Darren’s Movie News 07/05/09

I tell you, if I had the time I would definitely do the Movie News Round Up every day. It builds up so quickly and some days are more hectic than others. Today, we have new movie news, pictures from upcoming shoots, a little gossip and a few trailers. In sad news, Dom DeLuise passed away. A Mel Brooks favourite in Silent Movie, Blazing Saddles and History of the World:Part 1, he died on Monday aged 75. It was reported a few weeks ago that Farrah Fawcett was hospitalised and was in critical condition. More recently, it seems she has been putting her affairs in order. Sad times for her, her husband Ryan O’Neill and their troubled son, Redmond O’Neill. James McAvoy, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney and Anna Friel will star in The Details, a black comedy about a couple who discover an infestation of raccoons in their back yard. … There’s more

Movie News 09/04/09

So, Hollywood’s latest crazy idea craze is to put the Gods on screen. I mentioned that Christopher Columbus is bringing the story of Poseidon’s 12-year-old half-human son to the screen; well now it seems Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes have signed up to play Zeus and Hades respectively in Clash of the Titans. Sam Worthington will also appear as Perseus. Speaking of Mr Worthington, check out the new Terminator Salvation poster. Cool! Is Billy Bob doing a Joaquin? Read about the latest diva mood swing here. And now, some videos - This new Funny Or Die film has an incredible cast: Here’s the trailer for the new kids movie from Robert Rodriguez (he’s an odd one): Jason Bateman stars as Joel, the manager of a factory that handles flower extracts. He’s got trouble at home, trouble at work and he basically hates his life. Check out the trailer for Mike … There’s more

Movie News 20/03/09

Not just the one trailer today, I have a few videos to show you all, along with the other news:- Michael Caine’s new film, Is Anybody There?, where he plays a aging magician who is spending his remaining days in a retirement home, looks very promising. In it he befriends a young boy who has been bouncing back and forth in homes such as this. Check out the trailer: For all you Star Wars fans, you can now complete your memorabilia collection. ‘The Force’ action figure is a must for any collector: LeCraic spoke of Gullivers Travels yesterday. Well, it’s soon to get a big screen outing and Doctor Who’s Donna Noble, AKA Catherine Tate is on board. The horror of horrors, Gobstopper - Christopher Lloyd is just brilliant (from the genius Funny Or Die): SNL’s Andy Samberg (from this brilliant(!) music video) has been confirmed as host of … There’s more