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)
Director Patty Jenkins’ upcoming Wonder Woman movie may have just gained an Academy Award winner. According to The Wrap, none other than Nicole Kidman is in talks to join Gal Gadot and Chris Pine for the DC Comics adaptation. Although the specific part Nicole Kidman is up for has not yet been revealed, the outlet claims that she’d play “a high-ranking Amazonian warrior” and goes on to speculate that the role might be that of Amazon Queen Hippolyta. It’s also very easy to imagine Nicole Kidman playing the villainous sorceress Circe as well, although the character has only been rumored to appear in the 2017 release. Gal Gadot is attached to headline Wonder Woman, opening in theaters on June 23, 2017. The character will make her first cinematic appearance, however, in next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It’s pretty much a guarantee, too, that Wonder Woman will play an important role in Justice League Part One, hitting theaters on November 10, 2017. Nicole Kidman, who earned an Oscar for her performance in The Hours, recently took a villainous turn in Paul King’s acclaimed children’s book adaptation Paddington. Coming up, Kidman can be seen starring opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor and Julia Roberts in Billy Ray’s Secret in Their Eyes. Look for it to hit theaters later this month. Then, next year, Nicole Kidman teams with Robert Pattinson and James Franco, headlining Werner Herzog’s Gertrude Bell biopic, Queen of the Desert.
This is terrific casting if true. So far the rumors for this film from The Wrap, Heroic Hollywood and Collider and I feel like this one could come true and it's a great choice. Nicole Kidman is one of the greatest female actors of all-time and seeing her in a comic book film is an amazing feat. Now the article says she might play Hippolyta and that could be a possibility, but I feel like she would play Aphrodite because Nicole Kidman is a very beautiful woman and her giving Wonder Woman her beauty is a storyline that could work for her origins. Now granted I'm probably way wrong on this so take everything I say with a grain of salt. Hopefully this rumor comes true becasue it really gives the film a lot more credibility
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that The LEGO Batman Movie has added another cast member with Ralph Fiennes as Batman’s trusty butler, Alfred Pennyworth. He joins a cast that includes Will Arnett as the titular Dark Knight, Michael Cera as Robin the boy wonder, Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, and Zach Galifianakis as The Joker. Fiennes’ most famous roles include his Academy Award-nominated work as Amon Goeth in Schindler’s List and Count Laszlo de Almásy in The English Patient. He is also well known to fans as Lord Voldemort in the “Harry Potter” franchise, Francis Dolarhyde in the 2003 remake of Red Dragon, and taking over in the role of M for both Skyfall and the upcoming SPECTRE. The LEGO Movie animation supervisor Chris McKay will direct The LEGO Batman Movie, which features a script by Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter creator Seth Grahame-Smith. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who directed The LEGO Movie and are also developing an animated version of Spider-Man for Sony, will produce the film along with Dan Lin. The LEGO Batman Movie will swing into theaters on May 26, 2017.
I think this is great casting. Ralph Fiennes is a very underrated actor in my opinion and I think he deserves a lot more credit and I think he is perfect for this role. He is British which helps, plus his voice will work very well for the character of Alfred Pennyworth. So far this film has a really great cast and I think they only missing a voice for Commissioner Gordon and I think we'll get that news fairly soon. I'm really looking forward to this film not only because I'm a Batman fan, but becasue I thought Will Arnett as Batman in The Lego Movie was fantastic and I think a solo film can be fantastic.
DreamWorks Animation has just debuted the first Kung Fu Panda 3 trailer, which you can check out below. In the animated feature film sequel, Po, continuing on his now legendary adventures of awesomeness, must face two hugely epic, but very different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to home. When Po’s long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible—learn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate band of Kung Fu Pandas! This chapter in the continuing adventures of Kung Fu Panda is directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni, and features a script by series writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. Jack Black returns as the voice of Po in the film along with Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, Randall Duk Kim, Bryan Cranston, and J.K. Simmons. The first two chapters of DreamWorks Animation’s critically-acclaimed Kung Fu Panda franchise opened in 2008 and 2011. Both films were honored with Academy Award nominations for Best Animated Feature Film. Together, they have generated approximately $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office. 20th Century Fox will open Kung Fu Panda 3 in theaters everywhere on January 29, 2016.
