Freshly Popped Movie Blog Archives - July 2009

July 2009 Archive

Friday Five: Hottest of Comic-Con '09

By: Erik Davis on July 31, 2009 at 3:32PM Comments

Iron Man Now that the 2009 San Diego Comic Con is finally over and done with, what were some of the highlights – the biggest stand-outs; the films that looked so good they made us want to create a time machine in order to skip ahead to the day of release? We saw so much over the course of four days, it's almost too hard to pick five favorites – but after hours upon hours of relentless...

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Rob Marshall to Direct 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4'!?

By: Erik Davis on July 31, 2009 at 3:28PM Comments (5)

Johnny Depp After rolling around in limbo for the past year or so once former Pirates director Gore Verbinski decided not to return for a fourth installment, Variety reports today that the studio is real close to bringing on Rob Marshall (Chicago) to direct Pirates of the Caribbean 4. Marshall, who seems like an odd choice for director considering the fact that he's never helmed a big-budget summer...

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Ridley Scott Is Now Directing the 'Alien' Prequel

By: Erik Davis on July 31, 2009 at 3:23PM Comments

Alien Fans of the classic sci-fi franchise should now have a little something more to be excited about, as Variety reports that original Alien director Ridley Scott has decided to board the mother ship for another go-round behind the camera. This time, however, it'll be for a prequel to Scott's own 1979 film. Originally an unknown (but talented) commercial director by the name of Carl Erik Rinsch was...

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Scoop This: Spielberg's Next Film, Jennifer Aniston's Puma and Russell Crowe's Next Three Days

By: Erik Davis on July 31, 2009 at 8:39AM Comments (1)

Jennifer Aniston While Steven Spielberg has kept busy on the first Tintin movie, the man isn't wasting any time plotting out his next adventure. Some of you might be wishing for that to be another Indiana Jones movie, or that long-overdue Abraham Lincoln biopic, however Variety shares with us news today on Spielberg and how he's really interested in bringing the adventures of secret agent Matt Helm...

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Major 'Twilight' Casting Drama Surrounds 'Eclipse'

By: Erik Davis on July 30, 2009 at 2:05PM Comments (4)

They don't call it The Twilight Saga for no reason, as some major behind-the-scenes drama has developed over the past 24 hours as the franchise's third installment, Eclipse, nears the start of production later next month. It all started innocently enough when it was announced that actress Bryce Dallas Howard was replacing Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria in Eclipse after the latter actress played...

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Who Will Win the Weekend (7/31-8/2)

By: Erik Davis on July 30, 2009 at 1:49PM Comments

Funny People and Aliens in the Attic Can you believe we're crossing over into August this weekend? Where did the summer movie season go, and where are all the good films hidden? I kid, of course, this summer has given us some prime entertainment in the form of Star Trek, Harry Potter, Up and, um, yeah – but we still have some ways to go with three new films this week (five if you count the smaller releases), so let's take a...

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Exclusive New 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' Images!

By: John Halecky on July 29, 2009 at 2:34PM Comments (9)

G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra Paramount has given us three new exclusive images to share with you from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. The first one is a battle scene between Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee) and Snake Eyes (Ray Park). The second shows a very pissed off Scarlett (Rachel Nichols). And the final image is of Baroness (Sienna Miller) giving us a flirty stare over her sunglasses. Check here for complete G.I. Joe...

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DVD of the Week: 'Battlestar Galactica' Box Set

By: Stacie Hougland on July 29, 2009 at 11:02AM Comments

 Battlestar GalacticaOK, so normally I stick to covering movies in this blog, but I just had to let you all know about this awesome box set Universal released this week on DVD and Blu-ray of the Sci Fi (now Syfy) Channel's remarkable TV show. With more than 4,000 minutes on 20 Blu-ray or 25 SD discs, plus loads of special features, you may not leave your couch for weeks. If you aren't familiar with the show, it...

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'Batman' Co-Writer Talks Next Sequel

By: Erik Davis on July 28, 2009 at 12:20PM Comments (2)

The Dark Knight In case you missed all the hoopla over the weekend, Gary Oldman accidentally told Comic-Con attendees during a panel for The Book of Eli that Batman 3 (aka The Next Batman Installment) was going into production next year for a release in 2012. Oldman, quickly realizing that he shouldn’t have said it or worded it that way, retracted the statement soon afterwards, claiming to know nothing...

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Hurray for New 'Prince of Persia' Images!

By: Erik Davis on July 28, 2009 at 12:00PM Comments

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time All I really need to say is “Jake Gyllenhaal rides a horse with long, flowing wet hair,” and I’m sure that’d be enough to snag the attention of you ladies out there. No worries guys, Gemma Arterton is pretty easy on the eyes as well (heck, I’d have her as my princess any day of the week). Those of you who attended Comic-Con and were upset that Disney didn’t...

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Mila Kunis to Torment Natalie Portman in 'Black Swan'

By: Erik Davis on July 27, 2009 at 3:57PM Comments (2)

Mila Kunis in Black Swan I don’t know about you, but I’ve been itching for a supernatural ballerina flick. Hot off his indie hit The Wrestler, director Darren Aronofsky is tackling a new film set in the world of ballet called Black Swan. Natalie Portman is already set to star, and now The Hollywood Reporter tells us Mila Kunis is in discussions to join the cast in a pretty interesting role. See, the film...

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Robert Downey Jr. Chooses His 'Due Date'

By: Erik Davis on July 27, 2009 at 3:48PM Comments

Robert Downey Jr. No, thankfully Robert Downey Jr. won’t be starring in a film about the real-life story of that dude from the Mid-West who gave birth not once, but twice. Nope, we’re talking about the next film from director Todd Phillips (Old School, The Hangover), and it’s called Due Date. Variety tells us that Downey Jr. has just joined The Hangover’s Zach Galifianakis in the comedy...

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'Alice in Wonderland' Trailer Arrives Online!

By: Erik Davis on July 27, 2009 at 3:26PM Comments

Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland The 2009 San Diego Comic-Con may be over, but the remnants of its awesomeness are still being felt all around the interwebs. Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland had a massive presence at the convention this year, even going so far as to set up a fake Wonderland for con-goers to tour (see video of it on Slashfilm), and now the first trailer for the movie has also been revealed. Starring Johnny...

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'Julie & Julia' Hosts LA Blogger Event; Plus, Private Screening Blog Contest!

By: Elisa Osegueda on July 27, 2009 at 2:37PM Comments (15)

A select few food and film bloggers were treated to a private screening of the highly anticipated film Julie & Julia, a movie based on the real life stories of Julie Powell (Amy Adams) and world-renowned cook Julia Child (Meryl Streep).

In 2002, Powell embarked on a yearlong cooking and blogging journey. Her mission: cook all 524 recipes found in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French...

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Comic-Con Day 4: 'Tron 2,' 'New Moon' Scene, 'Titanic' in 3D and More!

By: Erik Davis on July 26, 2009 at 6:21PM Comments

As you've probably already noticed, Fandango has been all over the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, providing detailed analysis on all the big goings-on at this year's geek convention. In between the madness, there were a few extra things we wanted to let you know about – ere's a roundup of some more cool Con-related movie bits that went down…-- During the Tron Legacy...

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