appeared the “workprints” - including the legend behind the ‘missing’ replicant, fellow Blade Runner Holden in the hospital, and the hockey masked go-go dancers in the cylinder cages.

3) All of Syd Mead’s designs.

4) A *special* section dedicated to model building and production design. Despite being made in the early 80’s, there was no CGI used in this film and all of the effects in model and art direction hold up well to this day. I would even argue that some of BR is BETTER than CGI.

Runner’s FX and look was highly influential, but the difference in this film was there was varied scenes where the audience could appriciate the work that went into the design. Having the Vangelis music didn’t hurt either.

However, as for the DVD itself, I’m not exactly sure why there would be a need for the original domestic cut -after all, when the film caught on video and became a cult phenom, we were practically RAISED on the international cut.

The main difference between the Original domestic and the original int’l is extra seconds of nail piercing, eye gouging, one more gunshot to the back of an unarmed woman and Daryl Hannah sticking her slender fingers up Harrison’s Ford’s nose. The DC generally sans the voiceover and the happy yet ambigious ending.

I’m not really a fan of teaser trailers usually. Most of the time they’re more like announcements than trailers. But sometimes a studio will put one together that is creative and grabs your attention. The new Snakes on A Plane teaser does both.

It’s just a short little teaser… and you don’t see too much material from the actual movie (after all… it is just a teaser). But the spin they put on it is priceless, and shows that the studio really “gets it” as far as the public perception of the movie goes.

You can see the Snakes on a Plane teaser here. Thanks to Joel for the heads up.

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Nightmare on Elm Street star Robert Englund has spoken to Fangoria and revealed that there could be an Elm Street prequel revealing the origins of Freddy Krueger, and it may even be directed by John McNaughton, who helmed the cult horror Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.

Englund said: “I recently saw Henry for the first time and it scared the crap out of me. It really worked. I love what he does with docudrama, which I believe would be a great approach for a Nightmare prequel.”

The horror legend hopes the prequel will happen before the sequel to Freddy Vs Jason, which is already confirmed, which is a shame since it was such a waste of film.

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Rush Hour 3 is getting more attention than either of the others (mostly due to all the insanity surrounding Chris Tucker’s demands and salary, obviously). So, is Ian McKellen as a possible addition a good idea? Does anyone think he’d actually agree to take part? The good folks over at Holywood.Com give us the following:

Ratner, who directed McKellen in the new X-Men film, The Last Stand, admits he’s a huge fan of the actor and loves it when he’s bad. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Ratner says, “(He would be) the very bad French villain, who is inspired by (actor) Max Von Sydow in Three Days of the Condor.”

To snag McKellen in Rush Hour 3 would be a HUGE coupe for the film and give it about 10 extra credibility points with film fans. It would also instantly increase the appeal of the film to an audience it may have otherwise not been interested in. I just have my doubts he’d agree to it.

I don’t like this news at all. Director Jon Favreau has said in a recent interview with MTV that they’re NOT going to have Tony Stark at an alcoholic in the Iron Man film. Bad move.

To me, without that aspect of Stark that makes him so human, so flawed, the story looses any sense of real depth. I’m not a big Iron Man fan, but that aspect of his character makes him interesting. Here’s an excerpt from the good folks over at Dark Horizons:

“The alcoholism doesn’t come into play until later on in the story of Iron Man. [The comic] started off in the ’60s, where it was about him as a successful manufacturer who developed this suit.

HUGE mistake. So what we’re left with is a super rich guy, who runs a billion dollar corporation, and he uses his wealth to finance cool stuff that he uses to fight crime? Hmmm… where have I heard that before??? Oh yeah… BAT-FUCKING-MAN. Come on Jon! Give your head a shake! Don’t take out the element that gives this guy real depth. PLEASE! it’s not too late!

Holy fricken crap! This trailer look AMAZING! Even Doug has to like this one!

While I haven’t exactly been “thrilled” with either of the first two Bourne Identity movies, I have to say that I’ve at least enjoyed them both. It’s a great character with loads of story telling potential, so I’m always looking forward to the next one. The Bourne Ultimatum is no exception.

Recently, the good folks over at Coming Soon had a chance to talk to Julia Stiles about The Bourne Ultimatum. Here’s some of what she had to say:

“I really liked that you didn’t know what I was doing in the first one,” she continued, “and then luckily for me, they decided to explore my character a little bit more in the second one, and now hopefully, more in the third one. You feel like it’s a trilogy that is complete. It’s not just one movie and then another, and then another. Characters you didn’t pay much attention to in the first one, you realize they are much more significant as the trilogy goes on. It’s also a work in progress, too. That’s part of the reason why I can’t explain what exactly my role is going to be in this one, because what’s great about Paul Greengrass is he’s really good at updating those stories so it’s not going to be anything like what the book was. I’ve seen a first draft, and then Tom Stoppard is doing [rewrites]. It’ll be much more about current events, which I think is much more interesting.”

