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'The Dark Knight Rises' First TV Spots, Hi Res Stills, Banners & New One Sheet

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:44:00 +0000

First TV spots for the 'The Dark Knight Rises' have come online, showing new footage from the finale of the Christoper Nolan Batman trilogy. The film stars film stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Juno Temple, Josh Pence, Daniel Sunjata, Nestor Carbonell, Matthew Modine, Tom Conti, Joey King, Brett Cullen, Chris Ellis, Josh Stewart, Christopher Judge, Adam Rodriguez and Rob Brown.

Also below are a collection of hi-res stills from the film and Banners. Updated with a new Catwoman one sheet above.

'The Dark Knight Rises' will be hitting theaters and IMAX on July 20th worldwide.

First Clips From Andrew Dominik's 'Killing Them Softly'

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:24:00 +0000

Formerly known as 'Cogan's Trade,' here the first clips from Andrew Dominik's 'Killing Them Softly' prior to the Cannes premiere. The first shows Ray Liotta getting roughed up.

Clip two shows where the film got its new name from as Brad Pitt explains to Richard Jenkins his preferred method of whacking dudes.

Based on the 1974 novel 'Cogan's Trade,' it tells the tale of three dumb guys who think they’re smart rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the enforcer hired to track them down and restore order. 'Killing Them Softly' also features Richard Jenkins (THE VISITOR), James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”), Ray Liotta (NARC), Scoot McNairy (MONSTERS), Ben Mendelsohn (ANIMAL KINGDOM), and Vincent Curatola (“The Sopranos”). Max Casella, Trevor Long, Slaine and Sam Shepard also make appearances.

'Killing Them Softly' is written for the screen and directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), and is based on the George V. Higgins novel, “Cogan’s Trade.” Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz, and Anthony Katagas produced the film, with Roger Schwartz, Matthew Budman, Will French, and Douglas Saylor Jr. serving as co-producers. Director of photography Greig Fraser, and production and costume designer Patricia Norris led the creative behind-the-camera team. Casting for KILLING THEM SOFTLY was handled by Francine Maisler, and Brian A. Kates, A.C.E., served as editor. Executive producers are Megan Ellison, Marc Butan, Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Adi Shankar and Spencer Silna.

It opens 21 September 2012.

'The Watch' Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:05:00 +0000

Trailer for has come online for 'The Watch,' (previously known as 'Neighborhood Watch') its directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. It stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Richard Ayoade.

'The Watch' is about a group of suburban dads who form a neighborhood watch group as a way to get out of their day-to-day family routines find themselves defending the Earth from an alien invasion.

It opens 27th July for the US, 29th August for Ireland and the UK.

'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' Red Band Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:54:00 +0000

Red band trailer for Timur Bekmambetov's 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' starring Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jimmi Simpson, Robin McLeavy, Alan Tudyk and Rufus Sewell.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter explores the secret life of one of the greatest US presidents, and the untold story that shaped a nation. Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (director of Wanted) bring a fresh and visceral voice to the bloodthirsty lore of the vampire, imagining Lincoln as history's greatest hunter of the undead.

It opens 22 June 2012 for the US, 2 August 2012 for Ireland and the UK.

'The Exorcist' Will Return But To The Small Screen

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:31:00 +0000

Vulture is reporting that 'The Exorcist' one of the greatest (if the not the greatest) horror film of all time will be getting the remake treatment for the small screen. The William Friedkin/William Peter Blatty film will be brought to the small screen by 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' director/writer Sean Durkin into a ten-episode television series, this time backed by Morgan Creek and produced by Roy Lee, the executive producer of films like The Departed and The Ring.

Unlike the iconic 1973 film, Durkin’s version of The Exorcist follows the events leading up to a demonic possession and especially the after-effects of how a family copes with it: In short, not well (really, after you start seeing stuff like this, can you blame them?), and when medical and psychiatric explanations fail, the desperate family turns to the church, with Father Damien Karras finally brought in to attempt the exorcism.

The Exorcist TV series won't be formally shopped to networks for another two weeks, but executives are already calling seeking meetings to inquire about landing the Durkin update.

