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Oh, it’s on! Check out Spider-Man taking on Darth Maul above in a cool fan-film, as the Emperor tells Darth Maul to take the alien symbiote from Spidey. And we couldn’t have a Spidey film without Stan Lee! Check it out above. The action kicks off in the above video at around the 6:45 mark.
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By now, we all know that Will Smith is not returning for Independence Day: Resurgence.
Smith played the lead character in the 1996 film with Captain Steven Hiller.
Now with the release of the new Independence Day: Resurgence trailer and War of 1996 viral site, it’s not only learned that Smith’s Hiller received a promotion — but that Will Smith and Hiller will not be returning for any more sequels.
Will Smith’s Colonel Hiller has been killed off as the character died in an alien-tech malfunction.
Both the trailer and viral site revealed mankind has taken the alien tech as their own and used it as an upgrade, where we see Hiller has been killed off as a result of experimenting with the tech.
The date of Hiller’s death: April 27, 2007.
While test piloting the ESD’s first alien hybrid fighter, an unknown malfunction causes the untimely death of Col. Hiller. Hiller’s valor in the War of 96 made him a beloved global icon whose selfless assault against the alien mothership lead directly to the enemy’s defeat. He is survived by his wife Jasmine and son Dylan.
Independence Day: Resurgence has a June 24, 2016 release directed by Rolan Emmerich starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Angelababy, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward, and Jessie Usher.
Synopsis:
We always knew they were coming back. After INDEPENDENCE DAY redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.
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With the release of the new Independence Day: Resurgence trailer, a new web site has been launched with “The War Of 1996: United We Stand.”
The site takes users through an interactive history of the events between the two films, which includes the use of alien tech and the building of a moon base.
The site also reveals the fate of Will Smith’s character.
Check out images as well as a “F-22 Adds Alien Tech” animated image below.
Updated: with viral video below.
Independence Day: Resurgence has a June 24, 2016 release directed by Rolan Emmerich starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Angelababy, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward, and Jessie Usher.
Synopsis:
We always knew they were coming back. After INDEPENDENCE DAY redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.
War of 1996 Viral Video:
F-22 Adds Alien Tech Video:
Images:
Zack Snyder’s production designer.
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We’ve previously seen the Jason Momoa Batman Vs. Superman Aquaman action figure, now check out a Funko Pop figure.
It’s probablys save to assume Batma and Superman versions will be forthcoming as well as Wonder Woman.
Jason Momoa will first appear as Aquaman in Batman Vs. Superman followed by Justice League and the standalone Aquaman movie.
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves. Justice League is to follow directed by Zack Snyder as well.
Synopsis:
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’sever known before.
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Watch the first trailer above for Independence Day: Resurgence.
A new viral site has also been launched, and the fate of Will Smith’s character has been revealed.
Independence Day: Resurgence has a June 24, 2016 release directed by Rolan Emmerich starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Angelababy, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward, and Jessie Usher.
Synopsis:
We always knew they were coming back. After INDEPENDENCE DAY redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.
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I think we all are a little guilty about doing this… Check out the Star Wars: The Force Awakens “commercial” skit featured on last night’s Saturday Night Live below.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.
Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.
It’s only five days until Star Wars: The Force Awakens! (Four if you have advanced Thursday passes!).
Check out the latest spot above that seems to be currently airing just about everywhere! Two more can be found below as well.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.
Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.
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Below you can check out the full official synopsis for Batman Vs. Superman that is found at the official web site.
Included is confirmation Batman Vs. Superman will be rated PG-13 “for intense sequences of violence and action throughout, and some sensuality.”
For those keeping track, we also see no mention of Christopher Nolan again.
Be sure to check out the cool new promo, too.
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
Directed by Zack Snyder, the film also stars Oscar nominees Amy Adams (“American Hustle,” “Man of Steel”) as Lois Lane, Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”) as Lex Luthor, Diane Lane (“Unfaithful,” “Man of Steel”) as Martha Kent, and Laurence Fishburne (“What’s Love Got to Do with It,” “Man of Steel”) as Perry White; Oscar winners Jeremy Irons (“Reversal of Fortune”) as Alfred, and Holly Hunter (“The Piano”) as Senator Finch; and Gal Gadot (the “Fast and Furious” films) as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince.
Snyder directed from a screenplay written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer, based on characters from DC Comics, including Batman, created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, and Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film is produced by Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder, with Wesley Coller, Geoff Johns and David S. Goyer serving as executive producers.
