The Lonely Island's forthcoming feature-length spoof music documentary will be titled Conner4real.
Though Conner4real is supposed to be "top secret", it was reported earlier this month (May 15) that the movie is being conceived as a send-up of "fluffy music documentaries" like Justin Bieber's Never Say Never and Katy Perry's Part Of Me. Samberg is said to be starring as a rapper who is forced to reunite with his former boyband when his latest album tanks.
The comedy music trio – Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone – recently started shooting the film in Los Angeles. The cast also includes Sarah Silverman, who will appear as the rapper's long-suffering but quick-witted publicist, and Imogen Poots, who will play his love interest. Schaffer and Taccone are directing the film with all three memebrs serving as producers alongside Judd Apatow.
The Lonely Island first found success in the mid-00s when they were hired as Saturday Night Live writers and their videos for spoof songs like 'Dick In A Box', 'Jizz In My Pants' and 'I Just Had Sex' went viral online. They have now released three albums and collaborated with artists including Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj and Snoop Dogg.
The Lonely Island reportedly confirm title of forthcoming spoof music documentary
'Ex Machina' actress Alicia Vikander in talks to star opposite Matt Damon in 'Bourne 5'
Ex Machina actress Alicia Vikander is being lined up to play the female lead in the fifth Bourne film.
Director Paul Greengrass, who was behind the camera for the second and third Bourne films, is also returning for the fifth instalment. For the first time, Greengrass and Damon will be writing the screenplay themselves, alongside Christopher Rouse, who served as editor on the second and third Bourne films. Vikander is understood to be "in talks" to co-star opposite Damon, Deadline reports, depending on her busy schedule.
NME Interviews 'Ex Machina''s Break-out Star Alicia Vikander
The Swedish actress is increasingly in demand following her well-received performance in Alex Garland's acclaimed sci-fi film Ex Machina, released earlier this year, and will soon be seen in Guy Ritchie's The Man From U.N.C.L.E., which opens in cinemas on August 14 and co-stars Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer.
The fifth Bourne film is set for release on July 29, 2016. The producer of the Bourne franchise, Frank Marshall, insisted earlier this year (2015) that there are no plans for Matt Damon and Jeremy Renner to appear together in the same film.
George Clooney apologises for 'Batman & Robin': 'I thought I'd destroyed the franchise'
George Clooney has apologised once again for Batman & Robin, admitting he thought he had "destroyed" the Batman franchise with the poorly-received 1997 film.
Clooney brought up Batman & Robin during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Friday (May 22), branding the film a "disaster" before admitting: "I always apologise for Batman & Robin. Let me just say that I'd actually thought I'd actually destroyed the franchise until somebody else brought it back years later and changed it."
"I thought at the time [Batman & Robin] was going to be a very good career move," Clooney continued. "It wasn't."
Director Christopher Nolan would go on to reboot the Batman franchise eight years after Batman & Robin with 2005's critically acclaimed Batman Begins starring Christian Bale. A pair of well-received sequels, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, followed in 2008 and 2012, each grossing over $1 billion at cinemas globally.
'Now You See Me 3' is already in the works
Now You See Me 3 is now in the works - even though Now You See Me 2 is still a year away from release.
Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine have all reprised their roles for the sequel, joined by Daniel Radcliffe and Lizzy Caplan. The sequel is being directed by Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation), who takes over the director's chair from the original film's Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk, Clash Of The Titans).
Now makers Lionsgate have confirmed that they are already working on a third film in the series. "We've already begun early planning for Now You See Me 3," the company's CEO Jon Feltheimer revealed in a conference call with business analysts on Friday (May 22), Variety reports. The CEO also told analysts that he expects Now You See Me: The Second Act to rake in more than the original film's $350 million at the global box office.
'Pitch Perfect 2' beats 'Mad Max: Fury Road' to top of US box office
Pitch Perfect 2 has comfortably beaten Mad Max: Fury Road to the top of the US box office.
Mad Max: Fury Road, which revives director George Miller's dystopian action franchise after a three-decade hiatus, opened in second place with takings of $44.4m (£28.3 million). The R-rated blockbuster starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron has a hefty $190 million (£120 million) budget to recoup, but Dan Fellman of distributors Warner Bros. said that he remains confident the film will prove an ongoing box office draw in the US, the world's most lucrative movie market.
"It's a film where there's a lot of applause at the end of the movie," Fellman explained. "A lot of people coming to the movie went purely on the reviews. The conversation about it is so strong about what an incredible ride this is that it's going to propel us right into the meat of the summer."
Marvel's Avengers: Age Of Ultron finished in third place in the US this weekend, adding another $38.8 million (£24.8 million) to its total US box office takings. Joss Whedon's sci-fi blockbuster has now raked in over $1.14 billion (£730 million) at cinemas worldwide, placing it eighth on the all-time list. Whedon's original 2012 Avengers film sits at third on the all-time list with takings of $1.52 billion (£970 million).
'Hugo' star Asa Butterfield 'in early talks' to star in new 'Spider-Man' film
Asa Butterfield, the 18-year-old English actor known for his roles in Hugo and Ender's Game, is reportedly in talks to star in the next Spider-Man film.
The webslinger will then star in the next instalment in Sony's Spider-Man series, which is set for release on July 28, 2017. For the first time, Marvel's president Kevin Feige will serve as a producer on one of Sony's Spider-Man films, working alongside Sony's Amy Pascal, a veteran of the studio's Spider-Man movies.
Feige revealed last month (April) that the new Spider-Man will be a "15 or 16 year old" Peter Parker. Now Deadline is reporting that Butterfield is frontrunner among five actors being considered for the role, though apparently "nothing is set in stone".
Talking last month, Feige explained why Marvel and Sony are keen to introduce a version of the webslinger younger than those played by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. "We want to play with Spider-Man in the high school years because frankly there've been five Spider-Man films and the amazing thing about it is, even though there've been five Spider-Man films, there are so many things from the comics that haven't been done yet," he said.
"Not just characters or villains or supporting characters, but sides to his character. The most obvious being the 'young, doesn't quite fit in' kid before his powers, and then the fella that puts on a mask and swings around and fights bad guys and doesn't shut up, which is something we want to play with and we're excited about."
'The Mindy Project' revived by Hulu for 26-episode fourth season
After being cancelled by Fox earlier this month (May), The Mindy Project has been revived by online streaming service Hulu.
"Mindy has been a beloved member of the Hulu family, so this deal is a natural extension of our relationship," Hulu's Craig Erwich said in a press statement. "I am thrilled The Mindy Project has found a new home on Hulu, where so many of our fans are already watching the show," Kaling added.
The Mindy Project launched on Fox in 2012 and recently completed its third season on the network but was not renewed for a fourth. Though the show, which co-stars Chris Messina and British actor Ed Weeks, is popular with TV critics and has built a loyal following, it has consistently struggled in the ratings.
The Mindy Project centres on Kaling's character, obstetrician/gynaecologist Mindy Lahiri, as she tries to balance her professional life co-managing a small medical practice in New York City with an often chaotic personal life. The show has attracted a host of notable guest stars over its three-season run including James Franco, Seth Rogen, Tyler The Creator, Moby and Laura Dern.
First Look at Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart in American Ultra
MTV has our first look at a production still and character posters featuring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart from the off-beat stoner action comedy American Ultra. You can check out the photo and posters in the gallery below!
