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Ray Stevenson will be suiting up for Thor: Ragnarok as Volstagg. The actor was spotted on Instagram at an Aussie Tattoo studio near the loaction where Thor 3 is filming. “Look who just stopped by our Gold Coast studio, to get some ink in between filming THOR! It’s Ray Stevenson! Awesome work on the tatt Dai!” […]
Suicide Squad keeps plugging away as it remains on top of the box office for the second week in a row.
Suicide Squad dropped an estimated 67.3% with $43,770,000 for its second weekend gross, compared to $133,682,24 for its opening weekend.
The drop is comparable to Man of Steel‘s 64.6% and Batman Vs Superman‘s 69.1%, but still good enough to beat Guardians of the Galaxy‘s second weekend gross ($42,124,92 at a 55.3% drop).
Here are Suicide Squad‘s box office numbers to date:
Domestic: $222,874,728
Foreign: $242,500,000
Worldwide: $465,374,728
Percentage drops for other movies’ second weekend releases include:
Captain America: Civil War: -59.5%
The Avengers: Age Of Ultron: -59.4%
The Avengers: -50.3%
The Amazing Spider-Man: -44.2%
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: -61.2%
X-Men: Apocalypse: -65.3%
X-Men: Days of Future Past: -64.2%
Thor: The Dark World: -57.3%
Ant-Man: -56.5%
Captain America: The Winter Soldier: -56.6%
The Dark Knight: -52.5%
The Dark Knight Rises: -61.4%
Deadpool: -57.4%
(numbers via box office mojo)
“Suicide Squad” is directed by David Ayer starring Will Smith as Deadshot, Jared Leto as the Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Adam Beach as Slipknot, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo, and Scott Eastwood in an unknown role.
Synopsis:
It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Supervillains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
Long time Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy offers his thoughts on Ben Affleck as the new Dark Knight in addition to his feelings on Batman Vs. Superman.
While promoting the animated Batman: The Killing Joke movie – that is not without its own controversy and negative criticisms – Kevin Conroy offers the following to IGN.
Regarding Ben Affleck as Batman:
I love the fact that Warner Brothers have for the live-action Batman changed the casting so frequently. I think it’s really interesting to see different actors in the role, to see what they bring to the character. Everyone brings something different.
And there have been so many actors that have been wonderful. I liked Michael Keaton and I like what Ben Affleck is doing with it now. But they couldn’t be more different. It’s just the same with the Joker. When I started working with Mark Hammill I thought no one would ever nail the Joker better than Mark Hamill, and then I saw Heath Ledger, and he knocked it out of the park in just a different way.
While Kevin Conroy may be a fan of Ben Affleck, he notes he wasn’t all too thrilled with what went down in Batman Vs. Superman.
Personally I love the fact that Batman – in the stories I’ve done, and the way he’s been rendered by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, the people I’ve worked with most closely – he never kills anybody. He doesn’t cross that line. Batman is not a killer.
He puts them into Arkham Asylum, which is what is so brilliant about the Arkham Games – someone realized, ‘my god, all these incredible villains are all in the same institution – let’s get a video game in there’. It’s a brilliant idea. But the fact that Batman never kills anyone – I loved that fact.
In the most recent live action movie, that seems to have been a line that was crossed and it’s not one I’m particularly comfortable with.”
Check out video below that Kevin Conroy released a while back where he discusses who would win between Batman or Superman. Conroy goes into why Batman is such a relatable character and offers that Batman thinks his way out of things, which probably explains why Batman doesn’t need to kill — at least in Conroy’s mind. Stick around until the end to hear Conroy offer Batman’s perspective on the matter (and voice).
Following the new Star Wars: Rogue One trailer, Disney released a new batch of high-res image stills.
You can check out all the Star Wars: Rogue One images below as well as the new trailer.
“Star Wars: Rogue One” has a December 16, 2016 release directed by Gareth Edwards and stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, with Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker. Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur and Simon Emanuel are producing, with John Knoll and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers.
Synopsis:
From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.
Star Wars: Rogue One trailer:
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If you’ve ever wanted to be featured in a big Marvel movie, now is your chance as Avengers: Infinity War and the untitled Avengers 4 are seeking extras for various roles in Atlanta.
Central Casting posted on Facebook that they have a “new huge project” with The Avengers.