'Prometheus:' Clip 2, TV Spots & Three Featurettes

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:12:00 +0000

Here we have another round up of clips, featurettes and tv spots for Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus.' First up is the second clip released from the film featuring Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron.

Up next are the featurettes, one titled 'Vickers' takes an in-depth look at the character Vickers played by Charlize Theron. 'The Vision' takes an in-depth look at the vision of the film, from director Ridley Scott and mixes both behind the scenes footage and clips from the actual film while interviewing cast and crew. And finally 'Holloway' focusing on Logan Marshall-Green character.

Lastly are two tv spot for the film. Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron, 'Prometheus' hits theaters on June 8th for the America, June 1st for us in Ireland and the UK.

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Featurettes

TV Spots

Also added is this cool Paris subway ad for the film:

'The Great Gatsby' Trailer & One Sheet

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:08:00 +0000

The trailer and poster for Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic The Great Gatsby have debuted online, the trailer can be seen below. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Elizabeth Debicki and Amitabh Bachcham.

'The Great Gatsby' follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan.

It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

'The Great Gatsby' open in theaters on Christmas day in the US, St. Stephens day for Ireland and the UK.

Part One Of 'Breaking Bad's' Final Season Airs This July

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:37:00 +0000

AMC has confirmed that the first part of the last season of 'Breaking Bad' will premiere July 15. The 16-episode season will play in two parts, with the final eight episodes beginning in summer 2013.

The Taiwanese animators over at Next Media Animation have created the trailer below, for how they see the final season playing out. Spoilers ahead if u have not watched the series yet!

The Dark Knight Rises: Seven New Posters

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:57:00 +0000

A new poster for 'The Dark Knight Rises' has been unveiled on the film's official Facebook, the promo declares a "A fire will rise" and uses a similar image to the films original teaser image with the Gotham background now in flames and Batman in front.

After that poor Photoshopped poster above comes six new one-sheets more fitting of the 'The Dark Knight Rises,' featuring three of the central characters Batman, Catwoman and Bane showing off the Irish like weather of Gotham city.

'Skyfall' Teaser Poster & Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:44:00 +0000

Sony Pictures and MGM have released the first poster and teaser trailer for the 23rd James Bond movie, 'Skyfall.' Directed by Sam Mendes and staring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Helen McCrory, Ola Rapace and Tonia Sotiropoulou.

In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Skyfall opens in theaters and IMAX on November 9 for the US, October 26 for Ireland the UK.

Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master' Teaser Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:11:00 +0000

Here is your first look at Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master' courtesy of the teaser trailer below. The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Jesse Plemons, David Warshofsky, Amy Adams and Rami Malek.

Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Thomas Anderson (the acclaimed director of, There Will Be Blood, Magnolia and Boogie Nights), this story stars Academy Award winner Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) and Academy Award-nominee Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line).

Set in America in the years following World War II, a charismatic intellectual (Hoffman) launches a faith-based organization and taps a young drifter (Phoenix) as his right-hand man. But as the faith begins to gain a fervent following, the onetime vagabond finds himself questioning the belief system he has embraced, and his mentor. A truly one-of-a-kind drama, which promises magnetic virtuoso performances, the film marks the fifth collaboration between Anderson and Hoffman, following Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Punch Drunk Love.

The film is set to hit theaters on October 12.

Two Teaser Trailers & Poster for 'Anchorman: The Legend Continues'

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:55:00 +0000

Just to back up Ron Burgundy's claims that a sequel to 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy' is getting made, Paramount Pictures have released a two teaser trailers and poster with a 2013 release date for 'Anchorman: The Legend Continues.'

As the teaser suggests the whole channel 5 news team is making a come back with Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner and Paul Rudd reprising their roles. Check out the two trailers below:

'Prometheus' First Clip, Quiet Eye Viral, New One Sheet & New Featurette

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:50:00 +0000

The first clip from Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' is now below, the clip features Idris Elba's Janek landing the team of scientists and explorers. Also below is viral clip labed "Quiet Eye" starring Noomi Rapace, a new one sheet has been also released and a new featurette titled 'Creation.'

In the featurette the cast and crew talk about the story, the set and the world of the upcoming science fiction movie.

Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron, 'Prometheus' hits theaters on June 8th for the America, June 1st for us in Ireland and the UK.

