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More Kaiju & Jaeger Destruction In ‘Pacific Rim’ Posters
7 hours ago
The last few days has certainly seen a Pacific Rim onslaught as a bunch of clips, featurettes and posters have been featured on the pages of Thn. Hey, we’re not ones shy away from exciting blockbusters. Especially from the visionary brilliant brain of Guillermo del Toro, so here we’ve yet more Jaeger and Kaiju chaos in two more posters. They showcase the Australian defence of Striker Eureka and the not-so-handsome hulking creature known as Leatherback.
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. »
- Craig Hunter
Dominic Cooper In ‘Fleming’ First Trailer
7 hours ago
The first trailer for BBC America and Sky Atlantic’s ‘Fleming‘ has arrived online today giving us our first glimpse as Dominic Cooper playing Bond creator Ian Fleming. The four part TV mini series is due on our screens later in the year and will, according to the synopsis:
Look at the 007 creator, Ian Fleming, and his early life set against the permissive society of war-torn WWII London.
The trailer reveals the Bond creator as ‘playboy’, ‘gambler’ and ‘spy’ and promises a world just as intriguing as that of Fleming’s most famous creation. Cooper, currently filming Captain America: The Winter Solider, stars alongside Rupert Evans (The Village), Lara Pulver (True Blood), Camilla Rutherford (Rome) and Pip Torrens (Law & Order).
The show should give Bond fans a small reprieve from the countdown to Bond 24, due out in 2016 so have a look at the trailer below for what to »
- Victoria Bull
New Images Of ‘The Normal Heart’ Find Their Way Online
7 hours ago
The filming for Ryan Murphy’s The Normal Heart is now under way in New York City and it all looks rather heartbreaking doesn’t it?
The Normal Heart, which will be showing on HBO sometime in 2014, tells the story of the HIV/AIDS crisis during 1981-1984 in New York City. The story is told through the eyes of writer and activist Ned Weeks (played by Ruffalo), the gay Jewish-American founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group. Ned prefers loud public confrontations to the calmer, more private strategies favored by his associates, friends, and closeted lover Felix Turner (played White Collar’s Matt Bomer), none of whom is prepared to throw himself into the media spotlight. Their differences of opinion lead to frequent arguments that threaten to undermine their mutual goal.
In the first image, we see Ruffalo and Taylor Kitsch, who plays Bruce Niles in the movie, hugging in »
- Lucy Cave
New Stills From ‘Girl Most Likely’ Released
7 hours ago
The only problem with films that catch your eye on the festival circuit is that you have to wait ages for them to be released, and trust us, we have been waiting so long for the release of Girl Most Likely.
The film first premiered back in September (see what I mean) at the Toronto Film Festival and earned a reputation of being the ‘quirky indie’ and was snapped up by Lionsgate. Now, we’re finally in the month of its release and we’re getting to see just how quirky it will be. In these new stills, we see tribute Backstreet Boys, Annette Bening pulling off her best Jersey mum acting and Kristen Wiig as Imogene in a Atlantic City casino wearing nothing but a dressing gown.
Girl Most Likely tells the story of playwright named Imogene (Kristen Wiig) who fakes a suicide attempt to try and win back her boyfriend, »
- Lucy Cave
Pixar Plans To Pull Back On Sequels
9 hours ago
Recently there have been a lot of Pixar sequels: Cars 2, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, and the soon to be released Monsters University. However, fans have remarked that with the exception of the Toy Story films, Pixar haven’t had that much success with the rest. Ed Catmull, president of both Walt Disney Animation and Pixar, has taken this criticism on board and has said:
“For artistic reasons … it’s really important that we do an original film a year. Every once in a while, we get a film where we want or people want to see something continuing in that world — which is the rationale behind the sequel. They want those characters, which means we were successful with them. But if you keep doing that, then you aren’t doing original films.”
Summer 2015 is promising to be an exciting time for Disney and Pixar, with Finding Dory – the sequel »
- Ellen Daniels
New Production Video Blog For ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug’
10 hours ago
Again, not wanting to disappoint both his own fans, as well as those of Middle-earth storyteller J.R.R. Tolkein, director Peter Jackson has released a new production video blog for the forthcoming sequel, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug. Standard, extensive reshoots and pick-up shots are currently underway in New Zealand for both remaining films (The Hobbit: There & Back Again will arrive Christmas 2014). Jackson also confirmed in the blog that the first sequel to last years opening Lord Of The Rings prequel, will not be showcased at this years Comic Con, as many believed.
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug is released on the 13th December and stars returnees Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Aiden Turner, Hugo Weaving and Andy Serkis.
