Paul Ruebens Says Director Chosen for ‘Pee-Wee Herman’ Movie

Paul Ruebens Says Director Chosen for ‘Pee-Wee Herman’ Movie
Russ Fischer - /Film

We’ve heard Paul Ruebens talk about a new Pee-Wee Herman movie for years. There’s long been a script that he’s been writing and rewriting (with Paul Rust) under the watchful eye of producer Judd Apatow. But it’s been quite a while since we’ve heard anything real — years, in fact. With Ruebens doing press for The Smurfs 2, however, the actor is saying that Pee-Wee should be back in force in 2014.

Speaking to the LA Times, Reubens confided that a director has been chosen for the new Pee-Wee movie and that the script and financing are in place.
Remember me talking in an earlier post today…
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‘Elysium’ Clips and Featurettes Tell Us About Kruger

‘Elysium’ Clips and Featurettes Tell Us About Kruger

So, this Kruger guy looks a little nuts, right? He sure sounds strange, what kind of accent is that anyway.

I will say if you are avoiding spoilers, I think these clips and featurettes cross the line and you probably don’t want to watch them. I just don’t trust studios to keep spoilers out of our hands these days.

The Threat of ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Still Looms

The Threat of ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Still Looms
Kevin Jagernauth - The Playlist

The threat/promise of “Indiana Jones 5” still looms overhead, and at the very least, conversations have been happening in some capacity or another. Back in 2011, Steven Spielberg revealed that there was already some discussion as to what the MacGuffin might be, a few months later it seemed that plans for continuing the franchise were kiboshed due to George Lucas’ retirement. But as we well know from “Star Wars,” even if he’s kicking up his feet on a beach somewhere, brands mean money and studios will always find a way to keep them alive, but should it even been attempted with Harrison…

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Del Torro Wanted Charlie Day to Be Villain in ‘Pacific Rim 2’

Del Torro Wanted Charlie Day to Be Villain in ‘Pacific Rim 2’
Charlie Schmidlin - The Playlist

Talking with Crave Online (via Shock Til You Drop), Day touched on his early meetings with Del Toro about the project, and the director’s overall plans for his nerdy scientist character, Newt. “[He] liked the idea of Newt becoming a bit of a villain in the second film,” Day said. “But, I think over the course of making the film, and the way the character resonated with the audience, I don’t think he would want to turn him into a villain now.” In the original, Day collaborated with co-worker Hermann Gottlieb (Burn Gorman) to discover the prime weakness of the Kaiju, and help bring them… Read The Rest

‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Trailer

‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Trailer

You know, I’m trying not to turn into the grumpy old man who always hates all the new everythings, but I just don’t get this whole Muppets thing. I mean I watched The Muppets when I was a kid (and more importantly, I watched Muppet Babies — yeah, yeah, I know… but there is this gem! [pro-tip: watch all three parts), but I don’t see the appeal of the feature film thing. I guess technically there have been lots of feature films, I’m just more familiar with the TV incarnations, but whatever, don’t confuse me with facts!

In any event, we’re about to get a new Muppet movie and I’ve got a trailer…

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We’re Talking About ‘2 Guns’ Tonight!

We’re Talking About ‘2 Guns’ Tonight!

Join us to talk about 2 Guns tonight as we broadcast the podcast live!

Of course that’s not the only thing we’ll talk about. We’ll kick off the show with a look at the latest trailers, what we’re expecting from these upcoming films, our analysis and more! This new segment of the show may be the most fun for me!

And of course we’ll have some opinions on some of the news and stories that have been floating around lately (I’m ready and waiting to do a good lampooning of the idea of another Bourne without Bourne film!).

Don’t miss out. We’ll broadcast the show live at 7:30 PM Central Time. As…

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2 Guns — Review

2 of 5 stars
2 Guns

Well it wasn’t terrible but…

What a horrible way to start a review, right? I mean, I want to say something nice about this film because I didn’t hate it. It was entertaining and enjoyable on a few levels, but on other levels this film also failed to deliver. That makes this film kind of mediocre.

Yet on the other hand, this film has a couple of problems, and one very significant problem, hence: it wasn’t terrible, but…

Twists and Turns

This film definitely has a few more curve balls in store than the average film plot these days, and that’s not actually a negative thing. Often, it seems…

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‘Ender’s Game’ Trailer 2

‘Ender’s Game’ Trailer 2

I didn’t get to show you guys the preview trailer for the full trailer that came out yesterday because I was away from my computer when it happened. But the internet has been somewhat abuzz since that came out yesterday. And so today, as the studio promised, we have the full trailer number 2 for Ender’s Game.

This is yet another apocalyptic themed film this summer. I’ve pointed out before the apocalyptic themes we’re seeing lately, and though the book was written many years ago, the film is just now being made. I’m not sure exactly what is up with all the apocalypse stuff, left-over Mayan…

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Critics Are Mean to ‘The Lone Ranger’

Critics Are Mean to ‘The Lone Ranger’
Jesse David Fox - Vulture

Ever since the film’s embarrassing, sub-$30 million opening, the people behindThe Lone Ranger have been complaining about critics. And now, as the film opens internationally, they seem to be doubling their efforts. That’s where this interview clip with Yahoo U.K. comes in. For three minutes, it features Armie Hammer, Johnny Depp, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and director Gore Verbinski just complaining about the American press. 

Deppp posits that “the reviews were written seven to eight months before” the film’s release. Bruckheimer adds, “they were reviewing the budget, not reviewing the…

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Tom Hiddleston Confirms Loki is not in ‘Avengers 2’

Tom Hiddleston Confirms Loki is not in ‘Avengers 2’
Drew Taylor - The Playlist

First and foremost, Tom Hiddleston, who has become a breakout star of the Marvel cinematic universe (especially when he adorably appeared at Comic-Con in full Loki regalia), confirmed to Entertainment Weekly what he had been skirting around since his appearance at the Con: that Loki will not be a part of “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” “He’s not in it,” Hiddleston told EW flat out. “Here’s the thing: I don’t think there’s anything else Loki could contribute to ‘The Avengers,’ narratively. Joss gave me so many wonderful things to do in that first film that we’d only be trying to repeat ourselves…

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