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The Wolverine Promo Stills Featuring Logan, Yukio, Mariko & Viper
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Directed by James Mangold and featuring Hugh Jackman reprising the popular character on film for the sixth time, The Wolverine takes the feral mutant's story overseas in an adaptation of Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's popular comic book arc. Based on the celebrated comic book arc, The Wolverine finds Logan, the eternal warrior and outsider, in Japan. There, samurai steel will clash with adamantium claw as Logan confronts a mysterious figure from his past in an epic battle that will leave him forever changed. »
- Pietro Filipponi
Top 10 Movies of the Year (So Far)
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Even though 2013 is only halfway done, over 75 movies have been released in theaters with many more yet to come from now through December. As is true every year most of the best are independently financed productions. Thankfully, studios big and small are seeing better returns from indie fair and are making them more accessible to the public either through a larger theatrical push or VOD services. The first half of this year came with some entertaining and thought provoking films, but I'm really looking forward to October/November when the big Oscar contenders start showing their faces. In the mean time, here's my list of the best I've seen so far: [Note: Among the many movies I haven't seen yet but have garnered praise are Side Effects, Mud, The Bling Ring, Frances Ha and Kon-Tiki.. so »
- Pietro Filipponi
Christian Bale Says He Won't Return to Play Batman in Justice League
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Warner Bros has been trying to develop Justice League, a team up movie which will feature some of DC Comics' most popular characters including Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and The Flash, for years. The 2011 film Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds was supposed to be launching point for the cinematic DC universe, but it's critical and financial failure caused the studio to re-evaluate their plans. Several months ago WB execs confirmed that their Superman reboot Man of Steel would be the linchpin of the franchise pending its success. Good news for comics fans is that the Zack Snyder directed feature has already grossed over $500 million world wide, and a sequel has already been announced. Now it's up to WB to follow through on their tentative Justice League plans, and »
- Pietro Filipponi
Summit Announces Divergent Comic-Con Panel with Stars Shailene Woodley, Maggie Q & Others
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The futuristic action adventure, based on author Veronica Roth's New York Times best seller, will be directed by Neil Burger from a script by Vanessa Taylor and will hit theaters next March. Divergent is a thrilling adventure set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities, Tris Prior (Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy to destroy all Divergents, she must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it's too late. Summit Entertainment will showcase the film adaption of the #1 New York Times best-selling novel, Divergent at Comic-Con 2013. Hall H Panel - The studio's panel on Thursday, July 18th will feature the first footage ever seen of the futuristic »
- Pietro Filipponi
New Spanish Poster for Ron Howard's Upcoming Racing Drama Rush Starring Chris Hemsworth
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Scheduled for theatrical release this September, Rush stars Hemsworth (The Avengers, The Cabin in the Woods) as race car driver James Hunt and Daniel Brühl (Inglourious Basterds) as his rival Niki Lauda. Set against the sexy and glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing, Rush portrays the exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed—handsome English playboy James Hunt (Hemsworth) and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Niki Lauda (Brühl). Taking us into their personal lives on and off the track, Rush follows the two drivers as they push themselves to the breaking point of physical and psychological endurance, where there is no shortcut to victory and no margin for error. Rush is directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard and written by Academy »
- Pietro Filipponi
Fleming Teaser Trailer & Images; New Mini-Series Stars Dominic Cooper as James Bond Creator Ian Fleming
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Captain America: The First Avenger and Mamma Mia star Dominic Cooper is set to take the lead role in Fleming, a brand new four-part drama about the life of celebrated James Bond creator, Ian Fleming, coming soon to Sky Atlantic HD. Set against the permissive society of war-torn London, where the martinis were always flowing and beds always being swapped, the series explores the early life of the charming, enigmatic 007 author. The outbreak of World War II saw the young Fleming working as an unsuccessful stockbroker, with a failed army career behind him and living off his rich family while indulging in the very Bond-esque passions of womanising, alcohol and, erm, erotic literature. It wasn’t until Fleming was forced to join the Naval Intelligence that he found his true calling. Using his »
- Pietro Filipponi
New International Poster for Vin Diesel's Riddick: "Survival Is His Revenge"
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The latest chapter of the saga that began with 2000's hit sci-fi film Pitch Black features Diesel reprising his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy. The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he's encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty. The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the »
- Pietro Filipponi
Random House & Penguin Publishing Finalize Merger
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[Press Release] (July 1, 2013)—The global senior executive team for Penguin Random House was announced today by Chief Executive Officer Markus Dohle, following the closing of the transaction by shareholders Bertelsmann Se & Co. KGaA and Pearson this morning to formally establish the venture. Bertelsmann owns 53% and Pearson 47% of the company. Penguin Random House will combine the adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print and digital trade book publishing businesses of Penguin and Random House in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India; Penguin’s trade publishing activity in Asia and South Africa; Dorling Kindersley worldwide; and Random House’s companies in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, and Chile. Random House’s German-language publishing »
- Pietro Filipponi
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