POTD: What Does JJ Abrams’ Apple Note Tell Us About Episode 7? By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 10, 2014 7:00 am EST If you didn’t think JJ Abrams was an Apple fan, then take a look at the Apple Store-looking design of the bridge of the USS Enterprise in his Star Trek films. In his famous “mystery box” Ted Talk, Abrams enthused “I love Apple computers. I’m obsessed. My MacBook challenges me: ‘What are you going to write that is worthy of me?...
By Angie Han/Oct. 31, 2012 9:00 am EST Yeah, streaming in general is certainly super convenient, but actually finding the exact movie you want isn’t always. Enter Roku, which has just added a very helpful universal search feature to its set-top boxes. Now all it takes is a single search to pinpoint exactly which service has Big, and for how much. Hit the jump to read more. As of now, Roku Search is compatible with Roku 2, Roku LT, newer Roku HD players, and the Roku Streaming Stick, plus Roku iOS and Android apps....
See The Only Remaining Footage From Silent 1926 ‘Great Gatsby’ By Angie Han/April 10, 2013 3:00 pm EST Baz Luhrmann will be the latest filmmaker to try to put his stamp on The Great Gatsby when his Jay Z-scored, Leonardo DiCaprio-starring 3D confection hits theaters next month. But he’s far from the first to try and translate the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic to the big screen. Just one year after the original novel was published in 1925, Paramount Pictures and Herbert Brenon put a silent film adaptation in theaters....
Sequel Bits: ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction,’ ‘Fast And Furious 7,’ ‘Prometheus 2,’ ‘Insurgent,’ ‘Star Trek 3’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 29, 2013 7:30 am EST There’s a lot of controversy on the set of Transformers: Age of Extinction as principal photography concludes. But that’s not all in today’s Sequel Bets. After the jump, read about the following: Michael Bay sets the record on the “extortion” rumors regarding Transformers: Age of Extinction. Check out a brief glimpse of what the new Bumblebee might look like....
Six ‘X-Men Days Of Future Past’ Videos Feature New Footage And Behind The Scenes Glimpses By Germain Lussier/April 2, 2014 6:15 pm EST Thanks to Pringles (via Comic Book Movie) for the X-Men Days of Future Past videos. Beware though. These videos definitely have some minor spoilers here and there. X-Men Days of Future Past stars Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, to name just a few of the players ....
Superhero Bits: The Wolverine, Dark Knight Rises, Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers By Germain Lussier/Aug. 2, 2012 12:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This stop motion animated Batman short film from Cartoon Brew (via IO9) is pretty fantastic. Instructables.com (via Geek Twins) have instructions to make an okay Dark Knight Rises costume for super cheap.SpaceGhostZombie (via Geek Tyrant) posted this hilarious Batman photoshop. Read the full press release for the release of The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1....
Superhero Bits: The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, Red 2, Injustice, Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 By Germain Lussier/Oct. 11, 2012 1:00 pm EST The box art for Injustice: Gods Among Us has been revealed. Get More: MTV ShowsMTV premiered the trailer for The Dark Knight Returns Part 2. /Film reader Jonathan L reports a spoiler from the set of Iron Man 3. Highlight to read. [SPOILER] A friend was an extra in a flashback scene set in Sweden....
Theme Park Bits: Frozen, Big Hero 6, Ratatouille, Monsters University And Indiana Jones By Germain Lussier/Aug. 14, 2014 12:30 pm EST In this Disney centric edition of Theme Park Bits, read about the following: The stars of Big Hero 6 will do meet and greets at Disney parks. Check out a possible photo of the castle at Shanghai Disneyland, which you can access via high speed train. See some concepts for a potential Dubai Disneyland....
Tina Fey And Amy Poehler To Host Golden Globes Together In 2013 By Angie Han/Oct. 16, 2012 5:00 am EST While the Academy has selected Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane to host its ceremony come February 2013, the HFPS is doubling down with not one but two funny ladies for the Golden Globes. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have just been chosen to anchor this year’s awards, which will take place in January....
Watch Guy Pearce Give A TED Talk As His ‘Prometheus’ Character By Russ Fischer/Feb. 28, 2012 11:15 am EST The teaser trailer for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus — his return to the narrative landscape of his 1979 film Alien — was one of the best teasers we’ve seen in a long time. We have no idea if the script, heavily revised by Damon Lindelof from John Spaihts’ original draft, is any good, or if the picture will hold a candle to Alien....
