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Monster Squad Finds A Shrek-Type Director

19 October 2009 5:26 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

If you are like me (and we can only hope you have more of a life than I do), then when you read the title you were hoping it was a remake or sequel to the awesome young boys monster movie from the 80’s, The Monster Squad. Alas, this is not the case because the Warner Bros film was previously titled Nightcrawlers and will be a supernatural action comedy. Great, that means somewhere Will Ferrell will make a ridiculous cameo or heaven forbid, have a starring role.

Warner Bros. Studios has tapped Mike Mitchell (Sky High, Shrek Forever After) to helm the new Monster Squad movie which will work off of a nine year-old spec script written by Brian Lynch and rewritten by Brad Copeland (Wild Hogs). Donald De Line (The Italian Job) is attached to produce and the studio hopes to start filming next summer 2010.

 

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- Paul Young

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Mike Mitchell’s Monster Squad Is Not A Remake

19 October 2009 7:33 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

When I first read the headline today that Mike “Sky High” Mitchell was selected to direct the upcoming Warner Bros. project “Monster Squad,” my initial reaction was one of confusion and outright agitation. Misguided nerd rage eventually immediately set in, and I quickly began a frantic quest for answers. Naturally, all of these negative feelings vanished upon learning that, while the movie does share the name of Fred Dekker’s classic 80’s flick, it is not a reimagining but a separate, completely unrelated production. And while I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before someone gets the idea to put one of my favorite childhood movies through the proverbial remake machine, at least it isn’t today. According to Dark Horizons, this particular “Monster Squad” is based on Brian Lynch’s script “Nightcrawlers,” a self-proclaimed action comedy which chronicles a father’s quest to overcome his fear of the dark. »

- Todd

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Extra! Laura Dern Is a Focker, Mike Mitchell Enlists in Monster Squad, Screen Gems Hires The Black Phantom, and Scott Derrickson Is Among The Living

19 October 2009 1:43 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Here at Collider, we’re all killer, no filler.  Okay, sometimes a little filler.  Filler’s good for you.  Makes you grow up big and strong and slightly overweight.  But rather than throw up four stories, we’re going to give them to you for the price of one.  We’re generous like that.

Hit the jump to read about Laura Dern joining “Little Fockers”, “Shrek Forever After” director Mike Mitchell making “Monster Squad” his next project, Screen Gems developing the comedy, “The Black Phantom”, and Scott Derrickson coming on board to direct “The Living”.

Laura Dern Joins Little Fockers

Since there’s no shame in working crummy jobs in this economy, actress Laura Dern has joined the cast for the upcoming “Meet the Parents” sequel, “Little Fockers”.  Original cast members Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, and Owen Wilson are returning with Jessica Alba signing on »

- Matt Goldberg

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Wait, so this Monster Squad movie isn't a remake of The Monster Squad?

19 October 2009 1:20 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

Outside of a group of film buffs and fanboys, not a lot of the general public is going to care that Warner Bros. decided to rename their supernatural action comedy Nightcrawlers, which has undergone major story revisions since being purchased nine years ago by the studio, to Monster Squad. But to those of us that came of age in the 1980s or just obsessively know the credits of Lethal Weapon screenwriter Shane Black, The Monster Squad was a 1987 supernatural action comedy too. However, aside from sharing two of the three words, this new Monster Squad will likely veer away from the kids club of monster hunters seen in the '87 movie.

All of this is just esoteric information to the real meat of the story which is Warners has hired Sky High and Surviving Christmas director Mike Mitchell to direct Monster Squad. After nearly a decade of sitting in development »

- Patrick Sauriol

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First “The Crazies” Trailer

2 October 2009 12:38 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

Overture Films has revealed the first trailer for “The Crazies” remake directed by Breck Eisner (Sahara) from the script by Scott Kosar.

A remake of George A. Romero’s 1973 film of the same name finds the military attempting to contain a killer man-made virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected in a small town.

Science fiction/horror/thriller movie stars Timothy Olyphant (A Perfect Getaway, Hitman, High Life, The Girl Next Door), Radha Mitchell (Surrogates, Rogue, Silent Hill), Danielle Panabaker (Friday the 13th, Sky High, Mr. Brooks, Home of the Giants) and Joe Anderson (Amelia, The Ruins).

