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Catch an Early Screening of The Purge in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, or Austin
5 hours ago
If you have any interest whatsoever in seeing the upcoming home-invasion thriller The Purge free and/or early, then this post may be of interest to you. We here at Collider are giving away passes to an early screening of the Ethan Hawke-fronted film to some of our lucky readers in five cities. For those unaware, the pic takes place in a world where the government keeps the peace by sanctioning an annual 12-hour period where everything—including murder—becomes legal. During this madness, a family inside a gated community fights to survive without turning into monsters themselves. The screenings are on June 3rd in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Austin, so hit the jump to find out how you can get passes. In order to obtain passes to the screening, click on this link and sign up. These passes are first come, first serve so you need to act fast. »
- Adam Chitwood
New Featurette for White House Down Goes Behind the Scenes of Roland Emmerich’s Actioner
5 hours ago
Sony Pictures has released a new featurette for director Roland Emmerich’s upcoming actioner White House Down. The story follows a rejected Secret Service applicant (Channing Tatum) who must save the President (Jamie Foxx) when a heavily-armed paramilitary group takes over the White House. We saw in the most recent trailer that the pic has an almost buddy cop feel to it, and this featurette shows off a few new bits of footage that continue to be promising. We also get a fascinating look behind the scenes at the massive sets that Emmerich built in order to re-create the White House, as he shot almost exclusively on soundstages for the film. Hit the jump to watch the featurette, and if you missed any of Steve’s set visit coverage be sure to check out 35 things to know and his interviews with Tatum, Emmerich, producers Brad Fischer and Reid Carolin, producer Harold Kloser, »
- Adam Chitwood
Superman Apparently Likes Cheeseburgers in Man Of Steel Hardee’s Commercial
6 hours ago
The age-old question of “Does Superman like cheesburgers?” may or may not have finally been answered. Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr. has released a new commercial tied to Warner Bros.’ upcoming film Man of Steel, and Superman himself Henry Cavill makes an appearance in the ad. I would’ve given the spot top marks if it had showed Superman actually taking a giant bite out of one of Hardee’s unreasonably ginormous burgers, but alas Supes only shows up to do more city damage with his power thrusting. Hit the jump to watch the commercial. Man of Steel opens in 3D on June 14th. Here’s the official synopsis for Man of Steel: In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone’s imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, »
- Adam Chitwood
Chris O’Dowd & Aziz Ansari Talk Epic, Improvising, Thor: The Dark World, Ansari’s Scripts, Ice Age 4: Continental Drift and Michele Bachmann
8 hours ago
For the record, Chris O’Dowd and Aziz Ansari, I was totally onto you. Appropriately, the comedy duo serves as Epic’s comedic relief, Grub (O’Dowd) the snail and Mub (Ansari) the slug. When Grub isn’t dreaming of joining the ranks of the Leaf Men and Mub isn’t hitting on Mary Katherine (voice by Amanda Seyfried), the pair is in charge of keeping a very special little pod moist. It sounds like a silly job, but if that pod doesn’t bloom in the moonlight, the entire forest could wilt at the hands of the leader of the Boggans, Mandrake (voiced by Christoph Waltz). When Ansari wasn’t rising to the challenge and seeing how many times he could squeeze Ice Age 4: Continental Drift into a single interview, we discussed how they fleshed out their characters while the animators put the world of Epic together, to Ansari’s amusement, »
- Perri Nemiroff
Horrors Abound in New Motion Poster for Carrie
8 hours ago
Just in time for the holiday weekend, Screen Gems has released a new motion poster for director Kimberly Peirce’s (Boys Don’t Cry) adaptation of the Stephen King novel Carrie. For those unfamiliar, the film revolves around a young girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) who discovers she has telekinetic powers and who is abused at home by her ultra-religious mother (Julianne Moore) and tormented at school by her peers. This motion poster shows flashes of some of the more horror-infused scenes that were gleaned in the recent theatrical trailer, but the crux of the poster boasts a twist on the famous line, “Keep Calm and Carrie On.” Hit the jump to check out the motion poster. The film also stars Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Ansel Elgort, Alex Russell, and Gabriella Wilde. Carrie opens on October 18th. Via the film’s Tumblr page. Here’s the official synopsis for Carrie: A »
