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Disney Sets Fairytale Film Release Dates
25 April 2016 12:30 PM, PDT
Disney has done some major reshuffling of its film release schedule and has set dates for several major productions, though hasn't quite specified which ones will hit on those dates beyond confirming both a "Maleficent" and "The Jungle Book" sequel are in the works. The calendar of their releases as it currently stands:
May 27th 2016: "Alice Through the Looking Glass"
June 17th 2016: "Finding Dory"
July 7th 2016: "The Bfg"
August 12th 2016: "Pete's Dragon"
September 23rd 2016: "Queen of Katwe"
November 23rd 2016: "Moana"
December 15th 2016: "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"
March 17th 2017: "Beauty and the Beast"
April 21st 2017: Disneynature's "Born in China"
May 9th 2017: "Maleficent 2"
May 26th 2017: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales"
June 26th 2017: "Cars 2"
July 28th 2017: Untitled Live-Action Fairy Tale
November 22nd 2017: "Coco"
March 9th 2018: "Gigantic"
April 6th 2018: Untitled Live-Action »
- Garth Franklin
"Eve Online" TV Series Moving Forward?
25 April 2016 12:28 PM, PDT
First talked about several years ago, plans for a TV series based on the massive sci-fi Mmo game "Eve Online" seem to finally be moving forward.
Hilmar Veigar Petursson, CEO of developer Ccp Games, told Wired this week that the studio along with filmmaker Ridley Scott are "actively working" on a serialised TV adaptation of the popular game:
"We're actually exploring that with Ridley Scott's production company and Baltasar Kormakur, an Icelandic director. We're actively working on that. I think we have some traction on it. It's a very big idea obviously – doing a television series is something that takes years to get going. I think House of Cards took around seven years to get going."
Development on the TV series had stalled in recent years due to Ccp putting their focus on expanding the core game and experimenting with virtual reality. Now, with those completed, their attention seems »
- Garth Franklin
Sony Moves Forward On "Goosebumps 2"
25 April 2016 12:18 PM, PDT
Sony Pictures is moving forward on a sequel to last year's family feature "Goosebumps" with both director Rob Letterman and writer Darren Lemke closing deals to return.
Based on the best-selling book series by R.L. Stine, the film starred Jack Black as the author himself who was worked into the narrative along with a host of his horror creations.
The first film generated $80 million domestically and a further $77 million internationally on a budget of $58 million along with being a major home video performer. Deborah Forte and Neal H. Moritz are returning as producers.
Source: Heat Vision »
- Garth Franklin
Nathan Fillion's "Guardians 2" Cameo Revealed
25 April 2016 9:53 AM, PDT
After making an uncredited guest appearance on the first film, "Firefly" and "Castle" star Nathan Fillion is re-teaming with his "Slither" director James Gunn for a bigger part in the latter's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" for Marvel Studios.
Spoilers Ahead
Photos from the set of the 'Guardians' sequel have revealed the part which the actor will play in the film and it's quietly brilliant. Seems there's a scene involving an Earth-based art house cinema which is running a film marathon of movies involving an actor named Simon Williams (Fillion).
This allows Fillion to pose for a series of one-sheets for movies that exist within the McU, including a Tony Stark biopic in which Fillion's Simon Williams is playing Stark.
Marvel comics fans will also recognise the name - Simon Williams is also known as former villain turned Avengers hero Wonder Man. At one point he retired from the »
- Garth Franklin
Big Names On "Twin Peaks" Cast List Of 217
25 April 2016 9:43 AM, PDT
The new "Twin Peaks" isn't slated to debut on Showtime until 2017, but a flurry of speculation about it happened last week with a tweet from Go For Locations indicating that filming had wrapped on the "first two seasons" of the series.
The episode count for the David Lynch-directed series was always in question, but that tweet suggested we'd be getting even more episodes than originally planned. Said tweet has since been deleted, so we'll have to wait to see how that pans out.
in the meantime in more official news, Showtime, Lynch and Mark Frost has released the official cast list for the new series with a whopping 217 names across the various episodes - a list that includes some real surprise big name inclusions such as Monica Bellucci, Michael Cera, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eddie Vedder, Ashley Judd, Ernie Hudson, Jim Belushi, Richard Chamberlain, Laura Dern, »
- Garth Franklin
"Doctor Strange" Scribe On Ancient One Casting
25 April 2016 9:41 AM, PDT
C. Robert Cargill, the "Sinister" scribe and the co-writer behind Marvel Studios' upcoming "Doctor Strange" film, says that no way the studio could avoid upsetting audiences in regards to the cast of The Ancient One role in the movie.
