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Michelangelo says Michael Bay is raping our childhood
2 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
After Michael Bay said that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were going to be aliens, the fans used the power of the internet to voice their hatred towards the Transformers director. Bay responded back on his forum by telling fans to chill.
“Fans need to take a breath, and chill. They have not More >
The UK Prometheus trailer reveals more of the plot
2 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
While the U.S. trailer gives us more mystery by using quick cuts and “Bwaaaam”, the U.K. trailer shows us more of the plot on why the group is going into space. We get extended scenes that shows similar pictograms being found all around Earth. This then leads to the discovery of an alien planet More >
Teenage Alien Ninja Turtles?
2 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
Michael Bay clearly has no idea what he’s talking about…or does he? In a Nickelodeon Upfront press conference in New York, he was presenting to the media his plans for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action reboot being released on Christmas 2013. He also mentioned that these turtles will be More >
New Prometheus full trailer unveiled during WonderCon 2012
2 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
Watching Guy Pearce as Peter Weyland during his 2023 Ted Talk speech got me really excited for this film, and now we have a new trailer to get us even more excited.
We were introduced to the new full trailer for Prometheus, the spinoff prequel to Alien, during WonderCon 2011. Screenwriter Damon More >
Superman vs. The Elite review and a surprise!
2 months ago
Superman vs. The Elite is a movie that will test Superman’s core belief and his effectiveness as a hero. A core belief that has been the foundation of who Superman is and how he’s viewed all over the world. First of all let me say that I’m not a big Superman fan. I’m more of a dark super More >
Pepper Potts cameo confirmed: Who else will appear in The Avengers?
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
Today, a new Avengers trailer comes to us all the way from the land of the rising sun. The trailer shows a lot of what we’ve seen already but with a few new surprises. We get a great first look at the infamous S.H.I.E.L.D Helicarrier. We also get a few more shots of the alien race we now know will More >
Jurassic Park 3D announced
2 months ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Movies
Universal just announced Jurassic Park in 3D will be hitting theaters July 19, 2013. The film was originally released on June 11, 1993, and grossed $915 million worldwide. At about 10 years later, semi-mesmerized sequel franchise attempts, and rumors of Steven Spielberg attempting a reboot or More >
Chronicle director gives his take on the Fantastic Four reboot
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Josh Trank is currently in negotiations to direct the live-action adaptation of Spider-Man’s arch nemesis, Venom. Josh is currently hot off the release and success of the found-footage superhero film, Chronicle. To say the least, he has the pick of the lot. More >
Joss Whedon confirms the Skrulls will not be in The Avengers
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
One of the biggest mysteries surrounding Marvel’s mega superhero crossover still is the identity of the invading alien race. For awhile now many have been speculating over just who or what these aliens might be. Could the race be the Skrull, the Kree, the Annihilus or the Phalanx? Recently, More >
Jack Bauer takes a vacation – 24 movie put on hold
2 months ago
by Narvin Seegoolam
in Movies
Well it looks like all you 24 fans out there that were waiting for a 24 movie will just have to wait longer. 20th Century Fox has stated that they are not going forward with the movie this year. Originally, shooting for the film was to start close to the end of March, after Kiefer Sutherland’s More >
Superman vs. The Elite to premiere at WonderCon Friday
2 months ago
If you’re in the Anaheim area and are already going to attend WonderCon, you should check out the world premiere of Superman vs. the Elite this Friday, March 16th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Anaheim Convention Center Ballroom.
After the screening, a panel will be held with the cast and crew from the More >
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot gets Christmas 2013 release date
2 months ago
Deadline reported that Paramount has announced the release date for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. The film is set to be released on Christmas 2013 and will be a mix of CGI and live action. Wrath of the Titans and Battle Los Angeles director Jonathan Liebesman is attached to helm the More >
The Avengers get six new character banners
2 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
Here are some new character banners from the upcoming Marvel’s Avengers film including Black Widow, Iron Man, Hulk, Hawkeye, Nick Fury, Captain America, and Thor. My favorite one so far is the Black Widow one, but Captain America in the background looks so out of place.
