Lionsgate has released a teaser poster for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and it doesn’t hurt the franchise that it’s star, Jennifer Lawrence just received the Best Actress Golden Globe for her role in Silver Linings Playbook. You can expect to see “Golden Globe winner” in most of the upcoming marketing for Catching Fire. There are also some production stills worth taking a look at below.

Katniss and Petra on their celebration tour that goes bad quickly.

Katniss and Fennick getting a little together time before the games begin.

Katniss and Gayle, not sure where in the story this scene is, most likely District Twelve, perhaps before Gayle is punished for trying to sell that turkey to the new Peace Keeper.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amanda Plummer, Lynn Cohen, Patrick St. Esprit, Meta Golding, Bruno Gunn, Alan Ritchson, E. Roger Mitchell, Maria Howell, Stephanie Leigh Schlund, Sam Claflin and Jeffrey Wright. The movie hits theater screens on November 22nd.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour’ of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.

Via: Comingsoon

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You do not screw with the Governator on his day off. The new red band trailer for Kim Jee-woon’s badass action flick, The Last Stand, is out with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville teaming up to stop a madman who is speeding toward the US/Mexican border on the run from the law.

Written by Andrew Knauer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff, this new trailer features a ton of fresh car chases, Arnold scowls, and the beginning of a tense fight seen on a bridge. Who will triumph? Probably Arnold, but I for one can’t wait to see how he, Knoxville, Siff (Thor‘s Jamie Alexander), and Greendale Community College alumnus Luis Guzman take out the trash.

Check out the official synopsis for The Last Stand and the red band trailer (assuming you’re of age, junior) after the jump.

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Lionsgate has released a (slightly) spiffy animated poster for it’s Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire. It was unlocked by HG fans on Facebook. Apparently, if you creep FB long enough, you get an animated logo for a teaser of a teaser of a trailer of a trailer…

OMG guys, it’s a logo, let’s check it out right fucking now!

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Word is that Lionsgate has locked in Francis Lawrence to go straight from directing The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, to directing the series’ two-part finales, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (Release date: November 21, 2014), and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (Release date: November 20, 2015).

It makes a lot of sense both financially and creatively to keep Lawrence in charge and not incur the extra cost of bringing another director up to speed on the project, not to mention maintaining a cohesive vision for the franchise. Imagine the difference if The Dark Knight Rises had been directed by someone other than Christopher Nolan.

So for the next three years Lawrence and crew will be eating, drinking, and breathing The Hunger Games franchise. It’s a pretty big job and there will be a lot of juggling of deadlines and duties to not only finish production on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, but also start production on the first Mockingjay movie. Hopefully by the time it’s time to do it all over again between the two Mockingjay movies, Lawrence and crew will have the process down pat.

Any thoughts on the subject? Let us know in the comments section below.

Via: /Film

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He’s raced cars, fought Necromongers, pacified children, knocked around some guys and now, actor Vin Diesel, will be hunting some witches!

The brawny badlie is in talks with Lionsgate and Summit to star in The Last Witch Hunter. Which, you guess it, is about some guy who kills the remainder of Earth’s witches. Emmett/Furla Films is producing the film with Aperture Entertainment’s Adam Goldworm executive producing and Breck Eisner (The Crazies) directing.

So, yay, another movie revolving around Diesel’s cool-guy poses and one-liners.

Source: The Wrap

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With the U.K. release of Dredd a mere week away (Sep. 7th) and the U.S. 3 weeks (Sep. 21st) the Lionsgate marketing machine is in full swing. We rounded up a new TV spot and a featurette with commentary from Karl Urban and Pete Travis. You can also listen to the entire Dredd soundtrack. What a Dredd-full day! OK, yeah, the joke was pretty dreadful.

First up, is a short clip featuring Karl Urban as Judge Dredd reminding everyone he is the law. It’s not as profound as Sylvester Stallone’s comically slurred “I AM THE LAW” from his 1995 adaption of Dredd, but it serves the character well enough. [Via GeekTyrant]

Next up, is an exclusive Dredd featurette focusing on the character of Judge Dredd. Judge, Jury, Executioner, all that stuff. [CMB]

Oh, and here’s an interview with Karl Urban HeyUGuys!

Lastly, a week ago soundtrack samples were released for the Dredd 3D soundtrack from Limitless composer Paul Leonard-Morgan. But now thanks to the folks over at Digital Spy, you can listen to the full soundtrack for the film HERE.

Well, alright then. That’s it for Dredd stuff today. I for one, am fairly excited about this flick. I love the gritty visual style. And, it looks ultra violent. I think this is the Dredd comic fans deserve.

Here’s the films Synopsis:

The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One- a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called “Judges” who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (Karl Urban) is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge – a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of “Slo-Mo” experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed.