- Adam Chitwood
Rockstar Games Announces Special Edition and Collector’s Edition for Grand Theft Auto V
9 hours ago
Most A-list games now come with special editions and collector's editions. The special edition costs a little bit more, and throws in some nice gameplay perks with a little swag. The collector's edition costs a lot more, comes with everything the special edition has, more gameplay stuff, and then throws in even more swag. Grand Theft Auto V is no exception. Everyone who pre-orders will get access to the "Atomic Blimp". The special edition comes with a steelbook case, blueprint map, stunt plane, special ability boost, additional weapons, and bonus outfits, tattoos, etc. The collector's edition comes with all that stuff along with a New Era "Los Santos" cap, a security deposit bag with logo key, unique vehicles and garage, and custom characters (e.g. Niko Bellic from Grand Theft Auto IV). Hit the jump to see images of the editions and for the press release, which contains more details »
- Matt Goldberg
First Trailer for Ain’T Them Bodies Saints Starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, and Ben Foster
10 hours ago
The first trailer for the Sundance hit Ain’t Them Bodies Saints has been released online. The film centers on a young outlaw couple played by Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck who are apprehended by the law and must deal with the consequences of their actions, Affleck’s character escapes prison years later and sets out to find his lover and daughter in 1970s Texas Hill Country. Writer/director David Lowery’s debut feature drew positive reviews and comparisons to the work of Terrence Malick at Sundance, and after watching this trailer it’s not hard to see why. Not only is his visual style eloquent and poetic, but the story almost feels like a spin on Malick’s Badlands. The trailer promises a slew of fine performances and a nuanced, character-centric story, and I’m eager to catch the full film when it hits theaters. Hit the jump to watch the trailer, »
- Adam Chitwood
Tom Cruise Drops Out of Man From U.N.C.L.E. to Focus on Mission: Impossible 5
10 hours ago
In a rather unexpected development, director Guy Ritchie’s adaptation of the popular TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. has lost its leading man. Tom Cruise was originally set to star in the Warner Bros. spy pic, which is being planned as a potential franchise-starter, but with a fall production start-date looming Cruise has now vacated the starring role in order to focus his efforts on getting Mission: Impossible 5 off the ground. The film had recently started filling out its cast with Armie Hammer signing on to co-star and Alicia Vikander (Anna Karenina) entering talks to play the film’s female lead, but Ritchie must now start searching to fill his leading role . Hit the jump for more on the future of both U.N.C.L.E. and Mission: Impossible 5. Warner Bros.' adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. »
- Adam Chitwood
4 Clips from Arrested Development: Season 4
10 hours ago
Four clips have been released for the fourth season of Arrested Development. Earlier this week, I posted six questions about the upcoming season, and these clips provide some answers. First, the language will still be bleeped, which is a nice touch (although we don't know if it will be bleeped throughout the season; it's just bleeped in this instance). Also, there's a throwback to the confusion regarding bees and beads. Hit the jump to check out the clips. Arrested Development: Season 4 premieres on May 26th. Via Netflix. »
- Matt Goldberg
Justin Bartha and Heather Graham Talk The Hangover Part III, Their Characters’ Evolution, The New Normal’s Cancellation & Controversy, and More
11 hours ago
With director Todd Phillips’ comedy sequel The Hangover Part III opening this week, I recently participated in a roundtable interview with Justin Bartha and Heather Graham. In the final installment to the popular franchise, we find Stu (Ed Helms), Phil (Bradley Cooper), and Doug (Bartha) en route to taking Alan (Zach Galifianakis) to a psychiatric hospital when the gang is side-trekked by a mysterious man (John Goodman) who kidnaps Doug and forces the wolf pack to track down Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong), who stole $21 million from Goodman’s character. As you might expect, chaos ensues. For more on the film, watch the red band trailer or check out over forty images. During the interview, Bartha and Graham talked about making the film, working with the baby from the first film again, collaborating with Phillips, if Graham came up with a backstory for her character, what it's like to be back »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Confessions of an Indiana Jones Virgin: Allison Watches All 4 Indiana Jones Films for the First Time
11 hours ago