“We are beginning prep shortly on Marvel’s, The Avengers!” the post reads, which includes details on what is needed and how to get involved.
The image accompanying the post (see below) states the next two Marvel Avengers movies are seeking men and women off all ages to work in the films for background and stand-in roles.
It’s stated no experience is needed, with it also noted directors Anthony and Joe Russo will be hand picking some of the extras.
The Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4 will shoot in Atlanta throughout 2017 in Georgia.
Avengers: Infinity War has a May 4, 2018 release; the untitled Avengers 4 has a May 3, 2019 release.
Disney recently dropped “Infinity War” from Avengers 4 as the two movies are not split into two parts and are said to be different films.
Thanos Avengers: Infinity War teaser:
Avengers: Infinity War and untited Avengers casting info:
A large portion of the background roles will be hand selected by the Directors, plus there will be many stand-in and photo double roles as well. You must be registered in our database to be seen and selected. You are registered if you have attended an open call or our office in 2016.
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Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson has taken to Twitter to explain the movie’s PG-13 rating. Have a look:
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If the wording happens to turn your world upside down, your not the only one as footage from the Doctor Strange Comic-Con trailer revealed something similar.
Here’s what the tweet actually says:
“Rated P-13 For Kaleidoscopic Galactic Intensity And Other-Dimensional Psychotropic Violence.”
Speaking of dimensions, Derrickson also offered that Doctor Strange is introducing the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse.
“Doctor Strange” has a November 4, 2016 release starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Mads Mikkelsen.
Synopsis:
Marvel’s Doctor Strange follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Based in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Doctor Strange must act as an intermediary between the real world and what lies beyond, utilising a vast array of metaphysical abilities and artifacts to protect the Marvel cinematic universe.
Following the new Aquaman image, check out Jason Momoa and Gal Gadot having some fun behind-the-scenes at the Justice League movie shoot in the UK.
Momoa posted the image on his Instragram which shows him with his guitar and Gal Gadot (attemping?) playing the drums.
“[Gal Gadot.] What a women what a wonder. Love ya mama,” Momoa said.
Gal Gadot stars as Wonder Woman, with her solo movie coming out prior to Justice League on June 2, 2017.
Jason Momoa stars as Aquaman, with his own movie coming out following Justice League on July 27, 2018.
“Justice League” has a November 17, 2017 release directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon and Willem Dafoe as an Atlantean.
When you think of Captain Marvel Carol Danvers, do you also think of Green Lantern?
I never have, but maybe that’s because I can distinguish the two. More than likely the blame lies with the same audience that Tom Hiddleston recently revealed caused Loki to be cut from The Avengers 2.
Captain Marvel co-writer Nicole Perlman, who also wrote an early script for Guardians of the Galxy, stated on the Any Time With Vin Forte podcast that they are reinventing Carol Danver’s origin story for the Captain Marvel movie.
“She’s obviously such an incredibly kick-ass character and Kelly Sue DeConnick did a great run with her story arc recently,” Perlman said. “But here’s the thing: if you were just going to do a straight adaptation of the comics, her origin story is very similar to Green Lantern. And obviously, that’s not what we want to do. There’s a lot of reinvention that needs to happen.”
Perlman is writing Captain Marvel with Meg LeFauve and says it’s been a blast so far.
“It’s a little bit of an interesting story gauntlet. It’s been good to have a partner. It’s been an incredible experience. If we can pull it off it could be an incredibly important but also really fun and kick-ass superhero film,” she said.
Regarding the similarities between Captain Marvel and Green Lantern, both are in the Air Force and receive their powers from aliens.
I’ll throw this out there: Perhaps they are changing up Captain Marvel’s origin story because they may feel it’s too similar to Richard Rider Nova’s origin as he, too, received his powers from an alien. Nova is already rumored for Marvel Phase 4, maybe Marvel wants to give Nova the alien origin instead of Captain Marvel? We can hope.
“Captain Marvel” has a March 8, 2019 release starring Brie Larson.
Add one more to the long list of potential candidates for Cable in Deadpool 2.
It’s being said Kyle Chandler, known for Friday Night Lights and a plethora of other projects, is up to play the time travelling mutant Cable.
It’s also being said The Martian‘s Mackenzie Davis is eyed for Domino in Deadpool 2.
