According to the latest MPAA bulletin, Sam Raimi’s “Drag Me To Hell” has been given a PG-13 rating for “sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images and language” while Ang Lee’s “Taking Woodstock” has been slapped with a R for “graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language.” We don’t know about you but wouldn’t a normal human body, despite nudity, be safer for kids’ minds than a human body being mauled by pure evil? Though we saw “Drag Me To Hell,” and it literally should be rated SC for super cornball. [RopesOfSilicon]
Francis Ford Coppola’s “Tetro” will apparently be all in black and white. The film will possibly premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and follows the rivalries of an immigrant Italian family and is somewhat based off Coppola’s early life in New York. Another Cannes contender, “The White Ribbon,” by Austrian minster of fear, Michael Haneke, will also be shot in glorious black and white. [FirstShowing]
Jenny Lumet has been hired to scribe “This Strange Thing Called Prom,” a film that will chronicle the experiences a group of immigrant students and their prom night. Lumet’s first script was the critically acclaimed “Rachel Getting Married.” [Variety]
Footage from Joel Schumacher’s “Creek” has found its way online. The film stars Henry Cavill, Dominic Purcell and Michael Fassbender and follows the story of two brothers on a mission of revenge who become entangled in a strange experiment dating back to the Third Reich. [Movieline]
Catherine Keener has joined the Christopher Columbus’ adaptation of “Percy Jackson.” The film will portray Greek Gods as modern day people and follow the story of Poseidon’s half-human son, Percy, on his quest to stop a war between the gods. Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman, Sean Bean, Kevin McKidd and Melina Kanakaredes co-star with Logan Lerman playing the title role. Fancy cast for a horrible sounding film. [THR]
Kevin Smith will be holding another “An Evening With…” event June 17 at Carnegie Hall in New York. Online tickets are not available until today but have been available by phone. Good luck, say what you will about Smith, but he generally shines in this setting, and arguably more so than in a cinematic one. [ViewAskew]
“Watchmen’s” Patrick Wilson has joined the J.J. Abrams-produced “Morning Glory,” about a struggling news team (Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton) and the up-and-coming producer (Rachel McAdams) trying to make things work. Wilson will play McAdams’ boyfriend. Lucky bastard. [THR]
All 11 released video clips from Armando Iannucci’s “In The Loop” are now available for viewing. [Cinema Blend]