John Hawkes, who recently starred in the Sundance acclaimed film, "The Surrogate", has signed in to star in "Switch". He will be costarring with Yasiin Bey.The film will be a prequel to "Jackie Brown", the Quentin Tarantino film starring Pam Grier, Robert DeNiro and Samuel L. Jackson. Hawkes will be playing a younger version of DeNiro, and Bey will be playing the younger version of Jackson. The story will take place 15 years prior to the story in "Jackie Brown".The film will begin production in May....

HOLLYWOOD, CA (February 1, 2012) - Fans the world over rushed the web in the last 24-hours - crashing multiple servers in the process - to tickets for secure advance the now sold-out February 14th preview screenings of TITANIC in 3D, Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox International jointly announced today. In a matter of hours, sell-out screenings were reported throughout the United States and in countries around the world, following the launch of the special screening program on January 31st. Moviegoers who were lucky enough to secure a seat will now beamong the first people anywhere to see the newly re-mastered TITANIC in 3D, in advance of the film's worldwide release on April 6th. These special fan screening are being presented exclusively in RealD 3D and will be held in...

Nick Schenk, who penned "Gran Torino", has signed on with MGM to work on the script for their upcoming "RoboCop" reboot.Directing the film will be Jose Padilha, who Schenk is currently working with on the film, "Tri-Border".Shooting is expected to begin this summer....

Stephen Amell, who has made appearances on The Vampire Diaries and 90210, has signed on to play the lead in CW's new series, "Arrow". "Arrow" will be a new take on the DC Comics story of the character Green Arrow. The character is a vigilante who fights crime armed with a bow and arrow, as well as martial arts skills.The pilot will be directed by David Nutter and written and executive produced by Andrew Kreisberg, Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim....

Matthew Vaughn has signed on to direct the upcoming "X-Men: First Class" sequel. Bryan Singer will also be returning as producer for the film.The entire lead cast, which includes James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, will also be reprising their respective roles. The original film wasn't a huge blockbuster but did manage to bring in a decent $353 million worldwide. Fox is hoping that the sequel will have a bigger draw.The film, which will be released in 2013, has no start dates for filming and no exact release date as of yet....

BURBANK, CALIF. (January 27, 2012) - Marvel Studios announced today that they will be sponsoring a Global Twitter Chat on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 11 a.m. (PST) with cast members and the director of their highly anticipated action-adventure "Marvel's The Avengers," opening in theaters on May 4, 2012. The 30-minute live tweeting event features writer/director Joss Whedon and cast members Tom Hiddleston and Clark Gregg.    Fans around the world will be able to participate in the Q&A on Twitter by using the @Avengers handle and the #Avengers hashtag. Participating fans will have the opportunity to see a 10-second tease of the 30-second Super Bowl spot that will air during Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 on NBC. They will also have a chance to answer "Avenger...

Rooney Mara, star of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo", has just signed on to "Side Effects", a thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh.  This will be Mara's first lead role since her Ocsar nominated portrayal as Lisbeth Salander in "Dragon Tattoo".Mara has been offered a shot at a number of roles, such as the female lead in an upcoming film about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. She had declined due to scheduling conflicts.The film, written by Scott Z. Burns, will begin shooting in April....

Headlining the film Glenn Close gives a magnificent performance as the title character in Albert Nobbs.  The very emotional and tragic drama provides a platform for her amazing talent.  Including a noted cast, fine direction by Rodrigo Garcia and remarkable cinematography that sets the bleak Irish period, the movie wins big. The story centers on a forty-year-old woman passing as Albert Nobbs a waiter in a hotel in order to survive a depressing time in Ireland's history.  She's familiar with being a man; Nobbs has been portraying one since fourteen to keep her alive.  Getting on in age and depressed as to what she has missed as a woman, she hoards her money in a chance to start a new life openly as a shop owner.  Since she does not share of room with an...

There appears to be a "Rio" sequel in the works.According to Sergio Mendes, who wrote the Oscar nominated song "Real in Rio" for the film, has said as much. "Fox has been talking about (it) and it looks like it's going to happen. We're going to have a meeting I think next week and Carlos [Saldanha, Director] is coming to town to tell us the story, and it looks like it's a go".There is currently no script or any deals in place....

