It looks as if Will Ferrell should be thankful he’s alive after wrestling with a bear for the film Semi-Pro.  Yesterday, the bear that starred in the film, attacked and killed it’s trainer Stephan Miller.  While the bear seemed obediant and was not thought of as a threat, the bear mauled Stephan’s throat and created injuries that later killed him.  The bear is currently being held by the state department of Fish and Game.  [read more]

Peter at /Film posted the new cover art for Lost Boys: The Tribe.  For those who are still lingering Corey Feldman fans, maybe you’ll be interested in this.  For those who aren’t, laugh with disdain.

First Showing put up the new poster for Wanted.  It looks almost as if taken from a cellphone camera or a really shoddy digital camera, but I think that’s just the style of the poster.  I guess the real question is who cares when the movie’s about people that can bend bullets…

Along with the Wanted poster, Film School Rejects posted the new poster from Hellboy II.  Both were released during NY’s Comic Con.  Neither poster will probably get released as official ones for the film, they’re just Comic Con promos.

/Film posted like 80 bajillion pics of Speed Racer.  Well, in truth 80 bajillion is pretty huge, but it’s like 35, give or take a few.  And, to top it all off, they all get supersized if you click them.  I know how much you like that.  Also, no matter what people say about this, I’m excited for it.

Cinematical’s Elisabeth Rappe wants to know what makes nudity so uncomfortable to some people.  Oddly enough, when I saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall and litlte Segel popped up on the screen (over and over) some guys in the crowd gagged as if they’ve never seen one.  Still an interesting look at people and their reactions to uncomfortable subjects.

While not being completely movie related, I’ll leave you with the video (that will probably be removed ASAP) of GTA IV.  It’s apparently a tester or developer’s filming of them playing the game.  Watch the embed below.

• Uwe Boll is a Genius aka This Week in Movies 4/9/08
• Poster: Jason Statham Stars in Death Race
• General Admission – September 5th, 2008
• Sounding Board: Pathology
• Poster: Teaser for Megan Fox and Jennifer’s Body

* While we’re borderlining (noun to verb, that’s ok) on getting sick of all the Iron Man posts, I’m sure someone isn’t.  Slash Film wrote that early reviews of Iron Man are coming in very positive and stating that they’re “absolutely blown away by the sheer awesomeness”.  Judging by the 1,000 video clips and trailers I’ve seen, I believe I’ve seen the film already, so maybe I can rate it too.

* In a brilliant move by the Onion, they’ve picked up on the over abundance of Iron Man hype and videos and released a little video of their own.  If you’ve got a sense of humor, you need to watch this.  If you don’t have one, well, leave.  Video embedded below.

* Our scandalous title this week was chosen thanks to a post on Cinematical.  They decided to put together the seven most hilarious moments of nudity in film.  Borat’s naked wrestling scene topped the list and it all went down from there.  Oddly enough, female nudity isn’t funny, just enjoyed…err…required…err..moving on…

* The Movie Blog wrote a story on some pictures of G.I. Joe battle armor that they found.  Unfortunately, the only thing underneath the armor was mannequins in the picture.  Not terribly exciting.

* IGN released a red band trailer for the film The Babysitters.  From watching it, I’m a bit confused as to what makes it a red band, but who’s going to complain about it in general?  Also, don’t search “The Babysitters” on google images unless you’re not looking for the movie.  Well, at least not that movie.

* If you’re not tired of the Anna Faris dumb blond role (one I must add that she’s perfected), you’ll want to check out the trailer for her new film The House Bunny.  To be honest, it doesn’t actually look that terrible.  What a startling recommendation that was…

* In one of the coolest posts of the week (at least to a geek like me), Slashfilm posted some super hi-res photos from WALL-E.  When I say super hi-res, I’m talking HUGE.  These photos are about 35mb in size, so you won’t be able to view them in your browser.  You can, however, download them thanks to Slashfilm’s kindness.  Check them out, they make nice desktop images.

* According to sources, the new Indiana Jones flick (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) is going to be around two hours and twenty minutes long.  Apparently young gun Shia LeBouf has brought some stamina to the franchise.  Read more about it here, here or here.

