Tom Cruise doing his own Stunts on Wichita Set

So.. Splash News released some photos of Tom Cruise doing some stunts on the set of Wichita the other day.  

Yes, this is the film he where he co-stars with Cameron Diaz that is causing a stir.  Personally, He maybe a down to earth guy and humble to all his fans by waving to them after jumping off stuff and stunting around... BUT I still think this guy's a D-bag after all is said and done.  I had much Tom Cruise appreciation before he went on his Scientology flip...but now, he's just arrogant and controlling underneath it all.  

Paranormal Activity Buzz!

So, instead of having no choice to see a film that we know is going to tank, low-budgeted Paranormal Activity is giving movie -goers the choice to decide if this film should be released everywhere.  The film has played in film festivals and has been released at "select" theaters.  Originally, the movie has only been showing at midnight at a few theaters, but since word of mouth has been growing, more showtimes in more cities have been released.  

HOWEVER!  If the creepy film isn't playing in your hometown, Paramount is giving people the ability to "DEMAND IT" and after 1 million people do, a wide release will be in moton.  Right now, over 700,000 people have clikced the "DEMAND" button on the movie's website.  

Shall we see a wide release of ths film?  Critics say it's well on it's way due to its scary documentary-style and incredible ability to creep the hel out of audiences all over.  The film is currently residing in Yahoo!s top 1,000 web searches.  Clearly, this low budget film is going to make more than it bargained for... hmmm still debating whether I should go see it.  I'm so into that Paranormal junk, but this looks like another Blair Witch Project-type of film.  Scary, but unsatisfying cause you know it's all fake.  

First Look at Zoe Saldana in 'The Losers'

So we all know this actress had quite a lot of work on her plate lately.  It seems that everytime a movie is in needof a female presence, they cast Zoe Saldana.  She starred in Star Trek as Uhura, then in Avatar as the alien princess, Neytiri.  Now, Saldana is the only somewhat significant female presence in The Losers, an adaptation of a comic book series about a band of intelligence operatives trying to re-establish their careers.  

Here is a photo of Saldana on set, and you can partially see her costume.  What a shame.  Thanks Entertainment Weekly.  

Andy Diggle, who wrote the comic said, "Aisha (Saldana's character) has to be deadly and desirable in equal measure.  Zoe embodies both qualities in spades.  Trust me, you've never seen her kick ass the way she does in The Losers."  

Gary Ross to take the Reigns on 'Venom'

So, I got excited cause Zombieland co-writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were said to be writing Spidey spinoff, Venom.  NOW, its is being reported that writer of Spiderman 4, Gary Ross is taking over and also directing the film.  (Here we go...)  

Ross is repsonsible for rewriting James Vanderbilt's Spiderman 4 and will get cracking on Venom as soon as he's done with his work.  Fortunately for us, Ross has NO TIES to Spiderman 3, but instead tied to Spiderman himself, Tobey Maguire.  Ross wrote and directed both Seabiscuit and Pleasantville.  Another positive note is that Ross co-wrote the 1988 hit Big. So, although my high hopes have dissimated with the abscence of Reese and Wernick on the project; it's nice to know that there is a possibility for Venom to rise up from the Spidey 3 trainwreck.  

In case you were wondering, (like I have) will Topher Grace be cast as Eddie Brock/Venom once more?  I don't have any beef with Grace as an actor, but he just wasn't right for this role at all.  I am thankful to tell all of you that Topher will NOT be back and will likely be recast.  

Behind the Scenes Vid of 'A Christmas Carol'

I'm TOO excited about this.  Maybe it's just cause I love Christmas time... the holidays are GREAT!  But, it's the animated A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey as Scrooge that has me smiling!  I was surprised to see that it was going to be all CGI, but I'm glad they did it.  Too often does 'A Christmas Carol' get remade and the actors just say the same thing over and over again...

This animated, holiday, bundle of fun is just what the family needs.  Here's a sneak peek at a behind the scenes take of the film.  Looks like we are going to see more of the Ghosts in the film.  They look great!

New 'Wall Street 2' Images

Okay, so here's an update from the film, Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.  In this photo, Shia LaBeouf looks like he is getting some stock tips from Michael Douglas.  Look at that POWER SUIT!  Sexy LaBeouf.. very nice.  The photo was take by Slash News (via Coming Soon), while the boys were filming a scene at The Central Park Zoo in Manhattan.  Looks like they may be talking stocks after a lunch date.. or they're still in costume having a bite together, cause Douglas stole a napkin from somewhere!  He looks so grizzley...  wait.. that's just him.  

