Is this going to be a thing now? "Moving" posters, which look, act and feel like free banner ads that studios can get on various web sites under the guise of news? Because, if so: How come it took them so long to come up with this?! Talk about cost effective! Click ahead to see the moving poster for Conan, chuckle at the fact that Conan is standing on a mountain of skulls, then turn the sound off before your boss hears the unnecessary Hans Zimmer-like horn blares. All in a days work.
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Matt Damon is back in theaters this weekend as a rising political star who accidentally discovers the secrets of the way the world works in the latest Philip K. Dick adaptation, The Adjustment Bureau. But how did Damon get to the point of go-to action star/comedy television star after an early career of sensitive dramatic roles?
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· Andy Cohen might have wanted to open a vein when the kids from P.S. 22 in Staten Island took the stage at the end of the Oscars on Sunday, but here at Movieline HQ, we found them kind of adorable. (Just me? Oh, sorry.) The YouTube friendly group has released a short documentary about their trip to the Academy Awards, which you can watch ahead. Only problem? They should have sung "Firework" instead of "Over the Rainbow." Obviously.
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Good news, bad news, Star Wars fans. Lucasfilm has set Feb. 10, 2012 as the date for the first re-release of the franchise in 3-D. Unfortunately, they're starting with Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. How many injuries will result from people attempting to savagely elbow Jar-Jar Binks in the face during these 3-D showings? Stay tuned... [StarWars.com]
Just in case you knew a male who wasn't interested in Wonder Woman following the selection of Adrianne Palicki for the lead role, there's this news: Elizabeth Hurley will co-star as well. "Thrilled to be doing the NBC pilot Wonder Woman," Hurley wrote on Twitter. "I'll be playing the evil villain. Can't wait." Of course, considering David E. Kelley is responsible for the pilot -- and his script is reportedly horrendous -- temper those expectations accordingly. [@ElizabethHurley]
Last week, news broke that Michael Bay would take high-concept excess to a new level by producing Zombies vs. Robots. Then, just one week later, Jonah Hill decided he wanted to take it to an even newer level by directing The Kitchen Sink, which involves zombies and vampires teaming up to fight aliens. All right, Hollywood: Intervention time.
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Bill Clinton may or may not appear in The Hangover Part II (may not, according to Ed Helms), but one place you definitely won't be seeing the former president is on 30 Rock. Page Six reports that Tina Fey wanted Clinton for the show's 100th episode (airing April 20), but was shot down. "The request was made and immediately denied without asking him," said a Clinton representative. Harsh. Is Bill holding out for a Two and a Half Men cameo request? [Page Six]
Candid supercomputer and Movieline pal Watson vowed a comeback late Wednesday, two days after losing a Jeopardy! match to New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt. "This isn't over by a sight," Watson said in a brief interview.
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Also in this Thursday edition of The Broadsheet: The Blade Runner prequel and sequel you've been looking forward to could be on their way... a sharp look at why the world is so interested in Charlie Sheen... Possible spoilers about The Dark Knight Rises that will blow your mind... and more ahead.
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Forget Drive Angry and please, please forget Bad Teacher; if any movie was ever justified in jumping on this red-band trailer trend, its Rubber. I mean, points for effort, but how are you supposed to sell a high concept movie about a tire that can explode people's heads without actually showing some exploding heads? Or at least an exploding bunny. Thus, I present the just-released red-band trailer for Rubber which features all sorts of creatures exploding. Only, why does this suddenly look like an art film?
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Diane Lane is confirmed to star opposite Henry Cavill in Zack Snyder's Superman reboot as Martha Kent, the only mother Clark Kent has ever known. Granted, Lane plays Cavill's adopted mother and has a solid 19-year lead on him (at least, in real life), but I'm still having flashbacks to a few months ago when Michelle Pfeiffer was cast as Chris Pine's mother. [Deadline]
I usually avoid trailers for martial arts film altogether because, let's face it, it's not too hard to make even the worse film in this genre look mind-blowing and cool in an two-minute trailer. And while the fight choreography in Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zen indeed looks awesome, I was struck more by the chaotic opening war scene and the gorgeous period detail here, both of which set this one way ahead of the pack. At least as far as trailers go. Also, the director of Infernal Affairs, the original Hong Kong version of The Departed, is in charge here, so maybe we can expect a fun, convoluted narrative to compliment the action?
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· Natalie Portman announced that she'll have nothing to do with Dior designer John Galliano, who was filmed candidly at the tail end of a drunken, racist tirade, but View co-host wants us to ponder something about this man: "How many times have you woken up out of a [drunken state] and realized you were somebody you wouldn't have given the time of day to?" Meredith Vieira, come back to us. [YouTube]
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The Wrap reports that filming has begun on the feature film spin-off of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim's sketch show Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, and shares a few juicy-but-vague production details: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Will Forte, Jeff Goldblum, John C. Reilly, Robert Loggia, and William Atherton will co-star; the plot will follow Tim and Eric as they biff a big Hollywood movie deal and become businessmen in a "semi-abandoned" mall; and the film's budget is, naturally, $1 billion. Go get that Oscar, boys. [The Wrap]
