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Facebook Movie Is An Adaptation Of The Accidental Billionaires We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Yesterday it wasrevealedthatDavid Fincheris in"advanced talks" with Columbia Pictures to directThe Social Network,the story of the creation of Facebook, as written byAaron Sorkin. But apparently almost everyone (even the hollywood trade newspapers) failed to realize that the film is actually an adaptation ofBen Mezrich’s upcoming bookThe Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal....

First Look: The Descent 2 Neil Marshall’s The Descent was one of my favorite horror films of 2005. Celador Films rushed out to produce a sequel, which doesn’t look too promising. Jon Harris, a film editor on Snatch, Stardust and Kick-Ass, who makes his feature directorial debut withThe Descent 2. The first production photos have shown up on still photographerOllie Upton’s website. Check them out after the jump if you’re interested....

George Romero And 200 Live Zombies Attend Mondo Mystery Screening Of ‘Dawn Of The Dead;’ Photos And Videos Here Mondoand theAlamo Drafthousehad their biggest event ever this weekend this weekend as 700 attendees piled onto buses and were escorted by police to the Highland Mall in Austin Texas fortheir ninth mystery screening:George Romero’sDawn of the Dead. When the buses pulled in, 200 zombies attacked them, forcing the film goers to race into the mall to watch the movie....

Kevin Smith Planning TV Show, Building Theatre In Los Angeles, Red State Shooting In August Kevin Smithhas been very busy since the release ofCop Out. He’s planning a television special, building a theatre in Los Angeles, and will begin shooting his horror film Red State in August. Full details after the jump. I’ve always been a huge fan ofKevin Smith’s question and answer specials. Love or hate the man’s movies, you’ll agree that he sure knows how to tell a funny and compelling story on stage....

Matthew McConaughey Really Wanted To Play The Hulk, But Marvel Wasn’t Interested We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Edward Norton playedThe Incredible Hulkwhen the big guy was first introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But after some creative clashing with Marvel Studios, by the timeThe Avengerscame around, Mark Ruffalo was brought in to replace him. But ifMatthew McConaugheyhad his way, he’s be the one smashing bad guys alongside the rest of Marvel’s superhero team....

Mondo Tackles ‘The Matrix’ And ‘The French Connection’ The phrase “When it rains, it pours” applies toMondoposters Wednesday. After acavalcade of great work by Ken Taylorfor their Austin-based gallery, Mondo revealed two out-of-left-field posters that’ll go on sale Thursday May 29. There’s the Oscar-winning thrillerThe French ConnectionbyAdam Simpsonand the sci-fi masterpieceThe Matrixmade byKevin Tong. Check out both posters below. Here’s the regular and variant ofThe French Connectionby Adam Simpson: These are 24"x36" screen prints....

Our Flag Means Death Trailer: Taika Waititi Is Blackbeard In HBO Max’s Pirate Comedy Series If you could do with a bit of Taika Waititi-style silliness between now and the release of"Thor: Love and Thunder"(as well as whenever"Next Goal Wins"reaches theaters), then you may want to give “Our Flag Means Death” a look judging by the newly-unveiled official trailer. The HBO Max comedy series is based on the real-life exploits of Stede Bonnet, an 18th-century English-Barbadian aristocrat who one day decided to leave his life of comfort behind and take up a far more dangerous career as a buccaneer — albeit, an unusually polite one, earning him the moniker “The Gentleman Pirate....

Rob Marshall To Direct ‘Mary Poppins’ Sequel For Disney Disney’s apparent quest to update every single movie in its catalog continues unabated. The next classic in its sights isMary Poppins, asRob Marshallhas signed on to direct a new live-action musical based onP.L. Travers' books. (The struggle to get the rights of which were chronicled in another recent Disney movie,Saving Mr. Banks.) More details on the newMary Poppinssequel after the jump....

Russell Brand And Diego Boneta Join ‘Rock Of Ages’ Last week there was mention thatAdam Shankman’sRock of Agesfilm musical may have found its young leading man in the person ofDiego Boneta. (He’s had roles on the new90210andPretty Little Liars, but may still count as an almost-unknown to some.) Now there is confirmation that he’ll play Drew Boley, the aspiring star at the center of the musical. In addition,Russell Brandis finally coming on after months of being rumored to join the cast....

Sarah Palin May Not Even Appear On Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Who Is America?’ After All [TCA 2018] Before the premiere ofSacha Baron Cohen’s new Showtime seriesWho Is America?,Sarah Palinmade press rounds chastising Cohen for taking advantage of her. She said Cohen impersonated a veteran to trick her into being on his show, and she ultimately walked out of the interview when his questions became offensive.OnceWho Is America?premiered, we saw the character in question: Billy Wayne Ruddick, Jr....

Sequel Bits: ‘Finding Dory,’ ‘The Haunted Mansion,’ ‘Fast 8,’ ‘Kong: Skull Island,’ ‘Uncle Buck,’ ‘Transformers’ In today’s edition of Sequel Bits: Let this peek at#FindingDorytide you over until June 17.https://t.co/i9Qu9ELdKg — Disney (@Disney)August 22, 2025 Disney revealed a new TV spot forFinding Doryon their official Twitter feed and it’s almost entirely new footage, so feel free to do the frame-by-frame thing. On a surface-level glance, this spot features our first good look at Bailey the Beluga Whale (voiced byModern FamilystarTy Burrell) and additional glimpses of the Monterey Marine Life Institute, where Dory lived with her parents before…somethinghappened....

Sequel Bits: ‘Star Trek 2’, ‘The Smurfs 2’, ‘Expendables 2’, ‘Chronicle 2’, ‘Men In Black 3’, ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes 2’, ‘Dragon Tattoo 2 & 3’, ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ CinemaCon has come to a close, and I’ve returned from Las Vegas to find a ton of film sequel news bits. After the jump you’ll see a round up of all the latest, including: USA Todayhas premiered new photos fromG....

Sequel Bits: ‘Transformers 4,’ ‘Fast And Furious 7,’ ‘Pitch Perfect 2,’ ‘Muppets Most Wanted,’ ‘Dr. Horrible 2’ Rio 2andMuppets Most Wantedhave some sweet V-Day messages for you. Also after the jump: Say what you will about the weirdly uneven dynamic between Kermit and Miss Piggy, but those crazy kids are still going strong after all these decades. Muppets Most Wantedhas uploaded a special Valentine’s Day video for its fans as well....