Want to get a little taste of what it's like to make a Pixar film? Here's a collection of behind the scenes video B-roll footage for Monsters University that gives us a little glimpse into the world of Pixar. The footage includes artists working on the character designs and animation, the actors performing their roles, the musical score being composed, the director directing, and more. I love seeing this kind of stuff. If you're a fan of Pixar and want a look at what it's like for them to make a movie, then you'll enjoy this. 

Monsters University comes out on June 21st!

Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal) was a little monster, he has dreamed of becoming a Scarer—and he knows better than anyone that the best Scarers come from Monsters University (MU). But during his first semester at MU, Mike’s plans are derailed when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. Sullivan, “Sulley” (voice of John Goodman), a natural-born Scarer.  The pair’s out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University’s elite Scare Program. To make matters worse, they realize they will have to work together, along with an odd bunch of misfit monsters, if they ever hope to make things right.

Screaming with laughter and oozing with heart, Disney•Pixar’s “Monsters University” is directed by Dan Scanlon (“Cars,” “Mater and the Ghostlight,” “Tracy”), produced by Kori Rae (“Up,” “The Incredibles,” “Monsters, Inc.”) and features music from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and award-winning composer Randy Newman  (“Monsters, Inc.,” “Toy Story 3”). The film opens in U.S. theaters on June 21, 2013, and will be shown in 3D in select theaters.

Mike Wazowski’s (voice of Billy Crystal) lifelong dreams of becoming a Scarer are derailed during his first semester at Monsters University when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. Sullivan, “Sulley” (voice of John Goodman), and their out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University’s elite Scare Program.

We're all aware that many people in Hollywood share an uncanny resemblance. We're not about to rattle off some tired list of celebrity twins. Instead, we take things up a notch with Hollywood Doppelgänger Math, a new series from GeekTyrant that is sure to change the way you look at actors and the roles they play. To make the cut, a person has to look like the sum of at least two other people. For this first collection, we focused on equations that resulted in young and/or up-and-coming actors. We have also included a list of other connections the actors share.

• All three have played secondary love interests in popular sitcoms; Amy Adams in The Office, Alison Brie in Community, and Alexandra Daddario in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. 
• Both Adams and Brie have played sisters to characters portrayed by Emily Blunt; Adams in Sunshine Cleaners and Brie in The Five-Year Engagement.
• All of their names begin with the letter A. 

• David Krumholtz and Jake Johnson were born in the same month of the same year (May 1978).
• Krumhlotz and Johnson have both appeared in films which starred Jonah Hill; Krumholtz in Superbad, and Johnson in 21 Jumpstreet.

• Renée Zellweger and Jennifer Garner were both born in Texas. 
• Jennifer Garner and Jennfer Lawrence have both portrayed Marvel characters in multiple movies; Garner as Elektra in Daredevil and the standalone Elektra film, and Lawrence as Mystique in X-Men: First Class and the upcoming Days of Future Past.
• Both Garner and Lawrence have been in films involving time travel, Garner in 13 Going on 30 and Lawrence in Days of Future Past.

• Orlando Bloom and Luke Evans starred together in The Three Musketeers, and both have roles in The Hobbit trilogy.
• Bloom and Evans have both played the son of characters portrayed by Liam Neeson; Bloom in Kingdom of Heaven and Evans in Clash of The Titans.

• Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Brie Larson starred together in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and both have roles in the upcoming comedy The Spectacular Now.
• Both Winstead and Larson appeared on episodes of Touched by an Angel. 
• On the TV show Renegade, Megyn Price played a character named Mary Larson, which shares Winstead's first name and Larson's last name.

• All three have  been in films with Zach Galifianakis; Michael Cera and Justin Long in Youth in Revolt, and Thomas Mann in It's Kind of a Funny Story. 
• Cera and Mann have both appeared in comedies that take place primarily in one night and revolve around a high school party; Cera in Superbad and Mann in Project X.
• Cera and Mann have both played characters in films who drive yellow cars and are helping a girl find someone; Cera in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist and Mann in Fun Size. 
• Long and Cera have both starred in multiple projects with Jonah Hill; long in Accepted and the TV show Campus Ladies, and Cera in Superbad and the upcoming film This is the End.
• All three have played characters with the same name as their own; Justin in Dodgeball, Thomas in Project X, and Michael in five of his TV and movie projects.

