If there is one Hot Toys action figure that I could own from their Avengers: Age of Ultron 1/6th scale collectible series, it would have to be Iron Man's Hulkbuster armor. This thing looks awesomely insane! It's big, bad, and it allows for Tony Stark to have a fair fight against the Hulk when he loses control. 

We've seen photos of the figure before, but Hot Toys has officially announced it and released some great photos showing it off. Here's the announcement:

This is the Iron Man armor you have been waiting for! 

Ever since the first official appearance of the massive anti-Hulk Iron Man suit, Hulkbuster, in Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer, fans worldwide have been filled with excitement! Its fight against Hulk is an unforgettable moment from the clip and pushes the popularity of the huge machine to a new level even before the movie launch! 

Today, we are proud to officially introduce the collectible figure that many fans and collectors have been longing for – the spectacular 1/6th scale Hulkbuster Collectible Figure!

The movie-accurate collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of Hulkbuster in Avengers: Age of Ultron. This colossal figure stands approximately 55 cm (21 inches) tall, featuring a Mark XLIII bust inside the Hulkbuster with LED light-up eyes and arc reactor on chest. The metallic red, gold and silver armor with weathering effect, and over 16 LED light-up areas located in the eyes, chest, repulsor palms, back, and legs.

Prepare to make room for this gigantic machine in your Avengers: Age of Ultron collection!

Chris Evans just tweeted a new character poster for Joss Whedon's Avengers: Age of Ultron, and it puts the spotlight on Captain America this time. It's the same kind of thing as the ones we've seen for Hawkeye, Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Nick Fury already, but those who may be collecting these now have one more to add to the mix. And I definitely like all of these individual posters more than the film's official one-sheet, which just sort of crams everyone together.

Expect more character posters to drop this week, since we're still waiting on ones for Ultron, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and The Vision. Avengers: Age of Ultron opens on May 1st, 2015.

The latest Honest Trailer from Screen Junkies targets The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, and it's hilariously entertaining. This is one of the best Honest Trailers that they've released recently. They point out a lot of great stuff on what makes this a filler movie that contains "lots and lots of nothing."

Katniss is back in the beginning of the end of The Hunger Games - and she really wants to know what's up with Peeta.

If you're a fan of these Honest Trailers, this is one that I think you're really going to enjoy.

It looks like it's going to be that kind of Avengers: Age of Ultron news day. As we get closer to the release of the new trailer this coming Thursday, the internet is flooding with all kinds of new Avengers news. You can see an Age of Ultron trailer sneak peek here, Captain America's character poster here, and Hot Toys' Hulkbuster action figure here. 

Yahoo! UK conducted an interview on the set of the film with Chris Evans (Captain America) and Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye). In it they discuss the characters in the film, the action, as well as the challenges of making an awesome sequel, and more.

Evans on the Avengers team having more action together:

“I like all the scenes that we get to have together. In this movie, it’s not about having stand-out moments, it’s about trying to have stand-together moments. You want to have scenes where you’re like ‘Man, the Avengers just kicked ass!’

“If it’s every man for himself then it defeats the purpose of what this movie is. We have individual films for that. So I like the scenes where – as a unit – we’re all wrecking shop. And we get a bunch of those in this.”

He goes on to explain how Age of Ultron is a smaller film through intimacy:

“I remember talking to [Joss Whedon] after the fact, after seeing that movie and being like: ‘How do we do another one?’ Where do we go?’ Joss said: ‘Well, you gotta go smaller.’

“[After seeing] the script, ultimately, I feel like it’s bigger. There’s a lot more action, a lot of new characters, and that makes it more complicated, but also there’s more intimacy in this one unlike the last one.

“There’s a lot more of us together, which I think is really interesting. I think this is an impossible script to write, from the first one to now: There a lot of people and stories to try to tell and he does a really good job with it, and he keeps it very real.

“There’s such a humor to it and that’s all throughout this as well.”

When asked about Tony Stark and Cap leading the team, Evans says:

“I think [Captain America] feels very comfortable in a sort of leadership role, but I don’t think he gives orders. He does structure, organization — he’s a military guy.

