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The Boxtrolls Teaser – The Laika animated movie shows its gay-friendly colours

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I can already hear the anti-gay idiots getting the knickers in a twist about this trailer, which suggests that families aren’t always mother, father and kids in a traditional nuclear family setting. That’s especially true as it comes from Laika, which last year presented the first openly gay animated character in ParaNorman.

The Boxtrolls certainly looks like it’s going to be a fun if unusual movie – although we wouldn’t expect anything else from Laika. It’s all about how families comes in many different forms, straight, gay, extended and, err, troll.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The new 3D animated feature from Laika Studios tells the tale of the Boxtrolls, monsters who live underneath the charming streets of Cheesebridge, who crawl out of the sewers at night to steal what the townspeople hold most dear: their children and their cheeses. At least, that’s the legend the townspeople have always believed. In truth, the Boxtrolls are a community of lovable oddballs who are raising as one of their own an abandoned and orphaned human boy named Eggs. When the Boxtrolls are targeted by a villainous exterminator who is bent on eradicating them, Eggs must venture aboveground to save them, where he teams with an adventurous young girl to save not only the Boxtrolls but the soul of Cheesebridge.’

We’ve got a bit of a wait to see the movie, as it’s not set for release until September 26th, 2014. [Read more…]

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New The World’s End Featurette – Edgar Wright, Director at Work

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There are lots of people very excited for The World’s End, which reunites Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost following Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz. Now a new featurette has emerged showing Edgar Wright at work on the movie, with everyone stepping up to say how awesome he is.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Director Edgar Wright and actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite for a third film following the successes “Shaun of the Dead” (2004) and “Hot Fuzz” (2007). In “The World’s End,” 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by Gary King (Simon Pegg), a 40-year-old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub – The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realise the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.’

It hits UK cinemas on July 19th. [Read more…]

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Final Pacific Rim Trailer – Concentrating on the human angle

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The last couple of trailer for Pacific Rim have concentrated on the monsters, robots and action, and while there’s still a lot of that in this final promo, it also wants to remind us there’s a human side too. There’s also a fun vid featuring Ron Perlman as a monster parts salesman which you can watch below!

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, and starring Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi and Ron Perlman, comes the sci-fi action adventure, Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ PACIFIC RIM.

‘When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that took millions of lives and consumed humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots. But in the face of the relentless Kaiju, even the Jaegers prove defenseless.

‘On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes – a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) – who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.’

It’s out in cinemas on July 12th.

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New Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Trailer – Meet the Foodimals

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Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs was a bigger hit than many expected –  largely because it was a better movie than it had any right to be – so it’s little surprise a sequel is coming. Now the new trailer for the film has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 picks up where Sony Pictures Animation’s hit comedy left off. Inventor Flint Lockwood’s genius is finally being recognized as he’s invited by his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, where the best and brightest inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. Chester’s right-hand-gal – and one of his greatest inventions – is Barb (a highly evolved orangutan with a human brain, who is also devious, manipulative and likes to wear lipstick. It’s always been Flint’s dream to be recognized as a great inventor, but everything changes when he discovers that his most infamous machine (which turns water into food) is still operating and is now creating food-animal hybrids – “foodimals!” With the fate of humanity in his hands, Chester sends Flint and his friends on a dangerously delicious mission, battling hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees, apple pie-thons, double bacon cheespiders and other food creatures to save the world again!’

The movie is due out in the UK on October 25th, with a late September debut for the US.

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Delivery Man Trailer – Vince Vaughn has 533 kids!

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If you donate sperm, who knows how many kids you might have running around! For Vince Vaughn it’s 533 whippersnappers he fathered via a fertility clinic (or at least his character in Delivery Man did, I’m sure he doesn’t have that many in real life). Now the first proper trailer for the comedy has arrived.

The movie is Ken Scott’s English-language remake of his own 2011 Canadian comedy Starbuck. Vaughn is David Wozniak, who fathered 533 kids a couple of decades ago, and now 142 of those kids are suing to learn his identity.

Chris Pratt and Cobie Smulders also star. The film is due in cinemas this autumn.

