Article: HCFF: George Romero honored by Edgar Wright, Robert Kirkman, Zack Snyder and Simon Pegg
IFC covered the Hero Complex Film Festival in Los Angeles over the weekend, and here’s what we found out.
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Article: HCFF: Robert Kirkman talks “The Walking Dead” showrunner shift and Zack Snyder directing an episode
IFC covered the Hero Complex Film Festival in Los Angeles over the weekend, and here’s what we found out.
Article: “Man of Steel” official banner shows a darker, edgier side of Superman
Who’s gritty now, Batman?
Article: Exclusive: Jon Hamm says his name has come up in “a lot of superhero discussions”
Unfortunately, he adds that those types of movies are “probably not so much my jam.”
Article: The 30 best facial expressions of “300″
We’re big fans of “300″ here at IFC, Zack Snyder’s genre-bending ode to the Spartan soldiers who stood their ground against the ginormous armies of Persian leader King Xerex. But alongside all the cool death scenes, mutated creatures, battle rhinos and battle cries, another thing jumped out at us…when it comes to faces, this movie…
Article: “Man of Steel” sequel rumored to be commissioning writers
Warner Bros apparently really likes what they’re seeing on the set of Zack Snyder‘s “Man of Steel.” In fact, they seem to like it so much that they’re talking about commissioning new writers to start penning a sequel. Keep in mind that “Man of Steel” isn’t supposed to wrap for another few months, and won’t…
Article: New “Man of Steel” set videos show Henry Cavill saving the day
Hot off the heels of the “Man of Steel” Vancouver Island set photos that hit the web earlier this week are two set videos showing leading man Henry Cavill filming a rescue mission. Zack Snyder can be seen directing Cavill and a group of men dressed in work uniforms on a set created to look…
Article: New “Man of Steel” set photos show Henry Cavill in rescue mode
Superman apparently does not like to keep his shirt on. The latest batch of photos from the “Man of Steel” set in Vancouver Island show leading man Henry Cavill sporting an outfit similar to the one he wore when we last saw him earlier this month. He was caught filming a rescue scene in front…
Article: “Man of Steel” set photos show Amy Adams as Lois Lane
If you were still harboring some hope that Amy Adams was planning on dying her hair brown for her role of Lois Lane in Zack Snyder‘s “Man of Steel,” toss it away now. New photos from the Vancouver Island set of the upcoming Superman film show that Adams is still sporting her token red locks.…
Article: Russell Crowe as Superman’s father in “Man of Steel” behind-the-scenes photos hit the web
We’ve long known that Russell Crowe would be taking on the role of Superman‘s father in “Man of Steel,” but it’s been up in the air how close his portrayal would hew to that of Marlon Brando, who played Jor-El in the original 1978 “Superman.” Fortunately, we can finally quit speculating as photos of Crowe…
Article: Ayelet Zurer replaces Julia Ormond as Superman’s Krypton mom in “Man of Steel”
Though most fans identify Superman’s mom and dad as Ma and Pa Kent, being that the guy’s from the planet Krypton, his biological parents are actually a couple of aliens. Previously, Russell Crowe and Julia Ormond held the roles of Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van, respectively, but new reports reveal that Ormond has been replaced by…
Article: Michael Shannon steps out as General Zod in “Man of Steel” set photos
Judging from earlier photos, it seemed clear that when Michael Shannon stepped into the role of General Zod in “Man of Steel,” he would also be strapping on a rather unflattering suit of motion-capture sensors. But now, new photos from the set of Zack Snyder’s Superman flick reveal the actor wearing a more traditional costume.…
Article: “Man of Steel” set photos reveal tornado aftermath and a familiar bank vault
Zack Snyder’s take on Krypton’s last son may have been pushed to nearly two years away, but that doesn’t seem to have interrupted the production schedule of “Man of Steel” in the slightest. The director has been busy shooting away in Illinois for the past couple of weeks, and now we have our first glimpse…
Article: Get your first glimpse of Henry Cavill as Superman in Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel”
