Blog Posts on film news

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Pushed Back To 2013 For 3D Conversion by Geek Picks on May 24, 2012Surprising news today: Paramount has decided to push G.I. Joe: Retaliation‘s June 29th release date back a whole nine months. They’ve probably realized that in a summer filled with Avengers, bats and cats, and Ridley Scott’s aliens, their toy-b...

‘Chronicle’ Director Josh Trank Developing ‘Shadow of the Colossus’ Video Game Adaptation by Geek Picks on May 24, 2012I have no faith that this movie will actually get made, but this is an interesting story regardless. Even as Sony continues to try to adapt the relatively movie-friendly Uncharted game series, the company is trying again with something much more ambi...

‘Ender’s Game’ Filmmakers Describe the Visual Style and Approach to War by Geek Picks on May 19, 2012Gavin Hood‘s adaptation of Orson Scott Card‘s classic sci-fi novel Ender’s Game doesn’t open until November 2013, but the filmmakers are already starting to get the word out about the film. Book and film both center on Ender Wiggin, a young b...

The First Images of 'iKutcher' Appear Online by Geek Picks on May 14, 2012In most public appearances since the mid to late 90s, Jobs wore his trademark outfit: black turtleneck, blue jeans, and New Balance sneakers. Jobs definitely had much less hair on his head and face when he started dressing like the Jobs we remember,...

Amazing Spider-Man concept art by Geek Picks on May 10, 2012Brand new Lizard concept art from The Amazing Spider-Man is leaving almost nothing to the imagination. We kind of love that they didn't give him tiny lizard shorts. He looks as though even his nasty bits have mutated up inside of him. He's a real hum...

Joss Whedon Writes Thank You Note To Fans by Geek Picks on May 10, 2012Joss Whedon is on top of the world right now. He just had a smashing opening weekend at the box office with a little movie called The Avengers; and his horror film The Cabin in the Woods is being hailed as a ‘game changer.’ But despite the recent...

Disney CEO Announces Development of ‘The Avengers 2′ by Geek Picks on May 9, 2012This is from the ‘no kidding’ department, but Disney CEO Bob Iger announced today during an earnings conference call that Marvel Studios is in development on a sequel to the $700 million hit The Avengers. I don’t think there is a single person...

First Horrifying Look at Lena Headey in Dredd by Geek Picks on May 8, 2012She's already shown her amazing range by playing Sarah Connor and Queen Cersei — but now Lena Headey is going to play a straight-up villain in the new Judge Dredd movie. And here's the first photo of her disturbing appearance as Madrigal, the ruler...

‘Prometheus’ Gets An ‘R’ Rating by Geek Picks on May 8, 2012Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, a film that is sort of an Alien prequel, but if you say that, people will judge you for some reason, has officially been bestowed upon it an “R” rating. via screen junkies...

‘The Avengers’ Smash Opening Weekend Record by Geek Picks on May 7, 2012After Friday’s reports of an $18.7 Million midnight, it didn’t look like The Avengers was going to break any records. And late Friday, studios were suggesting that the film was going to have a $65 Million Friday, which ended up being off by about...