Monthly Archives: May 2014

Harrison Ford Offered Role in BLADE RUNNER 2

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It looks like Blade Runner 2 is ready to move into production! According to Variety, Alcon Entertainment has invited Harrison Ford to reprise his role as Rick Deckard in the long-awaited sequel to the Ridley Scott directed film!

Over the last few months it has been rumored that the actor was in talks to join. Ford himself said that he was both curious and excited about the sequel,

“I’m quite curious and excited about seeing a new script for Blade Runner if in fact the opportunity would exist to do another, if it’s a good script I would be very anxious to work with Ridley Scott again, he’s a very talented and passionate filmmaker. And I think it would be very interesting to revisit the character.”

As far as we know he hasn’t officially accepted the offer, but if the script was good then it sounds like he’ll take it. The latest version of the script comes from Green Lantern co-writer Michael Green and Hampton Fancher, who worked on the script for the first film.

All we know about the story at this point is that it’s set several decades after the conclusion of the original, which took place in 2019.

Alcon executives, Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, had this to say in a statement:

“We believe that Hampton Fancher and Michael Green have crafted with Ridley Scott an extraordinary sequel to one of the greatest films of all time. We would be honored, and we are hopeful, that Harrison will be part of our project.”

what are your thoughts of a second blade runner film?  do you want to see harrison ford return to the role?

Star Wars: Episode VII the First Day of Filming!

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Star Wars: Episode VII Shares a Behind the Scenes Photo from the First Day of Filming!

Production is officially underway on J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII and the Bad Robot Twitter feed has just shared a behind-the-scenes image of the official slate from the first day of production in the Abu Dhabi desert. Check it out below!

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, Star Wars: Episode VII will be directed by Abrams from a script he co-wrote with Lawrence Kasdan. It will open in wide release on December 18, 2015.

Halo 5: Guardians announced for Xbox One

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The next chapter of Master Chief’s saga will launch autumn 2015

Happy Friday to one and all. It’s a big one for OXM, as it’s Log’s last day in the office before he runs away to Nottingham to run a pub. Sad times, for those left behind by him here in London at least. On a cheerier note though, here’s an extra tasty morsel of news: the next Halo game has officially been announced as Halo 5: Guardians.

“Any time you transition to a new platform, there is the opportunity to look at things with a new perspective,” wrote 343’s GM Bonnie Ross in a post over on Xbox Wire. “For us at 343 Industries, the launch of the Xbox One was an opportunity to think about what stories we wanted to tell, how to tell them, and how best to push the Halo franchise to showcase the platform. And maybe, most importantly, combining our passion for Halo with the vocal and informative input from our fans.

“Halo isn’t simply a perennial game franchise, it’s a part of the Xbox platform itself,” she continued. “In terms of innovation and ideation, it’s sometimes important to people who might not even play Halo. In the past, Halo games have pushed the Xbox forward, showcasing the console and its ecosystem in entertaining and innovative ways. Making a Halo game that runs at 60 frames per second, on dedicated servers, with the scope, features and scale we’ve been dreaming of for more than a decade, is non-trivial. It’s a task that we, at 343 Industries, are taking very seriously to ensure we deliver the Halo game that fans deserve, and a game that is built from the ground up for Xbox One.

“I’m happy to reveal that Halo 5: Guardians, the next installment in the legendary saga of the Master Chief, will launch on Xbox One in fall of 2015. In the tradition of every Halo game since its debut in 2001, it is a massive and exciting project.”

Ross promised to give further details on the game, and the Halo TV series tie-in, at the Xbox E3 Media Briefing next month in LA, but she did say that Halo 5: Guardians was “a bigger effort than Halo 4. That applies to the content and scope of the game, as well as the technology in what’s now a brand new and more powerful engine. Certainly there are some core elements carried over from prior games, but we’ve invested a huge effort in retooling our tech to take full advantage of the Xbox One’s hardware and ecosystem to create worlds and experiences worthy of next-gen.”

