‘Zombieland’ Writers Rhett Reese And Paul Wernick To Direct ‘Doc And Howie’ Let this be a lesson to any aspiring writers out there. Write fun, interesting flicks and you are going to get a ton of work. TakeRhett ReeseandPaul Wernickfor example. They’re the guys who wroteZombieland, a modestly budgeted film that was a hit with both fans and critics. And though they’d each been working in the business for several years on varying projects, includingThe Joe Schmo Show,it took one little spark and they’re off to the races....

20 Years Ago, Tom Cruise Reinvented Himself As An Actor With ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ And ‘Magnolia’ Tom Cruisehas always been a risk-taker on the big screen, for good and ill. Lately, the risks he takes center around the physical — the ever-expandingMission: Impossiblefranchise is now focused on the question of how far Cruise can push his body for the sake of entertaining the masses. Those risks feel all the more remarkable as Cruise approaches his 60th birthday....

American Psycho Stage Musical In The Works With Music By Duncan Sheik It says a lot about the performance ofChristian Baleas the murderous bankerPatrick Batemanthat, when most people hear the titleAmerican Psycho, they immediately think ofMary Harron’s 2000 movie rather than the original novel byBret Easton Ellis. Can any cohort of singing and dancing performers hope to upstage Bale’s Bateman, or even stand up to it? Let’s hope so, asAmerican Psychois being adapted as a stage musical....

Battle: Los Angeles Adds Cast, Will Be ‘Black Hawk Down Meets Alien’ Battle: Los Angeles, the alien invasion action flick that is about to begin shooting in Louisiana (not quite Los Angeles…) has added quite a few cast members, and on the eve of the shoot starAaron Eckhartmakes some promises about what sort of film we’re likely to see when it’s all said and done. First up,THRreports that R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo has joined the cast....

Blink Filmmakers Talk About Their New Horror Short, Possibly Adapting It Into A Feature, And More [Interview] Sony’s genre label Screen Gems has created an incubator program called the Scream Gems Horror Lab, which collaborates with rising filmmakers to produce horror shorts with the hopes of developing them into full-fledged feature films. First out of the gate is “Blink,” which had its world premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival yesterday and is now available to watch in full on YouTube....

Bryan Cogman’s ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spin-Off Show Won’t Be Moving Forward Bryan Cogmanhas spent the past ten years of his life immersed in the fictional world of Westeros, first as a writers assistant to theGame of Thronesshowrunners and then quickly graduating to a staff writer and producer on the show. (He wrote the most recent episode, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” which isone of our favorite episodes of the series....

Cool Stuff: Pop Culture Reimagined As Little Golden Books By Joey Spiotto There’s just something wonderful about seeing your favorite pop culture properties reimagined as something unimaginable. ArtistJoey Spiottodoes that really well.In previous years, he’s become well-known for turning pop culture properties likeFirefly, The AvengersandLostinto eye-catching album covers. Now he’s taking that tone and turning it into a full gallery exhibit by adapting properties likeBreaking Bad, Pulp Fiction, Godzilla, Guardians of the Galaxy, A Clockwork Orangeand others into children’s books reminiscent of Random House’s popular “Little Golden Books” series....

Early Buzz: ‘Noah’ By Darren Aronofsky Is Powerful, Ambitious Noahrepresents a big change of pace forDarren Aronofskyin that it’s his first big-budget studio film. But those who worry that he’s sold his soul to Paramount Pictures needn’t worry. Following some early screenings, the word going around is Aronofsky is as bold and ambitious as ever — for better or for worse. The closest comparison seems to be Aronfsky’sThe Fountain. That may be good news for die-hard Aronofsky fans, many of whom consider that movie his best, but it could also be bad news for the studio, asThe Fountaintanked horribly at the box office....

Eternals Clip: Marvel’s Newest, Oldest Heroes Save Some Helpless Humans The first official clip from Marvel’s"Eternals"has arrived, and it features sea monsters and sign language. When a winged murder dragon comes crawling out of the ocean, who’s going to be there to save the prehistoric boy it wants to eat? Why,Earth’s original superheroes, of course. At 26 films and counting, you might think the Marvel Cinematic Universe has nothing new left to offer, but “Eternals” marks a number of firsts....

Fast & Furious – Supercharged: Everything We Learned About Universal Studios Florida’s New Ride Last week, I traveled to Orlando, Florida to experience the grand opening of Universal Studios Orlando Resort’s newest attraction. Based on the popular car heist film franchise,Fast & Furious – Superchargedputs you in the center of a ridiculously over-the-top freeway car chase. But it’s more than an adaptation of the similar tram tour segment from Universal Studios Hollywood, allowingFast & Furiousfans to step into the secret warehouse hideout of America’s favorite “family....

Halloween Horror Nights Adds Zombieland, Rob Zombie, And More Themed Scare Zones At Universal Studios Florida Universal Studios Florida’sHalloween Horror Nightsscare zones are going to be overrun by the undead this year, featuring the zombies from the upcoming filmZombieland: Double Tapto aRob Zombie-themed “Hillbilly Deluxe” zone, and more. Get the details about all five scare zones below. The official Universal Orlando blog has unveiled five scare zones coming to this year’s spook-tacular theme park celebration....

Harry Potter Return To Hogwarts Final Trailer: Go Behind The Scenes Of The Magic It’s been 20 years since “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” brought the Wizarding World to the big screen for the first time, and what better way to celebrate than with a reunion special? HBO Max will ring in the New Year with"Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,“a streaming special that reunites “Harry Potter” movie stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint with many of their co-stars from the films, as well as key creatives like “Sorcerer’s Stone” and “Chamber of Secrets” directorChris Columbus....

Here’s Why Clint Eastwood Passed On Starring In Die Hard [Exclusive] For those of us who grew up with “Die Hard” (especially the children of parents who deemed it one of their favoriteChristmas movies), it is nearly impossible to imagine the film’s blood-and-sweat-drenched protagonist John McClane being played by anyone other than Bruce Willis. Little did we know, Willis was essentially the last person everyone had in mind when it came to casting “Die Hard,” as he wasn’t considered a formidable action star at the time....