Brett Ratner Reviews, Interviews & More

James Franco and Seth Rogen might be reuniting for another movie, titled The Interview. Once again, they'll be playing buddies who get caught up in a murder, except this one will be a lot more high profile. The film would constitute as Rogen's second directorial effort. Also, Legendary Pictures released new Pacific Rim photos. And College Humor...

If you can recall, Bryan Singer’s X-Men and X2 were solid-to-great entries into the pantheon of superhero films.  Then, Singer left the franchise to helm the continuation of the Superman franchise (give us the water-logged Superman Returns), leaving Brett Ratner to direct the...

Hollywood loves competition, and they don't call it high school with money for no reason. Each time one studio buys the rights to some New York Times best seller, another studio does the same. And when someone decides to do a movie about an iconic character, like say Snow White, another studio executive decides to seize the opportunity. MGM and Paramount are currently...

So Brett Ratner (X-Men: The Last Stand, Tower Heist) directing a Hercules film based not upon Grecian myth but instead the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars sounds like just about the worst thing ever (well, not really, but the name Ratner should bring shudders of revulsion to any film fan); so brace...

Sure, the original Rush Hour was a fun pop take on the buddy cop genre, trading in as it did on the chemistry between Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, but it certainly wasn’t anything original or terribly interesting beyond a “hey, it’s Sunday afternoon and Rush Hour is on TBS, and I have a few hours to kill” kind of way.  And then came the sequels. ...

It’s been a big day in the world of entertainment news blurbs today, with various rumors/ news bits leaking about the possible casting of Johnny Depp in Beetlejuice 2, what is sounding more and more like the downfall of the American version of The Office, a rumored “four hour” version of The Dark Knight Rises, and scattered bits and pieces concerning things as...

News broke this morning that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has signed with MGM to star as the titular hero in director Brett Ratner’s Hercules.  And with that sentence, the ultimate formula for cinematic mediocrity was finally achieved.

So, that happened. With Brett Ratner's recent exodus at the Oscars, and Eddie Murphy quickly jetting as well, it was hard to know how fast it would be until someone was set up with the gig. And now we know it's Brian Grazer who will be producing the award show to end all award shows, the 84th Academy awards.

Because his bestest buddy Brett Ratner decided to back out of producing the Oscars next year (for lobbing a an offense comment towards homosexuals, and then bragging about sex with Lindsay Lohan, and for making a ton of offensively bland films), now Eddie Murphy has also followed suit, joining his Tower Heist director in bowing out of next year’s ceremonies.

Remember earlier in the week when we reported that Brett Ratner slipped his foot into his mouth and stated that only “fag” directors rehearse their films before shooting?  Well, on top of that, he’s been spending his Tower Heist promotional tour talking less about the film (which might be for the best) and is spending more of his time graphically describing sex with...

Dwight Errington Myers, better known the world as Heavy D, has passed away at the age of 44. Best known for such hits songs as "Now that We Found Love" and "Nuttin' But Love" in the heady days of "Yo MTV Raps!" Myers was known for his trademark sunglasses, and heft. Eventually he lost the weight, and became a sometime actor, appearing most recently in Brett Ratner's...

Oh, Brett Ratner.  After doing his damndest to offend humanity and culture in general by making some of the most offensively bland films without the slightest semblance of a unique directorial style (Rush Hour parts 1-3, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Family Man, After the Sunset, Tower Heist), the hobbit-like director has decided to start...

The L.A. Times has a story about how Tower Heist, the Brett Ratner-directed, Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy comedy will be hitting VOD in two markets for $60 a pop three weeks after it hits theaters. We recently wrote about how 8 Ways Television has changed, and this may be a part of that evolution. But what does this mean for theatrical distribution?

Brett Ratner is producing the next Oscar telecast. Brett Ratner just directed Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy in Tower Heist, and has been the rumored choice for a Beverly Hills Cop 4 movie. So perhaps it's no surprise that Ratner asked Murphy to host the Academy Awards. The surprise is that Murphy has said yes (according to Deadline...

Update:  Looks like Brett Ratner has selected Eddie Murphy as the host for the next Academy Awards broadcast! As we reported in July, the trailer for the Brett Ratner directed, Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller-starring heist film Tower Heist has been released, and it features many...

The Heist movie genre is filled with a number of great films, and usually a solid premise. Enacting a plan and following through - regardless of the unforseen complications - is inherently gripping, whether it's perpetrated by heroes or anti-heroes. But Ben Stiller, Matthew Broderick, Michael Pena, Casey Affleck, Gabourey Sidibe and Eddie Murphy in the Tower Heist...

Has Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller ever acted in a movie together? We're not sure if it's been done, but if not the duo will star opposite each other in the comedy, Tower Heist. Do you know what a project like this needs? How about a little Brett Ratner? According to Deadline, the actors will headline the film that's being directed by Ratner for Universal.

There's already plenty of skepticism surrounding Marcus Nispel's adaptation of Conan the Barbarian, so do we really need another meat-head property on the big screen? According to several reports Brett Ratner ("The Rat") might direct a film based on the legendary hero, Hercules. As in the brawny half-god, half-man who barely...

If you're still fuming over the travesty that was X-Men 3: The Last Stand, director Brett Ratner isn't done raping your childhood just yet. It seems that the success of Disney's reimagined Alice in Wonderland has caused a domino effect that has people wanting to see darker incarnations of their favorite characters. So who's the next victim on...

What do Peter Farrelly and Brett Ratner have in common besides the fact that their both directors? On the surface not much, but the duo along with Bob Odenkirk and actress Elizabeth Banks will helm, Untitled Comedy. Yes, that's the name of the movie and it's an ensemble piece that will feature every actor under the sun.