samedi 30 juin 2018

Game of Thrones’ Johannes Haukur Johannesson Joins Bloodshot

Game of Thrones' Johannes Haukur Johannesson Joins Bloodshot

Game of Thrones’ Johannes Haukur Johannesson joins Bloodshot

Sony‘s upcoming adaptation of the Valiant Comics character Bloodshot has expanded its talented cast with the addition of Game of Thrones actor Johannes Haukur Johannesson, according to The Wrap. Though no character details have been released for his role, it has been confirmed that he will play a villain in the film.

Johannesson joins an already star-studded cast that includes Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious series, xXx series) in the title role, Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), Sam Heughan (Outlander), Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver), Michael Sheen (Tron Legacy), Talulah Riley (Westworld) and Alex Hernandez (Unreal).

Created by Kevin Van Hook, Don Perlin and Bob Layton, Bloodshot tells the story of a former soldier killed and brought back to life with technological upgrades, filling his body with billions of nanobots. This allows him to be the perfect soldier by healing from injuries, shapeshift, and even interact with technology.

Bloodshot is scheduled to begin production this July, with a script written by Academy Award nominated writer Eric Heisserer (Arrival, The Thing), and featuring Dave Wilson as director. Wilson worked with Deadpool director Tim Miller at Blur Studios and is best known for directing the cinematics for video games like Bioshock Infinite and Mass Effect 2.

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Kumail Nanjiani and Rafe Spall Join Men in Black Spinoff

Kumail Nanjiani and Rafe Spall Join Men in Black Spinoff

Kumail Nanjiani and Rafe Spall join Men in Black spinoff

Sony‘s upcoming spinoff of its hit sci-fi franchise, Men in Black, has added four new actors to its cast, including Kumail Nanjiani, who The Wrap confirmed would star, and Rafe Spall, who The Hollywood Reporter learned was signed on. Spall and Nanjiani are also joined by street-dancing duo Laurent Nicolas and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois, known as the Les Twins.

Plot details for the new Men in Black movie are scarce, but the film is said to take place in London and centers around a “new combination” of characters and is more of an ensemble film than a duo like the first three movies.

The untitled Men in Black spinoff will not feature Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones, but it will expand on the world of the original trilogy. This will be a different project from the aborted 21 Jump Street franchise mashup, MIB 23, which Jonah Hill admitted previously was “too complicated” in terms of the deals needed. That film remains in development, however.

The new untitled Men in Black film is set to be directed by F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta ComptonThe Fate of the Furious) and is been written by Matt Holloway & Art Marcum (Iron ManTransformers: The Last Knight). Original franchise producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald are back along with executive producer Steven Spielberg.

The original Men in Black, starring the winning combo of Smith and Jones, came out 21 years ago in the summer of 1997, and grossed $589 million worldwide. Its 2002 sequel, Men in Black II, grossed $441 million worldwide and was less enthusiastically received by critics and audiences alike, while the 2012 threequel MIB 3 took the series back on course creatively and earned $642 million worldwide, despite a troubled filming process. Barry Sonnenfeld directed all three original pictures.

Spall most recently starred in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which debuted a week ago and though it earned mixed reviews from critics and audiences, it’s already earned over $800 million globally and $200 million domestically. Nanjiani co-wrote and starred in the acclaimed romantic comedy The Big Sick last year, which became the highest-grossing indie film of 2017 and was nominated for numerous accolades, including the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

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Ant-Man and The Wasp Hot Toys Fly Onto the Web

Ant-Man and The Wasp Hot Toys Fly Onto the Web

Ant-Man and The Wasp Hot Toys fly onto the web

Real heroes. Not actual size. In a week’s time, the highly anticipated Marvel Studios blockbuster Ant-Man and The Wasp is about to hit the big screen! In anticipation of the opening of this new sequel, Hot Toys is presenting the 1/6th scale Ant-Man Collectible Figure as well as The Wasp in 1/6th scale! Check out the Ant-Man and The Wasp Hot Toys in the gallery below, and check out the movie on July 6!

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In this upcoming sequel, Wasp -a newly debuted character with the special ability to fly at great speeds- is teaming up with Ant-Man for an urgent new mission from Dr. Hank Pym! Whether big or small, Wasp’s strength grows to superhuman levels when she uses her powers. Making a grand entrance in Ant-Man and The Wasp, Hot Toys is delighted to present to you today the Wasp in 1/6th scale Collectible Figure!

