The third (and final?) trailer for Guy Ritchie’s upcoming retelling of the classic stories about the famous British detective Sherlock Holmes, has hit the web. Without having seen it (I prefer to know as little about a movie as possible before I see it, if it’s one I’m interested in) I can tell as much as it does show a good amount of new footage from the film, while also showing a more polished look in general, than the previous two trailers. So with all the SFX having gone through the various post-production touch ups, it now seems like the movie is about ready.

Sherlock Holmes hits the streets on December 25th. Watch the trailer after the jump.

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Even though Norman Osborn aka The Green Goblin died in the first Spider-Man flick, the actor behind the mask, Willem Dafoe, managed to re-appear in both the second and third film in the series, through the diluted mind of Osborn Jr. But Harry Osborn (who was played by James Franco) died in the third movie, so that should supposedly be the end of the Osborns, right? Well, that might not be the case after all, at least not if Dafoe has anything to say about the matter, as he isn’t opposed to re-appearing in the fourth flick, though he has yet to receive a call.

“Let’s put it this way — no one’s called,” Dafoe tells MTV News when asked whether or not he will make a return. “I think it’s possible, but I haven’t heard anything.” So how could it be possible? Perhaps The Green Goblin didn’t die after all in the first movie, who knows. Anything is possible within the realm of comic books, where no villains ever truly die. Give us your spin on how The Green Goblin could be written into Spider-Man 4, in the comments below.

The good folks over at Warner Brothers have picked up a new spec comedy script by writers Josh Cagan and Greg Coolidge, titled Dirty Old Men. The script centers around two old “players”, one of which has finally met the love of his life, and the other, his best friend and wingman for the past 40 years, who is determined to break the relationship up at any cost. So, just another comedy script, eh? No sir! The flick so far has the ever busy and always entertaining Morgan Freeman attached to play the role of the wingman, and currently Warners are shooting for a reunion between Freeman and Jack Nicholson, his co-star of the 2007 comedy The Bucket List (which had the two playing a couple of old geezers trying to fulfill a list of their dreams before they kicked the bucket).

Nicholson isn’t the only one in demand though; the director that the Warners are trying to get on board is Peter Segal (Get Smart). The tone of the movie will supposedly be similar to that of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Wedding Crashers. So what have the writers done before this seemingly ambitious project? Well, Cagan has previously written the screenplay for the dramedy Bandslam, which came out in theaters in the beginning of August this year and starred Vanessa Hudgens and Lisa Kudrow among others, and Coolidge wrote and directed the 2006 middle of the road comedy Employee of the Month. Not really all that impressive, but the Freeman factor alone will probably be enough for me to see it, and if they manage to get Nicholson and Segal onboard, it can’t go all wrong, can it? What do you think, will this be worth the price of admission, or should it be a DTV release? Sound off in the comments.

Ok, so this might not constitute actual movie news, but it’s too awesome to pass up. Over at the official Dolph Lundgren site they’re holding the site’s very first contest. What is it? Well, usually that sort of self explanatory question would work, but as I mention the prize in the headline, you can probably guess that the contest will consist of entering to win a workout with Lundgren himself! Yes, that’s right, a personal 2 hour workout session with Ivan Drago!

All you gotta do is take part in the Facebook quiz promoting Lundgren’s upcoming action flick Command Performance; whoever racks up the most points from doing the quiz and redirecting friends towards the quiz, wins the first prize. Take part in the quiz here and read up on the other prizes, which also include copies of Command Performance (which Lundgren both co-wrote, directed and stars in) over at the official site. Sadly the contest is for US residents only.

Check out a couple of trailers for Command Performance here.

One of the things that is supposed to legitimize the creation of The Hobbit as films to the fanatical fans of The Lord of The Rings, is binding the stories together through a lot of the same actors from LoTR. The producers are trying to achieve this in whatever way they possibly can, where the decision is plausible and makes sense, one of which is bringing back John Rhys-Davies to play Gloin the dwarf, the father of his character Gimli from LoTR. But no dice, Rhys-Davies isn’t interested in returning to play his own father, nor any other dwarf for that matter — or so he tells Empire.