“Tony [Stark] is definitely paying the bills, and since there really is no company to report to, we’re kind of this independent unit that needs to rely on each other and work as a team, even in their day-to-day lives.”

As for Renner, he talked about the new characters being introduced into the story such as Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch:

“We’re all sort of broken in our own right, you know, which is what I think is so great about it. I think the new characters are just as broken, complex, and confused. You’re asking whether they’re good or bad? Look at my character: I was a bad guy through most of that [first] damned movie!”

The two actors then explain how the movie is like a family drama. Renner starts off saying:

“In order for all the Avengers to really get together, it has to be a global thing or sometimes [an] interstellar [thing]. The Avengers is like The Bad News Bears, but there needs to be a reason for all of us to get together, and when we’re a team, we’re pretty unstoppable. They’re all flawed, and [there’s] conflict and tension amongst the Avengers … but when we actually unite and sort it all out, that’s the arc and the journey in any Avengers film.

Evans continues:

“It’s like a family thing. If [Captain America: The Winter Soldier] was a conspiracy [film], and Thor is [a] fantasy, this is like a family drama. That’s what Jeremy said so well: Joss made this with loads of really nice intimate, human, grounded moments.

“Even though this is a giant superhero movie, I think what this tone will be — or this sub-plot or sub-theme will be — is this family dynamic with family struggles and human relatable conflict… aside from us wearing costumes and flying around.”

To read the rest of the interview, head on over to Yahoo UK. They avoid discussing what some of the Avengers have been up to since the first movie, and then they bring up what is happening with Hawkeye's solo movie. 

Avengers: Age of Ultron will be released on May 1st, and I can't wait to have all our questions answered.

In a new video, the gang at Dorkly uses video game versions of Batman, Superman, Iron Man, and Captain America to hash out whether or not Zack Snyder's upcoming Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is simply a worse version of The Russo Brothers' Captain America: Civil War. It's pretty funny to hear the Marvel characters basically destroy every argument, and they do make some pretty solid points about having built up their conflict over the course of multiple films. By the time Wonder Woman and Black Widow get involved, it's just icing on the cake.

The sixth season of Community is coming to Yahoo!, and today we have the first trailer to share with you. This trailer was inspired by the trailer for Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, and it even ends with the title card, "Community: Age of Yahoo." This looks like it's going to to be a great season. I love what I saw in this trailer, and it definitely made me laugh. 

Most of the original gang is back, but we also have Paget Brewster who is introduced as “the new Shirley,” and then there's the awesome addition of Keith David, who delivers one hell of a funny Ghostbusters joke.

I'm so happy that we are getting this sixth season, and that series creator Dan Harmon is back to steer the series in the right direction. Community Season 6 hits Yahoo! Screen on March 17th! Enjoy the trailer!

Mr Sunday Movies has released a very awesome and informative video that contains five Easter eggs from Agent Carter that not only link to the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron film, but the rest of the MCU as well. There are a couple things that I noticed while watching the series, but most of them I didn't catch at all. 

The first season of Agent Carter is already over, and it was incredible. This was actually one of my favorite shows to watch while it was on, and I can't wait to see where Season 2 takes these characters. Here's a note that came along with the video.

Agent Carter is packed with Easter Eggs and references to Age Of Ultron and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. Here are what may be the best ones. Spoilers from Agent Carter and Age Of Ultron.

Watch it, and let us know if you noticed any of these things.

If you haven't had the chance to play one of the best Final Fantasy games, you get one more shot to do it come May 12th. The biggest coup the PS4 version has is the ability to cross save, which is fantastic for people who bought the PS3 Remaster and maybe haven't had a chance to finish it. Remote play on Vita doesn’t hurt either, and being able to switch between the original soundtrack and the remastered one is a nice cherry on the sundae.

Personally I loved Final Fantasy X, but never got that far into X-2, so it's nice to have the opportunity to finish it. For people who preorder the game, you get a desktop calendar with art by famed artist Yoshitaka Amano. I kinda dig the change in direction over just another costume or random DLC thing I’ll use once and then never equip again. You can catch some screens from both games below, and while we're talking about remasters, what other Final Fantasy entries would you like to see ported over to the PS4 or Xbox One?