Snyder’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Larry Fong (“300,” “Watchmen”) and production designer Patrick Tatopoulos (“300: Rise of an Empire”), and from his “Man of Steel” team, editor David Brenner, costume designer Michael Wilkinson and visual effects supervisor John “DJ” DesJardin. The music is by Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer (“The Lion King,” “Man of Steel”) and Junkie XL (“Mad Max: Fury Road”).
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, an Atlas Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual production, a Zack Snyder film, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. The film opens nationwide in RealD 3D, and in 2D, and in select IMAX 3D theaters on March 25, 2016.
This film has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for intense sequences of violence and action throughout, and some sensuality.
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With the recent change in title, it should come as no surprise that the sequel to Prometheus is actually more an “Alien” film than the latter, and now Ridley Scott offers further details.
Speaking with The Wrap, Ridley Scott confirms it’s more Alien and also offers that Alien: Covenant will feature the Xenomorphs fans have come to know from the original movies.
Via The Wrap:
Yeah. Well, really it’s “Alien.” They’re going to go to the planet where the engineers came from, and come across the evolving creature that they had made. Why did they make it? Why would they make such a terrifying beast? It felt bio-mechanoid, it felt like a weapon. And so the movie will explain that, and reintroduce the alien back into it.
There was always this discussion: Is Alien, the character, the beast, played out or not? We’ll have them all: egg, face-hugger, chest-burster, then the big boy. I think maybe we can go another round or two.
Alien: Covenant has an October 6, 2017 release starring Michael Fassbender.
Synopsis:
Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ALIEN with ALIEN: COVENANT, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with PROMETHEUS — and connects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
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Not only is an exclusive Deadpool trailer attached to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but a new Deadpool trailer will also debut on Christmas Day.
A promo ran earlier on ESPN’s SportsCenter announcing the new Deadpool trailer will debut on Christmas Day during the NBA on ESPN.
Check out the latest Deadpool trailer below.
“Deadpool” has a February 12, 2016 release directed by Tim Miller starring Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, TJ Miller as Weasel, Gina Carano as Angel Dust, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Morena Baccarin as Copycat and Ed Skrein as Ajax.
Synopsis:
Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
Deadpool Trailer:
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Following the earlier teaser image, now Hot Toys has unveiled a look at their Batmobile for Batman Vs. Superman. Check out the pics below.
1/6th scale Batmobile!
This incredible Batmobile will unveil in full glory very soon at Hot Toys’ booth (F01-16) in the upcoming Toy Soul 2015 on Dec 18 in Hong Kong!
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.
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People sure do like to leak a lot of things related to X-Men: Apocalypse with the latest being an image of Sophie Turner as Jean Grey.
You can check out the new trailer here.
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(via FB)
“X-Men: Apocalypse” has a May 27, 2016 release directed by Bryan Singer starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Josh Helman, Lana Condor & Ben Hardy.
Synopsis:
Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.
Wishes he could say something.
Batman Vs. Superman Trailer #2
Now available at your local Walmart are the Batman vs. Superman action figures as well as Kellogg’s Batman and Superman cereal fruit snacks. You can order the figures online. The fruit snacks are available at stores only.
Update: Cereal pic added below.
Check out pics below.
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves. Justice League is to follow directed by Zack Snyder as well.
Synopsis:
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
Can’t wait six days until Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens?
Well, check out the latest spot above to get your fix.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.
Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.
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With the release of the new X-Men: Apocalypse trailer comes the following details as director Bryan Singer breaks down the footage. Singer also participated in a Twitter Q&A.
Via EW.com:
On Sophie Turner as Jean Grey:
“It’s all about their potential. Jean has a special connection with Xavier, she has a special connection with the psychic world and she has enormous untapped power that’s growing. The take I used for the movie is a less sincere take. In the movie it’s an intense moment, a psychic moment happens between [Jean and Charles] and the take is a much more suspicious take.”
On Alexandra Shipp as Storm:
“…she’s looking for a mother and a father and the village she lost”
On the new younger versions of the mutants (includes Tye Sheridan as Cyclops, Lana Condor as Jubilee, Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nightcrawler):
“It was important to show that these are kids,. There’s no way anybody can get in there but them, and do what needs to be done, and yet they’re kids…[Mystique] works alone. The very last thing she wants to be is in charge of a group of young mutants. But we find everybody at a certain place in the movie and take them to the very opposite of where they started.”