So here it has happened again, another strange gap in my movie knowledge has been uncovered: I've never seen any of the Indiana Jones movies. Like with Star Wars, I'm not sure I have any explanation beyond that my parents aren't that into movies, and I was busy watching a lot of TV. And on the whole, based on my straw poll research, in my day [reaches for cane] girls weren't really steered towards those kinds of movies; at least, before they became such huge hits. In any case, I remedied some of this cinematic gap starting in high school, and ended up minoring in film in college. What you may not know about many film programs though is that they tend to end their discussion of cinema around 1968 (it took so long to get to talkies in my semesters of film history that when Al Jolson spoke actual words in The Jazz Singer »
- Allison Keene
Alia Shawkat Talks Arrested Development, Reading the First Script, Discovering Maeby Fünke As an Adult, Shooting Episodes Simultaneously & Binge Watching
11 hours ago
Much to the surprise and joy of every Arrested Development fan, the Emmy Award-winning comedy series following the wildly eccentric and entertainingly dysfunctional Bluth family is back with 15 new episodes debuting on Netflix on May 26th. Having seen the first new episode, I can say that the show is as twisted and funny as ever, and feels like it hasn’t missed a beat in the seven years since the last episode aired. From creator/writer Mitch Hurwitz, the series stars Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor and Jessica Walter. At the show’s press day, actress Alia Shawkat spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about when she realized that the show’s return was actually real, the concern that they wouldn’t live up to the memory fans have of it, what it was like to read that first script again, »
- Christina Radish
DVD Deal: The West Wing: The Complete Series Collection for $79.99
11 hours ago
Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day is The West Wing: The Complete Series Collection for $79.99 (73% off its $299.99 list price). The first four seasons is among the best television ever made. The writing is top-notch, the performances are unforgettable, and it's constantly uplifting. If you bought these seasons individually, you'd be paying over $80, so this box set is already a good deal. Throw in the last three seasons (season 5 is rough, but the show picks back up in seasons 6 and 7), and today's deal is definitely a bargain. Like all Gold Box deals, it’s only good while supplies last or until midnight tonight. Click here to buy. For hundreds of additional DVD and Blu-ray deals, click here. Note: Collider earns a small referral fee when our readers purchase something on Amazon through one of our links. The money generated helps pay our staff and keep the site running. Thank »
- Matt Goldberg
Hannibal Recap: “Trou Normand”
12 hours ago
After last week's incredible, incredible presentation, Hannibal turned more towards a procedural this week with a regular Case of the Week. As I've said in the past, the show is at its best when it doesn't have to shoehorn these stories in (like the one about the man who saw heads on fire), because it distracts from the excellence of the rest of the series and what we are most interested in. Still, the point of the totem pole of bodies is, as has been the case all season, to send Will further and further down the rabbit hole of his own mind, perpetuating a kind of self abuse by forcing himself into the minds of these killers when his own mind isn't strong enough to handle it. Hit the jump for more on on why "this is my legacy." Even though the standard issue cases of the week aren't »
- Allison Keene
Jamie Foxx Says The Amazing Spider-man 2 Will Be Going to Comic-Con
13 hours ago
In 2011, The Amazing Spider-Man went to Comic-Con, and showed off the first footage of The Lizard (the reaction on Twitter from my peers seemed to be "That looks like Killer Croc, and I hope they do more work on the CGI"). The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is set to kick off the 2014 summer movie season, and so it looks like Sony is bringing the movie for a panel at this summer's San Diego Comic-Con, which runs from July 18 - 21st. Jamie Foxx, who plays the villain Electro, tells Yahoo! Movies, "Now I'm just waiting to get to Comic-Con and see how people respond to it." People will probably be enthusiastic. They love Spider-Man, and while The Amazing Spider-Man is a misfire, it didn't kill off interest in the reboot. There's still a great cast, and hopefully the script is stronger this time around. The film also stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, »
- Matt Goldberg
Before Midnight Review
14 hours ago