Macro Lego Universe created this really cool stop-motion LEGO video that recreates the climatic clock tower sequence from Back to the Future. There's a lot of love and care that went into developing this video, and I thought it was great that it uses the same audio from the movie to bring the creation to life. I had a smile on my face from start to finish of this video, and I think you'll all get a kick out of it as well. Check it out!

Via: /Film

The first thing I ever wrote for GeekTyrant was a review of Michael Dougherty's fantastic Halloween horror film Trick 'r Treat back in 2009. Dougherty hasn't directed a feature film since then, and even though Trick 'r Treat 2 is on the way, he's tackling another horror movie based on a different holiday that's getting a release later this year. It's called Krampus, and now the film has added a few new cast members.

The Wrap reports that Adam Scott (Hot Tub Time Machine 2) and David Koechner (Anchorman) have signed on for the film, which will also star The Carrie Diaries actress Stefania Owen. Fargo's Allison Tolman and Emjay Anthony (Chef) round out the cast.

Similar to how Trick 'r Treat focused on a creature named Sam who punished those who didn't honor Halloween traditions, this movie will take its inspiration from a pagan legend that centers on a terrifying creature called the Krampus that punishes wicked children on Christmas while St. Nicholas gives gifts to the nice ones. Sounds like a great way to scare your kids straight, doesn't it? Dougherty co-wrote the script with Todd Casey and Zach Shields.

Anthony will play a target of the Krampus who is the film's hero, while Scott and Koechner will play fathers whose daughters have mysteriously gone missing. Owen plays Scott's daughter.

This sounds like it could be absolutely terrifying, and hopefully Dougherty brings the same level of mythology to this movie as he did to his previous film. Krampus has a December 4th, 2015 release date set, so I assume this production will have to get started pretty quickly in order to meet that date.

With one of the most literal titles in recent memory, Kidnapping Mr. Heineken tells the remarkable true story of a group of childhood friends who kidnapped the Heineken beer tycoon and held him for ransom in Amsterdam in 1983. Director Daniel Alfredson (The Girl Who Played With Fire) imbues the movie with many of the conventions of a heist film, except instead of robbing a bank or stealing money from a casino, his criminals are stealing a human being. While the specific events of this film are admittedly unique, the themes are as old as time itself: living in a tough economy, yearning for a better life, and eventually, greed as the cause of a downfall.

(The whole time I was watching this, I thought Daniel Alfredson was the same guy who directed the excellent vampire drama Let the Right One In, but it turns out that was actually Tomas Alfredson, Daniel's younger brother.)

Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten, and a couple other less famous men star as a bunch of working class guys trying to make ends meet in Amsterdam, and though their characters have names (again, they're based on real people), this is the kind of movie in which their names aren't important. I never knew what they were until the very end of the film, which briefly offers a text update about the ultimate fates of each member of the gang. The movie starts with the group getting turned down for a business loan, and instead of getting normal jobs, they opt to rob the richest man in town and hold him hostage for the reward money. That man happens to be Freddy Heineken (Anthony Hopkins), the beer company billionaire. But to pull off the job and get away with it, the guys realize they'll have to make it look like the kidnappers are organized professionals with mob ties - that way, no one will suspect a bunch of local idiots like them.

Eventually they pull off the job, and most of the film takes place with Heineken and his driver boarded up in small rooms in an abandoned warehouse as the guys sit around and try to decide what to do with them while they wait for the ransom money. Hopkins does some solid work, seeming like a caged animal at times as he bounces back and forth between calm rationalizing with his captors and unbridled rage as the days turn into weeks. Sturgess is fine as the leader of the group, and Worthington (as usual) leaves no lasting impression whatsoever. Despite Hollywood's insistence to the contrary, he's not a movie star: he's just a body on screen, and it never feels like he makes any choices as an actor or takes any risks. He just sort of stands around and recites lines, and he never convinced me that he was playing a character.

