Month: March 2011 | FilmBuffOnline

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March 31, 2011 Bill Gatevackes

1. Hop (Universal, 3,577 Theaters, 90 Minutes, Rated PG): There hasn’t been a really good coming of age movie set in the world of dance since Footloose or, some might say, Shag. Well, we might [click for more]

Drew Pearce Writing IRON MAN 3, Not Shane Black

March 31, 2011 Rich Drees

In what is sure to be a disappointment to many fans, it turns out that while Marvel Studios hired Die Hard creator Shane Black to direct Iron Man 3, they will be turning to someone [click for more]

THOR: First Clip

March 31, 2011 Rich Drees

Here’s the first clip from Marvel Studio’s upcoming Thor film. It’s from the sequence where the titular Norse god (Chris Hemsworth) has just been thrown out of Asgard by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and [click for more]

Geoffrey Rush Lending Voice To GREEN LANTERN

March 31, 2011 Rich Drees

Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush will be lending his voice to one of the alien characters in the upcoming comic book adaptation Green Lantern. Rush will be voicing the CG character of Tomar-Re, an alien [click for more]

Should We Be Worried About Who Is Converting STAR WARS To 3D?

March 30, 2011 Rich Drees

So yesterday evening George Lucas announced the post-production firm that will be handling the conversion of his Star Wars series of films to 3D. But if the name Prime Focus doesn’t ring a few bells [click for more]

WORLD WAR Z May Have Some Life After All

March 30, 2011 Rich Drees

Paramount’s troubles in finding a co-financier for their adaptation of Max Brooks’ zombie novel World War Z may be over. Deadline is reporting that the studio is currently in negotiations with David Ellison and his [click for more]

And The Title To Pixar’s MONSTERS INC Follow Up Is –

March 29, 2011 Rich Drees

Disney has announced the title for the follow up to the hit Pixar animated feature Monsters, Inc. – Monster University. The announcement was made earlier to day at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, though the names [click for more]

Warners Announces New Attempt At JUSTICE LEAGUE Film

March 29, 2011 Bill Gatevackes

Here’s the difference between the Marvel and DC film empires. The Marvel film efforts are such a well oiled machine that nothing short of a fistfight on set will get mention in the trades. However, [click for more]

Pine Swaps STAR TREK And JACK RYAN Franchises On Schedule

March 29, 2011 Rich Drees

Paramount Pictures likes being in the Chris Pine business. Not only is he heading up the studio’s highly successful Star Trek franchise reboot, they have tapped the actor to star in their relaunch of their [click for more]

Crowe In Discussions For McKay’s THE BOYS

March 29, 2011 Rich Drees

Russell Crowe is reportedly in discussion to star in Step Brother‘s director Adam McKay’s in development comic book adaptation The Boys. Crowe would play Billy Butcher, the head of an elite CIA black ops group [click for more]