Which X-Men Hero Almost Made It Into ‘The Wolverine’? By Angie Han/Aug. 14, 2013 12:29 pm EST Aside from a few dreamy appearances by deceased flame Jean Grey, The Wolverine was a solo outing for the grizzled X-Man. He doesn’t don the leather costume or call Westchester to check in, and none of his X-friends are around when the shit hits the fan. But screenwriter Mark Bomback reveals that wasn’t always the plan....
Zachary Quinto Cast As Spock In JJ Abrams Star Trek By Peter Sciretta/July 24, 2007 10:42 am EST For a while now Zachary Quinto (who plays Sylar on the hot tv show Heroes) has been going around publicly campaigning for the role of young Spock in the upcoming JJ Abrams Star Trek film. Well it seems that JJ is/was more than interested as it is now being reported that Quinto’s deal with Paramount is about to close....
‘CZ12’ Trailer: Jackie Chan Makes The ‘Armour Of God’ Series Bigger Than Ever By Russ Fischer/Oct. 2, 2013 3:45 pm EST With CZ12, Jackie Chan writes, directs and stars in a return to the Armour of God films that were part of his stellar ’80s film run. The two mid/late ’80s Armour movies were part of Chan’s international breakout, and the globe-trotting aspects of those stories, some of which were heavily indebted to the Indiana Jones movies, helped define Chan as an action star with broad appeal beyond the scope of martial arts movies....
‘Hemlock Grove’ Trailer: Netflix Reinvents The Supernatural With Help From Eli Roth By Russ Fischer/Jan. 9, 2013 3:46 pm EST Netflix is a big topic of conversation this week as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) brings to the fore all manner of questions about digital connectivity and methods for providing content to the new technology being flogged at the show at the same time as ongoing Television Critics Association (TCA) events show off new titles for 2013....
‘Into The Storm’ Trailer And Poster By Angie Han/March 27, 2014 10:30 am EST Because we haven’t been through enough crazy weather events so far this year, Warner Bros. has just unleashed its first Into the Storm trailer. When a barrage of cyclones hits the small town of Silverton, a group of thrill-seeking storm chasers head out into the chaos to try and document this once-in-a-lifetime meteorological event. Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield from The Hobbit) stars, along with Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead), Matt Walsh (Veep), and Jeremy Sumpter (TV’s Friday Night Lights)....
‘Prince Avalanche’ Trailer: David Gordon Green Hits The Road With Paul Rudd By Angie Han/April 29, 2013 4:32 pm EST Though David Gordon Green broke out with quiet indie dramas like All the Real Girls, since 2008’s Pineapple Express he’s stuck mostly with studio comedy projects. But now he seems ready to transition back, with the indie Prince Avalanche as the first step. Funny but sweet, the film strikes a pleasing balance of both Green’s serious and goofy sides....
‘Robot & Frank’ Trailer: Frank Langella And His Robot Buddy Steal Jewels In Crowd-Pleasing Sundance Hit By Angie Han/June 25, 2012 3:00 pm EST While it wasn’t a universally lauded smash on the order of Beasts of the Southern Wild, Robot & Frank proved a minor hit at this year’s Sundance Film Festival thanks to strong central performances and a fun premise. Frank Langella plays the titular Frank, an elderly crank whose grown children (Liv Tyler and James Marsden) become concerned over his growing inability to take care of himself....
‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Will Probably Move From Cartoon Network To Disney XD By Angie Han/Nov. 2, 2012 9:58 am EST Disney’s decision to move forward with a new Star Wars movie trilogy has been discussed nonstop for the last few days, but somewhat less attention has been paid to the fact that the studio now owns rights to Lucasfilm’s properties in other media as well. For the past five years, Star Wars: The Clone Wars has been airing on the Turner Entertainment-owned Cartoon Network....
‘Star Wars 1313’ Footage Shows LucasFilm Linking Game Development And Filmmaking By Russ Fischer/Sept. 20, 2013 2:30 pm EST Many people have thoughts on the heavy use of digital effects used by LucasFilm on movies such as the Star Wars prequels. If the details in one recent expo are accurate, however, the company is even deeper into the development of a next-generation digital workflow than anyone suspected. Using footage from the canceled game Star Wars 1313 (which may not actually be canceled, according to this source) a chief LucasFilm tech officer explained the ways that the company has experimented with using a video game engine and game assets to flesh out “footage” shot with live actors in real-time motion capture suits....
‘The Interview’ Trailer: James Franco Has To Kill A Dictator By Russ Fischer/June 11, 2014 7:06 pm EST Here’s the first trailer for The Interview, which is the second film from co-directors Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Rogen and James Franco star in this follow-up to This Is the End, with Franco playing a talk show host who is sent to North Korea to interview Kim Jong-un. Franco heads out, with his producer (Rogen) in tow, but is first recruited by the CIA to assassinate the dictator....
