Josh Brolin confirmed to join "Sin City 2" cast

The "No Country for Old Men" star will replace Clive Owen in the role of Dwight. Meanwhile it's being reported that Joseph Gordon-Levitt has also signed on for SC2 joining Brolin and returning stars Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson and Jessica Alba. Here are some excerpts from the official press release announcing Brolin's participation:

Today Dimension Films announced another big name that has been added to the SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR cast roster, further ramping up the ensemble – Academy Award® nominee Josh Brolin (GANGSTER SQUAD, MILK).  Brolin will star as “Dwight” in the follow up to FRANK MlLLER’S SIN CITY for co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller.  

In SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR, Dwight is hunted down by the only woman he ever loved, Ava Lord, and then watches his life go straight to hell.  Chronologically, this story takes place prior to “The Big Fat Kill” (featured in the film FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY) and explains how Dwight came to have a dramatically different face.

“We’re looking forward to Josh’s take on Dwight,” said Rodriguez and Miller.

New trailer for "Pacific Rim"

I wasn't all that stoked about this project when I first heard about it but the more I see the more I want. This latest trailer contains lots of new material and despite the obvious similarities to to you-know-what franchise I gotta say it's lookin' good.


"Pacific Rim" opens July 12th. Can't wait.

"The Last Stand" red-band trailer

Not sure why this is red-band other than the occasional vulgarity but red-band it is. Ahnuld shows a pulse in this newest trailer for Kim Jee-woon's "The Last Stand". Forest Whitaker, Luis Guzman, Rodrigo Santoro, Johnny Knoxville, Jaimie Alexander and Harry Dean Stanton also appear.


"The Last Stand" opens January 18th.

The top 10 movies for the weekend of January 4 - January 6, 2013

1) Texas Chainsaw 3D	$21.7 Million
2) Django Unchained	$20 Million
3) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$17.5 Million
4) Les Miserables	16 Million
5) Parental Guidance	$9.7 Million
6) Jack Reacher	$9.1 Million
7) This is 40	$7.3 Million
8) Lincoln	$5.4 Million
9) The Guilt Trip	$4.4 Million
10) Promised Land	$4 Million

The number one movie a year ago this week was Paramount's "The Devil Inside" which grabbed the top spot with $33.7 million in ticket sales.

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Does this really cover everything that's wrong with "Prometheus"?

I have something of an unhealthy obsession with "Prometheus". It's sorta like the one that got away; only totally different, except for the similarities. I think. Just to prove that I'm not as bad as others, though, I give you "Everything that's wrong with Prometheus in 4 minutes or less". Now this is the product of someone who's got a real problem.

"Hansel and Gretel" get down in red band trailer

Okay, so in addition to possessing weapons that won't be invented until around 2050 or so Hansel and Gretel are also progenitors of post-modern, vulgarity-laced smartassery? Works for me.

Is this the first image from "Sin City 2"?

Of all the movies due out this year the one I'm probably most stoked for is "Sin City 2" and now Playboy model and cast member Crystal McCahill has posted some photos to her instagram account that bleedingcool has got a hold of. This one looks very much like poster art for the upcoming Robert Rodriguez sequel.

"Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For" is due in theaters October 4th.

New poster for Jason Statham's "Parker"

"To get away clean you have to play dirty". Considering the wording, the placement and Ms. Lopez's pose I'd say that's a tag line pregnant with possibilities.

"Parker" opens January 25th.

"Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" - trailer

H&G are kickin' ass and takin' no prisoners in this newest trailer. Which is kind of a strange thing to say about characters from a traditional children's tale. At least plenty of foley artists are getting work adding the 'ka-chiq ka-chiq' sounds for all those high-tech medieval firearms.



"Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton opens January 25th.

Academy Award winning sound editor Mike Hopkins dies in NZ accident

Known primarily for his work with Peter Jackson Hopkins won Academy Awards for "King Kong" and "Lord of the Rings". New Zealand police say that Hopkins died when his inflatable raft capsized after being caught in a flash flood on a river. His wife Nicci hung on in the water for 2 hours before being rescued by locals.

Peter Jackson issued a statement saying: "Mike was a very genuine, caring and warm-hearted guy with a great sense of humor". Mike Hopkins was 53.