We all remember Ellen Page‘s Kitty Pryde from X-Men: A Last Stand. She’s back in the upcoming X-Men flick, and we have our first glimpse, thanks to Bryan Singer, who’s taken all the publicity things for X-Men: Days of Future Past into his own hands! I wonder if he’ll get a pay raise for taking on multiple jobs. Hmm. Anyway, Singer tweeted a picture for all us nerdtastic fans to ooh and aah over.
Hit the jump for our first look at Page’s Pryde!
The first poster for Neill Blomkamp‘s Elysium has been released, and we can expect to see the full trailer out tomorrow. Given the reaction to the footage that was shown at last year’s comic-con, we can expect the trailer to be pretty damn epic. Basically, Earth is in shambles and those that live on the space station Elysium are living the nice life, but they enforce anti-immigration laws even more strongly than the Americans do when it comes to Mexicans. So, seems like it would be quite the task for Matt Damon’s character to try and get his ass into Elysium for medical help. And if he does, everything will change forever. Dun dun dun… From what we know about the film, it definitely sounds interesting.
The cast includes Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Wagner Moura, and William Fichtner. We’ll be seeing Elysium in theaters on August 9, 2013.
Hit the jump for the poster and the official synopsis.
A while back, there was a whole slew of news stories about Christopher Eccleston, who played the 9th Doctor in BBC’s Doctor Who, flipping off the entire sci-fi community by saying he had absolutely no interest in returning for a 50th anniversary special. Given the rumors about the circumstances around his departure from the show, I suppose that makes sense.
Then there were some rumors that he’d had a change of heart and decided he would participate in the festivities. The latest rumor is that he’s now a bigass party pooper and has pulled out of the production just before filming started.
The BBC’s official word on it, though, is that Eccleston was never formally attached to the 50th anniversary episode. While they admit that he did meet with showrunner Steven Moffatt, there was never a contractual agreement that he would be involved so his non-participation really doesn’t affect the proceedings at all. So whatever.
Doesn’t really matter, in my opinion; at least we’ll get to see how things go between Handy and Eleven!
What do y’all think? Would it have made a difference to you if Eccleston had decided to return for the special?
Source: Digital Spy, Blastr
Guillermo del Toro is gearing up for another flick now that Pacific Rim is on its way to theaters, and he’s now diving right into Crimson Peak, which has been described as a “haunted house thriller”.
Del Toro has added Benedict Cumberbatch to his collection of stars for the upcoming film, putting him in the #1 spot as the leading lady dude. We all know who he is by now, I’m sure. He’ll be joining Emma Stone and Charlie Hunnam on-screen.
It’s quite the mysterious film, though; there are aren’t many known details about it, other than that the screenplay written by del Toro and Matthew Robins is being re-written with Lucinda Coxon. Legendary Pictures is producing Crimson Peak, with Universal Pictures hanging out on the sidelines ready to jump in whenever. Filming is planned to start in February 2014.
Source: comingsoon.net, Variety
Lots of dinosaur excitement happening lately, with Jurassic Park 3D‘s release this week and the recent announcement that there will be a Jurassic Park 4. Talk about resurrection, eh?
Jack Horner is the palaeontologist and dinosaur consultant who worked with Steven Spielberg on the original Jurassic Park and is also involved in the upcoming film, working alongside the new director, Colin Trevarrow (Spielberg’s sticking around as the executive producer). In talking with USA Today, he had a few nuggets for all the dinosaur-lovers out there who have waited with baited breath for the past 20 years. Or newbies. Whatever.
He says that there will be “a new, previously extinct” creature in the film and that it’ll scare the pants off you. (Whether that’s a good thing depends on the context, I suppose.)
“I can’t actually tell you who that will be. But you’ll want to keep the lights on after you see this movie.”
Jurassic Park 4 is expected to be released in June 2014 and filming should be starting this summer. The screenplay’s already been written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver.
Check out USA Today for more details and for an interview with Spielberg on the 3D release.
Source: USA Today, Comic Book Movie
The demo for Injustice: Gods Among Us is now available for the XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3, and now we have a trailer as well!
It was developed by NetherRealm Studios and it’s a fighting game based in the DC Universe. Take all your beloved DC characters for a bout through the Batcave or the Fortress of Solitude! Oooh.
Basically, we may be one step closer to answering the age old question: Who would win in a fight, Batman or Superman? Sound off in the comments!
Hit the jump for the trailer!
For those of you who watched the Super Bowl yesterday, either you watched for the sport, the halftime show, or the commercials. Or the booze. Whatever. Anyway, us nerds do tend to get some lovin’ during the Super Bowl.
One of the cool things that came our way this time around is a TV Teaser for Under the Dome, which is entirely conceptual and also marks the launch of their website. Under the Dome will be produced by Steven Spielberg‘s company, Amblin Entertainment, and is based on the novel by Stephen King. We don’t need to tell you that that’s an epic match.
CBS has got the supernatural drama down for 13 episodes, going straight to the series without all the pilot business. Guess this means CBS means business, srs bsns. It’ll premiere on June 24, 2013.
Since all we’ve seen so far are concepts and we haven’t seen any actual footage, it’s hard to say how good this will be, but it’s also hard not to expect epicness from this union.
A few weeks ago, word was out that they’d done the first bit of casting. Expect to see Colin Ford, Natalie Martinez, Britt Robertson, Jolene Purdy, Nicholas Strong and Alex Koch on the small screen.
Hit the jump to watch the teaser.
So, you can actually get yourself a Hobbit house. And while it may not come already in a hole, you can absolutely place it there for the sake of authenticity.
Wooden Wonders is a company based in Maine, and they can build you a custom Hobbit home for anywhere from $5000 to $15000, depending on the size and whether you want some luxurious add-ons like insulation. You can check out their website for even more pictures.
Would you ever get one of these? What would you use it for? Dog house, garden shed, a home for your significant other… Sound off in the comments!
Source: Blastr, Wooden Wonders
This video blog is just epic. We get a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes of filming Game of Thrones in Iceland, and we also get our first look at Mackenzie Crook as Orell. We also get little interview snippets from other cast members including Ciarán Hinds, Rose Leslie, Kit Harington, Kristofer Hivju, David Benioff, and D.B. Weiss.
It’s amazing to see the lengths that good filmmakers will go to in order to get good material; how easy would it have been to just spend the money on effects rather than location? Badass.
Check out the footage below the jump.
James Mangold gave a lengthy interview with Entertainment Weekly, where he talked more about his upcoming film, The Wolverine. During the interview, he shared the reasons behind setting this flick in the period of time after X-Men: The Last Stand (but it’s not a sequel, if that makes sense). He also discusses his use of the source material when adapting this story for the big screen.
It’s quite a lengthy interview that’s worth checking out if you’re interested in the happs in this scene; just head on over to Entertainment Weekly for the whole shebang. We’ll share with you some of the highlights and key takeaways from his conversation with EW that specifically relate to The Wolverine.
How closely do you follow the Claremont/Miller comic book series that inspired this movie? Sampling the vibe and some images?
It’s definitely more. A lot of that story and a lot of beats from that saga are in there — and a lot of characters. Without being religious about it, I think it’s a very admiring adaptation. Obviously when you’re adapting anything you make some changes. But all the characters are there – Yukio, Viper, Mariko, Shingen, and Logan obviously. The whole cast of characters that exist in that world exists in our film.
Hit the jump for more!
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