Just a breif synopsis of the film.  Wall Street 2 takes place 20 years after the original 1987 Academy Award-winning movie left off.  Gordon Gekko (Douglas) has just been released from prison, but when he tries to warn everyone in the financial community about a catastrophe that is about to happen, no one pays attention.  Since nobody pays him any mind, Gekko decides to re-connect with his daughter.  Jake Moore (LaBeouf), an up-and-coming trader has his world turned around when his mentor (Frank Langella) commits suicide.  His fiance (Carey Mulligan) is Gekko's estranged daughter and a bond his formed as Gekko tries to help Moore find the man responsible for his mentor's death.  

Unlikely Possibility to Play Richard Pryor in a Biopic

As we all know, Richard Pryor is a legend among comedians.  He was the first comedian to get up on stage and curse and all the S%#@ he wanted on Network Television.  Comedians like Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Steve Harvey, etc stemmed from Pryor's amazing comedic performances.  Pryor became the inspiration for many African American Comedians, but who should play him in a movie about his wonderous, magical, funny as hell and challenged life?  Dreamgirls director Bill Condon is said to write and helm a biopic on Pryor called, Is It Something I Said?  

Well, I certainly can't see Eddie Murphy in Pryor's shoes, but there was talk of him to play the part (actually producers said he was just too old and didn't look enough like his old friend to play the role).  Well, apparently Condon is preparing for a Wayans brother to step up and take the part.  Marlon Wayans recently auditioned for the role as Pryor and "impressed Condon and other producers with a 13 minute-long screen test", according to HitFix.  There is also talk that Wayans is already in "advanced discussions" to play the part in biopic.  Even though he can sometimes get on my nerves, this may just work.  He has many bad films, but I've seen him act in Reqeium for a Dream.  Also, he's got the best facial expressions... a specialty of Pryor's.  

If there is someone better... please let him speak now or forever hold his peace.  

The film used to be in the hands of Paramount Pictures, but a conflict with the studio (which caused Murphy to drop out of the picture.  Now, the film is in the hands of Adam Sandler's Happy Madison production company.  Pryor and his wife, Jennifer Lee Pryor wrote the film and Sony is set to distribute.  

The Happy Madison film is set to be an acute glimpse at the funnyman's life, however, it won't all be fun and games.  According to MTV Movie Blog, the film will have it's serious side filled with themes such as race, hard drug addiction, suicide and illness.  

I hope this works out!  I can't wait

Adrien Brody and Topher Grace land roles in 'Predators'

While everyone was excited about last week's movie news (that I failed to get... sorry everyone) about Danny Trejo committing to a role in the upcoming Predators flick... then this is just a weird update for the film...

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Adrien Brody and Tohper Grace have decided to join this film causing a bg stir amongst Predator enthusiasts... why?  Two scrawny men in a Predator flick?What's wrong with that?  Umm... everything, considering that Arnold was the one who started it all!  (MUSCLES PEOPLE!)

Brody's character "is a man who ends up inheriting the mantle of leader", while everyone is becoming prey".  Topher Grace, however, is supposed to be an accountant-type character with a huge facade masking a dangerous serial killer.

Brody apparently lobbied for this role persuading producer Robert Rodriguez and director Nimrod Antal to go up against multi-jawed aliens...  

So everyone is apparently going to be in an uproar about these two being the heroic, Preadtor killers.  Not saying that they are untalented actors, but I don't an Eric Foreman type would last long up against Predator.  Don't you?

Well... that's that

'The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus' freaky trailer release!

There's a new trailer out today for Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and I gotta say..."WTF?!"

The film features Heath Ledger in his final role, equipped with Johnny Depp, Colin Farrel and Jude Law for assistance with his role after his tragic death in mid-production.  

The film looks freaky, but somewhat amazing.  The effects and CG Animation look simply out-of-this-world (which is what they were going for).  I must say, this film is going to get a lot of publicity and I hope it does well.  ATTN all you acid freaks... you're in for a treat!  

STC2 SPOILER ALERT!

So, it's official, if you don't wanna know anything more about Sex and The City 2, then don't read!

So according to In Touch Weekly, the dynamic gay-duo Stanfor Blatch (Willie Garson) and Anthony Marantino (Mario Cantone) will be joined in union with a lavish and epic wedding!  