Click on the images for the More >
The only thing missing in this Rurouni Kenshin trailer is Tom Cruise
2 months ago
We previously posted the new trailer for the live-action Rurouni Kenshin movie. The problem was that is wasn’t the best in quality. Well, here’s the trailer in better quality and without it being stuck to a Japanese talk show. Oh, and it has subtitles.
I highly enjoyed the dark and violent setting More >
New Battleship trailer has more battleship action
2 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
I’m feeling really sorry for Taylor Kitsch. He’s in two movies that have been receiving a lot of negative attention. As much as I enjoyed John Carter, it was a lackluster in the U.S. with only $30 million for the opening weekend (thank god for the worldwide box office gross).
Then we have More >
The Avengers will be over 2 hours
2 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
For those worried that The Avengers film might be short, do not fret. Director Joss Whedon has revealed the running time to be 2 hours and 15 minutes. The time isn’t as long as I’d like, since the first cut is 3 hours long. Let’s hope the announced run time is enough to give each Avengers enough More >
If only the Empire just left things alone
2 months ago
Even with the blueprints for the Death Star leaked, if the Empire left Uncle Owen alone, they would’ve won the war against the Rebel Alliance. But no, they had to kill Uncle Owen; thus Luke Skywalker had no other choice but to learn the way of the jedi and destroy the Death Star by using the More >
Teaser for trailer that teases Prometheus
2 months ago
2012 has got to be the year of the teasers for trailers. The only reason I put up with this is because these trailer teasers are usually promoting a movie that I’m excited about. In this case it’s Prometheus.
A new trailer will debut during WonderCon’s Prometheus panel with Ridley Scott and More >
Giveaway: Battle Royale Blu-ray giveaway
2 months ago
With Battle Royale finally coming to Blu-ray in the United States on March 20th, what better way to help promote the controversial flick than to do a giveaway? That’s right, we’re going to be giving away the Battle Royale Blu-ray to two winners.
Before the Hunger Games, this movie introduced me to More >
Star Trek 2 may be holding back the sequel to Cloverfield
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
One of the hit films of 2008 was JJ Abrams and Matt Reeves‘ found-footage monster movie, Cloverfield. The film gained a huge cult following and was a smash hit at the box-office. Since its release, many fans have been wondering when there would be a sequel.
Recently, Co-writer Drew Groddard gave an More >
Run around town smiting people with Thor’s Hammer – Avengers Movie props to be auctioned off
2 months ago
An auction house called Profiles in History, will be holding an auction at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo on April 14th. Why does it matter? They will be auctioning off items from not only the Avengers movie, but also Iron Man, Captain America and Thor. Some of the items that are up for More >
Review: Silent House left me silent…
2 months ago
In Chris Kentis and Laura Lau’s Silent House (remake of the 2010 Uruguay horror film La Casa Muda), the audience is taken on an 85-minute, one camera point of view of Sarah (Elizabeth Olsen) inside the house as well as in her mind. Like Alfred Hitchcock’s 1948 film ROPE (which was very trippy), More >
John Carter Podcast Review
2 months ago
The story of John Carter inspired many sci-fi stories like Avatar, Star Wars, and Superman. How does the movie hold up even after all the films that it inspired came out?
John Carter Directed by Andrew Stanton Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Dominic West, Mark Strong, and Willem Dafoe Rated: More >
Joss Whedon on visual style and fans’ expectation
2 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
Here’s an interview from PhilSTAR with director/writer Joss Whedon on the visual style of Marvel’s The Avengers and how he plans to cater to the fans. He talks about how he wants the film to have iconic moments without making it blatantly obvious and whether he considers fans’ expectations when More >
Max Landis returns to script Chronicle 2
2 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
You can say that Chronicle was a success. For a movie with a budget of $12 million and earning $105 million worldwide, the teen superhero found-footage film did good.
Fox has gone ahead and hired Max Landis, Chronicle screenwriter, to pen the sequel to the surprise film of the year, Chronicle 2. More >
