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We've got a new video from Couch Tomato to share with you today and this one gives us 24 reasons why all of the Star Wars movies are the same. These videos are always fun to watch, and they offer us some interesting insight into these films that we may not have thought about or noticed before.

With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story coming out next week, Couch Tomato thought it would be a good time to give us a video that focuses on the Star Wars saga. A few of the things that it touches on is how the good guys always escape, how Jedi don't apply ageism, how father figures always die, how the female leads are gullible, and lots of other stuff. Check it out below!

Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have unleashed the first trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, and it's absolute perfection. This Spider-Man movie looks like an absolute blast! The trailer is everything I hoped it would be. Now I just want to watch the freakin' movie already! I also includied the international trailer which is a bit different.

This trailer isn't only utterly charming, but it's packed with some fun action and great coming-of-age-style comedy. Everyone involved with the film has talked about how the movie was inspired by the films of John Hughes, and now you get to finally see that for yourself. It's almost as if Hughes himself had a hand in developing this thing and I love that vibe. 

There's a little interaction between Tony Stark and Peter Parker as Stark offers him some good and amusing advice throughout the trailer. Then there's The Vulture, who threatens to kill Spider-Man and everyone he loves if he messes with him. He seems like a very bad dude!

This trailer is amazing, and there's no doubt in my mind that this Spider-Man film is going to be great! Spider-Man: Homecoming hits theaters on July 7, 2017. 

John Cena and Kick-Ass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson have teamed up for an upcoming war thriller called The Wall, and today we have the first trailer for you to watch! The film comes from director Doug Liman, who has made films such as Edge of Tomorrow, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and The Bourne Ultimatum.

This is seriously a great-looking film that tells an extremely intense story, which follows two soldiers who are pinned down by an Iraqi sniper, "with nothing but a crumbling wall between them. Their fight becomes as much a battle of will and wits as it is of lethally accurate marksmanship."

After watching this trailer, I've gotta say, I'm really excited about this movie and about seeing how the story plays out. The Wall is set to be released on March 10, 2017. Check out the trailer for yourself and let us know if it looks like a film you'd want to watch.

With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story being released next week, Hot Toys has revealed their Jyn Erso action figure! This is a deluxe version that comes with a lot more accessories for you to play with. We also get our first look at the action figure for the droid K-2SO in the photo above. 

The Jyn figure is a meticulously crafted recreation of Felicity Jones in action figure form. They did such a great job getting her likeness down, and the details on the clothes and weapons that come were her are incredible... as always. Here's the description that came along with the figure:

"We have hope. Rebellions are built on hope!"

A new chapter of the Star Wars galaxy will unfold in the widely anticipated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story starring the courageous new character named Jyn Erso. Jyn is reckless, aggressive, and undisciplined until she crosses paths with the Rebel Alliance where she takes her chance to make a real difference by taking on the mission to steal the plans to the Empire's super-weapon.

Today Hot Toys is very excited to officially introduce a Deluxe Version of the widely anticipated 1/6th scale Jyn Erso collectible figure! Meticulously crafted based on the appearance of Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso in the film, the highly life-like collectible figure features a newly developed head sculpt, sophisticatedly tailored multiple layers costume, detailed weapons and accessories including a blaster pistol, fighting baton, E-11 blaster rifle, and figure stand.

This Deluxe Version will exclusively feature an additional costume including a poncho with bandolier, a breathing mask, hat with goggles, quadnoculars, and additional blaster parts for Jyn's unique blaster that can be combined into multiple modes. It is the time to #GoRogue and recruit this fearless heroine to your Star Wars Hot Toys collection!

The long-awaited second season of Attack on Titan is finally coming next year, and Funimation has acquired the rights to it. The series is set to premiere in April 2017 in Japan. There's no word yet on if a simulcast of the show will be done, but fans are obviously hoping that Funimation will make it happen.

Gen Fukunaga, CEO and founder of Funimation had this to say in a statement:

“’Attack on Titan’ became an instant hit since it first streamed in 2013 and we are thrilled to bring fans the long-awaited Season 2 of the series. ’Attack on Titan’ is truly a worldwide phenomenon that has continued to grow at a non-stop pace. Fans can look forward to an exciting second season.”