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Quiet Eye Viral Clip

'Creation'

Updated 'Moonrise Kingdom' Four Character Featurettes

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:01:00 +0000

Four new character featurettes are now belore Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom,' The featurettes focus on the characters played by Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Bruce Willis and one for Wes Anderson.

Also starring Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s, 'Moonrise Kingdom' follows a young boy and girl falling in love. When they are moved to run away together, various factions of the town mobilize to search for them and the town is turned upside down – which might not be such a bad thing. Willis plays the town sheriff; Norton is cast as a camp leader; Murray and McDormand portray the young girl’s parents.

'Moonrise Kingdom' opens May 25 2012.

Update: Bill Murray Hosted Tour of 'Moonrise Kingdom' video added below:

Updated: The Amazing Spider-Man: 4 Minute Preview Video

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:35:00 +0000

A brand new 4 minute preview has just aired on US television, which has also been put up online. You can check out the impressive extended trailer in the player below.

The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

Update: With new stills below

Also check out this video blog profiling the film's villain Dr. Curt Connors aka The Lizard.

Behind the Scenes of The Amazing Spider-Man

'Sin City 2' Teaser Poster

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:44:00 +0000

Just to make it official Robert Rodriguez has released a teaser poster for 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For' Frank Miller is expected to return to co-direct.

Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, and Michael Madsen are among the cast expected to reprise their roles for the Sin City sequel. The film is due to be based on the second volume of Miller's noir comic series.

Its set for release on October 4, 2013.

'True Blood' Season 5 Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:30:00 +0000

HBO has released a brand new full-length trailer for the fifth season of True Blood. The trailer shows the return of Russell Edgington and a new vampire group called The Authority.

The fifth season premieres on HBO on June 10.

Season 5 - Trailer #1

First Look At Scarlett Johansson In 'Under The Skin'

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:06:00 +0000

Here's you first look at Scarlett Johansson as a alien in Jonathan Glazer's 'Under The Skin' based on the novel by Michel Faber.

Part road movie, part science fiction, part real, it’s a film about seeing our world through alien eyes. The film is getting its premiere at the Cannes film festival.

The Cornetto Trilogy's 'World's End' Begins September

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:30:00 +0000

Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will finally be reuniting on the third installment of the cornetto trilogy 'World's End.' Deadline brings word that production is now being targeted for this September and aim to have the film shipped to cinemas in 2013. The synopsis of the film is:

20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their home town and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub, The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.

After 'World's End' Edgar Wright will then be moving forward on 'The Night Stalker' at Walt Disney Pictures with Johnny Depp in the lead, as for Marvels 'Ant-Man' who knows but it was teased that Marvel are still interested in the film with Edgar at the helm.

'The Gangster Squad' Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:17:00 +0000

The first trailer for Ruben Fleischer's 'Gangster Squad' is now below, starring Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Robert Patrick, Michael Peña, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Mackie, Emma Stone and Sean Penn.

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and--if he has his way--every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control.

It's enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop...except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen's world apart. "Gangster Squad" is a colorful retelling of events surrounding the LAPD's efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time.

'Frankenweenie' New Stills From Tim Burton's Stop Motion Latest

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:09:00 +0000

Here are a few new stills from Tim Burton's second film to be released in 2012 'Frankenweenie' a black and white 3D stop-motion remake of his own short film. Also below is a interview on shocktillyoudrop Tim Burton about Frankenweenie on his other future projects which is below.

After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new "leash on life" can be monstrous.

The film features the voice talents of Winona Ryder, Martin Landau, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Conchata Farrell, and Tom Kenny.

It opens October 5th 2012.

Interview:

When did you decide to turn Frankenweenie into something more?

Tim Burton: Probably way back because I’ve always added little things. It’s funny because when we did the first short we thought without much trouble this could be more of a feature, but it felt like that story -the boy and his dog so that’s where it took a few years to kind of do the house with Frankenstein kind of Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein kind of mix up.

The beginning of the film is the same set up to the original; so how much fidelity does the feature have to the short?

