Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:55AM - By Bronwen Winter Phoenix
With all the recent (and not so recent) hints and speculation about his proposed superhero film Ant-Man, it seems Edgar Wright has finally put us straight on the matter – sort of – by announcing that he hopes to start shooting the film this year. The project has long been in development from the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Shaun of the Dead director, and now things finally seem to be moving in the right direction.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:33AM - By Bronwen Winter Phoenix
Film fans have been anticipating this for years, and now it’s finally happening! Edgar Wright is set to direct The World’s End, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, as the third film in the “Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy” (also been referred to as the “The Three Flavors Cornetto” trilogy, with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz being the first two entries). Filming starts in September for a Spring 2013 release. Be the first to read the plot details after the jump.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 12:27PM - By Damon Houx
Though Edgar Wright has recently tweeted about working on his third movie with Simon Pegg (and Nick Frost), it appears he may be sidetracked from that. Deadline Hollywood announced that he’s going to be helming The Night Stalker, starring Johnny Depp. It’s a project Depp had set up with Disney, but there was no one attached to direct until now. As Deadline notes, it will start going into production after Depp finishes The Lone Ranger.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:15PM - By Damon Houx
Post-Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, we haven’t heard much of what Edgar Wright has been up to. Sure, he’s hosted a couple of festivals at The New Beverly in Los Angeles, but other than rumors of Ant-Man, nothing. So yesterday on Twitter, Wright laid out what looks to be his next project: The World’s End. For those in the know, that’s the supposed third film in the “Cornetto trilogy” he plans to complete with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 2:00PM - By Damon Houx
With The Adventures of Tintin, Steven Spielberg has finally decided to play with some of the newest toys of cinema, and in his first motion capture film, he revolutionizes the format. Moreso than Avatar, here Spielberg is let loose to play with the camera as he sees fit, and you can see an invigorated director who’s able to stage sequences in ways that would be unimaginable in live action. And that’s enough to make it a must-see.
Thursday, December 1, 2011 4:58PM - By Damon Houx
If you live in Los Angeles, you’ve probably heard of the New Beverly. Co-owned by Quentin Tarantino, it’s one of the city of Angels finest repertory houses. Many celebrities, including Tarantino, Eli Roth, Diablo Cody, Seth Green, and Patton Oswalt have held festivals there, but Edgar Wright has now done three, and for the third one it’s got a twist: instead of showing his favorite movies, he’s showing films that he’s never seen before.
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Friday, November 11, 2011 12:09PM - By Damon Houx
Last night the AFI festival hosted the first public screening of director Steven Spielberg‘s The Adventures of Tintin. Or, that is to say, the first public screening in America – the film has been open outside of the U.S. for more than a month, and has already made over $100 Million internationally. Spielberg’s first animated/motion-captured film, it stars Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in an adventure story where Tintin comes across clues to pirate treasure. We’ll have a longer review when the film is released, but check out our quick thoughts…
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Monday, July 11, 2011 12:28PM - By Damon Houx
It’s still a bit shocking that there isn’t a steady drumbeat of geek excitement for a project that unites Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Edgar Wright together, but such is the case with The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Perhaps it’s a general disappointment with non-James Cameron motion capture. Regardless, there’s a new trailer for Tintin, which stars Jamie Bell as the titular Tintin, and Daniel Craig as Red Haddock. Take a look…
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Monday, June 13, 2011 12:21PM - By Damon Houx
Joe Cornish’s debut film Attack the Block has been screened repeatedly in America and is already out in the UK, but after the great press out of SXSW it was unknown when the film would hit American shores. Screen Gems bought the rights, and now the film is going to go out on limited screens July 29. This is great news – we’ve seen the film and it delivers the same sort of 80′s throwback charms that Super 8 promised but couldn’t deliver.
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