Eclectic Method is known for creating catchy and cool remixes, and this one — entitled "Autotune The Movies" — is no different. It's not something you can necessarily sing along with, but it might get stuck in your head all the same. He's also blurring the increasingly blurry line between film and television even further by including a couple of shots from TV shows in the mix (Donald Glover's Atlanta makes an appearance, along with a more easily identifiable animated series). Enjoy!
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DreamWorks Animation has released a brand new trailer for Voltron: Legendary Defender season two, and it's awesome! It looks like fans are in for a thrilling new season, and I can't wait to watch it. The creative team behind this series has done such an incredible job handling the story, characters, and animation. It's one of the best animated series currently in production, and if you haven't watched the first season yet, what are you waiting for?!
Team Voltron has been scattered throughout the universe in the aftermath of a perilous battle with Zarkon, Haggar and the evil Galra Empire. Working to bring the lions back together to form Voltron again, the Paladins' plan to defeat the Galra once and for all takes them across the universe in search of new worlds and unexpected allies.
Season two stars Jeremy Shada as Lance, Bex Taylor-Klaus as Pidge, Josh Keaton as Shiro, Tyler Labine as Hunk, Steven Yeun as Keith, Kimberly Brooks as Princess Allura, and Rhys Darby as Coran. It's set to premiere on Netflix January 20, 2017.
With the recent passing of Carrie Fisher, Lucasfilm is forced into a situation where they have to figure out what they are going to do with General Organa in the Star Wars franchise. She's already completed shooting her scenes for Episode VIII, and according to THR, she would have had a much bigger role in Episode IX. That all has to be reworked now.
The report offers details on two big key scenes that involve Leia in Episode VIII and IX, but I won't post them now. I'll post those later under a Spoiler banner. Before we get to that I want to talk about what Lucasfilm's plans are.
There's no status on the script for the film, which is being developed by Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly, but the plan is to start shooting in early 2018 for their December 2019 release date. Next week Lucasfilm will have a meeting to figure out a plan on how to proceed without Fisher. I'm sure this won't be an easy meeting for anyone as they are still mourning the actress's death.
The report suggests that Leia "could be written out and her scenes reshot," which are options not unheard of in the Star Wars universe. Then there's the digital CGI effects option, which was used in Rogue One. If they go that route, the report says that "a reduced role could mean Leia would only appear in glimpses."
I don't have a preference on how they handle Leia's role. I trust that Lucasfilm will end up doing what is best for Fisher, the character, and the film's story.
As for the key Leia scenes in the upcoming two films, this is what the site says:
The scenes will include "a Leia reunion with Luke Skywalker" and "a confrontation with Kylo Ren, her son who killed Han Solo The Force Awakens."
These are both huge scenes that we may or may not see play out in the next two films in the saga. It all depends on how Lucasfilm decides to proceed. What do you think Lucasfilm should do?
A new official photo from Thor: Ragnarok has been released featuring Taika Waititi directing Chris Hemsworth all decked out as Thor on the set of the film. We also have a synopsis to share with you that offers us some new information on the story. It confirms that Thor will have to battle Hulk in the gladiator games on the planet of Sakaar. Here's the synopsis:
In Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok, Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok – the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization – at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger – the Incredible Hulk!
I've enjoyed all of the Thor films, but I'm especially excited about this one. I think Waititi is going to take the franchise to a whole new epic level that we aren't expecting. I also absolutely love the fact that Hulk and Thor will fight each other and then team up to save Asgard! To read up on all the previously released news and info on the film click here.
Thor: Ragnarok also stars Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as Loki, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson and Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins. The movie comes out on November 3rd, 2017.
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"A true classic never goes out of style."
Cult of Chucky in the seventh installment in the Child's Play franchise, and today we have a teaser trailer for the film along with a synopsis offering us details on what this new horror story will entail. Who would have thought that this franchise would last so long?!
The film isn't supposed to start shooting until next week, so there's no footage from it in the teaser. This promo just uses footage from the previous films. Cult of Chucky is written and directed by Don Mancini, who co-wrote the original film and also wrote and directed the last two film installments including 2004’s Seed of Chucky and 2013’s Curse of Chucky.
