Weekend Box Office: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Leads the Box Office, IRON MAN 3 and THE GREAT GATSBY Continue with Strong Showings

It's no surprise that this week's new entry, J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness, took the top spot.  With the exception of the bumped-off Oz the Great and Powerful, the rest of the top ten features the same contenders from last week.  Iron Man 3 continues its strong performance, followed by Baz Lurhmann's The Great Gatsby.  Michael Bay's modestly-budgeted Pain and Gain takes the fourth spot and DreamWorks Animation's The Croods makes a bit of a jump as the most family-friendly of ...

Hollywood Adapt This: SCAR NIGHT

Continuing our coverage of excellent novels that have somehow been overlooked for Hollywood feature adaptations, today we'll visit the first book in a Gothic urban fantasy trilogy.  Before you scoff, this isn't another "young teen girl is revealed to have supernatural abilities but is torn between two equally-attractive and powerful guys."  This story pits assassins against heathens and angels against gods, all taking place in a city of chains suspended over a bottomless abyss. That's something you don't see every ...

3 Clips and 3 Minutes of Behind-the-Scenes Footage from AFTER EARTH Starring Will and Jaden Smith

With director M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming sci-fi film After Earth opening May 31st, Sony Pictures has provided us with three clips and over three minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film.  The film stars Will Smith and Jaden Smith as a father and son who crash land on a post-apocalyptic Earth, and it’s up to the son to fight for survival when the father is seriously injured.   While we've previously posted some of the clips, you can now watch them all ...

Watch 4 Clips from Jordan Vogt-Roberts‘ Dramedy THE KINGS OF SUMMER

With director Jordan Vogt-Roberts‘ dramedy The Kings of Summer (formerly Toy’s House) opening May 31st, CBS Films has provided us with four clips.  The plot centers on Joe (Nick Robinson), Patrick (Gabriel Basso), and Biaggio (Moises Arias), three teenagers who are fed up with their parents and decide to live in a house they build in the woods.  Reported missing, the boys enjoy an idyllic summer until their friendship begins to strain from mistrust and jealousy.  The film landed great ...

Anchorman 2 Trailer: It’s Kind of a Big Deal

The third "teaser" trailer from Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues has arrived and although it's like the first two, the dialogue is quite different -- and even more hilarious. Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David Koechner walk towards the camera as lights illuminate them from behind. Then, they each get their moment to pitch why the sequel will be all that. As usual, Carell's Brick character has a little trouble. Anchorman 2 Trailer: It's Kind of a Big ...

Friday Box Office: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Takes Top Spot; IRON MAN 3, THE GREAT GATSBY, 42 and OBLIVION Fill Out the Top Five

No surprise here, but J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness looks to take the top box office spot before heading into the weekend.  Once expected to bring in a $100 million opening weekend, estimates are now hovering around the $70 million mark.  Shane Black's Iron Man 3 was a distant second with almost $10 million.  Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby dropped off 61% from its opening weekend to grab $7.7 million this Friday.  Jackie Robinson biopic 42 and the Tom ...

ASSASSIN’S CREED Set for May 22, 2015; Ridley Scott’s Moses Epic EXODUS Lands December 12, 2014; Jason Reitman’s LABOR DAY Arrives December 25th

We’ve got a few release dates to share today.  Briefly: Labor Day – Writer/director Jason Reitman’s drama starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin will hit theaters in limited release on December 25th of this year (just in time for awards season, natch), before expanding wide on January 31st. Exodus – Director Ridley Scott’s Biblical epic about the life of Moses has been dated for a prime holiday release of December 12, 2014, confirming that this will indeed be Scott’s next ...

New Teaser Trailer for ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES Starring Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner

Paramount Pictures has released a new teaser trailer for director Adam McKay's sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.  Much like the initial teaser trailer that was unveiled before the film even began production, this trailer doesn't show any actual footage. In fact, it actually looks like it may have been shot at the same time as that initial teaser, but it's no less hilarious.  We get individual greetings from Will Ferrell, David Koechner, Paul Rudd, and Steve Carell all in character, but unsurprisingly it's Carell's Brick who ...

Director Alex Gibney Talks WE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS and His Next Documentary LANCE ARMSTRONG: THE ROAD BACK

Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney’s We Steal Secrets:  The Story of WikiLeaks is a riveting, multi-layered tale about transparency in the information age and our ever-elusive search for the truth.  Unfolding like an exciting political spy thriller with a cast of complex characters, the film confirms that real life is often more compelling than fiction as it chronicles the creation of Julian Assange’s controversial website which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.  The enigmatic Assange’s rise and fall ...

John Cho Talks STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, the Future of HAROLD AND KUMAR, Working with Matthew Perry on GO ON, GET A JOB, and More

With J.J. Abrams Star Trek Into Darkness now playing around the world, we recently landed an exclusive phone interview with John Cho.  During the interview, he talked about making the sequel, how things changed on set, who was the one who broke the most while filming, his preparation process, did he take anything home from set, deleted scenes, and a lot more.  He also talked about the status of Harold and Kumar, Get a Job, working with Matthew Perry on Go On, Bryan Cranston, and working ...