“The Crazies” is scheduled to hit theaters on February 26, 2010.

You can also take a look at the first teaser poster for “The Crazies“

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- Fiona

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Uma's Ceremony gets underway next month

30 September 2009 7:56 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

Uma Thurman is now attached to a new comedy called Ceremony, a film that she'll make first before moving on to the drama Girl Soldier.

In Ceremony, Thurman plays an older woman that is about to walk down the aisle. A younger man (played by Sky High's Michael Angarano) falls in love with Thurman's character and threatens to derail her wedding.

Max Winkler (son of Henry Winkler, a.k.a. The Fonz) will direct from a screenplay that he wrote. Nala Films is financing and producing the flick which begins filming October 21 on Long Island. »

- Patrick Sauriol

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The Crazies Teaser Poster

29 September 2009 3:21 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

Overture Films just sent us their teaser poster for “The Crazies,” a remake of George A. Romero’s 1973 film of the same name.

The remake finds the military attempting to contain a killer man-made virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected in a small town.

Science fiction/horror/thriller film is directed by Breck Eisner (Sahara), and starring Timothy Olyphant (A Perfect Getaway, High Life, The Girl Next Door), Radha Mitchell (Surrogates, Rogue, Silent Hill), Danielle Panabaker (Friday the 13th, Sky High, Mr. Brooks, Home of the Giants) and Joe Anderson (Amelia, The Ruins).

The Crazies is slated to hit theaters on February 26, 2010.

The Crazies Teaser Poster

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- Allan Ford

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Gentleman Broncos Trailer Arrives

13 August 2009 7:20 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

It’s been three years since Jared Hess delivered us the ever so slightly underwhelming Nacho Libre, but fear not – the writer/director is back back back with Gentlemen Broncos, a film which, if the new trailer is anything to go by, is a return to his glorious Napoleon Dynamite form.The film stars Michael Angarano (The Forbidden Kingdom, Sky High) as meek high schooler Benjamin Purvis. He’s  a sci-fi geek who worships pretentious author Ronald Chevalier (Conchord Jermaine Clement, pitching a performance somewhere between Garth Marenghi and Todd Rivers from Darkplace), and is thrilled when they met at a sci-fi convention, only to learn later that the hack is passing off the student’s idea as his own. Naturally, things get worse when the book, called ‘Bronco’, becomes a huge success. Meanwhile, we get the joy of seeing Sam Rockwell – who seems to be making a habit of »

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Gentlemen Broncos Movie Trailer

13 August 2009 12:24 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

I've been looking forward to seeing footage from Gentleman Broncos by Jared Hess, and a trailer is now online at Apple. The film follows a high school kid (Sky High's Michael Angarano) who goes to a fantasy / sci-fi writer's camp, where the most famous sci-fi author in the world (Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement) steals his book idea. We see each author's version of the book acted out, with Sam Rockwell in the lead each time. It's not that I'm a big fan of Hess -- nearly the opposite, in fact, based on his previous films Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre -- but I love the concept here, and Hess has assembled a fantastic cast. And while the trailer has definite touches of Napoleon Dynamite that don't do a lot for me (but which a lot of people will probably love just as they loved Nd, and why »

- Russ Fischer

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The Best Superhero Movie of All Time Tournament! Round #4!

10 August 2009 8:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

The only pairings we haven't tackled yet are the "4 vs. 13" and "5 vs. 12" matchups. And so, after a recap of Round 3, we'll dig right into Round 4. The results of Round 4, and the full bracket, will arrive on Thursday night!