Beautifully crafted based on the appearance of Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne in the movie, the Wasp figure includes two interchangeable heads featuring a newly developed head sculpt with detailed pony tail and a completely new helmeted head sculpt with LED light-up function that bears a high resemblance of a closed helmet showing part of Wasp’s face, two pairs of interchangeable Wasp’s wings including a pair of stand by wings and a pair of articulated wings for varies flying poses, a striking brand new Wasp suit, a Wasp miniature figure, two disc equipment, an opened helmet accessory attachable to the back of figure, and a specially designed dynamic figure stand with character backdrop.

Complete your Ant-Man and The Wasp collection with the new partner of Ant-Man who got buzzing wings on her back!

Hot Toys – MMS498 – Ant-Man and the Wasp – 1/6th scale The Wasp Collectible Figure

~ Movie Masterpiece Series ~

The 1/6th scale The Wasp Collectible Figure specially features:

–   Authentic and detailed likeness of Wasp in Ant-Man

–   One (1) newly developed head sculpt with authentic likeness of
Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne

–   One (1) newly developed helmeted head sculpt with LED light-up function
(battery operated)

–   Movie-accurate facial expression with skin texture and make-up

–   Newly developed body with over 28 points of articulations

–   Approximately 29 cm tall

–   Two (2) pairs of interchangeable Wasp’ wings including:

–   One (1) pair of articulated wings

–   One (1) pair of stand by wings

–   Seven (7) pieces of interchangeable gloved hands including:

–   One (1) pair of fists

–   One (1) pair of relaxed hands

–   One (1) pair of gesturing hands

–   One (1) left hand for holding disc equipment

–   Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted

Costume:

–   One (1) metallic dark blue and brass-colored Wasp suit with embossed
patterns, red-colored trims, and weathering effects

–   One (1) pair of dark blue-colored boots

Accessories:

–   One (1) attachable opened helmet accessory

–   One (1) miniature Wasp with stand (Approximately 2.9cm tall)

–   Two (2) disc equipment

–   Specially-designed dynamic figure stand with movie logo, character
nameplate and a character backdrop

Being a super hero and a full-time father, Scott is struggling to balance both sides in his daily life yet confronted by Dr. Hank Pym and Hope van Dyne with an urgent new mission. This time he has to put on the Ant-Man suit which allows him to grow or shrink and learn to fight alongside with The Wasp as team works together to uncover secrets from their hidden past.

The movie-accurate collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man in the movie. It includes two interchangeable heads featuring a newly developed head sculpt with stunning likeness and a newly developed interchangeable helmeted head sculpt with LED light-up function that bears a high resemblance of a closed helmet showing part of Ant-Man’s face, a skillfully tailored Ant-Man suit to enhance articulations, a standing Ant-Man miniature figure, a shrunken lab, two disc equipment, an opened helmet accessory attachable to the back of figure, a specially designed figure stand with character backdrop.

Don’t pass up on this excellent opportunity to pick up the smallest hero to show off your Marvel Cinematic Universe collection!

Hot Toys – MMS497 – Ant-Man and the Wasp – 1/6th scale Ant-Man Collectible Figure

The 1/6th scale Ant-Man Collectible Figure specially features:

–   Authentic and detailed likeness of Ant-Man in Ant-Man

–   One (1) newly developed head sculpt with authentic likeness of Paul Rudd
as Scott Lang

–   One (1) newly developed helmeted head sculpt with LED light-up function
(battery operated)

–   Movie-accurate facial expression with detailed wrinkles, and skin
texture

–   Body with over 30 points of articulations

–   Approximately 30 cm tall

–   Six (6) pieces of interchangeable gloved hands including:

–   One (1) pair of fists

–   One (1) pair of open hands

–   One (1) left hand for holding disc equipment

–   One (1) gesturing right hand

–   Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted

Costume:

–   One (1) metallic red and black-colored Ant-Man suit with embossed
patterns, silver colored trims, and weathering effects

–   One (1) silver-colored Ant-Man particle belt

–   One (1) pair of black-colored boots

Accessories:

–   One (1) miniature Ant-Man (Approximately 2.7cm tall)

–   One (1) shrunken lab

–   One (1) attachable opened helmet accessory

–   Two (2) disc equipment

–   Specially-designed figure stand with movie logo, character nameplate and
a character backdrop

Artists:

–   3D Designed by Jong Hyuk Park

–   Head Sculpted by Kojun

–   Head Painted by JC. Hong

–   Head Art Directed by JC. Hong

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vendredi 29 juin 2018

Jim Carrey to Play Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog Movie!

Jim Carrey to Play Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog Movie!

Jim Carrey to play Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog movie!