Other names thrown out there in the past few months for Cable in Deadpool 2 include Ron Perlman, Dolph Lundgren, Kevin Nash and Jon Hamm.
Keira Knightley also happens to be a fan-favorite choice to play Domino.
Deadpool 2 has a January 12, 2018 release starring Ryan Reynolds.
(via YT; fan art via Boss Logic)
Following Twilight‘s Kellan Lutz having revealed he took a meeeting for the live action Masters of the Universe He-Man movie, earlier today saw the director on the project, McG, taking questions about the film while at FOX’s Television Critics Association.
McG stated He-Man hasn’t been cast, but offered Kellan Lutz is in the running.
We haven’t cast the role yet, but I like Kellan very much. Obviously, we need a talented entertainer, but we also need a certain physicality, which he embodies. He’ll be considered very, very closely. We haven’t gotten to the casting process yet. Kellan’s a good guy, and we had a great meeting, and he’s passionate about He-Man, he’s passionate about the Adam story. He really knows a lot about it. I was charmed by his focus and intensity. He’ll be considered very, very carefully. We’re just not there yet. We’ve got to get the movie on its feet, then we’ll cast the movie.
McG also talked about casting Skeletor and confirmed the He-Man bad guy to heavyweight villains such as Star Wars‘ Darth Vader and Die Hard‘s Hans Gruber (which means they are taking a serious take on the characters and He-Man movie).
As Skeletor? I think the characters are bigger than any given actor. I think the right actor is going to be what’s most important. I’m not really hung up on, “Oh, it’s got to be a star.” I just want someone who’s right for it. I enjoy working with big movie stars. I enjoy working with discoveries. We’re going to do what’s right, so it embodies the energy. Skeletor needs to be an incredible menace. I really think — again — I mean it when I say Vader, Gruber, Skeletor.
McG confirmed Battle Cat and Evil Lyn for He-Man and offered an update where they are with the movie.
We have a big meeting with Sony regarding prep of the movie on Wednesday. And we’re in the middle of a bit of a script polish, and it’s my absolute passion. I’m laser-focused on that being my next film.
McG also said they are inspired by and are trying to emulate what Kevin Feige did with Marvel; what James Gunn did with the Guardians of the Galxy movie, and what Margot Robbie did with Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.
“I want to make sure our Evil-Lyn is the standard bearer. That’s a tall order, isn’t it?” McG said referencing both Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn and Cara Delevingne’s Enchantress.
(via IGN)
Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Chris Pratt stars in a new science-fiction movie with Jennifer Lawrence in Passengers.
EW.com debut images and info.
Passengers sees: “Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt on a luxury intersteller spaceship bound for the Homestead II colony 120 years away. They’re two out of 5,000 souls traveling in suspended animation before they’re mistakenly awakened 90 years too early. Alone in outer space with a giant ship as their personal playground, they begin to fall in love just as it becomes apparent that the ship is malfunctioning and endangering its entire population.”
Passengers has a December 21, 2016 release directed by The Imitation Game‘s Morten Tyldum and also stars Laurence Fishburne. The script is from Jon Spaihts who also wrote The Darkest Hour, Van Helsing, Prometheus, Doctor Strange, and is writing Pacific Rim 2 and The Mummy.
Earlier today saw a rumor hit the net from an alleged former employee of Warner Bros. stating the Wonder Woman movie is “a mess” and “don’t try to hide behind the great trailer” as well as that “people inside are already confirming it’s another mess.”
Now director Patty Jenkins has responded to the Wonder Woman rumors via Twitter.
“Woah, just saw this press about [Wonder Woman] having problems. Are they serious? This is some made up bs right here. Made up! Produce a source, anyone,” Jenkins responded.
“You can’t because it’s entirely false,” Jenkins continued. “Don’t believe the hype people. Someone’s trying to spread some serious misinfo.”
Patty Jenkins further tweeted out additional comments shooting down the Wonder Woman rumor.
“Isn’t until you are intimately involved in these things that you realize how totally false these rumors can. Let me reassure you… Zero about the movie we are making has been called a mess by anyone in the know. Fact.” Jenkins said. “Real lasso of truth, time, will reveal that letter to be false soon enough. But lame something so transparent in its agenda gets traction.”
“Wonder Woman” has a June 2, 2017 release directed by Patty Jenkins starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright and Connie Nielsen.
