Kevin Smith unveils 'Red State' poster

Kevin Smith is wrapping up his upcoming horror film "Red State," and to celebrate the end of shooting, etc., he debuted the film's teaser poster on his website. You can check out the one-sheet after the jump.

Essentially, "Red State" is a horror film in which a group of misfits encounter fundamentalism gone to the extreme in Middle America. Kyle Gallner, John Goodman, Melissa Leo and Michael Angarano star.

Smith said, "But this piece of artwork (I call it “The Holy Ghost”) didn’t come from a top-tier ad agency: Jon Gordon is my RED STATE producer, and this poster was created by his assistant, Melissa Bloom."

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First five minutes of 'The Princess and the Frog'

Walt Disney today posted the first five minutes of its upcoming 2D animated family film "The Princess and the Frog," which will open in theaters Dec. 11, 2009. Check out the opening scene after the jump.

As you can see below, this clip still contains a bunch of unfinished animation, which is kind of cool because it shows you how the drawings evolved into the final look of the film. It's also a cute clip, overall.

It's a fairy tale centering on a young princess living in New Orleans during the Jazz Age. Things get all strange when she encounters a talking frog asking her for a kiss... a kiss that will literally transform her life.

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Energetic new trailer for 'The Princess and the Frog'

Walt Disney Pictures today released the brand-new trailer for its upcoming 2D animated feature "The Princess and the Frog," and I invite you to check it out below. It's incrediby energetic and filled with good tunes.

The film is a fairy tale centering on a young princess living in New Orleans during the Jazz Age. Things get all strange when she encounters a talking frog asking her for a kiss... a kiss that will literally transform her life.

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Casting bites: Michael Sheen, Jaime Winstone

Here's your selection of quick casting updates for May 16, 2009:

• Michael Sheen, who played Tony Blair in "The Queen" and David Frost in "Frost/Nixon," and Paddy Considine, whose credits include "In America" and "My Summer of Love," will star in Richard Ayoade's feature debut "Submarine." The flick follows a teenager trying to lose his virginity all while doing what he can to save his parents' marriage. (Variety)

• Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone and Daniel Mays are the latest to join Sally Hawkins and Bob Hoskins in Nigel Cole's ("Calendar Girls") "We Want Sex." Written by William Ivory, the flick focuses on the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Monica Bellucci has boarded Jon Turteltaub's comedy "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," which also stars Nicholas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer and Toby Kebbell. Bellucci is playing a sorceress and lost love of Cage's character. Bellucci's credits include "Shoot 'Em Up" and "The Matrix Reloaded." (Variety)

• John Goodman is in talks to join Orlando Bloom and Vincent Cassel in Andrew Niccol's "The Cross," which follows Bloom as he seeks to cross a mysterious border. Niccol also directed "Lord of War" and Goodman recently starred in "Speed Racer" and "Confessions of a Shopaholic." (Variety)