Source: Peter Jackson
The post New Production Video Blog For ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug’ appeared first on The Hollywood News. »
- Craig Hunter
Take A Lick At Awesome New Clip & Behind-The-Scenes Of ‘Pacific Rim’
13 hours ago
Only this weekend did we showcase yet more stunning featurettes and clips from director Guillermo del Toro’s thunderous-looking creature-feature Pacific Rim, while today we brought you three new posters. Now we’ve yet another look at the sci-fi epic in which the Earth comes under attack from long-dormant monsters unleashed via a massive underwater quake. It’s left to mankind to find their own way of fighting back with mechanical monsters of our own.
This latest clips sees the a towering Kaiju creature doing a little slimy and glowing tongue wondering! There is also a 12-minute look at some behind-the-scenes of the making of the film.
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, »
- Craig Hunter
‘The Wolverine’ Unleashed In New Featurette, TV Spot & Promo Pic
14 hours ago
We’re less than a month away from the second X-men spin-off sequel, The Wolverine, and we’re just hoping it’s a whole lot better than Gavin Hood’s woeful blockbuster, X-men Origins: Wolverine. Well, having a Oscar-winning director James Mangold can only be a bonus as Hugh Jackman’s angry, adamantium-clawed mutant Logan travels to Tokyo, Japan after receiving an offer from a mysterious man from his past, who claims he can ‘cure’ our hero of his immortal curse.
Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine, the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also »
- Craig Hunter
‘Riddick’s Survival Is His Revenge For New Poster
14 hours ago
Certainly for myself, Vin Diesel’s best acting effort easily came in 1999 science-fiction sleeper hit Pitch Black, so I’m stoked to see his return as the ruthless conflicted character Richard B. Riddick. This despite enjoyable, if overblown sequel The Chronicles Of Riddick, which, while no means a dire effort, attempted to strip down his mysterious sight-adjusted serial-killing renegade into a more cuddly and generic action (anti)hero.
Diesel is back alongside writer/director/co-creator David Twohy, for this simply-titled sequel – Riddick. It sees the hunted intergalactic outlaw crash landing on a grotesque creature-filled planet. However, he has a sinister, selfish plan all of his own to survive by notifying the mercenary bounty hunters after his head of his whereabouts, and steal one of their ships to make his escape. All while they’re fighting for their lives against the marauding monsters!
Riddick will be released in cinemas from 6th »
- Craig Hunter
New 60 Second Spot & Poster From Ron Howard’s ‘Rush’
15 hours ago
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard collaborates once again with Frost/Nixon screenwriter Peter Morgan on the fact-based 70s-set Formula One racing drama, Rush. Chris Hemsworth stars as the English sports icon and driver James Hunt and follows his well known rivalry with Austrian counterpart Niki Lauda (played here by Daniel Bruhl), during their epic season-long battle for the 1976 Formula One world championship, which almost cost Lauda his life!
Check out this super new 60-second television spot and Spanish poster from the film co-starring Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Stephen Mangan, Christian McKay, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Jamie de Courcey, Pierfrancesco Favino and Natalie Dormer. It speeds into UK cinemas on the 13th September and Us cinemas on 30th September.
Source: OptimumReleasing/ El Séptimo Arte
The post New 60 Second Spot & Poster From Ron Howard’s ‘Rush’ appeared first on The Hollywood News. »
- Craig Hunter
‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Next For The Remake Machine
19 hours ago
An announcement from Ld Entertainment has confirmed that the studio will remake the classic 1990 Adrian Lyne-directed psychological horror, Jacob’S Ladder. The original and powerful cult thriller starred Tim Robbins as a damaged Vietnam War veteran who begins to suffer from increasingly disturbing hallucinations. His attempts to discover the truth behind them takes him on a spiralling journey into madness and one that boasted a strong political statement hidden in the intriguing, twisted conclusion.
The company will fully finance the film and has tasked Midnight Meat Train’s Jeff Buhler to pen the script. They’ve also promised it won’t be a direct copy of Lyne’s film but a contemporary take on those events with new characters and situations, while attempting to continue and explain the controversial lingering ‘themes’ included. Can they pull it off? We’ll keep you posted as the project develops.
Source: THR
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- Craig Hunter
‘Hellboy 3′ Heading To Legendary?
19 hours ago
I’m a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy franchise, despite knowing bugger all about the Mike Mignola comic-book it’s based on. For myself, it was such a fantastical and brilliant concept I bought into straight away. Surprisingly, the original 2004 film wasn’t as successful as Columbia Pictures had hoped and they subsequently sold off the sequel rights to Universal. Again, Universal themselves were not impressed with their return from a $85 million budget for 2008s The Golden Army and shelved any plans for that epic concluding chapter.
