Hello ladies and gentlemen, here is some movie news with some of my thoughts and opinions (which will be in BOLD print). So without further ado...
With official casting for J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII expected to be announced any day now, Deadline has pieced together a number of rumors and are now adding Inside Llewyn Davis star Oscar Isaac's name to the list of talent up for potential leading roles. They also report on a tidbit that, if true, should delight Star Wars fans, claiming that Harrison Ford's Han Solo plays a "gigantic" part in the next chapter of the space fantasy. Isaac's name, meanwhile, joins the likes of Adam Driver, John Boyega and Maisie Richardson-Sellers as the alleged top choices to star in the December 18, 2015 release.
Scripted by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, Star Wars: Episode VII will be set 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi and will follow a trio of new young leads along with some very familiar faces. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Peter Mayhew are also expected to reprise their respective roles. At this time, however, Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm have only confirmed a single star: R2-D2.
I want official Star Wars news to come, i'm literally sick of rumors. Listen it's never wrong th recruit talent and Oscar Issac would be a great addition, but he joins the long list of people who have been rumored to be in Episode 7. Also hearing that Han Solo will have a huge role means only one thing and I'm calling it her and now on April 28th, 2014... Han Solo will die.
In an article profiling the upcoming summer movies, USA Today has debuted new images from a slew of films including Guardians of the Galaxy, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Jupiter Ascending, and The Expendables 3, all of which you can check out below.
Transformers: Age of Extinction will be the first of these films to hit theaters, opening on June 27. Jupiter Ascending will follow on July 18, with Guardians of the Galaxy on August 1, and The Expendables 3 on August 15.
(photos courtesy of USA Today)
All of these images look really amazing. The two that really that stand out to me are the Guardians of the Galaxy and The Expendables 3. The other two are from each films respective trailers so they are not as fresh as the other two.
Remember back in January when Stan Lee said that he wouldn't be making a cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy, ending his streak of cameos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? False alarm! Variety reports that Lee was asked about cameo-ing in the film at a panel this weekend at C2E2 where he mentioned that he had filmed a sequence for the movie.
"I did, already," he responded. "I can't tell you what it is, but I can tell you I do not understand what it was or why I did it. It has me with a girl — a very pretty girl — that's all I can tell you."
We're going to assume that Lee was simply unable to film his cameo during principal photography on "Guardians" but was able to film a scene during the additional shooting that took place a few weeks ago. Now the matter of who this 'very pretty girl' Lee refers to is another mystery.
I love hearing this news. Stan Lee has made some of the most epic cameos in cinema history and I'm glad to hear that he'll make a cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy. I'm just very curious what he'll be doing.
XYZ Films has picked up all international sales rights to Kevin Smith's just-announced Anti-Claus, a Yuletide horror film populated by the stars of Smith's Tusk, including Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez and Michael Parks. Anti-Claus tells the tale of the centuries-old, devil-like creature known the world-over as the Krampus – the "Anti-Claus" of Alpine country folklore, infamous for eating naughty children during the season of giving.
"When I was a kid, if they wanted to make a Christmas horror movie, they'd stick an axe in Santa's hands," says Smith. "In 'Anti-Claus,' we leave Santa alone and creep with the Krampus through twisted tales of holly-jolly murder, desire, desperation and despair. Just in time for the holiday season... In America, we're taught that nice kids gets presents from Santa and naughty kids get coal. But in countries like Germany, Austria, Bavaria, Romania and Hungary, Christmas is more metal than merry: Saint Nicholas brings a sack full of toys for good kids and the Krampus carries an empty bag for taking away the bad kids. I wanna see THAT Christmas movie. So rather than wait for it, we'll make it instead."
I'm a huge fan of Kevin Smith and I'm actually really intrigued by this project. Kevin Smith has done some great films over the years and this film sounds to be one of best yet.
Sony Pictures Entertainment has set its summer tentpole Pixels for release on May 15, 2015. The movie, which stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage, will be directed by Chris Columbus.
When aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper has to call on his childhood best friend, ’80s video game champion Jules Brenner, now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders to defeat the aliens and save the planet.