#3 Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008) vs. #14 Catwoman (2004)

#6 Hancock (2008) vs. #11 The Guyver (1991)

#3 Watchmen (2009) vs. #14 Batman & Robin (1997)

#6 Sky High (2005) vs. #11 Blade: Trinity (2004)

#3 Blade (1998) vs. #14 Judge Dredd (1995)

#6 The Rocketeer (1991) vs. #11 Spider-Man 3 (2007)

#3 X2: X-Men United (2003) vs. #14 The Crow: Salvation (2000)

#6 Swamp Thing (1982) vs. #11 Tank Girl (1995)

Bracket A

#4 The Incredible Hulk (2008) vs. #13 Superman 3 (1983)

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#5 Batman Returns (1992) vs. #12 My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

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- Scott Weinberg

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Cinematical Presents: The Best Superhero Movie of All Time Tournament! (Pre-Show)

22 July 2009 8:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I believe we may have done this once before, and it's a geek-friendly internet game that's been around a lot longer than Cinematical ... but hey, fun is fun, right? Plus we wanted to do something nerdish and colorful to kick off the worldwide Comic Con festivites. (Oh, it's only in San Diego? It only feels like a global event? Gotcha.) Anyway, you should know how this works: Deep within the confines of my hard drive there lies a list of over 64 Superhero Movies. But before we can truly get started we need to whittle that list down to precisely 64, at which point I'll randomize the films, bracket them accordingly, and begin the game proper.

So here's how you start: I will give you a bunch of choices. You pick which film you like more. Yes, just like on Flickchart, you addicts. The winners earn the right to make the big »

- Scott Weinberg

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[DVD Review] Super Capers

22 July 2009 9:37 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Citizens/potential buyers/renters beware! Do not be fooled by the slickly Photoshopped DVD cover of this nauseating film. Super Capers, brainchild of director/writer Ray Griggs, is an underfunded, overcooked, lame-brained super hero parody that doesn’t manage one genuine laugh. Much like the smug mug of Justin Whalin (he of Dungeons & Dragons film fame), the film is content to prance around mindlessly until you pray for a way out, a rushed ending, anything to put a stop to the unimaginative low-budget horror.

Possibly the only genuinely enjoyable section of the film is its animated intro. Studios take notice - Tom Richmond is a talented illustrator who should be doing better work than this (yes, I had to look him up). The score, by Nathan Lanier, is also quite good, and you’ll be tuning into it a lot when you are unable to stomach the action onscreen. Make »

- Mark Zhuravsky

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Disney Props and Costumes Invade Comic-Con - Tron, Condorman, The Black Hole, and More

8 July 2009 6:43 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

If you’re a fan of movie props, costumes, and Disney, this year’s Comic-Con should be cool. That’s because D23 (the official community for Disney fans) is bringing a display of costumes and props from “The Rocketeer”, “The Black Hole”, “Sky High”, “Tron” and “Condorman”. They’re calling it the “Heroic and Robotic” exhibition and it’s been [...] »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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Shrek Forever After Movie Poster

29 June 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »

Dreamworks Animation just released this brand new movie poster for the upcoming animated film “Shrek Forever After” aka Shrek Forever After: An IMAX 3D Experience by director Mike Mitchell (Sky High, Surviving Christmas) and starring Cameron Diaz (Bobbie Sue, The Box), Eddie Murphy (Beverly Hills Cop IV, The Incredible Shrinking Man), Mike Myers (Inglourious Basterds), Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots, Dali) and Ian McShane (Deadwood, Kings). Synopsis: The further adventures of the giant green ogre, Shrek, living in the land of Far, Far Away. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “Shrek Forever After”. »

- Brian Corder

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Once Upon a Time in MGM's development pipeline

19 June 2009 4:40 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

The director of the upcoming fourth Shrek movie has inked a deal to make another movie based on fairy tale characters. Mike Mitchell has been slotted by MGM to direct Once Upon a Time, set to go into production sometime next year.

The screenplay, which was written by Kevin Marcus, Bradley Marcus and Charlie Vignola, is set in the years after Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty have married their princes (all brothers from the Charming family) and settled down to a life of domestic bliss. When their husbands all go missing at the same time it's up to the fair ladies to find out what happened to them and save their fantasy kingdom from some kind of threat.

