Samuel L. Jackson, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's close friend and muse, knew that Tarantino had written a hybrid Old South/ Old West epic called Django Unchained. He also knew there was a part for him, a man named Stephen, a house slave in the Antebellum south.
"I complained about being 15 years too old to be Django -- I was done with that," the 64-year-old Jackson says with mock bitterness about playing the film's action hero. That role went instead to Jamie Foxx, a Texan who is actually 19 years younger than Jackson, a northerner from Washington, D.C. Their film is now a smash and looks to surpass Inglorious Basterds as Tarantino's highest-grossing film.
'Anchorman 2' trailer drops and promises lots of snake venom If there’s one new line from Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues that takes off, I predict that catchphrase will be: “Hey, fat face! You stay classy.” Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy screams the line at the end of the new trailer for ... Read more
Marvel Phase Three: Hulk, Iron Man 4, Doctor Strange could be on the way With Iron Man 3 officially kicking off Marvel’s Phase Two, studio boss Kevin Feige has given Entertainment Weekly an early glimpse of where the company plans to go with its Phase Three slate of films, which kicks off with Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man ... Read more
The 10 worst superhero movies of all time Okay, Iron Man 3 is solidly a hit with both critics and fans. So before Man of Steel, R.I.P.D., Kick Ass 2 and Thor: The Dark World land in theatres, we thought now was a good time to take a look back at some comic book film adaptations that have missed ... Read more
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