Film News & Trailers

As our pals at Scene Stealers noted earlier this week Tim Burton‘s latest enterprise, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, is set to open up this Christmas.  Burton has rounded up his regulars including Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter to bring this dark musical about a barber who kills his customers and whose corpses become the secret ingredient in Ms. Lovett’s “meat pies.”  For more on the film, including a larger version of this still image, cast and crew info, and a clip of Kevin Smith’s take on Sweeney Todd, check out the Full Diagnosis.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp, left) takes Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter, right) into his confidence in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures Present A Parkes/MacDonald Production and A Zanuck Company Production A Tim Burton Film “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall and Sacha Baron Cohen. The film is directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by John Logan based on the musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler originally staged by Harold Prince from an adaptation by Christopher Bond. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The producers are Richard D. Zanuck, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and John Logan. The executive producer is Patrick McCormick. This film is not yet rated.

© 2007 by DreamWorks LLC and Warner Bros. Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

The talent competition from Kevin Smith‘s Jersey Girl featuring Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck and Raquel Castro performing a scene from Sweeney Todd.

Hey comic junkies, today we’ve got DC movie news for you.  In case you haven’t heard here’s the latest scoop on some upcoming comic book films.  Frank Miller announced the casting of Gabriel Macht (The Good Shepherd, A Love Song for Bobby Long) for the title role in Miller’s newest comic adaptation of Will Eisner’s The Spirit.  More news inside the Full Diagnosis on the Superman sequel, Watchmen, and some Marvel love as Thor finds a director.

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Hey comic junkies, today we’ve got DC movie news for you.  In case you haven’t heard here’s the latest scoop on some upcoming comic book films.  Frank Miller announced the casting of Gabriel Macht (The Good Shepherd, A Love Song for Bobby Long) for the title role in Miller’s newest comic adaptation of The Spirit.

The sequel to Superman Returns entitled Superman: Man of Steel (first, let me stop her to congratulate DC Comics for having the balls to name the sequels off comics unlike Marvel who chicken-shitted themselves out of the idea for The Amazing Spider-man and Web of Spider-Man in favor of just numbering the Spidey sequels) will have two villains according to returning director Bryan Singer.  No word yet if Kevin Spacey, returning as Lex Luther, counts as one of the new baddies.

As our pals at Scene Stealers already announced the lovely and talented Carla Gugino (Karen Sisco Sin City, The Lookout, Spin City, Night at the Museum) will round out the cast of Watchmen and play Sally Jupiter, AKA the Silk Spectre.  For a full cast list check out this post from our pals over as Scene Stealers.

Finally, for you Marvel fans, Marvel has announced Mathew Vaughn (Stardust) will direct the new feature film Thor based on the blonde-haired Marvel Comics version of the Norse God of Thunder who was created back in 1962 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

We’re under a year away to the sequel to 2005’s Batman Begins (read Aaron’s review).  I’ve been a little less than thrilled with what I’ve seen and heard so far about the project.  But to wet the appetites of the comic nerds who have already started a countdown to next summer’s The Dark Knight, here’s the teaser trailer for the film.  Enjoy.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Dark Knight
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On my Best and Worst of 2007 (so far) I called this wonderful little British farce “the best comedy of the year (so far),” and it is.  With a stellar cast which includes Matthew McFayden, Rupert Graves, Peter Dinklage, Ewen Bremner, Daisy Donovan, Keeley Hawes, Jane Asher, and the hilarious Alan Tudyk (Wash of Firefly fame), the laughs just keep coming.  Check out the official site.  The film, finally, opens in limited release in select cities on Friday so make sure you check back for the review!

Death at a Funeral
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Two high school seniors (Jonah Hill, Michael Cera) attempt to win over the ladies by supplying alcohol to the year’s last big party, but things don’t go exactly as expected.  Bill Hader, Emma Stone, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Martha MacIssac, Aviva, Laura Maurano, and Seth Rogen (who co-wrote the film) also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens wide on Friday and we’ll have the review!

Superbad
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