Check out the official premise for the remake of “The Thing”, thanks to Bloody-Disgusting for breaking this news. “The Thing” hits theaters April 29, 2011. “Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien [...]
Drew Barrymore & Justin Long’s “Going the Distance” Poster

“Going the Distance” is a upcoming romantic comedy directed by Nanette Burstein to be released on August 27, 2010. The stars are Justin Long and Drew Barrymore. The film revolves around a couple who try to maintain a long-distance relationship, one in New York and the other in San Francisco. Check out the poster below:
Josh Hutcherson Offered Spider-Man Reboot & “Journey to the Center of the Earth 2″ News
Josh Hutcherson has been officially offered the role of Peter Parker in Sony’s reboot of “Spider-Man”, and he’s accepted it, according to Blue Sky Disney.There hasn’t been an official confirmation yet, so hang in there I am sure it will break any minute. Josh Hutcherson spoke to CinemaBlend today and they reported that “Journey to [...]
History Channel’s “Ice Road Truckers” Heading to Theaters in 3D?

The director of “Max Payne”, John Moore, seems to think that History Channel’s “Ice Road Truckers” series would make a good feature film…in 3D. According to Deadline Hollywood, Moore said he wants to make a 3D narrative version of the reality TV show. The TV show is about truckers charged with driving 18-wheelers across 350 [...]
“Twilight” Star Ashley Greene Joining Miley Cyrus’ “LOL”

Miley Cyrus is starring in a film called “LOL”, which is actually a French comedy remake of same name. According to THR, Ashley Green from “The Twilight Saga” will be joining Miley to play the high school bad girl. Thomas Jane has also signed on as Cyrus’s mom (Demi Moore) new boyfriend. The original French [...]
Neil Marshall Revealed Next Film, “Burst 3D”

Neil Marshall recently spoke with FearNET and revealed his next film, “Burst 3D”. Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures will be producing. According to Marshall “We’re still working on the script, so it’s ongoing. I don’t know exactly when we’re going to get around to shooting it. But I’ll be dealing with aliens for the first [...]
Two Amazing “The Expendables” New Posters

“The Expendables” will be released on August 13th and looks to delivers so really kick-ass action, old school style. Check out these brand new posters, one from the UK. They are by far the best released so far for the film. Besides Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, [...]
“Paranormal Activity 2″ Teaser Trailer
Fifth “Final Destination” Gets Odd Title
“Quarantine 2″ Cast Announced

Mercedes Masohn and Josh Cooke will be starring in “Quarantine 2″, according to ShootForTheHead. The film will take place in an airport and will be directed by John Pogue. The film is rumored to go direct to DVD release according to a post on Horror-Movies.ca. Not sure how this is going to be since the [...]
Adrien Brody Starrer “The Experiment” Poster Released

A really cool new teaser poster for Paul Scheuring’s “The Experiment” was released by Bloody-Disgusting this week. The film is actually a remake of a 2001 German film “Das Experiment” directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. This indie thriller stars Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, Elijah Wood, Cam Gigandet, Clifton Collins Jr. and Maggie Grace. The story centers [...]
Blu-Ray Review “Invictus”
Film Review “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
Andy Serkis Playing Ceasar in “Planet of Apes” Prequel

A lot of the news concerning the upcoming prequel “Planet of the Apes: Rise of the Apes” prequel has been coming quite frequently. James Franco, John Lithgow and Freida Pinto have signed on already. In the prequel though, all the apes will be all CGI and according to a tweet by Fox communications exec Chris [...]
Johnny Depp’s “Rango” Trailer Is Released
“The Last Rites Of Ransom Pride” Scores Big at Edinburgh International Film Festival
“The Last Rites Of Ransom Pride” recently premiered and completely rocked the house during the 64th Annual Edinburgh International Film Festival this week. The film has received word that Screen Media will be releasing the film in the U.S. this fall theatrically and subsequently on DVD, VOD and new media distribution platforms. Besides that great [...]
“Top Gun 2″ Possible With Cruise?