This sounds interesting. For those that didn't know, I'm somewhat of a gamer who has played some of these 80's arcade games and I'm intrigued on what games they'll actually use. But the one downside is that I have to listen to Adam Sandler but oh well (at least Dennis Dugan isn't directing).
So there you have it ladies and gentlemen, which of these stories peaked your interest or was there another story that interested you? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
(NOTE: All of these stories come from screenrant.com and comingsoon.net)
Scripted by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, Star Wars: Episode VII will be set 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi and will follow a trio of new young leads along with some very familiar faces. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Peter Mayhew are also expected to reprise their respective roles. At this time, however, Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm have only confirmed a single star: R2-D2.
I want official Star Wars news to come, i'm literally sick of rumors. Listen it's never wrong th recruit talent and Oscar Issac would be a great addition, but he joins the long list of people who have been rumored to be in Episode 7. Also hearing that Han Solo will have a huge role means only one thing and I'm calling it her and now on April 28th, 2014... Han Solo will die.
In an article profiling the upcoming summer movies, USA Today has debuted new images from a slew of films including Guardians of the Galaxy, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Jupiter Ascending, and The Expendables 3, all of which you can check out below.
Transformers: Age of Extinction will be the first of these films to hit theaters, opening on June 27. Jupiter Ascending will follow on July 18, with Guardians of the Galaxy on August 1, and The Expendables 3 on August 15.
(photos courtesy of USA Today)
All of these images look really amazing. The two that really that stand out to me are the Guardians of the Galaxy and The Expendables 3. The other two are from each films respective trailers so they are not as fresh as the other two.
Remember back in January when Stan Lee said that he wouldn't be making a cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy, ending his streak of cameos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? False alarm! Variety reports that Lee was asked about cameo-ing in the film at a panel this weekend at C2E2 where he mentioned that he had filmed a sequence for the movie.
"I did, already," he responded. "I can't tell you what it is, but I can tell you I do not understand what it was or why I did it. It has me with a girl — a very pretty girl — that's all I can tell you."
We're going to assume that Lee was simply unable to film his cameo during principal photography on "Guardians" but was able to film a scene during the additional shooting that took place a few weeks ago. Now the matter of who this 'very pretty girl' Lee refers to is another mystery.
I love hearing this news. Stan Lee has made some of the most epic cameos in cinema history and I'm glad to hear that he'll make a cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy. I'm just very curious what he'll be doing.
XYZ Films has picked up all international sales rights to Kevin Smith's just-announced Anti-Claus, a Yuletide horror film populated by the stars of Smith's Tusk, including Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez and Michael Parks. Anti-Claus tells the tale of the centuries-old, devil-like creature known the world-over as the Krampus – the "Anti-Claus" of Alpine country folklore, infamous for eating naughty children during the season of giving.
"When I was a kid, if they wanted to make a Christmas horror movie, they'd stick an axe in Santa's hands," says Smith. "In 'Anti-Claus,' we leave Santa alone and creep with the Krampus through twisted tales of holly-jolly murder, desire, desperation and despair. Just in time for the holiday season... In America, we're taught that nice kids gets presents from Santa and naughty kids get coal. But in countries like Germany, Austria, Bavaria, Romania and Hungary, Christmas is more metal than merry: Saint Nicholas brings a sack full of toys for good kids and the Krampus carries an empty bag for taking away the bad kids. I wanna see THAT Christmas movie. So rather than wait for it, we'll make it instead."
I'm a huge fan of Kevin Smith and I'm actually really intrigued by this project. Kevin Smith has done some great films over the years and this film sounds to be one of best yet.
Sony Pictures Entertainment has set its summer tentpole Pixels for release on May 15, 2015. The movie, which stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage, will be directed by Chris Columbus.
When aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper has to call on his childhood best friend, ’80s video game champion Jules Brenner, now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders to defeat the aliens and save the planet.
This sounds interesting. For those that didn't know, I'm somewhat of a gamer who has played some of these 80's arcade games and I'm intrigued on what games they'll actually use. But the one downside is that I have to listen to Adam Sandler but oh well (at least Dennis Dugan isn't directing).
So there you have it ladies and gentlemen, which of these stories peaked your interest or was there another story that interested you? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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