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MGM, Warner Bros. Launching ‘Stargate’ Trilogy With Roland Emmerich to Direct

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MGM and Warner Bros. are launching a new feature film trilogy based on the 1994 film Stargate.

 Roland Emmerich, who directed and co-wrote the original film with Dean Devlin, will direct and Devlin will produce.

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MGM will be running production on Stargate, with Jonathan Glickman, president of the motion picture group, overseeing the project on behalf of MGM and Greg Silverman, president of creative development and worldwide production, overseeing for Warner Bros. Pictures.

Worldwide distribution will be handled by Warner Bros. Pictures, with select international territories to be handled by MGM.

At the time of its release, the sci-fi film Stargate, starring Kurt Russell and James Spader, set the record for the highest-grossing opening weekend in October and went on to gross nearly $200 million worldwide at the box office.

Emmerich is currently shooting gay rights drama Stonewall, which is set amid the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York. He is also in pre-production on ID Forever Part I and Part II, back-to-back sequels to his film, Independence Day. He’s repped by CAA.

Devlin is currently in pre-production on Warner Bros.’ Geostorm, his feature directorial debut, which he co-wrote with Paul Guyot.

Gareth Edwards Directing First ‘Star Wars’ Spin Off Film

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Godzilla director Gareth Edwards has just been hired by Disney and Lucasfilm to direct the first Star Wars spin-off film. The script is being written by Gary Whitta and the movie will be released December 16, 2016. This was confirmed on Star Wars.com.

It also means we won’t see Godzilla 2 until well after 2016. Edwards is still attached to that film as well as a Godzilla 3.

The Hollywood Reporter first broke this massive news. Originally they said there’s no word on which of the three unannounced films but then Star Wars.com added the following:

In addition to the episodes of a new Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm and Disney have begun development on multiple stand-alone movies that will offer new stories beyond the core Saga. Gareth Edwards will direct the first stand-alone film, with a screenplay by Gary Whitta. The film is due out December 16, 2016.

Gareth Edwards blazed into the filmmaking forefront with his acclaimed work on Monsters, a film he wrote, directed and served on as cinematographer and visual effects artist. The skill and vision readily apparent in Monsters earned him the high-profile spot directing this year’s smash hit Godzilla.

“Ever since I saw Star Wars I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of my life – join the Rebel Alliance! I could not be more excited & honored to go on this mission with Lucasfilm, said Edwards.

Gary Whittas screenwriting credits include 2010s The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington. He is also well known as a journalist and editor in the video game industry, as well as part of the BAFTA award-winning team on Telltale Games adaptation of The Walking Dead.

Whitta states, “From the moment I first saw the original movie as a wide-eyed kid, Star Wars has been the single most profound inspiration to my imagination and to my career as a writer. It is deeply special to me,so to be given the opportunity to contribute to its ongoing legacy, especially in collaboration with a film-maker as talented as Gareth,is literally a dream come true. I’m still pinching myself.”

What’s most interesting about this is, months ago, Lucasfilm and Disney confirmed Simon Kinberg and Lawrence Kasdan were writing the first two spin off films. With Gary Whitta coming on board, a few things may have occurred. Either those movies got pushed back or someone dropped out. It could be Kinberg, because of the demanding commitment he recently made to 20th Century Fox and their Marvel franchises. Or, Kasdan is just so busy on Episode VII and Kinberg is so busy on Fox stuff, those movies are merely going to be released in 2018 and 2020.

Also, the Star Wars press release cleverly doesn’t say what the subject of this film is, but recently it was suggested the first three films would be about Boba Fett, Han Solo and Red Five. Kasdan and Kinberg were expected to be writing the first two, so there’s a chance Solo and Fett get bumped back. We’ll surely find out more specifics in the coming months.

Also, the Hollywood Reporter story states while Edwards is attached to direct Godzilla 2 and Godzilla 3, those films are super-early in development and without a script. This script is most likely much further down the line, especially considering it now has a locked in release date one year after Star Wars Episode VII. Godzilla 2, therefore, won’t be out until 2017 or 2018 at the earliest.

