A never thought I would see the day someone attempted to revive The Naked Gun, but so far I am certainly on board for another round of crime and folly. Paramount Pictures has announced that Ed Helms (The Hangover, Cedar Rapids) will be starring in an upcoming attempt at rebooting the once popular Naked Gun film franchise. […]
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Ed Helms To Replace Leslie Nielsen In ‘Naked Gun’ Reboot
December 13th, 2013 
James Shotwell 
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New ‘Oldboy’ Trailer Finds Its Way Online
November 7th, 2013 James Shotwell The upcoming Josh Brolin led remake of Oldboy has been covered in depth for so many months it’s a little hard to believe the movie is still three weeks from release. Trailers have debuted, clips have been released, featurettes have been posted, and now that the film’s in its final promotional run another new trailer […]
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Lionsgate Actively Developing Next ‘Saw’ Film
November 5th, 2013 James Shotwell This one is more of a tidbit than anything else, but it’s too juicy to resist posting. According to our friends at Bloody-Disgusting, Lionsgate has begun actively developing an eighth Saw, based on the franchise created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell. There are no press releases available, nor casting rumors, director talk, or the […]
UPDATED: ‘Evil Dead 2’ Is Still On With Fede Alvarez Attached
October 31st, 2013 James Shotwell Calm down, horror hounds. The Evil Dead may still rise again. Following widespread reports that Evil Dead 2 had been cancelled, Bloody-Disgusting has confirmed through reboot director Fede Alvarez that his plans for a sequel to his remake are still moving forward. Speaking with BD through email, Alvarez explained “stuff got lost in translation” with […]
‘Evil Dead 2’ Has Been Cancelled
October 30th, 2013 James Shotwell The original Evil Dead franchise has always been sort of an oddity in the world of movies. While the original is praised for its grassroots production and unique story, it’s more often than not the sequel (Evil Dead 2) that fans cling to as their favorite of the series. When plans were announced to remake […]
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‘The Conjuring’ To Influence New ‘Spawn’ Film
October 11th, 2013 Drew Caruso Spawn is my favorite comic book series. It is quite fitting that Spawn related news is coming out in the month of October, but in my opinion, there is a serious lack of live-action Spawn material out there, and any news forwarding that goal is substantial. Of course, there was that 1997 film, which remains […]
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Delayed To August 2014
August 16th, 2013 James Shotwell Don’t worry, everyone. We’re still getting two Michael Bay produced films (at least) in 2014, but now we have a to wait a bit longer to reunite with Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, and Leonardo. Paramount has announced that Bay’s reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been delayed two months and will now be hitting […]
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Jamie Foxx Is “Aggressively Pursuing” The Role Of ‘Spawn’
July 29th, 2013 James Shotwell Though he’s just started to make the press rounds for his upcoming role as Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it seems Jamie Foxx may soon be spearheading another popular comic franchise (if he has his way, that is). Back in January, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane told MTV he was continuing to work on his […]
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REMAKE ALERT: ‘The Butterfly Effect’ Will Soon Strike Again
July 26th, 2013 James Shotwell Back in 2004, the majority of the UTG staff was still in high school, iPods were still a cool thing, and Ashton Kutcher was generally known as Kelso from That 70s Show. Things changed that fall when a little movie called The Butterfly Effect, which found Kutcher taking his first dramatic turn, opened in theaters. […]
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There May Be Another ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Movie After All
July 25th, 2013 James Shotwell Someone call Eddie Murphy and tell him he may soon be relevant again. Reports are pouring in that Paramount Pictures has a renewed interest in bringing their Beverly Hills Cop franchise back to life. The series, which launched Eddie Murphy’s career as a movie star into the stratosphere, has been lying dormant since talk of […]
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FANBOYS REJOICE: Daredevil, Punisher, Blade, & Ghost Rider Have All Returned To Marvel
May 3rd, 2013 James Shotwell Marvel fans can party a little extra hard on Free Comic Book Day this weekend because a handful of the universe’s most notable characters have now retuned home. Comic book movies have been one of the biggest film genres for the last decade, but not every comic book film has been a success. In fact, […]
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DAMMIT: Universal Moving Forward With ‘Weird Science’ Remake
April 18th, 2013 James Shotwell It has been said for years that the golden age of 80’s teen films, namely those created by John Hughes, would not make it out of the era of remakes without incident. Today we learn that saying is indeed true, and something tells me this is only the beginning. Today Universal confirmed that they are […]
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