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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Teaser Debuts Online
A teaser trailer for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" has been released by Warner Bros. The film which is due out on November 21 is the sixth installment of the series. The film was directed by David Yates from a script by Steven Kloves, the anticipated six...

7/30/2008 2:44 PM EDT  | Read More

Ridley Scott's Nottingham Delayed
"Nottingham", the new film by Ridley Scott, has postponed production until possibly late 2009, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film will be a new take on the ever popular Robin Hood legend.Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment are reportedly concern...

7/29/2008 1:06 PM EDT  | Read More

Microsoft's Gears of War Coming to Big Screen
Gears of War, the popular video game by Microsoft and Epic Games, will be made into a feature film, according to the Hollywood Reporter.  "Gears of War" is Microsoft's second best selling videogame franchise; Halo is number one. Legendary Pictures will be head...

7/28/2008 2:27 PM EDT  | Read More

Batman: Dark Knight Shatters Record...AGAIN!
On Thursday, July 24th 2008, FlickDirect reported that "The Dark Knight" had shattered the record for reaching the $200 million mark.  Now, once again, more record breaking news about the film's earnings has been reported. "The Dark Knight" has gross...

7/28/2008 2:18 PM EDT  | Read More

Miley Cyrus Creates A Stir With Online Mean Spirited Video
Miley Cyrus and her unknown best-friend recently released a homemade video making fun of Miley's Disney Channel co-stars Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. Miley later on issued an apology for the mean spirited video, "I mean if we offended (Gomez and Lovato), we're super so...

7/28/2008 1:05 PM EDT  | Read More

Sir Ian McKellen Will Return As Gandalf
It has been confirmed that Sir Ian McKellen will definitely be returning to his role as Gandalf in the upcoming epic, "The Hobbit". The actor says, "Well, I haven't had the contract yet but it's everyone's intention that I play Gandalf so yes, I will be return...

7/25/2008 9:52 PM EDT  | Read More

MTV To Remake Rocky Horror Picture Show
MTV announced that they will be doing a remake of the cult classic, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".  The screenplay will be the original that was written by Jim Sharman and Richard O'Brien, but some of the music may differ.Lou Adler, who was the executive pro...

7/25/2008 9:40 PM EDT  | Read More

Batman: The Dark Knight Breaks Another Record
"The Dark Knight" has broken another record on Tuesday.  The film has become the fastest ever to reach the $200 million mark.  It has broken the previous record, held by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Spider-Man 2 and Star Wars Episode III: R...

7/24/2008 4:36 PM EDT  | Read More

Phillip Noyce and Warner Bros To Remake Captain Blood
"Captain Blood" the 1935 classic pirate movie starring Errol Flynn, will be getting a second chance on the silver screen.  Phillip Noyce will be developing the remake for Warner Bros. and possibly directing the film as well. Bill Gerber will be on board as pro...

7/24/2008 3:52 PM EDT  | Read More

Peter Berg To Develop New Hercules Film
Variety has reported that Peter Berg, director of "Hancock", will be developing a new Hercules film titled "Hercules: The Thracian Wars". The film will be a co-production between Spyglass Entertainment, Berg's Film 44 and Radical Pictures.  Universal...

7/24/2008 2:07 PM EDT  | Read More