The character has traditionally been an elderly Asian man, but when it came time to cast the film it was tall, caucasian actress Tilda Swinton that scored the role. It was a left field casting choice that has been met by good reaction in some circles for smashing stereotypes, but bad in others for it being yet another case of Hollywood whitewashing.
Speaking with Double Toasted podcast, Cargill drops a "Star Trek" reference in his explanation as to why they couldn't win whatever choice they made:
"There is no other character in Marvel history that is such a cultural landmine, that is absolutely unwinnable. I've been reading a bunch of people talking about it, »
- Garth Franklin
"Game of Thrones" Piracy Continues, But Slows
25 April 2016 9:39 AM, PDT
Despite a free preview being offered by HBO this past weekend, more than a million people have already downloaded the season premiere of the network's fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" which continues to be hotly traded on torrent networks.
The show reportedly leaked online shortly before its debut on Sunday night and it was hoped that standalone app service HBO Now would cut back on some of the pirating done by mobile viewers and cord-cutters. The new season also debuted across many international territories simultaneously with the same hope.
It may have worked. While piracy of the show is currently heavy, it is reportedly behind the pace of the premiere of last season at the same point in time. The 'Thrones' series overall is reputed to be the most pirated television show ever - an estimated eight million people watched the season five premiere live while 13 million people downloaded the episode. »
- Garth Franklin
Bret Easton Ellis Series Launches Tomorrow
25 April 2016 9:37 AM, PDT
Fullscreen launches its global, ad-free subscription video on demand service for teens and young adults tomorrow and ahead of that launch have revealed new details about the Netflix-like service that will be available to its more than 100 million video, mobile and broadband customers.
The $4.99 a month service, which boasts At&T as its premier launch sponsor, will enable users to search for shows based on their 'vibe' and is targeted at a "social-first mobile-first generation". Otter Media and At&T will co-produce programming that will run on Fullscreen as well as a programming block on the At&T Audience Network which goes to its DirecTV and U-verse subscribers.
The high-profile launch series for the service is "The Deleted," a thriller series which "American Psycho" author Bret Easton Ellis is directing. The story follows the disappearance of three seemingly unconnected people from Los Angeles [that] triggers a collective paranoia among a group of twenty-somethings, »
- Garth Franklin
Phoenix In Talks For "Sisters Brothers"
25 April 2016 9:36 AM, PDT
Joaquin Phoenix is in talks to co-star with John C. Reilly in "Dheepan" director Jacques Audiard's indie drama "The Sisters Brothers" based on the Patrick DeWitt novel.
Set in Oregon in 1851, the story follows two brothers - Eli and Charlie Sisters - hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss. Filming is slated to start sometime this summer.
Reilly optioned the rights to the book and will produce alongside Michael De Luca.
Source: Variety »
- Garth Franklin
Hudson, Fierstein Join "Hairspray" Live Musical
25 April 2016 9:34 AM, PDT
Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein have joined the cast of NBC's live musical event "Hairspray Live!". Shooting will take place in Los Angeles with an airing set for December 7th.
Hudson will play Motormouth Maybelle and Fierstein, who is also writing the teleplay, will play Edna Turnblad - the role he created and won a Tony Award for in the stage version of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical.
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who produced "The Wiz" and "Sound of Music" live musicals, are producing the television event and are joined by Alex Rudzinski who directed Fox's "Grease Live".
Set in 1962 Baltimore, the story follows a young girl whose dream is to dance on a local TV show where she meets a colorful array of characters. Themes of racial integration and body image also come into play.
Source: THR »
- Garth Franklin
Russo Brothers Plan "Mastermind" TV Series
25 April 2016 9:32 AM, PDT
"Captain America: Civil War" directors Joe and Anthony Russo and their Getaway Productions label have teamed with Skybound Entertainment to pre-emptively acquire rights for "The Mastermind".
Based on a new investigative series of articles from digital publication The Atavist Magazine and writer Evan Ratliff, the plan is to develop the property for television with style similar to the popular "Making of a Murderer" with slowly unfolding written installments.
The story follows the illicit exploits of Paul Le Roux, a brilliant programmer and a vicious cartel boss who became a prized government asset. Ratliff is also writing a book based on Le Roux and the hunt to catch him.
Source: Deadline »
- Garth Franklin
"Uncharted 4" Gets A Final Gameplay Trailer
25 April 2016 8:24 AM, PDT
With just two weeks before the game's release, Sony PlayStation and Naughty Dog have released the final trailer for "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End" which exclusively hits the PlayStation 4 on May 10th.
Set three years after the events of "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception," Nathan Drake has left the world of fortune hunting behind. However, it doesn't take long for adventure to come calling when Drake's brother, Sam, resurfaces seeking his help to save his own life and offering an adventure Drake can't resist.
