Andy Serkis’ work as Caesar in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” has earned the actor a Virtuoso Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. While at the event, Serkis talked about what it’s like to be the go-to guy for motion-capture characters. “The great thing is that performance capture technology is now being realized as an actor’s tool,” he said. “It isn’t really a specialized form of acting. Acting is acting. It’s just a different way of recording an actor’s performance. But it’s taken a long time for people to understand that.” He also said how great is to be back as Gollum in “The Hobbit: An…

London-based Hammer Film’s ghost story “The Woman in Black” has shattered box office expectations during its three day opening weekend in the US, grossing just over $21m. The film, based on Susan Hill’s classic novel and starring Daniel Radcliffe, opened on almost 3000 screens through CBS Films, raking in a per screen average of approximately $7,400. The film also took the number one position in the Canadian box office. According to the press release, “The Woman in Black”‘s three-day weekend gross makes the film the highest opening ever for a Hammer film in the US and one of the very few British films that has broken the $20m opening weekend…

MTV reported on an interview Sir Michael Caine (The Dark Knight Rises) gave to The Mirror about ending the “Batman” movie trilogy. Not much new came out about the film, “On Batman you get shot if you speak about it,” he said to the paper, but he give the assurance that “this one will definitely be the best ever.” He also gave a little insight into the man behind the “Batman” reboots, Christopher Nolan. “When yo do one of the films its like signing the Official Secrets Act,” he said. “The director Chris Nolan is the most secretive guy. The first time he came to me for Batman he came…

Marc Webb opened up about more of the elements of “The Amazing Spider-Man” to a Comic Con annual magazine, according to CinemaBlend. According to the article, which was also reported on by Latino Review, Webb talks more about the “untold story” he wants to tell. “It’s really important for us to be able to communicate that this isn’t a remake of Sam Raimi’s movie,” said Webb to the magazine. “There’s new territory, there’s a new villain, it’s a different Peter Parker.” One part of the untold story is featuring Gwen Stacy as the love interest instead of the traditional usage of Mary Jane. “We’ve seen Mary Jane,” said Webb. “I…

It would seem that the cast of “The Help” aren’t the only ones receiving accolades for their work on the film. The screenwriter and director of the film, Tate Taylor, has been announced as the recipient for the Writers Guild of America, West’s 2012 Paul Selvin Award. “Tate Taylor’s adapted screenplay for The Help artfully distills the empowering essence and core emotional truths of Kathryn Stockwell’s novel, translating it into a film that forcefully illustrates how ordinary people can impact positive social change. Evoking a specific time and place, the film’s message is ultimately universal and remains relevant today. Tate’s honor is well-deserved – and his script does Paul Selvin’s…

This week on “Project Runway All Stars,” the group had to create a look based on a muse–a person they’ve found on the streets of New York City that has amazing street style. They also had to make this look from the clothes others have given, literally off their backs. The challenge is a good challenge, one that should really test the mettle of the designers. Jerell, however, goes a little overboard with his design, making what can only be described as a weird conglomeration of patterns and colors. Jerell claims the outfit shows his love for ethnic fabrics, but his outfit also shows a lot of love to a…

According to The Daily Mail, FilmOn.com’s founder Alki David has committed himself to paying the legal costs of a 23-year-old student who is facing extradition to the U.S. due to being charged with copyright theft. According to the article, Richard O’Dwyer has been accused of running a website that hosts links to sites that allowed users to illegally download films, resulting in copyright theft. Also, allegedly, O’Dwyer has profited from his site, making nearly £150,000. While the crimes he is accused of aren’t illegal in Great Britain, he could face the courts in the U.S. O’Dwyer’s lawyer, Ben Cooper, has put forth the argument that O’Dwyer’s site didn’t house the…

Last year’s “Insidious” had a strong showing at the box office, garnering a worldwide gross of $97 million and due to the popularity of the film, the film’s writer, Leigh Whannell and director James Wan are returning to create a sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to Coming Soon, the details on the film are scant, but it could be assumed that Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne will return. The sequel to “Insidious” could start shooting as early as this year. The sequel will probably be released in 2013. Of course, like I said, the first film garnered a huge gross, but does that mean that the sequel will…

The first images from the film, “The Baytown Disco,” starring Bill Bob Thornton and Paul Wesley, have been released. The film, directed by Barry Battles, is being billed as a “Southern Whip-Ass Extravaganza.” You can view the pictures (courtesy of LLeju Productions), as well as the poster artwork, below the post. The synopsis of “The Baytown Disco” is: “The rousing rebel spirit of a family of Southern thugs takes off at breakneck speed in THE BAYTOWN DISCO — a wickedly playful, high-velocity action-comedy in which three infamously ruthless Alabama brothers find themselves on the wrong side of crooked cops, relentless Feds, mad mobsters, road pirates, tomahawk-wielding bikers, tricky femme fatales…

Michael Brandt has a love for spy thrillers dating back to his childhood. “I grew up loving the spy novels by Tom Clancy, Robert Loveland,” he said. “I loved watching thrillers from the ’70s like ‘All the President’s Men’ and ‘No Way Out’ in the ’80s.” When he and his writing partner Derek Haas became established in the business, they decided to do a film that highlighted their love for the spy genre. “Something we wanted to do was create a throwback spy thriller, he said, further explaining the writing process of the film. “Whenever you write a story with twists and turns like this one has, there are a…