Synopsis:
Wonder Woman hits movie theaters around the world next summer when Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action adventure from director Patty Jenkins. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.
Following Suicide Squad‘s poor reviews, an article revealed that lots of cuts were made, and Jared Leto even let it be known that he filmed enough scenes for an entire Joker solo movie, even though the Joker appeared in only around ten minutes or so of the film.
Now the Suicide Squad producers, Richard Suckle and Batman producer Charles Roven, come out and defend all the cuts as well as back Batman Vs. Superman and Justice League director Zack Snyder, who was also a producer on Suicide Squad.
“Yes, there were a couple of different cuts of the movie, but they all really had to do with finding the final shape of the movie,” Roven told WSJ. “I’ve been doing this for a long time, and that’s not the first time something like this has happened, and it won’t be the last. And so sometimes in order to get the work done, you really just have to bring on more people and spend really long days and nights getting work done to get it ready.”
Regarding cutting Jared Leto’s Joker from Suicide Squad, Roven mentions that’s also part of the process.
“David Ayer shoots a tremendous amount of footage, and when it comes to things having to do with the Joker, Jared does many takes and all the takes are very, very different, and sometimes the scenes can go on for a very long time, and sometimes the scenes can be, when you’re more on page, tighter, etc.” Roven said. “Sometimes those impromptu scenes are fantastic, sometimes they’re not. That’s all part of the process. What you don’t want to do is you don’t want to limit the process.”
Following the Batman Vs. Superman fallout, as the movie never reached the billion dollar mark and received equally as bad reviews a Suicide Squad, rumors were flying that Zack Snyder might be let go from Justice League – which hasn’t happened – but Roven offers Zack Snyder has their complete support.
“I’m just saying you need to pay attention [to criticism], but you also need to stay true to your vision,” says Roven, who is also on board Justice League as producer. “Zack Snyder is a great director.”
Suckle also added that regarding Suicide Squad, “We’re ecstatic by the fan support and the fan reaction that we’ve received.”
“Justice League” has a November 17, 2017 release, with “Wonder Woman” coming out June 2, 2017.
Details are finally made known about the Dwayne Johnson Shazam movie which sees the Rock starring as the villain/anti-hero Black Adam.
Johnson’s producing partner and manager, Dany Garcia, tells Newsweek that Shazam is set within the DC Justice League universe, and that Shazam won’t be featuring the same producers that worked on Batman Vs. Superman and Suicide Squad, which have been receiving the blame for those two movies’ poor performances.
“Shazam is to live in the same world [as the other films] but we have incredible autonomy over this brand and franchise,” Garcia said. “We are working with a different team, different producers, directors… it’s a different set-up. We don’t feel fettered by, or constrained by, the successes or failures and challenges of the other projects. That was a key component to our participation—that we be able to control the tone and the voice, and do it the way we want to.”
“It needs to be of the world,” Garcia continued. “You’ve got Justice League, Wonder Woman with a different director, so you’re going to see different points of view. I think by the time we land with [Shazam] we’ll fit nicely within the world that’s been created, but not such a shorthand relationship. [It’ll be] enough that people say, ‘Oh, this is within the family,’ but the culture will be a little different.”
Garcia also let it be known they are presently getting the Shazam script right as they want to made sure they get the tone right for Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam.
Regarding Shazam being set within the DC Justice League universe, Dwayne Johnson did call out Henry Cavill’s Superman on two occasions on social media. Johnson posted that Black Adam vs. Superman wouldn’t happen in the first movie, “but nothing would make me happier. [Superman has] it comin’.” Johnson also posted a pic of himself a while back wearing a Superman t-shirt teasing, “No capes.”
Shazam currently has an April 5, 2019 release; no director or other actors are attached as of yet.
Won’t happen in the first movie, but nothing would make me happier. He’s got it comin’. #BlackAdamVsSuperman #Shazam https://t.co/GG6kaFWZfH
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) April 18, 2016
No capes. #BlackAdamIGKSDITD #OneFineDay #TethInTheBloodstream pic.twitter.com/yDYln9eUxU
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 4, 2015
New high-res images for Doctor Strange are released in addition to two showing off both Strange and The Ancient One using their powers.
