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Dinner For Schmucks Movie Trailer Paramount Pictures has released the first movie trailer for theSteve Carell/Paul RuddcomedyDinner for Schmucks. The film, helmed by Jay Roach (the director of theAustin PowersandMeet the Parentsfilms), tells the story of a rising executive who “succeeds” in finding the perfect guest, an IRS employee, for his boss’s monthly event, a so-called “dinner for idiots,” which offers certain advantages to the exec who shows up with the biggest buffoon....

Everything We Learned From ‘Candyman’ Director Nia DaCosta’s Fireside Chat At The Nightstream Film Festival A spiritual sequel to the Bernard Rose’s 1992 horror movie of the same name, Nia DaCosta’sCandymanreturns to the now gentrified neighborhood of Cabrini-Green in Chicago, Illinois, back where the legend began. Now, nearly 30 years later, DaCosta is hoping not only to frighten audiences with her vision, but to make them question what exactly it is that makes them so afraid....

Exclusive: ‘Dead Rising’ Movie Details Revealed By Director Zach Lipovsky The full cast forDead Risingmovie based on the popular Capcom survival horror video game series was announced yesterday afternoon. We have an exclusive interview withdirectorZach Lipovskyrevealing a ton of details about the digital feature from Legendary Pictures and producerLorenzo di Bonaventura(Transformers). Here is the cast list which was announced on Monday afternoon: You might remember 28-year old Vancouver filmmakerZach Lipovskyas the visual effects maven on Steven Spielberg’s 2007 Fox reality TV seriesOn The Lot....

Fifth ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Script Already In Progress Those of you who get cranky every time you rememberPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tidesexists may want to avert your eyes, because the next sentence will only upset you further. Wealready knewthat Disney was planning for the fifth and sixth installments of the series, and producerJerry Bruckheimerhas announced that the screenplay is already in progress. Read more after the jump....

First Look: Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer And Matthew McConaughey Strip Down For Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Magic Mike’ Love him or hate him, you’ll be seeing a lot ofChanning Tatumin 2012: Shooting at things inSteven Soderbergh’sHaywire, romancing Rachel McAdams inThe Vow, going to the prom with Jonah Hill in21 Jump Street, fighting Cobra inG.I. Joe Retaliation, and possibly getting killed by Steve Carell in Bennett Miller’sFoxcatcher. But if I’m being honest, the one I’m really curious about is Soderbergh’sMagic Mike, which stars Tatum as an experienced stripper who takes a newbie (Alex Pettyfer) under his wing....

Hugo Weaving Boards Peter Jackson’s ‘Mortal Engines’ The upcoming film adaptation ofMortal Enginesis something of aLord of the Ringsreunion for the film’s writer and producer,Peter Jackson. One of the stars of Jackson’s beloved trilogy,Hugo Weaving, has joined the cast, which he wrote withFran Walsh,Philippa Boyens, andChristian Rivers, who will direct the film. Varietydoesn’t have any details on Weaving’s role in the fantasy movie, which is based onPhilip Reeve’s four-partPredator Citiesseries. Weaving, who played the elf Elrond in theLord of the RingsandHobbitmovies, joins acast that already includesStephen Lang(Don’t Breathe),Robbie Sheehan(The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones) andRonan Raftery(Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them)....

James Franco In Talks To Direct Adaptations Of Faulkner’s ‘As I Lay Dying’ And McCarthy’s ‘Blood Meridian’? you may’t say thatJames Francoisn’t ambitious. He has recently optioned a set of memoirs as possible writing and directing projects, and seems to be taking acting gigs at a rapid pace, all while studying at Yale. Now there’s a report saying we can add two other possible directorial projects to the pile, and neither of them is exactly small-time stuff....

Jessica Henwick Had To Choose Between The Matrix Resurrections And Shang-Chi Jessica Henwick is set to play the role of Bugs in the Warner Bros. film “The Matrix Resurrections,” and she’s all overthe trailer. It’s a role any actor would kill for, but Henwick had to choose between the highly anticipated “Matrix” film and Marvel Studios' “Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings,” according toEntertainment Weekly. She was up for the roles at the same time, and the site reports that both teams said she could only audition if she gave up the other one....

LOL: ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Gets A ‘Stranger Things’ Remake So much ofStranger Things' irresistible pull stems from its uncanny ability to push all your nostalgia buttons. It feels like classic Steven Spielberg and vintage Stephen King, referencing pop culture touchstones and reminding Gen Xers and older Millennials of a time when middle school kids were allowed to roam freely. But what ifStranger Thingswent even further? What if it doubled down on its nostalgic appeal by transforming itself into another childhood favorite,A Charlie Brown Christmas?...

Louis Leterrier’s Clash Of The Titans Begins Production Warner Bros Pictures has issued an official press release announcing the beginning of principal photography onLouis Leterrier’sClash of the Titans. I’ve included the whole press release after the jump, and it is actually worth reading because it includes a detailed cast and crew breakdown, and plot synopsis. The film is currently scheduled to hit theaters on March 26th 2010. Principal photography began Monday on Warner Bros....

Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ Series Casts ‘One Night In Miami’ Star Kingsley Ben-Adir To Play The Main Villain On the heels his breakout turn inOne Night in Miami,Kingsley Ben-Adirhas been cast in Marvel’s upcomingSecret Invasionseries on Disney+. He’ll be joiningSamuel L. Jackson, reprising his role as Nick Fury, andBen Mendelsohn, who brings back his Skrull character Talos fromCaptain Marvel. Kingsley Ben-Adir is going from playing Malcolm X to playing a Marvel villain....

Michelle Pfeiffer In Talks For ‘Dark Shadows,’ Helena Bonham Carter Possibly Joining, Too Tim Burtonmay have found his Elizabeth Collins Stoddard. The director is quickly assembling the cast for a big-screen version of the ’60s supernatural soap operaDark Shadows, withJohnny Deppleading the cast as Barnabas Collins. Now he’s gotMichelle Pfeiffer— famous for many roles, but not least for playing Catwoman inBatman Returns— in talks to play Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the matriarch of the family around which the soap was based....

Monty Python Invade iTunes, Free Documentary To Woo Sceptics We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Terry Gilliamis the greatest film director in the history of cinema. I’m glad I got that of my chest so early in my /Filming career. Now we’ve covered it, we can move on… to a Gilliam-centric news piece. iTunes are now offering the Monty Python back catalogue, includingHoly Grail,Life of Brian,The Meaning of LifeandLive at the Hollywood Bowl, alongside the entire run ofFlying Circus....