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Short Film PIXELS Has an 8-Bit Hate for New York City

Mark my words: the best video game movie is going to be one that comes from a retro property.  Trying to make movies out of games that are trying to be movies will most likely never work because all...

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Columbia Pictures and Happy Madison (Adam Sandler) Want to Make a Movie Based...

A little over a month ago we posted an awesome short film by Patrick Jean called Pixels.  In the film, 8-bit favorites Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Frogger, and others decide to destroy New York City by...

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NES Super Mario Bros. + Sidewalk = Cool Short Film

As most of you know, when we come across cool short films, we like to post them.  In the past we showed you Pixels, and director Carl Erik Rinsch's The Gift.  Today we've got one for all you Super...

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Adam Sandler Recruits Tim Herlihy to Adapt PIXELS

Screenwriter Tim Herlihy (Bedtime Stories) has been hired to write a feature length adaptation of Pixels for Columbia and Adam Sandler's production company Happy Madison. Sandler has starred in all...

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New Release Dates for RED DAWN, PIXELS and Roland Emmerich’s SINGULARITY

We've got some new release dates to share with you today: The Red Dawn remake will finally open on November 2nd, 2012. The feature film version of Pixels, based on the short, is slated for May 17th,...

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ROBOCOP Pushed to Feburary 2014, ELYSIUM Takes Its Spot; CLOUDY 2: REVENGE OF...

Let's all do the release date shuffle, courtesy of Sony! RoboCop, the Jose Padilha-directed remake starring Joel Kinnaman, has been bumped from its August 9th, 2013 spot to February 7th, 2014. Taking...

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Chris Columbus in Talks to Direct PIXELS

Though it was recently bumped from its planned May 2013 release date and likely won't make a 2014 date either, Pixels is getting a boost with director Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Sorceror's...

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Josh Gad and Kevin James in Early Talks to Join Chris Columbus’...

Sony Pictures’ long-in-the-works adaptation of the short film Pixels is finally moving towards a production start.  The studio teamed up with Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison production company to adapt...

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Peter Dinklage Joins PIXELS; Dayo Okeniyi Stars in TERMINATOR: GENESIS; Tom...

Here's the day's latest casting news: Peter Dinklage is in final negotiations to join Chris Columbus' Pixels, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Josh Gad. The Hunger Games' Dayo Okeniyi has landed...

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Michelle Monaghan Joins PIXELS; Gwendoline Christie Replaces Lily Rabe in THE...

Here's today's latest casting news: Michelle Monaghan is the latest addition to Chris Columbus' Pixels as the female lead.  Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Kevin James, and Josh Gad also star. Gwendoline...

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SMURFS Reboot Pushed to August 2016; Adam Sandler’s PIXELS Set for May 15,...

Sony Pictures has unveiled new release dates for a few of its upcoming films.  Briefly: Untitled Smurfs Movie – The fully animated Smurfs reboot has been pushed from August 2015 to August 5, 2016 in...

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Rebel Wilson Joins GRIMSBY; Guy Pearce Added to EQUALS; Brian Cox Set for...

We’ve got a few casting stories to attend to this afternoon.  Briefly: Rebel Wilson has joined the cast of the new Sacha Baron Cohen comedy Grimsby. Guy Pearce will reunite with Breathe In director...

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Comic-Con 2014 Schedule for Wednesday’s Preview Night and Thursday, July 24th...

The Comic-Con 2014 scheduled for Wednesday's July 23rd's Preview Night and Thursday, July 24th has been announced.  As they've done in previous years, Preview Night will offer fans a first look at the...

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PIXELS Image Shows Off Adam Sandler, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage as the Arcaders

Sony has released the first Pixels image.  The film will have a presence at San Diego Comic-Con next week, but while we wait for that “special video announcement” from director Chris Columbus that Sony...

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PIXELS Logo Unveiled; Film Will Include Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Space...

Unless it’s a drama (of which he has two on the horizon), it’s hard to get excited about an Adam Sandler movie these days.  That said, this might change with Sony’s upcoming action comedy Pixels....

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Comic-Con 2014: Posters for GOOSEBUMPS, PIXELS, THE INTERVIEW, THE WALKING...

With Comic-Con set to begin tomorrow, we're about to be inundated with a crazy amount of new posters, images, and information about upcoming TV shows and movies.  Like years past, a number of Collider...

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PIXELS Behind-the-Scenes Video Features Peter Dinklage Welcoming You to the...

Oh buddy, if you're excited for Chris Columbus' upcoming sci-fi comedy Pixels, then this has been a banner week for you!  The movie shows the outcome of aliens catching a glimpse of classic arcade...

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PIXELS Release Date Pushed to July 24, 2015

Earlier today, Sony Pictures moved up the release date for its Brad Pitt-fronted WWII drama Fury, but now the studio's Pixels release date is being pushed back.  Originally scheduled for May 15, 2015,...

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Adam Sandler and Thomas McCarthy Talk THE COBBLER, How They Ended up Working...

Premiering at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was the latest from director Tom McCarthy, The Cobbler.  In the modern-day fairy tale, Adam Sandler plays a lonely cobbler in New York City...

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Michelle Monaghan Talks FORT BLISS, Working With Director Claudia Myers, the...