Neal McDonough, who played "Dum Dum" Dugan in "Captain America", recently sat down for an interview with IMDB. He spoke about the  "Captain America" sequel film as well as the "Nick Fury" filmMcDonough said he will be reprising his role in the sequel at the end of the year. "They're planning (to go into production for) for the end of this year, because Marvel does one film at a time. So they're going to do THOR 2 and as soon as THOR has wrapped, they'll do CAP 2. Hopefully right after that, we'll jump into NICK FURY because that's the one I'm looking forward to more than anything". No doubt he is looking forward to that role seeing as, Dum Dum Dugan is "Nick Fury's right hand man". He went on to sa...

Evangeline Lilly, formerly of "Lost", will be starring in the upcoming "Hobbit" films. She will be playing the role of Tauriel, a Mirkwood elf. and will be appearing in both films, but will have the most screen time in the second film.Lilly said, "I still have to go back for five more months of filming. (I've been there) on and off for the past six months. It's a two-year shoot in total for both films, and my contract had me blocked off for about a year. I come in and out of New Zealand throughout that year".  She went on to explain her character. "She is a warrior. She's actually the head of the Elven guard. She's the big shot in the army. So she knows how to wield any weapon, but the primary weapons that she uses are a bow and arrow...

The 2012 Oscar Nominess were announced Tuesday morning in Holloywood. Here is the compete list.   Best Picture "The Artist" "The Descendants" "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" "Hugo" "Midnight in Paris" "The Help" "Moneyball" "War Horse" "The Tree of Life" Best Actor Demian Bichir, "A Better Life" George Clooney, "The Descendants" Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Brad Pitt, "Moneyball" Best Actress Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs" Viola Davis, "The Help" Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady" Michelle Williams, "My Week With Mari...

On Saturday, February 11, the first part of the final story in the Twilight series will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray.  Much like the fanfare that accompanied the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 on DVD, Target will be holding special events at 500 of their stores beginning at 11pm the Friday night before the 11th.Fans will be treated to never-before-seen clip from the final movie, as well as a video message from Jackson Rathbone (who plays Jasper in the series).  Then at midnight, Target will begin selling their special edition DVD of Part 1 - it includes a flower from Bella and Edward's wedding encased in Lucite. More information can be found at Target's blog:  http://abullseyeview.com/target-hosts-late-night-twilight-party-for-breaking-dawn-dvd...

George Lucas says that after he is finished with "Red Tails", he will be retiring. Lucas has been involved with countless classic films like Star Wars and Indiana Jones, just to name a few.Lucas said, "I'm retiring. I'm moving away from the business, from the company, from all this kind of stuff."  Lucas seems to have had his fill of the biz after all the trouble he has had getting "Red Tails" off the ground. Twenty years into development, Lucas is surely tired. His disdain for others in the business was apparent when he spoke about how hard it was to get certain studio executives to look at the film. "Isn't this their job? Isn't their job at least to see movies? It's not like some Sundance kid coming in there and saying, 'I&#...

Last night, January 15th, 2012, all the stars came out for the 2012 Golden Globes awards; a precursor some say of what will happen later on this year during the Oscar award ceremony. For the second year in a row, comedian Ricky Gervais hosted the show, but his antics were a bit more toned down then in last year's show. The big films of the night proved to be "The Artist", taking home 3 awards, and the "Descendants", taking home 2 of them. Here is a complete list of winners from the 2012 Golden Globe awards: Best Motion Picture Drama: The Descendants Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical: Modern Family Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce TV Movie or Miniseries: Downton Abbey Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama:&nbs...

Steven Spielberg, while in France promoting "War Horse", reluctantly spoke about the upcoming "Jurassic Park 4" film that was announced last year.   When he was asked about the film, he said, "I don't want to talk about Jurassic Park 4 yet because it is too early; but I can tell you that I am not directing it.  However, I am producing it."   Rumors have been running rampant on the internet for months now that Jurassic Park 3 and Captain America helmer, Joe Johnston, would be once again directing this "dino-sized" thrill ride; however nothing has been confirmed yet....

Things are progressing with the adaptation of Robert Ludlum's last thriller novel, "The Sigma Protocal".  Universal has just hired Irwin Winkler and Jose Ruisanchez to pen the script.Winkler said, "What we are really hoping to do is create a franchise, built around this ordinary guy who gets caught up in international intrigue, and who teams with this operative who is declared a rogue by the CIA. Unlike Bourne, who is a trained assassin, this is an innocent guy traveling in Europe who gets in way over his head. And it has all the great Ludlum intrigue."This fresh start comes after almost 10 years of development and writers coming and going....