[This is a re-post from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Before Midnight opens today in limited release. Click here to find out when the film will open near you.] Richard Linklater's 1995 film Before Sunrise is a love story. His 2004 follow-up, Before Sunset, is a life story. His latest film, Before Midnight, is a lived-in love story. The relationship of Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) resumes at its most complicated point where we see what happens nine years after true love. Once again, Linklater and his co-writers (also Hawke and Delpy) have delivered an honest and thoughtful romance that truly taps into the maturity of its lead characters. Although the story falters when the focus pulls back from its protagonists, Before Midnight firmly establishes the trilogy as a unique and remarkable accomplishment that manages to always find the humor, tragedy, frustration, and desire in a brutally honest love story. Nine years after the ending of Before Sunset, Jesse and Celine are now married with twin daughters. Jesse and Celine have just spent the summer in Greece with »
- Matt Goldberg
A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III Blu-ray Review
15 hours ago
I had little idea of what to expect going into a viewing of Roman Coppola's A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, having only seen these suggestive posters. What I found was a surprisingly charming tale of a gifted man obsessed with beautiful possessions who is having trouble letting go of his latest love. It was the cast that really drew me in, sporting Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Patricia Arquette, Katheryn Winnick, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aubrey Plaza and Bill Murray, plus the written and directorial effort from the Oscar-nominated Roman Coppola. It's a fun little gem of a picture you probably missed in theaters, so hit the jump to check out my review of the film on Blu-ray to see if it's right for you. The Feature: At a runtime of 87 minutes, this is a quick little tale that mixes the absurd with the all too real »
- Dave Trumbore
Universal Studios to Unveil Springfield around The Simpsons Ride This Summer; Includes Krusty Burger, Kwik-e-Mart, Moe’s Tavern, Duff Beer, and More
23 May 2013 7:46 PM, PDT
I know many a Harry Potter fan made the pilgrimage to Universal Orlando Resort to down a butterbeer when The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened. As a lifelong Simpsons fan, I now have my own pilgrimage to make. Universal Studios announced they will build a real-life Springfield to accompany The Simpsons Ride. The concept art (previewed above) shows the Kwik-e-Mart, Moe's Tavern, Krusty Burger, The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop, Lard Lad Donuts, Krustyland, and a Duff brewery. Simpsons creator Matt Groening has previously chosen not to license Duff Beer, concerned it would encourage kids to drink. But the press release promises, "And yes – there will be Duff Beer, brewed exclusively for Universal Orlando." There's more food joints, the Jebediah statue (to embiggen the smallest patron), and a new attraction, Kang & Kodos’ Twirl ‘n’ Hurl. I must go. Hit the jump for the press release with all the details and the full concept art. »
- Brendan Bettinger
Oldboy Remake Gets Pushed Back Two Weeks, Endless Love Gets New Release Date
23 May 2013 6:27 PM, PDT
Here are the latest release dates for the following films: Oldboy - The Spike Lee-directed remake of Chan-wook Park's revenge thriller stars Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen and Sharlto Copley, and will now open two weeks later on October 25th. Endless Love - Shana Feste's remake of the 1981 film stars Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde. The picture will open on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2014. Release dates courtesy of Box Office Mojo. »
- Dave Trumbore
Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Talk Before Midnight, Deleted Scenes, Fan Expectations, Their Writing Process, Improv, and More
23 May 2013 6:02 PM, PDT
Opening in limited release this weekend is one of the best films you’re going to see this year: Before Midnight, director Richard Linklater’s follow-up to Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. The new film takes place 18 years after Before Sunrise and 9 years after Before Sunset, and sees Celine (Julie Delpy) and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) navigating married life on a trip to Greece. Like the previous films, it’s a lot of walking and talking, but it absolutely works because of the intimate and lived-in chemistry between the lead actors, who also co-wrote the film with Linklater. I can honestly say this is one of the best films I’ve seen in a long time, and even if you haven’t seen the previous films, you should see it when it comes to a theater near you. The other day, I landed an video interview with Hawke and Delpy here in Los Angeles. »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
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