I totally agree with her about apparently smaller characters developing and growing in the overall story of a trilogy over the course of the films. Lord of the Rings did that as well. It gives you a greater sense of continuity to the films instead of just an “episode” feel to a franchise.

You can read the whole Julia Styles interview here.

The movie I’ve been waiting my whole life to see (pretty sad commentary on my life) is finished its first week of filming! A few weeks ago we pointed you to Michael Bay’s blog where he was dropping Transformers info. Yesterday he added a new post about finishing his first week of filming. Here’s some of what he had to say:

“We finished our first week. One of the best first weeks on a movie I’ve ever experienced. We shot over 250 set ups.”

“I’ve anticipated leaks for months so I keep the only shooting script in my computer. Nobody has it, not even actors get a full script. Steven Spielberg taught me this trick.”

“Friday we shot two CV-22’s (Ospreys). They fly like aliens dropping out of the sky. We also shot stealth fighters and low attack missile runs (50 feet off the deck) A10 Warthogs. They look so deadly and mean.”

Well, at least it sounds like he’s enthusiastic about it. Honestly, everything I’ve read and heard about this project up to this point has been encouraging. In the end all that will matter is my opinion of the film after I see it. But it’s always encouraging to see the director getting pumped.

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If you go to see the remake of The Omen, opening everywhere on the 6th of June, keep your eyes peeled for a brief cameo by the original film’s Damien. Harvey Stephens is a press photographer and is listed in the credits as Tabloid Reporter #3.

Stephens now works as a property developer. He told the London newspaper the Evening Standard that the director of the remake, John Moore, thought it would be fun to have Stephens do a cameo. You can see the origianl imdb article here.

I mentioned this in previous Mr. Bean 2 posts… but I’ve got real mixed feelings about this project. On the one hand I LOVE Mr. Bean. A lot of smiles were put on my face as a young teen watching that guy… but then the “Bean” movie came out and it just sucked balls. I was so disappointed.

So now Bean 2 cometh forth… and a part of me wants to see them redeem the mess that was the first Bean film… but the other part of me just wants them to leave it alone. Oh well, here comes Bean 2 and according to the good folks over at Cinema Confidential, they’ve got their supporting cast lined up:

Willem Dafoe, Emma de Caunes and Jean Rochefort have joined the supporting cast of “Bean 2″ starring Rowan Atkinson in the role which made him known worldwide. The sequel to the 1997 film has Mr. Bean traveling to southern France where his video diary accidentally gets scheduled at the Cannes Film Festival.

As a side note… why the hell is Willem Dafoe appearing in films like this? The guy used to be a solid respected actor, but his choice of films and roles to accept in recent years really make you question his sanity.

I must admit the premise sounds like it could be fun, so I’ll be there for sure. Please oh please don’t screw this one up to!

The progression of events goes something like this:

1) I heard there was going to be a Road House 2. Result: Smile on my face.

2) I heard it was going to be direct to video. Result: Frown on my face

3) I heard Rod House 2 was NOT going to have Patrick Swayze in it. Result: I never gave Road House 2 another thought.

Personally I’ve yet to see a decent direct to video film (except perhaps Starship Troopers 2… which was dumb as hell but mildly entertianing). They usually go direct to video for a reason. But hld on a sec… one reviewer over at AICN is saying Road House 2 isn’t half bad… for a Direct to Video flick that is. Here’s some of what he had to say:

“But believe me, I’ve watched alot of terrible DTV sequels and I was amazed at how much this captured the unique ROAD HOUSE feel. I didn’t even know it was possible.”

There are many reasons why this is a worthwhile DTV sequel. Number one, it’s full of action. “Intense, Nonstop Action is on Tap!” says the back cover. There’s alot more fighting in this one than you get in modern Seagal movies, or even some of Van Damme’s, which is especially impressive since you’re actually watching a ROAD HOUSE picture more for the dialogue than the action. You get alot of punching, alot of bashing heads into things, some flying stools, an occasional unnecessary flip or exploding car.

So there you have it. Take it for what it’s worth. Perhaps I’ll wander over to the old Blockbuster and grab this one when it comes out on July 11th. But perhaps I’ll change my mind before then too. Who knows. I just can’t wait to get Doug’s impressions of this.

The whole idea of Clerks 2 has been a double edged sword for most of the Clerks fans. On the one hand they’ve been excited as hell to see Clerks 2… but on the other hand there seems to be this sense of dread… a sense of “Oh no… what if this ruins everything”. It’s an understandable fear considering how often sequels ruin things.

However Clerks fans… hold your heads up high. Apparently the films debut at the Cannes Film Festival was an outstanding success. The good folks over at Cinematical give us the following:

Harvey Weinstein outsmarted everyone by debuting the film at snooty Cannes rather than at Sundance, where it has its roots? Director Kevin Smith reports on View Askew that the film received an eight minute — EIGHT minute — standing ovation following its midnight screening at the world’s most famous film festival. Smith says he was understandably nervous, given the vicious critical reaction to some Cannes films, but lucky for him, the audience apparently either really dug it, or they were really intoxicated and would have applauded You’ve Got Mail.

