Zack Snyder on Watchmen’s Box Office and Director’s Cut Theatrical Release
While appearing at ShoWest to accept the 2009 Director of the Year Award, Zack Snyder responded to questions about the disappointing box office of Watchmen and how this might effect the prospects of the Director’s Cut being released theatrically. “Thing thing about Watchmen is it’s a lot of craziness. It’s a long movie, it’s rated R.” [...]

Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch Finds a New Babyface
A week ago, Amanda Seyfried was forced to drop out of Suckerpunch, Zack Snyder's follow-up to Watchmen, due to her commitment to HBO's Big Love. Emily Browning (The Uninvited) has taken over the role of Babyface, the focal point of the surreal and violent prison movie. Browning will join a cast of young Hollywood starlets that includes Vanessa Hudgens, Emma Stone, Evan Rachel Wood, and fellow Aussie Abbie Cornish when filming commences in September. Next Showing:...

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'Sherlock Holmes' Trailer At Showest: \"Wacky,\" Mindless And As If Zack Snyder Made It?
Apparently The Accents Are Terrible TooIs "Sherlock Holmes" going to be Zack Snyder's version of the famous detective only done by a Brit (Guy Ritchie) who will likely be tied and feathered by the entire U.K. for American-izing Sherlock and Watson by infusing it slo-mo action and Laurel and Hardy-esque wacky buffoonery? By the sounds of it, yes.Twitter has lit up with reports from the first "Sherlock Holmes" trailer shown just minutes ago at ShowWest in Vegas and a lot of the writers seem...

Zack Snyder To Direct Star Wars Reboot? Or April Fools Joke!?
At this year’s ShoWest, Zack Snyder and George Lucas announce to the world that Snyder has been tapped to reboot the “Star Wars” franchise!? April fools joke? Maybe but here’s the word from MovieWeb.com:“To be honest, Zack wasn’t always my first choice,” Lucas told a crowd of skeptical journalists and fans. “But I feel he [...]

Zack Snyder's 'Sucker Punch' Gets a New Lead
Losing your lead actress might daunt some directors, but not Zack Snyder. Snyder doesn't sleep, he waits -- and he already has a replacement for Amanda Seyfried. Entertainment Weekly reports that Emily Browning will take on the role of Baby Doll in Snyder's upcoming Sucker Punch. You probably best remember the Australian-born Browning as the young Angelina Jolie lookalike in A Series of Unfortunate Events -- and if you're a guy, you've probably been counting the days for her to grow up, which...

Is Warner Brothers Really Giving Zack Snyder Another $100 Million?
We have to wonder if Warner Brothers is having a bit of buyers remorse on Sucker Punch , the next film from “visionary director” Zack Snyder. Even before Watchmen was released, it seemed like a dicey proposition for the studio to get behind: an R-rated, $100 million, 1950s-set action film that Mr. Snyder has described as “ Alice in Wonderland with machine guns.” Alrighty, then! About the only thing Sucker Punch had going for it was the cast, a group of up-and-coming actresses...

Empire: Movie News - Sucker Punch For Emily Browning
Australian actress Emily Browning is moving up in the world - she's bagged the lead role in Zack Snyder's Watchmen follow-up, Sucker Punch . Browning, last seen in middling horror film, The Uninvite d, will take the role of a girl who constructs an alternate reality in an attempt to escape from a mental asylum. It was the role that had been offered to Mamma Mia! star, Amanda Seyfried. No word on what happened with Seyfried, but her loss may well be Browning's gain. The 20 year-old, who

Sienna Miller Shines at ShoWest
Sienna Miller receives the Supporting Actress of the Year Award for her work in The Edge of Love at the ShoWest awards ceremony at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Thursday (April 2). The 27-year-old actress plays the troubled wife of Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas, in the 2008 film about a tragic love affair. Other winners at the awards event were Zac Efron for best breakthrough performance, Rachel McAdams for outstanding female star , and Watchmen ’s Zack Snyder...

Emily Browning Ready to Punch In
We're just as surprised as you are that Warner Bros. is still planning on giving Zack Snyder $100 million to make his "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns" opus, Sucker Punch. According to EW, Snyder will now be filling the film's lead role, once held by Big Love's Amanda Seyfried, with 20-year-old Australian actress Emily Browning (The Unborn; that Lemony Snicket film). Unfortunately, though, there's still no word as to how many digital wangs Snyder will be including in this film. [Hollywood...

Zach Snyder Set for Star Wars Reboot!
Jaw-dropping news hit the convention floors at this year's Showest as attendees of the Lucasfilm panel witnessed Watchmen director, Zack Snyder and George Lucas himself announce to the world that Snyder has been tapped to reboot the Star Wars franchise. Snyder is apparently writing and directing a new version of the seminal George Lucas opus, with plans to "re-imagine" Lucas's original fan-beloved trilogy, with episodes 4, 5 and 6 of the franchise. "To be honest, Zack wasn't always my...