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- Garth Franklin
Full List of "Absolutely Fabulous" Film Cameos
25 April 2016 8:23 AM, PDT
Ahead of the trailer dropping for the film this week, Fox Searchlight Pictures has revealed the full list of celebrities set to make cameo appearances in the upcoming "Absolutely Fabulous" movie - a list that includes the likes of Kate Moss, Gwendoline Christie, Joan Collins, Barry Humphries, Jerry Hall and Jean Paul Gaultier.
In the film Edina and Patsy are blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party and become entangled in a media storm. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forevermore.
Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks and June Whitfield lead the cast of the film, joined in major roles by Kathy Burke, Helen Lederer, Harriet Thorpe, Celia Imrie, Mo Gaffney, Chris Ryan and both Emma Bunton and Lulu as themselves.
The full list of celebs are: Abbey Clancy, »
- Garth Franklin
Showtime Posts "Penny Dreadful" S3 Premiere
25 April 2016 8:21 AM, PDT
A week ahead of its premiere, Showtime has released the full first episode of the third season of Showtime's "Penny Dreadful". As per usual, the clip is geoblocked to work only within the United States.
Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton and Eva Green return for the new season which also boasts the likes of Patti LuPone, Sam Barnett, Christian Camargo, Shazad Latif and Wes Studi amongst the recurring cast this time out. The new season begins on the network from May 1st.
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- Garth Franklin
HBO's "Vice Principals" Scores A New Trailer
25 April 2016 8:20 AM, PDT
With the return of HBO's fantasy series "Game of Thrones" last night, the cable network used the opportunity to promote its upcoming comedy series "Vice Principals" with a new trailer. Walton Goggins and Danny McBride star in the series as rival vice principals at a high school where both are desperately vying for the just vacated top job. Check it out below, the series itself premieres July 17th.
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- Garth Franklin
Kelsey Asbille Joins "Wind River" Cast
25 April 2016 8:19 AM, PDT
Kelsey Asbille ("Teen Wolf") is boarding "Sicario" scribe Taylor Sheridan's directorial debut "Wind River" for Thunder Road, Film 44 and Savvy Media.
Penned by Sheridan, the story follows a rookie FBI agent (Elizabeth Olsen) who teams up with a veteran local game tracker with a haunted past (Jeremy Renner) to investigate a murder on a remote Native American reservation in the hope of avenging the girl's death.
Asbille will play Natalie, an intelligent and independent woman at the center of the murder. Jon Bernthal, Graham Greene, Julia Jones and Gil Birmingham also star in the feature which is currently shooting in Utah. Basil Iwanyk, Peter Berg and Matthew George produce.
Source: Deadline »
- Garth Franklin
"Keanu" Gets A Cat-Filled Spoof Trailer
25 April 2016 8:18 AM, PDT
One of the most enjoyable trailers of the year thus far has to be the preview for Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele's comedy "Keanu" about a purloined pussycat. Ahead of the film's release on Friday, the studio has released a spoof trailer utilising cats in the place of humans in the scenes - but retaining the dialogue. Check it out:
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- Garth Franklin
Curran To Helm "Chappaquiddick" Project
25 April 2016 8:17 AM, PDT
Curran To Helm "Chappaquiddick" Project "The Painted Veil" helmer John Curran is in final negotiations to direct the high-profile indie drama "Chappaquiddick" starring Jason Clarke as embattled Senator Ted Kennedy.
The story deals with the infamous car accident in 1969 when, after driving off a bridge, the young Ted Kennedy panicked and left the scene of the accident - leaving his 28 year-old passenger Mary Jo Kopechne to drown.
After the accident and over the course of the next week, Kennedy struggled between following his own moral compass or using his power and influence to save his Presidential aspirations and protect the Kennedy family legacy.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" helmer Sam Taylor-Johnson was previously attached to direct but had to pull out due to scheduling issues with Netflix's "Gypsy". Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan wrote the screenplay while Mark Ciardi and Campbell McInnes will produce.
"Chappaquiddick" will begin filming late Summer.
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- Garth Franklin
Final Trailer: "X-Men: Apocalypse"
25 April 2016 4:17 AM, PDT
The fourth of the six superhero films opening this year, Bryan Singer's "X-Men: Apocalypse," has now released its final theatrical trailer ahead of its release on May 27th. A certain cameo gets teased in the final few seconds of the clip, while the effects in this one seem effectively complete this time around. There's new glimpses of Magneto, Quicksilver, Angel and the villain himself in the new clip, check it out below:
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- Garth Franklin
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