Steve Carell to Star in ACME Focused, Live Action Looney Tunes Film

Steve Carell to Star in ACME Focused, Live Action Looney Tunes Film
ComingSoon.net

It was nearly four years ago that word first broke of a Warner Bros. live action/CGI project that would be set in the world of the studio’s hit “Looney Tunes” franchise and take place inside a warehouse belonging to the ACME corporation. Today, The Hollywood Reporter brings word that the project is moving forward with Steve Carell set to star, X-Men: First Class‘s Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz set to script and Crazy Stupid Love helmers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa in talks to direct.

Originally pitched by Kevin and Dan Hageman, the ACME film will focus on the behind-the-scenes working of…

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Chloë Moretz Blames Piracy for ‘Kick-Ass’ Franchise Failure

Chloë Moretz Blames Piracy for ‘Kick-Ass’ Franchise Failure
Simon Reynolds and Adam Tanswell — Digital Spy

Chloë Grace Moretz has revealed that she’s leaving behind her iconic Hit-Girl role.

Speaking to Digital Spy, the actress said that she doesn’t believe Kick-Ass 3 will happen and suggested that piracy resulted in the underwhelming box office performance of last year’s sequel.

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Kick-Ass 2 was one of the number one pirated movies of the year, but that doesn’t help us because we need box office figures. We need to prove to the distributors that we can make money from a third and a fourth movie - but because it didn’t do so well, we can’t make another one.

“If you want more than one…

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‘Trash’ Trailer Starring Rooney Mara

‘Trash’ Trailer Starring Rooney Mara

Let me get the bad news out of the way: There is no U.S. release date right now for this film. It’s going to premier at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival on September 24th. But I can tell you this, I want to see this film when it becomes available. It looks really good.

It stars a couple people that you “might” recognize such as Rooney Mara and Martin Sheen. But our primary protagonists are some boys from Brazil who have never been on camera before, Rickson Teves, Eduardo Luis and Gabriel Weinstein.

From what I can tell, the film appears to be a wonderful drama based on a novel…

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‘Full House’ Returning to TV?

‘Full House’ Returning to TV?
Peter Sciretta — /Film

Warner Bros. television is considering a possible reboot of Full House, the popular ABC television sitcom which ran 1987 to 1995. The reboot would bring the Tanner family back to television with new episodes which would even include some of the original cast.

The news comes from TV Guide, which reports that John Stamos, who played Uncle Jesse on the show and has an ownership stake in the series, is leading the charge to make the new show happen.

Original executive producer Bob Boyett and creator Jeff Franklin (who’s writing the new version) are actively involved. Candace Cameron Bure…

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‘Interstellar’ Extended IMAX TV Spot

‘Interstellar’ Extended IMAX TV Spot

Christopher Nolan brought us some of the best comic book films to date (yes, I’m factoring in Marvel’s hugely successful cinematic run), so it’s going to be interesting to see what he’s got for us now. It’s interesting that he’s staying pretty squarely in the realm of fantasy, and yet the film still feels — from the trailers at least — tremendously grounded in something that feels like reality. Very reminiscent in that way of the Dark Knight Trilogy.

And our wait for this next chapter in Nolan’s career is only just over two months away. I have a pretty good feeling about this film.

The LEGO HISHE 2 (The Alternate Ending)

The LEGO HISHE 2 (The Alternate Ending)

This may be even better than the first one. If I had a complaint about The Lego Movie, it’s that it felt like they glossed over all the nasty stuff Lord Business did. He recanted and everyone is happy. This takes care of that problem.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) — Review

3 of 5 stars
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

I expected to hate this film. And to be fair, I had every reason to believe I would — not at all the least of which is Michael Bay’s involvement as producer. Then there’s the fact that this is a movie reboot of a franchise that has never been successful in live-action film format and has pretty much been run into the ground. It’s seen several incarnations as a cartoon and is currently being run on Nickelodeon as a terrible 3D hack job.

Now for the weird part: I did not hate this film. I actually thought this film was “just fine”. I looked for reasons to hate it, but there just aren’t any.…

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Marvel vs. DC Movie Release Schedule Infographic

Marvel vs. DC Movie Release Schedule Infographic

If you needed any more evidence that the D.C. comic film universe is in shambles, you need look no further than the infographic below. I have made my disdain for the current state of D.C. no secret, but man does this look bleak. I have no confidence AT ALL in the one film on the D.C. side of the graphic, and I have virtually zero interest in any of the upcoming untitled films. On the other hand, the only ones on the Marvel side that I have a complete lack of faith and interest in are the Sony produced films.

Speaking of which, this infographic dis identify which studio the upcoming films…

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Number One Again This Weekend

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Number One Again This Weekend
Nina Terrero — Entertainment Weekly

Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy was the top-grossing film of the weekend, beating out a trio of new releases—and in the process, becoming the No. 3 movie of the year and the highest earner of the summer with nearly $252 million.

The Marvel Studios-produced film—starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista and Lee Pace—has now grossed $251.9 million since its stateside release four weeks ago, outpacing films like Transformers: Age of Extinction ($251 million), Maleficent ($237 million), X-Men: Days of Future Past ($232 million total domestic gross), Godzilla

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Richard Attenborough Has Passed Away at 90

Richard Attenborough Has Passed Away at 90
Nina Terrero — Entertainment Weekly

English actor-director Richard Attenborough died Sunday, his son Michael told the BBC. He was 90.

The Cambridge, England, native made his film debut at 19 in the 1942 war film In Which We Serve, which was later nominated for Best Picture at the 1943 Academy Awards.

Over the course of the next 60 years, Attenborough appeared in more than 70 films, including Brighton RockThe Great Escape, and The Sand Pebbles. He also appeared in a number of family favorites such as Doctor DoolittleJurassic ParkThe Lost World: Jurassic Park, and played Kris Kringle in the 1994 reboot of Miracle on…

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