‘Daredevil‘ series has reportedly lost Drew Goddard

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https://i0.wp.com/wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/screencrush.com/files/2013/12/Daredevil.jpg?resize=361%2C243In yet another shocking Marvel plot twist, their upcoming ‘Daredevil‘ series has reportedly lost Drew Goddard. While it’s not nearly as hard of a blow or as surprising as yesterday’s news that director Edgar Wright has parted ways with the studio over differences on ‘Ant-Man,’ it’s still enough to make this a bit of a one-two punch. UPDATED: Marvel has also announced a new showrunner for the series; details below.
Latino Review reports that Goddard, who previously made his directorial debut with ‘The Cabin in the Woods,’ has departed Marvel’s upcoming ‘Daredevil’ series for Netflix. Goddard was set to write and direct the debut episode, while also serving as series showrunner and executive producer.
Nothing has been confirmed by Goddard or reps from Marvel, so we probably won’t know anything until after the holiday weekend, but with Goddard set to write and direct ‘The Sinister Six‘ film over at Sony, there’s been some apprehension over whether he’ll be able to juggle both a series and a major studio blockbuster. It’s unclear whether the split was amicable, if Goddard abandoned the project due to commitments at Sony, or if Marvel was unhappy with his vision. Rumors have been hitting the ‘net regarding the studio’s split with Edgar Wright over ‘Ant-Man,’ which involve script rewrites that stripped away much of the director’s highly original ideas.
We’ll know more next week, but until then, it’s a huge bummer to see Marvel lose yet another awesome writer and director just a day after the Wright/’Ant-Man’ announcement. What is up over at Marvel right now?
UPDATE: THR has confirmed Goddard’s exit, stating that the director is indeed leaving to focus on ‘The Sinister Six,’ though he will remain on ‘Daredevil’ as a consultant. Steven DeKnight has been named as the new showrunner for the Marvel series — DeKnight previously worked with Goddard on Joss Whedon’s ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Angel’ series, and was the showrunner on ‘Spartacus’ for three seasons. At least they’re keeping things a bit friendly.

In yet another shocking Marvel plot twist, their upcoming ‘Daredevil‘ series has reportedly lost Drew Goddard. While it’s not nearly as hard of a blow or as surprising as yesterday’s news that director Edgar Wright has parted ways with the studio over differences on ‘Ant-Man,’ it’s still enough to make this a bit of a one-two punch. UPDATED: Marvel has also announced a new showrunner for the series; details below.

Latino Review reports that Goddard, who previously made his directorial debut with ‘The Cabin in the Woods,’ has departed Marvel’s upcoming ‘Daredevil’ series for Netflix. Goddard was set to write and direct the debut episode, while also serving as series showrunner and executive producer.

Nothing has been confirmed by Goddard or reps from Marvel, so we probably won’t know anything until after the holiday weekend, but with Goddard set to write and direct ‘The Sinister Six‘ film over at Sony, there’s been some apprehension over whether he’ll be able to juggle both a series and a major studio blockbuster. It’s unclear whether the split was amicable, if Goddard abandoned the project due to commitments at Sony, or if Marvel was unhappy with his vision. Rumors have been hitting the ‘net regarding the studio’s split with Edgar Wright over ‘Ant-Man,’ which involve script rewrites that stripped away much of the director’s highly original ideas.

We’ll know more next week, but until then, it’s a huge bummer to see Marvel lose yet another awesome writer and director just a day after the Wright/’Ant-Man’ announcement. What is up over at Marvel right now?

UPDATE: THR has confirmed Goddard’s exit, stating that the director is indeed leaving to focus on ‘The Sinister Six,’ though he will remain on ‘Daredevil’ as a consultant. Steven DeKnight has been named as the new showrunner for the Marvel series — DeKnight previously worked with Goddard on Joss Whedon’s ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Angel’ series, and was the showrunner on ‘Spartacus’ for three seasons. At least they’re keeping things a bit friendly.

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In yet another shocking Marvel plot twist, their upcoming ‘Daredevil‘ series has reportedly lost Drew Goddard. While it’s not nearly as hard of a blow or as surprising as yesterday’s news that director Edgar Wright has parted ways with the studio over differences on ‘Ant-Man,’ it’s still enough to make this a bit of a one-two punch. UPDATED: Marvel has also announced a new showrunner for the series; details below.

Latino Review reports that Goddard, who previously made his directorial debut with ‘The Cabin in the Woods,’ has departed Marvel’s upcoming ‘Daredevil’ series for Netflix. Goddard was set to write and direct the debut episode, while also serving as series showrunner and executive producer.

Nothing has been confirmed by Goddard or reps from Marvel, so we probably won’t know anything until after the holiday weekend, but with Goddard set to write and direct ‘The Sinister Six‘ film over at Sony, there’s been some apprehension over whether he’ll be able to juggle both a series and a major studio blockbuster. It’s unclear whether the split was amicable, if Goddard abandoned the project due to commitments at Sony, or if Marvel was unhappy with his vision. Rumors have been hitting the ‘net regarding the studio’s split with Edgar Wright over ‘Ant-Man,’ which involve script rewrites that stripped away much of the director’s highly original ideas.

