Monday, September 14

• Chris Evans Talks Scott Pilgrim and the Possibility of Reprising His Fantastic Four Role

  Scott Pilgrim vs. the World isn't your typical comic book-turned-movie adaptation. There are no costumes, no super powers, just a slacker anti-hero and his dream girl's seven "evil" ex-boyfriends. Based on the comic by Bryan Lee O'Malley, Pilgrim recently wrapped principal photography. Chris Evans, who plays Lucas Lee in the film, told Collider.com that the experience was "fantastic," if too short, but that working with director Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz) was a unique experience.

  I've never felt so secure with a director. He gets his days because, you know again, there's no fat. He's not working anything out in the day. He's done his homework. He's on-set like a machine and I've never seen producers ... give a director so much freedom.

  And, speaking of "fantastic," when asked about the rumors that the Fantastic Four franchise might receive a reboot, Evans was not totally against the idea and said that he would be interested in reprising the role of Johnny Storm/Human Torch.

  

  You want to make good products. You want to make good films. I love movies and good movies come from good directors and like I said since there isn't this massive surplus of films out there, if a good director offers you a chance to make a good movie, you take it even if you say well I just played a character like that. Who cares? You're a great director. Scott Pilgrim, I played characters similar to that guy but no f--ing way I'm going to say no to this guy. I'm doing your movie. So if Fantastic Four got rebooted and [The Dark Knight director] Christopher Nolan was going to direct it and said do you want to play Johnny Storm again, I'd be in those blue f--ing tights.

  Scott Pilgrim vs. the World also stars Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona V. Flowers.

  
  

  Posted 09/14/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Chris Evans | Edgar Wright | Fantastic Four | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Tuesday, September 1

• Fantastic Four Reboot Moving Forward

  Disney may have purchased Marvel Comics, but Fox still owns the rights to the Fantastic Four movies and is moving ahead with a reboot. Variety reports that Fox has hired Michael Green (Green Lantern) to write the script, while screenwriter-producer Akiva Goldsman (I Am Legend, Jonah Hex) will produce.

  Whether the cast from the two previous Fantastic Four movies will return is unknown. However, earlier this year Chris Evans, who played The Human Torch, declared the franchise "done": "I think if there was talk [about a sequel] I think that I would've heard about it by now." Evans may feel "done" with the Fantastic Four, but Fox may not be done with him.

  What Evans may not realize is that if Fox doesn't continue to develop properties like Fantastic Four or Daredevil, the rights to those characters will revert to Marvel Entertainment and, now, Disney as well. And once Disney owns the rights, there's no way Fox would be able to get them back.

  
  

  Posted 09/01/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Akiva Goldsman | Michael Green | Chris Evans | Fantastic Four | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Wednesday, March 11

• Fantastic Four To Reboot

  Weeks ago, Chris Evans called the Fantastic Four franchise "done," but Evans is only half right. IESB reports that movie studio Fox is considering a reboot of the franchise, just two years removed from the second Fantastic Four movie. This means no Evans or the rest of the cast will be asked back. Fox is planning to have a "less bubble gum" version more like the highly successful Iron Man.

  Seems a bit soon to plan a reboot, but after Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer received such poor critical and fan reaction, making a third Fantastic Four movie probably won't give Fox the Iron Man-esque success they're looking for. So rather than hand the Fantastic Four property back to Marvel, who have their own movie studio arm, Fox has to keep developing another Fantastic Four movie. Rebooting this may be all Fox can do to save their stake in the franchise.

  
  

  Posted 03/11/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Chris Evans | Fantastic Four | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Wednesday, January 28

• Chris Evans Takes Fantastic Four Pulse, Declares Franchise Dead

  

  With two Fantastic Four movies under his belt as Johnny Storm aka the Human Torch, and the upcoming psychic thriller Push, Chris Evans clearly enjoys playing characters with superpowers, though he admits that may change.

  While promoting Push, Evans told JoBlo.com that there's not going to be a Fantastic Four 3: "I think they're done. They've closed the book on that franchise. I think if there was talk I think that I would've heard about it by now."

  A Push sequel is more likely. Push co-star Dakota Fanning said "You never know" to the possibility, with Evans adding: "Well said."

  
  

  Posted 01/28/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Dakota Fanning | Chris Evans | Fantastic Four | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Thursday, January 15

• PUSH Telekinetic Gun Battle!

  Check out this extended scene from the February 6th movie PUSH -- a sci-fi action thriller about people with mental powers. In this clip Chris Evans uses his push powers along with some old-school ammo against powerful psychic foes played by Djimon Hounsou and Neil Jackson.

