I guess this is really the first Movie News Cheat Sheet of the year. Sure, we ran one on January 1st, but considering that edition was packed with the top stories of 2011, this is your first taste of the best of the best in movie news for 2012. There’s a couple big casting updates to report from Joel Edgerton signing on to lead Kathryn Bigelow’s Osama bin Laden feature to Spike Lee losing another villain option for his remake of Oldboy. Then, of course, awards season nominations continue to come in and this time around, it’s the Writers Guild and Producers Guild pinpointing the finest films of last year….

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, for some of us. With the end of the year fast approaching, the awards nods are rolling in and this past week a big list was revealed – the Golden Globe nominations. Generally the right films snagged the honors – The Artist, The Descendants, The Help – but we did have a few upsets, namely the lack of Steven Spielberg’s name on the Best Director list for his work on War Horse. Brendan Meyer will certainly be having a very merry Christmas. The young actor was just cast as Stilson in Ender’s Game while Spike Lee turned to Clive Owen for…

Title: Killer Elite Director: Gary McKendry Starring: Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro, Dominic Purcell, Yvonne Strahovski, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Aden Young Killer Elite begins with the “Based on true events” tagline. It just so happens the 100 minute feature could have actually happened; as it is based off a book titled, The Feather Men, whose author has been coy on whether or not the content in the pages contain actual truths. Looking into the facts after seeing the film may have one appreciating this standard action piece a bit more. Either way, seeing Jason Statham in this type of role & script once again, we can finally coin the…

The film “Killer Elite” will be released nationwide September 23. The film, directed by Gary McKendry, stars Jason Statham, Robert De Niro, and Clive Owen. The film is distributed through Open Road Films, financed through Omnilab Media, and produced through Omnilab’s Australian production arm, Ambience Entertainment. Here’s the official synopsis of the film: Based on a true story, Killer Elite races across the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East in the action-packed account of an ex-special ops agent (Jason Statham) who is lured out of retirement to rescue his mentor (Robert De Niro). To make the rescue, he must complete a near-impossible mission of killing three…

Sony Pictures recently released this movie clip “On Foot” from the thriller “The International” by director Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) and starring Naomi Watts (Funny Games, The Birds), Clive Owen (Sin City 2) and Armin Mueller-Stahl (Angels & Demons). Synopsis: In “The International”, an edge-of-your-seat action thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, Salinger and Whitman’s investigation takes them from Berlin to Milan to New York and to Istanbul. Finding themselves…

Sony Pictures just released another new HD movie trailer for the upcoming thriller “The International” by director Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) and starring Naomi Watts (Funny Games, The Birds), Clive Owen (Sin City 2) and Armin Mueller-Stahl (Angels & Demons). Synopsis: In “The International”, an edge-of-your-seat action thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, Salinger and Whitman’s investigation takes them from Berlin to Milan to New York and to Istanbul. Finding…

Sony Pictures released this new HD movie trailer for the upcoming thriller “The International” by director Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) and starring Naomi Watts (Funny Games, The Birds), Clive Owen (Sin City 2) and Armin Mueller-Stahl (Angels & Demons). Synopsis: In “The International”, an edge-of-your-seat action thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, Salinger and Whitman’s investigation takes them from Berlin to Milan to New York and to Istanbul. Finding themselves…

Sony Pictures released this brand new movie poster from the upcoming thriller “The International” by director Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) and starring Naomi Watts (Funny Games, The Birds), Clive Owen (Sin City 2) and Armin Mueller-Stahl (Angels & Demons). Synopsis: In “The International”, an edge-of-your-seat action thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, Salinger and Whitman’s investigation takes them from Berlin to Milan to New York and to Istanbul. Finding themselves…

Sony Pictures recently released this new movie trailer for the upcoming thriller “The International” by director Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) and starring Naomi Watts (Funny Games, The Birds), Clive Owen (Sin City 2) and Armin Mueller-Stahl (Angels & Demons). Synopsis: In “The International”, an edge-of-your-seat action thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, Salinger and Whitman’s investigation takes them from Berlin to Milan to New York and to Istanbul. Finding themselves…

Sony Pictures released this new movie trailer for the upcoming thriller “The International” by director Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) and starring Naomi Watts (Funny Games, The Birds), Clive Owen (Sin City 2) and Armin Mueller-Stahl (Angels & Demons). Synopsis: In “The International”, an edge-of-your-seat action thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, Salinger and Whitman’s investigation takes them from Berlin to Milan to New York and to Istanbul. Finding themselves in…