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Phantom Trailer – David Duchovny & Ed Harris go submarining

December 28, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Submarines are always intriguing but difficult places to set movies – they’re inherently claustrophobic, dangerous and a little creepy. Add in the fact that many sumbarines have nuclear weapons onboard and you’ve got a great set-up for a film.

That’s the background for Todd Robinson’s Phantom, which stars Ed Harris as Demi, a Soviet submarine captain who wants to retire but gets forced to go on a top secret mission. He probably shouldn’t be going, as Demi suffers from seizures that alter his perception of reality. His mission goes awry when a rogue KGB group, led by named Bruni David (Duchovny), tries to takes control of the sub. Demi begins to think that he’s been deliberately set up fail and take the blame for a nuclear disaster that could start a war. Now he’s the only one who can stop it.

No UK release is currently set but it reaches the US on March 1st.

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ACTORS: Ed Harris, David Duchovny  DIRECTORS: Todd Robinson  FILMS: Phantom  

First 4 Minutes Of Warm Bodies – Meet Nicholas Hoult’s zombie, R

December 28, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Warm Bodies is one of those movies that looks like it could either be brilliant to a bit of a misfire, and to help us make up our minds about it, the first four minutes of the zombie rom-com have been released online.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘WARM BODIES is an upcoming 2013 romantic zombie film based on Isaac Marion’s popular novel of the same name. Directed by Jonathan Levine (50/50), the film stars Nicholas Hoult (Hank McCoy/Beast in the 2011 film X-Men: First Class) and Teresa Palmer (I Am Number Four).’

‘R (Hoult) is a zombie. After a zombie apocalypse, he shambles across an America filled with collapsed buildings, rusted cars, shattered windows, and abandoned high-rises. He can only grunt or moan and craves human brains to get high on their memories. After eating the brains of a suicidal teen, R is overcome with love for the teen’s companion, Julie Grigio (Palmer). R rescues Julie from his zombie pack and takes her back to his lair. She eventually leaves, and R follows her back to Citi Stadium, the largest remaining human refuge.’

The film is due out February 8th, but watch the first four minutes below.

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ACTORS: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer  DIRECTORS: Jonathan Levine  FILMS: Warm Bodies  

Hong Kong Phooey & Marvin The Martian Test Footage Pops Up Online

December 28, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Turning cartoon characters live-action has proved profitable with the likes of The Smurfs and Alvin & The Chipmunks, so it’s not surprising Warner Bros has been looking at which animated properties they might want to bring to the big screen for a hybrid live-action/cgi outing.

Now Bleeding Cool has dug up some test footage of Hong Kong Phooey and Marvin The Martian, so we can see what they might have looked like under the direction of Alex Zamm (Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2). Unfortunately, the fact they’ve been put online suggests both projects are likely dead, although Warner may be monitoring response to them to see whether they want to move forward. However, don’t expect to see these incarnations anytime soon.

Both characters are kind of fun in a live-action world, but you can understand why the studio might be reticent about making feature-length versions – not least because neither are characters who are that well known to kids nowadays. Take a look at the test footage above.

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Idris Elba & Rinko Kikuchi Face-off In New Pacific Rim Image

December 28, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

pacific-rim-preview-pic1A couple of weeks ago we had the first trailer for Pacific Rim, and now Warner Bros. has released a new image, giving us a look at Idris Elba as Stacker Pentecost and Rinko Kikuchi as Mako Mori, in what appears to be some sort of war room.

It’s likely the place where acts as the central control for the film’s gigantic, human-piloted robots, which are sent into battle against enormous monsters that emerge from a dimensional rip in the Pacific and attack the coasts.

Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim is certainly one of the biggest movies to look out for next summer, so expect to hear much, much more about it in the run up to its July 12th 2013 release. Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Ron Perlman, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Diego Klattenhoff and Clifton Collins Jr. star.