On Tomar Lemarquis as Caliban:
“bald and has funky eyes. He’s a great character. Really cool.”
On Evan Peters as Quicksilver:
“There’s one sequence that took one and a half months to shoot for three minutes of film. It involves the most complex camera moves, very sophisticated explosive algorithms, 3D Phantom cameras travelling at 50mph while shooting at 3,100 frames per second. Evan worked more days on this movie than any other actor because of this one sequence.”
On Michael Fassbender as Magneto (you can read more specific details/spoilers here):
“[Apocalypse] found Erik at the most vulnerable place in his life. He’s searching for God. Remember, he was a young Jew in a concentration camp when he first lost his family and now here comes this man who was, is, or claims to be God. The power of persuasion is Apocalypse’s greatest power.”
On Magneto as a Horseman:
“He’s one of the most pivotal characters. Fassbender really delivers here in non-traditional comic book style. There are scenes here you will not see in any other comic book movie. I really think Erik goes through one of the most complex journeys in the movie.”
On James McAvoy as Charles Xavier Vs. Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse:
“The two of them really go at it,” Singer said of Charles’ fight scene with a (literally) growing Apocalypse. “The end of the movie becomes an all-out battle with a force that’s very formidable. He’s a hard man to break, Apocalypse. It’s why he thinks he’s God.”
On the size of Apocalypse:
“…couldn’t go full Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man where he’s just Giant Apocalypse, swatting at things. I did something a little interesting in how I addressed the size thing, but I think the audience will get a kick out of it.”
On Charles Xavier:
“I wanted to remind the audience that this isn’t just the climax of three movies. It’s the climax of six movies, beginning with X-Men 1…It’s the original chair from the first movie – we bought it from a collector.”
On the destruction seen taking place in the movie and NYC:
“It’s not just New York, it’s all over the world,” he said, referring to cyclones hitting the Big Apple. “They’ll be visually different than things you’ve seen in these kinds of destructive movies, like Roland Emmerich’s films or Michael Bay’s. There are large-scale setpieces.”
“X-Men: Apocalypse” has a May 27, 2016 release directed by Bryan Singer starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Josh Helman, Lana Condor & Ben Hardy.
Synopsis:
Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.
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A Deadpool trailer will be shown in front of Star Wars: The Force Awakens next Friday on IMAX.
Update: According to Alberta Film Ratings, the Deadpool IMAX trailer will be 27 seconds long. In addition, two new Deadpool trailers are listed (which may be a PG-13 and a Red-Band version) coming in at 2 minutes and 24 seconds.
A user on Reddit who works at a movie theater posted a picture of the box that contains the Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie where listed are the following trailers:
Batman Vs. Superman
Captain America: Civil War
Deadpool
Independence Day: Resurgence
Jungle Book
Warcraft
Note: The Deadpool trailer may be new as it appears to be an IMAX 2D exclusive.
It was thought Fox was going with the X-Men: Apocalypse trailer (perhaps in different screenings for the Force Awakens?), but we see from the image some sort of Deadpool (assuming a non-Red-Band version) will be featured on IMAX.
You can watch the latest Deadpool trailer below.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens Friday, December 18th, with advance screenings kicking off Thursday night.
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“Deadpool” has a February 12, 2016 release directed by Tim Miller starring Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, TJ Miller as Weasel, Gina Carano as Angel Dust, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Morena Baccarin as Copycat and Ed Skrein as Ajax.
Synopsis:
Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
Deadpool Trailer:
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With the release of the new X-Men: Apocalypse trailer and poster, director Bryan Singer participated in a Twitter Q&A.
You can watch Singer answer the questions below.
“X-Men: Apocalypse” has a May 27, 2016 release directed by Bryan Singer starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Josh Helman, Lana Condor & Ben Hardy.
Synopsis:
Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.