After Cruise’s recent disappointing opening for “Knight and Day” last weekend, he may been heading back to the 80′s to reboot his big hit “Top Gun” Producer Jerry Bruckheimer recently spoke to MTV and said that there have been attempts in the past to get a “Top Gun” sequel started, but nothing every happened. Though [...]
Guillermo del Toro’s “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” Gets Date

On January 21, Variety is reporting that Guillermo del Toro’s newest feature, “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” will be released day. The horror film is directed by Troy Nixey and stars Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison. It is based on the 1973 ABC television movie of the same name. The premise of [...]
New Really Terrifying “[REC] 2″ Trailer Released
If you aren’t familiar with “[REC]” or its sequel “[REC] 2″ , you need to be. Last year’s Quarantine was an American remake of “[REC]“. This sequel, which takes place immediately after the original, follows a groups of SWAT team members into the Barcelona apartment complex where the zombie outbreak has been contained. The film [...]
Final Trailer for “Eat, Pray, Love” Released

Sony has released the final trailer for “Eat, Pray, Love” starring Julia Roberts. The film comes to theaters August 13th, 2010 and stars Julia Roberts, James Franco, Javier Bardem, Billy Crudup, Richard Jenkins, Viola Davis, Tuva Novotny, Ali Khan. The film’s premise, which is based upon the bestselling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert: Liz Gilbert (Roberts) [...]
Warner Bros. Planning “Lego” Movie
“Rango” Poster Channels “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”
Facebook’s “Mafia Wars” Heading to Big Screen

Production company Radar Pictures are developing a movie based on the Facebook game, “Mafia Wars”, according to Pajiba. The game is made by Zynga and unlike its similar games Farmville and Treasure Isle, “Mafia Wars” actually has a story and has the best chance of being a movie of all there games. The project is [...]
Tim Burton Back on Track With “The Addams Family”
We posted back in March, that Tim Burton was planning to reboot “The Addams Family” in 3D using stop-motion animation. The next day MTV got in touch with Burton’s reps who said, “There is no truth to the story. Tim has not lined up any of his upcoming projects.” Well it seems according to Coming [...]
Teaser Trailer for David Fincher’s “The Social Network”
Major Giveaway: “Boondock Saints II” – 1ST OF 3 [ENDED]

Here at MovieMikes.com, we are big fans of “The Boondock Saints” series. Thanks to the amazing people over at the Boondock Saints Store MovieMikes is proud to bring you our: FIRST OF THREE BOONDOCK SAINTS GIVEAWAYS!! WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU!!! Over the last few months we have interviewed [...]
Wait a Sec, Peter Jackson Is Directing “The Hobbit”?!?!

Ever since Guillermo Del Toro’s exit, Peter Jackson has been rumored to step in as director. It was all rumors and speculations…until now. Deadline is reporting that Peter Jackson has decided to take on directing both “Hobbit” films himself. He is currently negotiating a deal to seal the deal. The deal would reunite him with [...]
Sam Raimi More Interested in “World of Warcraft” than “Oz”?

Sam Raimi was recently interview during the 2010 Saturn Awards by Steve ‘Frosty’ Weintraub at Collider.com. Raimi revealed he is currently working with Robert Rodat (“Saving Private Ryan”) on the video game adaptation, “World of Warcraft”. During the interview, when asked about “Warcraft” he mentioned the world was “incredibly, engrossingly terrifying and exciting.” He was [...]
“Night of the Demons” Remake Going Direct-to-DVD
John Lasseter Will Co-Direct “Cars 2″

It was announced that Pixar co-founder and 2006′s “Cars” director, John Lasseter has officially stepped in to co-direct the follow-up, “Cars 2: World Grand Prix”. Brad Lewis was originally slated to direct “Cars 2″ making his directorial debut. “Ratatouille” was also co-directed so this shouldn’t alarm too much. “Cars 2″ is scheduled to hit theaters [...]
DVD Review: “Youth in Revolt”
Trailer for “Little Fockers” Returns With Same Jokes

The first trailer for “Little Fockers” is now online, doesn’t seem like much of an improvement from “Meet the Fockers”. The Paul Weitz-directed threequel to the “Meet the Parents” stars Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Jessica Alba, Laura Dern, Harvey Keitel, Barbra Streisand, and Dustin Hoffman. “Little Fockers” heads [...]
First Poster for “The Concert” Which Stars “Basterds” Mélanie Laurent

ComingSoon has revealed this brand new poster for the film “The Concert” released by The Weinstein Company. The film stars Mélanie Laurent from “Inglorious Basterds”. Below the synopsis provided by ComingSoon: In this new comedy, Guskov stars as Andrei Filipov, a once celebrated Russian conductor of the Bolshoi who has hit rock bottom and is [...]
David O. Russell’s “The Fighter” Gets Release Date

David O. Russell’s “The Fighter” has been completed for months now but has had no news of release until now. Finally, Paramount has decided to date the film and it’s right in the heart of Oscar season. It is strange since the film has a great cast starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Amy Adams. [...]
“The Martian Chronicles” Hopes to be Next “Avatar”

