Freshly Popped Movie Blog Archives - March 2009

Drew Barrymore and Justin Long starred opposite one another in the celeb-packed He’s Just Not That Into You, and have been known to smooch it up a bit behind the scenes in real life – so it’s a no brainer to see the two signing up to star together in another film, this time without the massive ensemble cast. (Heck, if you’re gonna make out off screen, may as well do it on...

With Miley Cyrus about to deliver a new Hannah Montana movie to her loyal (and very large) fanbase, the singer-turned-actress has made it clear early that she’s not interested in reprising the character for a sequel. This comes as Variety reports today that Cyrus will star in a new film called The Last Song, written by Nicholas Sparks (who’s known for his weepy romance novels,...

Though the new J.J. Abrams Star Trek reboot doesn’t hit theaters until May 8, that’s not stopping folks from immediately moving forward on a sequel. Variety tells us that Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof will write the screenplay for the follow-up, with everyone tentatively eying a summer 2011 release. Currently there’s no word on whether Abrams will direct another...

Danny Boyle is one of my favorite directors. I just think he's terrifically talented, having put out great movies that are so varying in subject and tone, yet still stylish and original in their own ways: 1995's blackly comic Shallow Grave, depressing drug movie Trainspotting in '96, the '02 undead horrorfest 28 Days Later, and the sad, scary, beautiful Sunshine in '07....

Last year Warner Bros. was looking to launch a live-action version of Wonder Woman with Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Joss Whedon writing and directing. When that fell through, however, the project went away – and some thought it was because the studio wasn’t too confident in spending the money on a big-budget superhero movie with a female lead.Some time has passed now, though, and...

Obviously those of us who grew up with The Karate Kid films are pretty peeved that they're remaking the original with Jaden Smith (Will Smith’s little one) apparently in the lead role, once occupied by the awesome, angsty Ralph Maccio. Needless to say, when Jackie Chan was brought on to play the Mr. Miyagi mentor role, hardcore fans immediately wanted to crane kick the filmmakers since,...

Entertainment Weekly has compiled another one of their delicious and oh-so-controversial lists, and this time they decided to focus on the top 20 coolest heroes and vilest villains in pop culture. Why must EW aggravate us on Monday by producing a list that puts Nancy Drew (17) before Batman (18)? Does Spider-Man (10) really belong before tough guys like Dirty Harry (15) and James T. Kirk (12)?...

Do you have the chops to write the next big Marvel movie? While they’re not exactly combing the streets with Spider-Man’s web for new talent, Marvel has indeed started a new program with the intent on signing five new writers each year and assigning them different comic adaptations to work on. Among the characters Marvel would eventually like to see up on the big screen are Black...

Here we are on the verge of another exciting weekend at the box office, and I'm back to find out who you think will emerge victorious. But first, the competition: Monsters vs. AliensWhat’s the Scoop: Dreamworks' latest 3-D offering follows a ragtag group of under-the-radar monsters who are summoned to save the earth from invading aliens. Why It Might Win the...

Are you on Twitter yet? In the past few months, Twitter – which is an online social network devoted entirely to 140-character bloggish updates – has blown up, battling both Facebook and MySpace for a spot at the top of the social networking food chain. Now that Twitter is the hot new go-to thing for the young and the hip, celebrities have latched on as a way to become more personal...

Into poker? Into celebrities? Into rare movie memorabilia? Then hop on over to Palm Springs this weekend for a great event involving all three that, best of all, helps a great cause. Benefiting the Until There's a Cure AIDS awareness foundation, the Celebrity Charity Poker Weekend starts at noon on Saturday, Mar. 28, with a $100 buy-in at the Spa Resort Casino (although high rollers can head...

Finally, the Twilight saga has its supermodel. E! Online is reporting that Canadian supermodel Noot Seear has landed the role of Heidi in New Moon, which was a part some thought was going to 90210 star AnnaLynne McCord after word got out that she had auditioned. Heidi, according to Stephenie Meyer’s novel, is described as a "fisher" – a violet-eyed vampire whose job it is to...

Last time these two appeared on screen together it was back in 2001 during Cameron Crowe’s Vanilla Sky, which, it can be argued, was at the height of Cameron Diaz’s film career. Since then we’ve watched other leading ladies take her place, while Diaz has spent most her time starring in Shrek movies and really bad romantic comedies opposite Ashton Kutcher. (C’mon, admit it...

Next year's Academy Awards ceremony won’t take place at the end of February, but has instead moved to early March to avoid the end of the Winter Games. USA Today tells us the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony will air on March 7. The move is probably a temporary one, and the extra few weeks don’t make a real difference to us, but it did get me thinking: Aside from a date change, what...

Even though Tom Hanks is about to watch the first two Toy Story movies hit theaters (again!) in 3-D, followed by the much-anticipated Toy Story 3, the actor -- who provides the voice of Woody the wooden cowboy -- still doesn’t seem to be done playing with toys on the big screen. Variety reports that Universal will develop a live-action film based on the vintage 1960s Mattel action figure...