American Ultra centers on Mike (Eisenberg), a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe (Stewart), is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.
Written by Max Landis (Chronicle) and directed by Nima Nourizadeh (Project X), American Ultra also stars Topher Grace, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Connie Britton, Walton Goggins and Tony Hale. Lionsgate will release the film on August 21.
Title for Third Planet of the Apes Film Revealed?
Even before Dawn of the Planet of the Apes debuted in theaters last summer and became a box office smash, 20th Century Fox was already making plans for a follow-up film. Collider now brings word that the previously unnamed feature will go by the title: War of the Planet of the Apes. This remains unconfirmed by Fox, but stay tuned for updates as we learn them.
“It could be five years after the event, it could be the night after the events of where we left ‘Dawn,’ so it’s very difficult to know where the story is going right at this moment because it’s being written as we speak,” series star Andy Serkis said of the film last year. “I know that part of the desire for Matt [Reeves] to do this next movie is about continuing the enjoyment of seeing these apes evolve. So I don’t think we’re going to see a situation where we’re jumping….It might be three films, It could be four. It could be five. Who knows? But the journey will continue. It might not necessarily be summarized or completely fulfilled in this next one. The point being, eventually we know that we’re going to end up back at ‘The Planet of the Apes,’ but whether it’s this film or not, I don’t know.”
Director Matt Reeves also chimed in about the movie previously, saying: “The notion of what we’re after with the third is to sort of continue that trajectory and see how he becomes a seminal figure in ape history. He almost becomes sort of like an ape Moses. A mythic status… We’re trying to play out those themes and continue to sort of explore it in this universe. Exploring human nature under the guise of apes.”
Reeves, who directed last year’s “Dawn,” will return for the sequel, the script for which he is co-writing with Mark Bomback. War of the Planet of the Apes is set for release on July 14, 2017.
Launch Cinematic for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Debuts
CD Projekt RED has released the launch cinematic for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, coming to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on May 19.
Based on the critically-acclaimed novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a story-driven, next-generation open world role-playing game set in a visually stunning fantasy universe full of meaningful choices and impactful consequences. In The Witcher you play as the professional monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia, tasked with finding a child of prophecy in a vast open world rich with merchant cities, viking pirate islands, dangerous mountain passes, and forgotten caverns to explore.
Trained from early childhood and mutated to gain superhuman skills, strength and reflexes, witchers are a distrusted counterbalance to the monster-infested world in which they live. Gruesomely destroy foes as a professional monster hunter armed with a range of upgradeable weapons, mutating potions and combat magic. Hunt down a wide range of exotic monsters from savage beasts prowling the mountain passes to cunning supernatural predators lurking in the shadows of densely populated towns. Invest your rewards to upgrade your weaponry and buy custom armour, or spend them away in horse races, card games, fist fighting, and other pleasures the night brings.
Built for endless adventure, the massive open world of The Witcher sets new standards in terms of size, depth and complexity. Traverse a fantastical open world: explore forgotten ruins, caves and shipwrecks, trade with merchants and dwarven smiths in cities, and hunt across the open plains, mountains and seas. Deal with treasonous generals, devious witches and corrupt royalty to provide dark and dangerous services. Make choices that go beyond good & evil, and face their far-reaching consequences.
Take on the most important contract to track down the child of prophecy, a key to save or destroy this world. In times of war, chase down the child of prophecy, a living weapon of power, foretold by ancient elven legends. Struggle against ferocious rulers, spirits of the wilds and even a threat from beyond the veil – all hell-bent on controlling this world. Define your destiny in a world that may not be worth saving.
The DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Trailer has Arrived!
Following the debut of the first image this morning, The CW has released the first trailer for the upcoming “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” both of which you can check out in the player below.
When heroes alone are not enough… the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat – one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?
“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” stars Victor Garber (“The Flash,” “Alias”), Brandon Routh (“Arrow,” Superman Returns), Arthur Darvill (“Doctor Who”), Caity Lotz (“Arrow”), Ciarra Renee (“Pippin”), and Franz Drameh (Edge of Tomorrow), with Dominic Purcell (“The Flash,” “Prison Break”) and Wentworth Miller (“The Flash,” “Prison Break”).
Based on the characters from DC Comics, the new series hails from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Greg Berlanti (“The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “Arrow”) serves as executive producer alongside Marc Guggenheim (Eli Stone, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters), Andrew Kreisberg (“The Flash,” “Warehouse 13″) and Sarah Schechter (“The Flash,” Pan).
UPDATE: We’ve also added a behind-the-scenes featurette. Check it out in the second player below!
Film Movement Acquires Justin Lerner’s The Automatic Hate
Film Movement announced today it has acquired all North American rights to Justin Lerner’s critically acclaimed The Automatic Hate, which had its World Premiere in the Narrative Spotlight section at this year’s South By Southwest Film Festival. Film Movement plans a winter theatrical release for the film following select festival appearances including the Seattle International Film Festival later this month.
ComingSoon.net sat down at SXSW with Lerner alongside co-writer Katharine O’Brien and star Joseph Cross and you can check out our in-depth interview right here.
The Automatic Hate explores what happens when Davis Green’s alluring young cousin Alexis appears on his doorstep one night and he discovers that a side of his family has been kept secret for his entire life. Against his father’s wishes, Davis travels to rural, Upstate New York to meet his other cousins. As he and Alexis attempt to reunite their families, they try to uncover the shocking secret that tore their families apart, while wrestling with a taboo attraction to each other.
The follow up to Lerner’s Gotham Independent Film Audience Award-winning debut Girlfriend, The Automatic Hate also stars Adelaide Clemens, Richard Schiff, Ricky Jay and Deborah Ann Woll. Produced by Lerner, along with Lacey Leavitt and Anonymous Content’s Alix Madigan-Yorkin, The Automatic Hate has Daniel Alexander, Gabriela Revilla Lugo, Kerianne Flynn, Debra Minoff Weinstein and BN Film’s Lucas Akoskin and Alex Garcia serving as executive producers.
“It’s been such an exciting journey already, which began at SXSW,” says Lerner, “and now to be partnering with a company like Film Movement — that has such class and taste in both foreign and American independent cinema — we feel very fortunate to be teaming up with them to get the film out to more audiences.”
“Justin is a fresh new voice in American independent cinema,” adds Michael Rosenberg, President of Film Movement, “and his growing work is a great example of the kinds of films we want to support as we branch out to releasing more American indie films.”
WME Global negotiated the sale on behalf of the filmmakers.
Production Begins on Top Secret Untitled Lonely Island Movie!
Universal Pictures today announced that production begins this week on what is currently being dubbed Top Secret Untitled Lonely Island Movie, starring digital-shorts superstars Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, who are collectively known as The Lonely Island. Co-directed by Schaffer and Taccone, the comedy from blockbuster producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Bridesmaids, upcoming Trainwreck) will be set in the world of music.
Taccone, Samberg and Schaffer have been friends since junior high school in Berkeley, California. In 2000, the trio began writing, directing and producing its own brand of comedy and showcasing it on TheLonelyIsland.com. The three writing partners are responsible for creating the popular SNL “Digital Shorts,” which reinvigorated the series and spurred many water-cooler moments over the past decade.
