Friday, February 6, 2015

"Poltergeist" remake trailer



20th Century Fox and MGM have released the first theatrical trailer for the upcoming 2015 Poltergeist reboot. Starring Sam Rockwell (Iron Man 2), Rosemarie DeWitt (Promised Land) and Jared Harris (Fringe, Mad Men), the film is being produced by none other than Sam Raimi's (Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell) Ghost House Productions. The film has already been given a PG-13 rating and is scheduled to open in 3D on July 24th.

http://news.moviefone.com/2015/02/05/poltergeist-trailer/



Lionsgate working on "John Wick" sequel



Lionsgate CEO Jon Faltheimer announced today that a sequel to last fall's box office hit John Wick  is already in the works. "We see 'JohnWick' as a multiple-title action franchise", Faltheimer said. The film grossed $45 million domestically and $35 million internationally on a $20 million budget. Get the full scoop on the upcoming sequel at Variety

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/lionsgate-planning-john-wick-sequel-1201426183/

Keanu Reeves and Christina Hendricks join Nicolas Winding Refn's "The Neon Demon"






Over at Rope of Silicon you can get the scoop on director Nicolas Winding Refn's (Drive, Only God Forgives) next film, the highly-anticipated The Neon Demon. Keanu Reeves (John Wick), Christina Hendricks (Drive), Elle Fanning (Super 8) and Jenna Malone (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) have been cast. The plot is being kept tightly under wraps for now. Principal photography begins March 30th in Los Angeles

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/reeves-heathcoate-hendricks-malone-join-nicolas-winding-refns-neon-demon/


















Disney adds 3 more to Pirates 5



Walt Disney Studios has just added 3 additional actors to it's ever-growing cast. Adam Brown (The Hobbit Trilogy), Danny Kirrane (Automata) and Delroy Atkinson have joined newcomers Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites and Kaya Scodelario along with franchise front-runner Johnny Depp.

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/s/pirates-caribbean-5-adds-three-cast-211312427.html

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

16 new images from Avengers: Age of Ultron



Marvel and Disney have released 16 brand new images from their upcoming sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron. The film will be released on May 1st and stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader and Samuel L. Jackson.

http://www.cineplex.com/News/16-new-images-from-Joss-Whedons-Avengers-Age-of-Ultron.aspx

Pirates 5: Kaya Scodelario cast, shooting begins in 2 weeks



Legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer has announced via Twitter that actress Kaya Scodelario (Skins, The Maze Runner) has joined the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. So far the only details on her character are that she'll be playing the love interest to Brenton Thwaite's character.

Also, Bruckheimer recently Tweeted that shooting begins in 2 weeks in Australia with a picture from the set:



Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales stars franchise regulars Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush and newcomers Jarview Bardem and Brenton Thwaites. Orlando Bloom has confirmed that there have been "discussions" about his return, though no further information is available at this time. The film is set to open on July 7th, 2017

http://www.slashfilm.com/kaya-scodelario-boards-pirates-caribbean-5/

http://www.movieweb.com/pirates-caribbean-5-starts-production


Sunday, February 1, 2015

Super Bowl XLIX TV Spots



Here are all of the TV Spots from tonight's Super Bowl XLIX, in the order they aired:


Jurassic World


Tomorrowland




Minions



Terminator: Genisys



Furious 7




Pitch Perfect 2




Ted 2



50 Shades of Grey


X-Men: Apocalypse - Young Jean Grey, Cyclops and Storm Cast; Rose Byrne set to reprise role




Last week, director Bryan Singer announced* that the younger roles of Jean Grey, Cyclops and Storm have been cast for X-Men: Apocalypse. Sofie Turner (Game of Thrones) will play Jean Grey, Alexandra Shipp (Lifetime's Aaliyah Biopic) will play Storm and Tye Sheridan (The Tree of Life) will play Cyclops.

Furthermore, Rose Byrne** will reprise her role as CIA Agent Moira McTaggert. She was last seen in 2011's X-Men: First Class. How involved she'll be is still unknown at this time.

Lastly, Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian Mckellan will not*** be reprising their iconic roles as Professor X and Magneto, due to the characters being written out of the story in order to focus on the First Class characters.

*http://www.ew.com/article/2015/01/22/x-men-apocalypse-game-thrones-jean-grey-cyclops-storm

**http://www.ew.com/article/2015/01/30/x-men-apocalypse-rose-byrne-returning-moira-mactaggert-exclusive

***http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/patrick-stewart-ian-mckellen-xmen-apocalypse-20150117

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Paramount shuffles "Paranormal 6", "Rings," "Friday the 13th" and "M:I 5"


On Monday, Paramount Pictures announced that it would be moving around several of its upcoming major films. The list includes Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (pushed from March 13th to October 23rd), Friday the 13th (yet another reboot after the 2009 remake, also originally scheduled for March 13th, which was then pushed to November 13th, and now is being pushed back all the way to May 13th, 2016), Rings (a reboot of "The Ring" franchise, now taking Friday's spot of November 13th), and Mission: Impossible 5. The subtitle for M:I 5 is still unknown at this time. Paramount decided to bump it up by 5 months from it's Christmas Day release to July 31st, the reason being so that it wouldn't have to compete with Disney's Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. To get the full scoop behind the big release date change, head over to http://www.thewrap.com/paranormal-activity-6-friday-the-13th-pushed-back-the-ring-reboot-gets-release-date/

First Official Trailer for "Ted 2"


Earlier today, Universal Pictures released the first official trailer for Seth MacFarlane's "Ted 2", the follow-up to his 2012 blockbuster comedy. The film stars Seth MacfarlaneMark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried and Jessica Barth. Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn (MacFralane and Barth) want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will need the help of John and Samantha (Wahlberg and Seyfried) to prove he's a person in a court of law . Ted 2 will be released on June 26th.