"The Tomb", a film that was supposed to Arnold Schwarzenegger's first after his role as California Governor, may be seeing the light of day after a longtime stall.Schwarzenegger had dropped out of the project, along with director Antoine Fuqua, and Sylvestor Stallone was supposedly going to take over the role. Reports are now surfacing however, that both Stallone and Schwarzenegger may now be in the film.Stallone will be paying Ray Breslin, who is an elite structural security mastermind. The character finds himself a prisoner of his own design when he is thrown into prison after being framed.  Schwarzenegger will be playing a major role as well, though it is not yet known what that will be.The film was written by Miles Chapman and Jason Keller....

The classic Scorsese film, "Goodfellas", will be the basis of a new television series on AMC.The 1990 film was based on the notorious Lucchese crime family, based out of New York, and the man who turned them all in, Henry Hill. Hill lived for quite some time under witness relocation protection. There's no word if the series will be based mostly on Hill's character, as the film was.Jorge Zamacona, along with Nicholas Pileggi and Irwin Winkler, will be executive producing the film....

While attending the Brazilian premiere for "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows", Robert Downey, Jr. spoke about the upcoming "Iron Man 3" film.He said, "I think that we have an opportunity with the third Iron Man to make the best of the three, and maybe one of the better superhero movies that's ever been made. But I think we have to remember what made the first one good. It was very character-driven. It was very odd. It was kind of outrageous. And so I think we have to have the courage to trust that the audience is really kind of cool, and smart."Downey also commented on the possibility of him being in a Pinocchio film for Disney. The actor enthusiastically replied, "I want to talk to him about it, yeah! C'mon, it's Tim Burton."...

FlickDirect Inc, following its Annual Meeting held in Delray Beach, FL on December 30th, 2011, is pleased to announce the election of Mr. Eric English as President.    Mr. English is one of the founders of FlickDirect Inc and has served as Creative Director since the company's inception in 2006.   Eric's passion for film started when he was a young boy watching the Star Wars trilogy on the silver screen. Holding a degree in Computer Science and Digital Arts - including work in 3D modeling - Eric has worked tirelessly on the creation of FlickDirect and it becoming a household name.   Recently through his own company, MediaSpree, Mr. English has released the award winning iPhone Movie Clock App that has taken FlickDirect Inc to new levels. About FlickDirect Inc ...

Taking Cobb Theatres to a new level with the opening of the Cobb Countryside 12 Theatre in Clearwater, Florida the elegant movie house adds another 12 auditoriums to it's growing list of now 253 at 21 locations.  Being a progressive motion picture exhibitor, Cobb has added the exciting D-Box to this location inside the Countryside Mall.  Attending the opening were over 100 invited guests including Mayor Frank V. Hibbard, Senior Vice President of Westfield Mall Clive MacKenzie, General Manager of Westfield Mall Andrea L. Boitnott, and Clearwater Councilman Paul Gibson. On hand was the owner of Cobb Theatres/CineBistro, Robert Cobb, COO Jeremy Welman, Regional Manager Guy Austin, and Cobb Countryside 12 manager Maggie DeJesus.  The cutting of the ribbon to open the ne...

Jim Carrey may be returning for a "Bruce Almighty" sequel, according to Variety. The actor starred in the original, which earned $500 million, with Jennifer Aniston.Universal is said to have hired Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel to write the script, which is said to be written specifically with Jim Carrey in mind. No word on whether or not anything would be written in for Aniston's part."Evan Almighty", starring Steve Carell, was released in 2007 after Carrey said he wasn't interested in doing a sequel.  That film, however, only grossed $175 million and cost twice as much to make as the original. ...

In celebration of Disney Home Entertainment's release of Good Morning ,Vietnam and Dead Poets Society on Blu-ray January 17, 2012, FlickDirect, in association with Walt Disney Home Entertainment, is proud to  announce our giveaway of these highly acclaimed films.   Just "Like" FlickDirect on Facebook, and email contest@flickdirect.com, with your mailing address, and your Facebook profile (for "like" verification).  All names will be entered in a drawing for both Blu-rays.  If you have already "liked us" before on Facebook; congratulations, you qualify for the drawing, so just send in your mailing information for us to let us know. All contest entries must be received by Januaray 17th, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST.  ...

"Hit Somebody", the Kevin Smith film that is currently in the works, will be going through some changes.  Originally, Smith had said that the film was going to be too long, and needed to be cut into 2 parts. Now, however, Smith tweeted "[I'm] now gonna make one big movie instead…makes more sense, anyway: the movie's about taking one, good shot." Starring in the film will be Nicholas Braun, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Alan Rickman, Kevin Pollak and Ralph Garman.Filming will begin in June and Smith hopes to premiere it at Sundance in 2013....