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A Storm Is Brewing In A New Amazing Spider-Man 2 Teaser Poster

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The Amazing Spider-man 2 is hoping to make a huge splash when it’s released next May, and in order to make sure everyone knows it’s coming, the hype has already started. After a trailer arrived a couple of weeks ago, now we have a new poster, which you can see above.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘We’ve always known that Spider-Man’s most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker finds that a greater conflict lies ahead.

‘It’s great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there’s no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone). But being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: OsCorp.’

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3 Days to Kill Trailer – Plus a poster for McG’s Kevin Costner starrer

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Kevin Costner is getting a bit of a career resurgence thanks to Man Of Steel and the upcoming Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and Draft Day. He’s also got 3 Days To Kill, directed by McG, and now we’ve got the first poster and trailer for that film.

Costner plays a dying Secret Service agent who retires in the hope of reconnecting with his estranged daughter. He is presented with an opportunity to take an experimental drug which may save his life, as long as he agrees to take on one last assignment. Amber Heard is the woman who offers him the drug, which the agent discovers has hallucinatory side effects.

It’s due out early next year. [Read more…]

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New The Double Trailer – Take a look at Jesse Eisenberg in Richard Ayoade’s movie

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Richard Ayoade impressed many when he turned from comedy actor to director with Submarine. Now he’s got his follow-up coming, which is perhaps a little more ambitious as it stars Jesse Eisenberg and if based on a story by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Dostoyevsky’s tale isabout a Russian government clerk whose life unravels when what he believes is a doppelganger of himself – who has the same name and history – begins working in his office.The film hasbeen described as ‘Fight Club for bureaucrats’. Ayoade has promised something funny, frightening and dream-like, a reflection on loneliness and our need to be loved.

Now we can take our first look with a 90-second trailer. It’s due out in the UK on April 4th. [Read more…]

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Grand Piano Trailer – Elijah Wood had better not stop playing!

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Grand Piano is a rather intriguing proposition – not least that it’s been described as ‘Speed at a piano’.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Forced into early retirement because of crippling stage fright, Wood is a piano virtuoso who returns to the stage where the recital turns deadly and he is forced to literally play for his life in the tense and twisted psychological thriller.’ Apparently if he doesn’t give the performance of a lifetime, someone will kill him and his wife.

Agora’s Eugenio Mira directs, with a release set for early next year. [Read more…]

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Sofia Coppola To Helm The Gay-Themed AIDS Drama Fairyland

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Sofia-CoppolaFollowing The Bling Ring, it seems Sofia Coppola has decided on her next project, as ScreenDaily reports that her father’s company, American Zoetrope, has acquired the film rights to Alysia Abbott’s critically acclaimed memoir, Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father. Sofia and her brother Roman Coppola will produce the film, with the Lost In Translation director and Andrew Durham co-writing the screenplay.

Praised by Alexandra Styron in The New York Times as “a daughter’s compassionate, clear-eyed reckoning with the truths that defined her singular girlhood,” Fairyland is a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s vibrant cultural scene in the 1970s and ’80s, both before and after the AIDS epidemic, a crisis that would later claim the life of Abbott’s father, Steve Abbott, a widowed poet and gay activist. Tragically while Abbott fought for equal rights, he was eventually taken by AIDS himself.

Sofia Coppola commented, “I love the book Fairyland; it’s a sweet and unique love story of a girl and her dad, both growing up together in 1970’s San Francisco. I think it will make an engaging and touching movie on a subject I’ve never seen before.”

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Josh Gad To Star In Film Version Of Gilligan’s Island

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josh-gadJosh Gad’s star has been on the rise with roles in Love & Other Drugs, Jobs and The Internship. Now he’s taking the step up to lead roles, as Deadline reports he’s set to star in a movie version of the classic US TV series, Gilligan’s Island.

The show isn’t particularly well known outside America, but it’s lived on there thanks to re-runs and pop culture references. It’s about a group of people who were supposed to be on a three hour cruise but who get shipwrecked and end up on a desert island. The 60s show ran for three seasons and starred Bob Denver as Gilligan, Alan Hale Jr as Skipper, Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer as Thurston and Lovey Howell, Dawn Wells as Mary Ann, and Tina Louise as Ginger.