2015 is a bit of a way off though, so to keep us on our toes, 343 also hinted at more, “extra special” Halo news coming at E3 this year. It said that the new Halo franchise endeavors are a “journey,” and that that journey begins in 2014. Intriguing…

INTERSTELLAR Awe-Inspiring Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s movie

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The first full trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s sci-fi film Interstellar is finally here, and it looks incredible! The trailer gives us a much better idea of what story this movie is going to tell. It takes us in space, and it’s breathtaking. I love Nolan’s stories, and he has a remarkable talent of bring them to life on the big screen. I can’t wait to see this one!

The story is set in the near future, and Matthew McConaughey plays Cooper, an engineer, a pilot, and a father of two. After climate change brings on a global food crisis, he sets his sights on farming. An old mentor (Michael Caine) comes back into his life and recruits him to join a mysterious space mission with the goal of finding another planet capable of sustaining human life.

The movie is scheduled to be released on November 7th, 2014.

Zac Efron up for Marvel Role?

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We recently touched upon this in our article speculating about the Namor film, but it seems Marvel has reached out to Zac Efron (hot off the hit comedy Neighbors) for an unspecified role in an upcoming project that has a finished script. But what project? Time to speculate wildly!

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This seems to be the most popular guess. Seeing that this is the first Marvel/Netflix show to air, it would sort of make sense that the project has a finished script. But I just don’t like the idea of Efron playing the protector of Hell’s Kitchen. In my mind, Matt Murdock should be a little older. After all, he is an accomplished lawyer. I just can’t imagine Efron in the role.

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Danny Rand. The Living Weapon. Most of Efron’s role in Neighbors has him shirtless. The guy is ripped! Danny Rand is all about physical action and fighting with the spiritual chi. This is by far the one role I can see Efron inhabiting and kicking ass. They could make the character a bit younger and it would still work.

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Now this is what my fellow writer Joey Paur speculated, but I don’t understand how this would work, as Universal owns the rights and the rumor is that he met with Marvel.

Nova (Richard Rider)

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The Walking Dead’s season 5 Father Gabriel: Everything You Need to Know

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The Walking Dead recently added another Wire alum to it’s roster, recruiting Seth Gilliam for Season 5. While he’s “officially” been slated to star as Michael Todd, many fans – myself included – think this is a cover, and GIlliam will actually be playing Father Gabriel Stokes – one of the most influential – and unhinged – characters from the comic book source material.

So to get you prepared for the arrival of the holy man – and to give you some cool facts you can show off to your buddies – here’s everything you need to know about Gabriel Stokes.

Warning: there be spoilers this way.

  • Gabriel Stokes first appeared in Issue 61 of the comics, meeting Rick and the group travelling on the road after they’d escaped the Governor’s attack on the prison.
  • On the show the group is trying to bust out of Terminus and head to Washington DC, so it’s logical to assume they will run into Stokes on their journey north.
  • Before the world went to shit and the dead began to roam the earth, Stokes was the reverend of a local community church in Georgia.
  • However, Stokes is not as pious as he seems. He confesses to Rick that he turned away survivors during the early days of the zombie outbreak and listened to the screams of the dying men, woman and children as they were ravaged by walkers outside the church walls.
  • The church later becomes a target for a different group of flesh-eaters: the Hunters. Rick and the group become prey, with Dale getting kidnapped and losing a leg to the cannibals.
  • Stokes is forced to join a search party to track down the Hunters. When they are found, Rick brutally tortures and murders them in front of the reverend. When Stokes expresses outrage at the act, Rick tells him he was no better when he turned away the helpless survivors from his church.
  • On the show, there’s a chance Stokes is the person who took Beth from the funeral parlor – the car that drove off with her in the trunk sported a crucifix.

With filming now underway on The Walking Dead Season 5, we should start seeing more casting updates in the coming weeks. Stick close and we’ll keep you updated on all things zombie.

what do you think? are we  going to see  father in the next season or not?

HOT TOYS: Captain America: TWS: 1/6th scale Falcon Collectible Figure

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10336606_10152060565822344_1490958697379821478_nMarvel Studios’ Captain America: The Winter Soldier has been topping box offices around the world since it was released in theaters! With his distinctive mechanical wings and great performance by Anthony Mackie, Falcon has left a strong impression among fans of the exciting movie! Today Hot Toys is thrilled to present the highly-anticipated 1/6th scale Falcon Collectible Figure.