Some of the most notable shorts include their Emmy-winning “D**k in a Box” (with Justin Timberlake), “Lazy Sunday” (a rap about The Chronicles of Narnia) and “The Natalie Portman Rap,” “YOLO (featuring Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar),” “I Just Had Sex (featuring Akon)” and “I’m on a Boat (featuring T-Pain).” The Lonely Island’s debut album, “Incredibad,” was released by Universal Republic in February 2009 and is the first comedy album to reach No. 1 on iTunes.
“Not to be hyperbolic, but we are seriously zazzed about this movie,” said The Lonely Island.
“I have begged these fine gentlemen to allow me to produce one of their films since day one,” said Apatow, “and finally they decided my whining needed to come to an end.”
Joining the behind-the-scenes crew of The Lonely Island are director of photography Brandon Trost (This Is the End, Neighbors); editors Jamie Gross (Role Models, upcoming Vacation), Stacey Schroeder (Grudge Match, “Key and Peele”) and Zene Baker (This Is the End, Neighbors); production designer Jon Billington (World War Z, The Interview) and costume designer Sophie De Rakoff (Legally Blonde, Sweet Home Alabama).
The feature film will be produced by Apatow, Rodney Rothman (producer of Get Him to the Greek, Forgetting Sarah Marshall; co-writer of 22 Jump Street), Samberg, Taccone and Schaffer and executive produced by Morgan Sackett (“Parks and Recreation,” “Seinfeld”).
The Top Secret Untitled Lonely Island Movie will be released by Universal Pictures worldwide.
EA Confirms New Game Modes for Star Wars Battlefront
Ever since the trailer reveal for Star Wars Battlefront at Star Wars Celebration, fans have been both eager and anxious for more info on the upcoming title. Now, the game’s design director, Niklas Fegraeus, has posted an open letter on their official site and confirmed some of the new game modes that players will find.
“We have created new game modes and made new maps to cater to their specific experience. You could see a tiny snippet of this in our trailer where you saw the Fighter Squadron mode, where you engage in huge Starfighter battles over canyons big enough to be truly epic. Then, for those not in the mood for large scale battles, we have created Missions where players can, for example, take on armies of AI or test their piloting skills. All our Missions can be played either alone or cooperatively, making them perfect for some quick Star Wars action when you have a friend over.”
Fegraeus also confirmed that an official look at gameplay in the title will be revealed at next month’s E3 conference.
Star Wars Battlefront will allow fans to live out a wide range of heroic moments and intense battle fantasies of their own – firing blasters, riding speeder bikes and snow speeders, commanding AT-ATs and piloting TIE fighters and the Millennium Falcon. These battles will take place on some of the most iconic planets in the Star Wars universe, including Endor, Hoth, Tatooine and the previously unexplored planet, Sullust. Gamers will be able to play as some of the most memorable characters in the original trilogy such as Darth Vader and Boba Fett. Star Wars Battlefront will feature a wide range of modes tailored for different types of battles, from larger 40-person competitive multiplayer to crafted missions that are played solo, with a friend via split-screen offline or co-operatively online.
Fans who pre-order Star Wars Battlefront will be among the first players to experience the Battle of Jakku, the pivotal moment when the New Republic confronted key Imperial holdouts on a remote desert planet on the Outer Rim. Taking place in the aftermath of the Rebel victory in the Battle of Endor, players will experience the events that created the massive, battle-scarred landscape of Jakku shown in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Players who pre-order Star Wars Battlefront can fight the battle one-week early starting on December 1, 2015. All other players will get access to this free content on December 8, 2015.
Star Wars Battlefront will be available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on November 17.
First Full Promo for FOX’s Scream Queens Released
FOX has just released the first full promo for its the upcoming series “Scream Queens,” the new comedy horror anthology show from Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan and Dante Di Loreto, the executive producers of “Glee” and “American Horror Story.” Featuring the first official look at footage from the series, you can check it out in the player below!
Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween), Oliver Hudson (“Nashville”), Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Lea Michele (“Glee”), Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Zombieland, August: Osage County) and Keke Palmer (Akeelah and the Bee, “Masters of Sex”) were also previously announced for starring roles in the limited series. Additionally, Grammy Award nominee and actress Ariana Grande will guest-star in a recurring role, as will Nick Jonas (“Kingdom”).
The first installment in the new anthology series revolves around a college campus which is rocked by a series of murders. Production started in the spring, with the series premiering on Tuesdays this fall on FOX.
“Scream Queens” is produced by 20th Century Fox Television in association Ryan Murphy Television. The series is co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Murphy, Falchuk, Brennan and Dante Di Loreto will serve as executive producers.
Matt Bomer Will Ride with The Magnificent Seven
The cast of director Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven continues to grow today as The Hollywood Reporter brings word that “White Collar” and “The Normal Heart” star Matt Bomer has signed on for a role. He joins Denzel Washington (who took home an Oscar for Fuqua’s Training Day), Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Chris Pratt, The Equalizer‘s Haley Bennett, Boyhood‘s Ethan Hawke, Elite Squad‘s Wagner Moura, Aquaman‘s Jason Momoa, G.I. Joe: Retaliation‘s Byung-hun Lee and “Marvel’s Daredevil” star Vincent D’Onofrio.
Originally drafted by “True Detective” scribe Nic Pizzolatto (since rewritten by The Blind Side‘s John Lee Hancock),The Magnificent Seven will remake the 1960 film directed by John Sturges that itself was inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic Seven Samurai. Sturges’ version starred Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn and Robert Vaughn as a group of disparate gunmen who come together to protect a Mexican village from bandits led by Eli Wallach. It led to a number of sequels as well as a CBS television series.
The new film is said to feature a victimized mining town, taken over by a gold baron, rather than the Mexican village of the original. Bomer will, according to the outlet, play the husband of Bennett’s character. He unsuccessfully attempts to stand up to the baron, leading to her pulling together the titular band of heroes.
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Two Tomorrowland Clips Promise Explanations, Jet Pack Rides
Walt Disney Pictures has released two new Tomorrowland clips that tease the mysterious world of Brad Bird’s May 22 release. In the first, star Britt Robertson receives a pin with some very unusual properties, while in the second, a young Frank (Thomas Robinson) goes on a jet pack ride! Check them both out in the players below.
From the two-time Oscar winner, Bird’s Tomorrowland offers a riveting mystery adventure starring Academy Award-winner George Clooney. Bound by a shared destiny, former boy-genius Frank (Clooney), jaded by disillusionment, and Casey (Robertson), a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity, embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space known only as “Tomorrowland.” What they must do there changes the world – and them – forever.
Featuring a screenplay by “Lost” writer and co-creator Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird, from a story by Lindelof & Bird & Jeff Jensen, Tomorrowland promises to take audiences on a thrill ride of nonstop adventures through new dimensions that have only been dreamed of.
The film also stars Hugh Laurie as brilliant scientist David Nix, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Judy Greer, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key and Thomas Robinson.
Tomorrowland is produced by Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird and Jeffrey Chernov and directed by Brad Bird, with John Walker, Bernard Bellew, Jeff Jensen and Brigham Taylor serving as executive producers.
True Detective: Watch the New Trailer for the Second Season
HBO has released a new trailer for True Detective Season Two, which will premiere on Sunday, June 21!