It’s not clear who Gad will play, or indeed when the movie might shoot. However it’s being eyed as a star vehicle for the actor.

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Divergent Director Neil Burger Won’t Return For Sequel

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divergent-poster3Divergent may not hit cinemas until March, but the movie’s director, Neil Burger, won’t be back to helm the planned second part of Summit/Lionsgate’s sci-fi franchise, Insurgent, according to Variety. It’s not 100% clear why he won’t be returning, although Lionsgate has suggested it was Burger’s own decision.

While some are speculating the reason could be that the studio isn’t happy with his work so far on the first film, however it’s more likely that with Insurgent already set for release March 2015, Burger feels he doesn’t have time to do it justice.

Here’s Divergent’s synopsis: ‘Divergent is a thrilling action-adventure set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy to destroy all Divergents, she must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it’s too late.’ The likes of Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, and Jai Courtney also star.

In addition to Divergent and Insurgent, Summit is planning a third movie, called Allegiant, on March 18, 2016.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt May Star In & Direct Neil Gaiman’s Sandman

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s love of comic book culture has already led to roles in the likes of GI Joe and Dark Knight Rises. Now that’s he’s got his directorial debut, Don Jon, under his belt, he’s looking to adapt a comic property many before him have tried to get to the screen – Neil Gaiman’s Sandman.

Rumours emerged last month that he was thinking about starring in an adaptation of the comics, but now Deadline reports that he is finalising a deal to star, produce and direct the movie. The movie will team him with Dark Knight Trilogy veteran David S. Goyer, who recently pitched a well-received take on the DC Comics property, which they’re now going to try to make into a workable script. The studio is currently seeking a writer to adapt the comic book.

Gordon-Levitt will play Morpheus, the personification of Dreams in a family known as The Endless, whose members represent other aspects of life such as Death, Delirium, Desire, Destruction, Despair and Destiny. The story follows Morpheus, who escapes after being held captive by a wizard for the past 70 years. He goes on a journey to get revenge for his imprisonment, while trying to rebuild his empire and adapt to the current society.

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First Look At Tom Hardy & Gary Oldman In Child 44

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Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman obviously didn’t have enough of each on The Dark Knight Rises set (not that they had a vast amount of screen time together), as they’ve gotten back together for Child 44. Now the first images from the film have arrived, via RopesOfSilicon, featuring Hardy, Oldman and Noomi Rapace.

Based on Tom Rob Smith’s novel, with Safe House helmer Daniel Espinosa directing, the Soviet Union set thriller is about a military police officer named Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy) who has to investigate a string of brutal child murders that took place during the Stalin era. As he begins to dig further and further into the case, he realises that his government is keeping a sharp eye on every move he makes, and refuses to admit that the killings are actually happening.

Oldman is the head of police, who has problems with what Hardy is doing, while Rapace, who’s in the image below, is Tom’s wife.

Vincent Cassel, Joel Kinnaman, Jason Clarke and Paddy Considine also star. It’ll be in cinemas next year.

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Queens And Cowboys Trailer – Documentary about Gay Rodeo Association seeks funding

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Rodeos certainly aren’t seen as stereotypically gay places, but that doesn’t mean LGBT don’t have anything to do with them. Indeed, as the documentary Queens And Cowboys sets out to show, there’s even an International Gay Rodeo Association.

Now the film has launched an IndieGoGo campaign to raise $25,500 to get the film completed and ready for screening.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘”QUEENS & COWBOYS: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo” chronicles a complete season of the International Gay Rodeo Association through the lens of a straight, city-raised filmmaker named Matt Livadary. Roping and riding in 15 rodeos across North America that year, the IGRA’s courageous cowboys and cowgirls brave challenges both in and out of the arena on their quest to qualify for the World Finals in October. And along the way, they’ll bust every stereotype in the book.

‘But it’s more than just cowboys and rodeos. The film exposes the world to the unsung LGBT community of both the old and new west.  Examining where our country currently stands on the issue of gay rights, this uniquely American subject explores how far we’ve come, and what challenges we still have ahead.’

If you want to help out, head over to IndieGoGo. [Read more…]

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