It's crazy that it has taken this long to get season two done! Over the years it just kept getting delayed, and fans have been getting antsy. Mike DuBoise, EVP and COO of Funimation, said:

“’Attack on Titan’ is one of those rare titles that has reached true cult status with anime fans. It’s been more than 3 years since the last episode of ‘Attack on Titan’ Season 1 and passion from its fans has not waned. We look forward to premiering it on FunimationNow”

It's been pretty cool to see how much the fandom for the series has grown since season one debuted in 2013. It just kept getting bigger and more popular as time went on. The Attack on Titan community is definitely ready for season two and when it hits there's going to be an explosion of excitement. 

I'm happy to hear that Funimation ended up picking up the rights. They always tend to do a solid job with the properties they pick up, and I'm sure this one will be a priority they will push to meet fan demands. 

Lucasfilm's ILMxLab is working very hard to harness the power of virtual reality and what it's really capable of. They're already developing a couple of things like the Star Wars-themed VR experience called “Trials of Tatooine” which was previewed earlier this year. They have also been developing a Darth Vader VR experience that's being directed by David S. Goyer.

These are just stepping stones to what they are really wanting to accomplish. According to the executives at the Virtual Reality Intelligence conference (via Variety), they are looking turn the Star Wars universe and other movies into "portals for destinations that can be visited with virtual and augmented reality headsets." When talking about Star Wars, ILMxLab Executive Creative Director John said:

“We are thinking very heavily about creating a dynamic destination where stories flow through. People were so compelled by that universe that they wanted to get inside of it.”

They are obviously still in the early development stages of what can be accomplished with VR storytelling, but it's something that I'm extremely excited about experiencing one day! They are trying to figure out the rules of storytelling inside VR, and Vicki Dobbs Beck, Executive in Charge at ILMxLAB, explained that this can be overwhelming to people who are new to VR and they made need time to settle in. She said:

“Pacing was one of the important learnings. People will literally shut out something. They will shut out voice-over, they will shut out certain cues.”

It's crazy to think that one day audiences can be fully immersed in the world of Star Wars or even be immersed in films specifically made to be experienced in VR. The future of entertainment is about to take a big, intriguing leap forward, and I can't wait to experience it!

Looks like Westworld isn't the only Michael Crichton-related thing people will be talking about this week. In addition to the first season finale of the HBO series based on his movie, Crichton's Jurassic Park should get a fair amount of mentions in the wake of this news from CNN: scientists have discovered the tail of a 99 million-year-old dinosaur trapped in amber.

Xing Lida, a Chinese paleontologist found the specimen, the size of a dried apricot, at an amber market in northern Myanmar near the Chinese border.

The remarkable piece was destined to end up as a curiosity or piece of jewelry, with Burmese traders believing a plant fragment was trapped inside.

"I realized that the content was a vertebrate, probably theropod, rather than any plant," Xing told CNN.

"I was not sure that (the trader) really understood how important this specimen was, but he did not raise the price."

Sounds like Lida got a good deal!

Bird wings from dinosaur times have been found in amber before, but this is the first time anyone has seen part of a mummified dinosaur skeleton in those conditions. There's bad news for those hoping this discovery might mean we could see our own real-world take on Jurassic Park, though: no genetic material was preserved inside the specimen, so there's no chance of snagging any "dino DNA." But as that franchise has proven over and over again, that's probably for the best. Still — pretty cool find, huh?

For more, be sure to check out the full story.

If you don't have an internet connection, you will not be able to play Super Mario Run. Mashable reports Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed the news in a recent interview in which he said the following...read more on Gametyrant

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The first trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes has been released, and WOW! This looks like yet another incredible sequel. This trailer is pretty chilling. Caesar finds himself in a very dark place here. After his failed attempts to try and live in peace with the humans, he is prepared to do whatever it takes to protect his apes from being obliterated by them. 

Caesar has to face off against a merciless military man who is known as The Colonel, played by Woody Harrelson. When talking about the character, director Matt Reeves says, "The Colonel is willing to go to great lengths to create a world where things can be gentle again. But the journey he takes you on is chilling.” Andy Serkis adds:

"He and Caesar ultimately face off, yet there’s also bizarrely a kind of respect and understanding from both sides. It’s understanding the condition of the other person, what they’re having to suffer through and what they’re trying to protect.”