In the second season, three police officers and a career criminal must navigate a web of conspiracy in the aftermath of a murder. Colin Farrell plays Ray Velcoro, a compromised detective whose allegiances are torn between his masters in a corrupt police department and the mobster who owns him, while Vince Vaughn is set to play Frank Semyon, a career criminal in danger of losing his empire when his move into legitimate enterprise is upended by the murder of a business partner.
Rachael McAdams also stars as Ani Bezzerides, a Ventura County Sheriff’s detective whose uncompromising ethics put her at odds with others and the system she serves, while Taylor Kitsch stars as Paul Woodrugh, a war veteran and motorcycle officer for the California Highway Patrol, running from a difficult past and the sudden glare of a scandal that never happened.
“True Detective” is created and written by Nic Pizzolatto. Justin Lin (Fast Five) is directing the first two episodes, with Danish filmmaker Janus Metz Pedersen (Armadillo) announced to helm episode 3. The first season was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and starred Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts and Tory Kittles.
'The X-Files' to return for six-episode event series in January 2016
Fox has announced that The X-Files' eagerly-anticipated revival series will begin in January 2016.
Fox confirmed in March that it is bringing back The X-Files for a six-episode "event series". David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will reprise their iconic roles as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, with Chris Carter returning as executive producer. Mitch Pileggi confirmed last month (April) that he will be returning as FBI boss Walter Skinner.
Chris Carter spoke about the event series shortly after it was announced, promising fans that it will be "honest" to the show's characters. Carter also revealed at the time that the event series has "no scripts yet" but insisted: "I know what I want to do, how I want it to lay out - the balance of mythology to stand-alone episodes."
"The people that are going to be involved have been talking since the beginning of the year, so we have a clear idea of how this should be, or the best way we think this should be laid out," Carter added.
The cult sci-fi show originally aired on Fox for nine seasons between 1993 and 2002 and also spawned a pair of spin-off films, released in 1998 and 2008. Fox first revealed in January that it was having "conversations" about reviving the much-loved series.
'Pointless' host Alexander Armstrong to release classical music album
TV presenter and comedian Alexander Armstrong has penned a record deal to release a classical music album.
Armstrong, best known for hosting the BBC quiz show Pointless, has signed to Warner imprint East West Records, the home of Robert Plant, Boyzone and Jools Holland, for the LP. The album will be Armstrong's debut music effort and will be recorded in the summer. It's scheduled release date is not currently known.
"I am so excited to be joining the illustrious stable at East West and to be working with this wonderful team," Armstrong said of the news. "Singing has had to take a back seat for the past 25 years of my life, but with this fabulous project I get to put that right."
The album will feature renditions of famous British songs. Meanwhile, Armstrong currently performs live with the Alexander Armstrong Band.
Armstrong has presented a Saturday afternoon programme on the classical radio station Classic FM since September 2014.
Pointless has been on air since 2009, moving from BBC Two to BBC One in 2011. It is co-hosted by both Armstrong and Richard Osman.
Alexander Armstrong is also well-known for being one-half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller, along with Ben Miller. Their BBC One show The Armstrong & Miller Show ran from 2007-2010.
Ryan Reynolds shares NSFW 'Deadpool' image for Mother's Day
Ryan Reynolds marked Mother's Day in the US yesterday (May 10) by sharing a NSFW (not safe for work) Deadpool image.
"#Deadpool: A motherfucker since 1991. #happymamasday," the actor tweeted alongside a picture of his Marvel character delivering a baby.
#Deadpool: A motherfucker since 1991. #happymamasday pic.twitter.com/0ihBq71PHW
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) May 10, 2015
Reynolds first played Wade Wilson a.k.a. Deadpool, a Marvel Comics anti-hero famed for his over-chatty personality and tendency to break the fourth wall, in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The character's long-awaited solo movie has been in the works since 2010.
Visual effects specialist Tim Miller, whose CV includes creating the opening sequence for 2013's Thor: The Dark World, is making his directorial debut from a script by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the creators of US hoax-based comedy series The Joe Schmo Show.
Miller started shooting in late March in Vancouver, Canada with Reynolds leading a cast that includes Haywire's Gina Carano, former Homeland actress Morena Baccarin and Silicon Valley star T.J. Miller. Reynolds revealed on April 25 that the the film was "officially halfway through production" and Deadpool is set for release on February 16, 2016.
Tom Hardy plays Reggie and Ronnie Kray in first 'Legend' trailer - watch
The first trailer for forthcoming crime thriller Legend has been released.
Tom Hardy plays both Kray twins, Reggie and Ronnie, in a film which writer-director Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential,Mystic River) adapted from John Pearson's book The Profession Of Violence: The Rise And Fall Of The Kray Twins.
The film's cast includes Emily Browning as Francis Shea, Reggie's wife, and Christopher Eccleston as Leonard "Nipper" Read, the Detective Chief Superintendent tasked with taking down the Kray twins in the 1960s. Colin Morgan, Paul Bettany, David Thewlis and Kingsman's Taron Egerton also appear in supporting roles.
Shooting took place at various locations in London in June 2014. Legend is set for release in UK cinemas on September 11.
The notorious Kray twins were previously the subject of another big screen biopic, 1990's The Krays starring Spandau Ballet's Martin and Gary Kemp.
Netflix orders 'Green Eggs And Ham' animated series from Ellen DeGeneres
Netflix has ordered a 13-episode Green Eggs And Ham animated series.
"The show is gonna combine two of my favourite things - Dr. Seuss and binge-watching," DeGeneres said while announcing the series on her US chat show. "It's going to be cutting edge animation, it's never been done on television before, it's very cool."
Deadline reports that the adaptation is being written by Jared Stern, who is also working on The Lego Movie Sequel, and is "expected to be the highest-end, most expensive animated programme ever produced for television".
DeGeneres, known for her voice role in Finding Nemo as well as her long-running US chat show, did not reveal whether she will take on a voice role in Green Eggs And Ham too. Watch the entertainer announcing the Dr. Seuss adaptation on The Ellen DeGeneres Show below.
New Bond supercars revealed in 'Spectre' behind-the-scenes video - watch
The supercars of new Bond film Spectre are unveiled in a new behind-the-scenes video from the film's set.
In the video, director Sam Mendes reveals that the 24th Bond film will feature a "cat and mouse game through the night-time streets of Rome at great speed between two of the fastest cars in the world", one an Aston Martin, the other a Jaguar.
The scene will see Daniel Craig's 007 in his Aston Martin being chased by Dave Bautista's character Mr. Hinx in the Jaguar. "It's one of those scenes that's going to very iconic I think," Guardians Of The Galaxy actor Bautista says in the video. Watch below.
Sam Mendes started shooting Spectre in December shortly after the title and main cast of the 24th Bond film were announced. Joining Daniel Craig's 007 and Bautista's Mr. Hinx are double Oscar winner Christoph Waltz in an unspecified role, former Sherlock star Andrew Scott as a member of MI6 called Denbigh, Blue Is The Warmest Colour's Lea Seydoux as a Bond girl named Madeleine Swann, Italian actress Monica Bellucci as another female lead, Lucia Sciarra, and Mexican actress Stephanie Sigman as a character named Estrella.
