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...
(NOTE: All of these stories come from comingsoon.net)
Captain America: Civil War stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live and brought with them the Captain America: Civil War trailer which you can watch below. Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain. Joining Evans and Downey Jr. in the film are Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Paul Bettany as The Vision, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Don Cheadle as Jim Rhodes/War Machine and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier alongside Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/Black Panther, Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter/Agent 13, Daniel Brühl as Baron Helmut Zemo, Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones, William Hurt as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, and Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man. The film will also debut Marvel’s new Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, Captain America: Civil War will be released on May 6, 2016.
This was an awesome trailer. I've been waiting for this trailer for a long time and to finally get it during the week of Thanksgiving is such a great thing. We a lot of different emotions from the trailer such as subtle comedy, excitement a bit sadness. The Russo Brothers look like they have done another fantastic job with a Captain America film. I also like how the film isn't really following along with the comic book storyline because now I don't know what to expect. The last scene of trailer is how all fight scenes should be filmed with a wide shot and unlike some with shaky came going all over the place and not knowing what in the world is going on. I'm more excited for this film and i don't know if it will top Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice as my most anticipated film of next year, but it will come close.
Speaking with the BBC’s Newsbeat (via /Film), Men in Black producer Laurie MacDonald revealed that the upcoming revival of the series will feature “a prominent woman in black in the fourth [film].” The pair preciously indicated that franchise star Will Smith would be sitting out this this time, but MacDonald’s producing partner and husband Walter Parkes went on to say “Never count Will out.” Parkes clarified that plans for the fourth film were still in early days, saying: “We sort of looked at the first three in retrospect as a bit of a trilogy. We tried to tell a story about those two characters and that relationship, It sounds silly because it’s a fun, science fiction comedy but when you work on these things you sort of try to find some thematic basis underneath it. Now we are looking at a reinvention, but it’s a wonderful world to get back into.” It remains to be seen if plans are still being made by Sony Pictures for the previously-reported franchise mash up of 21 Jump Street and the Men in Black franchise for a sci-fi comedy mocking “cinematic universes,” but given the busy schedule of filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the project could have been neuralyzed. Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, the first Men in Black was released in 1997 and went on to gross over $589 million worldwide. A follow-up was released in 2002, bringing in over $440 million worldwide, with a third debuting in theaters in 2012 and raking in over $620 million. Smith and Jones appeared in all three films, which were in turn all directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. The film series was originally based on the comics by Lowell Cunningham.
I really like this idea a lot. As the article said the filmmakers feel as if the first three were a trilogy focusing on a specific relationship and now it's time for a woman to take over the reigns of the leading role. As for Will Smith I don't see how he can turn down an opportunity to do another Men in Black film because it is a staple franchise for him, but I can see why he would turn it down so that he can have an opportunity to do a film like Concussion. I'm anxious to see how the film turns out because the previous two entries in the franchise weren't the greatest films in the world and maybe this film can help the franchise become good again.
It’s not entirely a surprise, given that he’s been working with director Brad Bird on every single film Bird has helmed since the first The Incredibles in 2004, but today it’s official: Michael Giacchino will return to score The Incredibles 2. “I don’t think I could have made this movie right away,” Bird told ComingSoon.net earlier this year when asked if the past ten years had changed his point of view on the characters at all. “Nor would I want to. I always want to break things up with something else. I know some directors who have done a movie and then, the very next thing they do is the sequel to that movie. Unless it’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ and it was always conceived of us doing it that way, I will always want to break it up with something else and then come back to it. That said, I’m really looking forward to playing with this playset again.” While Bird is staying mum for the time being on specifics regarding the Incredibles 2 story, he did hint that some of the elements in the script are connected to ideas that didn’t make it into the original film. “I had a bunch of ideas that I wanted to put in ‘The Incredibles,'” he said, “but they just didn’t fit. Certain ideas fit, but other things make you go, ‘This is great, but I’d have to give up two other things that matter more to me to get this other thing in.’ So there were a pile of ideas left over from ‘The Incredibles,’ but it’s not a big thing. There were little scenes and things that I was interested in. I wanted to come up with sort of an over-arching idea that connected to the first film that went somewhere different. That’s the one that took a little more time.” Look for The Incredibles 2 to hit theaters June 21, 2019.
