Monthly Archives: August 2010

Bow Wow cashes in with ‘Lottery Ticket’

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Mitch

Have you ever wondered what a buck could do?  In our exclusive MakingOf featurette, director Erik White, who’s film Lottery Ticket comes to theaters this weekend, gives us his take on how the idea for the film came to him.  … Continue reading →

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MakingOf sits down with cast of ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Mitch

Right off the buzz of Comic-Con MakingOf had the pleasure of interviewing some cast members from the recently released graphic novel adaptation Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.  The actors spoke with us about life on set, and gave some hints as … Continue reading →

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‘The Switch’ actor Jason Bateman on his career in Hollywood

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Mitch

In MakingOf’s exclusive interview with Jason Bateman, who stars opposite Jennifer Aniston in the upcoming film The Switch, he shares stories about his upbringing as an actor, the difficulties of the industry, and memories of his early acting roles. Known for … Continue reading →

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Emma Thompson returns as the disciplinary ‘Nanny McPhee’

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Mitch

Naughty children beware, your mischievous behavior is about to come to an end.  That’s right, Nanny McPhee is back. Academy Award winning actress Emma Thompson reprises her role as the magical disciplinarian in Nanny McPhee Returns, the sequel to the … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman team up in ‘The Switch’

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Mitch

The romantic comedy The Switch, starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman, comes to theaters this Friday.  In our MakingOf featurette, we see how the two actors enjoyed working with one another for the first time after maintaining a lasting friendship … Continue reading →

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Karl Yune signs on to Levy’s ‘Real Steel’

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Tracy@MakingOf

Shawn Levy is set to direct this action drama about a washed up robot boxer who gets a second chance by a promoter, played by Hugh Jackman. The film is set in the not so distant future, where robot boxing … Continue reading →

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X-Men: First Class cast is filling out

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Tracy@MakingOf

Last week we told you about James McAvoy and Rose Byrne joining the cast of Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming sci-fi action drama. Yesterday Jason Flemyng (Kick-Ass) joined. Today, Mad Men’s January Jones and Zoe Kravitz (Lenny’s Kravitz’s daughter) join. Wow! Jones … Continue reading →

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‘Let Me In’ gaining some film festival clout

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Tracy@MakingOf

Matt Reeves’ (Cloverfield) Let Me In is scheduled to play at the Toronto Film Festival (September 9-19), which we told you late last week when the film program was announced. However, today it was announced that it will also be … Continue reading →

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No deal for HBO and Netflix just yet

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Tracy@MakingOf

For a while now Netflix subscribers have enjoyed the ability to view videos online or streamed through their Wii and look forward to when more shows are added to the list. However, when it comes to pay-channel HBO (owned by … Continue reading →

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Director Amir Bar-Lev discusses ‘The Tillman Story’

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Mitch

A man exponentially more controversial in death than during his lifetime, Pat Tillman was an American hero.  An NFL player turned soldier who, after he was killed in the line of duty, had his death manipulated by the military into … Continue reading →

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