Brad Dourif will return to provide the voice of Chucky, and the actor’s daughter Fiona is set to reprise her role of Nica Pierce. The sequel also brings back Alex Vincent and Jennifer Tilly. Here's the synopsis:
Confined to an asylum for the criminally insane for the past four years, Nica Pierce (Fiona Dourif) is erroneously convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family. But when her psychiatrist introduces a new therapeutic “tool” to facilitate his patients’ group sessions — an all-too-familiar “Good Guy” doll with an innocently smiling face — a string of grisly deaths begins to plague the asylum, and Nica starts to wonder if maybe she isn’t crazy after all. Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent), Chucky’s now-grown-up nemesis from the original Child’s Play, races to Nica’s aid. But to save her he’ll have to get past Tiffany (Oscar®-nominee Jennifer Tilly), Chucky’s long-ago bride, who will do anything, no matter how deadly or depraved, to help her beloved devil doll.
In a statement to EW, Glenn Ross, General Manager and Executive Vice President, Universal 1440 Entertainment said:
“It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly 30 years since Chucky first terrified moviegoers in Child’s Play. Since then the films have generated millions in worldwide box-office revenue. Now Chucky’s back with more scores to settle in his trademark twisted style, and you can bet he won’t stop until he gets his revenge.”
There's no word on when the film will be released, but it sounds like a film that fans can look forward to.
Last night, ABC News aired a segment on Dateline that detailed the process of how Industrial Light & Magic created digital CGI versions of Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia and Peter Cushing's Grand Moff Tarkin. There have been a lot of conversations among fans regarding the digital versions of these actors, but I thought they pulled them off brilliantly, and I'm happy that Lucasfilm and the creative team followed through with the plan.
The video features an interview with ILM VFX supervisor and Chief Creative Officer John Knoll. It also gives us some cool never before seen behind-the-scenes footage of the process of creating these two classic Star Wars characters. Check it out!
Damien Chazelle's La La Land is one of the best movies I saw last year, but due to its limited theatrical run, most of the country hasn't had the chance to check it out for themselves yet. That's about to change, because Lionsgate has released a new trailer for the film as it expands to a wider audience, and I also received a press release that the movie will be getting a special engagement in select IMAX theaters in the U.S. starting on January 13th. If you attend one of those IMAX screenings the first weekend it's playing and arrive early enough, you can take home a limited edition two-sided mini-poster for the film which has art and lyrics from one of the film's best songs on it.
If you don't want to wait until IMAX, though, I believe La La Land should be playing in most of the U.S. starting tomorrow, so check your local listings.
The Goldbergs is like an explosion of awesome nostalgia, which is why I love watching it so much. Most of the episodes are inspired by films, TV shows, and other pop culture greatness from the '80s.
Some of the episodes were inspired by films such as The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Dirty Dancing, The Goonies, Say Anything, A Christmas Story, Knight Rider, Misery, and Commando. It was also recently announced that there will be a Karate Kid episode, which is sure to be a blast!
IGN is now reporting that Kevin Smith is set to direct an episode of the series, and the theme will be based around Tim Burton's classic 1989 film Batman! The episode will be titled "The Dynamic Duo," and when talking about it, Smith said:
"I grew up watching the Adam West Batman and I was in a sold out movie theater for Tim Burton's Batman on opening day, June 23rd, 1989, so I can't wait to recreate those early eras of Bat-amania in the Goldbergs Universe.
"Luckily, the funny folks in front of and behind the cameras who make this hysterical show every week will be doing all the heavy lifting in our time travel experiment."
Executive producer and creator of the series Adam F. Goldberg added:
"The hardest thing about having Kevin Smith direct an episode of The Goldbergs is playing it cool and not acting like a weirdo geek super fan. I’ve waited in long lines to have him sign my Bluntman comics, I’ve collected his Clerks action figures, I’ve forced my writers to watch clips of his speaking engagements and I shoe-horned in a part for him in my screenplay for Fanboys just so I could meet the guy. I even STAYED in Hall H at Comic-Con when J.J. Abrams escorted thousands of people to a Star Wars concert."
"This bearded hockey jersey wearing dude has been a hero of mine since I was at NYU film school. His movies have been a huge bonding point with my brother Barry and we’ve had entire conversations where we’ll quote Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. There is no better person out there to help bring our Burton’s Batman episode to life. Truly."