“The Martian Chronicles” has just been optioned by Fox to be adapted from Ray Bradbury novel, according to The Los Angeles Times. This would be the second time it would be adapted, back in 1980 it was made into a miniseries staring Rock Hudson. The story is about humans fleeing from a dying Earth to [...]
“Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots” Coming to Big Screen

Wolfgang Peterson, Mattel and Mandeville Films are developing a movie based on the toy first manufactured in 1964. According to the source, the film will be about “one robot that becomes part human, part robot” and is described as “Gladiator meets Iron Man.” Not sure how to feel about this, I mean its an odd [...]
DC Comics’ “Red” Teaser Trailer Out

Yahoo Movies has debuted the first teaser trailer for “Red”. The film has an all-star cast of Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Richard Dreyfuss and Brian Cox “Red” is based on the DC Comics graphic novel of the same name by Warren Ellis and follows Frank [...]
“The Last Exorcism” Gets ‘Scary’ MPAA Rating
Since watching the trailer for the “The Last Exorcism”, it promised to be one hell of scary horror movie, from the mind of Eli Roth. Things seems great until this morning, when the MPAA rating was announced and it have been rated PG-13. Now of course the movie can still be great, anyone remember “The [...]
“Fright Night 3D” Gets Release Date
Daniel Day-Lewis Wanted For “Sherlock Holmes 2″

Since the release last year’s huge hit “Sherlock Holmes”, speculation has been out as to who will play Professor Moriarty (the mystery man who was the mastermind behind Rachel McAdams’ dirty work) in the sequel. According to SHH they suggest that director Guy Ritchie may want Oscar winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis to play Holmes’ nemesis [...]
Timothy Olyphant Being Considered for Snake Plissken?

In an recent interview with Brett Eisner who is direct the remake of “Escape from New York”, Movie Web brought up if the role of Plissken had been given to Olyphant. Eisner responded, “I love working with Timothy Olyphant, and I will be working with him again. He is an amazing actor. A talented guy. [...]
Nathan Fillion & Eva Longoria Playing Ant-Man & The Wasp in “The Avengers”

Nathan Fillion looks like a sure-thing to play Ant-Man in the upcoming “Avengers” film. He has a good luck charm on his side, Joss Whedon, whom he worked with on Firefly and Serenity. Supposedly he is in final negotiations, but no official casting just yet. Concerning Ant-Man’s wife, ComicBookMovie has received word from a source [...]
Neil Patrick Harris Confirmed for “A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas”

Neil Patrick Harris, although shot in the back by Beverly D’Angelo then rose up after credits, will be back for “A Very Harold And Kumar Christmas”. Hollywood.com has confirmed that the actor will be back for the third film of the franchise, which is currently shooting in Troy, Michigan. In the film, Harris will once [...]
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules” Gets Fast-Track

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” was released earlier this year and made $64 million on a budget of only $15 million. THR announced that a sequel is in the works. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules” will again follow the outcast middle school antics of Greg Heffley, but will center around his battles [...]
Really Cool UK “Splice” Poster Takes Flight
Trailer for Sean Connery’s “Sir Billi”, Yikes!
Sean Connery recently decided that he would provide the voice-over for the title character in “Sir Billi”, a Scottish animated film co-starring Alan Cumming. The first trailer for “Sir Billi” has been posted to YouTube. It is really a shock that Connery would come out of retirement to play a skateboarding grandpa…well watch the trailer [...]
Newest Trailer for “Resident Evil: Afterlife”
“Major League 3″ In Works With Charlie Sheen?!

Moviehole recently spoke with David S. Ward, the writer/director of 1989′s “Major League”. He confirmed that a new “Major League” film is indeed in the work and he wants to bring back the original cast of the first film. “We’re actually talking about doing one right now. I’ve written, what I see, as “Major League [...]
Live Action “Akira” Gets Writer

The 1988 anime classic, “Akira” has been in the works for what seems like forever now and would be budgeted at over $100 million if it is done right. But no solid action has happened with the film until now. Collider reported that during an interview with producer Andrew Lazar that newbie screenwriter Albert Torres [...]
“The Lion King” Going 3D and “Roger Rabbit 2″ in Works?
“Piranha 3D” First Theatrical Poster
Red Band International “Predators” Trailer
David Cronenberg Adapting Novel “As She Climbed Across the Table”

David Cronenberg (“A History of Violence”, “Eastern Promises”) has attached himself to direct “As She Climbed Across the Table”. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Jonathan Lethem which came out in 1997. The story centers around a man named Philip, who is in love with Alice. We open with [...]
John Lithgow Joins “Rise of the Apes”

