New Trailer for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Paramount has released a new theatrical trailer for the upcoming fourth entry in the Mission: Impossible series. Acting as a transition from star Tom Cruise to Jeremy Renner, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol follows Ethan Hunt when he and his team have to go rogue in order to clear IMF's name. The film is being directed by Brad Bird in his first live action work and will release on December 21st (and five days earlier in IMAX).
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Scripts for Independence Day Sequels Nearing Completion – Will Smith Not Signed On Yet
A sequel to the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day, which grossed over $800 million worldwide, has been heavily rumored over the years - with the skyrocketing price of both star Will Smith and director Roland Emmerich being the main stumbling block to getting the project rolling. Along with writing partner Dean Devlin, Emmerich has continued to talk about ideas and the possibility of one or possibly even more sequels despite that. Now comes the news that the duo is finishing up the scripts fo...
The Dumb and Dumber Sequel is Finally Going to Happen
The sequel to the 1994's Dumb and Dumber that everyone wanted, and instead in 2003 were given an absolutely terrible prequel, is finally going to materialize. The Farrelly Brothers will be bringing back Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels to reprise their roles nearly 20 years after release of the original. Now that filming on the Farrelly's The Three Stooges has been completed they are able to start to work towards coming projects - with their next one expected to be the sequel to the fan ...
DVD/Blu-ray Releases for Week of October 25th
Four really solid movie options release this week - and nothing of significance TV wise. The summer blockbuster Marvel's Captain America leads the way but the Jurassic Park Trilogy (for the first time on Blu-ray) is going to intrigue many. Attack the Block was able to garner brilliant reviews and audience response but didn't gain much traction in theaters while Winnie the Pooh will hold appeal for families. (more…)...
Trailer for Chronicle
The first trailer for the upcoming thriller Chronicle has arrived. The story centers on three high school students who gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery - soon though their lives begin to spin out of control as their darker sides begin to take over. Chronicle is slated to release on February 3rd 2012.
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Teaser for Piranha 3DD
The teaser trailer for Piranha 3DD debuted recently at the 'Scream Awards'. The sequel to last year's Piranha 3D which got decent reviews and audience response as a guilty pleasure - the story continues with the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas making their way into a newly opened waterpark. Piranha 3DD is slated to release in 2012.
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Rumors Regarding Transformers 4 and 5 Already Swirling
When the stated "trilogy" of Michael Bay's ended with Transformers: Dark of the Moon the widespread assumption was that the franchise would continue, or reboot, with someone else directing. When the film topped the previous two and reached over $1.1 billion worldwide in grosses that became inevitable. The surprising thing now though is the latest word has Bay possibly returning to direct the next two entries in the franchise which would be filmed back-to-back in the same manner that other fr...
DVD/Blu-ray Releases for Week of October 18th
There's a little bit of everything releasing on DVD/Blu-ray this week - headlined by the worldwide smash hit (though less so in the US) with the fourth entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. There is also the raunchy R rated comedy Bad Teacher, Kevin Smith's uniquely distributed horror film Red State, and the kids/teen focused Monte Carlo. The animated Batman: Year One (which is getting some really good reviews) debuts along with classics The Goonies and The Crow getting their firs...