• Bryce Dallas Howard and Jessica Chastain starred together in The Help. 
• Jennifer Garner and Chastain have both appeared in films which take place in the Middle East; Garner in The Kingdom and Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty.
• Howard and Garner have both played iconic Marvel characters; Howard as Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3 and Garner as Elektra in Daredevil.

• All three have starred in high school comedies well into their twenties; John Cusack in Say Anything at age 23, Jonah Hill in Superbad at age 24, and Miles Teller in The Spectacular Now at age 26. 
• All three have appeared in comedies that take place primarily in one night and revolve around a high school party; Cusack in Sixteen Candles, Hill in Superbad, and Teller in Project X.
• Cusack and Hill have both appeared in films with Dustin Hoffman; Cusack in Runaway Jury and Hill in I Heart Huckabees. Hill, who is friends with Hoffman's children, got his start in acting thanks to Hoffman requesting he have a role in Huckabees.
• Hill and Teller have remarkably similar voices.

• All three have played the love interest of a character who is undead, Amber Heard in Drive Angry, Kristen Stewart in the Twilight franchise, and Teresa Palmer in Warm Bodies.
• Heard and Palmer have both been in films revolving around a zombie apocalypse; Heard in Zombieland, and Palmer in Warm Bodies. 
• Heard and Stewart have both played a love interest of Jesse Eisenberg; Heard in Zombieland, and Stewart in Adventureland. 
• Heard and Palmer have both been in films starring Nicolas Cage; Heard in Drive Angry and Palmer in The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

X-Men: Days of Future Past is deep in production, and I've been enjoying the photos that director Bryan Singer has tweeted out. Here are a few more photos from the set that I'm sure you'd love to see! They feature Nicholas Hoult as Beast fighting Michael Fassbender as Magneto. It looks like a pretty intense scene. I'm sure a lot of the X-men characters are going to want to beat the hell out of Magneto. 

The movie is set to be released on July 18th, 2014. Thanks to Fan-Girl.org for the photos (via CBM).

The movie also stars Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Peter Dinklage, Omar Sy, Halle Berry, Daniel Cudmore, Fan Bingbing, Evan Peters and Boo Boo Stewart.

The film is based on the comic book storyline "Days of Future Past," which ran in Uncanny X-Men #141 and 142 back in 1981 during Chris Claremont and John Byrne's run and introduced the idea of an alternate future for Marvel's mutants that grew out of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants killing an important senator, leading to a future where all mutants are hunted by Sentinels.

Acclaimed sci-fi novelist and writer of Doctor Who episodes Neil Gaiman thinks the new Doctor should be another no-name, according to a recent post on Tumblr. When asked what he thought about Sir Ian McKellen taking the role he replied:

I actually like it when The Doctor is a relatively unknown actor, or one without one huge role that made them famous. A star, like Sir Ian, brings all the other roles they’ve ever played to the table when they act.

He went on further outlining the level of expectation that comes with giving well known talent a job such as this:

Seeing John Hurt as the (Spoiler) at the end of the Name of the Doctor, meant that this was a certain type of part with a certain amount of gravitas, and you understood that John Hurt was bringing everything with it (including being John Hurt), just as Derek Jacobi did as the Master. 

Gaiman then closed with his ideal scenario for the dream actor he'd like to see in the role:

I want to see The Doctor. I want to be taken by surprise. I want to squint at a photo of the person online and go “but how can that be The Doctor?”

So unknowns are cool and all. It would certainly be nice to follow tradition. But what about when talent does take part in great sci-fi?! Take...well, Gaiman, for example. His episode when the TARDIS becomes a living breathing individual is in my top five of episodes for sure, and his ushering in of a new age of Cybermen was a much needed revamp to a stale and laughable lot of villains. So as much as I agree with Gaiman, I have to say that he himself held a certain kind of "gravitas" when he jumped on board, and we all loved it. What say you to that Mr. Gaiman? 

This latest series of set photos features Chris Evan's as Steve Rogers fighting Sebastian Stan's Winter Soldier. This kind of looks like a scene played out in a piece of concept art previously released only Rogers is without his Shield in the pics. He must have lost it in the fight. 

