Finally, we got a few things worth going to the theaters for. Check out this weeks movies releases now…
Trailers below the jump…
As many of you know, there have been a lot of rumors about what’s been going on behind the scenes of Fanboys. From my understanding, the film was made by Kyle Newman (sadly that was the best picture I could find of him), then the Weinstein Brothers took the film and tried to edit out all the cancer content, and then Newman took the film back and made it his own again.
I was lucky enough to sit down for a one on one interview with the Director and ask him about what really happened with the film, how he happened upon one of the greatest comedic casts, and what he has coming up next. If there is one thing I learned it’s that Newman is a passionate film maker who truly loves film. He has a lot of intergrity and stands by his films no matter what.
But, don’t listen to me, check out what he has to say about Fanboys…
In May of 2007, a good friend of mine got to attend the 30th anniversary celebration of Star Wars at the L.A. Convention Center. Fans were treated to some early footage of a little film that represented the true brotherhood of the Star Wars community. That film was Fanboys, and for almost two years now it has been avoiding theaters like the plague. If your like me, you’ve been following the roller coaster of drama that has surrounded the film and it’s distributors, The Weinstein Co. Fanboys release date has been pushed back several times within the past year and the cause seems to change each time. Rumors of storyline issues, re-shoots, and production problems make me wonder if business took the pleasure out of the Fanboy experience?
Here are some of the top stories you may have missed over the weekend..
Personally, not a Star Wars fan, and not a fan of Star Wars fans, but this looks f-ing brilliant. The fact that the trailer says “Featuring the Warehouse Guy from The Office,” “The Guy from Tropic Thunder,” “Jay,” “The Guy from Die Hard 4,” and “The Hot Chick from Sin City” is amazing. I mean we all know an actors resume helps them get to where they’re going, but here what they’ve done is who they are. Who the hell calls Kevin Smith the guy from Die Hard 4??? Amazing! And of course there is an appearance from none other than William Shatner. A god among geeks and nerds everywhere.
Check out the trailer below and tell us how excited you are…
To say that Seth Rogen had a very good ‘07-‘08 run would be a gross understatement. No other actor under thirty, save for Michael Cera, has crashed the spotlight so readily. Knocked Up literally put his face all over town, but then he unleashed the perverse, endearing Superbad (as brilliant as Cera’s work is, the point still goes to Rogen), and built a cache of action cred in Pineapple Express.
Now Hollywood has been desperately trying to categorize him. But they’re wrong. He’s not the new Will Ferrell. He sure as hell isn’t the new Chevy Chase, and if his ballsy upcoming slate says anything, it’s that the studios are slowly but surely figuring that out.
Rogen talks with Screencrave about his personal stake in Zack and Miri Make a Porno, why audiences should look past the title, and why they should be ready to see a whole lot more of him. Figuratively speaking.