We’ll know more next week, but until then, it’s a huge bummer to see Marvel lose yet another awesome writer and director just a day after the Wright/’Ant-Man’ announcement. What is up over at Marvel right now?

UPDATE: THR has confirmed Goddard’s exit, stating that the director is indeed leaving to focus on ‘The Sinister Six,’ though he will remain on ‘Daredevil’ as a consultant. Steven DeKnight has been named as the new showrunner for the Marvel series — DeKnight previously worked with Goddard on Joss Whedon’s ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Angel’ series, and was the showrunner on ‘Spartacus’ for three seasons. At least they’re keeping things a bit friendly.

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In yet another shocking Marvel plot twist, their upcoming ‘Daredevil‘ series has reportedly lost Drew Goddard. While it’s not nearly as hard of a blow or as surprising as yesterday’s news that director Edgar Wright has parted ways with the studio over differences on ‘Ant-Man,’ it’s still enough to make this a bit of a one-two punch. UPDATED: Marvel has also announced a new showrunner for the series; details below.

Latino Review reports that Goddard, who previously made his directorial debut with ‘The Cabin in the Woods,’ has departed Marvel’s upcoming ‘Daredevil’ series for Netflix. Goddard was set to write and direct the debut episode, while also serving as series showrunner and executive producer.

Nothing has been confirmed by Goddard or reps from Marvel, so we probably won’t know anything until after the holiday weekend, but with Goddard set to write and direct ‘The Sinister Six‘ film over at Sony, there’s been some apprehension over whether he’ll be able to juggle both a series and a major studio blockbuster. It’s unclear whether the split was amicable, if Goddard abandoned the project due to commitments at Sony, or if Marvel was unhappy with his vision. Rumors have been hitting the ‘net regarding the studio’s split with Edgar Wright over ‘Ant-Man,’ which involve script rewrites that stripped away much of the director’s highly original ideas.

We’ll know more next week, but until then, it’s a huge bummer to see Marvel lose yet another awesome writer and director just a day after the Wright/’Ant-Man’ announcement. What is up over at Marvel right now?

UPDATE: THR has confirmed Goddard’s exit, stating that the director is indeed leaving to focus on ‘The Sinister Six,’ though he will remain on ‘Daredevil’ as a consultant. Steven DeKnight has been named as the new showrunner for the Marvel series — DeKnight previously worked with Goddard on Joss Whedon’s ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Angel’ series, and was the showrunner on ‘Spartacus’ for three seasons. At least they’re keeping things a bit friendly.

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Edgar Wright Out as ANT-MAN Director

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In a stunning turn of events, Variety is reporting that Edgar Wright is no longer directing Marvel’s Ant-Man. The studio has already replaced him, but has declined to say with whom. The split was “due to differences in their vision of the film,” Marvel and the director said in a statement. Marvel would like to assure you that the change in directors will not affect the film’s release date, set for July, 17, 2015.

What are your thoughts on this?

Tarantino Teases Extended DJANGO UNCHAINED Miniseries

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Quentin Tarantino is one of my all time favorite directors. Everything he makes blows me away! So when I heard that he is thinking about making a Django Unchained miniseries, it caught my attention. Tarantino brought up the idea of the miniseries at the Cannes Film Festival, saying,

“It would use all the material that I have and it wouldn’t be an endurance test. It would be a miniseries. And people love those! It’s funny. You present someone with a four-hour movie and they roll their eyes. They go, ‘I don’t want to watch that!’ But you show them a four-part miniseries that they like and they’re dying to watch all four episodes in a row.”

I am one of those people who would watch it all in one go. Django Unchained is such a great movie and getting to go deeper into that world is very appealing. 90 extra minutes can cover a lot of ground. I wonder what new stories will be told? Will we see Django and Broomhilda running away for the first time instead of just the aftermath? I’m hoping to see more of Christoph Waltz as Dr. King Schultz and learn more about his character!

Tarantino was also willing to disclose some tidbits about The Hateful Eight.

“I’m in no hurry. Maybe I’ll shoot it. Maybe I’ll publish it. Maybe I’ll do it on the stage. Maybe I’ll do all three.”

After what happened with the script being leaked, I can understand his hesitation.

“I have calmed down a bit from the knife in the back. The wound is starting to scab.”

what are your thoughts on this,  we want to know!