Deadline is reporting that the Sonic the Hedgehog movie has found its villain with the addition of comedian Jim Carrey who will play Robotnik in the film. Carrey joins a cast for the live-action/animation hybid that includes Ride Along‘s Tika Sumpter and Westworld‘s James Marsden.

Also known as Dr. Eggman, Robotnik has been the primary antagonist of the Sonic franchise for decades, making his debut appearance in the first game in the series.

Sonic the Hedgehog will take its cues from the popular games, focusing on Sonic’s attempts to battle the evil Doctor Robotnik who is on a quest to assemble the Chaos emeralds. This mark the first time that the Sonic games have been adapted for the big screen, but the character has previously appeared in both Wreck-It Ralph and this year’s Ready Player One.

Neal H. Moritz from Original Film Inc. (Fast and Furious series) will produce the adaptation which has Jeff Fowler (Blur Studio, Academy Award nominee for 2005 Best Animated Short Film Gopher Broke) set to direct and Deadpool‘s Tim Miller executive producing. Sonic the Hedgehog film will open in theaters on November 15, 2019

Sonic the Hedgehog was first seen in 1991 on the SEGA Genesis. Since then, the character was inducted into the “World Video Game Hall of Fame” in 2016 at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. Most recently, the popular franchise has seen two new hit releases in 2017, Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces (PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC). Total sales of the series including both packaged and digital downloads count over 360 million units.

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The Raid’s Iko Uwais Joins Netflix Series Wu Assassins

The Raid's Iko Uwais Joins Netflix Series Wu Assassins

The Raid’s Iko Uwais joins Netflix series Wu Assassins

Netflix has announced that Iko Uwais (star of The Raid: Redemption and The Raid 2) has signed on to star in their upcoming action-crime-drama Wu Assassins. Uwais will play the role of Kai Jin, an aspiring chef who becomes the latest and last Wu Assassin, chosen to round up the powers of an ancient triad and restore balance once again.

RELATED: Netflix Set To Adapt Midnight’s Children Into Series

He will also serve as producer and lead martial arts choreographer and stunt coordinator for the series. A 10 episode order has been given to Wu Assassins.

Nomadic Pictures Entertainment is producing hte series which has John Wirth (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; Falling Skies) set as writer and executive producer.Stephen Fung will direct the first two episodes with additional directors to be announced.

Chad Oakes (Fargo; Hell on Wheels; Mike Frislev (Fargo, Hell on Wheels), and Tony Krantz of Flame Ventures (24) will also EP.

Uwais, whose other credits include the upcoming Mile 22 and 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens joins a cast that includes  Byron Mann (Altered Carbon) as Uncle Six. More casting for the series will be announced later.

What do you think of the Wu Assassin‘s announcement? Sound off in the comments below!

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Better Call Saul Season 4 Photos and Poster Released

Better Call Saul Season 4 Photos and Poster Released

Better Call Saul season 4 photos and poster released

AMC has released a ton of new photos from the upcoming fourth season of Better Call Saul along with the official poster for the new episodes! Check out the Better Call Saul season 4 photos in the gallery below!

In Better Call Saul’s fourth season, Chuck’s death catalyzes Jimmy McGill’s (Bob Odenkirk) transformation into Saul Goodman. In the wake of his loss, Jimmy takes steps into the criminal world that will put his future as a lawyer – and his relationship with Kim (Rhea Seehorn) – in jeopardy. Chuck’s (Michael McKean) death deeply affects former colleagues Howard (Patrick Fabian) and Kim as well, putting the two of them once again on opposite sides of a battle sparked by the Brothers McGill.

Meanwhile, Mike Ehrmantraut takes a more active role as Madrigal Electromotive’s newest (and most thorough) security consultant. It’s a volatile time to be in Gus Fring’s employ, as Hector’s collapse sends shock waves throughout the Albuquerque underworld and throws the cartel into chaos — tearing apart both Gus and Nacho’s well-laid plans. While Gus changes course, Nacho finds himself in the crosshairs of deadly forces.

The critically acclaimed drama is executive produced by Peter Gould, Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, Thomas Schnauz and Gennifer Hutchison. The series recently garnered a 2018 Peabody Award, and, over three seasons, has earned 23 Emmy Award nominations, three Golden Globe Award nominations, two Writers Guild Awards, three Critics’ Choice Awards, a Television Critics Association Award and two AFI Awards for “TV Programs of the Year,” among many other Guild nominations. Created by Gilligan and Gould, the series stars Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando and Giancarlo Esposito.

Better Call Saul premieres with all-new episodes on August 6.

