Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Trailer for Free Birds
The first trailer has arrived for the animated comedy Free Birds. Featuring the voices of Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, and Amy Poehler the film centers on two turkeys who travel back in time to change the course of history by getting their species taken off the holiday menu. Free Birds is slated to release on November 1. ...
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Will Smith Unlikely for Independence Day 2
With his film White House Down approaching release director Roland Emmerich has been naturally fielding questions about the two planned sequels to his 1996 blockbuster Independence Day. The topic of whether Will Smith will be on board to star was broached with Emmerich dismissing the possibility. “Will Smith can not come back because he’s too expensive, but he’d also be too much of a marquee name,” said Emmerich. “It would be too much.” Throughout t...
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Sequel to World War Z Going Forward
Paramount is green lighting a sequel to World War Z according to The Hollywood Reporter. Based on the 2006 novel of the same name World War Z was initially planned as the start of a trilogy but dramatic changes to the final third of the film provided a more closed ending. World War Z had some huge troubles during development - which were well publicized leading to some horrifically bad buzz until positive reaction to screenings started to turn the tide - and ended up with a budget that wa...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of June 25
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone After breaking up with his longtime stage partner after a major injury during a failed hotbox trick, a famous but jaded Vegas magician fights for relevance when a new, "hip" street magician appears on the scene. Ultimately, he must turn to his old partner and fight for him to return to reunite the duo. Burt Wonderstone pairs comedy superstars Steve Carell and Jim Carrey together for the first time since Bruce Almighty. The Call In this heart-pounding, e...
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Teaser Trailer for Disney’s Frozen
The first trailer has arrived for the upcoming Disney animated film Frozen. From the creators of Tangled and Wreck it Ralph, the film features the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, and Alan Tudyk. The story centers on two sisters - the older of which accidentally places a curse that has frozen over the kingdom and the younger one who must journey to find her and set things right. Frozen is slated to release on November 27. When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, Anna, a fe...
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Robert Downey Jr. Signs On for Next Two Avengers Films
Marvel has announced they have reached an agreement with Robert Downey Jr. on a two picture deal that will see him return as Iron Man (Tony Stark) but only in The Avengers 2 and The Avengers 3. As things stand now there will be no more Iron Man films. Recent word had been that Downey Jr. was not just holding out for a better deal for himself - and unlikely to head up future Iron Man movies because of the toll they took physically - but to ensure other actors in the Marvel films would be c...
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Trailer for The Lego Movie
The first trailer has arrived for the animated action-comedy The Lego Movie. The film is directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street) and features the voices of Will Arnett, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Nick Offerman, and Chris Pratt. The Lego Movie is slated to release on February 7, 2014. An ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant from gluing ...
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Trailer for Anchorman 2
The first full trailer for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues has arrived. The sequel to the hugely popular 2004 film returns all the main characters. Anchorman 2 is slated to release December 20. With the 70′s behind him, San Diego’s top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns to the news desk in “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” Also back for more are Ron’s co-anchor and wife, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), weather man Brick T...
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