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ACTORS: Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba  DIRECTORS: Guillermo Del Toro  FILMS: Pacific Rim  

First Pics Of James McAvoy & Rosario Dawson In Danny Boyle’s Trance

December 28, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

trance-preview-pic2Trance has had a slightly unusual production process, as it was shot during late 2011, but then director Danny Boyle had to go off and put together the Olympics Opening Ceremony, and so the editing and other post production was put on hold until the summer festivities were over.

Now he’s had a chance to start putting it together and the first photos from the film have been released via USA Today. The new movie is about an art heist gone wrong, and will mark his return to the ‘dark, sexy, hard-edged tone’ seen in such earlier work as Shallow Grave and Trainspotting.

James McAvoy plays an auction house assistant who masterminds an art heist and teams up with a gang of thieves, but suffers a blow to the head and wakes up with amnesia. He is the only one who knows where the stolen painting is and after his continued failure to remember, the gang begins to suspect duplicity on his part and hire a female hypnotist (Rosario Dawson) to get into his brain.

The film is due out March 27th 2013.

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ACTORS: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel  DIRECTORS: Danny Boyle  FILMS: Trance  

First Look At Sharlto Copley In Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium

December 27, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

elysium-sharlto-copleyWe’ve been waiting years for Neill Blomkamp to make another movie following the success of District 9, but now Elysium is on its way. We’ve still got a little time until the film’s September 20th 2013 UK release, but to help prove it really is coming, Empire has released an image of Sharlto Copley as the movie’s villain, Kruger.

Copley’s also been talking his character in the sci-fi thriller, saying comments he made a few months ago likening Kruger to Heath Ledger’s Joker, were taken out of context. He says, “The Joker was a mistaken reference. I was really just saying that that was the last time I saw a villain that inspired me: somebody that set the bar. There’s no connection or likeness to The Joker in terms of the character. What I did with him – which I try to do with all my original characters – was draw from real life. I combined references from a very infamous South African military battalion called 32 Battalion, that fought in the Border Wars in South Africa, and a stereotype of character that you get in the south of Johannesburg, where the guys are a little bit more comfortable with violence!”

Elysium stars Matt Damon alongside Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Wagner Moura, William Fichtner, Sonia Braga, and Diego Luna. Here’s the official synopsis: ‘In the year 2159 two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes (Jodie Foster), a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max (Matt Damon) is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that if successful will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.’

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ACTORS: Sharlto Copley  DIRECTORS: Neill Blomkamp  FILMS: Elysium  

Tilda Swinton & Edward Norton Confirmed For Grand Budapest Hotel

December 27, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

tilda-swintonWes Anderson is lining up an even more impressive cast than usual for his next movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel, with Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, and Edward Norton joining the project. Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Willem Dafoe, F. Murray Abraham, and Mathieu Amalric have also been confirmed to star.

Anderson revealed the news himself in an interview with THR, “Well, yes, it’s The Grand Budapest Hotel…It’s a Euro movie. It’s a period picture. I can tell you the cast…Maybe you already know the cast, but I can tell you properly who it is: We have Ralph Fiennes, and we have Tilda Swinton and Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, we have F. Murray Abraham and Jude Law, and we’ve got Adrien Brody, Edward Norton, Harvey Keitel,Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and Mathieu Amalric. And I think Owen is gonna have a little part, too. Oh, Saoirse Ronan has quite a big part. I’m thinking if I’ve forgotten anybody. Yeah, we have a good group.”

Bill Murray, Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Saoirse Ronan had previously been confirmed to star. The film takes place 85 years ago in a Hungarian hotel and should start shooting early next year.

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ACTORS: Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Edward Norton  DIRECTORS: Wes Anderson  FILMS: Grand Budapest Hotel  

Scary Movie 5 Trailer – The spoof horror series is back

December 24, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Many had hoped that 2006’s Scary Movie 4 would be the last we’d see from the franchise, but now it’s returning with a fifth instalment, which parodies everything from Paranormal Activity to Black Swan (so its pisstakes are very up to date then).

