All our fortieth birthdays have come at once! The trailer for Judd Apatow‘s Knocked Up spin-off This Is 40 has debuted online. Apatow turns his attention to Knocked Up co-stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, who reprise their roles as embittered married couple Pete and Debbie, now dealing with reaching the big four-oh. Judd and Leslie’s real-life kids Maude and Iris return as […]
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Archive | April, 2012
The Avengers breaks opening weekend record at Australian box office
April 30, 2012 
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It’s not all bad news for Joss Whedon. His Marvel team-up flick The Avengers claimed the biggest opening weekend in Australian box office history. According to Mumbrella, the film grossed $19.7 million on 621 screens, beating the $18.4 million record (briefly) held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. It’s worth noting, however, […]
Read moreCabin in the Woods going straight to DVD in Australia
April 30, 2012 8 Comments
In news that has surprised no one but upset many, Roadshow Films announced late last week that the Joss Whedon produced thriller The Cabin in the Woods would no longer receive a cinema release. Roadshow are yet to announce a DVD/Blu-ray bow for the unconventional horror flick. The pic, penned by Whedon and directed by Drew Goddard, […]
Read moreJulianne Moore offered role of Carrie’s mother in remake
April 30, 2012 0 Comments
The Carrie remake no one asked for is suddenly more interesting than it deserves to be as Julianne Moore is offered the role of Carrie’s crazy mother. According to Deadline, Moore has finally been offered the role that Piper Laurie immortalised in Brian De Palma‘s 1976 horror classic. With Chloe Moretz already set for the […]
Read moreTrailer Debut: Not Suitable for Children
April 30, 2012 0 Comments
A romantic comedy about testicular cancer and infertility? Say hello to the high-concept Aussie feature Not Suitable For Children starring True Blood‘s Ryan Kwanten. Learning he has a month left of fertility, Jonah (Kwanten) embarks upon a “crazy caper” to “sow his seed as much as possible”. Co-starring Sarah Snook and Bojana Novakovic – who […]
Read moreHenry Selick takes on Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book
April 30, 2012 0 Comments
Deadline confirms Henry Selick will direct an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s bestselling The Graveyard Book for Disney. Selick previously brought Gaiman’s Coraline to the big screen, as well as Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach and Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. He is currently at work on a secret project for Disney Pixar […]
Read moreTalk to the animals – We Bought a Zoo review
April 30, 2012 0 Comments
We Bought a Zoo – Starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Thomas Haden Church. Directed by Cameron Crowe. Rated PG. Originally published December 20, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. We Bought a Zoo arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia May 2, 2012. If you had hoped writer-director Cameron Crowe would return from his six-year hiatus having shed the demons of Elizabethtown, well, I’ve got some bad news […]
Read morePoster Debut: The Expendables 2
April 27, 2012 2 Comments
Twelve character posters for The Expendables 2 have arrived online, showing off stars Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, and the rest. I wasn’t previously interested in seeing a sequel to the interminable Expendables… until this poster revealed Stallone would be rocking a handlebar moustached. Re-intrigued! Simon West directs the sequel, which also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph […]
Read moreRooney Mara eyes Nick Hornby’s Brooklyn
April 27, 2012 0 Comments
Rooney Mara loves following in Carey Mulligan’s footsteps! The Oscar-nominated young actress is attached to star in a new movie scripted by author Nick Hornby. Hornby, who wrote the novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, made his film debut with an Academy Award nominated adaptation of Lynn Barber’s memoir An Education (which starred Mulligan). According […]
Read moreUptown Saturday Night remake might star Will Smith and Denzel Washington
April 27, 2012 0 Comments
Warner Bros want Will Smith and Denzel Washington to star in their upcoming remake of Uptown Saturday Night, Deadline reports. Adam McKay is in negotiations to direct. The 1974 original featured Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier as two buddies who are held up at an illegal nightclub, and accidentally surrender a winning lottery ticket. McKay would direct the flick after he completes the […]
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