Burton: The core was that. That’s the through line of the story. We just tried to weave in the other stuff as naturally as possible. One of the things that I was also interested in this rather than the original was kind of going back to the classroom sort of a kid’s politics and a sort of rivalry with kids. You know that kinds of world seemed to kind of work with the house of Frankenweenie motif. We tried to fold that in naturally so it didn’t feel like two different stories. The original boy and his dog story is the root of it.

Can you talk about your personal aspect to the storyline and where the idea came from?

Burton: Well, as I recall that sort of first relationship with a pet usually. It’s that sort of unconditional [love.] You walk out of the door and walk back in and it’s like you’ve been gone for three years. And then also because animals usually don’t live as long so there’s a first kind of pure relationship and then first death that I experienced. That was a very powerful combination. I think that’s where the story came from- the idea of never forgetting the emotion and trauma of losing that kind of relationship, but easily relating it to the Frankenstein story which is another love. It’s easy to kind of marry the two things without it seeming like a stretch.

Was there a specific dog you’re referring to?

Burton: Yeah, yeah I had a dog.

How old were you?

Burton: It was around the time of about six to 9. Five to 9. That kind of thing. It wasn’t like having a gold fish. If I had been in love with my gold fish then I might need some help. At least a dog is slight different and you have more going on.

Talk about casting this film? Was it purposeful that you decided to work with people you haven’t before?

Burton: Well, yeah. There was a little something to that, because again this is something such a personal thing that I kind of wanted to do whatever I could to keep it personal. Always with the voices, they have to be right. Obviously with Martin [Short] and Catherine [O’Hare], they’re so good that’s why I had them do like three voices each. To me, there’s a great energy with that. And with Winona [Ryder] I hadn’t seen for many years so anything like that just makes it that much more personal.

Would you say this is your most personal film yet?

Burton: It’s probably close. It’s got all elements stuffed in there. Probably close-ish.

How has this medium changed for you?

Burton: It hasn’t really changed - that’s the thing. It hasn’t really changed since the beginning of film. That’s the great thing about it. There are a few tools that help, but the great thing about this medium is that it doesn’t change. The people who like doing it, that’s the thing that they like about it. Technology -there are a few things that make it slightly easier to gauge and monitor.

You’re sole director on this project, is it different?

Burton: No. We’re always trying to do these things on a budget so I think in the case of this, the whole goal of this was to try to reign it in a bit - not hire too many and keep in more in house. We wanted to keep it as personal and handmade as we could.

Creatively, it is exhilarating to work on something that’s your own verses existing material?

Burton: Yes and no. The thing is with anything you make it your own. Even if you’re getting something that the studio sent you or it’s based on another book or story, I think at the end of at all, you try to make whatever it is your own. Even with this kind of thing, it’s based on love of the horror movies. Everything is based on something in some way.

Are you hoping younger audiences will want to explore this genre?

Burton: I think so. It is interesting because even with my own kids, the world changes and video games and things are so much faster. You kind of wonder how to kids will react to these old Frankenstein [movies], they’re very slow. It’s not a rhythm of contemporary. It is quite fascinating to see how kids respond to anything, but it’s interesting with these old horror movies.

In the 25 minutes of footage you showed us, we saw so many references…

Burton: I always think with references, you never do them just to do them. I just always try to have them in, but if you don’t know them, then it just goes by in the stories. It shouldn’t have to be a thing where you have to know what it is.

Earlier you mentioned the handmade quality of this film. You could make a movie that looks this in a computer, but it wouldn’t have that same quality. Is there a degree of almost striving for imperfection?

Burton: That’s a good point. It is an interesting point because you’re right - technology can blur the lines. We had such good puppets on ‘Corpse Bride’ and a lot of people thought ‘Corpse Bride’ was computer which it isn’t. Once you start blurring the lines, it gets into a problem. There’s great computer animation. There’s great drawn animation. There’s great every kind of animation. What you like about a certain form, you don’t want to lose that. We tried to let our budget limitations work for. A lot of it is kind of rough, but that’s what we love about it. You just kind of go with it.

Would you like to make a more traditional kind of animation film?

Burton: Well to me, this is the most traditional you could possibly do.

Well as far as hand drawn or like a Pixar type of film?

