Opening in theaters on October 28th is a new spy thriller from writers Derek Haas and Michael Brandt (3:10 To Yuma, Wanted) called The Double. The film marks Brandt's directing debut and features an incredible cast of actors including Richard Gere (Primal Fear, The Jackal), Topher Grace (Predators, Spider-Man 3), Stephen Moyer (TV's True Blood), Odette Yustman-Annable (TV's House), Stana Katic (TV's Castle), and screen legend Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now, The Departed). 

IAR's managing editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down with actors Topher Grace and Stephen Moyer to discuss their new film The Double. The two actors spoke candidly about the new movie, it's complicated twists and turns, their characters, their love for spy thrillers, and the Cold War. 

Fox Searchlight Pictures along with Camelot Pictures are set to release Margaret on Friday, September 30^th to limited platform release.  With a stellar cast that includes Anna Paquin (True Blood), Allison Janney (The Help), Matthew Broderick (Tower Heist), Matt Damon (Contagion), Kieran Culkin (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and Mark Ruffalo (The Avengers), the film centers on a seventeen year-old New York City high school student, Lisa Cohen (played by Paquin), who is convinced that she has inadvertently played a role in a bus accident in Manhattan’s Upper West Side that caused a woman’s horrific death.

Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count On Me, which was nominated for two Academy Awards), and produced by the late director Sydney Pollack (Three Days of the Condor), Gary Gilbert and Scott Rudin with the late director Anthony Minghella (The English Patient) as executive producer, the film takes the audience along on the tumultuous journey as she tries to make things right.  Met with opposition at every turn as she takes legal action against the bus driver (Ruffalo), she is torn apart with guilt as revelations about telling the truth in the real world prove frustrating and disappointing.

Without a doubt, one of the most highly anticipated films of 2012 has got to be The Avengers. Marvel Studios has been teasing this film since the release of Iron Man in 2008 and the movie promises to bridge elements from all of their previous endeavors, including The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, and this past summer’s Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger, into one cinematic Marvel universe. It’s a pretty daunting task if you think about it and one that has never been attempted before, which makes it all the more impressive that it appears that they are about to pull it off.

One man who Marvel Studios has given a pivotal role to in this process is Swedish born actor Stellan Skarsgard. Best known for his roles in films like The Hunt for Red October, Ronin, Good Will Hunting, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Skarsgard appeared this past summer as Dr. Eric Selvig in Thor and is set to reprise his role next summer in The Avengers. Anyone who stayed through the end credits of Thor to see Marvel’s traditional tag-on scene knows (SPOILER ALERT) that Skarsgard’s character is now working with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and S.H.I.E.L.D. to study the cosmic cube, which was first introduced in Captain America: The First Avenger. However, unbeknownst to Fury, Selvig appears to now be under the influence of Thor’s brother and archenemy, Loki (Tom Hiddleston). But how is Loki controlling Selvig and just how large will Skarsgard’s role in The Avengers be?

This morning I had the pleasure of speaking to Stellan Skarsgard about his work in Thor, which will be released on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on September 13^th. While we won’t publish my conversation with Mr. Skarsgard about the making of Thor until closer to the film’s home media release, I wanted to let you know what the veteran actor told me today about his work on The Avengers. It turns out that Skarsgard is actually in New York today filming his final scene for the film and will then fly to Los Angeles to re-shoot some scenes for David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, based on the extremely popular Swedish novel of the same name.

This weekend marks the annual San Diego fest known as Comic-Con, or as nerds call it: “Christmas.” Each year, Comic-Con has grown in popularity, and has become a hub for all things not only comic book based, but Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action, and much more in the land of entertainment. If you’re going to fight the crowds in San Diego,you’re going to need at least a couple things: a dorky costume, and our list of what to watch for!

On any given week during the year, Friday is a unique day, with the work-week done and the fertile possibilities of two free, sociable days spread out before the beleaguered workers of the world.  Such it is with San Diego Comic-Con, as well.  The single biggest and most potent gathering of nerdlingers on this island Earth is all anticipatory excitement on Friday, with attendees feeling very much like children on Halloween, dumping pillowcases full of sugary, fun-size sweets on the floor.  Of course, all that candy will eventually lead to stomach aches and diabetes, but in that moment, all that matters is the promise of sweetness to come.  IAR will, of course, be covering Comic-Con International, but the sheer abundance of bite-sized events and panels at the Con assures that no one organization can cover it all, so we're providing a rundown of the Friday panels that might just be of interest to you, our dear reader. 

Every year, the Humane Society of the United States gives out its Genesis Awards that positively focus attention on animal rights issues.  That this year's Genesis winner for Outstanding Feature Film, How to Train Your Dragon, encourages tolerance and generosity towards fictitious animals was not a problem.  According to the Humane Society, the animated DreamWorks film starring Jay Baruchel contained an "inspiring message about tolerance and respect for all living creatures."  Also, dragons.  This is the second year that animated film has won the feature award; last year, Up took the top honor for its depiction of an endangered tropical bird and a whole mess of talking dogs.  Skim over the full list of this year's Genesis Award winners, including Stephen Colbert, Oprah Winfrey, and the HBO series True Blood.

Based on the latest trailer for Priest, Scott Stewart's ostensible adaptation of a Korean comic by Hyung Min-woo, it seems like Stewart put a heaping of genre elements into a blender and turned it on without capping the thing, spewing forth a nasty spray of mulched post apocalyptic deserts, vampires, wire-fu, a Blade Runner-style overcrowded metropolis, 3D, speed change action, slow-mo, and warrior monks.  The film has an impressive cast, though, with Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer, Maggie Q, and Karl Urban.  There's another trailer online now, ready to remind you of other, probably better movies.  Give it a looksie:

While you read this, just imagine how incredible it would be as a wacky sitcom.  Apparently, Quentin Tarantino, the irrepressible writer-director responsible for Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, and Inglourious Basterds, lives next door to Alan Ball, the writer of American Beauty and creator of the HBO series 'Six Feet Under' and 'True Blood'.  On Thursday, Tarantino filed a lawsuit against Ball, claiming that the screeching of Ball's "exotic bird menagerie" has disrupted his ability to write from home.

Check out iamROGUE.com’s Exclusive Interview with Tron: Legacy star James Frain!

With Tron: Legacy just over a week away, iamROGUE .com is feeling the excitement. We even had a chance to chat with the very talented James Frain who plays Jarvis in the film.

Writer/director Patrick Hughes did something incredibly brave when he made Red Hill. He fashioned a film that in spirit and atmosphere feels very close to a Coen Brothers movie. It feels at times like a cross between Blood Simple and No Country for Old Men. The landscape and the use of color are very intriguing as the film grows darker and darker during its progression. While the Coen influence is clear, Hughes was able to use that and still create his own vision.

Shane and Alice Cooper (Ryan Kwanten and Claire van der Boom) are starting a new life in a peaceful little town. Shane has just signed on as Constable for the local law enforcement, yet he can’t even find his own gun. No sooner than when he arrives at the station, there is something evil brewing in the air. A man named Jimmy (Tommy Lewis) has escaped out of prison, and the locals have good reason to suspect he’s going to be heading their way.