Russell Brand Just Bailed From SXSW Because His Documentary Is “Intrusive”

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Once a rock star, always a rock star.

As of this morning, Russell Brand, of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and FX’s Brand X fame, was set to attend Austin’s South by Southwest film and music festival for the world premiere of his new documentary, Brand: A Second Coming. He was also locked as a keynote speaker, set to deliver a presentation dubbed “The Revolution Will Be Televised.” But with only a few hours until the film’s opening night premiere, those plans are officially out the window. Continue reading

STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII Opens in May 2017, First Standalone Film Titled ROGUE ONE

Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke with investors on a call this morning, and he’s revealed some information regarding the future of the Star Wars franchise. StarWars.com has the news. Continue reading

Chappie “Scout 22” 1/4th Statue by Gentle Giant!

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“In the midst of rising crime and losses among the Royal South African Police, TetraVaal has introduced the successful SCOUT program to combat the deadly criminal elements that operate throughout the country. Since the introduction of the Scouts, crime has plummeted, the police are safer and TetraVaal stock is at an all-time high. Scout 22 is one of hundreds of robots that patrol Johannesburg, assisting the RSAP with high risk assignments that would otherwise be too deadly for their human counterparts to engage in. ”

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DC Comics Reveals Superman and Wonder Woman’s New Costumes


The June solicitations for DC Comics are beginning to roll out and with it come the revelations that Wonder Woman and Superman will be getting some new outfits this summer (via HitFix and Nerdist). Wonder Woman’s new outfit appears to feature retractable blades in her gauntlets, as well as a fully-covered body suit, while Superman appears to be ditching his cape entirely and going back to a 1940s inspired “S” insignia.

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Disney Officially Announces FROZEN 2

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It should come as no surprise that Disney’s Frozen is getting a sequel. The first film was such a huge hit, so of course they are going to want to cash in a build a successful franchise out of it.

The news was announced at Disney’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders earlier today by CEO Bob Iger, Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter, and Josh Gad, who is confirmed to return to provide the voice of Olaf. Continue reading

Sony Plans New ‘Ghostbusters’ Film With Russo Brothers, Channing Tatum & ‘IM3? Scribe Drew Pearce

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Sony Pictures is broadening the Ghostbusters franchise and the first order of business will be an action-centric comedy that is a counterpart to the Paul Feig-directed film that will start production in June. The studio is simultaneously forming Ghostcorps, a new production company whose principals include original Ghostbusters architects Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd; they will have offices at Sony with the mission to scare up branding opportunities based on the 1984 comedy classic.

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