Burton: No. I think some things are best computer. Some things are best this, some things are best drawn. I think you just try to pick whatever the right project [is]. I always want to keep ahead in this because I love it as a medium.

Can you talk about working with your original drawings of Sparky that were so personal to you and then working with corroborators?

Burton: Just the nature of stop-motion. Things change. You can do a drawing and when they start to make the puppet, the drawing doesn’t work. There is a constant back and forth in terms of what it kind of comes out to be. That’s just a normal corroboration. It doesn’t feel that different to anything else in a weird way. It’s like what fabric moves? What fabric stays? Does it have to be replacement? All that kind of stuff is normal. So it just becomes part of what it is and what the final outcome of it is.

Speaking of Sparky, he bears a resemblance to the dog from Family Guy. Was that intentional?

Burton: It’s probably based on the fact that all my drawings look the same. It’s true. That probably has more to do with it than anything. It’s like the guy who drew Charlie Brown. ‘Can you draw him differently? We like the character, but does his head have to be so round?’

The kids in the classroom look and sound so vastly differently. Did you try to make them look all different?

Burton: Yeah, it’s always based on a sketch or drawing, so there’s a certain amount of things are hopefully similarly in the design. The design again is usually organic. It’s not like this was based on a book and we’re going to lovingly recreate every illustration so it starts that way from the beginning.

How is directing this different from directing live action in terms of your personal man hours. Are you there all the time?

Burton: No, no, no no! They wouldn’t want me there. That’s the thing - you get a few seconds a week. That’s the great thing about it in a way for me is that I could be working on a live action film and be working on a crossover like this which I actually find it really stimulating. The good thing about an animated is if something is not working, then you just fix it. Usually you can fix it before you even get there because you’ve got the board. You’ve got things more planned out. Everything is sort of there. You kind of know what you’re getting. The only other element you get, and hopefully it’s a good surprise is when an animator animates it well. Usually it’s at least okay. Usually it’s good, but sometimes it’s not. It’s just like anything else.

Do you have to put a lot of trust in the people you’re working with?

Burton: Yeah, but no more than anything else. Live action is different because it’s a quicker animal. With stop motion you plan it. The element of surprise isn’t as much in there as it with live action.

What was it like directing this nearly 30 years after the original short? Is it like writing a poem as a kid and then trying to make it better?

Burton: Not so much better, because I’m not about "the effects are better so now we’re going to go back and update the effects."

Not better, but in a different way since you were just a 25-year-old kid?

Burton: Yeah, and also it’s different too, because like I said, I was grateful that that was live action because if it had been animation, I probably wouldn’t have gotten into live action so it was a very kind of lucky break in a way. Now with the animated version, it makes sense. I think there are enough new elements and because it’s a stop motion medium, it’s a different medium; it feels like something that is personal. It definitely felt like something new. I didn’t feel like I was treading over old territory. It was a way to explore it a different way.

Don (Hahn) was telling us that the 3D post convert on this was easy to submit because you could send the companies different layers and stuff.

Burton: Oh yeah!

What was that like because this seems much different than Alice in Wonderland?

Burton: Whether you shoot it or it’s conversion, which I think either way you do it, both need time so you can see a bad 3D or see a bad conversion. I think it’s just a question of spending the time with it. The great thing about this, which was the same on ‘Nightmare,’ it doesn’t get any clearer than this in terms of what the sets were and the positions and distance. All the information is there for our conversion to make it what it needs to be.

At any point during casting, did you reach out to Daniel Stern or Shelly Duvall?

Burton: No. They were great. There were certain elements that I thought were appropriate to kind of do as was and then there were certain other elements that made it personal for other reasons. Working with Catherine and Martin and Winona - they weren’t on that project, so it’s a similar thing, but in a different way.

Stop motion animations take a long time so I’m sure this was on the schedule for a while, but was this any sort of reaction to how difficult it was to do Alice and Wonderland and other huge productions that you’ve been working on?

Burton: First of all, I wouldn’t plan it to where they all come out like this. That I definitely wouldn’t plan, but Frankenweenie has been in the works for a long, long time. I think the joy about that is that it’s smaller. You kind of look at the shots and what you see is what you get which is really nice. That again is what is so nice about this medium. I can see why animators as hard as it is, can get energized by it. They’re moving something then you see it come to life and it is cool to have that energy.