This is fantastic news to hear. As I mentioned last week with Giacchino being announced to score Zootopia, this is going to be the beginning of a fantastic working relationship with Disney. Now granted he has done a lot of films in the past (including the aforementioned The Incredibles back in 2004), but by that I meant you pretty much expect his upcoming filmography to be filled with a lot of Disney films. I enjoyed the score he did on The Incredibles and I'm excited to see how he builds upon that for the sequel.
Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence may be one of Hollywood’s top actresses, with dramatic ability seen in films like this winter’s Joy as well as action chops showcased in franchise roles for The Hunger Games and X-Men. Apparently that’s not enough for Lawrence, however, who has told Entertainment Weekly about her intentions to join the ranks of Ben Affleck, Angelina Jolie and other actors who also call the shots on set, which she will do for a dark comedy based on actual events titled Project Delirium. “I’d also like to direct a comedy,” she says. “I have wanted to direct as long as I’ve wanted to act. I just don’t talk about it because I’d rather just do it. I’ve signed on to direct something called ‘Project Delirium’ — it’s based on this article about mental warfare in the ’60s, like an acid experiment gone terribly wrong. It’s funny, I’ve wanted to direct since I was 16 and always thought I should start making steps towards that. If I had tried to do it earlier, I wouldn’t have been ready. Now I actually feel ready.” The 2012 New Yorker article she’s referring to, titled Operation Delirium by Raffi Khatchadourian, focuses on the chemical warfare experiments conducted by Colonel James S. Ketchum at the Edgewood military facility in Maryland from 1960 to 1969 in which he tested over 5000 volunteer U.S. soldiers with dangerous “incapacitating agents” including LSD, BZ and marijuana. The goal was to try to figure out a means to neutralize an enemy without killing them, although most of the Edgewood test subjects were not checked in on in the ensuing years for lasting mental damage caused by the experiments. Lawrence is currently filming the sci-fi romance Passengers with Chris Pratt, and will reprise her role as Mystique in next summer’s X-Men: Apocalypse. She can be seen right now in theaters in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
I really like this news. Jennifer Lawrence is an amazing actress and can easily be considered the best actress working in the business today. I like that she is wanting to take a step in the directing direction, but it's not an easy road to follow. It's easier for directors to become actors than vice versa. I like that the film is going to be a smaller film because if it were a bigger film then I would be really worried about this idea. Hopefully this film can be a hit and we can possibly see more of Jennifer Lawrence behind the camera.
Lionsgate has released a new Norm of the North trailer, which you can watch below. The animated feature opens in theaters on January 15, 2016. Directed by Trevor Wall from a script by Jack Donaldson and Derek Elliott, Norm of the North features the voices of Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Gabriel Iglesias, Loretta Devine, Michael McElhatton, Colm Meaney and Bill Nighy. The film is a Splash Entertainment production, A polar bear of many words, Norm’s greatest gripe is simple: there is no room for tourists in the Arctic. But when a maniacal developer threatens to build luxury condos in his own backyard, Norm does what all normal polar bears would do…he heads to New York City to stop it. With a cast of ragtag lemmings at his side, Norm takes on the big apple, big business and a big identity crisis to save the day. Nicolas Atlan, Ken Katsumoto, Mike Young, Liz Young and Steve Rosen produced the film.
This was such a stupid trailer. What's really funny about this is that in the game South Park: The Stick of Truth, they actually make fun of Rob Schneider being a polar bear and for good reason because he is a terrible actor and will literally do anything for a paycheck. This trailer wasn't funny at all and honestly is'ts going to be a complete box office bomb and plus it's coming out in January so it's destined to be terrible.