That’s the part that really gets me. The festival this year has been BRUTAL on movies… and yet Clerks 2 get the big Huzzaa. Cool. I’ll be ready to see this thing opening day with my mp3 player to listen to Smith’s commentary.

Oh my goodness. This thing is soooo WRONG. Where is my credit card?

Mediamelt over at FIlmrot put up a link to this toy that is a must have for any geek collector (I’m positive my friend Shannon must already have this). The doll (as you can see) and Andy standing without his shirt just following the infamous chest hair removal scene. It says various lines from the film such as”

“I’m shyyyyyy”

“It loses its value if you take it out of its packagin” And many more.

The only thing I’m worried about… is if I bring a date over to my place who hasn’t seen the movie yet, and the first thing they see on my desk is a statuete of a hary man in nothing but boxers. Oh who am I kidding… like I’ll ever be able to get a real woman in my place. WHERE THE HELL IS MY CREDIT CARD!!!!!

The highest award and the most prestigious film festival in the world has been given out to “Wind That Shakes Barley“. Apparently it was so good that the 9 member jury, headed by Wong Kar-wai voted unanimously for the film. The good folks at Yahoo Movies give us this:

British director Ken Loach’s “The Wind That Shakes the Barley,” a saga set amid Ireland’s struggle for independence in the early 1920s, won top honors Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival.

The film stars Cillian Murphy, and I’ve been dying to see it ever since I heard about it a few months ago. Congratulation to Ken Loach!

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The good folks over at the IMDB have relayed tragic news for fans of Paul Gleason. The actor, best known for his role as Principal Vernon in The Breakfast Club, has died of lung cancer. He was 67.

Gleason was a veteran character actor who starred in modern classics, including Die Hard and Trading Places. He was often cast in comedies as authority figures. In recent years, Not Another Teen Movie and Van Wilder paid homage to his Breakfast Club character by casting him in similar roles.

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New pictures have been taken by someone who caught Tobey on set. In these pictures you can kinda see Peter’s symbiote costume. The problem I have with the new costume is the symbol looks really small. Maguire is only revealing a bit of the chest from the symbiote costume, but yet you can almost see the whole symbol.

Besides that the pictures are pretty cool and they show Peter is begining to be taken over by the symbiote.

You can see all the set pics over here.

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Avi Arad talked to Empire about some of the up and coming Marvel movies in the future. Here is what Avi had to say.

Spider-Man 3

“This is definetly a ‘3′ in terms of scale. Movie one was origin, movie two was, ‘I cannot do it anymore,’ and movie three is, ‘I’m powerful, what does that do to me?”

Regarding Venom:

“I don’t know about Venom, I know about Topher Grace!….The black suit is a metaphor for Spidey’s mental state. In Spider-Man 2 we wanted him to put the suit back on; here we’ll want him to take it off. He cannot be the Peter we want him to be unless he takes the suit off….”

Fantastic Four 2

“It’s a couple of years later and we get to see what their life is like. What else is there for them to accomplish, what issues are in their lives, where’s Doom?”

Regarding Galactus: “They’ll be some pretty big surprises. What we’re trying to do is not to show him, but to show someone else, initially.”

The Hulk 2

“It’s still a study in anger. It’s more a love story between Bruce and Betty. It has the feel of The Fugitive, and Bruce is on a mission to get rid of the Hulk. When you see the Abomination, you’ll see something really special.

Not much info here regarding Spider-Man 3 but FF2 sounds like FF have not been up to much since Doom was turned into a solid statue. And I don’t think Mr. Nagy will be to happy about Hulk 2 being a love story. I just want Hulk to smash things up…And Betty while the green bastard is at it.

This can’t be right can it? Remember last week when everyone gasped with amazment that Da Vinci Code made over $33 million on it opening day? That was amazing! Well, X-Men 3 comes along and makes over $44 million on it’s first day! I knew people were interested in seeing it… but I didn’t realize they were THIS interested in seeing it.

Well here’s the amazing thing… according to Yahoo Movies, X-Men has made… are you ready for this… over $102 million for it’s opening weekend domestically. That number is staggering. I’m partially thinking it must be a mistake… but nope… Boxoffice Mojo confirms it. X-Men 3 is now the #5 all time opening weekend ( just behind Spider-Man, Star Wars Episode 3, Shrek 2, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).

Yeah… someone just try to convince me there isn’t going to be an X-Men 4. It’s like printing your own free money.

I caught the latest My Super Ex-Girlfriend trailer at X-Men 3 last night. Personally I laughed out loud about 3 or 4 times through the thing. Don’t get me wrong… the movie looks like it could bomb… but the trailer did make me giggle.

For those of you who may not know, My Super Ex-Girlfriend is about a guy (Luke Wilson) who decides to break up with his girlfriend (Uma Thurman) only to then discover that she’s a Superhero who is now bent on making his life a living hell.

To see the trailer you have to go through a ton of annoying MTV crap… but I think it’s worth it. You can see the My Super Ex-Girlfriend trailer here. (via)