"A man can have a lot of money, or he can have a lot of friends - he cannot have both," Hopkins opines in his iconic baritone voice. It's the movie's mantra, and as time passes and the ransom becomes a bigger factor in the plot, it begins to come true. The group fractures and goes down one by one, and for a minute it feels as if the film wants to be a morality tale warning the audience against taking similar actions in today's tough economic times. But there's really not much going on underneath the surface here: it's a film that hammers home its thesis in voiceover as the credits begin to roll, hitting us over the head with the fact that the movie has one idea and one idea only to impart to the audience.

The cinematography is blurry, grainy, and drab, but I'm not entirely sure if that was a choice made in an attempt to recreate the era as a constant reminder that this is a period piece, or if it was just poor filmmaking. The color palette matches the dialogue - mostly dull and uninteresting - but I must admit that I was engaged with the movie for the entire runtime, largely because I had never heard the details of this true story and wanted to see how it would turn out. The film isn't bad, but it's far from great; I feel like it's perfect Netflix viewing material: something with recognizable faces, a decent hook, and a short 95 minute duration. You could find something better, but you could certainly end up with something a lot worse.

Hell yes, we'd all love to see an X-Men and Avengers crossover movie! I seriously doubt that will ever happen, though. We got really lucky with Sony Pictures sharing Spider-Man, but Fox and Marvel don't have as good of a relationship as Sony and Marvel. Plus, Fox's X-Men films are actually doing pretty well for them. They don't need the help that Sony needed.

During a recent interview with Yahoo! Movies, Hugh Jackman was asked about what he thought the odds were of The Avengers mashing up with X-Men, and this was his very optimistic reply:

"You know, I think as an optimist I would love it. ... You’re in a very complex world where big, big sums of money are being spent for different franchises and so getting them together is difficult. Two years ago I would have said you’d be a real optimist to think it would ever happen, but weirdly I just think it maybe could. I think there is a possibility that it will happen."

I'm usually a very optimistic person myself, but this is just one thing that is really hard for me to imagine happening. Jackman, on the other hand, thinks there's actually a possibility, which is kind of cool. But just because he thinks it could happen doesn't mean that it will. 

Who knows, though? Maybe Fox will see an opportunity after the new Spider-Man is introduced to into the Marvel universe, and fans go wild causing Sony Pictures to make even more money off of their future Spider-Man movies. Could you imagine how ape-shit the fans would get if Hugh Jackman's Wolverine joined in on the Avengers action!? It would be insane! 

Great, now I'm getting myself all excited about something that's never going to happen! Thanks a lot for your optimism, Jackman!

If you and your significant other are big Legend of Zelda fans, and you're about to pop the question, what better way to do it than with this crazy Etsy-designed Zelda-themed chest?

This chest is perfect for the Zelda fan you want to spend the rest of your life with! Chest makes iconic sound when opened, has lights on the inside and includes red rupee engagement ring box with removable mounting.

This is probably one of the geekiest proposal methods I've ever heard of, but if it works, then good for you! Just make sure to don your Christmas sweater before proposing and make sure she's wearing something like this, just to make it as Zelda-centric as possible.

(In case you hadn't heard, Netflix is developing a live-action Zelda TV series, and you can read about that right here.)

Via: Geekologie

As you may have heard, Crackle is producing a live-action film adaptation of the hit zombie video game Dead Rising. The movie is called Dead Rising: Watchtower, and today we have the trailer for the film as well as a new clip to share with you that shows us how the zombie outbreak began in the story.

The movie was directed by Zach Lipovsky from a script written by Tim Carter (Mortal Kombat: Legacy). The zombie apocalypse film stars Jesse Metcalfe (John Tucker Must Die, Desperate Housewives, Dallas), Meghan Ory (Once Upon A Time, Intelligence), Virginia Madsen (Sideways, Candyman, The Number 23), Dennis Haysbert (24, The Unit), and Keagan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel, Once Upon A Time, Battlestar Galactica).