Source: Comic Book Therapy (http://www.comicbooktherapy.com/steve-rogers-takes-on-the-winter-soldier-in-new-captain-america-set-pics-151354)

If you haven't seen the last episode of Game of Thrones featuring the "Red Wedding", then don't watch this because it contains spoilers. If you have seen it, then you're going to laugh your ass off at this Game of Thrones and Princess Bride mashup video! The more I watch this the funnier it is, enjoy!

Source: Via: IGN (http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/06/game-of-thrones-meets-the-princess-bride?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ign%2Farticles+%28IGN+All+Articles%29)

V/H/S/2 is currently available for viewing on VOD and iTunes. If you haven't seen it, I highly suggest that you do so soon! This was an amazing horror anthology, and if you're a fan of the horror genre, you're going to love it. Even though I loved the first V/H/S movie, this sequel is far superior in every way.

Here's a poster for one of the segments in the film, called Safe Haven. It was actually my favorite one in the movie, and it was absolutely insane. It was directed by Gareth Evans, who directed The Raid: Redemption. This poster art does a good job of summing up everything this segment is about. 

Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static—white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.

From the demented minds that brought you last year’s V/H/S comes S-VHS, an all-new anthology of dread, madness, and gore. This follow-up ventures even further down the demented path blazed by its predecessor, discovering new and terrifying territory in the genre. This is modern horror at its most inventive, shrewdly subverting our expectations about viral videos in ways that are just as satisfying as they are sadistic. The result is the rarest of all tapes—a second generation with no loss of quality.

This horror anthology sequel has several segments, which are directed by Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Gareth Huw Evans (The Raid: Redemption) and Timo Tjahjanto (Macabre), Edúardo Sanchez and Gregg Hale (Blair Witch Project), and Adam Wingard (You’re Next). Then there's a wraparound segment directed by You’re Next writer Simon Barrett.

Source: MTV (http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/06/06/vhs2-exclusive-poster/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mtvmoviesblog+%28MTV+Movies+Blog%29)

It's been awesome to see Jennifer Lawrence blow up as an actress since Winter's Bone. I remember seeing that movie and thinking that she's going to be the next big star. Now look at her! Making all kinds of great movies and winning an Oscar. 

The actress is now set to star in a film called The Rules Of Inheritance, which is being directed by Susanne Bier, who just made the film Serena with Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. The script for the film was written by Abi Morgan (The Iron Lady, Shame). 

The film is based on Claire Bidwell Smith’s memoir about "a young woman who loses her family, but finds herself in the process." Sounds like another one of those films that could earn Lawrence another Oscar nomination. Here's a more detailed description of the book:

A coming-of-age story that is both heartbreaking and exhilarating.

In this astonishing debut, Claire Bidwell Smith, an only child, is just fourteen years old when both of her charismatic parents are diagnosed with cancer. What follows is a coming-of-age story that is both heartbreaking and exhilarating. As Claire hurtles towards loss she throws herself at anything she thinks might help her cope with the weight of this harsh reality: boys, alcohol, traveling, and the anonymity of cities like New York and Los Angeles. By the time she is twenty-five years old they are both gone and Claire is very much alone in the world.

Claire's story is less of a tragic tale and more of a remarkable lesson on how to overcome some of life's greatest hardships. Written with suspense and style, and bursting with love and adventure, The Rules of Inheritance vividly captures the deep grief and surprising light of a young woman forging ahead on a journey of loss that humbled, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.

The movie is being produced by FilmNation’s Glen Basner and Aaron Ryder, and here's a statement from them:

We are thrilled to be working with the dream team of Jennifer Lawrence, Susanne Bier, Abi Morgan and Bruce Cohen. We have no doubt that this inspirational and hopeful book will be turned into an emotionally powerful movie that audiences around the world will fall in love with.

Source: Deadline (http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/hunger-games-jennifer-lawrence-attached-to-susanne-bier-directed-the-rules-of-inheritance/)

24 star Kiefer Sutherland is about to take his career to a whole new level by voicing Snake in Konami's next installment of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain! He has the perfect voice for this character! I'm surprised they didn't cast him in the role sooner. 