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 comingsoon.net)
Captain America: Civil War stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live and brought with them the Captain America: Civil War trailer which you can watch below. Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain. Joining Evans and Downey Jr. in the film are Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Paul Bettany as The Vision, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Don Cheadle as Jim Rhodes/War Machine and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier alongside Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/Black Panther, Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter/Agent 13, Daniel Brühl as Baron Helmut Zemo, Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones, William Hurt as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, and Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man. The film will also debut Marvel’s new Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, Captain America: Civil War will be released on May 6, 2016.
This was an awesome trailer. I've been waiting for this trailer for a long time and to finally get it during the week of Thanksgiving is such a great thing. We a lot of different emotions from the trailer such as subtle comedy, excitement a bit sadness. The Russo Brothers look like they have done another fantastic job with a Captain America film. I also like how the film isn't really following along with the comic book storyline because now I don't know what to expect. The last scene of trailer is how all fight scenes should be filmed with a wide shot and unlike some with shaky came going all over the place and not knowing what in the world is going on. I'm more excited for this film and i don't know if it will top Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice as my most anticipated film of next year, but it will come close.
Speaking with the BBC’s Newsbeat (via /Film), Men in Black producer Laurie MacDonald revealed that the upcoming revival of the series will feature “a prominent woman in black in the fourth [film].” The pair preciously indicated that franchise star Will Smith would be sitting out this this time, but MacDonald’s producing partner and husband Walter Parkes went on to say “Never count Will out.” Parkes clarified that plans for the fourth film were still in early days, saying: “We sort of looked at the first three in retrospect as a bit of a trilogy. We tried to tell a story about those two characters and that relationship, It sounds silly because it’s a fun, science fiction comedy but when you work on these things you sort of try to find some thematic basis underneath it. Now we are looking at a reinvention, but it’s a wonderful world to get back into.” It remains to be seen if plans are still being made by Sony Pictures for the previously-reported franchise mash up of 21 Jump Street and the Men in Black franchise for a sci-fi comedy mocking “cinematic universes,” but given the busy schedule of filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the project could have been neuralyzed. Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, the first Men in Black was released in 1997 and went on to gross over $589 million worldwide. A follow-up was released in 2002, bringing in over $440 million worldwide, with a third debuting in theaters in 2012 and raking in over $620 million. Smith and Jones appeared in all three films, which were in turn all directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. The film series was originally based on the comics by Lowell Cunningham.
I really like this idea a lot. As the article said the filmmakers feel as if the first three were a trilogy focusing on a specific relationship and now it's time for a woman to take over the reigns of the leading role. As for Will Smith I don't see how he can turn down an opportunity to do another Men in Black film because it is a staple franchise for him, but I can see why he would turn it down so that he can have an opportunity to do a film like Concussion. I'm anxious to see how the film turns out because the previous two entries in the franchise weren't the greatest films in the world and maybe this film can help the franchise become good again.
It’s not entirely a surprise, given that he’s been working with director Brad Bird on every single film Bird has helmed since the first The Incredibles in 2004, but today it’s official: Michael Giacchino will return to score The Incredibles 2. “I don’t think I could have made this movie right away,” Bird told ComingSoon.net earlier this year when asked if the past ten years had changed his point of view on the characters at all. “Nor would I want to. I always want to break things up with something else. I know some directors who have done a movie and then, the very next thing they do is the sequel to that movie. Unless it’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ and it was always conceived of us doing it that way, I will always want to break it up with something else and then come back to it. That said, I’m really looking forward to playing with this playset again.” While Bird is staying mum for the time being on specifics regarding the Incredibles 2 story, he did hint that some of the elements in the script are connected to ideas that didn’t make it into the original film. “I had a bunch of ideas that I wanted to put in ‘The Incredibles,'” he said, “but they just didn’t fit. Certain ideas fit, but other things make you go, ‘This is great, but I’d have to give up two other things that matter more to me to get this other thing in.’ So there were a pile of ideas left over from ‘The Incredibles,’ but it’s not a big thing. There were little scenes and things that I was interested in. I wanted to come up with sort of an over-arching idea that connected to the first film that went somewhere different. That’s the one that took a little more time.” Look for The Incredibles 2 to hit theaters June 21, 2019.
