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He not only has been offered the lead role in Ron Howard’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, but now Javier Bardem has reportedly been offered a major role opposite Daniel Craig in Sam Mendes’s Bond 23. Deadline has the report and says there are no details as to what role Bardem’s been offered, but I think we’re…

Here are the new MPAA ratings from BULLETIN NO: 2075. The Bridge To Nowhere Rated R For drug use, pervasive language, sexual content and violence. Chai Lai Angels Rated R For violence and some language. A Christmas Proposal Rated PG For brief mild language. District 9 Rated R For bloody violence and pervasive language. Release Date: August 14, 2009 The…

Back in late July, test footage for a Deadpool movie featuring Ryan Reynolds “leaked” online. I wasn’t necessarily impressed, but the reaction around the Internet seemed to be rather favorable to the point Reynolds, speaking with Niagra Falls Review (via ComicBook.com), said, “There was such an overpowering reaction to the footage, you sort of feel like, ‘Oh, so we weren’t crazy for our…

I revisited the original Planet of the Apes films recently and when I say original I mean I didn’t include Tim Burton’s 2001 remake. I’ve seen that film once in my life and that was enough and it didn’t really suit my intentions. However, the original five films are awfully entertaining as well as thought-provoking. Themes of…

Nine has already screened a few times for reviewing press, but they’ve been asked to remain mum on the film. As much as I would like to hear some positive word, I’m happy there hasn’t been any chatter to disrupt my anticipation as I will be seeing it on December 8. However, for now Yahoo has debuted the…

Last night, the Upper Playground Gallery in Los Angeles presented THE LOST ART OF INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS in an effort to display fanmade artwork from artists including David Choe, Sam Flores, Estevan Oriol, Grotesk, Jeremy Fish, Patrick Martinez, Alex Pardee, Dora Drimalas, Munk One, N8 Van Dyke, Rene Alamanza, Morning Breath and Skinner Davis. The presentation was also…

While at Comic Con RopeofSilicon was one of the lucky few to get a 1:1 sit down with writer/director Joss Whedon. Of course since Serenity‘s unexplicable dissapointment at the box-office things haven’t gone so well for Joss, but he was more than willing to talk about such things as Serenity and the upcoming special edition DVD release, Wonder Woman and…

UPDATE: Marvel has posted an update on their Twitter account to note this is a new comic book title, not a new movie title. @kellyherron27 We’re announcing a comic book title, not a movie. Make sure to tune in! — Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 14, 2014 Marvel has decided to use “The View” as their platform to announce “an all-new…

I must not be paying close enough attention to the trade news because I didn’t even know Dead Man Down, a new thriller from the original The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo helmer Niels Arden Oplev, who is reteaming with the original Lisbeth Salander, Noomi Rapace, and Colin Farrell. The story centers on Victor (Farrell), who was hired by Beatrice (Rapace)…

I’m not sure what other signs we need when it comes to expecting David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis to play at the Cannes Film Festival, but with a May 23 release already set for France and now a teaser trailer with French subtitles all that’s left is the official announcement. Cosmopolis is based on the novel by Don DeLillo, and follows…