This week in film, one of the most prolific special effects masters of our time passed away, Sacha Baron Cohen’s next movie got a release date, and Quentin Tarantino revealed that his next movie would be another two-parter. We also saw new trailers for Death Race and Ong Bak 2, Kevin Smith got into more trouble with the MPAA, and some new projects for J.J. Abrams, Sam Raimi and Spike Lee were announced. A couple more video game movies surfaced, and the CG Astro Boy movie finalized its primary voice cast, which includes Nicolas Cage! How can you go wrong?

Top Headlines
Stan Winston R.I.P.
Lost Planet Movie In The Works
Josh Brolin Rumoured to Star in Escape From New York Remake
Quentin Tarantino Says Inglorious Bastards Will Be Two Movies
Studios Preparing for Impending SAG Strike
Bruno Gets a Summer 2009 Release Date
Len Wiseman Signs on to Direct Gears of War

New Trailers
Death Race
Ong Bak 2
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (English Version)
Get Smart: Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control

Some Stories We Didn’t Cover
Spider-Man 4 Tentatively Scheduled for May 2011
Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Hits Ratings Trouble
J.J. Abrams to Produce Mystery on Fifth Avenue
Theatre Owners Not In Favour of PVR Blocking Law
Text: New Techno-Horror Film About Killer Text Messages?
The Last Call Comic Coming to the Big Screen
Crispin Glover Flips Out During Screening of What Is It?
Erotic Cloverfield Spoof: Cleavagefield
Cool Saul Bass-Style Burn After Reading Poster
A Ninth Harry Potter Movie On The Way? Sort of.
Sam Raimi to Direct The Given Day
Imagi’s Astro Boy Gets A Voice Cast
Spike Lee to Direct Time Traveler
Children of the Corn Remake Downgraded To Sci-Fi Channel Feature
Another Kevin Smith Spoken Word DVD: Kevin Smith Sold Out
Louis Leterrier to Direct Strays