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Snooty, aloof, imperious, and oversexed French dance company director Pierre is putting on a new production. Jody, a Caucasian late-20s mother of two and her late-20s African American friend Kendra are both vying for the lead in the production. Jody’s extremely controlling former dancer mother is determined that Jody will have the brilliant career that eluded her. The highly skilled mid-30s Diva veteran dancer with the company, Heather Daltry, gets cut from the production and goes berserk.’

Ashley Tisdale, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Jerry O’Connell, Terry Crews and more star in the movie, which is due to hit cinemas on April 12th 2013. Take a look at the trailer below.

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ACTORS: Ashley Tisdale, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Jerry O’Connell, Terry Crews  DIRECTORS: Malcolm D. Lee  FILMS: Scary Movie 5  

New After Earth Poster Arrives – Jaden & Will Smith have crash landed

December 24, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

after-earth-posterIt certainly seems as if they’re trying to sell M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth as being a bit like Avatar. You certainly got that feel from the trailer and now a new poster also gives a bit of a Pandoran feel, even though this is actually a futuristic Earth.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an unstoppable alien creature that escaped during the crash. Father and son must learn to work together and trust one another if they want any chance of returning home.’

It’s due for release June 7th, 2013.

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ACTORS: Will Smith, Jaden Smith  DIRECTORS: M. Night Shyamalan  FILMS: After Earth  

Hobbit Stays Atop The US Box Office, With New Movies Struggling

December 24, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The-Hobbit-poster-1The weekend before Christmas is often fairly quiet, but this year a slew of new movies were released, hoping to line themselves up for the festive period (when they’ll be joined by the likes of Les Miserables and Django Unchained). However none of the new entries could beat the Hobbit, which itself isn’t holding up as well as many had hoped.

It dropped 56% from its first weekend, adding $36.7 million to take its total to $149.9 million. While by no means a disaster (and it’s still doing good business internationally), it not as much as many had expected and significantly lower than the second and third Lord Of The Rings movies had made at this stage.

The Tom Cruise starrer Jack Reacher took $15.6 million to take second spot on the chart, lower than most of the star’s movies, but about what many had expected, especially for the weekend it was release. In third place is Judd Apatow’s This Is 40, which took $12 million to place fourth. Again it could be worse, but many had hoped for more from the sort-of Knocked Up sequel.

Barbra Streisand’s first starring role since 1996’s The Mirror Has Two Faces, The Guilt Trip, landed with a thud taking $5.3 million to place sixth, despite the presence of Seth Rogen. Middling to bad reviews certainly didn’t help. The 3D re-release of Monster’s Inc. took seventh spot with $5 million, suggesting interest in 3D versions of Disney movies is waning.

The final new nationwide release, Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away, placed outside the top 10 at number 11, but it’s difficult to judge exactly how well it did, due to the fact that it only played on 840 screens and had just two showing a day. That means the screenings were fairly well attended, but it’s difficult to judge it against other movies as it was screened in a different way. We’ll be able to tell more in the next few weeks whether the film – which is partway between narrative and concert movie – will be a success.

Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty also did well in its opening very limited release, taking $410,000 on just five screens, suggesting it will do very well as it expands onto more screens.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of December 21st-23rd.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $36.7 $149.8
2 Jack Reacher $15.6 $15.6
3 This Is 40 $12.0 $12.0
4 Rise Of The Guardians $5.9 $79.6
5 Lincoln $5.6 $116.7
6 The Guilt Trip $5.3 $7.4
7 Monsters, Inc (3D) $5.0 $6.5
8 Skyfall $4.7 $279.9
9 Life Of Pi $3.8 $76.1
10 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 $2.6 $281.6
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FILMS: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Jack Reacher, This Is 40, Rise Of The Guardians, Lincoln, The Guilt Trip, Monster's Inc, Skyfall, Life Of Pi, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2  
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