John Lithgow has joined the cast of “Planet of the Apes: Rise of the Apes”. The prequel will focuses on a scientist (James Franco) who has been working on a cure for Alzheimer’s that is being tested on apes. The test subject named Caesar evolves rapidly, and the scientist takes him home to live with [...]
“Footloose” Remake Gets Cast and Release Date

Paramount and director Craig Brewer have decided to cast Kenny Wormald, a relatively unknown actor, in the “Footloose” remake. Dennis Quaid will also be starring in the John Lithgow’s role from the 1984 film. Read the full press release below: BREWER’S CAST COMES TOGETHER FOR “FOOTLOOSE” Paramount Pictures Will Release On April 1, 2011 HOLLYWOOD, [...]
Film Review “Knight and Day”
Rob Reiner’s “Flipped” Official Poster
1st Trailer for “The Green Hornet” and Two More Official Shots
First Glimpse from “Puss In Boots 3D” Movie

DreamWorks Animation has opened its official website for its “Shrek” spinoff film “Puss in Boots”. The website featured a first glimpse of the film’s female character, Kitty, voiced by Salma Hayek. “Puss in Boots” tells the hilarious and courageous (daring, bold, brave) tale of Puss’s (Antonio Banderas) early adventures as he teams with mastermind Humpty [...]
“Toy Story 3″ Character Short Expected Before “Cars 2″
David Fincher’s “The Social Network” First Poster

Here is the first poster for David Fincher’s “The Social Network”. The movie tells the origin story of the popular social networking site Facebook. It stars Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg who created the site in 2004 at Harvard. Facebook now has over 60 million members and is valued at $16 billion. “The [...]
First Official Shots from “The Green Hornet”
“Dorothy of Oz” Voice Cast Poster with Character Sketches
International Trailer for “The Other Guys”
Fifth “Despicable Me” Trailer Released
“Jonah Hex” & “Remember Me” Giveaway Winners
Winners for the “Jonah Hex” Giveaway announced: Adam Lawton Andrew Lueck Benjamin Rabin Bill Damon Brandon Jones Cindy Barriga David Szymasnki Melissa Roberge Mike Schneider Noel Oney Richard Baier Thomas Volk Tim Ward Winners for the Remember Me” Giveaway announced: Stephanie (Soccermom1995) Trish D Kenney Yolande Calitz Winners, please contact us with your addresses and [...]
MovieMikes wishes “JAWS” a Happy 35th Birthday!
June 20, 1975. What do you remember about that day? If you listened to top 40 radio you might remember that America’s “Sister Golden Hair” was the number one song that week. Model Margaux Hemmingway graced the cover of TIME magazine while Rolling Stone featured Stevie Wonder. A dozen eggs cost $.77. And if you [...]
Interview with Mel Stuart
Interview with Julie Dawn Cole
Finally, Official Shots from Depp’s “The Rum Diary”

Finally, the long-awaited “The Rum Diary” has delivered some official shots from the movie starring Johnny Depp. The movie is based of Hunter S. Thompson’s novel of the same name which was finally published in 1998. This movie has been completed since 2009 and still no word of its release. Johnny Depp also starred in [...]
Interview with Robert Galluzzo
Cast for Steve Speilberg’s “War Horse” Announced
The cast has been announced for Steven Spielberg’s War Horse which includes Emily Watson (“Hilary and Jackie”), Peter Mullan (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”), David Thewlis (“Harry Potter” Series), Benedict Cumberbatch (“Atonement”), Niels Arestrup (“The Bourne Ultimatum”), Celine Buckens, Nicolas Bro, David Kross, Leonard Carow, Rainer Bock, Robert Emms and Patrick Kennedy, and in [...]
Michael Fassbender Confirmed For “Magneto” in “First Class”

Michael Fassbender, who was just featured in the disaster of a movie, “Jonah Hex” has been confirmed to play a young Magneto/Eric Lensherr in “X-Men: First Class”, according to EW. Fassbender has become more well known after his role in “Inglourious Basterds” last year. James McAvoy is already on board the film to play a [...]
New Poster for “Legend of the Guardians”
“True Blood’s” Alexander Skarsgard to star in “Battleship”

“True Blood’s” Alexander Skarsgard has signed to star opposite Taylor Kitsch in “Battleship,” Universal’s adaptation of the Hasbro game. “Battleship” is directed by Peter Berg (“Hancock”). The script, by Jon and Erich Hoeber, revolves around a naval fleet encountering an alien invasion. A bit different from the board game but sounds cool to me. “Battleship” [...]
Benjamin Walker Confirmed for Beast in “X-Men: First Class”

