Redundant remake news, now.  With American Psycho in 2000, co-writer and director Mary Harron managed to adapt a seemingly unadaptable novel while preserving its spirit and a surprising amount of its unsavory content.  The film, supported by a remarkable, Tom Cruise-inspired performance from Christian Bale, has aged well; ten years on, its intentional but not overdone 1980's Manhattan and Bale's controlled work allow the scathing satirical comedy to shine through even clearer.  But why not remake it anyways?

Opening in theaters on October 28th is the new sci-fi thriller from Gattaca writer/director Andrew Niccol called In Time. The film stars an excellent cast of young actors including Justin Timberlake (The Social Network), Amamda Seyfried (Dear John), Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins), Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy), Matt Bomer (TV's White Collar), Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four), Johnny Galecki (TV's The Big Bang Theory), and Vincent Kartheiser (TV's Mad Men). 

At Comic-Con International in San Diego earlier this year, IAR's managing editor Jami Philbrick had a chance to speak with director Andrew Niccol, as well actors Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried about their new film In Time. The two actors and the director discuss the new film, it's intricate plot, fast paced chases, Seyfried's natural talent, Timberlake's reasons for making the movie, and its close relationship to Gattaca.   

Yesterday, Sony Pictures released a heaping of character profiles and accompanying images from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the studio's American adaptation of the novel that made Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson a posthumous bestselling author.  If you clicked all the way to the film's official website to investigate all 18 bios without hitting the mute button, then you were treated to the first sampling of the film's score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.  The evocative, somewhat sinister seven-minute track is now helpfully available for a listen free from the encumbrances of an official site.

Over the weekend, a probably-not-really leaked bootleg of a show-stopping red band trailer for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo appeared online and hung around until today, when Sony finally shuffled it loose.  The David Fincher adaptation of the late Stieg Larsson's hugely successful, hugely jacked-up novel has a new green band trailer, though, and it retains about 99% of the coolness of that red band trailer.  Check out the new trailer, complete with Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig cutting it up Swedish style, and Karen O screeching through 'Immigrant Song' as well as a NSFW international poster.

If you thought director David Fincher following up the Oscar-nominated The Social Network with an American adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, then the first trailer should not just change your mind, but also smash it out back of your head.  An international trailer has been playing overseas, and the official version of this red band trailer is playing very, very selectively Stateside.  A lucky moviegoer took a minute and thirty-nine seconds to record it, and Sony has yet to have it removed.  The trailer is good enough that you won't mind the roaming camera, though.  Take your first look at Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig getting their freak on in the adaptation of Stieg Larsson's international bestseller.

Prepare for an onslaught of articles starting with, "Hi-ho, Silver!"  Back in April, Armie Hammer was revealed to be in talks with Disney and director Gore Verbinski to play the iconic western hero in The Lone Ranger, which will star Johnny Depp as the masked ranger's Native American sidekick Tonto.  Since, then, casting talk has quieted down, with producer Jerry Bruckheimer staying mum on the reported casting.  Now, no less a source than Variety reports that Hammer is "finalizing a deal" to star in his most high profile role yet.

If you were bummed when – after he was reportedly in negotions – Ryan Gosling ended up not taking the title role in The Lone Ranger, then dry your eyes, because Disney and director Gore Verbinski have apparently found a new handsome man for the job.  Deadline reports that Armie Hammer, who you'll remember as the Winklevii in The Social Network, is in early talks to join Johnny Depp's Tonto as the masked Texas Ranger out to 'civilize' the Wild West.

Armie Hammer, who shot to prominence playing both Winklevoss twins in David Fincher's The Social Network, has joined the cast of the as-yet untitled Snow White film starring Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen.  Hammer will play Prince Andrew Alcott for director Tarsem Singh in the dark interpretation of the classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm.  Singh directed The Fall and the upcoming action epic Immortals, starring Superman-to be Henry Cavill.  Read the full press release from Relativity Media. 

Noomi Rapace, who played the title character in the Swedish adaptation of the late Stieg Larsson's insanely popular novel The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and its sequels, delivered a performance that will be difficult to top.  That said, I like the look of Rooney Mara as the Americanized Lisbeth Salander, precisely because she's not what I expected.  Mara previously appeared in The Social Network for Dragon Tattoo director David Fincher, but that character bore very little resemblance to Salander.  Just take a look at these new set photos of Mara in costume, as well as one of her costar Daniel Craig, who plays journalist Mikael Blomkvist.

When Tina Fey's Saturday Night Live-inspired series 30 Rock debuted in 2006, it was the underdog of two SNL-themed shows premiering on NBC that season.  The other was Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, created by Aaron Sorkin, who also created The West Wing and Sports Night, and wrote the films A Few Good Men, An American President, and Charlie Wilson's War.  His hour long drama/comedy starring Matthew Perry proved to be the less popular series, finishing its run in just one season, while 30 Rock  is currently in its fifth season.  Fresh from winning a Best Screenplay Oscar for The Social Network, Sorkin made a cameo appearance on last night's 30 Rock, spouting off his usual rapid-fire dialogue in one of his trademark walk & talks.  Watch the clip right here.