The Buzz: The Hangover Part II, Superman News, Anime, Charlie Sheen, Netflix and More FusedFilm.com, February 25, 2011 The Buzz is a feature in which we round up the biggest and most popular film and television stories of the week. Why go through pages of blogs just to find out what everyone is talking about? We’ve got it all right here. Check out all the stories after the break.Top StoriesIn this week’s top stories its a little but drunk love, a little bit anime and of course more comic book news. First off, I am sold on Kevin Costner as Pa’ Kent while a live action Star Blazers makes me giggle like a a school boy. A midst all that DJ Caruso is the man to take on Preacher, the dark comic from Garth Ennis. All this and more in this week’s The Buzz, top stories.New Image for The Hangover Part II Features a Bald Zack Galifinakis!A new photo has arrived from the new comedy sequel The Hangover Part II, which opens in theaters nationwide on May 26. The first trailer for the film will premiere on Friday, attached to prints of the Jason Sudeckis/Owen Wilson comedy, Hall Pass. In the follow-up to the record-breaking hit comedy The Hangover, Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and [ >> ]Longtime Harry Potter Scribe Steve Kloves Will Pen AkiraLongtime Harry Potter writer, Steve Kloves, best known for adapting seven of the eight Harry Potter feature films, is being brought in to polish up the latest draft of Akira. This is a planned live-action remake of Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s popular Japanese manga epic, which will be directed by Albert Hughes. The film will still be set in post-apocalyptic Japan, and will [ >> ] Superman Eyes Kevin Costner for Role! TOP 5 Choices Of Who We Think He Could Be!Update – Latino Review Reports that the key role could in fact be Jonathan Kent. Let’s hope! Deadline is reporting that through their sources, there is a “heightened interest” in Kevin Costner for a role in the upcoming reboot of Superman that is being directed by Zack Snyder, already starring Henry Cavill as the lead, Clark Kent/Superman. The site reports that it [ >> ] D.J. Caruso Strikes Deal To Direct Adaptation of Preacher?Vertigo comcs’ Preacher has been a long gestating project throughout Hollywood over the past years ranging from a HBO series to Sam Mendes’ wanting to helm the property two years ago. Updating on his Twitter account (via FS.Net), director D.J. Caruso confirmed that he just closed his deal to direct the comic book adaptation. Mendes’ commitment to the property has been in question over [ >> ]Christopher McQuarrie To Pen Live Action Star Blazers, Check Out Japanese Live Action Version Trailer & ClipIn case you didn’t know, Hollywood scribe Christopher McQuarrie has been hired to pen a live-action adaptation of Star Blazers, the 70s anime series surrounding the crew of a Space Batttleship Yomato. Deadline reports the writer will pen the script for an adaptation of Star Blazers for David Ellison’s Skydance Productions. The series is actually an adaptation of the Japanese anime [ >> ]Other StoriesLouis Leterrier Directing “Taken Style” Disaster Movie?Michael Bay to Produce Zombies Vs. Robots FilmPaul Greengrass Set For Martin Luther King Drama ‘Memphis’5 Really Cool Retro Posters for Sucker PunchFirst Look At Terrence Malick’s Ben Affleck & Rachel McAdams Romance FilmThe Bourne Legacy Searching For Its Male Lead In Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire & Garrett Hedlund TV Top StoriesNetflix Instant to Offer CBS Library Instantly Streamed In April! That Means Tons of Star Trek!Get ready to watch back episodes of Star Trek, Twin Peaks and other classic programs from CBS’ Library, instantly on Netflix. Deadline reports that CBS Corp. and Netflix just announced a two-year, non-exclusive licensing agreement that will allow CBS series to be streamed via Nexflix. Included in the deal are dramas Medium, Flashpoint, the original Hawaii Five-O, the different incarnations [ >> ]James Wolk Lands Post Lonestar Role With GeorgetownThe instant failure of Fox’s Lone Star hasn’t hurt the career of its star, James Wolk, who we have been waiting to take another TV role that we can see him in. Vulture has now learned that he has is in a new TV project, signing on to Georgetown, the political series being produced by Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz [ >> ] CBS Ends Two and A Half Men for This SeasonVariety is breaking a report that CBS has decided not to resume production on “Two and a Half Men” for the rest of this season following the lengthy drunken tirade from star Charlie Sheen that have included most recently hateful remarks to series’ creator, Chuck Lorre. “Based on the totality of Charlie Sheen’s statements, conduct and condition, CBS and Warner Bros. [ >> ] Features News The Buzz AkiraCharlie SheenDJ CarusoGeorgetownKevin CostnerMemphisNetflixPreacherStar BlazersStar TrekSucker PunchSupermanThe Bourne LegacyThe HangoverTwo and a Half MenZombies Vs. Robots
Viral Video Round Up: X-Men: First Class, Star Wars, Drive: The Cartoon, Mark Duplass, Chipmunks, And More! December 5, 2011December 5, 2011The Internet is full of videos related to movies, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere in between. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest, and today we do it again. Check out the latest viral videos after the break.Pages: 1 2 Read More
Trailers Weekly: “J. Edgar”, “Man on a Ledge”, “The Deep Blue Sea”, “Being Elmo: A Puppeter’s Journey”, “The Grey”, and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” September 24, 2011September 24, 2011Trailers Weekly is a feature in which we bring you the most popular and talked about trailers of the week. Sharing trailers is a classic viral practice, and trailers are still the most mainstream way for people to learn about movies. There is something for everyone to watch in this… Read More
“The Muppets” Being Green Trailer June 16, 2011June 16, 2011No, the title isn’t the Muppets’ marketing green technology or sustainability, its another trailer parody of this summer’s blockbusters. This time a spoof of the upcoming Green Lantern trailer. Disney did the exact same thing before The Hangover Part II made its theatrical debut back in May, with The Fuzzy… Read More