Also returning alongside Daniel Craig are his Skyfall castmates Naomie Harris (Moneypenny), Ben Whishaw (Q), Rory Kinnear (Bill Tanner) and Ralph Fiennes (M). The film's official plot synopsis teases: "In Spectre, a cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE."
In February Craig injured his knee while shooting a fight scene for the film but he has since made a full recovery. Meanwhile, it was reported last month (March) that the Welsh Assembly recently turned down a request by the film's producers to shoot scenes in the Senedd debating chamber in Cardiff Bay.
'Fast & Furious 7' overtakes 'Harry Potter' to become fourth highest-grossing film of all time
Fast & Furious 7 has overtaken Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 to become the fourth highest-grossing film of all time.
The only films to have raked in more at the global box office are Avatar, which grossed $2.79 billion (£1.82 billion) globally; Titanic, which made $2.19 billion (£1.43 billion); and The Avengers, which earned $1.51 billion (£1 billion).
Franchise star Diesel had spoken boldly about Fast & Furious 7's potential success before the film had even been released, saying in March: "Universal is going to have the biggest movie in history with this movie. It will probably win Best Picture at the Oscars, unless the Oscars don't want to be relevant ever."
Diesel confirmed last month (April) that Fast & Furious 8 will be released on April 14, 2017, vowing: "We're going to make the best movie you've ever seen."
Read the NME review of Fast & Furious 7 here.
Avengers: Age of Ultron Scores $27.6 Million from Thursday Previews
UPDATE: Walt Disney Pictures has revealed that early reads have the movie tracking for a domestic opening weekend up over $200 million with the record in sight. The original story follows:
There’s little question that Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures’ Avengers: Age of Ultron is looking to set a new opening weekend record now that it’s opened in North America, and it’s off to a great start with $27.6 million from Thursday night previews alone. That’s compared to the $18.7 million midnights for Marvel’s The Avengers on the same weekend in 2012.
The movie grossed $3 million of that amount on IMAX screens setting a new record for IMAX Thursday previews (over The Dark Knight Rises‘ $2.3 million IMAX previews).
By comparison, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 grossed $43.5 million in Thursday previews in July 2011 on its way to the highest-grossing single day ever with $91 million and a first weekend take of $169.2 million. It’s also below the $30 million Thursdays for The Dark Knight Rises and three of The Twilight Saga films, but as we’ve seen with previous Marvel movies like Iron Man 3, which grossed $15.6 million in Thursday previews on its way to $174 million opening weekend, there’s usually enough business for these movies to do just as well over the weekend.
If Avengers: Age of Ultron uses the same multiplier as Iron Man 3, it would open with $300 million, but since more people are going to movies on Thursday night more than ever, it’s probably likely to open somewhere higher than the $207 million opening weekend for Marvel’s The Avengers but still less than $230 million.
Going back to The Dark Knight Rises, that grossed $30.6 million on Thursday compared to the $18.5 million midnight gross of The Dark Knight, and Avengers: Age of Ultron has a smaller increase over The Avengers. Since The Dark Knight Rises only opened with $2 million more than The Dark Knight, we can probably expect that the opening of Age of Ultron won’t be much higher than the original movie.
Internationally, the movie has already grossed $287 million after nearly ten days playing in other countries for a global total of $314.9 million. The production budget is reportedly $250 million, so it should be close to recouping that amount by weekend’s end.
Joss Whedon Confirms Loki Scene Was Cut from Avengers: Age of Ultron
Remember back in November when, much to Joss Whedon’s chagrin, Heimdall actor Idris Elba let it slip that he had shot a scene for Avengers: Age of Ultron with Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston? If you see the movie this weekend, you might notice that Hiddleston’s Loki is conspicuously absent from said scene, and MTV talked to the writer/director about what happened to this lost cameo.
“Tom is not in the movie… Idris misspoke… twice,” Whedon laughs. “We did shoot something and it didn’t play. The movie has so much, is so filled and we didn’t want it to feel overstuffed. I really wanted to have Loki in it but I understood the decision, ‘Now there are too many voices in the chorus.’ At some point the embarrassment of riches is actually embarrassing.”
Hopefully this moment with everyone’s favorite trickster god will make its way to the deleted scenes of the Avengers: Age of Ultron Blu-ray, or perhaps even be reconstituted into the body of Thor: Ragnarok, the same way the excised scene of Bruce Banner attempting suicide in The Incredible Hulk was integrated into the dialogue of the first Avengers.
In related news, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige clarified which Infinity Stones we have yet to see in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
“Time and Soul are the two that are not accounted for,” he tells CraveOnline. Where do you think these two will pop up in the MCU before Avengers: Infinity War? Let us know in the comments below!
Avengers: Age of Ultron is the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.
Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron stars Robert Downey Jr., who returns as Iron Man, along with Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk. Together with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and with the additional support of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine, Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill and Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig, the team must reassemble to defeat James Spader as Ultron, a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen, and Pietro Maximoff, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and meet an old friend in a new form when Bettany becomes Vision.
Written and directed by Joss Whedon and produced by Kevin Feige, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963. Louis D’Esposito, Alan Fine, Victoria Alonso, Jeremy Latcham, Patricia Whitcher, Stan Lee and Jon Favreau serve as executive producers. Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is now playing in theaters everywhere.
Six Mad Max: Fury Road Clips and More Than 45 New Stills!
With George Miller’s highly-anticipated Mad Max: Fury Road finally hitting theaters two weeks from today, Warner Bros. Pictures is helping fans get excited with six clips from the films and more than three dozen new stills. Check it all out below!
Co-written and directed by Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road stars Tom Hardy as “Mad” Max Rockatansky, the character played by Mel Gibson in Miller’s original three films (which also include The Road Warrior and Max Max Beyond Thunderdome)
Mad Max: Fury Road offers post-apocalyptic action set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life.
Within this world of fire and blood exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There’s Max (Hardy), a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos and Furiosa (Charlize Theron), a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.
Also starring Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies, X-Men: Days of Future Past), Hugh Keays-Byrne (Mad Max, Sleeping Beauty), Nathan Jones (Conan the Barbarian, Troy), Zoe Kravitz (Divergent, X-Men: First Class), Riley Keough (The Runaways, Magic Mike) and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (Transformers: Age of Extinction), Mad Max: Fury Road opens in 2D and 3D theaters on May 15, 2015.
The Star Wars News Roundup – 5.1.15
The purpose of this roundup is to put the highlights of all things Star Wars from the last week in one location. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars fan on everything from the latest Star Wars: The Force Awakens developments to the latest toys. And maybe you’ll even share with them something that they might have missed.
Let’s get to it!