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New Elysium Trailer – Matt Damon is really pissed off with Jodie Foster

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Along with Wolverine and Pacific Rim, Elysium is one of the few big summer movies yet to hit cinemas, but it’s not too long now until it hits US cinemas on August 9th and the UK on August 26th. Now a fresh trailer had dropped, for you to get another taste of the film.

Here’s the 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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Dylan O’Brien And More In First Images From The Maze Runner

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Things are getting a bit literal in these first images from The Maze Runner, as they mainly seem designed to show that it’s set in a maze and involves some running. However they do give us an idea of young adult novel adaptation, which stars Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter, Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Patricia Clarkson.

Teen Wolf’s O’Brien plays Thomas, who wakes up in a strange place known as The Glade, with no recollection of how he got there. He must work together with a group of teenagers, who also don’t remember how they ended up in there, to figure a way out – every morning a door opens and they attempt to work out the riddle of the maze that lies beyond. Things get even more complex when the first girl (Kaye Scodelario) turns up in The Glade, with a message that could change everything.

A February 14th, 2014 release date has already set. (Images via MTV)

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Woody Allen Adds Eileen Atkins & Marcia Gay Harden To New Movie

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eileen-atkins1Woody Allen is just finishing off Blue Jasmine, but he’s already busy putting together his next movie, which, as is Woody’s way, hasn’t had a title released yet. Colin Firth and Emma Stone are set to star, and now they’ve been joined by some great talents, as TheWrap reports that Eileen Atkins, Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver, Hamish Linklater and Simon McBurney will appear.

Erica Leerhsen and Jeremy Shamos are also set to star in the film, although as always, Allen is keeping the plot details to himself. The plan though is to start shooting fairly soon for release next year.

Blue Jasmine meanwhile, which stars Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Louis C.K., Michael Stuhlbarg, Peter Sarsgaard, Bobby Cannavale, Alden Ehrenreich, and Sally Hawkins, is set for release in the US on July 26th, with a September 20th UK date planned.

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First Look At Benicio Del Toro As Pablo Escobar In Paradise Lost

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paradise-lost-pic1Benicio Del Toro is turning infamous drug lord for Paradise Lost, playing the notorious Pablo Escobar. Now the first image of him in the movie has arrived, via Pathe International.

The official synopsis says, ‘Young surfer Nick (Josh Hutcherson) thinks all his dreams have come true when he goes to visit his brother in Columbia. Against an idyllic backdrop of blue lagoons and white beaches he falls madly in love with a beautiful Colombian girl called Maria. It all seems perfect until he meets her uncle, one Pablo Escobar.;

The film is based on a true story and as you might expect, thing soon get very dangerous.

Italian actor Andrea Di Stefano (Life of Pi) wrote the screenplay and makes his directorial debut with the movie. It should be in cinemas next year.

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Steven Spielberg Developing Grapes of Wrath Remake

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Grapes-of-Wrath-pic1I’ve been wondering for a couple of years why nobody has been trying to put together a remake of The Grapes Of Wrath, as in these tough economic times, John Steinbeck’s Great Depression tales seem very apt for the modern day.

Now it seems Steven Spielberg has had the same thought, as Deadline reports that he and his studio, DreamWorks, are in talks with the Steinbeck estate to get the rights to make a new adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath. He’s not the only one either, as Robert Redford is said to have been interested in working with Dark Shadows producer David Kennedy to adapt the novel as a miniseries, but Spielberg now has the inside track.

It seems Spielberg wants to get to work as soon as possible, as next year is the 75th anniversary of the novel. It seems at the moment the Lincoln filmmaker won’t direct himself (he’s committed to American Sniper), but no helmer is currently attached.

Set during the Great Depression, The Grapes Of Wrath follows the Joads, a family of poor tenant farmers who are forced to leave Oklahoma due to the dustbowl conditions. Told of a promised land on the coast, the family, led by Tom Joad (played by Henry Fonda in John Ford’s 1940 film), head of towards California, but what they discover both on the road and at their final destination is very different to what was promised.

Some will feel there’s no point doing a remake, as Ford’s film is considered a classic, which was ranked at number 21 on the AFI’s notable 100 Years… 100 Movies list, but the fact is most people haven’t seen that film, so perhaps a new version can introduce the tale to a new audience.

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