How much more work do you have on this?

Burton: Editing, music, sound.

What’s your involvement on Bettlejuice 2?

Burton: Seth [Grahame-Smith] is writing something. I just told him because I liked the character that I just thought I’d have a better response if he has ideas about it to just let him [work on it].

If you like what Seth does, would you be interested in the project?

Burton: If it’s interesting. I don’t know if I’d ever know a good script if it bit me in the face, but I know what I like.

Can you talk about the speech in the footage we saw and how there’s a lot of talk of New Holland being suburban Burbank?

Burton: Well, that’s the way it was. The whole point was to try to recreate that feeling and the vibe and that kind of community. I think that’s why I always related to Frankenstein’s story to my own upbringing because it was so easy to make the angry villagers your neighbors because it was that kind of town. It was a kind of angry mob mentality every now and then. It was all stuff that seemed even though it was in a Frankenstein movie, seemed like real life too. What’s real and not real was quite a blurry line in some ways.

This is the first time you’ve directed a stop motion animated film by yourself. Was that always going to be the plan?

Burton: All by myself! I’m a big boy now with no training wheel or nothing. No, these things happen quite organically. I think each project is different. In the case of this one, we wanted to get more handmade so we scaled back on everything. Another project would be different. Each one has its own kind of energy. This one just felt right to make it like this. Less is more.

There are rumors of you doing a Pinocchio movie with Robert Downey Jr.

Burton: I’m very busy aren’t I? It’s kind of embarrassing. I’ve got three movies [coming out this year]. I’m sick of me already. So we’ll let these come out, then I’ll go away and you guys can deal with other people.

Is Big Eyes still happening?

Burton: Oh, I don’t know. There are a lot of projects in the works, but as you can see when something is 10 years in the making, you’re never quite sure when it’s happening.

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'Prometheus' TV Spot, Origins Featurette & Stills

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000

New TV Spot and a origins featurette for Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' are no below. It will also be receiving a 15 certificate in the UK - and that's a 15 secured without any cuts or edits, so we're seeing it very much as the director intended so it will be likely a 15 for Ireland too which is good news for film fans everywhere, the film will be rated R in the US.

Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron, 'Prometheus' hits theaters on June 8th for the America, June 1st for us in Ireland and the UK.

Also below are a fistful of pictures from the film.

TV Spot

Origins Featurette

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'Moonrise Kingdom' Making Of Featurette

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:49:00 +0000

A behind the scenes Making Of featurette has been released for Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom' , which includes some new footage from the film, as well as interviews with the cast and crew.

Starring Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s, 'Moonrise Kingdom' follows a young boy and girl falling in love. When they are moved to run away together, various factions of the town mobilize to search for them and the town is turned upside down – which might not be such a bad thing. Willis plays the town sheriff; Norton is cast as a camp leader; Murray and McDormand portray the young girl’s parents.

'Moonrise Kingdom' opens May 25 2012.

Spider-Man Interviews Spider-Man

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:39:00 +0000

Vman has posted a cool interview in which the original cinematic Spider-Man Tobey Maguire interviews the new kid Andrew Garfield, where they chat about everything web related (we cannot wait for the Hulk one).

The full interview is below with a new TV spot for Mark Webb's 'The Amazing Spider-Man:'

TOBEY MAGUIRE You're in New york for Death of a Salesman, right?

ANDREW GARFIELD Yeah, that's right.

TM I love that you're doing that. and you're enjoying the play, the experience?
"Enjoying" is a strange word for that play. How has it been playing Biff?

AG [Laughs] Of course going through this kind of release and catharsis, facing all your demons in a space of three hours every night—it can be incredibly rewarding. It's invigo- rating. It's a great challenge, a great test and opportunity. There's something very pure about it. There are no frills and there's nowhere to hide and you have to be vulnerable as hell, and you have to serve something much greater than yourself, which is this incred- ible work of art that you're trying to bring to life. It's a wonderful, lucky opportunity for any actor to have. But, yeah, the majority of the time I wake up in the morning I'm kind of confused as to why I decided to do it. [Laughs] But you have to heave yourself up!