.@lunagu23: Trailer looked amazing. What more can you tell us about the story? #AskSinger #XMen https://t.co/gO9bEQ2IHJ
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
.@kristianbrnrdo How was working with Jennifer? #AskSinger #XMen https://t.co/bE5a5xRQ7x
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
.@AlexShipppp: Who’s your favorite Horseman? #XMen #AskSinger https://t.co/W6Kw1Z3Mqs
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
.@BenHardy0291: Hi @BryanSinger, of the Four Horsemen, who do you think has the best emoji? #XMen #AskSinger https://t.co/xSTl1TU1tY
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
.@OliviaMunn: Which characters are you most excited for fans to meet? Does one start with P? #AskSinger #XMen https://t.co/JscohXXg4p
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
.@drnll24: Which of the new characters were you were most excited to bring to the screen? #AskSinger #XMen https://t.co/TuPyF1ZxXt
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
mjlight: DOFP insightfully integrated the 70s. What was your approach to the 80s for #XMen Apocalypse? #AskSinger https://t.co/A4byqGslM0
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
.@tansmcgans: @BryanSinger what was it like forming the character of storm into a horseman? #AskSinger https://t.co/eO0krJVF7x
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
.@tasharowmanoff: What was the hardest part to shoot? #AskSinger #XMen https://t.co/eluoaTqNJ5
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
.@alexskinner: Did James McAvoy really shave his head? #AskSinger #XMen https://t.co/pPqX6Sy2F1
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
.@amag1138: What has been your favorite part about making this franchise? #AskSinger #XMen https://t.co/U9hH1D7SyX
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
.@SophieT: Hmmm, be sure to watch the #XMen trailer again, right @BryanSinger? #AskSinger https://t.co/OwSV3LIwI7
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
Thank you to everyone who joined the #AskSinger Chat with @BryanSinger! See #XMen: Apocalypse in theaters May 2016. https://t.co/g6VMklVn7P
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
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Back in 2011, Stan Lee and 1821 Comics published a futuristic science-fiction take on the classic Shakespeare play with Romeo and Juliet: The War.
Now it’s learned the graphic novel is getting adapted into a movie.
“What a treat it is to finally announce our partnership with Lionsgate on a project,” said Lee, reports Variety. “The story of Romeo and Juliet is one of my absolute favorites, and I can’t wait to bring our rendition of this classic to life.”
The Romeo and Juliet: The War movie is being written by screenwriter John J. Griffin, with Paris Kasidokostas-Latsis and Terry Dougas of 1821 Media producing. Stan Lee and Gill Champion of POW! will executive produce, and Erik Feig and James Myers will oversee the project for Lionsgate.
“Given their success with franchises such as The Hunger Games and Divergent series, Lionsgate is the perfect partner to adapt this graphic novel which is rich in visuals and set in an incredible, futuristic world,” Kasidokostas-Latsis and Dougas said.
The Romeo and Juliet: The War graphic novel was published in a limited giant edition format that set the Guinness World Record for the largest graphic novel. You can purchase it on Amazon.
I interviewed Stan Lee back in 2011 at the NYCC about the book, and the crowd around Stan Lee got so big, that the NYPD threatened to shut him down (it was crazy!). Check out the trailer narrated by Stan Lee below.
ROMEO AND JULIET: THE WAR story takes Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers and places them in the futuristic sci-fi/fantasy Empire of Verona, the most powerful territory on Earth. The MONTAGUES, powerful cyborgs made of artificial DNA, and the CAPULETS, genetically enhanced humans known for their speed and agility, worked in tandem to destroy all threats to the city. With no one left to fight, the Montagues and Capulets found themselves a new enemy: each other.
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Romeo and Juliet The War graphic novel trailer narrated by Stan Lee:
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I felt the X-Men: Apocalypse trailer released earlier this morning was actually pretty decent. For one, even though the look of Apocalypse has been met with a lot of initial disdain and comparisons to Ivan Oooze, Apocalypse in the trailer looked better than the first promo images and thankfully wasn’t bright purple.
Now with the first trailer release, Bryan Singer lets it be known a new one will be coming next year, which he states will be even bigger than this one. Singer also talks a bit about what the story is about as the X-Men: Apocalypse Twitter Q&A has kicked off.
A new poster has also been released.
Check out the video:
.@lunagu23: Trailer looked amazing. What more can you tell us about the story? #AskSinger #XMen https://t.co/gO9bEQ2IHJ
— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) December 11, 2015
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“X-Men: Apocalypse” has a May 27, 2016 release directed by Bryan Singer starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Josh Helman, Lana Condor & Ben Hardy.
Synopsis:
Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.
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With the release of the new X-Men: Apocalypse trailer, an interview has been released featuring Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac and Olivia Munn.
Fassbender offers some spoiler-filled details about what happens with Magneto following X-Men: Days Of Future Past in that the Master of Magneticism settles down in Poland, meets a girl and has a baby — and that’s when Apocalypse finds him.
