Weekly Ketchup: Abrams eyes Micronauts, Aykroyd as Yogi Bear
This Week's Ketchup includes news about movies based upon Micronauts, Arabian Nights and The Berenstain Bears, as well as casting news for Sir Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Depp, George Clooney and Owen Wilson; and a new movie for the director of Slumdog Millionaire. FRESH DEVELOPMENTS #1 J.J. ABRAMS WANTS TO PLAY WITH YOUR OLD MICRONAUTS TOYS Hot off the success of his reimagining of Star Trek, J.J. Abrams is in negotiations to produce a movie based upon the popular 1970s-1980s Japanese toy franchise Micronauts, which was also a long-running Marvel Comics series. Micronauts was a series of interchangeable science fiction heroes,...

Friday Harvest: Prince of Persia, The Road, and more!
Happy Friday Harvest, a weekly round-up of the best pictures, posters, and videos that have become available for viewing/download on Rotten Tomatoes. Each section features the favorite or most interesting item we've added for the week, along with several other new highlights. Enjoy! The Road is finally nearing its end. Countless delays hasn't hurt The Road's considerable buzz, and right now it's pulling a strong mid-80s Tomatometer. This new batch shows off the incredible scenes of decay and destruction, along with images of peace before the world ended. I feel like I'm pretty burnt out on superheroes. But I thought...

Evil Dead to Rise Again in 2010
The cult classic that made Sam Raimi the object of horror fans' affections is being resurrected and brought back to theaters next year. The director has agreed to hold midnight screenings of the original Evil Dead film in select Landmark theaters across the US. Read the article for more details.

J.J. Abrams Producing Micronauts Movie?
Will Hasbro bring its "Micronauts" toys to the big screen...with J.J. Abrams producing? According to the Wall Street Journal, that's but one of the many toy-themed projects in development.

Faris, Aykroyd, and Timberlake Headed for Jellystone Park
Warner Bros.' "Yogi Bear" adaptation has started to build its cast, with Anna Faris, Dan Aykroyd, and Justin Timberlake in talks to lend their voices to the live-action/CGI hybrid.

Bradley Cooper Enters Dark Fields
Bradley Cooper has agreed to star in "Dark Fields," a Neil Burger-directed thriller about a down-on-his-luck writer who uses a pill to increase his intelligence -- only to discover it has some fairly awful side effects.

Julia Stiles Hears the Cry of the Owl
Julia Stiles and Paddy Considine will co-star in "Cry of the Owl," an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith book about the bizarre complications that arise from a woman's attraction to her stalker.

Critics Consensus: A Christmas Carol Dazzles But Disappoints
This week at the movies, we've got some modern-day Dickens (Disney's A Christmas Carol, starring Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman); a button-pushing thriller (The Box, starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden); vanishing Alaskans (The Fourth Kind, starring Milla Jovovich and Elias Koteas); and some psychic soldiers (The Men Who Stare at Goats, starring George Clooney and Jeff Bridges). What do the critics have to say? Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is one of literature's most haunting morality tales - and one of the most adapted. Critics are largely split on two key aspects of Robert Zemeckis' motion-capture version starring Jim...

Sundance to Hit the Road in a New Initiative
The Utah film festival's new director, John Cooper, has decided to begin a program called "Sundance Film Festival U.S.A.," in which a number of fest films and directors will be flown out to various US cities towards the end of the festival. Read the article for all the details.

Peter Murphy Filming Twilight Saga: Eclipse Cameo
In a move that might finally give goths a reason to wear black, Peter Murphy will film a cameo for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse."

David Goyer Promises "Existential" Ghost Rider Sequel
Saying it will be the "Casino Royale" of the franchise, David Goyer spoke with MTV about the "Ghost Rider" sequel, which he says will find Nicolas Cage in a "much darker, existential place."

Emmerich Plans 2012: The TV Series
Could Roland Emmerich bring his brand of big-budget post-apocalyptic magic to television? That's the plan behind a proposed "2012" TV series.

Oscar Buzz for Sandra Bullock?
Could Sandra Bullock possibly earn an Oscar nomination the same year that "All About Steve" came out? She will if the Los Angeles Times' Pete Hammond has anything to say about it.

Wes Anderson Responds to "Film in Space" Rumors
Wes Anderson is being typically coy about his next project, but one thing is for sure (we think): he was only joking about making it a sci-fi movie that will be partially filmed in space.

First Look at Jessica Alba in Machete
A new poster for Robert Rodriguez's "Machete" has popped up -- and oh, look, it has a picture of Jessica Alba on it!

Johnny Depp Traveling with Angelina Jolie?
In the latest casting twist for a project that's already seen more than its share, Johnny Depp is negotiating to star opposite Angelina Jolie in "The Tourist."

Anthony Hopkins Set for Hemingway Biopic
Anthony Hopkins will play Ernest Hemingway in Andy Garcia's "Hemingway and Fuentes," a drama about "the two decades that Hemingway spent in Cuba fishing with his best friend, Gregorio Fuentes." Annette Bening will co-star.

Sony and Hasbro Take a Risk
Did you think Hasbro was finished finding studios for film adaptations of its board games? Think again, suckers -- Sony has picked up the rights to "Risk."

Galifianakis Wants to Play a Giant Talking Egg
Zach Galifianakis' post-"Hangover" hot streak continues: the actor is in talks to provide the voice of Humpty Dumpty in DreamWorks' "Shrek" spinoff, "Puss in Boots."

Zhang Ziyi Picks a Snow Flower
Zhang Ziyi will co-produce and star in "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan," a drama set in 19th century China about "the lifelong friendship of Lily and Snow Flower and their imprisonment by rigid cultural codes of conduct for women."