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Peter Jackson Begins Filming ‘Hobbit’ Pickups

Thomas Winward — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:26:20 +0000

Peter Jackson and the rest of the Hobbit crew are all geared up for a few weeks of pickups, he has revealed on his Facebook page.

Along with a picture of himself and Sir Ian McKellen in full Gandalf get-up, …

Sundance Favourite ‘Fruitvale Station’ Gets Its Trailer

Jemal Polson — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:11:22 +0000

Previously titled ‘Fruitvale’ the film tells the story of the highly controversial shooting at Fruitvale train station, California on New Year’s Eve 2009. Starring Michael B. Jordan (Chronicle, The Wire, and rumoured to be Johnny Blaze in …

Hangover III Director Talks Development, Lohan, & Fake Teeth

Jemal Polson — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:11:49 +0000

Can you imagine the series with Thomas Haden Church, Jake Gyllenhaal or Jonah Hill in the role of Alan?

The Hangover and The Hangover Part II have grossed an astonishing $1 billion combined – not too shabby for a non-comic …

McGregor Joins Portman In Troubled Western ‘Jane Got A Gun’

David Williams — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:48:45 +0000

It looks like Ewan McGregor will be re-teaming with his Star Wars co-star Natalie Portman for her beleaguered Western vehicle ‘Jane Got A Gun’. The production has experienced numerous changeovers, first losing its director Lynne Ramsay and its original male …

White House Down – Trailer

Jemal Polson — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:21:53 +0000

The second trailer for the action thriller (and comedy?) starring Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum has been released online. It presents a standard premise in an until recently fresh setting – John Cale (Tatum) must rescue the President (Foxx) from …

5 Things I Liked (& Didn’t) About Fast & Furious 6

Sam Gurney — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000

The Fast & The Furious was kicked up a further notch with the release of Fast 5, and more importantly the casting addition of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Interpol Agent Hobbs. But after Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and the …

Getting Even With ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ – Review, Spoilers, Discussion

David Williams — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:00:46 +0000

In 2009 JJ Abrams unleashed the prequel/sequel/reboot that reinvigorated the Star Trek franchise, bringing it greater critical and commercial success than it had ever seen at the multiplexes. To mark the occasion Movie-Moron has been honouring the age-old theory amongst …

Getting Even With Star Trek: Nemesis

David Williams — Sat, 18 May 2013 09:32:48 +0000

There’s a Trekkie theory that the even numbered films in the Star Trek franchise are the good ones. With the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, myself and fellow Movie-Moron contributors Adam Mason and Dalmatian Jaws have been discussing those …

Christopher Nolan To Direct Bond 24?

Hugh Langley — Sat, 18 May 2013 07:41:37 +0000

Some “informal talks” are said to have taken place between the Dark Knight man and Bond bigwigs Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.

While many will be please to see Nolan’s name attached to Bond 24, there’s nothing to suggest …

Riddick – Trailer

Thomas Winward — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:11:03 +0000

“Are you afraid of the dark?” Writer/director David Twohy has returned to his franchise’s roots, by the look of the debut trailer for Riddick.

After Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick, Riddick is the third instalment in …