Damon Houx
‘Forrest Gump’ Celebrates Turning 20 With an IMAX Engagement
'Forrest Gump,' which turns 20 this year, is about to be rolled back into theaters to celebrate. Paramount has announced that the film will screen in IMAX auditoriums starting September 5, and have also moved up 'SpongeBob SquarePants 2' from February 13 to February 6, 2015.
‘Metal Gear Solid’ Is In Pursuit of Jordan Vogt-Roberts to Direct
Sony is looking to turn the hit video game 'Metal Gear Solid' into a film franchise, and are now in early talks with 'Kings of Summer' director Jordan Vogt-Roberts to be the man behind the camera. It would join the upcoming renaissance of video game movies that include the Michael Fassbender-starring 'Assassin's Creed' and the Tom Hardy-led 'Splinter Cell.'
‘Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5′ Clip: Spike Jonze Has Got Back
When we talked to Johnny Knoxville about 'Bad Grandpa,' he told us there would be a semi-sequel movie, and now there's footage from that film, 'Bad Grandpa .5.' Here Knoxville and Oscar winner Spike Jonze go to couples therapy as Knoxville's Irving Zissman has a sexual request that Jonze's Gloria doesn't know if she wants to fulfill.
‘Jupiter Ascending’ Skips Out of Summer and Moves to February 2015
The later part of this summer has already seen a lot of titles move and shift from one week to the next, but now The Wachowski's 'Jupiter Ascending' has bowed out of the summer box office battlefield altogether. The film, which stars Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis, is now set to open February 6, 2015.
‘Alice in Wonderland 2′ Casts ‘Spider-Man’ Star Rhys Ifans as Dad Hatter
Rhys Ifans, who recently played The Lizard in 'The Amazing Spider-Man,' has just been cast in 'Alice in Wonderland 2' as the father of Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter, even though Ifans is four years Depp's junior. The magic of cinema!
‘Ant-Man’ Will (No Longer) Be Directed by ‘Anchorman’ Helmer Adam McKay [UPDATED]
After today's announcement of the directors most likely to replace Edgar Wright on 'Ant-Man,' a decision has been made: 'Anchorman' director Adam McKay is now in talks helm the project. UPDATE: It's now being reported that McKay has pulled out of negotiations with Marvel and will not be directing 'Ant-Man.' Further details below.
‘Stargate’ Will Be a Trilogy!
Earlier today when the 'Cliffhanger' reboot was announced, we joked that Hollywood was turning to action movies (and seemingly specifically action movies from the nineties) as the new hot property to remake/reboot. Now there's word that 'Stargate' will not only be rebooted by its original creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, but the plan is to turn the reboot into a trilogy.
‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’ Trailer: Liam Neeson is an Unorthodox Private Detective
Liam Neeson stars in 'A Walk Among the Tombstones,' which is finally coming to the big screen and now there's a trailer to prove it. After a decade in development (at one point Harrison Ford and Joe Carnahan were attached), screenwriter/director Scott Frank is bringing the Lawrence Block novel to the big screen, and fortunately he has the perfect star for the material.
‘Jurassic Park 4′ Plot Details Revealed: ‘Jurassic World,’ Raptor Research and the Next Big Dino
Until recently, 'Jurassic Park 4' (officially titled 'Jurassic World') was well clothed in secrecy, but rumors have made the film's director Colin Trevorrow speak up about his 'Jurassic Park' sequel, and so he's just given an interview to clarify those rumors. In doing so, he dropped some tantalizing details about the upcoming sequel.
‘Star Wars’ Spinoff Movie to be Directed by ‘Godzilla’ Helmer Gareth Edwards
Fresh off of 'Godzilla''s huge opening weekend, director Gareth Edwards has been hired to helm one of the 'Star Wars' spinoff films, which will be released December 16, 2016. That's an impressive leap for Edwards, who made his feature film debut in 2010.