This sounds like it going to make for an interesting dynamic. I've been looking forward to seeing the first footage from this film, and it looks it will at least be just as good as the previous two films, which were awesome. Maybe this third chapter will be even better! It definitely looks great! 

In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

War for the Planet of the Apes also stars Steve Zahn, Terry Notary, and Karin Konoval. It hits theaters on July 14th, 2017.

Via: USA Today

If you haven’t watched the first couple of trailers for Spider-Man: Homecoming yet, you really need to get on that and do that now! Just click here to check them out. I love the footage I’ve seen from this film, and I’m 100% sold on the fact that it’s going to be an incredible film! Once Marvel got involved with the development of the franchise we all knew that they were going to give us something special, and director Jon Watts is going to deliver an awesome movie! 

I watched the trailer over and over again last night, and then it got to the point where I went frame by frame. As I did that I took some screenshots for you! There’s a lot of cool stuff to check out. In it we get to see Michael Keaton’s The Vulture in villainous action, and we also get our first look at a couple of different characters that look like the could b Shocker. Both characters are using high-tech electrical device while wearing clothes that mimics The Shocker's yellow color scheme. We also get our first look at Donald Glover. We aren’t sure who he’s playing, but it looks like he’s hanging around the villains in the film. Then, of course, we get to see Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland) flying and swinging through the city together. That ending of the trailer was complete perfection. 

I didn't really see any other big Easter eggs in the film, other than the fact there are a couple of shots where we see Peter Parker wearing his old Spider-Man costume, the one he wore before Tony Stark came along, and it makes me wonder if we'll see a little bit of backstory to the character before Stark entered his life and invited him to play with the Avengers. I guess we'll find out eventually! In the meantime, scroll through the screenshots and let us know if you catch anything! 

This year marked the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, and while we saw a new movie hit theaters, for many fans, the best Trek-related entertainment ever created will always be the classic episodes of TOS (The Original Series). If you're looking for a last minute way to celebrate the series' anniversary, BoingBoing points out a good method for paying tribute to the show: visit the set of the USS Enterprise in upstate New York.

No, it's not the exact same set that was used for filming, but it's the next closest thing. James Crowley, a fifty-year-old Elvis impersonator from Ticonderoga, NY, was friends with William Ware Theiss, who worked as Gene Roddenberry's costume designer on the original Star Trek series. When Theiss passed away, he left the original blueprints for the Trek set to Crowley in his will, and Crowley apparently rented out an old 13,000 square foot supermarket and rebuilt the entire set inside it. He and his friends used to recreate episodes inside, but in the past few years he's opened it up to the public and gives one hour tours of the set. Wired has a couple of pictures of what it looks like; head over there to see more.

The BBC has just released the first trailer for their upcoming 2016 Doctor Who Christmas Special! Peter Capaldi returns as the Time Lord in the episode titled, "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" and it also introduces us to a mysterious superhero vigilante known as The Ghost. 

The Christmas sees The Doctor join forces with a masked Superhero for an epic New York adventure. With brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative reporter and a mysterious figure known only as The Ghost. Can the Doctor save Manhattan? And what will be revealed when we see behind the mask?

The 60 minute Doctor Who Christmas Special was written by Steven Moffat, and it looks like it will be a lot of fun! It stars Matt Lucas (Nardole), Justin Chatwin (Grant a.k.a. The Ghost), Charity Wakefield (Lucy), Tomiwa Edun (Mr Brock), Aleksandar Jovanovic (Dr Sim), and Logan Huffman.

The Doctor Who Christmas Speical will premiere on BBC One on Christmas Day at 5.45pm. I also included a trailer introducing us to the Doctor's new companion. 

Remember Yves Rossy, one of the world's leading jet pack fliers whom we wrote about last year? He's baaaaaaack.

Rossy, Vince Reffet, and Fred Fugan from the Jetman Dubai flight team suited up in their custom jet packs, strapped cameras to themselves, and took to the skies to fly alongside fighter jets from the French Air Force. The resulting video is pretty freakin' rad. It's gotta be so awesome to fly using one of those things. It's like multiple Rocketeers exist in real life.

Click the link in bio to watch Jetmen #YvesRossy, @VinceReffet & @FredFugen flying in formation with the legendary @patrouilledefrance! 🇫🇷 #AlphaJetman by @airbornefilms.