I thought this was a pretty decent trailer. I've been a pretty big fan of the franchise so far and this film looks like it can continue the momentum of the franchise. I didn't laugh as much as I thought I would, but there were some really great laughs. I love the additions of Bryan Cranston and J.K. Simmons and I they will help this movie out a lot. My only worry and it has always been the release date of January 29th because January is a bad months for movies, but this is a film that could do very well on that date due to the success of the previous two films. As I mentioned before I've loved the franchise so far and I'm hoping this film can be just as good.
Academy Award nominee Liam Neeson is set to headline Parkland director Peter Landesman’s latest, the historical spy thriller Felt. Neeson will play the famous informant known as “Deep Throat”. Felt aims to be a taut spy thriller, centering on “Deep Throat,” the pseudonym given to the notorious whistleblower for one of the greatest scandals of all time, Watergate. The true identity of the secret informant remained a mystery and source of much public curiosity and speculation for more than 30 years. That is until, in 2005, special agent Mark Felt shockingly revealed himself as the tipster. This unbelievable true story chronicles the personal and professional life of the brilliant and uncompromising Felt, who risked and ultimately sacrificed everything – his family, his career, his freedom – in the name of justice. Felt is based on a script by Landesman, who will also produce. MadRiver Pictures will finance and produce, alongside Scott Free Productions, Playtone and Cara Films. Ridley Scott, Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Giannina Scott, Marc Butan, Christopher Woodrow and Jay Roach will produce. Steven Shareshian and Michael Schaefer will executive produce alongside Michael Bassick and Steven Marshall. This will be the second collaboration for writer/director Peter Landesman, Giannina Scott and Ridley Scott, following their very successful collaboration on Concussion, starring Will Smith, which Sony will release wide on Christmas Day. Neeson starred earlier this year in Run All Night. He also made appearances in both Entourage: The Movie and Ted 2, the latter of which reteamed him with A Million Ways to Die in the West helmer Seth MacFarlane. CAA arranged the financing and will introduce the Felt to domestic distributors at AFM. Sierra/Affinity will handle the foreign rights. Principal photography on Felt is set to begin in March 2016.
I think this is great casting. Liam Neeson is a tremendous actor who has been in the conscious mind of everyone because he's in just about every film nowadays (but I think it's for different reasons than just money) and I think he is perfect for this role. The reason for that is because of his voice and he has the voice to play Deep Throat and from everything we know about Deep Throat he did have a deep and dark voice and Neeson has that. I think this is a great film for him and I'm really excited to see how much he'll be in the film and how the character will be, but Liam Neeson can knock the role out of the park.
Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures have released a new poster for Michael Dougherty’s Christmas horror Krampus and you can check out the Krampus poster below. When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers. All hell breaks loose as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, laying siege to the fractured family’s home and forcing them to fight for each other if they hope to survive. The Legendary Pictures horror-comedy also stars Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Stefania Lavie Owen and Krista Stadler. Krampus and his mischievous underlings have been created by the combined efforts of Weta Workshop and Weta Digital, both renowned for their epic work on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and King Kong, among many others. Written and directed by Dougherty (Trick ’r Treat), Krampus is co-written by Zach Shields and Todd Casey and produced by Legendary’s Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni, Alex Garcia and Dougherty. The film will be released by Universal Pictures on December 4.
This is an ok poster. Granted it feels pretty haunting and creepy, but it's nothing we haven't seen before and I actually like the first poster a whole lot more. This isn't the only Krampus film coming out (Kevin Smith is coming out with one next December) so I'm really curious how high the bar will be set for that film depending on how this film does. It has a really interesting story and I'm excited to check it out mainly because of the Krampus himself.
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)
Director Patty Jenkins’ upcoming Wonder Woman movie may have just gained an Academy Award winner. According to The Wrap, none other than Nicole Kidman is in talks to join Gal Gadot and Chris Pine for the DC Comics adaptation. Although the specific part Nicole Kidman is up for has not yet been revealed, the outlet claims that she’d play “a high-ranking Amazonian warrior” and goes on to speculate that the role might be that of Amazon Queen Hippolyta. It’s also very easy to imagine Nicole Kidman playing the villainous sorceress Circe as well, although the character has only been rumored to appear in the 2017 release. Gal Gadot is attached to headline Wonder Woman, opening in theaters on June 23, 2017. The character will make her first cinematic appearance, however, in next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It’s pretty much a guarantee, too, that Wonder Woman will play an important role in Justice League Part One, hitting theaters on November 10, 2017. Nicole Kidman, who earned an Oscar for her performance in The Hours, recently took a villainous turn in Paul King’s acclaimed children’s book adaptation Paddington. Coming up, Kidman can be seen starring opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor and Julia Roberts in Billy Ray’s Secret in Their Eyes. Look for it to hit theaters later this month. Then, next year, Nicole Kidman teams with Robert Pattinson and James Franco, headlining Werner Herzog’s Gertrude Bell biopic, Queen of the Desert.
This is terrific casting if true. So far the rumors for this film from The Wrap, Heroic Hollywood and Collider and I feel like this one could come true and it's a great choice. Nicole Kidman is one of the greatest female actors of all-time and seeing her in a comic book film is an amazing feat. Now the article says she might play Hippolyta and that could be a possibility, but I feel like she would play Aphrodite because Nicole Kidman is a very beautiful woman and her giving Wonder Woman her beauty is a storyline that could work for her origins. Now granted I'm probably way wrong on this so take everything I say with a grain of salt. Hopefully this rumor comes true becasue it really gives the film a lot more credibility
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that The LEGO Batman Movie has added another cast member with Ralph Fiennes as Batman’s trusty butler, Alfred Pennyworth. He joins a cast that includes Will Arnett as the titular Dark Knight, Michael Cera as Robin the boy wonder, Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, and Zach Galifianakis as The Joker. Fiennes’ most famous roles include his Academy Award-nominated work as Amon Goeth in Schindler’s List and Count Laszlo de Almásy in The English Patient. He is also well known to fans as Lord Voldemort in the “Harry Potter” franchise, Francis Dolarhyde in the 2003 remake of Red Dragon, and taking over in the role of M for both Skyfall and the upcoming SPECTRE. The LEGO Movie animation supervisor Chris McKay will direct The LEGO Batman Movie, which features a script by Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter creator Seth Grahame-Smith. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who directed The LEGO Movie and are also developing an animated version of Spider-Man for Sony, will produce the film along with Dan Lin. The LEGO Batman Movie will swing into theaters on May 26, 2017.
I think this is great casting. Ralph Fiennes is a very underrated actor in my opinion and I think he deserves a lot more credit and I think he is perfect for this role. He is British which helps, plus his voice will work very well for the character of Alfred Pennyworth. So far this film has a really great cast and I think they only missing a voice for Commissioner Gordon and I think we'll get that news fairly soon. I'm really looking forward to this film not only because I'm a Batman fan, but becasue I thought Will Arnett as Batman in The Lego Movie was fantastic and I think a solo film can be fantastic.
DreamWorks Animation has just debuted the first Kung Fu Panda 3 trailer, which you can check out below. In the animated feature film sequel, Po, continuing on his now legendary adventures of awesomeness, must face two hugely epic, but very different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to home. When Po’s long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible—learn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate band of Kung Fu Pandas! This chapter in the continuing adventures of Kung Fu Panda is directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni, and features a script by series writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. Jack Black returns as the voice of Po in the film along with Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, Randall Duk Kim, Bryan Cranston, and J.K. Simmons. The first two chapters of DreamWorks Animation’s critically-acclaimed Kung Fu Panda franchise opened in 2008 and 2011. Both films were honored with Academy Award nominations for Best Animated Feature Film. Together, they have generated approximately $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office. 20th Century Fox will open Kung Fu Panda 3 in theaters everywhere on January 29, 2016.