The episode will go into production next week, and I'm excited to see how it turns out! There's no doubt that Smith will give us something fantastically entertaining!
Dorkly has created a funny little comic strip that provides a distinction between J.R.R. Tolkien's legendary The Lord of the Rings books and Peter Jackson's iconic movies. I think mega-fans will agree that both are great in their own ways, but these observations made me chuckle — especially the dig at the godawful Hobbit trilogy at the end.
Some new information has surfaced regarding Drew Barrymore's upcoming Netflix comedy series, Santa Clarita Diet, and it sounds great!
Barrymore stars alongside Timothy Olyphant (Justified) in the show as Sheila and Joel Hammond, who are married realtors in the Los Angeles suburb community of Santa Clarita. The big reveal is that it's a zombie series!
In the series premiere, we learn that Sheila goes a “dramatic change” as she dies and comes back as a flesh-eating zombie. It's explained that "while they tend to their open houses and teenage daughter, the couple must sate Sheila’s unbridled id and undead hunger, first with raw meat and, eventually, the human kind."
The show was created by Victor Fresco, who previously developed shows such as ABC’s Better Off Ted and Fox’s Andy Richter Controls the Universe. It's been years since Barrymore has done anything. In fact, it's pointed out by USA Today that she hasn’t worked since her daughters, Olive, 4, and Frankie, 2, were born.
She was drawn to this project, though, by its "darkness" and "strange parallels," and when talking about the show Fresco said:
“What if she finds herself, and we do this sort of Cro-Magnon type of evolution with her over the course of the 10 episodes. No gimmicks, no prosthetics, just an awakening.”
Barrymore adds:
“I just really enjoyed just shedding a snakeskin with her, so it became a really fun obstacle that I wasn’t even planning for but seemed so conducive and fun and healthy for my own life.”
I included the first image from the series above along with two promo posters that you can check out below. There's a lot of fun potential here to work with, especially with this concept and I hope it turns out to be entertaining!
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NBC has released a fantastic and fun new promo spot for their upcoming DC comedy series Powerless. The series focuses on a group of "exceedingly average" employees of Wayne Securities Research and Development company in a world full of superheroes leaving a mess behind them every time they fight a battle.
I really like what I've seen in this first trailer, and I'm looking forward to watching the series. It stars Vanessa Hudgens, Firefly alum Alan Tudyk, Community's Danny Pudi, and A to Z's Christina Kirk. Here's the synopsis:
Emily Locke lands her dream job as Director of Research and Development for Wayne Security in Charm City, home to super heroes and villains and citizens fed up with the collateral damage of their constant fighting. Full of confidence and big ideas, Emily quickly learns that her aspirations far exceed those of her new boss and officemates, so it will be up to her to lead the team toward their full potential and the realization that you don’t need superpowers to be a hero.
Powerless is set to premiere on February 2nd on NBC.
Archer season eight is moving to FXX, and that will be the new network home of the hilarious animated series. FXX has also released two exciting promo spots that give us a fun little tease of what is to come! I think it's awesome that this next season is set in 1947 in Los Angeles, this could very well be its wildest season yet!
Archer is an animated, half-hour comedy that revolves around the hardboiled private eye Sterling Archer and his quest to find his partner’s killer in 1947 Los Angeles. The case proves to be more difficult than expected after Archer quickly gets mixed up in a deadly game of tug of war between Los Angeles’ most powerful crime bosses. Every clue leads Archer further away from his goal and deeper into a mystery involving kidnapping, prostitution and drug addiction.
Archer was created by Adam Reed and Floyd County Productions. The cast features features H. Jon Benjamin (Sterling Archer), Aisha Tyler (Lana Kane), Jessica Walter (Malory Archer), Judy Greer (Cheryl Tunt), Chris Parnell (Cyril Figgis), Amber Nash (Pam Poovey), and Lucky Yates (Krieger)
The all new season is set to premiere this spring on FXX.
Last year, producer Simon Kinberg said that the version of director Josh Boone's New Mutants movie they were working on included Professor X. It looks like that's still the plan because one of the actresses up for a role in the film pretty much confirmed it. That actress is Anya Taylor-Joy, who stars alongside James McAvoy in the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan thriller Split, so she would know! In an interview with Comingsoon Taylor-Joy said:
“I have [seen the Demon Bear animatic], it’s pretty cool. I’m a big fan so I’d love to be a part of it. I can’t say very much, but I would love to be a part of it. I think this year’s gonna be very exciting.”