The Force Awakens News and Rumors
Entertainment Weekly had some exclusive interviews and photos with the cast. Check them out:
Some gr8 shots in the new @EW #StarWars pic.twitter.com/Izo5tMfnZ2
— Chris Argyropoulos (@ThatChrisA) April 24, 2015
Check out this week’s @EW for an exciting first look at the new cast of #StarWars The Force Awakens with @JohnBoyega pic.twitter.com/IUh11Y1HkW
— Public Eye (@PublicEyeComms) April 24, 2015
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens:’ As Rey emerges, so does newcomer Daisy Ridley http://t.co/pVWAq7dkLk via @EW
— Tim Veekhoven (@Sompeetalay) April 25, 2015
Meet John Boyega, star of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’—and a franchise superfan: http://t.co/lak3BHxl1C
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) April 26, 2015
Is Han Solo in exile? Was the Rebellion defeated? This and more of our @StarWars theories: http://t.co/shLnzjZE0w pic.twitter.com/mblvP7ykIl
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) April 26, 2015
.@carrieffisher on protecting the @StarWars legacy: ‘I’m the custodian of Leia': http://t.co/VWQY34htmn pic.twitter.com/3m56gFYSvz
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) April 24, 2015
Here’s a round-up of ALL our @StarWars: #TheForceAwakens exclusive coverage: http://t.co/q1J30lkqKG pic.twitter.com/LKYrGKqT1L
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) April 27, 2015
LOVE
As for new rumors:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Putting on the breaks and consoling a pirate! http://t.co/dOdX50m1Vc #StarWars #TheForceAwakens
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) April 28, 2015
On the Emotional State of Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. http://t.co/ncuFxVglCX #StarWars #TheForceAwakens
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) April 30, 2015
Elsewhere around the web:
Updated with Photos! Japanese Press Conference for #StarWars #TheForceAwakens Set for April 30! http://t.co/8sRaYEZ50R
— Star Wars 7 News (@starwars7news) April 30, 2015
Daisy Ridley and Kathleen Kennedy during an interview in Japan. #DaisyRidley #TheForceAwakens #StarWars pic.twitter.com/gixty2wbW3
— Daisy Ridley Source (@daisyridleynet) April 30, 2015
It’s real. It’s really happening pic.twitter.com/dVgwGrJPS4
— Darren Hayes (@darrenhayes) April 29, 2015
#HeyJJ @Bad_Robot We put an X-Wing into Space! https://t.co/Y0L31Pyriz @thatKevinSmith @HeadGeek666 @simonpegg @DenOfGeek
— Project Helium Tears (@ProjectHeT) April 24, 2015
Inaccurate. Stereotypical. NOT my story. https://t.co/SJhIqcgMYA
— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) April 24, 2015
Wall Street thinks #StarWars #TheForceAwakens will make $1.75 billion worldwide http://t.co/m9hCbj9tiq pic.twitter.com/gnjAApVlNA
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) April 27, 2015
Daisy Ridley & John Boyega shopping in disguise at the show store at #StarWarsCelebration #SWCA #notfoolinganyone pic.twitter.com/ifAStLBLry
— RowM.com (@RowMcom) April 17, 2015
235 days until Star Wars: Does Battlefront’s ‘Battle of Jakku’ promo art have a spoiler? http://t.co/J8wPqzlyBp pic.twitter.com/3Dz2kHah4K
— HitFix (@HitFix) April 27, 2015
This just made my day. Crying with laughter #starwars @johnboyega plus my favourite film #ItsAWonderfulLife! http://t.co/aP1tLz8Xg6
— Alexa Pearson (@AlexaSPea) April 29, 2015
Dad “everyone leave their plates in the sink for John to wash since he won’t tell us anything about force awakens”
— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) April 29, 2015
Here I am with JJ Abrams and @sethmeyers this morning telling JJ I don’t plan on seeing Star Wars. pic.twitter.com/PeBjcZWIji
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) April 29, 2015
#HotGuysHoldingBB8 pic.twitter.com/XkUWooNj5R
— Marc Snetiker (@MarcSnetiker) April 30, 2015
Carrie Fisher Interview with StarWars.com – Star Wars Celebration Anaheim
Star Wars: The Binks Awakens
AMC Theatres To Host Star Wars Saga Marathon In December http://t.co/GtjX15pxyk #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 30, 2015
Rogue One and Anthology News and Rumors
Joss Whedon Game for Star Wars http://t.co/5G25UCvOzN #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 24, 2015
Want a shot at being in #RogueOne? Well, @Disney and @starwars have sent out the casting call! http://t.co/xkAuTe1cwB pic.twitter.com/A3dhCsrRmq
— Star Wars Fanatics (@DorkSideOForce) April 25, 2015
#RogueOne art by Ben Oliver (https://t.co/CNeiUeTK7U) pic.twitter.com/H5wMAJ8rAV
— Jonathan Maurer (@JonMaurer_Power) April 25, 2015
Rogue One v2 pic.twitter.com/hqa00F7GLU
— Ben Oliver (@BenOliverArt) April 27, 2015
Television
Look for the hourlong season two premiere of @StarWars #Rebels to hit @DisneyXD June 20! http://t.co/633tNibX2s pic.twitter.com/91rdgto14s
— ComingSoon.net (@comingsoonnet) May 1, 2015
Watch The#CloneWars Bad Batch #SWCA panel, discussing into the original idea, bringing the Bad Batch to life & more! http://t.co/Qha4xmmSOp
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 30, 2015
Simon @Kinberg talked to me about @starwarsrebels, legacy of @starwars, & gave a little tease about #XMenApocalypse! http://t.co/eIifgArCIJ
— Lucas Siegel (@LucasSiegel) April 24, 2015
The #CloneWars Legacy: Story reels from the Bad Batch arc, debuted at #SWCA, are now on http://t.co/mVXi17I07U! http://t.co/z5Zjti7XPi
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 29, 2015
I spoke with Genndy Tartakovsky & @jatactor about the legacy of the #StarWars #CloneWars microseries http://t.co/z0NSedkX5y
— Lisa Granshaw (@LisaGranshaw) April 29, 2015
Around The Web
Help raise funds for @RFKHumanRights by having lunch with ME!! Only 6 days left! Visit @charitybuzz to bid: http://t.co/rD9y82D4R0
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 30, 2015
Exclusively on http://t.co/mVXi17I07U: the Hamill family share behind-the-scenes photos from Return of the Jedi. http://t.co/jFelekNPv5
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 27, 2015
Mark Hamill ESB publicity still. #starwars @hamill_fangirl @HamillHimself pic.twitter.com/xI6qlTS62P
— Star Wars 1977-1983 (@StarWars7783) April 29, 2015
#StarWars @HamillHimself hanging out in his X-Wing on the Hoth set pic.twitter.com/8sgXwMa4VI
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) April 24, 2015
James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson to Reunite for ‘The Gin Game’ Revival on Broadway http://t.co/vUhkytcz7z pic.twitter.com/xUIsdhlNol
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 24, 2015
J.J. Abrams on why @Hulu is the right place for Stephen King’s “11/22/63” adaptation: http://t.co/XQvLaDKnL3 pic.twitter.com/jq9KVGOkV2
— Variety (@Variety) April 30, 2015
Remember George Lucas’ quest for an S.F. bayfront museum? Here’s why Mr. Star Wars didn’t get his wish. http://t.co/3Hsn3boT5j
— John King (@JohnKingSFChron) April 30, 2015
Top Notch! RT @totalfilm: This is our art editor Karl’s leaving cake #StarWars #cake pic.twitter.com/m93us7y31z
— ILM Visual Effects (@ILMVFX) April 24, 2015