  
  

  Posted 01/15/2009 by Jim

  Related: Chris Evans | Neil Jackson | Push

Monday, December 22

• New Push Poster

  Paul McGuigan's latest psychic thriller has revealed a new poster. The movie, about a government conspiracy that enables people to have telekinetic and clairvoyant abilities, seems like it should have been adapted from a comic book -- though it did inspire one, a prequel published by DC offshoot Wildstorm.In an interview with MTV, McGuigan promises the movie will focus more on the characters than technology. Push "has some fantastical moments in it, but we wanted to make it feel like, what if this did exist?" said McGuigan. In some comic book movies, "you tend to forget about the storyline and the characterization and I wanted to do something that was a bit more old-school than that. I wanted the technology to become involved later on."

  Push, starring Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning, opens February 6, 2009.

  
  

  Posted 12/22/2008 by reelz

  Related: Dakota Fanning | Paul McGuigan | Chris Evans | Push

Friday, August 17

• Today's movie news: Johansson x 3 and Push

  Movie fans should plan on seeing a lot of Scarlett Johansson in the months to come. Not only is the buxom beauty starring in The Nanny Diaries, which opens next week, but she's lined up three more projects to film over the next year, says The Hollywood Reporter.

  She is yet another in the line of stars to sign on for a part in Ken Kwapis's He's Just Not That Into You, which seems to be becoming a bigger deal by the day. Just yesterday, the news was that Jennifer Aniston would be joining the cast, which already includes Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Connelly, amongst others. In it, Johansson will play a singer/pilates instructor who has an affair with a married man.

  She has also signed on for Frank Miller's adaptation of the noir comic strip Will Eisner's The Spirit. Johansson will star opposite Gabriel Macht (Because I Said So, The Good Shepherd) as Silk N. Floss, a smart sexy secretary who backs up baddie, The Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson).

  To complete the hat trick, Johansson will also be starring in Mary Queen of Scots, a biopic centering around the Scottish monarch's romance with the Earl of Bothwell and rivalry with her half-brother James. The indie costume drama will be directed by John Curran (The Painted Veil).

  In other news, Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond, In America), Dakota Fanning (Charlotte's Web, War of the Worlds), Chris Evans (The Nanny Diaries, Fantastic Four), and Camilla Belle (The Ballad of Jack and Rose) will be toplining Push, a new thriller that starts shooting next month in China.

  Push will follow the story of a group of clairvoyant American ex-pats hiding out from the U.S. government in Hong Kong, says Variety. It will be directed by Paul McGuigan (Lucky Number Slevin).

  
  

  Posted 08/17/2007 by reelz

  Related: Camilla Belle | Dakota Fanning | Scarlett Johansson | Paul McGuigan | Chris Evans | John Curran | Mary Queen of Scots | Will Eisner's The Spirit | He's Just Not That Into You | Push

Friday, June 1

• Early Reaction: Sunshine

  I just returned from an early screening of the upcoming Sci-Fi Thriller, Sunshine, which is currently set for release on July 20th. This is a movie I've been looking forward to for quite some time because it is directed by one of my favorite auteurs, Danny Boyle. While you may not know his name, he's actually one of the most underrated directors on the fringe of Hollywood and, chances are, you've probably enjoyed at least one of his movies. A few of his highlights include Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later and Millions.

  Sunshine lives up to my expectations and, in most cases, far exceeds them. It's part 2001, part Alien. Set in 2057, the sun is dying, threatening man's extinction. A small crew boards a ship called Icarus II which carries a massive bomb intended to re-ignite the sun. The cast includes Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins), Rose Byrne (28 Weeks Later), Michelle Yeoh (Memoirs of a Geisha) and Chris Evans (Fantastic Four).

  It's intense and enthralling. I found myself completely wrapped up in the movie, forgetting about the stresses of daily life for 108 minutes of movie bliss.

  With a reportedly meager budget, Boyle has crafted a different breed of summer thriller that delivers on all levels. Sci-Fi fanatics are going to love it, but even those normally turned off by Spock ears and lightsabers should find themselves highly entertained.

  Stay tuned to ReelzChannel.com in the coming weeks for more on Sunshine as well as our in-depth review of the film.  

   

  
  
  Next Showing: Sunshine opens in theaters on July 20th.
  

  Sunshine Trailer.

  Danny Boyle Takes us to the Sun.

  Posted 06/01/2007 by reelz

  Related: Danny Boyle | Michelle Yeoh | Rose Byrne | Chris Evans | Cillian Murphy | Sunshine