We can expect Liza Minnelli to be at the wedding, some say she will be officiating it!  There are talks of "Babs" to be there as well.  If Barbara Steisand attends.. this will be the ultimate GAY WEDDING!  haha 

The wedding scene was filmed yesterday.  :)

Can't wait to see how spastic Anthony goes with all of HIS wedding details.  haha

70 NEW MOON pics!

That's right, thought you would enjoy some new moon pics! Getting down to the wire, I'm excited.

Can see the rest of the New Moon Gallery at FilmoFilia

Enjoy!

New Clash of the Titans Images

Hey everyone.. in case you were wondering what the hell is going on with the Clash of the Titans film that is in production, here are some movie stills of the yummy Sam Worthington as Perseus for you and set pics featuring Liam Neeson as Zeus in full costume!

According to director Lois Leterrier, Liam was reluctant to play the part of Zeus so soon after the passing of his wife Natasha Richardson.  However, Liam's sons are to blame for Liam donning his Zeus gear.  They told him, "You get to play Zeus, that's cool Dad, DO IT!"  He signed up after that... 

Worthington told Empire magazine that the new Perseus is nothing at all how the old Perseus was... He's out for blood and is a nonstop killing machine with heroic qualities.  Look out Harry Hamlin!  You're about to be one-up'ed!  

I wanna live in Zombieland!

Okay, so over the weekend I saw Sony Pictures' Zombieland and it was simply amazing.  I have never laughed so hard during a wannabe horror flick.  It definitely surpassed it's under-performing competitors such as Jennifer's Body, Pandorum and Sorority Row.  Here I was expecting the movie to be another cheesy zombie movie and it surprised me when I found myself laughing at every one liner, at almost every scene, happy to see the sheer brilliance of the characters actually not being completely ignorant in a scary situation or when being chased.  I was also amazed with Woody Harrelson's performance in this film.  For once I didn't want to hold my hands over my ears when he talked.  

Usually comedy horrors tank due to the overwhelming desire to still "freak out" the audience.  Ahem....  Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2...Leprechuan... Bride of Chucky... 

If you haven't heard of this film, or just don't know what the hell I'm talking about then heres a brief synopsis of the whole shabang...

Colombus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a collge kid/loner wandering around trying to get home to Ohio, hence the his dubbed nickname "Colombus".  He adapts to his new life where he's stuck in survival mode every minute of every day due to the mass number of zombies in the world after an epidemic struck.  Colombus narrates explaining every one of his survival rules and he gets by fairly well.  He then stumbles across a man dubbed Tallahasse (Woody Harrleson) who is just a badass who has a strong reverence for twinkies...  After deciding to stick with each other, Colombus and Tallahasse become aquainted with two young ladies by the name of Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin).  After numerous cons and grand theft autos... the girls decide to let their guard down and travel along with our two main characters.  After many zombie killings and uninhibited behavior due to the non existance of cops or laws, the crew faces one of their toughest battles with the zombies and trust issues.  The main questions are: Will they come out strong? Or crack under pressure and falter at the hands of some blood-spitting, hungry zombies?  

This film was right up there with the Shaun of the Dead humor.  Our main character, Colombus teaches us the survival skills it takes to last in Zombieland without being the undead's main course.  For once, the skills and rules he sets forth are just no brainers that so many characters in horror flicks always seemed to forget and then get killed off in the first five minutes of the film.  In one scene, there is a chase and he drops his keys when trying to get in his car... and he DOESN'T try to pick them up as the zombies near him.. he simply runs around in a circle so they follow and then retrieves his keys later.  BRILLIANT!  Yeah... also there was no walking around in dark creepy houses and checking on noises in closets and all that... there was guns and no room for stupidity... FINALLY!

Which leads me to believe why this film did so well... the acting is perhaps the way ANY SMART PERSON would act in a certain situation where the undead are walking around looking for some food, which happens to be you... 

There was maybe one moment in the flick where I though, DUH! IDIOTS... but other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this film.  Thank you Sony Pictures for not disappointing me!!!  :)

More New Moon Cast Stills

Here are some more New Moon cast stills!  They're amazing!  We can now put a face to Emily (Tinsel Korey) and those scars are dead on from what I pictured from the book!  

Other pics are of Mike Newton (Michael Welch), Demetri (Charlie Bewley) and Quil Aeatra (Tyson Houseman) 

doesn't Mike look like he's about to be sick??  haha