Sutherland will replace screenwriter David Hayter (X-Men, X2), who has voiced the character since 1998. The announcement came during a pre-E3 presentation. According to Konomi, they reason for the cast change is because the character, "a legendary infiltrator and saboteur, would require a deeper voice than before."

Konami's Hideo Kojima added that “the themes are a little different from previous games in the series. We’re taking on some very heavy subjects, such as race and revenge. This makes the tone much darker. As a result, I wanted Snake to have a more subdued performance expressed through subtle facial movements and tone of voice, rather than words." To accomplish this, Sutherland will also perform the motion and facial capture for the new game.

Konomi also revealed that Metal Gear Solid V takes place in 1984, when Snake is 49 years old. They reiterated that they "needed someone who could genuinely convey the facial and vocal qualities of a man in his late 40s. It’s different from anything we’ve done before."

I've enjoyed playing the Metal Gear Solid games, and I'm excited to see how this next game is going to turn out. 

Source: Variety (http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/kiefer-sutherland-to-voice-snake-in-next-metal-gear-solid-game-1200493513/)

I'm excited to see what you all think about Monsters University when you get to see it. I have a feeling many of you are going to like it. It's something both kids and adults will really enjoy. Disney has released seven new clips from the Pixar prequel to give you a little more insight into what's in store for you.  

The movie will be released on June 21st, hope you like the clips!

Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal) was a little monster, he has dreamed of becoming a Scarer—and he knows better than anyone that the best Scarers come from Monsters University (MU). But during his first semester at MU, Mike’s plans are derailed when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. Sullivan, “Sulley” (voice of John Goodman), a natural-born Scarer.  The pair’s out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University’s elite Scare Program. To make matters worse, they realize they will have to work together, along with an odd bunch of misfit monsters, if they ever hope to make things right.

Screaming with laughter and oozing with heart, Disney•Pixar’s “Monsters University” is directed by Dan Scanlon (“Cars,” “Mater and the Ghostlight,” “Tracy”), produced by Kori Rae (“Up,” “The Incredibles,” “Monsters, Inc.”) and features music from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and award-winning composer Randy Newman  (“Monsters, Inc.,” “Toy Story 3”). The film opens in U.S. theaters on June 21, 2013, and will be shown in 3D in select theaters.

Mike Wazowski’s (voice of Billy Crystal) lifelong dreams of becoming a Scarer are derailed during his first semester at Monsters University when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. Sullivan, “Sulley” (voice of John Goodman), and their out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University’s elite Scare Program.

A few months ago, we posted an awesome sci-fi short film, called R'ha. Well, Star Wars producer Rick McCallum is going to develop the project as a feature film. It will be his first sci-fi film project since working with George Lucas. Star Wars: Clone Wars producer Steve Tzirlin will produce the film with him.

I loved the short, and it should make for a great movie. The story follows a nonhuman alien from a race called the R’Ha, who defend a cluster of solar systems from a menacing attack.  

The director of the short, Kaleb Lechowski, will also direct the film from a script written by Matthew Graham, who worked on the series Life on Mars, as well as the live-action Star Wars that will never happen. McCullum revealed in a statement what attracted him to the project saying,

What inspires me and our team is that there are no humans whatsoever in the film, and yet Kaleb has come up with a world that is so engaging and so alive and so real that it really is very different from anything else I have seen in the sci-fi world.

In case you missed the short, or you want a reminder of what it is, you can check it out below. 

R´ha [short movie] from Kaleb Lechowski on Vimeo.

Source: THR (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-producer-rick-mccallum-564236)

Legendary Pictures has released a new image from the set of director Gareth Edwards' Godzilla remake. It features a few military guys standing around while a fire burns over the hill. These set photos have been pretty cool to see, but I wonder when they are going to unveil the epic creature design. It will probably happen during Comic-Con in July.

The movie stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston, and Sally Hawkins. It's set to be released on May 16th, 2014.

This new red-band sizzle reel is loaded with a ton of hilarious new footage from the apocalyptic comedy This is the End. Everything I've seen from the movie so far has been awesome, and I've been hearing from so many people that the movie delivers some epic comedy. If you're looking forward to seeing the movie, then this video is something you'll want to see. 