*  The Farrelly Bros. are back.  Cinematical let’s us know that their next film will be a redneck action/adventure.  Don’t get me wrong, I’ve enjoyed a lot of their films, but are their shock gags even still relevant in today’s comedy world?

So we’ve safely wrapped up another issue of This Week in Movies.  In closing, I’ll leave you with a little convo between Neil and Kevin at Film School Rejects.  Hopefully ya’ll come back now ya’ hear?

NEIL: Iron Man is going to be awesome.
KEVIN: Sure.
NEIL: You must admit that Iron Man is going to be awesome.
KEVIN: Yeah, whatever.
NEIL: Iron Man will be the greatest movie ever made in the history of the world.
KEVIN: Uh… okay.
NEIL: Bow down and worship Iron Man!
KEVIN: I’m in a car right now.
NEIL: You will kneel before Iron Man!
KEVIN: Look, I’m sure it’s going to be a great movie…
NEIL: I would totally make out with Jon Favreau.
KEVIN: [long, uncomfortable pause] Can we stop at McDonalds?

• Real Life Wall-E Not So Far From Reality
• Uwe Boll is a Genius aka This Week in Movies 4/9/08
• Video: Iron Man Suit Origins
• General Admission – May 2nd, 2008
• Videos: Making of Iron Man

* Uwe Boll announced late last week/weekend that he would stop making films if the internet petition and campaign against him reached 1,000,000 signatures. Many blogs covered this story as well as some larger media outlets. The petition currently has 142,069 signatures. I’ve signed the petition. If it prevents another terrible video game movie, I’m all for it.

* After seeing all the press from the petition, Uwe Boll then recorded a video response calling out Michael Bay and Eli Roth as well as asking for a pro-Uwe petition to be created. The pro-Uwe petition currently has 8 signatures. Read more about it on slashfilm. Also, have to love Roth’s response of “greatest compliment ever” to Boll’s video. Really, I think Boll just pulled a fast one on everyone and got a ton of free press for his upcoming release Postal (which releases May 23rd and already has a 4.3 rating on IMDb).

* Disney and Pixar, via a press conference in New York, dished out their upcoming release schedule up to 2012. The releases included Wall-e, Bolt, Up, Toy Story 3D, The Princess and the Frog, Toy Story 2 3D, Rapunzel, Newt, The Bear and the Bow, Cars 2 and the King of the Elves. You can read about it here or here. This may seem as if Pixar has finally run out of fresh ideas, but the people who attended the conference seem pretty interested. Also, we’ll be seeing new Pixar flicks for the next few releases anyway with Wall-e, Up and Newt.

* Disney has also announced that a fourth installment of High School Musical will created for the Disney Channel. Somehow I missed a third one being released (to be honest, I haven’t seen any of them, so I’ve missed them all). If you’re interested in more, read all about it.

* Film School Rejects say that Chaos Theory is definitely a movie to check out. They also explained although Dane Cook and Ryan Reynolds may look alike, they don’t share much else in common (well, beyond Waiting…). I’m fairly interested in this film, so I’m going to take their word on it. If you want to look into it, they’ve got a trailer up on their post or feel free to check out our selection of trailers for the film. You may also want to get in on some Chaos Theory gear.

* According to Cinematical, all those who missed out on naked Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe the first time will get another chance to see him perform in the buff. Equus, the Broadway play that he bares it all in will begin a stint in NY starting on September 5th. If that’s your thing, check it out.

* The Movie Blog wrote an article on how to pick out a DVD to rent with your girlfriend. While you may get disinterested just reading the title, the information inside was actually well done. I think all our time spent at the movie store could be better spent if we knew the 5-1 technique.

Well, I’m doing digging through the trenches of the movie news (read: using Google Reader) to pick out the news for you all. Feel free to check out the links and let me know what you thought of the stories. I will however leave you with some video clips from The Red Bull Flugtag.

• WALL-E Sweet Featurette
• Postal is Not Coming to Theaters Any Time Soon
• Video: 3+ Minute Clip from Disney’s Bolt
• News: Michael Moore’s Newest Doc Gets Name Change and Internet Release
• Pixar’s Biggest Problem