Source: Variety | Posted By: Dan Geer

It has been a while since PCM’s last update on director Fede Alvarez’s remake of The Evil Dead, mainly because there really hasn’t been a whole lot to report on. Until today, the only real interesting update to give was that actress Lily Collins (star of the upcoming Snow White film Mirror, Mirror) was originally cast recently as the female lead in the film, but unfortunately had to drop out due to scheduling issues. But today, we get a nice little tidbit from Variety that Red Riding Hood star Shiloh Fernandez has officially landed the male lead in the remake. Read on for more!

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Source: AMC | Posted By: Dan Geer

AMC was quick to renew their hit TV series, The Walking Dead for a third season after the Season 2 premiere broke cable ratings records last October. In the first half of the second season last year, the show continued to maintain the strongest telecasts for any drama in basic cable history against Adults 18-49, and will probably continue to do so when the season picks back up on Sunday, February 12th.

Even so, most viewers probably assumed that next season would get an order for 13 episodes just like Season 2 did, as 12-13 episodes is the typical amount for a normal cable TV series. But that is not the case for Season 3 of The Walking Dead, as AMC announced yesterday via their official blog that they have ordered 16 episodes for next season!

Hit the jump to get a sneak peek of the next episode of Season 2, and head on over to AMC to read the full announcement!

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Source: IGN | EW | Posted By: Dan Geer

Ever since it was first announced way back in 2005 at the Star Wars Celebration III Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Star Wars Live-Action series has become the most anticipated project from Lucasfilm that almost seems like it will never see the light of day.

We know that 50 scripts have been written for the show, that it takes place between Episodes III and IV of the film series, and that it will deal with minor characters from the films and/or characters we’ve never seen before. It has also been mentioned in the past that Boba Fett, the infamous bounty hunter who captured Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back, will be a part of it. However, the show is currently delayed because George Lucas and producer Rick McCallum are waiting until it becomes affordable to produce TV episodes that hold their own against the epic visual scale of the feature films.

It has been a while since we last had an update, but this week McCallum has been commenting on the status of the series while promoting his upcoming film, Red Tails, with both IGN and Entertainment Weekly, discussing the working title of the series, the difficultly of producing it, and even some vague plot details. Read on to watch IGN’s incredibly interesting interview, and for snippets from the EW article!

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Source: /Film | The Shiznit | Posted By: Dan Geer

Back in August, actor Bruce Campbell revealed that he would be making a cameo in Sam Raimi’s upcoming Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz: the Great and Powerful, continuing a longstanding tradition of Campbell making cameos in Sam Raimi films. However, just last month Campbell tweeted that a decision had been made to not film his cameo.

But fear not, Campbell fans, as it appears Raimi has had a change of heart. Just a couple of days ago, Campbell revealed to The Shiznit that he will indeed be in the film after all, and that his scene has already been shot! Read on for more info!

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Source: The Hobbit Facebook | Posted By: Dan Geer

This is it folks. It’s been ten years since we first witnessed the beginning of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and now fans can finally catch the first trailer for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey with The Adventures of Tin Tin next week in theaters on December 21st!

This, of course, makes perfect sense since Jackson served as producer on Tin Tin. Also, since Tin Tin is playing in 3-D, it is more than likely that the trailer for The Hobbit will also be shown in 3-D, since both of The Hobbit films were shot in that format. As a fan myself, I will definitely be coughing up the extra couple of bucks to catch Tin Tin in 3-D for this very reason.

To hold you over until then, hit the jump to re-watch the fourth production video for The Hobbit, which dives into how they went about filming The Hobbit films in 3-D!

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Source: /Film | Posted By: Dan Geer

For those of you not aware, much of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises was in fact shot in IMAX format. Not only that, but a 7-minute prologue of this footage will be shown in front of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in select 70mm IMAX theaters December 16th.

Last night, the prologue was screened in Hollywood and was met with extremely high praise from those in attendance. Apparently it was simply mind-blowing (would you expect any less from Christopher Nolan?). Nolan was present at the screening to introduce the prologue and to answer questions from those in attendance. Peter Sciretta from /Film got the opportunity to ask him just how much IMAX footage will end up in the finished film, to which Nolan replied there will probably be approximately 50 minutes worth! Read on for details!

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Source: Collider | Posted By: Dan Geer

Life’s Too Short, the new TV comedy from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (The Office, Extras), has already been successfully entertaining British audiences since its premiere on BBC Two November 10th. While it has been known for a while that the series will premiere in February of next year in the United States on HBO, it was officially announced today that it will indeed premiere on February 19, 2012 at 10:30PM /9:30c.

This hilarious, yet endearing TV series stars actor Warwick Davis (Return of the Jedi, Willow, Harry Potter), who plays a comically fictionalized version of himself as he makes his way in the world of showbiz as well as his own personal life. While Davis is the star of the show, it also showcases numerous appearances by Gervais and Merchant, as well as a number of guest appearances by other high-profile actors such as Liam Neeson, Johnny Depp and Steve Carell. Hit the jump to watch the trailer, as well as a couple of video clips featuring Depp and Neeson!

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Source: Variety | Posted By: Dan Geer

It appears that things are really starting to come together for the film adaptation of Underworld writer Kevin Grevioux’s upcoming graphic novel, I, Frankenstein. Last month, news broke that Aaron Eckhart had been cast as the Frankenstein monster, who, in this re-imagining of the classic Mary Shelley story, survives to present day due to a genetic quirk in his creation and gets caught up in a centuries old war in between two immortal clans in a dark, gothic metropolis. Now, Variety reports that Bill Nighy, who starred in the Underworld films, is set to play a villain in the film. Read on for more info!

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Source: Bruce Campbell Twitter | /Film | Posted By: Dan Geer

Last August, actor Bruce Campbell tweeted that he had a cameo in director Sam Raimi’s Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz: The Great and Powerful, which was not really a surprise since Campbell and Raimi go way back and have worked together on many films, most notably The Evil Dead series. However, a few days ago, Campbell posted a new tweet saying that his cameo has been cut from the film. In fact, the cameo was never shot to begin with. Hit the jump to read what he had to say!

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Source: UJAM | Nolan Fans | Posted By: Dan Geer

Ever wanted to be a part of creating the musical score for your favorite films? Well, here’s your chance!

If your remember, in the teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, there was a type of chanting heard in the background. The film’s music composer, Hans Zimmer, is now creating more chanting for the film, and has set up a way to record your voice to be a part of it via UJAM, a website Zimmer co-founded. Read on to find out how you can lend your voice to the film!

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