During a routine day on the job, Dredd is assigned to train and evaluate Cassandra Anderson (Olivia Thirlby), a rookie with powerful psychic abilities thanks to a genetic mutation. A heinous crime calls them to a neighborhood where fellow Judges rarely dare to venture- a 200 story vertical slum controlled by prostitute turned drug lord Ma-Ma (Lena Headey) and her ruthless clan. When they capture one of the clan’s inner circle, Ma-Ma overtakes the compound’s control center and wages a dirty, vicious war against the Judges that proves she will stop at nothing to protect her empire. With the body count climbing and no way out, Dredd and Anderson must confront the odds and engage in the relentless battle for their survival.

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Lionsgate has begun the onslaught of Dredd 3D marketing and promotion this week with new clips and this new television spot for the upcoming release. There’s tons more on the way from the look of things. The movie stars Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, and Lena Headey.

This movie looks to be all action and violence in true Judge Dredd style. This NerdBastard is truly hopeful for this version of the Dredd character. After watching everything available on the Internet there hasn’t been one clip of a witty quip, no banter, no Stallone type mugging to the camera. This could just be the Dredd movie fanboys . . . and girls have been waiting for.

The movie will be released in theaters on September 21st. If your there opening night in Atlanta Ga, look around you, this NerdBastard might just be in a seat next to you!

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Lionsgate has found their Brutus (Former Career victor from District 2) and it is non-other than Bruno Gunn. Gunn should look hauntingly familiar to most of you out there. There’s a 99% chance that you’ve seen Bruno Gunn in a movie or television show at one time or another, his IMDB reads like a list of shows you might recommend to friends. Gunn was seen most recently on Sons of Anarchy, but you may have seen him appear in Bad Teacher, The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Oz, or Prison Break.

Gunn is usually cast into the physically meaty roles of guards and imposing police officers, his casting as Brutus makes a lot of sense. Now we just need to see if Gunn can bring that feeling of “coiled violence ready to strike” to the role of Brutus.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be directed by Francis Lawrence, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the second in a trilogy that has sold more than 50 million books in print and digital in the U.S. alone.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire hits theater screens on November 22, 2013.

Do you think Brutus is a good fit for Gunn? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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Great casting news from Lionsgate today. Amanda Plummer has been cast in the role of Wiress in the upcoming sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. You’ll most likely remember her from her role as “Honey Bunny” in the restaurant robbery scene in Pulp Fiction.

Wiress, the District Three Tribute, earned her the nickname “Nuts” from fellow tributes that called the pair (Wiress and Beetee) of District Three Tributes “Nuts and Volts.”Wiress doesn’t communicate traditionally, although her observations and contributions prove invaluable in the 75th Hunger Games Quarter Quell.

Francis Lawrence will be directing The Hunger Games: Catching Fire with Nina Jacobson’s Color Force producing in tandem with Jon Kilik. Lionsgate has set the release date for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on November 22, 2013.

This NerdBastard is looking forward to what Plummer can bring to the role of Wiress, she has always been great at playing the broken character with that tiny core of inner strength.

Let everyone know what you think about this casting news in the comments section below.

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As the faithful descended on the San Diego Convention Center for this years Comic-Con, a select few were treated by Lionsgate Films to an advance screening of Peter Davis‘ Dredd. Kicked off with star Karl Urban asking a packed Reading Cinemas, ”I hope you like your films dark and gritty,” the answer was a course of cheers. “I want to apologize to anyone who’s a fan of lycra and gold codpieces — you’re just going to have to wait for two hours.” Sorry Stallone fans, this is apparently a  markedly different movie.

Writer Alex Garland and director Pete Travis set out to return Judge Dredd to his 2000 A.D. roots and by the sounds of it, they have succeeded. Across the internet, on blogs and twitters, those that were in attendance seem to have nothing but glowing words of praise. Well, most. As Chris Hewitt from Empire points out, the movie is going to contend with comparisons to The Raid, a movie with virtually the exact same plot. Quint from Ain’t It Cool News said “You can say many things about this movie, but tame is not a word you’ll see associated with it,” and “If you’ve ever wanted to see what a bullet going through a dude’s jaw looked like in slow motion, then by God ‘Dredd’s’ the movie for you!” (I do, actually.) Over at Deadline, Luke Y. Thompson applauds the movie, but questions if it’s grim parody of the action genre, borne from the comics, will work with mainstream audiences. As an indirect answer to that, I think The Playlists Todd Gilchrist put it best:

“What Zack Snyder’s ‘Dawn of the Dead’ is to George Romero’s original, Pete Travis’ film is to, no, not Danny Cannon’s 1995 film ‘Judge Dredd,’ but Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Robocop.’ In both cases, gifted visual stylists took fertile, socially-conscious subject matter, pared out the cultural commentary, and left behind an engaging, if empty, cinematic experience.“

Without delving deeper into spoiler filled reviews, I think it is safe to say the movie sounds like the one we’ve been waiting for, and unless you were one of the lucky to catch the advanced screening, both you and I have to wait till the 28th of September. Till then, Lionsgate has posted a red banded clip on the just launched www.judgementiscoming.com that you can check out after the jump.

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