Rachel, Zac and Audrina Show the West How It's Done
ShoWest stormed Las Vegas last night including some of the evening's honorees like Zac Efron, Rachel McAdams and Sienna Miller. Even Audina Patridge took home a statue at the end of the night. The young winners were joined by some big name veterans including Michael Caine who got a lifetime achievement award. Despite the global climate, the mood was apparently light and happy at ShoWest as the stars celebrated each other and kicking off 2009 with box office success.View 25 Photos ›Images...

Zac Efron, ‘Transformers,’ ‘Twilight’ & More At ShoWest 2009
The cabbie who drove me to the hotel kept making fun of Ashton Kutcher. My room at Planet Hollywood is themed around Dolph Lundgren’s 1987 clunker “Masters of the Universe.” This afternoon, I browsed concession booths pitching Dipping Dots, White Castle Jalapeno Cheeseburgers, and more variations on nachos and popcorn than I thought humanly possible. I might be in Nevada, but it sure feels like I’m still in LA. Welcome to ShoWest, the annual convention in Las Vegas where...

ShoWest: Full G.I. Joe & Transformers Scenes!
ShoWest officially came to a close with the final night Banquet & Award Ceremony with awards presented to roughly a dozen actors and filmmakers including Dennis Quaid, Rachel McAdams, Chris Pine, Sienna Miller, Zac Efron, Bradley Cooper, Zack Snyder, Michael Bay and a Lifetime Achievement Award to Sir Michael Caine. During the awards ceremony, the audience was treated to full clips from Paramount's upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and DreamWorks' Transformers: Revenge of the...

Emily Browning Leads PUNCH
Out with Amanda Seyfried and In with Emily Browning . According to Hollywood Insider , Browning will be the lead star in Zack Snyder ’s upcoming project SUCKER PUNCH . I’m not sure yet if Browning is a worthy replacement. If you’ve been watching the series Big Love religiously like me, you’d know that Seyfried is quite a talent for her age. Unfortunately her commitment to that series was what kept him from being in SUCKER PUNCH . Browning, on the other hand was in ...

Upgrade? Downgrade?
.It's really a bit touched of me to even be judging such things so early in the game. Ack, tis the nature of the beast! Anyway, Amanda Seyfried's loss is Emily Browning's gain, says EW:"Emily Browning (The Uninvited) will replace Amanda Seyfried in Zack Snyder's action fantasy Sucker Punch for Warner Bros. The Australian-born Browning is probably best known for her role as Violet in 2004's Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Seyfried had received the offer and was very interested in...

Emily Browning lands 'Sucker Punch'
Warner Bros. has tapped Australian thesp Emily Browning ("The Uninvited") for the lead in Zack Snyder's fantasy-drama "Sucker Punch." Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Emma Stone and Evan Rachel Wood also star. Browning's previous credits include "Ned Kelly" and "Lemony Snicket." Snyder will direct and produce with his wife and producing partner, Debra Snyder, through their Cruel and Unusual Films banner. Wesley Coller is exec producing. "Sucker Punch," based on a story created by Snyder, follo

DVD Review: Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood
Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the HoodDVD, Blu-ray, VoD Directed by Mike Smith & Daniel DelPurgatorio (Black Freighter)/Eric Matthies (Under the Hood) Starring Gerard Butler, Stephen McHattie, Carla Gugino Warner Home Entertainment Release date: March 24, 2009 And you thought we were done with our Watchmen coverage? Well Warner Brothers has a few more dimes they can squeeze out of the property, so now we get a stand-alone DVD release of a couple of glorified special features. Is...

Watchmen Merchandise Added to Eastern Toys Lineup
BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The recent release of Watchmen has ensured that a brand new audience is introduced to the characters and story, but for thousands of fans, it has translated to something much more important -- Watchmen merchandise available through retailers like Eastern Toys. We Want Stuff! For fans, the story has continually meant not only a deep interest in the characters themselves, but also the desire to own merchandise...

Video Blog: Summer Movie Preview Part 4 - August 2009
Steve from Collider is a good friend of mine. At least a few times a week we talk about upcoming movies, TV shows, what gossip each of us have heard, and anything else we might find exciting. Since a number of our conversations cover things you also might find interesting, we’ve decided to start recording certain conversations as video blogs. Past video blogs have included The Future of the Batman Film Franchise , The Box Office Prospects of Watchmen and thoughts on the first 46 Minutes...

THE NEW STAR OF SUCKER PUNCH WAS NOT UNINVITED
has signed on to replace Amanda Seyfried as a young girl in an insane asylum who imagines a violent break out. I think Browning has the right look to play hot and crazy; I'm curious to see how she masters the physicality that Snyder is going to demand. There were some wags who thought that Seyfried dropping out killed Sucker Punch ; the reasoning was that post- Watchmen Snyder's 100 million dollar R-rated action film would be kayoed quietly without a lead. I'm glad to see that's not the