The movie-accurate collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Anthony Mackie as Falcon in the film and features a finely detailed costume, LED light up flight backpack, Falcon’s signature wings, weapons, and a dynamic figure stand perfect for flight poses. Fans don’t miss this opportunity to pre-order this high-flying ally of Captain America.

the figure is 12 inches tall and will be available January 2015.  the price of the figure is 250.00.  what are your thoughts?  Are you picking this up?
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Sigourney Weaver Confirms She’ll Return for AVATAR Sequels

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James Cameron is deep in pre-production for his next three Avatar movies, and far as actors go, right now it stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Stephen Lang, and there’s even a rumor that Arnold Schwarzenegger will be a part of it. It was a safe bet to assume that Sigourney Weaver would be a part of these sequels, and now she has confirmed it in an interview with Vulture. She even talks a little bit about what we can expect from her character saying,

“It’s going to be an adventure! It will be awesome. I can’t even imagine what I am taking on —  and what James Cameron is taking on — with filming three AVATARs at once, but … Peter Jackson did it with the HOBBIT films, so we have that to look to. It will be challenging for me. I can’t talk about it, but my part is a little different in each one. I’ll transform somewhat. We’ll have to talk again when I survive this. For now, I’m going to skittle around and enjoy this leisure time.”

It’s interesting how she talks about her character transforming from one movie to the next. In the first movie her character failed to link up with the “Tree of Souls,” but maybe there is something on the planet of Pandora that helps them resurrect Dr. Augustine in some way? It’s not out of the realm of possibility in a fantasy sci-fi film like this. Whatever happens with her character, it will be great to see Weaver return.

petition and pieces that went missing from the amazing spider-man 2 movie

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Consider releasing a directors cut version of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" to the general public on Blue-Ray and DVD.
  • Petitioning Sony Pictures and Director Marc Webb

Consider releasing a directors cut version of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” to the general public on Blue-Ray and DVD.

Unfortunately, the film is getting a lot of hate from critics worldwide, as we can see from the Rotten Tomatoes Score.

In particular, we have seen complaints commonly arise, such as a “disjointed narrative” and a “lack of character development”.

I think, as polarising as the film is, we can all agree as fans that a directors cut of the film would be incredibly benificial to the franchise.

Some of the scenes rumoured to be in rough cuts but left out in the the final cut shown in cinemas everywhere are;

  • An attack on Oscorp by the Green Goblin
  • An alternate scene in which a tumultuous scene is portrayed differently
  • Extended Times Square and Clocktower scenes
  • Another Peter/Gwen scene.
  • A scene with Max and his Mother
  • A possible espionage plotline in regards to Oscorp.
  • Mary Jane scenes
  • Norman Osborn “Head Scene”

I think it is clear, as fans of the spider-man franchise, that we should see what the ultimate vision of the director was. I think it is important that we can see the directors cut of the film, regardless of how long it is, so we can properly appreciate the huge amount of effort that went into the film. I think as fans, we could really appreciate this! The audience still enjoyed the film, as evidenced by the audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but I think the film has the potential to be even greater in a directors cut.

The scenes I mentioned have been hinted at through interviews with Marc Webb. Other scenes mentioned were in a rough cut shown to a select few in March of this year. It is clear these scenes are not only filmed, but done over with CGI, as evidenced by the viewers of the rough cut of the film. Whilst it isn’t perfect, there is no reason why this could not work in a directors cut.

I must add that I feel that some of these scenes would tie up plot holes, and serve as transition scenes in order to make the tone feel more natural throughout the movie, an extra max scene would help the audience sympathise with him more, and an extra goblin scene would make his appearance seem a little less rushed.

Support the idea? Please share this to spiderman fans everywhere, and especially Marc Webb. He is quite active on twitter, so I strongly believe a large enough push from the Spider-Man fanbase could convince him to respond to this.

Marc Webb’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcW
Sony Pictures Twitter: https://twitter.com/SonyPictures