“This man reaches the very bottom and then more,” Cumberbatch offered to EW.com. “You think, ‘How much more can this guy take?’ He’s broken, he gets up again, he’s broken — and that’s really what makes him a superhero. A lot of people have asked me, ‘What makes him a superhero?’ That’s really the answer I should have given. It’s not the Cloak of Levitation. It’s not the Eye of Agamotto. It’s about his staying power. It’s a marathon and not a sprint. The guy endures so much.”
“Doctor Strange” has a November 4, 2016 release starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Mads Mikkelsen.
Synopsis:
Marvel’s Doctor Strange follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Based in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Doctor Strange must act as an intermediary between the real world and what lies beyond, utilising a vast array of metaphysical abilities and artifacts to protect the Marvel cinematic universe.
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Godzilla: Resurgence opens in Hong Kong and Singapore on August 25th. Check out a new spot below.
Funimation also recently announced they will be distributing Godzilla: Resurgence in U.S. theaters later this year.
“Godzilla: Resurgence” stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi and Satomi Ishihara. Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi are the directors.
Synopsis:
Godzilla: Resurgence takes place in modern-day Japan, which has suffered an attack by Godzilla. The United States soon gets involved in the chaos to help Japan secure its existence.
Update: Patty Jeknins fires back at the rumors.
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Is it Man of Steel, Batman vs. Superman and Suicide Squad all over again?
According to an alleged former Warner Bros. employee, things aren’t looking good for Wonder Woman as well.
An open letter (more of a rant) to WB Ceo Kevin Tsujihara goes off about the current state of WB and the DC movies.
The person that penned the rant, posted to pajiba, goes on to complain about all the layoffs at Warner Bros. blaming Kevin Tsujihara for them because of his poor decision making resulting in a string of movies that have all flopped.
You just don’t get it. And it’s not just DC movies, it’s your whole slate. Jupiter Ascending. Get Hard. Hot Pursuit. Max. Vacation. Pan. Point Break. Fucking PAN, you jerk. People lost their jobs and you decided Pan was a good idea. You think another Jungle Book is a good idea.
Regarding the DC movies, it seems that Suicide Squad was the last straw for the writer of the article.
I kept holding off on doing anything with it because of one title: Suicide Squad. Zack Snyder’s Dawn of Justice was a fiasco, but here comes this plucky little dark adventure about antiheroes. I love David Ayer. I love Harley Quinn. I love Will Smith. Put the letter in a drawer. The ship isn’t sinking anymore. Everything is fine. There’s no way this movie is bad.
And here we are. I got back from my screening and dusted this sucker off. You, your executive team, and the vision of your ‘extraordinary storytellers’ that resulted in the loss of around one thousand jobs seem intent on crashing the ship into as much shit as you can find in the ocean by making inane decisions over and over again.
Regarding, Wonder Woman, the writer pens to Tsujihara:
What are you even doing? I wish to God you were forced to live out of a car until you made a #1 movie of the year. Maybe Wonder Woman wouldn’t be such a mess. Don’t try to hide behind the great trailer. People inside are already confirming it’s another mess. It is almost impressive how you keep rewarding the same producers and executives for making the same mistakes, over and over.
Zack Snyder also takes some blame:
Zack Snyder is not delivering. Is he being punished? Assistants who were doing fantastic work certainly were. People in finance and in marketing and in IT. They had no say in a movie called Batman V Superman only having 8 minutes of Batman fighting Superman in it, that ends because their moms have the same name. Snyder is a producer on every DC movie. He is still directing Justice League. He is being rewarded with more opportunity to get more people laid off. I’m assuming you yourself haven’t been financially affected in any real way. You and your studio are the biggest lesson about life one can learn: The top screws up and the bottom suffers. Peter Jackson phones it in and a marketing supervisor has to figure out a plan B for house payments.
“Wonder Woman” has a June 2, 2017 release directed by Patty Jenkins starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright and Connie Nielsen.
Synopsis:
Wonder Woman hits movie theaters around the world next summer when Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action adventure from director Patty Jenkins. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.
Following the Megatron reveal, now Paramount and Michael Bay show off a look at the robot mode for Bumblebee in Transformers: The Last Knight.
“Young, scrappy, and hungry,” the Transformers social media posted.
Bumblebee also gets a brand new custom Chevy Corvette for the flick.
“”Transformers: The Last Knight” has a June 23, 2017 release directed by Michael Bay starring Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Stephen Merchant, Isabela Moner, Jean Dujardin, Jerrod Carmichael, Allen Phoenix, with Peter Cullen returning as the voice of Optimus Prime.
Justice League continues filming in the UK, and now director Zack Snyder has released a new image of Jason Momoa as Aquaman.
“Every day on set is an amazing adventure with this guy,” Snyder tweeted, which shows Momoa having behind-the-scenes fun with a guitar.
Jason Momoa will also be starring in the solo Aquaman movie directed by James Wan which has a July 27, 2018 release also featuring Amber Heard as Mera with the villain of the movie rumored to be Black Manta.
Momoa has also been cast as The Crow.
“Justice League” has a November 17, 2017 release directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon and Willem Dafoe as an Atlantean.
Originally, Tom Hiddleston was supposed to appear in The Avengers: Age Of Ultron; however, Marvel ended up cutting Loki from the film.
Now we find out why.
Tom Hiddleston reveals to Variety that it was because of test audiences.
“It was a part of a dream sequence. It was a part of Thor’s nightmare. Thor has a dream where he meets Loki and Heimdall,” Hiddleston explained. “It was a day long shoot for me, loved seeing Joss [Whedon] again and Chris [Hemsworth] and Idris [Elba]. As they were testing the film, the initial audiences were like ‘oh Loki is controlling Ultron!’, and Kevin Feige and all the guys at Marvel were like ‘um, no, he’s not’. So they just thought it was confusing. So they were like we have to get rid of it.”
Joss Whedon also said why the scene was cut was because it didn’t fit with how Thor was portrayed in Avengers 2 and more.
The good news is that Tom Hiddleston will be back as Loki for Thor: Ragnarok, which hits November 3, 2017.
Watch the video below for more from Tom Hiddleston.
.@twhiddleston explains why his #AgeofUltron cameo was cut. #Avengers #FacebookLIVE https://t.co/cotnnYGJjc https://t.co/MBJNIIP6sO
— Variety (@Variety) August 12, 2016
A new extended spot for Jack Reacher 2 has been released.
Watch below.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back has an October 21, 2016 release directed by Edward Zwick starring Tom Cruise, Robert Knepper, Aldis Hodg and Holt McCallany.
Synopsis:
Jack Reacher returns to the headquarters of his old unit, only to find out he’s now accused of a 16-year-old homicide.
Watch a new trailer below for Star Wars: Rogue One, which looks amazing.
“Star Wars: Rogue One” has a December 16, 2016 release directed by Gareth Edwards starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, who plays a performance-capture character in Rogue One, and Riz Ahmed.
Synopsis:
Rogue One tells the story of resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star.
Hugh Jackman has taken to his social networks to seemingly tease his Old Man Logan look for the third Wolverine movie.
“Now that’s what I’m talking about!” Jackman posted, which includes a platter of fish in the image.
The image of the 47-year-old Jackman looking a lot older and weathered than his usual self has actually caused some fans concern.
However, if you compare the image to earlier images posted on Jackman’s social networks, you can see the obvious difference.
The untitled Wolverine 3 has a March 3, 2017 release directed by James Magold.
Following the Jared Leto Joker concept art, now check out concept art for Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.
The images come from the Suicide Squad art of the movie book which makes a great companion to the film as it contains loads of extras. You can pick it up though Amazon.
Suicide Squad continues to kick butt at the box office as it’s now over $300 million worldwide.
“Suicide Squad” is directed by David Ayer starring Will Smith as Deadshot, Jared Leto as the Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Adam Beach as Slipknot, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo, and Scott Eastwood in an unknown role.
Synopsis:
It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Supervillains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
How about that?
Suicide Squad, despite the poor reviews, has again beaten out Guardians of the Galaxy, and now also beats out Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War and The Avengers: Age Of Ultron.
Following Suicide Squad‘s record breaking August and Monday screenings, now it’s learned Suicide Squad has broken the record for the Tuesday August box office.
Suicide Squad netted $14.27 million, which is actually up 9% from Monday. The number also passes Guardians of the Galaxy‘s first Tuesday and also beats Captain America: Civil War‘s $13.76 million, Avengers: Age of Ultron‘s $13.1 million and Batman v. Superman‘s $12.7 million Tuesday.
Suicide Squad is near $300 million worldwide:
U.S: $161,087,183
Foreign: $133,300,000
Total: $294,387,183
“Suicide Squad” is directed by David Ayer starring Will Smith as Deadshot, Jared Leto as the Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Adam Beach as Slipknot, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo, and Scott Eastwood in an unknown role.