In the indie drama Fort Bliss, U.S. Army medic and single mother Maggie Swann (Michelle Monaghan) struggles to find her place in her five-year-old son’s life, after returning home from an extended tour...

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Michelle Monaghan Talks THE BEST OF ME, What Attracted Her to a Nicholas...

Based on the best-selling novel by author Nicholas Sparks, The Best of Me tells the story of two former high school sweethearts, Dawson (James Marsden) and Amanda (Michelle Monaghan), who find...

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Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and More Destroy Famous Cities in First PIXELS Posters

Sony Pictures has unveiled the first Pixels posters for director Chris Columbus’ upcoming adventure film, and fans of a few arcade games in particular will recognize the principal characters on...

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2015 Blockbuster Preview: From AVENGERS to STAR WARS and Everything in Between

Once upon a time, long long ago (like, an entire year ago), 2015 was but a year of legend.  A place where a plethora of massive, highly anticipated films would be unleashed upon the public.  Now, 2015...

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Sean Bean Talks JUPITER ASCENDING and Working with the Wachowskis

Last week I landed an exclusive video interview with Sean Bean to talk about his work in the Wachowski's newest film, Jupiter Ascending. As you've seen in the trailers, the story centers on Jupiter...

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The PIXELS Trailer Gets Its Very Own Teaser

Sony has just released a teaser for the Pixels trailer that will be hitting in two days. At 10 seconds long, it's our first look at for director Chris Columbus' upcoming adventure comedy. It's sort of...

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PIXELS Trailer: Adam Sandler Battles Classic Video Game Characters

Sony has released the first Pixels trailer for director Chris Columbus' upcoming adventure film. The comedy stars Adam Sandler and revolves around a group of 80s arcade game champions who are called...

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TOP 5: SXSW 2015 Coverage, INSURGENT, PIXELS Trailer, Batman’s Connection to...

Now available on VOD (and available on Netflix in a month) is writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour's A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Marketed as the world's first "Iranian Vampire Western" the film...

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New Images from PIXELS, MAGIC MIKE XXL, SELF/LESS, and More

Some new images from a few of this summer’s upcoming films have landed online courtesy of USA Today. Check out new looks at Pixels, Magic Mike XXL, Self/less, and Ricki and the Flash below. Pixels...

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Sony CinemaCon Video Blog Recap: SPECTRE, PIXELS, SPIDER-MAN, X-MAS, and More

At this year’s CinemaCon, Sony unveiled a ton of new footage from a number of their upcoming films and even announced a number of new projects. In terms of new stuff, new Sony head Tom Rothman...

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Chris Columbus Talks PIXELS, the GREMLINS Reboot, and THE GOONIES Sequel

One of the movies I’m most looking forward to this summer is an Adam Sandler film. You read that right. I said Adam Sandler. While I’ll be the first one to admit his track record has some blemishes, I...

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New PIXELS Trailer: Adam Sandler vs. PAC-MAN, Donkey Kong and More

We got a tease of what goes down when aliens attack Earth using characters from classic arcade games in the first Pixels trailer, but now it's time to meet the folks called upon to take them on, the...

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First PIXELS Clip: Professor Iwatani Has a Heart-to-Heart with Pac-Man

There's definitely something fun about the idea of aliens attacking Earth using gigantic, evil versions of the classic arcade game characters we know and love, but Sony just unveiled the very first...

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PIXELS TV Spot Reveals New Footage

Sony Pictures has released a new TV spot for director Chris Columbus’ upcoming action-comedy Pixels. The film stars Adam Sandler and revolves around a group of 80s arcade game champions who are called...

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Watch: Adam Sandler and the Cast of PIXELS Play “Would You Rather”

We’ve seen natural disasters, asteroids and virus outbreaks threaten to destroy humanity time and time again, but on Friday, one alien race will try to obliterate the Earth in a brand new way - by...

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Friday Box Office: PIXELS Takes the Lead with $9.2 Million

What a difference a week makes. Before audiences actually got a look at Pixels (Sony’s one shot at a big summer blockbuster) an opening of $50 million seemed possible. Not anymore. Projections have...

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Watch: PIXELS Cast Reveals Highs and Lows of Working on the Film

Pixels stars Adam Sandler, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage as Sam Brenner, Ludlow Lamonsoff and Eddie “The Fire Blaster” Plant. Back in the 80s, they were the best of the best at Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and...

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Box Office: ANT-MAN Stays on Top with $24.8 Million; PIXELS Disappoints in...

According to studio estimates, Pixels earned $24 million from 3,723 locations this weekend. That was not enough to knock Ant-Man out of first place, denying Sony their last chance to salvage something...

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Collider Movie Talk – New SPIDER-MAN Writers, Adam Sandler, and More

On this episode of Collider Movie Talk, John Campea, Jon Schnepp, and Mark Ellis discuss the following: Weekend box office results Writers’ take on Spider-Man New trailer from We Are Your Friends Joe...

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Razzie Nominations Get It Wrong with ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, ‘Fantastic Four’

Every year, the Oscars award the very best in filmmaking, and every year the Razzies offer a counterpoint by highlighting the very worst films of the year. Just as often as the Oscars fail to actually...

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