Edward Norton's "Leaves of Grass" Trailer

Now this looks awesome.

Leaves of Grass is basically a pot comedy thriller.
It stars Edward Norton in two roles as identical twins, Susan Sarandon as their mom, and Richard Dreyfuss as a drug lord.

The film is written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson, who you probably know from the Coen Brothers' film O Brother, Where Art Thou?



Here's the official plot synopsis:

“Edward Norton is Bill Kincaid, an Ivy League classics professor, who returns to rural Oklahoma to bury his dangerously brilliant identical twin brother, only to discover that the brother he believes to have been murdered has lured him home to involve him in a doomed plot against a local drug lord. Before Bill can flee, he’s implicated in a murder, and his life has become completely unraveled…”

What do you guys think?

"RED" Cast = Holy Crap

A few of you might remember my posting on the upcoming film Red.

Basically, Summit Entertainment is bringing to life Warren Ellis' graphic novel Red.

As I mentioned before, the film will star Bruce Willis as the main character with Morgan Freeman co-starring.
Well, now you can also add to the lineup Helen Mirren, John C. Reilly, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Dreyfuss, and Brian Cox!
Also joining the cast are Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), and Mary Louise Parker (Weeds).

Once again, here is the basic story:

"As a C.I.A. operative, Paul Moses’s unique talent for killing took him around the world, from one hotspot to another, carrying out the deadly orders of his superiors. And when he retired, he wanted to put his bloody past behind him. But when a new administration takes over the White House, the powers that be decide that Moses knows too much, forcing him back into the game against the agency that trained him."

We can't wait for a trailer to see how they'll transfer the comic's unique look to the big screen!

"Super Troopers 2" Coming Soon

In an interview with the Movie Cultists, the boys of Broken Lizard have revealed that they are pretty far into the development of a Super Troopers Part 2.

They are three drafts into the writing of the script, and already have all the financial backing they need. They are now prepared to go to FOX to get everything done.

To make everything even better, AtD favorite Brian Cox, who played Captain O'Hagan in the original, is definitely ready to reprise his role.

We here at AtD absolutely love the first Super Troopers, and can't wait for this sequel!
What do you guys think?

"Independence Day" Sequel Might Be Two Movies

Independence Day director Roland Emmerich is claiming to MTV that he's working on two back-to-back sequels for the film. He says he wants the story arc, which will take place somewhere between 12-15 years after the first, to be bigger and more intricate.

While there is no script written as of yet, Emmerich did confirm that the story won't venture away from the planet Earth.
They will possibly be titled ID4-Ever, Parts I & II.
Will Smith is expected to return, of course.

Ridley Scott's "Monopoly" Premise

If you thought you've heard it all already, think again.

Ridley Scott, director of such epic movies as American Gangster, Kingdom of Heaven, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, Blade Runner, Alien etc. etc. is planning a movie based on Monopoly, the popular board game.

Why? Who knows.

Apparently, the premise is about this guy who's trying to beat the world record for marathon playing, which is 70 straight days. Somewhere in his deliriousness he ends up in the parallel universe of the game.

The man responsible for the concept, Frank Beddor, puts it this way:

"[H]e’s in this very vibrant place, Monopoly City, and he’s just come out of a Chance Shop. As it goes on, he takes on the evil Parker Brothers in the game of Monolopy. He has to defeat them. It tries to incorporate all the iconic imageries - a sports car pulls up, there’s someone on a horse, someone pushing a wheelbarrow - and rich Uncle Pennybags, you’re going to see him as the maître d’ at the restaurant and he’s the buggy driver and the local eccentric and the doorman at the opera. There’s all these sight gags..."

Will Smith Wants "Flowers for Algernon"

So basically, 2-time nominee Will Smith is trying really hard to win an Oscar.
The Pursuit of Happyness and Seven Pounds didn't quite cut it, so he's deciding to step up his game and go "full retard."

Pajiba is reporting that Mr. Smith is looking to star in another film version of the book Flowers for Algernon. I say "another" because the Daniel Keyes novel has already been made into a film once before. Charly won Cliff Robertson an Oscar back in 1969. Could it happen again?

Here's how slashfilm explains the story:

The story is a fairly serious bit of sci-fi on one hand, in which researchers have come up with a way to increase the intelligence of test subjects. On the other hand, it’s a fairly determined and unsubtle tearjerker. The mentally disabled Charlie becomes the first human test subject. (Don’t read the rest of this paragraph if you’re touchy about knowing what happens in a 40-year old novel you should already know the synopsis to.) Charlie’s intelligence increases massively, but then he realizes that the change will not be permanent. His life changes quite a lot thanks to his new intelligence — he loses his job and finally has experience with women, among other things — but eventually he’s right back where he started.

Video Montage of Movie Titles Spoken in Movies

The guys over at videogum made this awesome video montage of movie clips where the title of the movie is spoken by a character.

Haha, Family Guy fans, enjoy: