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J.J. Abrams’s Star Trek merchandising issue may have pushed him to Star Wars
6 days ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
J.J. Abrams had a grand plan for Star Trek Into Darkness merchandising. But according to The Wrap, the CBS and Paramount split up was the nail in the coffin for his ambitious plan. Also, the complications may have lead him to take on the Star Wars universe.
CBS owns the TV show rights for Star More >
A Trekkie review of Star Trek Into Darkness (with spoilers)
6 days ago
*This review contains spoilers, if you would like a spoiler-free review, click here*
JJ Abrams has quoted that this movie is not for the Star Trek fan (Trekkies) but for movie fans. I took that into consideration when I went in to see Star Trek Into Darkness. I have to say, it was a really great More >
A Trekkie review of Star Trek Into Darkness
1 week ago
*Spoiler Free, for a spoiler-filled review, click here*
JJ Abrams has quoted that this movie is not for the Star Trek fan (Trekkies) but for movie fans. I took that into consideration when I went in to see Star Trek Into Darkness. I have to say, it was a really great movie.
When Abrams rebooted More >
Karl Urban gives fans hope that there may be a Dredd 2
1 week ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
When Dredd came out in theaters, it didn’t fare well at the box office, even though it received a lot of great reviews from critics. Even with the bad box office numbers, the movie at least did really well in the home market (DVD/Blu-rays).
Thanks to positive reviews and good numbers for the home More >
Flying Cars and Talking Apes: Five Far-Flung Futures of Cinema
1 week ago
Science fiction is a medium that can be seen as a predictive barometer for where humanity is headed. These predictions for our society are many, varied, and include both our greatest hopes, and the sum of our fears. We all wish for things like flying cars and weather control, but it’s just as More >
Angry Birds to be released in theaters on July 1, 2016
1 week ago
Yeah, a lot of you will probably be shocked to know that there’s an Angry Birds animated film in the works. This is definitely a first for a mobile game to be turned into a full-length animated feature. It’s going to be a unique feature since Rovio Entertainment, the company that creates the Angry More >
New Red 2 poster featuring your favorite old timers
1 week ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
Check out the new poster for Red 2 starring all your favorite old timers, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Anthony Hopkins, and Helen Mirren. The younger cast includes Byung-hun Lee (GI Joe), Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds), and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
CIA agent Frank Moses is now retired and trying to More >
Hulk says: YOU NO PANIC OVER MARVEL NEGOTIATIONS!
1 week ago
HULK SMA-..err okay so Hulk didn’t actually say that, but Mark Ruffalo sure did. During these past couple of weeks, there have been rumors about Robert Downey Jr. butting heads with Marvel and Disney, attempting to find some common ground on what they think should be “adequate payment” for future More >
Interview with the Star Trek Into Darkness twins, Katie & Kellie
1 week ago
Meet Katie and Kellie Cockrell. They are twins who are going to be in the big blockbuster sci-fi flick, Star Trek Into Darkness. What role will they play in the movie? Let’s just say it involves Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk. We had the chance to chat with the lovely twins on their experiences with More >
World War Z: Crisis Zero PSA
1 week ago
by Laura Sirikul
in Movies
World War Z‘s marketing team has released a PSA from “Michael Kim” former director of the “Global Health Agency” regarding the unknown crisis plaguing the world.
In the video, Kim urges you to go to CrisisZero.com (which leads you to World War Z’s website). The website provides a Safe Zone Pass More >
Star Trek: Vengeance?
1 week ago
by Laura Sirikul
in Movies
JJ Abrams recently spoke to MTV News about an alternative title for Star Trek Into Darkness.
They were looking to place the title with Star Trek: Insert word here.
Star Trek: Vengeance was considered a name.
Abrams reveals:
There’s an intimidating giant black ship in this thing called the ‘USS More >
New The Hunger Games: Catching Fire poster
1 week ago
by Laura Sirikul
in Movies
A new poster has been released with Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) standing on the cliff with her bow and arrow. The poster is made to look like old and worn.