Now this may be a made-for-the-internet movie, but that's one of the things I really like about it. These guys made the movie they wanted to make, and didn't have any Hollywood executives breathing down their necks. The director had this to say about the movie in an interview with  /Film:

I have a feeling that if this was the 100+ million dollar version, it would star Tom Cruise and be watered down. The more money you spend, the greater the audience you have to please. This film is being made for the fans and that’s possible because it’s a digital feature. It’s being shot in Vancouver with the help of the Vancouver Capcom team that made games. We even have 2 Xboxes in the office. Someone is always running around putting pylons on heads while we are trying to have meetings. I’m a fan of the game, and I’m excited by how much of the world we’ve been able to cram in.

This film looks and sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun, and something that fans of the game are going to enjoy. I'm looking forward to seeing more! Here's the synopsis:

DEAD RISING: WATCHTOWER takes place during a large-scale zombie outbreak. When a mandatory government vaccine fails to stop the infection from spreading, the four leads must evade infection while also pursuing the root of the epidemic, with all signs pointing to a government conspiracy. Politics, public paranoia, and media coverage play an important role in the story’s narrative. The Dead Rising game franchise has sold over 7.6 MM copies worldwide. Publisher Capcom has sold over 100 MM game copies worldwide, including juggernauts Resident Evil, Street Fighter and Mega Man.

Dead Rising: Watchtower will premiere on Crackle on March 27th.

What would it look like if Wes Anderson directed the X-Men? Patrick H. Willems and his team created a parody video to find out. I'm seeing some shades of Rushmore and Moonrise Kingdom here more than anything else, and though this video isn't nearly as polished as SNL's professionally produced Halloween parody The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders, it's still pretty cool if you find yourself in the middle of a Venn diagram of superhero movie fans and Wes Anderson fans. Check it out below.

Via: LaughingSquid

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have already wrapped production on their latest collaboration, and until today, we've only known it as "Untitled Cold War Thriller." But in a new interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian, producer Marc Platt revealed the film's official title: Bridge of Spies. In addition to that, we also know (thanks to JWFN via /Film) that music legend John Williams will provide the score for the movie, marking his 27th collaboration with Spielberg.

The titular bridge is located in Germany, and earned the nickname during the Cold War when American and Soviet organizations would use it as a strategic place to exchange captured spies. Matt Charman wrote the original screenplay, which was rewritten by Joel and Ethan Coen. Here's the official synopsis from a few months ago:

Tom Hanks stars in Steven Spielberg’s Untitled Cold War spy thriller, which is the true story of James Donovan, an attorney who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible mission to renegotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.

Bridge of Spies is a decent title, and since we're guessing Williams is on Spielberg's speed dial, it's not too much of a surprise that the duo will be reuniting. Here's hoping Williams will be able to create something iconic yet again; he's getting up there in the age department, and I always fear that his next score may be one of his last. Thankfully we already know that he'll have at least one more after this one, though: Bridge of Spies arrives in theaters on October 16th, 2015, and Williams returns to the Star Wars universe with The Force Awakens on December 18th.

The Witch was one of my favorite movies at Sundance this year. It was a crazy dark and disturbing psychological horror thriller set in New England in the 1600s. This was the one film I made a point of seeing twice at the film festival, and you can read my review for it here. We also did a video review of the film as well that features myself, Elijah Reyes, and Conrad Paur, who edited the video together for us. Here's the synopsis for the film:

A colonial family leaves plantation life and attempts to reap their harvest on a fledgling farm at the edge of an imposing ancient New England forest. Soon, superstition and dread set in as food grows scarce, a family member goes missing, and the children's play takes on a frenzied and menacing undercurrent. As they begin to turn on one another, the malevolent machinations of an ethereal presence from within the woods exacerbate the growing corruption of their own natures. 

I hope you enjoy our video review of The Witch.

Bryan Singer is set to direct a film that's not part of the X-Men franchise. The movie is set up at 20th Century Fox, and it's an adaptation of the classic sci-fi book by Robert A. Heinlein (Starship Troopers) called The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.