“I’ve already been asked [to return] and to be honest with you, I wouldn’t. I have already completely ruled it out. There’s a sentimental part of me that would love to be involved again. Really I am not sure my face can take that sort of punishment any more. Why would you want to do it if it was just a couple of shots? When you’ve been 1 of 1, why would you want to be 1 of 13?”

Good choice, I say. However, this isn’t the be all end all of Rhys-Davies appearing in the movies (though I certainly hope so), as he ends the interview mentioning that he would like to return… as an elf. Hopefully that doesn’t come to fruition though, I don’t really like people pulling double roles. He is Gimli, that’s it, he can’t be Gloin or an elf or anything else for that matter within that universe. This sort of thing is only A-okay if it’s Van Damme, Sandler or Murphy pulling double-duty playing their own twins or the like. I mean, who doesn’t love The Nutty Professor or Double Impact???

As previously rumoured, the British actor Tom Hardy has been cast as “Mad” Max Rockatansky in the upcoming fourth Mad Max film, tentatively named Mad Max 4: Fury Road. Most people had expected the role to go to the rising star Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation, Avatar), seing as he is Australian, the movie is about an Australian, and word on the street was that series creator George Miller was looking to cast an Australian for the role. Well, evidently the word on the street was wrong. So who is this Hardy fella? He hasn’t done all that much, but most notably he had a major role in Layer Cake from 2004, portrayed Charles Bronson in Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn’s Bronson from 2008 and had the role of Praetor Shinzon in Star Trek: Nemesis back in 2002.

What the new movie will be about is still unknown, but the film will pick up not too long after the happenings of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome from 1985, the third and (sadly) last movie with Mel Gibson in the role of Mad Max, the iconic character that first kickstarted Gibson’s blockbuster career. The movie’s female lead will be the always lovely Charlize Theron, so that alone brings the flick up a bit in my book, though I am still sad that it won’t have the Gibson effect. But under the circumstances Hardy is a pretty good choice, at least talent-wise, so we’ll see how this all turns out. What do you think, is Hardy a good pick or should the role have gone to Worthington?

More bad news. Lately it seems to be all I bring. Sylvester Stallone is planning to bring back his ever popular boxer Rocky Balboa for a seventh round in the ring. Yes, that’s right, a Rocky VII is being planned. Why? I don’t know, but Stallone claims that he has to do it, which is a shame, since Rocky Balboa was such a perfect ending for the character. The movie, if greenlit (and I see no reason why it shouldn’t be, seeing as Rocky Balboa was a huge success, bringing in $155 million on a $24 million budget), will probably start shooting late 2010 or early 2011, depending on when Stallone is finished filming Rambo 5, another unnecessary sequel of his.

“I know I’ll probably make a fool of myself if I make another ‘Rocky’ film after turning 60. I also know there’s gonna be a lot of criticism. Even my wife says, ‘Don’t do it. You’re embarrassing the kids’. But I told her, ‘If I don’t try I’ll be a really unhappy man.’ You have to do it. Artists like me have to go through the dark over and over again.”

That’s what Stallone had to say about the matter to the German TV station Tele 5. So, he has to do it, fine. But what will the movie even be about? The only thing that seems to be left to create a storyline about, that hasn’t been done before, is Rocky dying. He started as a nobody, made a name for himself, defeated the Russians, became a trainer himself, grew old and had the last fight, so now what? If the story doesn’t revolve around him dying, then I can’t imagine this being anything other than a rehash of the other films’ plots. What do you think, should Stallone make Rocky VII, or should Rocky Balboa be the end of the road for our mumbling boxer? I kinda think this is fake, or somehow an old interview surfacing again — it happens — but who knows, eh?

Update: It appears that this actually was an old interview talking about Rocky Balboa rather than Rocky 7. The Rocky saga will remain untouched… for now.

I don’t know about you, but I love Nicolas Cage. Yes, yes, he may have done a few stinkers, but who hasn’t?  Jason Bateman did Teen Wolf Too and I don’t see anyone hating on him! So why all the hate for the Cagemeister? Is he over the top? YES! He is wonderfully over the top, and I am loving it! He is one of the few actors, that I think does over the top well, yet the hate he gets for it is substantial.

