Buckaroo Entertainment and Sony Pictures recently released this new movie trailer for the upcoming action film “Armored” by director Nimrod Antal (Vacancy, Control) and starring Columbus Short (Death at a Funeral, Cadillac Records, Quarantine), Matt Dillon (Crash, Nothing But The Truth), Laurence Fishburne (The Last Full Measure, 21) and Jean Reno (The Pink Panther 2, The Da Vinci Code, The Professional). “Armored” will be in theaters everywhere on December 4, 2009.
Film Synopsis: A guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to steal a truck containing $10 million.
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Marvel Entertainment has announced that Stuart Townsend, Tadanobu Asano, and Ray Stevenson have been cast in the upcoming big-screen adaptation of the Marvel Comics title “Thor,” as the fan-favorite characters The Warriors Three.
Fandral will be played by Townsend, Hogun by Asano, and Volstagg will be portrayed by Stevenson. The trio of warriors are heroes of Asgard and fight side-by-side with the god of Thunder. The three first appeared in 1965 in Marvel’s “Journey Into Mystery” as supporting “Thor” characters.
“Thor” is slated to hit theaters May 20th, 2011.
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By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Marvel.com)

After Dark Films sent us this really creepy new photo and details about the After Dark Films Horrorfest 4 film selection “The Final”.
Los Angeles, CA (November 13, 2009) - After Dark Films CEO Courtney Solomon has announced that After Dark has acquired the teen revenge thriller The Final after inking a deal with Agora Entertainment. The film is the sixth title to be included in After Dark’s latest installment of Horrorfest: 8 Films to Die For. Joey Stewart makes his directorial debut working from a script written by Jason Kabolati. The film stars Marc Donato (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Jascha Washington, Whitney Hoy, Lindsay Seidel and Justin Arnold. Jason Kabolati [...]

According to Production Weekly, the highly-anticipated “Thor” film from Marvel Entertainment will start filming this January, starting in LA before moving to Santa Fe, NM.
The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgard, Jaimie Alexander, and Colm Feore. “Thor” is about the Norse god of thunder cast to Earth to learn humility. He takes the form of the crippled Dr. Donald Blake, who can become Thor when he strikes his walking stick against the ground. He learns what it really means to be a hero as a dark force rises against him and his home of Asgard.
“Thor” is slated to hit [...]

Summit Entertainment released yet another new international movie poster for 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 [...]

Summit Entertainment just released this new international movie poster for 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 [...]

Dark Horse Entertainment just released this awesome new photo from the upcoming horror film “30 Days of Night: Dark Days” by director Ben Ketai (30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust, Megan) and starring Diora Baird (Pornstar, Stan Heling), Mia Kirshner (The L Word, The Cleaner), Kiele Sanchez (A Perfect Getaway) and Harold Perrineau (Lost, The Unusuals).
Synopsis: After surviving the incidents in Barrow, Alaska, Stella Olemaun relocates to Los Angeles, where she intentionally attracts the attention of the local vampire population in order to avenge the death of her husband, Eben.
Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “30 Days of Night: Dark Days”.

According to a report by Variety, Vigilante Entertainment has picked up Warren Ellis’ comic book series “Black Summer” to produce a live-action adaptation of the Avatar Press comic book.
Ryne Pearson (”Knowing”) is attached to write the screenplay for the project.
Vigilante Entertainment is headed by Hicham Benkirane, who was formerly the head of audiovisual development at Les Munaoids Associes, the French comics publisher.
Published in 2007, “Black Summer” is about the superhero/science adventureer team known as the Seven Guns, who end up modifying their bodies and powers for down-n-dirty street fighting in order to take back their city from corrupt government, law enforcement, and private security forces intent [...]

ScreenDaily.com mentions that Helen Mirren has joined the cast of “Red” alongside Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman. Her role has not been announced yet so far.
An adaptation of the Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner comic book from Homage/Wildstorm Comics in 2003-2004, “Red” is about a former CIA hitman named Paul Moses (Willis) who is targeted by his former employers for liquidation. Informing his handler that he was going “red”, meaning active, he sets out for some answers and revenge.
Screenrant is speculating that Mirren will play Moses’ handler.
The film is slated to shoot in Toronto and Louisiana soon, and will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian. [...]

Bring home your favorite horror classics on DVD and Blu-ray tonight with the Fox Home Entertainment’s Halloween Catalog 2009. This awesome horror collection features classics such as 28 Weeks Later, the original Child’s Play, The Hannibal Lecter Collection which including Manhunter, Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening, The Hills Have Eyes 2, Jeepers Creepers 2, Stephen King’s Misery, Mr. Brooks, The Omen and Wrong Turn.
Don’t go hungry, feed your fear at www.feedyourfear.net. Be sure to check out the ‘Recipe Book’ filled with ghoulish recipes and trailers and ‘The Collection’ for complete film details.
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