After the mixed reception of “Superman Returns,” fans of the world’s most popular and recognizable superhero have been very cautious in their reception to the upcoming “Man of Steel,” starring Henry Cavill. But the time for nervous hand-wringing is over, as the first image of the British actor as Supes has been released, moving us…
Article: Laurence Fishburne to play Perry White in Superman flick “Man of Steel”
With news breaking yesterday that Marvel’s new Ultimate Spider-Man is a half-black, half-Hispanic kid named Miles Morales, bigots were already having a pretty rough time of it. Things won’t be any easier on racist comic book fans today, however, as late last night it was revealed that Laurence Fishburne would be playing Perry White in…
Article: Zack Snyder heads to Afghanistan with Sean Penn and Christian Bale for “The Last Photograph”
Zack Snyder is a divisive figure. For every person who raves about his unique, stunning aesthetic and eye for action, there’s another ready to disparage the director for peddling pap to the lowest common denominator fanboy. But the director may very well shed that reputation after he steps behind the camera on “The Last Photograph.”…
Article: “Man of Steel” meets kryptonite calendar, studio pushes back release date for Superman reboot
Well, it couldn’t all be good news for geeks this weekend. We’re saddened to report that Superman has suffered a setback, folks. Warner Bros. has announced that “Man of Steel,” Zack Snyder’s upcoming reboot of the Superman franchise, will have its release date pushed back six months. Instead of hitting theaters in December 2012, the…
Article: ’300′ spinoff gets a new title, director role down to two finalists
“300″ director Zack Snyder left the movie’s theatrical follow-up in the dust to take on the new Superman film “Man of Steel.” Now, the quest to replace him appears to be down to two finalists: Noam Murro and Jaume Collet-Serra. Previously referred to as “Xerxes,” the spinoff will instead be titled “300: The Battle of…
Article: A “Sucker Punch” musical number, deleted no more
An action kung fu sci-fi thriller musical? Zack Snyder‘s latest film, “Sucker Punch,” certainly sounded like an interesting stew of influences and interests. You don’t see too many movies with both samurai robots and show-stopping dance routines. It’s a unique combination. But when “Sucker Punch” finally made it to theaters, the musical sequences were almost…
Article: Battle of the Action Chick Flicks
Sometimes the director does the film critic’s job for him. Appearing at San Francisco’s WonderCon convention last weekend, Joe Wright — the director of “Atonement” and “The Soloist” as well as the upcoming “Hanna,” which opens this Friday — planted the seeds of a thousand thinkpieces by publicly calling out Zack Snyder’s recently released “Sucker…
Article: Watch Six Minutes of “Sucker Punch”
I haven’t had a chance to see Zack Snyder’s “Sucker Punch” yet; I was out at SXSW during all the press and stuff, and it’s a really busy week for reviews (I’ve written two so far, with two more to go). Despite the extremely mixed critical reception and charges of sexism, I’m more curious than…
Article: Seven Lessons To Take From Comic-Con 2010
During one of Comic-Con’s most extravagant displays for the “Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World” panel, each of the film’s cast members received their own video introduction (with the notable exception of Chris Evans), pins were given away to every member in the audience and Michael Cera filled in for Evans by walking out in a…
Article: Trailering: Zack Snyder’s “Sucker Punch”
We could debate Zack Snyder’s merits as a filmmaker. But the guy’s ability to excite the attendees at Comic-Con is beyond reproach. Back in 2006, he blew fanboys’ minds when he debuted footage from his big-screen adaptation of Frank MIller’s “300″; by the end of the day I had folks coming up to me and…
Article: Film’s shifting definition in the transmedia age.
As I was watching Jeff Deutchman’s documentary “11/4/08″ a few weeks back at SXSW, it occurred to me that his “consensual piece of cinema” — shot by professionals and amateurs on Obama’s inauguration day and ending with a title card asking for more footage to be collected online via the film’s website and eventually added…
Article: Disney, proud supporter of the auteur theory.
There I was, stuck in traffic, when an ad for “The Last Song” came on the radio, complete with a Miley Cyrus track in the background, an obligatory mention that it’s “based on a bestseller by Nicholas Sparks,” a few bon mots of romantic longing and a blaring end note: “Directed by Julie Anne Robinson.”…