Benjamin Walker will be playing Beast/Henry McCoy in “X-Men: First Class” according to Roger Friedman from Showbiz411. Walker is relatively unknown stage actor and had small roles in “Flags of our Fathers” and “Kinsey”. “X-Men: First Class” will give Vaughn and Singer the chance to show how McCoy transformed from a young medical doctor into [...]
Don Cheadle and Freida Pinto Joining “Rise of the Apes”?
Don Cheadle and Freida Pinto have both been offered roles in 20th Century Fox’s “Planet of the Apes: Rise of the Apes” according to Bloody-Disgusting. This seems to still a rumor at this stage though. If this plays out then Don Cheadle and Freida Pinto would join James Franco in the “Apes” prequel. “Planet of [...]
Interview with Jason Steadman
Rockwell/Swank’s “Conviction” Poster & Trailer Released
Weirdest Plot and Casting for “Guns, Girls, & Gambling”

Freefall Film is making an indie pic called “Guns, Girls, & Gambling”. The crime thriller follows Elvis impersonators, Indians, cowboys, a 6-foot-tall blonde assassin, a frat boy, a corrupt sheriff, and a prostitute in pursue of an stolen Indian artifact. Freefall has assembled one of the weirdest casts imaginable to make one of the weirdest [...]
Joss Whedon’s “Cabin in the Woods” in Jeopardy?!

“Cabin in the Woods” seems to be in jeopardy following in the footsteps of “James Bond” and “The Hobbit”, all due to MGM’s ongoing financial issues. Cabin in the Woods, written and produced by Whedon, was set up at MGM and should have been full swing by now. According to THR, “Cabin” will be bumped [...]
Clooney’s “The American” Poster & Trailer
Set Construction Pics From “The Hobbit”

With the current cloud of negativity surround the upcoming “The Hobbit” movie, it is good news to finally see something positive. With del Toro’s exit earlier this month things seems dim but check out these photos to see that the set construction before he left. The photos came from German website Herr-Der-Ringe-Film.de (Via Coming Soon) [...]
“The Monster Squad” Remake Finds Its Writers
THR reports that writers Mark and Brian Gunn are set to pen the script for the upcoming “The Monster Squad” remake. The original film’s producer Rob Cohen will be returning to produce and direct. The Gunn’s recently just completed the script for “Journey to the Mysterious Island”, the sequel to the Brendan Fraser starrer “Journey [...]
First Trailer for “The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader”

Here is the first trailer to the third “Narnia” movie, it looks really good and a big improvement over the second installment “Prince Caspian”. In “The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader”, Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip [...]
“The Smurfs” Teaser Trailer Online

The first official image from “The Smurfs” was reported this morning and in the same day we are also treated with the teaser trailer. The teaser features an introduction by Neil Patrick Harris. Opening in theaters on August 3, 2011. Besides NPH, the film also stars Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara, Hank Azaria, Anton Yelchin, Jonathan [...]
Trailer for Rob Reiner’s “Flipped”

Check out the trailer for Rob Reiner latest film “Flipped”. The film is scheduled for release on August 6, 2010. The film is based on the book of the same title by Wendelin Van Draanen. The film which is premised as a “coming-of-age movie” stars Callan McAuliffe, Madeline Carroll, Aidan Quinn, Penelope Ann Miller, Kevin [...]
Mysterious “Oz” Clip Teases Yet Another Adaptation

It seems that there is yet another adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz” in the works, according to Cinema Blend via HeyUGuys blog. This film, simply titled Oz, being developed by Mark and Michael Polish. Chris Gore from Film Threat posted a link to the video on his Twitter account. It isn’t much but it [...]
Linda Hamilton Will Guest Star in Web-Series “Crafty”
Linda Hamilton (TV’s “Beauty & The Beast” & “The Terminator I & II”) is set to guest star on the season finale of the new web series “Crafty”, according to the official Facebook page. They also mentioned on the page more surprises are coming for guest appearances. Perhaps a “Children of the Corn” reunion?! That [...]
Release Date Change: “The Last Airbender”
Suprise! “The Karate Kid” Sequel Moving Forward

Sony Pictures is already working with its writers pitching ideas for a sequel to the just released “The Karate Kid” remake according Deadline. Director Harald Zwart revealed during press interviews that he is up for a sequel. There is no official word though on who will be returning for the sequel. “The Karate Kid” remake [...]
First Official Look At “The Smurfs”

USA Today has revealed the first official look at “The Smurfs”, which shows Grouchy, Papa and Clumsy. The article describes how the Smurfs make there way into the Big Apple. Gargamel finds the Smurfs’ village in the opening scene and during the scatter things go array. “Unfortunately, Clumsy goes the wrong way into a forbidden [...]




























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