I thought this was a pretty decent trailer. I've been a pretty big fan of the franchise so far and this film looks like it can continue the momentum of the franchise. I didn't laugh as much as I thought I would, but there were some really great laughs. I love the additions of Bryan Cranston and J.K. Simmons and I they will help this movie out a lot. My only worry and it has always been the release date of January 29th because January is a bad months for movies, but this is a film that could do very well on that date due to the success of the previous two films. As I mentioned before I've loved the franchise so far and I'm hoping this film can be just as good.
Academy Award nominee Liam Neeson is set to headline Parkland director Peter Landesman’s latest, the historical spy thriller Felt. Neeson will play the famous informant known as “Deep Throat”. Felt aims to be a taut spy thriller, centering on “Deep Throat,” the pseudonym given to the notorious whistleblower for one of the greatest scandals of all time, Watergate. The true identity of the secret informant remained a mystery and source of much public curiosity and speculation for more than 30 years. That is until, in 2005, special agent Mark Felt shockingly revealed himself as the tipster. This unbelievable true story chronicles the personal and professional life of the brilliant and uncompromising Felt, who risked and ultimately sacrificed everything – his family, his career, his freedom – in the name of justice. Felt is based on a script by Landesman, who will also produce. MadRiver Pictures will finance and produce, alongside Scott Free Productions, Playtone and Cara Films. Ridley Scott, Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Giannina Scott, Marc Butan, Christopher Woodrow and Jay Roach will produce. Steven Shareshian and Michael Schaefer will executive produce alongside Michael Bassick and Steven Marshall. This will be the second collaboration for writer/director Peter Landesman, Giannina Scott and Ridley Scott, following their very successful collaboration on Concussion, starring Will Smith, which Sony will release wide on Christmas Day. Neeson starred earlier this year in Run All Night. He also made appearances in both Entourage: The Movie and Ted 2, the latter of which reteamed him with A Million Ways to Die in the West helmer Seth MacFarlane. CAA arranged the financing and will introduce the Felt to domestic distributors at AFM. Sierra/Affinity will handle the foreign rights. Principal photography on Felt is set to begin in March 2016.
I think this is great casting. Liam Neeson is a tremendous actor who has been in the conscious mind of everyone because he's in just about every film nowadays (but I think it's for different reasons than just money) and I think he is perfect for this role. The reason for that is because of his voice and he has the voice to play Deep Throat and from everything we know about Deep Throat he did have a deep and dark voice and Neeson has that. I think this is a great film for him and I'm really excited to see how much he'll be in the film and how the character will be, but Liam Neeson can knock the role out of the park.
Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures have released a new poster for Michael Dougherty’s Christmas horror Krampus and you can check out the Krampus poster below. When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers. All hell breaks loose as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, laying siege to the fractured family’s home and forcing them to fight for each other if they hope to survive. The Legendary Pictures horror-comedy also stars Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Stefania Lavie Owen and Krista Stadler. Krampus and his mischievous underlings have been created by the combined efforts of Weta Workshop and Weta Digital, both renowned for their epic work on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and King Kong, among many others. Written and directed by Dougherty (Trick ’r Treat), Krampus is co-written by Zach Shields and Todd Casey and produced by Legendary’s Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni, Alex Garcia and Dougherty. The film will be released by Universal Pictures on December 4.
This is an ok poster. Granted it feels pretty haunting and creepy, but it's nothing we haven't seen before and I actually like the first poster a whole lot more. This isn't the only Krampus film coming out (Kevin Smith is coming out with one next December) so I'm really curious how high the bar will be set for that film depending on how this film does. It has a really interesting story and I'm excited to check it out mainly because of the Krampus himself.
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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