Oscar Isaac talks about what motivates Apocalypse — in that it’s survival of the fittest, and Olivia Munn talks how surreal it has been getting cast as Psylocke.
Check out the video below (via EW.com).
“X-Men: Apocalypse” has a May 27, 2016 release directed by Bryan Singer starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Josh Helman, Lana Condor & Ben Hardy.
Synopsis:
Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.
Check out the trailer above for the Chinese movie, Monster Hunt, which recently broke all kinds of records in the country.
Monster Hunt has a U.S. release date of January 22, 2016 directed by Shrek animator Raman Hui.
Synopsis:
The cute baby monster Huba is the child of a human man and a monster queen, who is threatened by both monster-hating humans and monsters attempting to capture the new-born in an ancient world based on medieval China.
Check out a video interview with Tom Holland who recently appeared on Sway’s Universe.
Holland talks about getting cast as Spider-Man, working with Chris Hemsworth, about his latest movie, In The Heart Of The Sea, and more.
Holland also lets it be known he has a celebrity crush on Ariana Grande and recounts a story about his dad taking a golf club to his Nintendo Wii.
If Holland had his pick of any three actors he could star in a movie with, it would be Jake Gyllenhaal, Edward Norton and Anne Hathaway.
Tom Holland first appears as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War followed by the standalone 2017 Spider-Man movie.
“Captain America: Civil War” has a May 6, 2016 release date directed by Anthony and Joe Russo starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Emily VanCamp, William Hurt, Martin Freeman and Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther.
Synopsis:
Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain.
Check out a cool Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan-film above with “Ninja Turtles – Veterans of the Night” which is a homage to the original TMNT comic Turtles with an adult take put out by a Academy of Art University student on YouTube.
You can check out the breakdowns for the footage as well.
40 years after the war against the Foot, a Japanese ninja clan. Four mysterious veterans are preparing themselves for the fight of their life.
Check out all the Star Wars fanboys and fangirls gushing over Star Wars: The Phantom Menace previous and following its 1999 release.
The video collects various fan reaction, which is mostly positive save for one negative comment at the end.
We even see reactions from celebrities such as Shaquille O’Neal and Lucy Liu who think the movie is the next best thing since sliced bread.
Obviously now we know it’s more like moldy bread.
Hopefully this isn’t an omen for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Check out the announce trailer for the Marvel Avengers Alliance 2 video game that goes into Beta soon.
The first game is available on Facebook, iTunes and Google Play.
Info:
Disney Interactive and Marvel Entertainment today announced that a new turn-based team role-playing game Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2, the 3D visually-enhanced mobile sequel to the smash hit social game Marvel: Avengers Alliance, will be launching soon in limited beta testing in select countries. In Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2, players will assemble a team of Marvel Super Heroes to battle Ultron, Baron Strucker, and more.
Since its launch over three years ago, the original Marvel: Avengers Alliance has become the most successful Disney-published social game with nearly 70 million players and over 100 Super Heroes and Super Villains for players to collect and nearly 1600 different combat situations to battle through, including PVP Tournaments and Incursions.
In this original storyline for Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2, pieces of the planet are disappearing, with entire cities vanishing without a trace. It is a mystery with a single clue: all of the disappearances are at previous sites of Incursions. Villains are taking advantage of the chaos, as well as the massive deposits of Iso-8 left behind by each disappearance. Each player must level up heroes, customize each hero with special abilities and assemble the ultimate team to take into battle.
Players who pre-register at https://www.MarvelAvengersAlliance2.com prior to launch will be awarded a redemption code for an exclusive Power Cell, which provides the player one of the following randomly selected Guardians of the Galaxy heroes for use in the game: Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, Drax, or Groot. The code will be delivered to each player after the game launches and will be usable in-game after the game’s world-wide release. Complete promotion details, terms and conditions are posted at https://www.MarvelAvengersAlliance2.com.
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Following the release of the X-Men: Apocalypse trailer, Fox has announced Bryan Singer will be participating in a live Twitter chat at 12:30pm ET PT (see promo pic below).
Fans can submit questions using the hashtag #ASKSINGER anc can follow along the live chat on the official X-Men Movies Twitter.
Bryan Singer also has a Twitter account and Instagram account.
I’m curious to see if Singer takes any questions on the controversial look and design of Apocalypse or rumors of Wolverine appearing in the movie.