First day of shooting #XMEN #XMenApocalypse at the mall. Around #1983
The Cinema Behind #StarWars: The Searchers. See how John Ford’s revenge tale echoed throughout both trilogies. http://t.co/ESkKh0AYql
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 27, 2015
I really don’t remember that bit of Star Wars. pic.twitter.com/s60T3u4q9b
— Paul Duane (@MrPaulDuane) April 28, 2015
You’ll fall asleep in this Millennium Falcon bed before you travel 12 parsecs http://t.co/VRK4OjPKBV via @amy_geek
— Nerdist.com (@NerdistDotCom) April 28, 2015
#StarWars Amazing Y-Wing bunk bed @starwars pic.twitter.com/lhcuq6uGot
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) April 30, 2015
#StarWars #indianajones mash up pic.twitter.com/V2IYiHYr91
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) April 29, 2015
Craft it up, fuzzball – on today’s Wookiee-themed @homegeekonomics: http://t.co/gT7smVdiAN by @justjenn pic.twitter.com/5xI0arNHDW
— Nerdist.com (@NerdistDotCom) April 30, 2015
Comics
Star Wars #1 black &white action figure variant, exclusive to C2E2 http://t.co/H1Qemh7mns pic.twitter.com/Lb0uGSj1KP
— Florian B (@DarthSpiriah) April 24, 2015
.@charlessoule Discusses Taking “Lando” Solo for @Marvel‘s #StarWars Comics http://t.co/hl1M9YtgGX pic.twitter.com/6lkZiqifEh
— Comic Book Resources (@CBR) April 27, 2015
Pencil detail from page 3 of Princess Leia #3 – out today – see more at http://t.co/XktsllM3J7 @cracksh0t @MarkWaid pic.twitter.com/IkzaK2Yyvh
— Terry Dodson (@TerryDodsonArt) April 29, 2015
Books
On-sale today! STAR WARS: LORDS OF THE SITH by @Paulskemp . Congratulations Paul! http://t.co/fPFfGihEgZ #VaderisComingLookBusy
— StarWarsBooks (@DelReyStarWars) April 28, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Junior Novel Confirmed http://t.co/CVcvIkwFKr
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) April 29, 2015
New Reference Books for #StarWars: #TheForceAwakens by @DKPublishing http://t.co/hkeLmqSyum
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) April 30, 2015
Attractions
Having @SW_Celebration withdrawals? Take a deep breath & relive it all in this Special Edition Social Scanner! #SWCA http://t.co/grNzzJ4gg7
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 24, 2015
Cosplay
“I’ll handle it,” says #AgentMay. Lol #StarWars #comiccon #party #TBT pic.twitter.com/vy8APKYnSB
— Ming-Na Wen (@MingNa) April 30, 2015
Video Games and RPG
Disney Infinity Star Wars set apparently leaked by German retailer http://t.co/VbaJrAdhUC pic.twitter.com/eOz3AU2iRi
— Polygon (@Polygon) April 30, 2015
.@DICEfigge answers your #StarWarsBattlefront burning questions http://t.co/p4dPsJZPOg pic.twitter.com/yUcHIbHw34
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) April 24, 2015
Star Wars: Battlefront Won’t “Feel Like or Play Like” Battlefield, Producer Says – http://t.co/QxZ6YGkb4E @EAStarWars #StarWars
— Star Wars Events (@StarWarsEvents) April 26, 2015
Star Wars Rebels comes to @zen_studios Pinball FX 2 this week! Check out the new trailer to find out what to expect. http://t.co/HjR4C2GsHK
— ID@Xbox Community (@ID_Xbox_Games) April 28, 2015
We’re starting the #StarWarsDay party early – up to -77% on Star Wars titles + 3 new games (http://t.co/jpTDcRFW9y)! pic.twitter.com/Z701GJMpe9
— GOG.com (@GOGcom) April 28, 2015
Fight the Battle of Jakku one week early. Find out how here: http://t.co/5FSo16bU87 #StarWarsBattlefront pic.twitter.com/yzUU3uT2AC
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) April 29, 2015
Star Wars: Battlefront Canon Is ‘Complicated’ http://t.co/4tH5v2txWW pic.twitter.com/ECX90a98tg
— IGNUK (@IGNUK) April 30, 2015
Collecting
LEGO May 4th Offers and Free Items with Purchase! http://t.co/9o8k8UZ1TA
— Yodasnews.com (@Yodasnews) April 24, 2015
Free #StarWarsRebels LEGO Wookie Gunship Build At US Toys R Us Stores May 3rd. http://t.co/6mNLLTCA1G pic.twitter.com/LitHITBOCt
— FLYGUY™ (@FLYGUY) April 28, 2015
Did you see the amazing @LEGO_Group display at #SWCA? pic.twitter.com/PaTxsKvR3Z
— Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) April 25, 2015
#StarWars Black Series 3 3/4″ Jawas 2-pack action figures coming soon pic.twitter.com/TQNxnezIp7
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) April 26, 2015
Hallmark To Release Two The Force Awakens Keepsake Ornaments This Year http://t.co/u7kxkPIxe0 #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 27, 2015
Hallmark Admiral Ackbar Keepsake Ornament Will Be Their Limited Quantity In-Store Release http://t.co/0WoxarDHwq #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 28, 2015
Want the ultimate #StarWars experience? @ToysRUs has you covered! http://t.co/wxNpUG67st pic.twitter.com/3pjdh3sszu
— Star Wars Fanatics (@DorkSideOForce) April 28, 2015
BIG NEWS: @3DLightFX ‘s #StarWars lights are now available at @Target.com! http://t.co/CHRQRqQ9w1 pic.twitter.com/q3YYmdwVpy
— 3DLightFX (@3DLightFX) April 26, 2015
ThreeA Toys “Stormtrooper” and More up for Pre-Order http://t.co/Kteh8yANOG pic.twitter.com/ZmGxT1suMO
— ActionFigurePics.com (@ActionFigPics) April 29, 2015
Star Wars Rebels Season Two Premieres on Disney XD June 20
Ezra, Kanan and the rest of the crew of the Ghost are headed back to the small screen in less than two months. Lucas film has just announced that “Star Wars Rebels” will air its Season Two premiere at 9:00pm ET/PT on Saturday, June 20! Be prepared for a full hour of “Rebels” with the extended Season Two premiere, “The Siege of Lothal” (which was screened for an audience of lucky fans at the recent Star Wars Celebration).
Executive produced by Dave Filoni (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars”), “Rebels” features the voice talents of Freddie Prinze, Jr. (Kanan), Vanessa Marshall (Hera), Tiya Sircar (Sabine), Steve Blum (Zeb), and Taylor Gray (Ezra).
Continuing the epic tradition of the legendary “Star Wars” saga, “Star Wars Rebels” unfolds between the events of Star Wars: Episodes III and IV and tells the story of the motley but clever crew of the starship Ghost who together face threatening new villains, encounter colorful adversaries and embark on thrilling adventures. In its second season, “Star Wars Rebels” will feature recurring appearances by fan-favorite characters including Darth Vader and Ahsoka Tano with James Earl Jones reprising his iconic role from the films and Ashlecky Eckstein returning to voice the “Clone Wars” character. Dee Bradley Baker will also return this season as Captain Rex (as well as Gregor and Wolffe).
If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out the Star Wars Rebels Season Two trailer!
CS Video: Kevin Feige and Joss Whedon on Avengers: Age of Ultron
After years of anticipation, the Age of Ultron is finally upon us! All this week, ComingSoon.net / SuperHeroHype has been bringing you interviews with the cast of Marvel Studios’ massive summer blockbuster sequel. Now, in our final set of video interview, we’re going behind the camera, catching up with writer and director Joss Whedon and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. Check it out in the player below!
