Hitman Director Xavier Gens To Direct The Fallout I’m always ready to see a post-apocalyptic action thriller, even when it turns out to be something likeBabylon A.D.Call me an eternal optimist. Even the lousy films often have a kernel of a good idea in them. Now a new film calledThe Fallout, set in post-apocalyptic New York, will shoot early next year. But I’m already a bit detached from it after reading the directorial assignment....

How I Met Your Mother’s Ending Was Almost Far Less Divisive It’s incredibly difficult to write a good ending. This is particularly true in the case of long form storytelling, such as a TV show, in which audiences have dedicated years of their lives to a narrative, only to be thoroughly disappointed by its conclusion. There are plenty of great shows with legacies forever tarnished thanks to divisive endings, as fans of"Lost"or"Game of Thrones"might tell you....

Jennifer Aniston And Jason Bateman Reunite For An ‘Office Christmas Party’ With A Hilarious Cast If you’ve ever held a job in your lifetime, there’s a good chance that you’ve had to deal with the inevitable craziness and/or awkwardness of an office Christmas party. And nowBlades of GlorydirectorsWill SpeckandJosh Gordonwill attempt to bring that to the big screen with the help ofHorrible BossesstarsJennifer AnistonandJason Bateman, as well as two of the best supporting comedy stars working today....

Johnnie To’s Vengeance Movie Trailer Johnnie To may be one of the most prolific Hong Kong directors working today, having directed at least two films a year since the early 90s, but he’s also one of the most important. With John Woo and many other prominent HK directors crossing the waters to direct films in America during the 90s, things back home started to get a bit stale, especially when it came to modern-day crime films....

Joss Whedon In Final Negotiations To Direct The Avengers On April Fool’s Day,IESBhad the bad timing to report thatJoss Whedonwas on the shortlist to directThe Avengersfor Marvel. Really bad timing for that scoop — while Whedon is the sort of guy a lot of fans would like to see on this film, there was too much reason to be skeptical when it ran on April 1. TheLA Timesconfirmed that shortlist a few days later, but even then it was tough to tell if the studio was serious, or just spitballing in the same way it seemed to do with theCaptain Americacasting....

Kathryn Hahn Has Been Cast As Joan Rivers In Showtime’s The Comeback Girl Comedy legend Joan Rivers lived a life that constantly defied expectations and traditions, resulting in her ceiling-smashing rise as a prominent and successful woman in a business that hardly seemed willing to give her time or space. In that light, it’s always been of the utmost importance that any fictionalized retelling of Rivers' life would only be attempted with an actor who can similarly rise to the occasion and embody an icon who refused to be easily defined....

Kurtzman And Orci Producing ‘Ender’s Game’ In September, it wasreportedthatGavin Hood, the director ofTsotsiandX-Men Origins: Wolverine, was developing a big screen adaptation ofOrson Scott Card’s award winning 1985 sci-fi novelEnder’s Game. The trades reported that Hood had rewritten a script that Card himself wrote and was developing the project to direct with a production company called Odd Lot Entertainment. TonightRoberto Orcirevealed onTwitterthat he is involved in the project with writing/producer-partnerAlex Kurtzman....

Liam Hemsworth, Kit Harrington, And More Compete For Male Leads In Stephenie Meyer Adaptation ‘The Host’ With the uber-successfulTwilightfilm series due to end next November, Hollywood is turning its attention thatotherStephenie Meyeradaptation, the sci-fi romanceThe Host.In Timewriter/directorAndrew Niccolboardedthe project earlier this year withSaoirse Ronanset to star, and now a group of young up-and-comers are getting ready to compete for the two male leads. Liam Hemsworth(The Last Song),Kit Harrington(Game of Thrones),Jai Courtney(Spartacus: Blood and Sand), andMax Irons(Red Riding Hood) are set to test for a character named Jared, whileDane DeHaan(The Place Beyond the Pines),Thomas McDonnell(Prom),Augustus Prew(Charlie St....

LOL: John Cena Makes ‘The Karate Kid’ Final Fight Go Much Differently On ‘SNL’ Wrestling superstar andJohn Cenacontinued his crossover from WWE fame to mainstream acting by hostingSaturday Night Livefor the first time. We’ll have a recap of the full episode later today, but one particular sketch deserved to be singled out, even if it wasn’t the funniest of the night. The final fight ofThe Karate Kidis one of the most famous endings to any sports drama ever....

LOL: See How ‘Airplane!’ Liberally Borrowed From 1957 Thriller ‘Zero Hour’ For serious devotees of the movieAirplane!, the fact thatJerry Zucker,Jim Abrahams, andDavid Zucker(aka ZAZ) were heavily inspired by the 1957 movieZero Houris no secret. They talk about the film on the DVD commentary and have mentioned in interviews thatAirplane!is based to some extent onZero Hour. But it’s one thing to know that the script forAirplane!was heavily based on this dead-serious air thriller, and quite another thing to watch all the related scenes back to back....

Obi-Wan Kenobi Director Brought Back Darth Vader For A Good Reason Darth Vader has been a gigantic part of the “Star Wars” franchise ever since the opening minutes of the first movie in 1977. So fans might have some feelings about the fact that he is once again going to be at the very center of a new project in a galaxy far, far away, with the villain returning in the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” show later this year....

Ong Bak 3 Teaser Trailer: It’s All Elbows And Elephants Back in Octoberwe ran a piece of promo art forOng Bak 3. That’s the second sequel to the sensational Thai kickboxing movieOng Bak, which instantly established starTony Jaaas an action film hero. When we ran that piece, we knew that the film was already almost done, after having gone into production rather quietly. TheOng Bak 2shoot was a big story, as Jaa took over the directorial reigns and had a very public breakdown....

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