Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Iron Man 3 Super Bowl Spot
Here is the ad for Iron Man 3 that ran during the Super Bowl along with an extended look that was presented after. The film has a new director in Shane Black and the central villain (Mandarin) is played by Ben Kingsley. Iron Man 3 is slated to release on May 3. Marvel Studios’ ‘Iron Man 3’ pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s ha...
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World War Z Super Bowl Spot
Here is the ad that aired for World War Z during the Super Bowl. The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) who traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. World War Z is slated to release on June 21. ...
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Star Trek Into Darkness Super Bowl Spot
Here is the ad for Star Trek Into Darkness that aired during the Super Bowl. The sequel to the hit 2009 reboot of Star Trek from J.J. Abrams, who is directing again, returns all the key players with Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) playing the role of the villain. Star Trek Into Darkness is slated to release on May 17. In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness. When the crew of the Enterprise...
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Fast & Furious 6 Super Bowl Spot
Here is the ad that aired during the Super Bowl for Fast & Furious 6. The film returns all the main players from Fast Five and focuses on the splintered group coming back together following the events of that film with a chance to earn pardons. Fast & Furious 6 is slated to release May 24. Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian’s (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin’s empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of February 5
Flight In this action-packed mystery thriller, Academy Award winner, Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane? Here Comes The Boom Former collegiate wrestler Scott Voss (Kevin Jame...
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Duncan Jones to Direct Warcraft
News comes today that Duncan Jones, who has directed the well received sci-fi films Source Code and Moon, is now taking over the project based on the fantasy video game World of Warcraft. Going with the title of Warcraft the movie is expected to begin shooting by the end of the year with a targeted release date in 2015. The script has been written by Charles Leavitt (K-PAX, Blood Diamond) and is expected to have a hefty budget of over $100 million. So the gauntlet was thrown down ages ago...
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Another Villain Added to The Amazing Spider-Man 2; Paul Giamatti to Play Rhino
The latest casting news for the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man has Paul Giamatti signing on to play Rhino. The character debuted in the comics in the 60's and is known for his indestructible nature with increased power and speed following an experiment. Giamatti joins Jamie Foxx (Electro) as the primary villains for the film. Dane DeHaan however could be yet another as Harry Osborn - potentially later becoming the Green Goblin. That suggests there is a possible build-up in place to a "S...
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Star Wars 3D Re-Releases Canceled as Focus Shifts to Episode VII
Originally planned for release in September (Episode II: Attack of the Clones) and October (Episode III: Revenge of the Sith) the 3D conversions of Star Wars will no longer be hitting theaters. Disney announced today that they've been scrapped as all of the investment going forward will be put towards Episode VII. Just late last week it was revealed that J.J. Abrams will be directing. Last February LucasFilm re-released Episode I: The Phanton Menace in 3D. It went on to make $43 million d...
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