Tag Archives: Peter Weller

Monday Picks: ‘The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension’

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s Monday Pick is the 1984 multi genre classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. Director/screenwriter W.D. Richter (Dracula (1979), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Big Trouble in Little China) created one of the weirdest … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Action, Cult Cinema, Directors, DVD, DVD Reviews, Fantasy, MGM, Monday Picks, Movies, Netflix, Sci-Fi | Tagged Christopher Lloyd, Clancy Brown, Dan Hedaya, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, John Lithgow, Lewis Smith, Pepe Serna, Peter Weller, Vincent Schiavelli, W.D. Richter | Comments Off

‘The Dark Knight Returns: Part 1’ Animated Film Trailer Hits The ‘Net

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

For all the hit and miss of DC’s theatrical features in the last decade, their animated features have been mostly top-notch. The wealth of quality has evolved from the team that brought us the classic DC animated shows of the ’90s and early … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, DC, DC Entertainment, DVD, Movies, News, Trailers, Video, Warner Bros | Tagged Batman, Comics, DC, DC Entertainment, DVD, Frank Miller, News, Peter Weller, The Dark Knight Returns, Warner Bros | Comments Off

RoboCop to Provide the Voice for the Aged Batman in ‘The Dark Knight Returns’

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The DC animated universe is fantastic. Bruce Timm has been masterminding gold standard animation for nearly two decades, and his crew is finally taking on one of the most important Batman stories ever told, Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Announcements, Casting, Comics, DC, DC Entertainment, Movies, News, Warner Bros | Tagged Adaptation, Batman, Bruce Timm, Comics, DC, Frank Miller, Michael Ironside, Peter Weller, The Dark Knight Returns, Warner Bros | 1 Comment

After Dark and Dark Castle Join Forces to Form After Dark Action

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

After Dark Films, who over the last couple of years have become well known for releasing horror films to theaters and home video, has partnered with Dark Castle Home Entertainment to bring you a new franchise of films, this time … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Announcements, Dark Castle, Drama, Horror, Movies, News | Tagged Adam Mervis, After Dark Action, After Dark Films, Antonio Negret, Briana Evigan, Christian Slater, Cung Le, Devon Sawa, Dolph Lundgren, Dragon Eyes, Eduardo Rodriguez, El Gringo, Elizabeth Rohm, Gary Spinelli, Harold Perrineau, James Frain, Jason Connery, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jim Caviezel, John Hyams, Jon Huertas, Jonathan W. Stokes, Michael Gilvary, Neal McDonough, Peter Weller, Philly Kid, Scott Adkins, Sean Faris, Stash House, Sterling Knight, Tim Tori, Transit, Wes Chatham, Yvette Yates | Comments Off

Monday Picks: ‘Robocop’

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s Monday Pick is the 1987 Sci-fi action film Robocop, directed by master filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Flesh & Blood, Soldier of Orange, The Black Book). Peter Weller stars as slain police officer Alex Murphy who … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Blu-Ray, Classics, Cult Cinema, DVD, DVD Reviews, MGM, Monday Picks, Movies, Netflix, Reviews, Sci-Fi | Tagged Alex Cox, Dan O'Herlihy, Edward Neumeier, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Miner, Miguel Ferrer, Nancy Allen, Paul Verhoven, Peter Weller, Rob Bottin, Robert D'oQui, Robocop, Ronny Cox, Rutger Hauer | Comments Off

‘The Killing’ Star Joel Kinnaman To be the Next Robocop

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

Robocop is finally getting an upgrade. After months of rumors, it looks like MGM has finally found their leading man for the upcoming Robocop remake. With potential stars ranging from Michael Fassbender to Russell Crowe, they finally decided on Swedish … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Casting, MGM, Movies, News, Reboots and Remakes | Tagged Elite Squad, Eric Newman, Joel Kinnaman, Jose Padilha, Joshua Zetumer, Marc Abraham, Michael Fassbender, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, Robocop, Russell Crowe, Safe House, Starship Troopers, The Killing, Total Recall | 2 Comments

Original ‘Robocop’ Peter Weller Joins J.J. Abrams Next ‘Star Trek’

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Joe Gillis

In what could be called a bit of sci-fi synergy, original Robocop actor Peter Weller is reportedly joining the cast of J.J. Abrams upcoming sequel to Star Trek. While no other details are available at the moment as to what … Continue reading →

Posted in Casting, Movies, News, Star Trek | Tagged Alice Eve, Benecio del Toro, Chris Pine, J.J Abrams, John Cho, Karl Urban, Peter Weller, Star Trek, Star Trek 2, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana | Comments Off

MGM’s ‘RoboCop’ Reboot Finally Gets A Writer

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Matt Raub

Though it was upsetting to see Darren Aronofsky to walk away from helming a reboot of the classic 1980’s sci-fi franchise Robocop, we knew that him working on a sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine may be a better fit. Also, … Continue reading →