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The official website of the hit movie Paranormal Activity just released an announcement from director Oren Peli that Kip Williams, better known as Tod Williams, will direct the sequel. “We are thrilled to have Kip working with us,” Peli states. “He is the guy we want at the helm, because he knows exactly what we want to deliver to the fans… and I can’t wait to be a part of what he’s putting together.” Let’s hope he does a good job with this still unnecessary sequel, as I don’t want it to suck.

Williams previously directed The Adventures of Sebastian Cole and The Door in the Floor and is attached to a drama called Jar City, but it looks like Paranormal is now top priority, that is if Paramount is still trying to get it shot and ready by October 22nd this year, as originally planned. Peli also says, “I don’t want to spoil the story but I promise it’ll surprise you.” To be honest, although I know nothing about Williams, I’m glad they didn’t choose any of the more mainstream directors, as this needs someone with that indie low-budget sensibility to deliver a proper sequel. We’ll keep you updated as this continue to move forward.

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During the 2010 Kids’ Choice Awards on Nickelodeon, Paramount debuted the first TV spot for Jon Favreau’s Iron Man 2. Looks like Marvel really is trying to be as family friend or family appealing as possible with this franchise. That said, this movie looks better and better the more we see and the closer we get to release. I’m sure new digital effects shots are coming in every day; we get just a glimpse of each of them in every new bit of footage. The trailers both looked great but now we’re down to the last month or so until this hits. I love that Nick Fury’s role has been expanded, too.

ron Man 2 takes place only six months after Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) revealed his identity as Iron Man at the end of the first movie. Mickey Rourke stars as a powerful new Russian villain named Whiplash.

Iron Man 2 is directed by actor-turned-filmmaker Jon Favreau, who previously directed Made, Elf, Zathura, and the first Iron Man. The screenplay for this was also written by an actor, Justin Theroux, who became a screenwriter a few years ago and co-wrote Tropic Thunder’s script. Paramount will be bringing Iron Man 2 to theaters everywhere starting on May 7th, 2010 this summer. See everyone in theaters in May for this!

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Finally after endless speculation and rumors it looks like the search is over as Heat Vision has followed up their initial scoop and confirmed with several sources that Chris Evans is officially The First Avenger: Captain America. Apparently the deal moved super fast over the weekend and the trade blog says now it’s “all about dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s.” So there you have it ladies and gentlemen. Though I would’ve loved to see Ryan McPartlin or Mike Vogel suit up as Captain America instead, Evans is certainly better than John Krasinski and most of the other candidates. Now there’s only one thing left to say: Avengers assemble!

Neither Marvel or Evans’ representatives have commented on this news, so it’s not exactly 100% official, but this is pretty solid confirmation. I don’t know, this could turn out to be a great breakthrough for Evans, who has shown some potential in previous endeavors. After all, in a mostly tragic adaptation of Fantastic Four, I thought (unlike Alex) that The Human Torch was the best part because his character and portrayal was pitch perfect since his was really the only one who felt natural in both comedy and action. In addition, his work in the more gritty superpower driven flick Push (even if the movie wasn’t all that great) and in Danny Boyle’s sci-fi thriller Sunshine showed that he’s more than just a hot rod douchebag delivering sarcastic one-liners.

Although we’ve all been chatting about Evans’ in this role in our last article, it’s time to ask again what you really think of Evans playing Cap. There’s nothing we can do to change their decision, so it’s time to accept what we’ve got and hope for the best.

A couple of weeks back it was reported that Angelina Jolie was “ditching” the Wanted sequel to supposedly move on to Alfonso Cauron’s new sci-fi project Gravity (even though it turns out she’s no longer attached to that). Some reports were saying this might mean the death of that sequel, but author Mark Millar recently spoke with MTV and confirmed that Universal and director Timur Bekmambetov are planning to move on without Jolie and put together the film anyway with a new character from the comic book in place of Jolie.

“What they’re talking about is just moving on with the story and doing it properly,” Millar said. Read on!

Hopefully you’ve seen Wanted if you’re reading this, because Millar drops one hell of a big spoiler. “They killed off the most recognizable character, but I thought it was great to do that,” Millar told MTV. “It was so ballsy to kill off the one person you didn’t expect to die.” What a great way to get rid of Angelina Jolie from this series, but Universal was hoping she’d return because I’m sure they don’t think this sequel will be a success without her. Now they’re writing in new characters. “Just bringing in another cool character as this world opens up with all the different fraternities out there all across the world. This could change at any moment, but the last I heard two weeks ago, was that was the plan moving forward.” There you have it!

I haven’t actually read the Wanted graphic novel, but I’ve been told it’s actually better than the movie, so I’m sure it does have a rich world to pull more characters from. And honestly, I think most fans are happy seeing Jolie’s character Fox not return anyway because, well, she died, as we all know, and it would be weird to see them come up with some bullsh*t plot device to bring her back from the dead. Since I’m not so familiar with the graphic novel I can’t suggest other characters we might see in place of Jolie, but I expect to see another strong female lead, maybe as a new love interest. Any idea who we could see in this sequel instead?

I’m not sure how many people watch MTV on a regular basis, but I’m guessing there’s not a lot on here. So these new TV spots should be exciting to see because they were made for them and I don’t think that many people have seen these yet.