Anyway, for the haters of The Cage, the new teaser trailer for his upcoming feature Season of the Witch, will probably make them shit themselves in joy, as they’ll have a new film to bitch and moan about. For the rest of us, we get a taste of a new Cage-flick that actually looks like it could be alright, though it’s still to early to know for certain. The movie also stars Ron Perlman, which is another big plus. Check out the teaser and judge for yourself, after the break.

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There has for the past many years been talk of a fourth Mad Max film, either in live action format, or as an anime. Now it seems the live action one has become the winning choice, as George Miller is moving forward with the movie and looking to cast people for it. For the role of “Mad” Max Rockatansky, however, Miller has ditched the possibility of seeing Mel Gibson return. So fuck this movie. A Mad Max film without Mad Max isn’t something I’d like to see, and unlike other franchises, I don’t see someone replacing Gibson as a very good choice. Mad Max is not James Bond and neither is he Jack Ryan, he cannot be replaced. There is only one Mad Mel.

Miller doesn’t agree with me though, and is looking for his replacement in the actor Tom Hardy, who has previously had the lead in Bronson and has also appeared in Black Hawk Down and Band of Brothers. For the female lead, Miller is currently in talks with Charlize Theron. The idea with the film is to have a younger Mad Max, following the usual Hollywood crap where old = useless. Who would ever want to see Mad Max as an elder man? Oh god no, the horror!!! Again, fuck this movie. Go die George Miller.

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with all the stuff that’s “officially” being said about Ghostbusters 3. Whenever someone new speaks up, whatever comes out is entirely different from what the last person said. Heck, even from day to day, the same people change their statements on whether or not the movie is actually happening or not. Stop confusing me already!

The latest to chime in is the fourth Ghostbuster, Ernie Hudson, who assures us that Ghostbusters 3 will indeed happen and not only that, but the movie will be ready by 2011.

“Ivan [Reitman] said its going to happen and if anybody knows, he does. I think probably we’re going to shoot in the fall, this is what I’m told, and it’ll probably come out in May, 2011.”

So there you go, ladies and gentlemen, Ghostbusters 3 is starting shooting this fall and will be ready by 2011! That is, until tomorrow when the next official word appears that there will be no movie or that they aren’t sure of whether or not any of the cast will actually return. However, I think this is the first time Hudson has spoken out about the movie, so this is slightly more legit than the 100th confusing statement by Bill Murray. What do you think, will Ghostbusters 3 ever actually happen, or will the bullshit just keep on flowing out for a few more years until it’s cancelled? Speak up in the comments.

The generally funny and awesome romantic comedy What Women Want (you know, the one that starred Mel Gibson) was a huge success back in the day, earning a ton of cash for New Line Cinema. So with this being the age of the remakes, it is…you guessed it, getting remade! The movie, which is only about 9-10 years old, starred Gibson as this advertising big shot that after a freak accident in his bathroom — involving a ton of womens products and him electrocuting himself — started to be able to hear what women were thinking when they came close to him.

Well, the remake, or quasi-remake really, will take that general concept and teen it up, turning it into your typical Disney “comedy” about life, love and friendship mixed in with some singing and dancing. The new movie will be called What Boys Want and will feature 17-year-old Selena Gomez, the star of the horrid Disney tv-series Wizards of Waverly Place.

The plot will be that something, something, blablabla happens and then pif puf poof Gomez starts being able to hear what all the CuTe BoYz are thinking. As lame as I think this will be, I do have some hopes though that it’ll make a 360 turn and instead of being another typical teen-Disney flick, we’ll see Gomez being able to hear what men think, which, judging by her looks, is pretty filthy. I’d watch that. But that won’t happen, so screw this movie.

Well you had better decide if you’re hanging on the cross, or banging in the nails…

Fuck yeah. Mel Gibson is back. The trailer for Edge of Darkness, his first film since 2003’s The Singing Detective, has debuted online – and it’s looking awesome. The trailer both shows intense action and the workings of a great plot, which isn’t surprising seeing as the movie is based on an excellent BBC miniseries from 1985 that the film’s director (Casino Royale-director Martin Campbell) actually directed himself back in the day. So get ready for an engaging thriller with Gibson back in action. This is going to be intense.

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