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MADMEDIA Entertainment has tapped Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Frank Pierson (Dog Day Afternoon, Cool Hand Luke, Presumed Innocent) to pen their epic Korean War drama, 17 Days of Winter, helmed by veteran 3-D director, Eric Brevig (Journey to the Center of the Earth). 17 Days of Winter is a story of personal triumph, courage and universal humanity set against the backdrop of the brutal, 17 day battle where 12,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers, known today as “The Chosin Few,” faced overwhelming odds and deadly sub-zero temperatures, while outnumbered by 120,000 Chinese troops behind enemy lines in a battle for the soul of a nation....

Having bailed on The Wolverine, director Darren Aronofsky is hoping to make Noah his next film, an updated retelling of the biblical story of Noah’s Ark. And he now has his eyes trained on Christian Bale for the six-hundred-year-old title character. The director is hoping to sign Christian Bale to the $130 apocalyptic thriller about a man filling a boat with two of every species before an earth destroying flood wipes out mankind, to lure in a financer for this epic undertaking....

The actor talks about giving his script over to the team of Simon Pegg and David Schwimmer This week sees the release of David Schwimmer’s directorial debut Run, Fat Boy, Run, a film starring Shaun of the Dead’s Simon Pegg and Crash’s Thandie Newton. The story centers around a slightly overweight loser that attempts to run a marathon in order to get his ex-girlfriend back. The catch is that he left her pregnant at the alter five years ago....

Rodman Flender’s comic documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, which had its world premiere on Sunday afternoon at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, will be released across the U.S. in the coming months in a unique mutli-platform acquisition and distribution deal. In the deal, AT&T will come onboard as a P&A and multi-platform distribution and marketing partner, and will sneak the film to their AT&T U-verse TV subscribers on the eve of the film’s theatrical release....

So this has become a weekly column for the summer months. Once the new fall season starts rolling, I promise this column will appear more frequently. Unfortunately, the heat of summer dulls my brain, and it becomes extremely difficult to be witty on a daily basis. I also think I’ve been watching too many COPS marathons. There’s something about those hooligans in wife beater t-shirts who sport mullets that kills brain cells....

After the critical and commercial success of Scream (2022), it didn’t take long for Paramount to announce a sequel. Scream 6 will follow the survivors of the 2022 film as they leave behind Woodsboro and attempt to start a fresh chapter. Franchise regular Courteney Cox will also be returning in Scream 6, reprising her role as Gale Weathers. Cox, who was one of the first actors confirmed for the film, is excited about her return and recently praised the script of Scream 6....

Get ready to rev up your nearest TARDIS. The BBC has announced that David Tennant and Catherine Tate will be returning for a 60th anniversary Doctor Who special. Filming has already begun with an expected release date for some time in 2023. Tennant played the titular role from 2005 until 2010, with Tate acting as his trusted companion Donna Noble from 2006 until 2010. The 2008 series of Dr. Who remains the most successful of the show, and the pair have since moved on separately to star in other series....

Spoiler Alert: This story contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Black Adam Man of Steel star Henry Cavill is officially back as Superman. Since appearing in the red and blue suit during the final moments of the most recent DC outing, Black Adam, fans have wondered what this will mean for Cavill’s iteration of Superman going forward. Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Cavill has so far only signed on for that brief Black Adam cameo…but the studio is interested in more....

Opening weekend for Spider-Man: No Way Home has come and gone, and with it, some amazing records were broken. The movie is still in its first weekend, so plenty more could change, but the film is certainly trending in the right direction. As you can imagine, the film is full of easter eggs and all sorts of Spidey goodness. There is one little egg that leaped off the screen, and it had to do with a reference to a fan favorite....

The “Dinner for Journalists” event was held at the Roosevelt Hotel in the heart of Hollywood and featured a host of unorthodox entertainers for the other journalists and cast members in attendance, such as a sword swallower, a contortionist and a magician. Yes, the swords were in fact real, which made me question everything I learned in high school anatomy class. I still have no idea how that magician could make a crystal ball levitate or how that contortionist could twist herself to fit inside a box....

