-
Garrett Hedlund To Star In ‘Tron’
•
Disney announced today that they have cast Garrett Hedlund as the lead in the sequel to the 1982 film Tron. It appears that this new film, due to begin shooting this spring, will also now be called Tron after originally going by Tron 2 and Tr2n. I’m glad they dropped the second one as…
-
Japan Gets Groovy New Footage With ‘Watchmen’ Trailer
•
Can’t get enough glimpses at Watchmen? Well, check out this passel of new footage from the Zach Snyder film that was just delivered to Japanese audiences. Thanks to the stellar folks over at TrailerAddict, you can now revel in the 1980’s glory of Casto, Nixon and Rorshach’s brooding! Watchmen will be released in…
-
Visual Effects Oscar List Trimmed to Seven
•
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just announced that they have reduced the number of films in the running for the 2008 Visual Effects Oscar to seven. This list (including two films starring Brendan Fraser?!) will be reduced to a total of three films on January 15, with nominations unveiled on January…
-
Jimmy Hayward to Direct ‘Jonah Hex’
•
Jimmy Hayward, whose previous work includes directing Horton Hears a Who, has been tapped to head up the live-action production of Jonah Hex, according to Hollywood Reporter. Hayward replaces directing duo Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, who opted to part ways from the film in November due to ‘creative differences’. This will be Hayward’s…