New in Town's Darryl Taja is producing the live-action movie. Mitchell has previous experience handling effects laden live-action fantasy pictures since he also directed 2005's Sky High for Disney. Casting hasn't »

- Patrick Sauriol

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Danielle Panabaker Joins John Carpenter’s ‘Ward’

18 June 2009 8:08 AM, PDT | HorrorYearbook | See recent HorrorYearbook news »

Friday the 13th and Sky High star Danielle Panabaker has just joined Amber Heard (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane) to co-star in John Carpenter's new film The Ward. The movie follows Heard as a patient in a psychiatric ward that is haunted by a girl ghost at night. Panabaker will play the slutty, snob of the nut house, who flirts with the orderlies and faces electroshock therapy. Panabaker is also starring in The Crazies remake in theaters on April 24, 2009, which means she is now eligible to be featured in our Hot Babes section. Now all we have to do is wait and pray that Maxim magazine features her in a sexy photo shoot. Until then check out her small photo gallery below. »

- wil

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Cam Gigandet Takes His Career to a 'Priest'

8 June 2009 2:26 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

I received a crazy email recently regarding Priest, the upcoming adaptation of Min-Woo Hyung's TokyoPop comic book, but unfortunately I ditched it not knowing it would come in handy so quickly. It had something to do with how the story was being treated all wrong, but since I am not familiar with the source material of the horror Western I had no reply. Perhaps some of you can enlighten me in the comments? However, I can pass on word Cam Gigandet has joined Paul Bettany in the Scott Stewart directed production according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film centers on a warrior priest (Bettany) who disobeys church law by teaming with a young sheriff (Gigandet) who is part vampire and a priestess to track down a band of renegade vampires who have kidnapped the priest's niece. This adaptation has been around for quite some time and at one point »

- Brad Brevet

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Dreamworks Animation: 2009-2012 Lineup

28 May 2009 2:22 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Dreamworks Animation (aka the poor man’s Pixar) has released their animated movie lineup for the next four years. Unsurprisingly there are further entries into tried and tested (at the box office) series’ such as Shrek and Madagascar, a sequel to the surprisingly good Kung Fu Panda, and a few original projects. They plan to produce one or two sequels and an original project every year, all of which will be produced in digital 3D.

 

March 10, 2010 - How To Train Your Dragon

The son of a Viking chief must capture a dragon in order to mark his passage into manhood and prove his worthiness to the tribe in directors Lorna Cook and David Soren’s adaptation of Cressida Cowell’s popular children’s book.

Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Craig Ferguson, Kristen Wiig, Tj Miller and Christopher Mintz-Plasse are on board to voice the dragon animation. It »

- Ross Miller

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In Brief: Jonah Hex, The Crazies, Day Of The Triffids

31 March 2009 11:54 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Will Arnett (Arrested Development) and Michael Shannon (Dead Birds) have joined the cast of Jonah Hex. Both actors previously appeared together in the 2006 comedy Let's Go To Prison, and will join a cast that includes Josh Brolin (Grindhouse: Planet Terror), John Malkovich (Shadow Of The Vampire), and Megan Fox (Jennifer's Body, Transformers). The adaptation of the popular DC Comics horror/western begins shooting this month.

The UK site Broadcast Now has snagged the first image from the BBC's remake, The Day Of The Triffids. This is the third time that the John Wyndham novel has seen a live-action adaptation, following a 1962 film, and a 1981 Australian mini-series. Wyndham also wrote The Midwich Cuckoos, the source material upon which Village Of The Damned was based. 'Midwich has also been adapted three times. The latest 'Triffids stars Brian Cox, Jason Priestly, Dougray Scott, and Eddie Izzard »

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Rofl alert! It's the full trailer for Kenny Starfighter: Kenny Begins

24 March 2009 1:08 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

This is one of those trailers where you have no idea what's going on but can't stop saying 'hell yah!' as you watch it. It's hilarious and the special FX are killer. Imagine Space Balls meets Sky High and you'll get the idea of what you're in for with this one.

Kenny Starfighter is probably the worst student the Hero Galaxy Academy has ever had. His parents have now grown tired of paying for his studies and give him an ultimatum; 'take your exams or become a hairdresser.'

In pursuit of his exam grades, Kenny accidentally crash-lands on Earth. He bumps into Pontus a limping 15-year old boy with poor eyesight who is bullied in school. Pontus has found a mysterious, luminous crystal which has given him super powers and the possibility to get the coolest girl in school, Miranda, interested in him.

Rutger Oversmart, the most intelligent man in the Universe, »

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