As we reported earlier, Johnny Depp is set to make a biopic on Theodor Geissel, aka Dr. Seuss, at Universal Pictures. Obviously, as everyone is pointing out, he’s perfect for the starring role because he’s good at playing famous writers (J.M. Barrie; Hunter S. Thompson) and creepily fantastical characters in family films (Edward Scissorhands; Willy Wonka; Mad Hatter; Capt. Jack Sparrow), and to his certain disappointment he really… More
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Agent swap! White Collar star Tim DeKay is set to play a different kind of government agent on NBC’s Chuck.
DeKay, who’s an FBI agent on the USA drama, will guest star as “Kieran Ryker” in the eight episode of Chuck‘s final season as Sarah’s former CIA handler — a stoic, unflappable man who forces her to “confront her… More
It’s Friday, which means it’s time to let our hair down at Movies.com headquarters and break out all the weird, freaky stuff we’ve been hiding from our parents so they don’t think we’ve gone completely mad. Just don’t tell anyone you got this from us …
This Pakistani baby was born with two faces, and while it’s not movie related, we could see Hollywood jumping all over this… More
For some filmmakers, the idea of working with children and animals — not to mention the entire family film genre, for that matter — is an abhorrent proposition. But ‘Dolphin Tale’ director Charlies Martin Smith says he learned from the best — from the likes of George Lucas and Carroll Ballard. Thanks to those influences and Smith’s familiarity with animal-centered stories (he directed Disney’s franchise-setting ‘Air Bud’), ‘Dolphin Tale’ is… More
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Two and a Half Men may have found a way to build upon its stellar premiere week ratings: Alcide is coming to Malibu!
EW has learned exclusively that True Blood star Joe Manganiello will make an appearance in the Oct. 24 episode of the CBS comedy. He’ll play the smoldering hot boyfriend (as if he could play… More
Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced that “Star Wars: The Complete Saga” broke the global Blu-ray sales record with one million units sold and $ 84 million in consumer spend:
Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced today that STAR WARS is the bestselling catalog Blu-ray Disc of all time with worldwide sales totaling one million units, including 515,000 units sold… More
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More potential fresh meat for the zombies: AMC’s The Walking Dead has just cast a new recurring character for its hotly anticipated season two.
Michael Zegen has signed on for the recurring role of Randall (nope, he’s not in the comic books, he’s a new addition to the storyline). Randall is described as a skinny Southern kid who finds himself in a… More
Finally, the ‘Star Wars’ Saga is on Blu-ray. (Yes, I realize that in a few years I’ll be writing, “Finally, the ‘Star Wars’ Saga is on Holo-disc,” or something.) If you’re like me (if so, I’m sorry) the main attractions of this new Blu-ray release are the deleted scenes from the Original Trilogy. It’s like having a brand new Luke, Leia and Han ‘Star Wars’ movie!… More
The fire of Barbra Streisand. The magnetism of Kris Kristofferson. The reckless world of big-time rock ‘n’ roll. All three bring a new passion and timeliness to A Star Is Born, one of the screen’s classic love stories (previously filmed in 1937 and 1954) and winner of five Golden GlobeO Awards… More
If there’s two things that are certain this crazy world — besides death and taxes — it’s that people love ‘Star Wars’ and hate cancer. With everyone getting all worked up over George Lucas’ changes to ‘Star Wars: The Complete Saga,’ the folks at Stand Up 2 Cancer have taken the opportunity to raise some awareness with some A-list assistance. From SNL… More