This featurette style reel also includes writer, director, and star Seth Rogen, as well as co-stars James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, and Jay Baruchel talking bout the film and the ideas behind bringing this story to the big screen. The comedy comes out on June 12th, check out the reel!

The comedy This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption.

Source: IGN (http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/06/06/this-is-the-end-red-band-sizzle-reel?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ign%2Fvideos+%28IGN+All+Videos%29)

If you're looking to get your Man of Steel high for the day, Warner Bros. has released a new TV spot, two clips, and banner for the film to feed your excitement. Yesterday another full trailer was released that was awesomely action packed. What's cool about the new spot and clips is that they feature even more footage! Seven more days to go, and the anticipation is killing me!

This clip features Superman punching the living hell out of Zod. It may be considered SPOILERISH.

For the clip skip to the 1:00 minute mark.

In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Henry Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone’s imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Diane Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Kevin Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as “Superman,” not only to shine as the world’s last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves.

Source: CBM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRON1g31Uig)

I'm excited for this upcoming action thriller Escape Plan, which was originally titled The Tomb. It's going to be pretty awesome watching Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger work to together on breaking out of a high security, technologically advanced prison. This is the first poster for the film, which also stars Jim Caviezel, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Vinnie Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Amy Ryan. Here's the synopsis:

Ray Breslin (Stallone), the world's foremost authority on structural security, agrees to take on one last job: breaking out of an ultra-secret, high-tech facility called 'The Tomb.' But when he is wrongly imprisoned, he must recruit fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer (Schwarzenegger) to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape from the most protected and fortified prison ever built.

Escape Plan comes out on October 18th.

Source: Yahoo! (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/escape-plan-2013/photos/the-tomb-stills-slideshow/escape-plan-poster-photo-526107073.html)

Micheal Bay has revealed a new vehicle that will be used in Transformers 4. It's a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Coupe. There's no information on what character this car will end up playing, but it's pretty slick looking. I wouldn't mind having one.

The movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Sophia Myles, T.J. Miller, and Li Bingbing. We're still waiting on official story details, but the movie comes out in theaters on June 27th, 2014.

To check out Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Hound, and a couple of other Autobot vehicles, click here.

I love this animated short. It's a French film called Le Dauphin Dauphin, which translates to The Dauphin Dolphin. It's an incredibly fun fairytale adventure that has an amazing stylized animation. I know you'll all enjoy. 

The short was created by Marlène Beaube, Maxime Delalande, Clément Doranlo, Nadya Mira, and Thibaud Gayral de Luca, who are in their first year of studies at Gobelins School of the Image. For first year students, they made a really fantastic short. Enjoy the show!

While Sylvester Stallone was setting up The Expendables 3, he asked his Twitter followers what they thought of the possibility of Mel Gibson directing the movie. For the most part, the response was positive, and a lot of people would have liked to see him do it. Stallone went on to hire Patrick Hughes to direct the movie. But that doesn't mean Gibson isn't going to be a part of it. In fact, he could end up playing the villain! 

The news comes from Showbiz411 who says, "I’m told that Gibson will appear in The Expendables 3, the third installment of Sylvester Stallone’s shoot em up series that also features his former Planet Hollywood buddies and partners Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. There’s no confirmation, but the source seemed serious."

The site goes on to say that if the rumor is true, he will play the villain, which is great! It's no secret that Mel Gibson's career has taken a hit due to his exploits, but the guy is still incredibly talented, and I hope he starts making awesome films again. 

What do you think of the possibility of Gibson playing a villain in The Expendables 3? 

First, hats off to XDHNoisePollution for an excellent cover of one of the greatest video game themes of all time. Seriously. From the bottom of my heart, I enjoyed the entire thing. Second, I'm absolutely sure it wasn't your intention, but the music video for it is hilariously awkward. It's like I'm watching a music video from the early 90s (admittedly fitting considering the theme), and the shirt changes do it no justice. Still, well done.

Several months ago, someone photoshopped a Doctor Who Cyberman to look like Iron Man. It was a clever idea that was roughly executed. I thought "I can do it better," and now I literally have. Some day soon I'll change the other Cybermen into different marks of Iron Man armor.

I've included the original side-by-side with my version for comparison. As you can see, I changed the cyberman to look like the more intricate Mark XLII.