Monica Bellucci has joined the cast of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” from Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer, playing the sorcerous and former love of Balthazar Blake, played by Nicholas Cage. Jay Baruchel also stars in the film as Blake’s apprentice.
The film revolves around a sorcerer who recruits and trains a young protege to help him fight the forces of evil in modern-day New York City, and is a loose adaptation of the famous mini from Disney’s “Fantasia” from 1940. Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, and Toby Kebbell are also in the cast.
Exec producing “Apprentice” are Cage and his Saturn Films partner Norm Golightly as well as Todd [...]

Genius Products recently released the dvd details and artwork from the upcoming May 19, 2009 release of “Fanboys” by director Kyle Newman and starring Dan Fogler, Kristen Bell, Jay Baruchel, Sam Huntington, Seth Rogen, William Shatner, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes and Danny Trejo.
Synopsis: Get ready for the comedy adventure that’s “smart, funny, and tailor-made for the inner-Jedi in all of us” (Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com). In 1998, four childhood buddies with a shared love of all things Star Wars reunite for one final, hilarious odyssey. Their insane plan: a cross-country road trip to storm George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch and steal a copy of Episode I before [...]

Coming Soon has posted the first pictures from the Nicolas Cage-Jay Baruchel movie The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. See them here!
The film, which also co-stars Teresa Palmer, was seen shooting in Brooklyn, New York yesterday.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is about a sorcerer (Cage) who leaves his workshop in the hands of his apprentice (Baruchel), who gets into trouble when the broomstick he’s tasked to do his chores for him somehow develops a mind of its own.
The movie, which is an extended, live-action version of the infamous short from Fantasia, is once again being produced by Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
The script was written by a team of writers including Carlo Bernard, Lawrence [...]

According to /Film, Walt Disney Pictures has cast Alfred Molina in the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced retooling of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”. Nicolas Cage will star in a New York City-set modern take of the classic story from the well-known and critically-loved Disney film “Fantasia”. Jay Baruchel will also star as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, who gets into trouble when the broomstick he magically animates to complete his chores for him begins to run amok. Molina will be playing an evil sorcerer, and Teresa Palmer will play Baruchel’s love interest.
Jon Turteltaub reteams with Cage, who he directed in “National Treasure”, to direct the film. Production is rumored to star to shoot in [...]

The Weinstein Company sent us the final movie poster from the upcoming comedy “Fanboys” by director Kyle Newman (The Hollow) and starring Sam Huntington (Superman Returns), Chris Marquette (Infestation), Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Carrie Fisher, Jaime King, Seth Rogen, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo and Kristen Bell (Heroes).
Synopsis: “Fanboys” is set in 1998 and is about a group of “Star Wars” fanboy friends who decide to steal an early copy of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” from George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch for a friend of theirs dying of cancer. Along the way they encounter villainous Star Trek fans and William Shatner, among other obstacles. The inclusion of the cancer-suffering [...]

Here’s another new movie clip from The Weinstein Company entitled “Conquest” from the upcoming comedy “Fanboys” by director Kyle Newman (The Hollow) and starring Sam Huntington (Superman Returns), Chris Marquette (Infestation), Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Carrie Fisher, Jaime King, Seth Rogen, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo and Kristen Bell (Heroes).
Synopsis: “Fanboys” is set in 1998 and is about a group of “Star Wars” fanboy friends who decide to steal an early copy of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” from George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch for a friend of theirs dying of cancer. Along the way they encounter villainous Star Trek fans and William Shatner, among other obstacles. The inclusion of [...]

The Weinstein Company just sent us this brand new movie clip entitled “Burn It” from the upcoming comedy “Fanboys” by director Kyle Newman (The Hollow) and starring Sam Huntington (Superman Returns), Chris Marquette (Infestation), Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Carrie Fisher, Jaime King, Seth Rogen, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo and Kristen Bell (Heroes).
Synopsis: “Fanboys” is set in 1998 and is about a group of “Star Wars” fanboy friends who decide to steal an early copy of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” from George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch for a friend of theirs dying of cancer. Along the way they encounter villainous Star Trek fans and William Shatner, among other obstacles. [...]

Three new “Fanboys” clips have hit the web courtesy of io9.com, giving a short but sweet taste from the highly-anticipated nerd fantasy film. You can check them out here.
“Fanboys”, directed by Kyle Newman and starring Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, and Kristen Bell, tells the tale of a group of friends and “Star Wars” fanatics in 1998 who decide to break into Skywalker ranch and steal an early copy of “Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace” as a last wish for a friend dying of cancer. Along the way they encounter everything from maniac bikers to William Shatner and devious Star Trek fans.
The movie [...]

Here’s some new movie stills from the upcoming comedy “Fanboys” by director Kyle Newman (The Hollow) and starring Sam Huntington (Superman Returns), Chris Marquette (Infestation), Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Carrie Fisher, Jaime King, Seth Rogen, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo and Kristen Bell (Heroes).
Synopsis: “Fanboys” is set in 1998 and is about a group of “Star Wars” fanboy friends who decide to steal an early copy of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” from George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch for a friend of theirs dying of cancer. Along the way they encounter villainous Star Trek fans and William Shatner, among other obstacles. The inclusion of the cancer-suffering friend was rumored to [...]

Here’s a funny new movie poster from the upcoming comedy “Fanboys” by director Kyle Newman (The Hollow) and starring Sam Huntington (Superman Returns), Chris Marquette (Infestation), Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Carrie Fisher, Jaime King, Seth Rogen, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo and Kristen Bell (Heroes).
Synopsis: “Fanboys” is set in 1998 and is about a group of “Star Wars” fanboy friends who decide to steal an early copy of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” from George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch for a friend of theirs dying of cancer. Along the way they encounter villainous Star Trek fans and William Shatner, among other obstacles. The inclusion of the cancer-suffering friend was rumored [...]