The film will be called Uprising, and the script for it will be written by Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim. The novel was written in 1966, and it centers on a lunar colony's revolt against rule from Earth. It won the Hugo Award for best science fiction novel in 1967.

A big screen adaptation of this movie has been attempted two times already. The first was set up at DreamWorks with a script by Pirates of the Caribbean scribes Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio, and the second try was set up at Phoenix Pictures with Harry Potter producer David Heyman attached to help develop it. Obviously, neither of them went through.

Singer is a talented director who has made some great films in his career. (Jack and the Giant Slayer was not one of them.) This seems like a project that would fit his storytelling and film style perfectly, though. I hope he gives the film that retro 1960s vibe.

Here's a full description of the book:

Robert A. Heinlein was the most influential science fiction writer of his era, an influence so large that, as Samuel R. Delany notes, "modern critics attempting to wrestle with that influence find themselves dealing with an object rather like the sky or an ocean." He won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, a record that still stands. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress was the last of these Hugo-winning novels, and it is widely considered his finest work.

It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of the former Lunar penal colony against the Lunar Authority that controls it from Earth. It is the tale of the disparate people--a computer technician, a vigorous young female agitator, and an elderly academic--who become the rebel movement's leaders. And it is the story of Mike, the supercomputer whose sentience is known only to this inner circle, and who for reasons of his own is committed to the revolution's ultimate success.

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is one of the high points of modern science fiction, a novel bursting with politics, humanity, passion, innovative technical speculation, and a firm belief in the pursuit of human freedom.

Source: THR

I remember being knocked out by Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan when that was released back in December of 2010. The film absolutely floored me with the way it slowly ratcheted up the tension, and I remember calling the last twenty minutes the equivalent of "a cinematic concussion grenade." I didn't have quite the same visceral reaction to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Birdman, but there are definitely some thematic parallels present in the two films.

Miguel Branco edited together a quick video that shows a side-by-side comparison of many of the shots and visual motifs in both movies. Just seeing Natalie Portman's facial expressions in this video makes me want to rewatch Black Swan - she gives such a killer performance in that film.

New York City — two artists, two opening nights, two rival figures, and one center stage. Alejandro G. Iñárritu's "Birdman" bares many striking resemblances to Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan," in terms of plot, characters, and on-screen imagery. Having seen both films beforehand is highly recommended. Spoilers [in 4k!] ahead.

Via: /Film

There are very few secrets in this world of spoilers and hype. One of the few secrets still out there is what the first Star Wars standalone movie is going to be about. There have been confirmed stories by insiders saying that it will be a Han Solo origins story. Others say it will focus on Obi-Won. Personally, I would like to see the story of Dr. Evazan brought to the big screen. I feel that everyone needs to know why he has the death sentence on 12 systems.  

Anyway, back to the subject at hand. Recently, /Film caught up with screenwriter Chris Weitz at the premiere of Cinderella and asked him a few questions about his current writing project, the Star Wars spinoff film being directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). 

First, Weitz was asked what he did to be chosen as the screenwriter for the film, on which he replaced Gary Whitta. Weitz was also asked if Whitta’s work is still the core of the story. This was his response:

"Well I think it still is the core. But in terms of…in a weird way, it was like meeting for any assignment. Go in, talk about how you work and talk about the idea, but of course there was A) A huge security component to it. I wasn’t able to see the script until kind of after I was brought on board. And B) I saw Star Wars when I was 7 and it was a formative experience in my life, let alone in the notion of filmmaking. I’m probably only working on this stuff because I did have that experience then. But it completely possessed me when I was a child and it was a huge part of my kind of emotional make up. So I tried to be as cool as possible in these meetings while still being aware if I got the assignment I was going to be able to work on something I’ve been dreaming of doing."

Given that Weitz's work is largely reality based, he was asked what we should expect from this film:

"They need to expect everything because it’s Star Wars. They have to. If I don’t do that I’m failing in my job."

It is awesome to know that Weitz is a true Star Wars fanboy. I hope that he and Edwards can bring an exciting new story the Star Wars Cinematic Universe.