Japanese animation guru Osamu Tezuka created Astro Boy back in the 1950s and has brought him to the big screen. If you watch Astro Boy online you'll enjoy a heartwarming tale of a young robot who only wants his father to love him. Astro Boy leaves to find a place where he will feel accepted. Directed by David Bowers, who also directed Flushed Away, the movie stars Freddie Highmore as Astro Boy's voice. You'll hear the voice work of Nicolas Cage, Eugene Levy, and Kristen Bell when you watch... Read Full Story
I was suprised when I looked back on this week that what dominated the news wasn't awards and critics lists - this is the time of year where you'd expect that to be the case - but rather casting stuff, which we get every week. But whn you hear that Malkovich might play the Spidey 4 villain and Josh Brolin might do a stint in Men in Black 3 , well, that's kind of big. Plus, we found out that Johnny Depp and Tim Burton are making their Dark Shadows vampire movie next fall and that Brad Pitt... Read Full Story
By Zeus’ beard, it seems Rene Russo – one of Hollywood’s leading ladies of the 1990s – has joined the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s Thor . Even more interesting is her character name: Frigga. She will be playing Thor’s stepmother and wife to Odin (Anthony Hopkins).
This particular Marvel venture begins shooting next month for a release in May 2011. Nobody ever expected Shakespeare-obsessed Branagh to be making a comic book adaptation. Is this part of the charm? His occasional forays into... Read Full Story
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Taking a leap from one building to another and swinging sword in a battle are just some of the actions the Dastan depicter did as seen in the behind-the-scenes of 'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time'. Starring as Dastan in " Prince of Persia: Sands of Time ", Jake Gyllenhaal will be seen in a series of action sequences, and some of the sequences have been unraveled in a brand new featurette. Put out by Yahoo! Movies, the behind-the-scenes video... Read Full Story
WELCOME to another edition of Geek Gossip, my regular round-up of oddments and nuggets from my bulging inbox.
In today's gallimaufrey of geekery, Reynolds wants a writer, Resident Evil and Priest may get shunted in the schedules, Stan's popping up in Thor, Vin wants another Chronicle and Disney's charting a new course for The Black Hole...
RYAN REYNOLDS says the search is on for a writer for the Deadpool film, which will develop the character he played in X-Men Origins: Wolverine... Read Full Story
OK, I admit I wasn't thrilled with the Avatar trailer (and the fact that it was on TV every 15 minutes didn't help), but there's so much buzz around it that I think I gotta see it, and in 3-D. Plus James Cameron's track record and limited output makes practically every film a milestone. And that brings up the next question: What's your favorite James Cameron film? (I'm not going to count documentaries like Ghosts of the Abyss .) My personal picks follow. --David
The Terminator : Still... Read Full Story
THE summer action blockbuster G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra has so far brought in $300million globally and has also proved a massive boost for the action figures on which the film was based.
Toy company Hasbro, which also makes the Transformers figures, has seen its profits leap beyond Wall Street expectations. Sales of G.I. Joe toys are set to exceed $100million this year, three times more than last year because of soaring demand caused by the film.
Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner said G.I. Joe... Read Full Story
You are here: Home » Movie News » Anthony Hopkins Joins “Thor” as Odin
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Allan Ford 1 November, 2009
Anthony Hopkins has signed on to star in Marvel Studios’ upcoming adaptation of “ Thor .”
Hopkins will play Odin, the king of Asgard and the father of Thor and Loki. Chris Hemsworth is playing Thor, Tom Hiddleston plays Loki and Natalie Portman – Jane Foster, his human love interest.
In the film, Thor’s arrogance and recklessness re-ignite an ancient war, so he’s... Read Full Story
OK, I admit I wasn't thrilled with the Avatar trailer (and the fact that it was on TV every 15 minutes didn't help), but there's so much buzz around it that I think I gotta see it, and in 3-D. Plus James Cameron's track record and limited output makes practically every film a milestone. And that brings up the next question: What's your favorite James Cameron film? (I'm not going to count documentaries like Ghosts of the Abyss .) My personal picks follow. --David
The Terminator : Still... Read Full Story
All the hype surrounding the "Twilight" vampire romance sequel is scoring big at the box office, with industry reports estimating Saturday it took in the largest opening-day receipts on record. Summit Entertainment's "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," which opened at 12:01 am on Friday raked in 72.7 million dollars on its first day, outpacing Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," according to estimates by the Hollywood.com industry website. "The Dark Knight... Read Full Story
