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The End Is Near: ‘Transformers’ Scribe Hired To Write Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ Adaptation
July 8th, 2014 
James Shotwell 
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Are You Ready For A ‘Scooby-Doo’ Reboot?
June 17th, 2014 James Shotwell I swear the time between when a film debuts and when its reboot is first announced shrinks by the week. Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. is in the very early stages of developing a new Scooby-Doo reboot. This is not a rumor or an alleged title, but rather a full fledged project with a […]
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‘Paddington’ Trailer: Never Trust A Bear In A Bathroom
June 12th, 2014 James Shotwell There is an idea circling the net that nothing is safe from the world of Hollywood adaptations, and this Christmas the beloved fictional bear known as Paddington will prove that theory true. Today, The Weinstein Company released the first trailer for Paddington, the first big screen adaptation of Michael Bond’s popular character. The film tells […]
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Are You Ready For The First-Ever ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Movie?
June 11th, 2014 James Shotwell Sega has finally given in to demand (or money). Sonic The Hedgehog is headed to the big screen. THR reports that Sony and producer Neal Mortiz, are teaming with Marza Animation Planet, a Japanese film production company and the division of the Sega Sammy Group, for a CG/live-action hybrid feature starring Sega gaming’s most famous […]
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Disney Announces Live-Action Adaptation of ‘Beauty And The Beast’
June 5th, 2014 James Shotwell Hot on the heels of Maleficent‘s $70 million box office debut, Disney has announced plans to adapt another one of their classic animated stories in the not too distant future. According to variety, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon has been tapped by the house that Mickey Mouse built to direct a live-action […]
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‘This Is Where I Leave You’ Trailer: Jane Fonda Has Bionic Breasts
May 28th, 2014 James Shotwell That headline is pretty deceiving, truth be told. I know I just wrote it, and if you’re reading this you may have clicked the link solely because of what it teased, but in all actuality the film we are about to discuss looks like something a bit more sentimental than sexual. This Is Where I […]
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‘The Equalizer’ Trailer: Denzel Washington Protects Boston From The Mob
May 25th, 2014 James Shotwell Denzel Washington has partnered with Training Day director Anthony Fuqua for The Equalizer, a kinda/sorta reboot of a popular 80s television series with the same name. The franchise may not ring a bell for anyone under the age of 30, but fans of slick action and films made in Boston are bound to fall in […]
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They All Float Over There: ‘It’ Reboot Moves From Warner Bros. To New Line
May 22nd, 2014 James Shotwell Warner Bros. has been vocally actively working on a reboot of Stephen King’s It for the last five years, but for whatever reason the studio has yet to set a production start date or even tease the possibility of a potential release plan. Today we learned a bit of the reason why, or at least […]
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New ‘Fault In Our Stars’ Trailer: Prepare To Cry
April 28th, 2014 James Shotwell I cry at the movies more often than I should probably admit, but when a good story grabs you it can be hard to resist shedding a few salty tears when the hero/heroine finally reaches their destiny, finds their love, or otherwise reaches the end of their journey. It happens so often, in fact, that […]
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‘Jersey Boys’ Trailer: Another Broadway Classic Attempts Big Screen Glory
April 17th, 2014 James Shotwell Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the upcoming big screen adaptation of the musical known as Jersey Boys. I am not sure anyone knew what to think when Clint Eastwood announced his next project would be the adaptation of globally acclaimed musical about The Four Seasons, but witnessing the first footage this evening […]
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Prepare To Cry During The First Trailer For ‘If I Stay’
April 16th, 2014 James Shotwell Now that Kick Ass 2 has faded from the biggest disappointment of 2013 to being just another letdown from last year, Chloe Grace-Moretz is ready to return to the big screen with a story that is likely to stir emotions around the globe. Directed by R.J. Cutler (Nashville) and based on the novel of the […]
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