She was then asked if she hoped that it would reunite her with McAvory, and she replied:
“I mean, I think James is already a part of it, isn’t he?”
A lot of sites are seeing this comment as a confirmation that Professor X will be in the movie, and I can see how that would come across. I think it would be awesome to see McAvoy back in the role of Professor X because he's so damn good in it!
I have no idea if his involvement is a done deal or not, but Boone obviously has a place for him in the film if he wants it.
During a recent interview with Empire, director Gareth Edwards talked about aspects of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The film is still blowing up at the box office, and for the most part, fans are loving it! There are a few naysayers out there, but what can you do?
Edwards talked about a few aspects of the film that have been hot topics of conversation since its been release including the awesomeness of Darth Vader, the lack of an opening crawl, and the scenes in the trailer that were cut from the final version of the film.
About Darth Vader and coming up with his big reveal moment, he said:
"I'm jealous of moments like in Empire Strikes Back where you see the back of [Vader’s] head and you just go, 'oh my God, that is so cool,' and wanted to try and find something like that in our film...He’s really a burns victim, and it’s not going to be fun for him when he’s not in the suit – he’s going to be uncomfortable. I love the idea of showing that he’s vulnerable as well. Vader’s very, very bad, and so you try and just glimpse something of him that gives him some humanity, or it makes you empathize with him. Just seeing those scars and realizing that he’s, you know, an amputee, and just reminding you of that before he does all his stuff, it makes you torn, I think."
I absolutely loved the reveal of Vader in the film. There was a mix of oohs, aahs, and gasps from the audience in the theater when I saw the movie. It was definitely one of those exciting goosebump moments. The director also talked about the opening crawl and revealed that Gary Whitta actually wrote one in the first draft of the script!
"The first screenplay that Gary Whitta wrote had a crawl in it...and then at some point, probably like six months before we were filming, we were in a meeting, and they talked about not having an opening crawl, because these are standalone films, not part of the sagas. And if I'm honest, there was an initial kind of like, 'whaaaa? I want the crawl!'
He explained why it was ultimately cut from the film:
"The opening sequence is kind of the crawl of our movie. It's like the setup. And our film is also born out of a crawl – the reason we exist is because of a previous crawl, so it feels like this infinite loop that will never end."
I'm completely fine with there not being an opening crawl, but I would still love to read what Whitta wrote up for it! Edwards goes on to talk about the footage in the trailers that were ultimately cut from the film. He explains that they were just cool shots that the marketing team wanted to use to use to help sell the film. They were already well aware that these shots were not in the movie, but that didn't stop them from using them.
"There was a bit of a process to refining the third act in terms of the specific shots and moments, and so certain things just fell away. But then what happens is marketing love those shots, and go, 'oh, we've got to use that.' And you say, 'well, it's not in the movie'. And they say, 'it's okay, it's what marketing does, we just use the best of whatever you've done.' And so there's lots of little things, but towards the end you go, 'I know that's not in the film, but the spirit of it's in the film'."
This is something that we've seen happen a lot over the years with movie trailers containing footage that wasn't in the final cut, but it was a big deal with Rogue One because it was a Star Wars film!
We recently wrote about The Hacksmith's adventures recreating Batman's iconic grappling hook, and now he's back to kick off the new year with an even "cooler" piece of gear: a jet-powered snowboard. OK, so technically it's not actually a jet engine strapped to the board, but it's close enough in my book — and still impressive that he was able to put this thing together in the first place. It looks like it'd be a ton of fun to zoom around on this bad boy.
Via: The Awesomer
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Another trailer has been released for Fifty Shades Darker that shows off some hot and steamy shower sex clips mixed with some ridiculously bad dialogue. You've got to be a special kind of talented to write dialogue like this. It's crazy to me how popular this franchise is. I guess there are a lot of people out there who have deeply rooted S&M fantasies? It's certainly not popular for the quality writing!
When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.
Fifty Shades Darker was directed by James Foley (Fear, House of Cards) and stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson. The movie will be released on February 10, 2017.