Synopsis:
It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Supervillains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
OWN THE 3D COLLECTOR’S EDITION THIS FALL
Fans can fully immerse themselves in “The Force Awakens” through breathtaking 3D, new bonus features and collectible packaging!
BURBANK, Calif. (August 10, 2016) — This fall, Star Wars fans around the world, will experience a galaxy far, far away—up close and in eye-popping 3D—through the highly anticipated “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 3D Collector’s Edition, rolling out beginning Oct. 31 and arriving in the United States and Canada on Nov 15.
For the first time—and just in time for the holidays—viewers can bring home Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in 3D, encased in stunning, collectible packaging. The exclusive four-disc 3D Collector’s Edition contains the original theatrical release on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™, Digital HD and DVD, along with originally released bonus features and brand-new bonus material, including additional deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes conversations with cast and crew and revealing, never-before released audio commentary by director J.J. Abrams*.
*Collector’s Edition configuration may vary by territory
Upon its debut last December, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” received rave reviews from both critics and audiences, and shattered box office records with over $936 million domestic and $2 billion worldwide. The film has since been nominated for five Academy Awards® and took home the BAFTA Award for Special Visual Effects. “The Force Awakens” re-ignited the Star Wars franchise and fans eagerly await the next installment, arriving in theaters Dec. 2017, as well as the first in a series of standalone films, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” premiering on Dec. 16, 2016.
Bonus features include*:
3D COLLECTOR’S EDITION BONUS FEATURES:
• Audio Commentary with J.J. Abrams – Enter the mind of visionary director J.J. Abrams as he reveals the creative and complex choices made while developing the first film in the new Star Wars trilogy.
• Foley: A Sonic Tale – Foley artists, consisting of old pros and new talent, unite to bring the world of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” alive through the matching of sound to action. • Sounds of the Resistance – Hear how the epic sound design of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” moves the Star Wars legacy forward.
• Deleted Scenes – View never-before-shared scenes that didn’t make the film’s final cut.
• Dressing the Galaxy – Costume Designer Michael Kaplan reveals how the costumes of the original Star Wars movies were re-envisioned for a new generation.
• The Scavenger and the Stormtrooper: A Conversation with Daisy Ridley and John Boyega – The two new stars share the thrill of working together on the adventure of a lifetime and becoming part of the Star Wars legacy.
• Inside the Armory – Take a fascinating tour through the design and creation of the weaponry in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
• Classic Bonus Features – These offerings from the April release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” include the complete story behind the making of the film, an unforgettable cast table read, insights from legendary composer John Williams and deleted scenes, as well as features that dig deeper into the creation of new characters such as BB-8, the design of the climactic lightsaber battle between Rey and Kylo Ren, the film’s remarkable digital artistry and the Star Wars: Force for Change global aid initiative.
* Digital bonus offerings may vary by retailer. New bonus content is available in the 3D Collector’s Edition package only.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 3D Collector’s Edition global release dates include:
France Oct. 31
Holland Oct. 31
Sweden Oct. 31
United Kingdom Oct. 31
Italy Nov. 2
Spain Nov. 2
Australia Nov. 9
Brazil Nov. 16
United States & Canada Nov. 15 Germany Nov. 24
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” saw the eagerly anticipated reteaming of original Star Wars stars Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill, along with Anthony Daniels, the only actor to have been in all seven Star Wars films, and Peter Mayhew. The returning cast was joined by newcomer Daisy Ridley, who beat out fierce competition to take the principal role of Rey; BAFTA Rising Star Award winner John Boyega (“Attack the Block,” “Imperial Dreams”) as reluctant stormtrooper Finn; Emmy® nominee Adam Driver (“Lincoln,” “Girls”) as the villainous Kylo Ren, and Golden Globe® winner Oscar Isaac (“Inside Llewyn Davis,” “The Bourne Legacy”) as Resistance pilot Poe Dameron.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was directed by J.J. Abrams and written by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt. Lucasfilm president and eight-time Academy Award® nominee Kathleen Kennedy and J.J. Abrams, along with his longtime producing partner Bryan Burk, are the film’s producers.
