First look at Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2!

Paramount just released the first picture of Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2. Director Jon Favreau is a big time Twitter fan and has been giving hints at this release for a few days. The suit Rourke is wearing is that of Whiplash in the Iron Man comics. Favreau has hinted that it stems from the same technology as Tony Stark, which is where the movie's conflict will be surrounded. Keep it here for more Iron Man 2 updates!

Scream 4, does anyone really care?

Ok this is news, so I thought I'd report it. Scream 4 is a go, but is it a sequel, prequel or reboot? Well it's answer "c", reboot. Reports are coming out that it is NOT a sequel or prequel of any kind, but rather a new start to a franchise. I don't get it with these bloody movies, bloody meaning stupid, not bloody as in bloody... you get the point. The Scream movies did however reintroduce a new generation to scary movies, but it was cliche stuff that is made fun of now. Whether you like scary movies or not, the 'Scream' franchise is coming back, we'll bring you the news as it's released.

Ridley Scott To Direct a new Alien Prequel?

Slash films is reporting that Fox studios really wants Ridley Scott to direct an "Aliens" prequel. This is the man that brought us "Gladiator" and "American Gangster", the man can direct! But I don't think he'll do it. I think he's a bit more on the dramatic picture side to do an action adventure movie. "Gladiator" had its action sequences but it was to compliment the story. What new, refreshing story is he going to tell? It's going to be a looping of characters we've seen before, mixed with robotic aliens and CGI. Either way, Fox has its work cut out for it. Scott is busy working on "Robin Hood" with Russell Crowe, which promises a whole new take on the story. Either way, we'll have to wait and see what happens.

40 Minutes Cut From "Inglourious Basterds"?

Slash Film and The Wrap are reporting that the Big Man at The Weinstein Company, Harvey Weinstein, is asking sir Quentin Tarantino to cut 40 minutes from his rough cut of "Inglourious Basterd".

There are several rumors as to why this would happen, number one being money. It costs money to cut, re-shoot, edit, etc. The Weinstein Company has had a bunch of flops over the last two years, most notably Fanboys, The Long Shots, etc. I'm a bit divided on this one. There are three hour movies that need not be, i.e. every Speilberg movie, and then there are those who need the entire time to tell the story, i.e. "The Dark Knight".

I also believe that it is the artist's choice to do what he wish with the picture. Tarantino, hate him or love him, is an artist and should be allowed to work his magic anyway he see fit. But the other side of me sees the potential problems in a three hour picture. Less showings at theaters during any given day, 90 minute action flicks that make much more money, and marketing. There are movies that pull it off like the 'Rings' trilogy, but for the most part, it's very difficult to have a viable three hour film.

CORRECTION: "Up" is NOT this weeks champ

This rarely happens in Hollywood, but the estimates were wrong closing out Sunday's box office weekend. Monday's final tally on the weekend's movies proved a shift in the number one spot. This week's box office champ is "The Hangover" by a mere 1 million over "Up". I'm going to take a guess and say late Sunday showings are to blame for 'Hangover's jump to first. Either way it's going to be fun to see both movies.

"Up" is this weeks champ... again!

Hello folks and good morning on a beautiful Monday. Looks like "Up" is the little movie that could... or big budget movie that could, either way. "Up" is the champ again this week at the box office which isn't a huge surprise. The movie had great numbers last week and the word of mouth and positive reviews are all to blame. This week, we had a couple of new comers to the top ten, including "The Hangover" and "Land of the Lost". "The Hangover" did very well for its first week out. Being that it earned an "R" rating, 40+ million is very good. Number three this week was the less than successful "Land of the Lost". I love Will Ferrell and love Danny McBride even more. You don't know who Danny McBride is just yet, but for all you HBO fans, remember this name: Kenny Powers! 'Land' had poor reviews and is a remake of the tv show by the same name, decades ago. I haven't seen it yet, so I don't want to give a full review, but to be honest I don't have any real desire to watch this film. The rest of the top ten are listed below... see you shortly.



1. "Up," $44.2 million.

2. "The Hangover," $43.3 million.

3. "Land of the Lost," $19.5 million.

4. "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," $14.7 million.

5. "Star Trek," $8.4 million.

6. "Terminator Salvation," $8.2 million.

7. "Drag Me to Hell," $7.3 million.

8. "Angels & Demons," $6.5 million.

9. "My Life in Ruins," $3.2 million.

10. "Dance Flick," $2 million.

Tickets on sale for "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"

Tickets are on sale now at all the online ticketing stores, fandango.com, etc. Who's down for the midnight showing?!?!?!