Two years ago, an Aaron Sorkin won an Oscar for his The Social Network screenplay and the film that was initially and eye-rollingly dismissed by the majority of folks as "The Facebook Movie."  So in putting together a serious, classy film based on the life of the late Apple co-founder and Patron Saint of Personal Electronics Steve Jobs, Sony Pictures wisely sought to reunite with Sorkin. 

“Catches thieves just like flies.”

That’s how one of the most anticipated panels and presentations this year at WonderCon 2012 opened, spoken by the Sony Pictures Panel moderator in a room brimming with people, young and old. The quote pertains to the Spider-Man reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man helmed by director Marc Webb ((500) Days of Summer), and distributed by Sony Films.

It is a complete re-imagining of the Spider-Man movie franchise, because Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) plays Peter Parker, Martin Sheen plays Uncle Ben, and MJ is not the love interest. In fact, Emma Stone (The Help) plays Gwen Stacy, Peter’s love interest, who as it turns out, is wildly different than MJ. More importantly, the driving motivator differs from the emotional catalyst put forth by the Raimi trilogy. In all, this story takes a different approach to telling the story of what compels Peter to try to make the world a little bit safer and better.

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.