Moviegoers are in for twice the fun and triple the thrills as The Walt Disney Studios prepares to debut the Disney Digital 3D versions of Disney-Pixar’s beloved animated features - Toy Story and Toy Story 2 - during a special limited engagement starting on October 2, 2009, it was announced today by Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group. This extraordinary double feature, taking the latest advances in digital 3D technology “to infinity and beyond,” will play exclusively in 3D....

Empire Magazine revealed the covers of its next issue to hit newsstands yesterday, which will feature the upcoming Marvel Studios’ feature about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, arriving in theaters on May 6th. In the new film, the other realities that Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) cracked open in last year’s Spider-Man: No Way Home will get torn down in what Marvel Studios promises is going to be a dimension-hopping, horror-infused adventure from director Sam Raimi....

There are two types of people in this world: those for whom ‘doctor who?’ is a question and those who know the answer: Doctor Who. If you consider yourself a Whovian, then you’re probably a diehard fan who has your opinion on who ranks as the best Doctor Who. In reality, it’s difficult to compare doctors to each other, as each actor or actress brought their own unique spin and flare to the time lord, thus making the role their own....

Marvel Studios workers who may have no work-life balance (and this is by no means a Marvel problem, but an industry problem) can now live in a company town that’s a pleasant 10-minute stroll from the studio. And guess what? If the employee or contractor is too tired from their workday to go grocery shopping, a delivery robot will roll up with their weekly order (too bad all the freelancers writing about Marvel don’t get that service too, eh?...

The future of the Captain Marvel/Shazam film may be up in the air, but Dwayne Johnson is still interested in making the film. Johnson, who was promoting Race to Witch Mountain told MTV that he was still amped-up to play the role of Black Adam, Captain Marvel’s nemesis, adding that the character is the only comic-book character who has appealed to him. “I’m sure the movie eventually will get made the way that we all collectively want to make the movie,” said Johnson, “so when that happens, that’s going to be bad-ass....

E.T. the Extraterrestrial and The Thing are two science fiction classics that both made a big splash in 1982 when they premiered. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was directed by the famed Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison, who was also behind films such as Twilight Zone: The Movie, Kundun, and The BFG. Many are familiar with the story by now, but it tells the tale of a young boy, Elliot, who gains the friendship of an alien who he must help to get home....

‘Tis the season for… holiday specials. Film, television, you name it. And this year, that notion even extends to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, believe it or not. First, there was Werewolf by Night in time for Halloween on Disney+. Now, as many are aware, James Gunn’s latest MCU release brings Christmas cheer to the franchise, as the Guardians of the Galaxy gang appear in a feel-good holiday special. More specifically, we follow fan-favorite characters Mantis (Pom Klementieff) and Drax (Dave Bautista) as they decide to kidnap real-life A-lister Kevin Bacon to give him as a present to Star-Lord (Chis Pratt)....

Drag Me to Hell tells the story of Christine Brown (Alison Lohman), an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, Professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) enters their lives. And everything begins to unravel. When Mrs. Ganush’s loan is denied and she loses her house, the shamed gypsy woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell....

In the pressure cooker of apartheid South Africa, two women meet and their worlds are turned upside down. Miriam is a traditional Indian mother; hardworking and self-effacing. Amina breaks all the rules by driving a taxi and setting up a cafe with a local black man. In the face of outraged disapproval, their friendship flourishes. But the price, for Miriam, is the discovery of impossible truths about her marriage. In a system that divides white from black, black from Asian and the women from men, what chance is there for an unexpected love to survive?...

Fargo creator Noah Hawley really wanted to make an Alien miniseries on FX. Obviously, it didn’t work out, but it certainly would have been welcomed with open arms by Alien fans. There have been rumors of the franchise hitting the small screen for some time now, with original director Ridley Scott reportedly on board to executive produce a possible series for Hulu along with another mystery project. However, it looks like all of these projects are pretty far from becoming a reality....