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• Johnny Depp's 'Rex Mundi' Has Script, Needs Director
  

  Filed under: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers, Noir, Mystery & Suspense, Warner Brothers, Scripts, Newsstand, Johnny Depp, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Religious

  It's been a while since we heard anything about Johnny Depp's second foray into the world of comic book adaptation, otherwise known as Rex Mundi. Back in 2006, Depp purchased the rights to Arvid Nelson's Dark Horse series under his Infinitum Nihil banner, with the intention to star as Dr. Julien Sauniere.
  
  To refresh your memory, Rex Mundi is set in an alternate history where Martin Luther was assassinated, the...
  



• John Goodman Heads Back to 'Pope Joan' with the Creepy Eden Fletcher
  

  Filed under: Drama, Casting, Deals, Celebrities and Controversy, Religious

  It can be a challenge just to work with people you clash heads with, but imagine going back to work after a big lawsuit? Back in April of 2007, John Goodman started off the Pope Joan plague by backing out of the project and getting sued. Then there were those director kerfuffles, and then star Franka Potente had to back out because the film was taking too damned long to come together. But now at least one drama is righting itself.
  
  Variety reports that the case between Goodman and Constantin films has...
  



• 'Life of Brian' Banned ... Until Now?
  

  Filed under: Comedy, Celebrities and Controversy, Politics, Religious

  One time's shocking boundary-breaker is a future time's child's play. That's just the way things go. What shocks us one day will usually become common place (or at least not controversial) at some point in time. But some towns, they know how to be stubborn.
  
  According to the BBC, it seems that a little UK town called Aberystwyth really doesn't appreciate Monty Python's Life of Brian, and it's been banned for the last 29 years. But that's not the kicker -- one of the actors in the film is now the mayor. Sue Jones-Davies, who played Judith...
  



• "Magdalena" Slashing Onto the Big Screen
  

  Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, Deals, Newsstand, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Religious

  Top Cow is on a roll! I never actually thought a week would come in which I would have two stories about that publishing company -- but here it is. Who thought sexy, weapon wielding chicks were such a draw for the movie business? Not I! (Yes, that's sarcasm.)
  
  The latest book to be optioned is Magdalena. It's rather similar to Witchblade except with a much more distinguished lineage. The Magdalena is descended from Sarah, the daughter of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. She's the supernatural defender of the Catholic...
  



• 'Angels & Demons' Forbidden from the Vatican
  

  Filed under: Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense, Sony, Celebrities and Controversy, Remakes and Sequels, Religious

  On June 5th, production began on Angels and Demons, the sequel (wait, wasn't the book a prequel?) to tepid religious mystery/global mega-hit The Da Vinci Code.

  On June 9th, Jessica Barnes brought to our attention a couple of photos from said shoot.

  And as of June 16th, the Vatican has formally denied the long-awaited request on behalf of the filmmakers to film crucial scenes within the critical churches of Santa Maria del Popolo and Santa Maria della Vittoria.

  According to Variety, the proper permits require cooperation between the Italian...
  




• Trailer Park: War is Hell
  

  Filed under: Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Independent, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Trailer Trash, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels, Religious, War, Trailers and Clips

  
  
  There have been war movies pretty much for as long as there have been movies. If and when we finally get to see Tarantino's long-promised Inglorious Bastards, and if it proves to be a hit, I'm betting we see a surge of war flicks. For now, though, we've got five trailers for war-related movies, starting with...
  
  Punisher: War Zone
  Between Iron Man and...
  



• Early Images from 'Angels and Demons'
  

  Filed under: Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense, Sony, Religious, Images

  
  
  Having been one of the ten people on earth who hasn't read The Da Vinci Code or Angels and Demons, it's no surprise that I'm not terribly amped for the follow-up flick from Ron Howard. But, I know I am in the minority here, so feast your eyes on a new batch of photos (courtesy of Trovacinema) of Tom Hanks and company hard at work on the big-screen Angels and Demons. Most of the cast is pictured in the photos, and by the looks of it, everyone seems to...
  



• Trailer for Bill Maher's 'Religulous' Now Online
  

  Filed under: Documentary, Lionsgate Films, Celebrities and Controversy, Movie Marketing, Religious, Trailers and Clips

  Being one not entirely fond of controversy for controversy's sake, I cannot deny that the prospect of 'Politically Incorrect' host Bill Maher working with Borat director Larry Charles to make a documentary regarding religion in any respect and having it distributed by a studio all too proud to remind you of the hand it had in releasing Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 wasn't one that had me eager to line up around the block for it any time soon.

  However, all things considered, while the new trailer...
  




• Deepak Chopra Praises 'The Love Guru'
  

  Filed under: Comedy, Celebrities and Controversy, Religious

  Mike Myers' latest, The Love Guru, has been sparking up a lot of controversy. There were (and still are) Hindu protests based on the trailers. Then, the British Film Institute declared that it wouldn't screen the film, nor would it be involved with any release of the comedy. Now, we're getting some positive press about the film -- straight from Deepak Chopra.
  
  He wrote a post in his blog called Love Guru: Hindu Lions and Hollywood Lambs? back in April, and it's now hitting the wire, since he says that the protests are unwarranted. He discusses previous films and their...
  



• Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian -- Jette's Take
  

  Filed under: New Releases, Disney, Theatrical Reviews, Family Films, Religious

  
  
  
  It's been two-and-a-half years since we watched the Pevensie children come to life on the big screen in Disney's splashy adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but for the characters, only a year has passed between those adventures and the ones in the new movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Well, time is funny like that when you're dealing with the magical land of Narnia, as the storyline of this movie amply illustrates.
  
  The structure of events in the movie is actually...