A photo posted by Jetman Dubai (@jetman) on Nov 24, 2016 at 2:57am PST

Via: LaughingSquid

Supreme Leader Snoke is one of the characters in the Star Wars universe who is still shrouded in mystery. He was introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and there's so much that we don't know about him. 

All we saw of him was in the form of a giant hologram towering over Kylo Ren and General Hux as he counseled them. The character was played by Andy Serkis, and it was clearly CG motion capture work. 

Making Star Wars is now reporting that the villainous character will return for Star Wars: Episode VIII, but apparently this time he will be brought to life in the form of a "huge puppet around seven to eight feet tall, taking several people to operate and a man inside a suit to make him walk." They say that his facial expressions will even be done practically and arebeing operated by a crew on the set, which is pretty damn cool. I imagine that the character will be augmented by some CG work as well. 

I love that Lucasfilm and the filmmakers are completely embracing practical effects for these new Star Wars films! There's no word on how big of a role Snoke will play in Episode VIII or how much screen time he'll have in his real life form, but if this is true it will be cool to see!

I imagine that Kylo Ren, General Hux, and Captain Phasma will all at some point have to meet with Snoke to figure out what their next move is after the Resistance blew up their giant Starkiller Base. I wonder if we'll get to see Snoke fight in the film. That would be interesting.

There are so many theories about who Snoke could be, but we'll just have to wait to see if any of them will be proven right. Rian Johnson is directing the film, and it's set to be released on December 15th, 2017. 

Barring something totally unexpected and jaw-dropping, the coolest fan film of the day award goes to the YouTubers over at devinsupertramp for creating this badass Star Wars-themed short that centers on Jetovators (water-powered vehicles) being used as speeder bikes. It's a fun, creative use of technology that I haven't seen in this context before, and the high production value gives the whole thing an added level of believability. And hell, even if you think the acting sucks or it looks like garbage, it's still undeniably cool to see these Jetovators skimming across the top of the water at what appear to be fairly high speeds. Let us know what you think about the short in the comments below.

"Let's play."

Universal Pictures has released a brief teaser for Fast 8 that reveals the true title of the film to be The Fate of the Furious. It also announces that the first full trailer will premiere live this Sunday, December 11th. Judging from what I'm seeing in this preview it looks like it will be another fun, adrenaline-fueled, action-packed movie! We also have the following synopsis offering us our first story details:

Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game—and the rest of the crew has been exonerated—the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman (Oscar® winner Charlize Theron) seduces Dom into the world of crime he can’t seem to escape and a betrayal of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before.

From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, our elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world’s stage…and to bring home the man who made them a family.

Vin Diesel is joined by a returning all-star cast that includes Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, and Kurt Russell. In addition to Theron, the series brings in newcomers Scott Eastwood and Helen Mirren.

The film is directed by F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton) and is set to be released on April 14th, 2017.

With all the movie hype surrounding Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 20th Century Fox doesn't want you to forget about their movie Assassin's Creed, which will be released in theaters shortly after. The studio has released a brand new trailer for the film, and I think it's the best trailer they've cut together yet! It not only gives us a ton of awesome new footage, but it also offers a more detailed explanation of the story. I was looking forward to seeing the film because I'm a fan of the video game franchise, but this trailer actually got me more excited than I've been! 

Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.

Assassin's Creed is set to be released on December 21st. The movie was directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth) and stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, and more.

We all know that Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story takes place just before the events of Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope, and in honor of the upcoming new movie, the team at The Warp Zone are looking back at the prequels and recapping them in rap form. You never know — maybe they touch on a plot point here you forgot about that will turn out to be important info in the new film. Give it a watch below.

Via: GeeksAreSexy

Some eagle-eyed fans have spotted a couple fun Easter eggs in the Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer that was released yesterday. In the screenshots below, the appearances of Howard Stark and Bruce Banner have been pointed out.

Howard Stark's face is a part of a mural on the wall of the high school that Peter Parker attends. Then there's Bruce Banner, whose photo appears on the wall of one of Parker's classrooms. He's apparently made such an impact on the world that he has earned a place alongside Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, and other great scientists on the classroom wall.

Spider-Man: Homecoming will be released on July 7th, 2017 and fan excitement is exploding right now! 

Via: CBM

UPDATE: Yeah, you guys are right. These are Easter eggs, not cameos.