This is fantastic news to hear. As I mentioned last week with Giacchino being announced to score Zootopia, this is going to be the beginning of a fantastic working relationship with Disney. Now granted he has done a lot of films in the past (including the aforementioned The Incredibles back in 2004), but by that I meant you pretty much expect his upcoming filmography to be filled with a lot of Disney films. I enjoyed the score he did on The Incredibles and I'm excited to see how he builds upon that for the sequel.
Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence may be one of Hollywood’s top actresses, with dramatic ability seen in films like this winter’s Joy as well as action chops showcased in franchise roles for The Hunger Games and X-Men. Apparently that’s not enough for Lawrence, however, who has told Entertainment Weekly about her intentions to join the ranks of Ben Affleck, Angelina Jolie and other actors who also call the shots on set, which she will do for a dark comedy based on actual events titled Project Delirium. “I’d also like to direct a comedy,” she says. “I have wanted to direct as long as I’ve wanted to act. I just don’t talk about it because I’d rather just do it. I’ve signed on to direct something called ‘Project Delirium’ — it’s based on this article about mental warfare in the ’60s, like an acid experiment gone terribly wrong. It’s funny, I’ve wanted to direct since I was 16 and always thought I should start making steps towards that. If I had tried to do it earlier, I wouldn’t have been ready. Now I actually feel ready.” The 2012 New Yorker article she’s referring to, titled Operation Delirium by Raffi Khatchadourian, focuses on the chemical warfare experiments conducted by Colonel James S. Ketchum at the Edgewood military facility in Maryland from 1960 to 1969 in which he tested over 5000 volunteer U.S. soldiers with dangerous “incapacitating agents” including LSD, BZ and marijuana. The goal was to try to figure out a means to neutralize an enemy without killing them, although most of the Edgewood test subjects were not checked in on in the ensuing years for lasting mental damage caused by the experiments. Lawrence is currently filming the sci-fi romance Passengers with Chris Pratt, and will reprise her role as Mystique in next summer’s X-Men: Apocalypse. She can be seen right now in theaters in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
I really like this news. Jennifer Lawrence is an amazing actress and can easily be considered the best actress working in the business today. I like that she is wanting to take a step in the directing direction, but it's not an easy road to follow. It's easier for directors to become actors than vice versa. I like that the film is going to be a smaller film because if it were a bigger film then I would be really worried about this idea. Hopefully this film can be a hit and we can possibly see more of Jennifer Lawrence behind the camera.
Lionsgate has released a new Norm of the North trailer, which you can watch below. The animated feature opens in theaters on January 15, 2016. Directed by Trevor Wall from a script by Jack Donaldson and Derek Elliott, Norm of the North features the voices of Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Gabriel Iglesias, Loretta Devine, Michael McElhatton, Colm Meaney and Bill Nighy. The film is a Splash Entertainment production, A polar bear of many words, Norm’s greatest gripe is simple: there is no room for tourists in the Arctic. But when a maniacal developer threatens to build luxury condos in his own backyard, Norm does what all normal polar bears would do…he heads to New York City to stop it. With a cast of ragtag lemmings at his side, Norm takes on the big apple, big business and a big identity crisis to save the day. Nicolas Atlan, Ken Katsumoto, Mike Young, Liz Young and Steve Rosen produced the film.
This was such a stupid trailer. What's really funny about this is that in the game South Park: The Stick of Truth, they actually make fun of Rob Schneider being a polar bear and for good reason because he is a terrible actor and will literally do anything for a paycheck. This trailer wasn't funny at all and honestly is'ts going to be a complete box office bomb and plus it's coming out in January so it's destined to be terrible.
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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