“X-Men: Apocalypse” has a May 27, 2016 release directed by Bryan Singer starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Josh Helman, Lana Condor & Ben Hardy.
Synopsis:
Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.
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Check out a batch of Twitter reactions regarding the new X-Men: Apocalypse trailer.
I think the first Tweet says it all.
We’ve also posted a large batch of screenshots.
“X-Men: Apocalypse” has a May 27, 2016 release directed by Bryan Singer starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Josh Helman, Lana Condor & Ben Hardy.
Synopsis:
Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.
Where The Fuck Is Wolverine!!!??? #XMenApocalypse
— William Parra (@ikidhtaatt) December 11, 2015
Ivan Ooze got #gainzzz #XMenApocalypse
— Mercer Morrison (@MercerMorrison) December 11, 2015
@AgentedeMARVEL que frio me ha dejado el trailer de #XMenApocalypse , Singer no sabe rodar secuencias de acción buenas, opto por #CivilWar
— riquelme & cia (@pikijoe) December 11, 2015
Sophie Turner’s acting in the first few seconds of the #XMenApocalypse trailer was fucking horrible. Wrong choice for Jean.
— Fox (@MrSappy_) December 11, 2015
Confirmed: Apocalypse is the one that snatched Charles Xavier’s weave #XMenApocalypse
— Jo (@KanKanDances) December 11, 2015
Cyclops #XMenApocalypse pic.twitter.com/pvb5gOGOFq
— VAN (@vanesapaez) December 11, 2015
I really liked the #XMenApocalypse trailer. Archangel looked badass; Storm too.
— Kylo #MCRen (@KyloMCRen) December 11, 2015
Yet no mention of #Cable the mutant sent back in time 2 defeat Apocalypse. #XMenApocalypse https://t.co/ZuzpZA3CbC
— Ben Af Rothenberg (@RisingRedStorm) December 11, 2015
Yuuuuup, I’m 100% on board for X-Men: Apocalypse #XMenApocalypse
— Logan (@Android_LJ) December 11, 2015
Loving Mystique’s curly hair.. Young Storm looks phenomenal! Trailer gave me chills.. #XMenApocalypse
— Oscar (@oscarGosei) December 11, 2015
#XMenApocalypse terrible trailer. Apocalipsis es la calle #QueCalor
— Nico Rojas (@NicoRJS) December 11, 2015
#XMenApocalypse es ahora Trending Topic en España! pic.twitter.com/IyRHhylVzH
— Trending Topics ES (@EsTopics) December 11, 2015
Hmmm. The trailer of #XMenApocalypse looks a little “straight-to-dvd-ish”. Right?.
— Mercurypixel (@mercurypixel) December 11, 2015
Apocalypse looks vaguely like Ahnuld’s M. Freeze #XMenApocalypse
— Luis Mazariegos (@luism8989) December 11, 2015
The gist of it was: I just lost my sh*t after watching this trailer #XMenApocalypse
— Sail (@sailoute) December 11, 2015
The trailer looks amazing! #XMenApocalypse
— #1 cap stan (@invisiblevans) December 11, 2015
I just saw the #XMenApocalypse trailer. Overall good, but Apocalypse’ voice is disappointing. Needs to be deeper & more menacing.
— Bob Goniea (@rjgoniea) December 11, 2015
Everything so far about #XMenApocalypse looks good except Jean Grey and Apocalypse :/
— Cole David (@NerdyColeD) December 11, 2015
What’s with the JLaw’s half ponytail look?? Did mystique just not have enough energy to tie it up?? #XMenApocalypse
— nicky santoso (@bblilsebastian) December 11, 2015
Can’t wait to see more Sophie as Jean! #XMenApocalypse #GameOfThrones
— Kel Len (@KellenDotCom) December 11, 2015
This is the money shot for me. Seeing them together just gives me the fucking chills. #XMenApocalypse pic.twitter.com/YBXcrTeNhj
— Harley Quenya (@LegolasQuinn) December 11, 2015
#Archangel looks DOPE! Though I did want him blue. I REALLY wanna see #Psylocke & #Jubilee‘s powers. #XMenApocalypse pic.twitter.com/g39BMKcFA3
— juanP (@uronlyJUAN) December 11, 2015
#XMenApocalypse pic.twitter.com/5UpBEKfTUv
— Simplecande (@simplecande) December 11, 2015
Watch the IMAX featurette above for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
We’re officially one week away until the movie opens.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.
Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.