Jacob Combs, Author at The Playlist

Shia Labeouf Is ‘Charlie Countryman,’ A Black List Film Written By ‘Project X’ Scribe Matt Drake

April 29, 2010 6:47 pm

It looks like Shia LaBeouf is ready to go indie after a run of big budget films.The actor is set to star in "The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman," based on the Black List script by Matt Drake. In the film...

Rumor Control: ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Deemed ‘Unreleasable’ By Universal Execs? Studio Calls Report “Hilariously Absurd”

Jacob Combs

April 29, 2010 6:15 pm

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Is "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World," easily one of the summer's most positively buzzed about films "unreleasable" and so bad that "upper level management are going to be fired"? According to IESB, "two very reliab...

‘The Tree’ [Not Of Life] Closing Cannes; Classic Film Lineup Announced

Jacob Combs

April 29, 2010 4:36 pm

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After taking home the Best Actress statue for her turn in Lars Von Trier's audience dividing "Antichrist," Charlotte Gainsbourg is set to the return to the Croisette starring in the Cannes Film Festival closing...

Danny Trejo Says He’s Not In ‘The Expendables,’ Was Cast As Part Of A Scheme To Get Financing

Jacob Combs

April 29, 2010 2:46 pm

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Machete V. Rambo?Before the geek community blows a collective slow-mo load in their pants....it's not an upcoming film or even a leaked logline, but a conversation the AV Club had with ex-con turned cult action...

Update: ‘The Hobbit’ Not Pushed To 2013; Warner Bros Announce 20 Films Set For IMAX Release Over Next Three Years

Jacob Combs

April 29, 2010 4:39 am

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Update: Oops! Warner Bros. says "The Hobbit" 2013 release date was a typo, and the project is still aiming to hit theaters in 2012. But of course, that all depends if MGM can find some money in the couch cushio...

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