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along More >
The final battle of Gandalf vs. Dumbledore
1 week ago
Since the dawn of nerds, there have been epic feuds between fan favorites on who would win in such a battle, especially between Hogwarts own Dumbledore and the wizard Gandalf of Middle-earth. Gandalf is the wizard of all wizards in Middle-earth, and Dumbledore is the wizard who acted as a guide More >
Conan O’Brien ‘spoils’ Star Trek Into Darkness
1 week ago
Conan O’Brien came under fire recently by ComicBook.com for possibly giving up a major spoiler for the new Star Trek film. There was a sketch that Conan ran and in the end credits, states that Benedict Cumberbatch was a particular character. Conan states himself that everything was just a joke and More >
Spider-Man 2 set video of Spider-Man vs The Rhino fight scene
1 week ago
Filming has been going on in New York for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in the past few weeks and fans have been catching teaser bits here and there from the set. Well, there’s a video from the set that showcases a small fight scene between Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) and The Rhino (Paul Giamatti). More >
Hero Complex Film Fest: The Devil’s Backbone/Pan’s Labyrinth and Guillermo Del Toro
1 week ago
Saturday at the Los Angeles Times Hero Complex Film Fest, Guillermo del Toro was on hand to discuss not only The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth, but also his other (many, many) projects on his plate. Guillermo Del Toro gave updates on his in development project Justice League Dark and the More >
Hero Complex Film Fest: They Live/Halloween and John Carpenter
1 week ago
Friday night at the opening of the Los Angeles Times Hero Complex Film Fest, the legendary filmmaker John Carpenter was there to talk about his extraordinary career.
It was after the screening of the cult classic They Live that John Carpenter gets more in-depth about his movies. The two things I More >
Meet Batma…errr….Iron Ma…I mean, RoboCop
1 week ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
Here are some more clear shots of Joel Kinnaman as RoboCop. He’s very black and less bulky.
You can count me as one of those fans who love the original RoboCop look. It has a unique look and color scheme. This remake, however, is the opposite of that, and it reminds me of a mixture of Batman and More >
New TMNT behind-the-scenes shots show off Channel 6 van
1 week ago
by Alex Rodriguez
in Movies
As we all know, Michael Bay’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film is now shooting in New York. Here we have a few shots taken from the shoot. People were snapping pictures like crazy and Johnny Styles caught these shots of the Channel 6 van, as well as a couple of shots of Megan Fox’s stunt More >
Spider-Man is bullying Rhino in these set photos
1 week ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
More photos from the set of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 have emerged. Now that we’ve seen some photos of Jamie Foxx as Electro, it’s time to see Paul Giamatti as Rhino…well, at least in his non-supervillain form.
What I like about these photos is that you can tell Spider-Man is having fun with it. More >
Andy Serkis rides a horse for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
1 week ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves has posted the first photo from the film. In the photo, Andy Serkis is riding on a horse as Caesar in his mo-cap suit. He and another ape is surrounding Jason Clarke, who plays one of the human leads.
After the events of Rise of the Planet of the More >
Clerks III is almost a reality
1 week ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
We’re one step closer to a Clerks III movie. Today, Kevin Smith has posted a photo of his first draft of the comedy. He said that it’s going to be the Empire Strikes Back of the trilogy.
“IT IS ACCOMPLISHED! First draft of CLERKS III is 137 pages. Plays like the EMPIRE STRIKES BACK of the Clerks More >
Stop motion gods: In memory of Ray Harryhausen
1 week ago
The temple flickers in shades of black and red, our hero waits behind a pillar for what seems like ages. The guardian of this fetid palace slithers among the crumbling remains of her prey, searching for her next victim. Armed with sword and shield, our hero knows that his next move might mean his More >
Gremlins remake in the works?!
1 week ago
by Laura Sirikul
in Movies
Probably.
Warner Bros. is moving ahead with a REMAKE (not sequel) of Amblin’s 1984 Gremlins.
Seth Grahame-Smith (Johnny Depp‘s Dark Shadows, NEW Beetlejuice, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) and David Katzenberg have signed on as producers for the remake. There is currently no writer or director More >
John Carpenter would love to make a Dead Space live-action film
1 week ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
Legendary filmmaker John Carpenter is known for his film classics like They Live, The Thing, Escape From New York, and Halloween. I think it is safe to say that the iconic director knows a thing or two about horror. It is easy to see why he would find interest in bring the video game Dead Space to More >