Click 3X was hired to create three new TV spots for the upcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street remake that “interrupt” the promo that’s being aired with a really creative and often creepy transition that flows right into the TV spot then resume back into the promo like nothing happened. These are actually pretty awesome and the second one is the best. I’ve included all three below, so check them out!

MTV/Nightmare on Elm Street Interruptions by Click 3X from Connor Swegle on Vimeo.

MTV/Nightmare on Elm Street Interruptions 2 by Click 3X from Connor Swegle on Vimeo.

MTV/Nightmare on Elm Street Interruptions by Click 3X from Connor Swegle on Vimeo.

A new reimagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people inside their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality, too.

Way back in 2007 in the same exact story announcing that Tim Burton would be bringing us Alice in Wonderland in 3D, was news that Burton would also be turning early his short film Frankenweenie into a feature stop-motion animation project in 3D as well. For a while we didn’t hear much about Frankenweenie, mainly because the focus was on all things Alice, but not anymore. We reported just last week that Burton may potentially direct an Addams Family movie in 3D, but his very next animated project may actually be Frankenweenie instead, or so says AICN, who also spoke with Disney producer Don Hahn about the project.

Although there aren’t any quotes, Harry says that Hahn told him “that the puppets are ready, the script is done and now that Tim Burton is clear of Alice in Wonderland, he’s set to helm Frankenweenie in 3D.” As a refresher, Frankenweenie was originally one of Burton’s first short films from 1984 that tells the story of a pet dog brought back to life by his loyal owner. It’s the perfect story to adapt into a full-length stop-motion feature and I’m glad it’s moving along swiftly, not only because it will take a few years to complete the work on it anyway, but also because there can never be enough stop-motion movies. Stay tuned for more updates!

DreamWorks Animation has debuted a short 45-second teaser trailer for their next new film Megamind, formerly known as Oobermind and Master Mind before that. Due out in November of this year, Megamind features the voice talents of Will Ferrell (as Megamind), Brad Pitt (as Metro Man), Tina Fey and Jonah Hill.

Similar to Universal’s Despicable Me, the focus is not on the hero this time, but on the villain, who is voiced by Ferrell and looks like a blue-skinned idiot. This looks really awful. I don’t like the voices, the characters, or the trailer at all. But at least it’s a bit better than the Despicable Me trailers, I guess. Check it out below.



A satirical take on superhero movies, in which a notorious villain loses his oomph after he accidentally kills his nemesis Metro Man. Megamind is being directed by DWA’s own Tom McGrath, of both Madagascar and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa previously. The script was co-written by first-time writers Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons. This will be DreamWorks Animation’s third feature film this year following How to Train Your Dragon in March and Shrek Forever After in May. Paramount will be releasing Megamind in theaters everywhere starting on November 5th this year.

Not that this is casting confirmation, but Heat Vision is now reporting that Chris Evans has been “offered” the big role. So what does this mean? Well, pretty much nothing, because Evans has to first accept it and deals have to be made, but it sounds like Channing Tatum may have passed on the role if Evans has been offered it instead. Earlier today it was reported that the new “shortlist” for Cap had been trimmed down to three actors: Evans, Tatum, and Gossip Girl’s Sebastian Stan.

Heat Vision that Evans’ offer includes starring in up to three Captain America movies, plus The Avengers movies, and appearances in other Marvel movies. Sounds similar to how Samuel Jackson got contracted for nine upcoming Marvel movies as S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury. We’ll obviously let you know if Evans gets the role or not, because this still isn’t finalized and we don’t know when it will be. I’m actually much happier with Evans than Tatum. He’s not perfect, but he could do a great job as Steve Rogers. Although I wasn’t fond of him in the Fantastic Four films, I think he really showed his potential in Danny Boyle’s Sunshine.

Joe Johnston is directing The First Avenger: Captain America, which will shoot in England sometime later this year. Paramount has set the big Marvel movie for release on July 22nd, 2011 next summer, that will eventually lead up to The Avengers in 2012. Would you be satisfied with Chris Evans playing Cap?

The true story about a father struggling to make amends with his twin sons as they pursue their dreams of professional baseball.

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20th Century Fox has debuted the first official trailer for Robert Rodriguez & Nimród Antal’s Predators, the reboot of the classic action series that first hit theaters in 1987. Although we featured a rather exciting sneak peek at the movie with all kinds of behind-the-scenes footage just last week, this is the trailer you’ve all been waiting to see.

There was a lot of concern that Rodriguez couldn’t pull this off, but I definitely think he might have done just that, as this looks awesome and I’m looking forward to seeing it this summer. I love the characters, I love the jungle setting again, I love Laurence Fishburne and Adrien Brody – so bring it on!



Predators is being directed by Nimród Antal, of Kontroll, Vacancy, and Armored previously. The screenplay was co-written by newcomers Michael Finch and Alex Litvak and is based on early draft written years ago by producer Robert Rodriguez, who also worked with them on the script. This is a reboot of the Predator series created by Jim & John Thomas and directed by John McTiernan in 1987. We’re not sure what the actual plot is, but all we need to know is that it’s about a bunch of badass elite warriors who fight a bunch of predators out in the jungle. 20th Century Fox is bringing Predators to theaters everywhere on July 7th this summer.