Having established a musical legacy with his iconic scores for the previous six films in the Star Wars saga, acclaimed composer John Williams returned to score “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” ultimately garnering his 50th Oscar® nomination for it.
DISC SPECIFICATIONS:
FEATURE RUN TIME: Approximately 136 min.
RATING: PG-13 in U.S.; PG in CE; G in CF
ASPECT RATIO Blu-ray Feature Film = 2.40:1
DVD Feature Film = 2.40:1
AUDIO: Blu-ray = English 7.1 DTS-HDMA, English 2.0 Descriptive Audio, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Language Tracks
DVD = English, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, English 2.0 Descriptive Audio Language Tracks
LANGUAGES: English, French & Spanish
SUBTITLES: English SDH, French & Spanish
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Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max Von Sydow. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk are producing with Tommy Harper and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers. The screenplay is written by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt.
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All hail Megatron!
Michael Bay revealed the robot mode of the leader of the Decepticons for Transformers: The Last Knight.
“He’s ready to rule,” Bay posted on Facebook.
“All he wants is everything,” the Transformers social media also posted.
You can also check out a previously released Megatron teaser image above.
Transformers: The Last Knight has a June 23, 2017 release directed by Michael Bay starring Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Stephen Merchant, Isabela Moner, Jean Dujardin, Jerrod Carmichael, Allen Phoenix, with Peter Cullen returning as the voice of Optimus Prime.
It looks as if Jason Momoa is up to star in The Crow reboot.
Momoa took to Instagram to post a pic of himself along with The Crow reboot director Corin Hardy.
“The only way to officially seal the deal as men is a pint of black beauty,” Momoa posted along with some delicious pints of Guinness.
Jason Momoa is currently filming Justice League and will star in the solo Aquaman movie.
Justice League hits November 17, 2017, with Aquaman out July 27, 2018.
No release date has been set for The Crow as of yet.
The Crow was originally a comic book created by James O’Barr and spawned the cult-favorite movie of the same name starring Brandon Lee back in 1994.
We get some backstory on Batman, the dead Robin Jason Todd, and Joker in the DCEU.
Empire caught up with Suicide Squad director David Ayer who offers up the reason why Joker has certain tattoos as well as why he wears a teeth grill, which has to do with what went down with Robin.
“This is sort of my personal thing and maybe less about a larger connection,” Ayer said. “But Joker killed Robin and Batman basically smashes his teeth out and locks him up in Arkham Asylum. It’s in the asylum where Joker would have done the ‘damaged’ tattoo as a message to Batman saying, ‘You’ve damaged me. I was so beautiful before and now you’ve destroyed my face.’ That’s where the grill comes from.”
Suicide Squad also revealed that Harley Quinn had a hand in Robin’s death.
Jason Todd is currently rumored to be returning as Red Hood in the solo Ben Affleck Batman movie, with a separate rumor stating it may take place within Arkham Asylum.
“Suicide Squad” is directed by David Ayer starring Will Smith as Deadshot, Jared Leto as the Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Adam Beach as Slipknot, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo, and Scott Eastwood in an unknown role.
Synopsis:
It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Supervillains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
Some people loved Suicide Squad, some people thought it was just okay, and then some people just loathed it.
Speaking of the latter, the critics utterly destroyed Suicide Squad as it sits at 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is even lower than Batman Vs. Superman.
Now we can add Marvel Comics Thanos creator Jim Starlin to the list. Starlin took to his Facebook page to offer that Suicide Squad is a “predictable piece of garbage.”
“Got reluctantly hauled of by a friend to go see Suicide Squad last night,” Starlin posted. “What a mistake! What a badly written, dull and predictable piece of garbage. Can’t believe some of the overly kind reviews this movie’s gotten. Feel sorry for the good actors stuck in it. Want my $8.50 and those two hours of my life back.”
Jim Starlin is no stranger to DC Comics as well, having worked on Batman and Legion of Super-Heroes.
Zack Snyder even used a Jim Starlin DC-created character in Batman Vs. Superman with KGBeast. WB also invited Starlin to the premiere of BVS, but when Starlin and his wife showed up, they got turned away because their names weren’t on the guest list.
“Suicide Squad” has an August 5, 2016 release date directed by David Ayer starring Will Smith as Deadshot, Jared Leto as the Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Adam Beach as Slipknot, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo, and Scott Eastwood in an unknown role.
Synopsis:
It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Supervillains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
