Month: January 2011 | FilmBuffOnline

Serkis And McKellen Confirmed For HOBBIT, Lee And Holmes In Talks

January 10, 2011 Rich Drees

Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen have been confirmed as reprising their Lord Of The Rings roles for Peter Jackson’s two-part The Hobbit. Serkis will once again perform the role of Gollum through motion capture driven [click for more]

Rumor: JURASSIC PARK 4 IS Currently In Production?

January 10, 2011 Rich Drees

It’s been a while since a Jurassic Park 4 rumor has circulated, so I guess it’s time for a new round. Behind The Thrills is reporting that a fourth installment to the popular cloned-dinosaurs-ruin-a-theme-park franchise [click for more]

Director Peter Yates, 82

January 10, 2011 Rich Drees

British director Peter Yates, four time Academy Award nominee for his work on Breaking Away and The Dresser and the helmer of the influential 1968 thriller Bullitt, has died in London after a long illness. [click for more]

So What Is That Cube-Like Object Hugo Weaving Is Holding? (Spoilers)

January 9, 2011 Rich Drees

Marvel Studios honcho Kevin Feige recently stated that this May’s release of Thor is the studio’s superhero film franchise’s first step “into [the cosmic Marvel Universe] and from there, anything’s possible.” Well, it’s looking like [click for more]

Elijah Wood Confirmed For HOBBIT Negotiations

January 8, 2011 Rich Drees

On Thursday, word started to spread that Elijah Wood was possibly going to be in Peter Jackson’s two-part The Hobbit even though his Lord Of The Rings character of Frodo Baggins hadn’t even been born [click for more]

First Look: Tsui Hark And Jet Li’s 3D FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON INN

January 8, 2011 Rich Drees

That Tsui Hark, one of a small number of truly gifted visual directors, is working on a 3D film is certainly good news. That it is a remake of 1992’s Dragon Inn and will star [click for more]

New Releases: January 7

January 7, 2011 Bill Gatevackes

1. Season Of The Witch (Relativity, 2,816 Theaters, 95 Minutes, Rated PG-13): Nicolas Cage has had a interesting career after winning his Oscar. It’s easy to look at the stinkers on his post-Oscar resume (Ghost [click for more]

Is Elijah Wood Returning For THE HOBBIT?

January 6, 2011 Rich Drees

At first it seemed like a normal, business-related news story about Warner Brothers putting up the complete $500 million budget for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, retaining theatrical and home video distribution rights while co-producer MGM [click for more]

STAR WARS On Blu-Ray This September

January 6, 2011 Rich Drees

The wait is over for those of you wondering when George Lucas will be getting around to releasing the Star Wars films onto blu-ray. The director/producer announced today that all six films will heading to [click for more]

Visual Effects Oscar Nominees Narrowed Down To Seven

January 6, 2011 Rich Drees

The second round of nominees for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects was announced by the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences last night. The list of seven nominees is narrowed down from [click for more]