Variety reports that the Coen brothers are set to remake True Grit, the classic Western film that won John Wayne an Oscar. Based on a Charles Portis novel, True Grit is about a 14-year-old girl who, along with an aging U.S. Marshal and another lawman, tracks her father’s killer in hostile Indian territory. While the original film was a showcase for Wayne and co-starred Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Jeff Corey, Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper, the Coens’ version will stick to Portis’ novel closer and tell the tale from the girl’s point-of-view. Producer Scott Rudin, their partner on the Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men, will once again produce alongside…

Sony Pictures recently released this brand new movie trailer from the upcoming comedy “The Year One” by director Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day, Analyze This) and starring Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda, Master of Space and Time), Michael Cera (Superbad, Juno) June Diane Raphael (Bride Wars), David Cross (Cat Tale, Arrested Development), Juno Temple (The Other Boleyn Girl) and Olivia Wilde (Tron 2.0). Synopsis: When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Black and Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world. Stay tune to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “The Year One”.

Lionsgate recently released this movie trailer from the upcoming action film “Crank 2: High Voltage” by directors Mark Neveldine (Crank) and Brian Taylor and starring Jason Statham (The Brazilian Job, Transporter 3), Corey Haim (Lost Boys: The Tribe), Bai Ling (The Lazarus Papers) and Amy Smart (Robot Chicken, Mirrors). While your at it, be sure to check out the new trailer here. Synopsis: Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and trailers from “Crank 2: High Voltage”.

It seems as if the Evil Dead duo, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are having a bit of disagreement as to the future of a fourth installment of the series. Bruce Campbell recently sat down with A/V Club and said, “I think there should be an end to everything. I mean, did anyone really want Indiana Jones 4? The answer is no. I’ve taken a poll in about seven theaters now. Of 300 people, three hands go up. You are bound to disappoint.” However, despite Bruce Campbell saying the Evil Dead series should end where it is, director Sam Raimi insists the fourth Evil Dead film will happen. Raimi told…

Jesse Wigutow has been hired to pen the screenplay for a biographical treatment of screen legend Steve McQueen for producers Michael Cerenzie and Christine Peters, The Hollywood Reporter is reporting. Wigutow’s script will be drawing from Marshall Terrill’s biography “Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel,” which the film rights to were bought back in January by Cerenzie (“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”) and Peters (“How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”). Cerenzie-Peters Productions will produce with the film for Paramount, alongside Arthaus Pictures’ Brian Oliver and Chuck Rock. Graham Kaye, Cerenzie-Peters Productions president, is executive producing alongside Brett Granstaff, Keith Watkins and Kenny Johnson. Terrence Steven “Steve”…

Miramax Films released another new movie poster from the upcoming comedy “Adventureland” by director Greg Mottola (Superbad, Paul) and starring Kristen Stewart (Twilight, Welcome to the Rileys), Ryan Reynolds (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Bill Hader (Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian) and Kristen Wiig. Synopsis: Superbad’s Greg Mottola takes the writing and directing chores for Adventureland, a comedy based on the director’s own life that follows a college grad’s adventures working at an amusement park after his dreams of heading to Europe fall through. Jesse Eisenberg and Ryan Reynolds head up the cast in this Miramax co-production with This Is That Productions. – Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide…

Summit Entertainment released this brand new movie poster from the upcoming animated film “Astro Boy” by director David Bowers (Flushed Away) and starring Kristen Bell (Serious Moonlight), Nicolas Cage (Season of the Witch, Kick-Ass), Bill Nighy (Valkyrie) and Freddie Highmore (The Spiderwick Chronicles). Synopsis: Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving man’s expectations, our hero embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father…

Access Hollywood interviews actor Robert Pattinson on “Twilight” and the upcoming sequel entitled The Twilight Saga: New Moon and the third film in the series “Eclipse”. “New Moon” stars Robert Pattinson (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Nikki Reed (K-11), Ashley Greene (Skateland), Jackson Rathbone (S. Darko) Dakota Fanning and Kellan Lutz. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Twilight and New Moon. Film Synopsis: After Bella recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward and his family. However, a minor accident during the festivities results in Bella’s blood being shed, a sight that proves too…

The Hollywood Reporter has a story up that the Sci-Fi Channel, soon to be known as SyFy, is tackling on creating a new miniseries adaptation of the comic-book hero “The Phantom”. So far no casting or any other information has been released so far. “The Phantom” is a comic strip created by Lee Falk and debuted in 1936. Adapted into various media, including a live-action movie in 1996 starring Billy Zane, it stars a costumed crimefighter named Kit Walker, operating from the African jungle. He is latest in a line of defenders of the innocent, descended from the survivor of a vicious pirate attack, and known for his ghost-like legend…

Edward and Bella discuss fate in this new clip from the mega-hit film “Twilight” by director Catherine Hardwicke and starring Kristen Stewart (Panic Room), Robert Pattinson (Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix), Elizabeth Reaser (The Family Stone), Nikki Reed (Thirteen), Peter Facinelli (The Scorpion King), Jackson Rathbone (Hurt), Cam Gigandet (Never Back Down), Billy Burke (Untraceable) and Ashley Greene (Shark). Stay tuned for the latest from Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Twilight and New Moon. Synopsis: TWILIGHT, based on the acclaimed novel by Stephenie Meyer, is the highly-anticipated movie of the ultimate forbidden love affair between a…