TM And do you feel—I don't want to say confined or imply any negativity— but the schedule of a broadway show can be long and hard, portraying a character day after day.

AG I think this is enough to be contending with right now. The only other thing that's been preying on my mind is the impending release of this movie I've done, and that is much more stressful than being on stage every night.

TM [Laughs] Would that be the release of The Amazing Spider-Man?!

AG That's the one! Do you know about this movie? [Laughs]

TM I do know about it! actually, when it was coming together, I was particularly excited at two moments: one was when [director] Marc Webb got involved. I think he's an interesting and cool choice. and then I was certainly curious as to who was going to play Peter Parker. When I heard it was you, I was literally like, Fucking perfect!

AG Oh, man!

TM I just want it to be great, and I thought, What a great actor andrew is, i'm glad that's what's happening here.

AG That's so nice of you.

TM What was the process? How did you end up being the guy?

AG It was pretty basic, apart from it being more dragged out and pressure-filled and dra- matic than any other audition process I've ever been through. They like to put you through the ringer, in the respect that it creates drama and tension among a generation of actors.

TM [Laughs]

AG And they succeed every time, it seems. But, no, it was great. I'm friends with a few of the guys who were up for it, and I actually had dinner with Jamie [Bell] the night of my screen test and his screen test. We compared notes and war stories, and we kind of got past the ridiculousness of it all and thought it would be a nice idea to get everyone together and kind of interview each other about how messed up the process is, being against each other, and remember that we're all in it together, knowing that when you take off that bodysuit someone else is going to be stepping into your sweat immediately after. It's a weird kind of cattle call. But Marc [Webb] was great. He was very open and encouraging. You have the monitoring area with literally about 30 people judging you, looking at your face and whispering to each other—it's one of the most disconcerting and kind of humiliating things to go through, if you're aware of it, you know what I mean?

TM Yeah, I completely understand. What kind of effect has this had on you?

AG The main thing I'm thinking about and worrying about is what happens after this movie comes out. What was your experience when you became Spider-Man in people's eyes? I'm interested to hear what you have to say about the whole life change that it brings. Because right now I have a host of fears that I'm contending with on a minute-to-minute basis. I'm not in the reality of it yet, so I'm sure I'm imagining it will be much worse than it is. I admire you so much because you're an actor and that's all you've ever been and all you ever will be. It must be very hard to hold on to the simple fact of wanting to be an actor, to tell stories and not have your image become bigger than your art. Do you have a recollection of a definite change, or was it a seamless thing?

TM I think our thing was a little bit different because movies hadn't been doing the sort of opening-weekend business that's fairly common—even expected—today. The first Harry Potter came out about six months before us and it was this phenom- enon from Day one. it was so wild because it was a new thing at that moment—and i'm not saying that hasn't happened in movie history, but at the time that was a big jump. and then that happened with us. People didn't anticipate [2002's Spider- Man] to be like that. Leading up to it you start to get reactions and people tell you, you know, what the tracking is and what range your opening weekend box office is likely to be. but for me it was kind of unexpected. So much shifted in my life the weekend the movie came out. it was shocking.

AG Oh wow, that's crazy.

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'Killer Joe' Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:30:00 +0000

Trailer has been released for William Friedkin's 'Killer Joe,' staring Matthew McConaughey (The Lincoln Lawyer) and Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) with a supporting cast including Juno Temple (upcoming The Dark Knight Rises, Dirty Girl), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways) and Gina Gershon (Bound). The film was directed by Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection) with a script by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright, Tracy Letts.

In Killer Joe, when 22-year-old drug dealer Chris (Hirsch) has his stash stolen by his mother, he has to come up with six thousand dollars quick or he's dead. Desperate, he turns to "Killer Joe" (McConaughey) when he finds out that his mother's life insurance policy is worth $50,000. Although Joe usually demands cash up front, he finds himself willing to bend the rules in exchange for Chris' attractive younger sister, Dottie (Temple), who will serve as sexual collateral until the money comes in... if it ever does.

'Killer Joe' has a 29 June 2012 release date in Ireland and the UK, a little bit of a longer wait for the US which has a release date of 27 July.

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