Joss Whedon and James Gunn Respond to Edgar Wright’s ANT-MAN Departure

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Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn also chimed in with a heartfelt statement that he posted on Facebook:

“Sometimes you have friends in a relationship. You love each of them dearly as individuals and think they’re amazing people. When they talk to you about their troubles, you do everything you can to support them, to keep them together, because if you love them both so much doesn’t it make sense they should love each other? But little by little you realize, at heart, they aren’t meant to be together – not because there’s anything wrong with either of them, but they just don’t have personalities that mesh in a comfortable way. They don’t make each other happy. Although it’s sad to see them split, when they do, you’re surprisingly relieved, and excited to see where their lives take them next.

“It’s easy to try to make one party ‘right’ and another party ‘wrong’ when a breakup happens, but it often isn’t that simple. Or perhaps it’s even more simple than that – not everyone belongs in a relationship together. It doesn’t mean they’re not wonderful people.

“And that’s true of both Edgar Wright and Marvel. One of them isn’t a person, but I think you get what I mean.”

What do you think of this?

Stephen S. DeKnight Spartacus Creator Replaces Drew Goddard as DAREDEVIL director!

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Goddard pulled out from his directing duties on the series when he was brought in by Sony Pictures to write and direct The Amazing Spider-Man spin-off film, The Sinister Six. Goddard wrote the first two episodes of Daredevil and is still attached as an executive producer.

Deadline is now reporting that Spartacus creator Stephen S. DeKnight has been brought on as Daredevil‘s executive producer and showrunner. The studio is on the hunt for a director to replace Goddard.

Daredevil premieres on Netflix in 2015 and is the first of four 13-episode comic book series that Marvel is producing for Netflix. It will be followed by Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage, with the characters from each show coming together for a miniseries called The Defenders.

HOT TOYS: Iron Man 3 Deluxe (Set of Eight)

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Sideshow Collectibles is proud to present Hot Toys’ Series 2 of the Iron Man 3  Sixth Scale Collectible busts. In this second series, they are introducing more suits from the “House Party Protocol” which includes the Mark VII, Mark 20- Python, Mark 22- Hot Rod, Mark 23- Shades, Mark 27- Disco, Mark 28- Jack, or Mark 40- Shotgun. Fans can also pre-order the deluxe Iron Man 3 Series 2 Set which includes all seven busts along with an exclusive eighth bust, the Holographic Mark XLII.

Each Collectible Bust is presented in fine sculpture, highlighting the light-up functions and metallic/holographic colored painting on armor.

set runs for 369.99  and can be  bought at the following link! also on the site you can get each bust for  50.00 each. If you dont want the whole set.
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Marvel’s BIG HERO 6 Teaser Trailer!

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“Big Hero 6? is a heartfelt comedy adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who learns to harness his genius—thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, clean freak Wasabi No-Ginger, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion—a cutting-edge robot named Baymax—and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to solve the mystery. Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action and all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, “Big Hero 6?

So far the voice cast includes TJ Miller, Jamie Chung, and Maya Rudolph. The movie is inspired by the Marvel comic of the same name and is set to hit theaters in 3D on November 7th, 2014.

Looks pretty interesting so far what do you think?

Gareth Edwards to Direct the 2016 Star Wars Spinoff Film!

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Godzilla director Gareth Edwards is attached to direct one of the upcoming Star Wars spinoff films, which will feature a screenplay by Gary Whitta and is now set to hit theaters December 16, 2016! The official announcement reads as follows:

In addition to the episodes of a new “Star Wars” trilogy, Lucasfilm and Disney have begun development on multiple stand-alone movies that will offer new stories beyond the core Saga. Gareth Edwards will direct the first stand-alone film, with a screenplay by Gary Whitta. The film is due out December 16, 2016.

Gareth Edwards blazed into the filmmaking forefront with his acclaimed work on “Monsters,” a film he wrote, directed and served on as cinematographer and visual effects artist. The skill and vision readily apparent in “Monsters” earned him the high-profile spot directing this year’s smash hit “Godzilla”.

“Ever since I saw Star Wars I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of my life – join the Rebel Alliance! I could not be more excited & honored to go on this mission with Lucasfilm, said Edwards.

Gary Whitta’s screenwriting credits include 2010s “The Book of Eli” starring Denzel Washington. He is also well known as a journalist and editor in the video game industry, as well as part of the BAFTA award-winning team on Telltale Games adaptation of “The Walking Dead”.

Whitta states, “From the moment I first saw the original movie as a wide-eyed kid, “Star Wars” has been the single most profound inspiration to my imagination and to my career as a writer. It is deeply special to me,so to be given the opportunity to contribute to its ongoing legacy, especially in collaboration with a film-maker as talented as Gareth,is literally a dream come true. I’m still pinching myself.”

Star Wars: Episode VII, meanwhile, is set to star John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow in addition to original cast members Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker. It will open in wide release on December 18, 2015.