Back when he was busy being a figment of Russell Crowe’s imagination in “A Beautiful Mind,” no one likely would have much expected Paul Bettany to be an ass-kicking action hero. Of course, folks would have said the same thing about Liam Neeson too, and look how that turned out. While wrestlers-turned-actors like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and other muscle-bound he-men in the vein of Jason Momoa still fit the mold for a certain breed of action flick, there are other movies that don’t require the correlative “Men’s Fitness” magazine cover, per se, and in the slick streamlined “Priest” — a sort of vampiric re-telling of the classic Western “The…

Title: Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil Directed By: Mike Disa Starring the voices of: Hayden Panettiere, Glenn Close, Patrick Warburton, Joan Cusack, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, David Ogden Stiers, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Martin Short, David Alan Grier, Cory Edwards, Brad Garrett, Wayne Newton, Andy Dick, Heidi Klum In 2005, the animated “Hoodwinked” didn’t really light up the domestic charts. So it it surprising that a sequel is now hitting theaters. Yet animations are hotter than ever these days; and if a studio slaps the 3D on them, Cha-ching! It would be easy to say that is essentially what “Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil” is all about. But the writers…

Dan Aykroyd is creating happiness for ‘Ghostbusters’ fans after he confirmed on a Chicago radio station that ‘Ghostbusters 3′ is currently casting. The news comes amidst rumors about a script being written for the movie, Bill Murray making a cameo appearance as a ghost and a planned production start date. The co-writer, producer and star of the first two ‘Ghostbusters’ movies told WGN Radio Chicago that some actors who have been brought up as strong casting possibilities are Bill Hader, Anna Faris and Eliza Dusku. In addition to Murray, Sigourney Weaver is also expected to return to the series. Aykroyd’s comments come after Murray continually dismissed a third film in…

Sony Pictures Animation’s smash hit Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs serves up a hilarious, mouth-watering food storm of epic portions on Blu-ray and DVD on January 25, 2010, from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on the beloved bestselling children’s book, the CG animated film features the all-star voice talents of Bill Hader (Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian), Anna Faris (House Bunny, Scary Movie franchise), James Caan (Get Smart, TV’s “Las Vegas”), Andy Samberg (TV’s “SNL”), Mr. T (Rocky 3, TV’s “The A-Team”), and Neil Patrick Harris (TV’s “How I Met Your Mother”) in the story of Flint, an outcast inventor who creates a machine that rains…

Sony Pictures Animation recently released this brand new clip “Cal’s Birthda” from the upcoming animated film “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” by directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller starring Anna Faris (Observe and Report, Scary Movie 4), Andy Samberg (I Love You, Man), Bill Hader (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Adventureland), Bruce Campbell (My Name Is Bruce, Army of Darkness), Mr. T and James Caan (Get Smart). Movie Synopsis: The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest from “Cloudy…

You can check out a slew of video blogs from “Paul”, the upcoming sci-fi comedy film from “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, right here. The film follows two friends, nerdy UFO enthusiasts who take an RV trip to the infamous Area 51. While on the way there, they actually encounter a real alien, voiced by Seth Rogen, who calls himself Paul, and the trio end up on a wild ride of an adventure. “Paul,” directed by Greg Mottola, has a tentative release date of 2010 and stars Pegg, Frost, Rogen, Bill Hader, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Sigourney Weaver, and Jane Lynch. Stay…

Miramax Films recently released this new half page 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,…

Here’s a brand new Spill.com movie review of the comedy “Adventureland” by director Greg Mottola (Superbad, Paul) and starring Kristen Stewart (Twilight, New Moon, 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…

1492 Pictures recently released this new foreign movie poster from the upcoming film “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” by director Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) and starring Amy Adams (Doubt, Enchanted), Ricky Gervais (The Office), Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder, School for Scoundrels), Owen Wilson (Drillbit Taylor), Robin Williams (The Prince of Providence) and Bill Hader (Adventureland). Synopsis: 20th Century Fox recently released the official details and synopsis for the film: “The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew…

Sony Pictures Animation just released this brand new movie poster from the upcoming animated film “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” by directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller starring Anna Faris (Observe and Report, Scary Movie 4), Andy Samberg (I Love You, Man), Bill Hader (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Adventureland), Bruce Campbell (My Name Is Bruce, Army of Darkness), Mr. T and James Caan (Get Smart). Movie Synopsis: The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest from “Cloudy with…