Talk about flogging a dead horse.

George Lucas is reportedly planning to transfer all six Star Wars movies into 3D.

This news was revealed by DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, who said that Lucas has the technical resources to actually make it happen. We all know that he also has the financial resources to actually do it if he does make up his mind.

We’ll keep you posted on this news as it develops in the future.

One of the most anticipated DVD releases this year is the Iron Man DVD. Online forums are abuzz on when the DVD or Blu-ray of the hit movie will finally hit stores.

Paramount Home Entertainment has finally confirmed the date for Iron Man’s release and it’s going to be on September 30.

Three different variants will be available for sale, a Two-Disc Special Collector’s Edition, a Single-Disc Edition and a Special Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Disc.

The newest Batman movie is out to prove that it could also be the best.

The Dark Knight has reportedly earned $155.34 million on its opening weekend, making it the biggest opening weekend at the box office, beating Spider-Man 3’s performance a year ago. In fact, it bested Spider-man 3’s record by $4 million. The movie also broke another record set by the Spidey flick–the best debut in IMAX theaters with a gross of $6.2 million spread over 94 locations.

In times of crisis, people have a tendency to flock to movies and other forms of entertainment that have themes that will make them laugh or just forget about the pressures of real life. With the global oil crisis affecting every single person on Earth (well, maybe not the Chinese) and food shortage a looming problem in the future, it’s quite justifiable that people would want to see a movie that would bring a smile to their faces.

Great news for Robert Downey, Jr. fans! The erstwhile Iron Man star has committed to star in a movie about Sherlock Homes that will be directed by Guy Ritchie.

Downey has already given his agreement to star in the movie, which shall begin production this coming October. A newly polished script from Anthony Peckham has already been submitted to the studio so this movie is going smoothly at this point.

This is going to be a more straight-forward interpretation of Holmes compared to the other Sherlock Holmes movie that is being developed by Columbia Pictures. This movie is going to be a comedy with Sacha Baron Cohen playing the role of Holmes and Will Ferrell playing his sidekick. Dr. Watson.

Quentin Tarantino is reportedly hard at work doing pre-production for his movie Inglorious Bastards, a movie that he will do with the Weinstein Company.

The movie will have similar themes to The Dirty Dozen-a group of soldiers that are sent behind enemy lines. The group is looking at accelerating production so that they will have time to submit the film in next year’s Cannes Film Festival.

One other interesting news about the movie is that Tarantino is reportedly talking to Brad Pitt regarding a role that he can play in the movie.

Hiphop genius and martial arts fanatic RZA said that he currently developing a martial arts movie with director Eli Roth.

The movie, entitled The Man with The Iron Fist, has nothing to do whatsoever with the Marvel superhero. RZA said that he got the blessing of his “teacher” Quentin Tarantino to make the movie.

According to Roth, RZA is not only writing the movie, he will also direct it. He’ll probably do the music too, which is a great treat for his fans.

More actors have been announced for the impending Bad Lieutenant remake that will be directed by acclaimed director Werner Herzog.

Among the actors announced are Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Coolidge, Vondie Curtis Hall, Shawn Hatosy, Denzel Whitaker and Xzibit. The actors join both Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in the cast.

Other actors announced were Shea Wigham, Katie Chonacas, and Brad Dourif.

Film buffs will now that the original Bad Lieutenant, which was shown in 1992, featured Harvey Keitel in one of the strongest performances of his career. Abel Ferrara directed the original.

A number of characters are reportedly going to be cut out from the Harry Potter movie that is currently in production.

Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince is the sixth book and sixth movie in the franchise and if reports are true, many characters that appeared in the book will be excised from the movie version. One of these characters is Prof. Trelawney, played by Emma Thompson. Trelawney has already appeared in two movies in the franchise.

Mulder fans will kill me for saying this but I really think that Gillian Anderson is the more talented actor
between her and David Duchovny. That’s why I find it so disappointing that she just disappeared after The X-Files concluded.

Fortunately, The X-Files movie sequel may have reignited her passion for acting. She is reportedly going to star in and produce a biopic on the life of Martha Gellhorn a pioneering female war correspondent who managed to gain coverage of the various conflicts from the Spanish Civil War to Vietnam while also trying to juggle her personal relationships, including a marriage to Ernest Hemingway. Anderson will play the title role in the movie.