Avengers: Age of Ultron represents the 11th film in the “Marvel Cinematic Universe,” launched in 2008 with Jon Favreau’s Iron Man. Both Feige and Whedon discuss the incredible road that has brought the franchise this far and explain how what may seem innovative on the big screen is rooted Marvel’s comic book history. Whedon also discusses some of character development fans will be seeing in their favorite Marvel heroes on the big screen this weekend while Feige teases next year’s Captain America: Civil War.
If you missed them earlier in the week, click here to watch our conversation with Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Cobie Smulders (Maria Hill), Chris Evans (Captain America) and Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and here to watch interviews with James Spader (Ultron), Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch) and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Quicksilver).
Avengers: Age of Ultron also stars Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Ruffalo and Paul Bettany.
First Official Look at Stephen Amell as Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Production continues on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 and following the set photos of Megan Fox in her best Britney Spears disguise, producer Michael Bay has released our first official look at “Arrow” star Stephen Amell as the sports-themed vigilante Casey Jones. Check it out in the gallery below!
Megan Fox leads the cast of the sequel that also includes Will Arnett as Vernon Fenwick and William Fichtner as Eric Sacks. Newcomers to the franchise also include Tyler Perry as scientist Baxter Stockman, Brian Tee as the new Shredder, and Laura Linney in an undisclosed role. Though they remain uncast, it was recently confirmed that villains Bebop and Rocksteady will appear in the sequel as well.
The original film, which grossed more than $485 million at the worldwide box office, also starred Alan Ritchson, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Noel Fisher, Danny Woodburn, Johnny Knoxville and Tony Shalhoub, although their involvement has not yet been confirmed for the sequel.
Set to be directed by Earth to Echo‘s David Green, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 is set for release on June 3, 2016.
Steven Spielberg and Chris Pratt Talk Jurassic World in a New Featurette
Universal Pictures has released a new featurette for the upcoming Jurassic World in which Steven Spielberg, Chris Pratt and more talk about what the new film means to them. Check it out below!
Opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters, Jurassic World arrives from Safety Not Guaranteed helmer Colin Trevorrow and offers a terrifying sci-fi adventure set 22 years after the events of Steven Spielberg’s original 1993 Michael Crichton adaption, Jurassic Park. According to Trevorrow, a huge part of what sparked his take on the blockbuster franchise was the image of a teenager texting, unimpressed with the T. Rex behind the glass in front of him.
Jurassic World, which hits theaters on June 12, 2015, stars Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy), Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help, Spider-Man 3), Ty Simpkins (Insidious, Iron Man 3), Jake Johnson (Let’s Be Cops, “New Girl”), Nick Robinson (The Kings of Summer), Irrfan Khan (Life of Pi, The Amazing Spider-Man), Vincent D’Onofrio (“Daredevil,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”), BD Wong (Jurassic Park, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”), Omar Sy (X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Intouchables), Judy Greer (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Tomorrowland), Katie McGrath (NBC’s “Dracula,” “Merlin”), Lauren Lapkus (Blended, The To Do List) and Andy Buckley (Bridesmaids, The Other Guys).
Somebody’s Getting Married in Promo Photos for Episode 3.22 of Arrow
The CW has released the first batch of promo photos for Episode 3.22 of “Arrow” which you can check out in the gallery below. Titled “This Is Your Sword,” the episode is officially described as follows:
“Oliver/Al Sah-him finishes his training and is left with two final tasks to become the next Ra’s al Ghul. Ra’s (guest star Matt Nable) threatens Nyssa (guest star Katrina Law) and delivers some shocking news. Meanwhile, Malcolm makes a surprising offer to Team Arrow and Thea goes to see Roy.”
Directed by Wendey Stanzler with story by Erik Oleson and teleplay by Ben Sokolowski & Brian Ford Sullivan “This Is Your Sword” is set to air May 6.
“Arrow” stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Arrow, Katie Cassidy as Dinah “Laurel” Lance, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Willa Holland as Thea Queen, Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak, John Barrowman as Malcom Merlyn and Paul Blackthorne as Detective Lance. It is executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg and Sarah Schechter.
You can catch up on season 3 of “Arrow” by reading our recaps by clicking here.
Avengers: Age of Ultron Has the Second-Biggest Single Day Ever
Just to make the first weekend of the summer even more exciting, everyone is waiting with bated breath to see if Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Age of Ultron will set a brand-new opening record, surpassing the one set by Marvel’s The Avengers in May 2012. Whether or not that will happen is still up in the air.
After grossing $27.6 million in Thursday previews, the Marvel Studios sequel has reported an estimated $84.5 million for its opening day (including those previews), the second-biggest single day at the domestic box office ever after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which opened with $91 million in the summer of 2011.
The original The Avengers took in $80.8 million its opening Friday on its way to $207 million opening weekend, a multiplier of 2.56, although one has to expect the sequel will be more frontloaded with more screenings and money grossed on Thursday. In fact, the Thursday previews make up a much larger percentage of the opening day for the sequel, about 33% compared to the 22% of the first movie’s opening day that was grossed on Thursday.
There’s also the issue of a number of events this weekend, including the Kentucky Derby later today and the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight tonight, which is already predicted to one of the most viewed box matches in decades which could cut off Age of Ultron‘s important Saturday night viewership.
Conservatively, the sequel could end up just below the opening for The Avengers but with a similar multiplier it would end up just above with between $212 and 215 million. Saturday will be a big day for the movie with families with kids going to see the film and we’ll have to see how far Age of Ultron ends up ahead of The Avengers’ first Saturday of $69.6 million.
Internationally, the movie added another $53 million yesterday, down just 17% from its opening Friday for an overseas total of $340 million and $425 million globally. We’ll known in another week or so whether Age of Ultron is able to beat Furious 7‘s record-setting run to a billion worldwide. It should more than halfway there by Sunday.
Check back tomorrow for ComingSoon.net’s full weekend box office report.
FX Networks Teams with John Singleton on Drama Pilot Snowfall
Los Angeles 1981. A storm is coming and its name is cocaine. “Snowfall” is a one-hour drama set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. The story follows three characters on a violent collision course: Franklin Saint, young street entrepreneur on a quest for power; Gustavo Zapata, a Mexican wrestler turned gangster in search of his American dream; and Logan Miller, a prominent family’s “black sheep” desperate to escape his father’s shadow.
“’Snowfall’ takes us on a wild ride through one of LA’s most fascinating cultural and social periods, and no one can tell this story better than John Singleton,” said Schrier. “The pilot script by John and Eric brilliantly depicts the era through the story of three captivating characters, and we can’t wait to see John’s execution of it.”
“I have always been fascinated with that volatile moment in time before crack changed everything,” said Singleton. “It’s a tense, insane and sexy era that touched every aspect of our culture. I couldn’t have better partners for this journey.”
Singleton (Boyz n the Hood, Four Brothers, 2 Fast 2 Furious), who received two Academy Award nominations for Boyz n the Hood, will Executive Produce, along with Andron, Academy Award nominee Michael London of Groundswell Productions (Sideways, House of Sand and Fog, Thirteen), Amadio (Stuntmen, After Sex), and Trevor Engelson (Remember Me, All About Steve) of Underground. The pilot is being produced by FX Productions.
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