Lead actor Ron Perlman and del Toro have spoken before for their love to make Hellboy 3 happen, but contractual obligations and the need for a studio to stump up the cash hasn’t been forthcoming. However, that may about to change as Legendary Pictures, who’ve recently broken away from their Warner Bros’ links and who are behind the »
- Craig Hunter
Knowing New Neon Poster & Clip For Jill Soloway’s ‘Afternoon Delight’
20 hours ago
Back in January, we had a feeling that Afternoon Delight would go down well at Sundance and we’re actually very pleased to report that Jill Soloway picked up ‘Best Director’ at the well-respected film festival. Back then, we had the first tongue-in-cheek poster and today they’ve decide to point out and pick up on the relationship aspects of the movie.
Afternoon Delight is about a family who decide to hire a stripper (Temple) for a nanny, and we’re also told is the story of a bored housewife who’s looking to spice up her life. The film stars Josh Radnor (Liberal Arts), Kathryn Hahn (Parks And Recreation), Juno Temple (The Dark Knight Rises) and the awesome Jane Lynch.
Check out this clip below and also the new poster, it feels like there’s elements of seriousness alongside the lighter comedy moments and with such an impressive cast, »
- Dan Bullock
Yet More New Posters From ‘Pacific Rim’ & ‘Ender’s Game’
20 hours ago
A host of brand new posters have rocked up for upcoming, epic science-fiction blockbusters. First, we have a look at visionary director Guillermo del Toro’s creature-feature Pacific Rim and secondly, Gavin Hood’s adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s best-seller Ender’S Game, just underneath their respective official plot synopsis’.
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up »
- Craig Hunter
The Internship Review
20 hours ago
Director: Shawn Levy.
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, Aasif Mandvi.
Running Time: 119 minutes.
Certificate: 12A.
Synopsis: Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a shot at employment.
The Internship director Shawn Levy has given us the likes of Night At The Museum and the underrated Date Night, so when heading to this Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson buddy comedy, you have a notion of what to expect. Beyond some initial doubts and a somewhat predictable turn of events, The Internship is surprisingly charming and a little more invigorating than recent comedies.
We start in the lives of Billy McMahon (Vince Vaughn) and Nick Campbell (Owen Wilson), wristwatch salesmen working for John Goodman’s stereotypical boss figure. But just as they’re setting up a big deal, »
- Dan Bullock
The Bling Ring Review
21 hours ago
Director: Sofia Coppola.
Starring: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, Claire Julien, Leslie Mann.
Running time: 90 minutes.
Certificate: 15.
Synopsis: A group of bored, fame-obsessed teenagers decide to ditch their homework duties and burglarise celebrity houses.
Sofia Coppola is one of Hollywood’s leading female directors. She already has The Virgin Suicides, Lost In Translation, Marie Antoinette and Somewhere tucked under her belt and is known for pushing forward her female protagonists, ensuring they steal the limelight and stay there. With The Bling Ring, her new feature film, you’ll find it hard to look away.
Based on actual events, Coppola took inspiration from a Vanity Fair article (The Suspect Wore Louboutins written by Nancy Jo Sales) to base her narrative around new kid Marc (Israel Broussard), a fashion-conscious but lonely teenage boy who moves to a new school. There he meets Rebecca (Katie Chang), the Lindsay Lohan-obsessed »
- Jazmine Sky Bradley
First Trailer For Wes Bentley & Frank Langella In ‘The Time Being’
21 hours ago
Frank Langella gave a fantastic performance in Robot & Frank and we also know he loves a good indie project. This time, he’s joined by Wes Bentley who’s seemingly gone back to his American Beauty roots as they’ve given him a camcorder to film beautiful things once again.
His role in The Time Being, however, is a little different as Bentley’s character Daniel is an artist looking to sell his work. The trailer shows us that his career is doing all right but when he meets wealthy Warner Dax (Langella), everything takes a turn for the mysterious and their relationship isn’t what it appears to be. This looks pretty dark, with comments on memory and Langella’s character getting ill and older but it’s great to see Bentley in the smaller films after bigger productions of late.
This Tribeca-produced film is by first time writer »
- Dan Bullock
Bula Quo! Review
22 hours ago
Director: Stuart St. Paul.
Starring: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Craig Fairbrass, Laura Aikman, Jon Lovitz, Matt Kennard, Jean Heard.
Running Time: 88 minutes.
Synopsis: On their 50th anniversary tour in Fiji, Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi witness a murder organised by an evil gangster played by Jon Lovitz, and spend the rest of the movie running for their lives.
Bula Quo! may be one of the worst films ever made, but it is impossible to stop watching. When the words ‘Status Quo’ and ‘film’ are put into the same sentence, there will be groans heard across the nation. A lot of people have a few Quo hits on their iPod, but everyone argues them away as ‘something my dad downloaded’. Having said that, after viewing the initial opening black and white footage detailing cannibalism in Fiji with Parfitt and Rossi starring as explorers, once the soundtrack breaks into ‘Rockin’ All Over »
- David Steedman
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