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Legendary Acquires Film Rights to Animosity Comic Series

Legendary Acquires Film Rights to Animosity Comic Series

Legendary acquires film rights to Animosity comic series

The worldwide film rights to the critically acclaimed comic book series Animosity has been acquired by Legendary. Published by Aftershock, the Animosity comics are written by Marguerite Bennett and illustrated by Rafael de Latorre.

In Animosity, one day the world is plunged into chaos when animals suddenly wake up. They start thinking. They start talking. They start taking revenge. In the midst of the turmoil is Jesse, an 11-year-old girl, and her devoted dog, Sandor. One year after the incident, Jesse and Sandor begin a cross-country journey from New York to San Francisco, to find the only person who might be able to protect and save them.

Jon Silk is overseeing the project for Legendary with Lee Kramer and Jon Kramer producing for AfterShock Media.

Comic book writer Marguerite Bennett is one of AfterShock’s original creators and previously worked for DC Comics, Marvel, BOOM! Studios, Dynamite, and IDW. Some of her projects include INSEXTS, Batman, Batwoman, Bombshells, A-Force, Angela: Asgard’s Assassin and FOX’s Sleepy Hollow. Over a million copies of her work has been published so far in the last three years.

Legendary’s recent productions include the upcoming action movie Skyscraper starring Dwayne Johnson, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom which is currently in theaters, as well as the Hulu series The Looming Tower and Netflix’s Lost in Space.

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A Serial Killer is on the Loose in the Summer of ’84 Trailer

A Serial Killer is on the Loose in the Summer of '84 Trailer

A serial killer is on the loose in the Summer of ’84 trailer

Gunpowder & Sky have released the official trailer for their horror thriller Summer of ’84, helming from RKSS, the directors of the cult Netflix hit Turbo Kid. Check out the trailer now in the player below, as well as the poster and photos in the gallery!

Every serial killer is somebody’s neighbor. For 15-year-old Davey, the thought of having a serial killer in his suburban town is a scary yet exciting prospect at the start of a lazy summer. In hormonal overdrive, Davey and his friends dream of sexual conquests until the news reports of the Cape May killer. Davey convinces his friends that they must investigate, and they uncover that his next-door neighbor, an unassuming, single police officer, could be the prime suspect. Could Davey possibly be right, or is it his overactive imagination?

Summer of ’84 stars Graham Verchere (FargoThe Good Doctor), Judah Lewis (DemolitionThe Babysitter), Cory Gruter-Andrew (The 100), Caleb Emery (GoosebumpsAmerican Vandal), and Rich Sommer (Mad Men). It’s written by Matt Leslie and Stephen J. Smith, having previously been selected for the 2016 Blood List, a list of the best screenplays in the ‘dark’ genres — horror, thriller, dark comedy and science fiction — as voted on by industry professionals. The film is directed by Anouk Whissell, Francois Simard and Yoann-Karl Whissel, aka RKSS.

The movie hits theaters on August 10, 2018, and will arrive On Demand and on Digital HD on August 24, 2018.

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Drew Goddard Talks Bad Times at the El Royale… On a Yacht

Drew Goddard Talks Bad Times at the El Royale... On a Yacht

Drew Goddard talks Bad Times at the El Royale… on a yacht

20th Century Fox invited ComingSoon.net to attend an early junket in scenic Lake Tahoe for their upcoming Bad Times at the El Royale! There we got to see 15 minutes of footage from the film and conduct an interview on the deck of a yacht with writer, director and producer (and Oscar-nominee) Drew Goddard (The Martian, Netflix’s Daredevil, forthcoming X-Force), which you check out in the player below!

In terms of the footage, we saw one full extended scene focused on Laramie Seymour Sullivan (Jon Hamm) as he enters his room at the El Royale hotel in 1969. He enters his room then opens his suitcase to reveal a vacuum cleaner… but that’s just a decoy. Underneath the fake vacuum is another suitcase containing tools and equipment. Sullivan begins systematically finding and clipping dozens of surveillance wiretaps in hidden nooks all around the room, including two in the phone he uses to call his young child. He then moves to the front desk, where the clerk is passed out after shooting up heroin. Sullivan uses a key to enter a dark basement passage which leads to a hallway with two-way mirrors where he observes others in their rooms. Some of the rooms feature Jeff Bridges as a man taking out the floorboards to hide something, Dakota Johnson tying a young passed out girl (Cailee Spaeny) to a chair, and Cynthia Erivo singinga haunting rendition of The Isley Brothers’ “This Old Heart of Mine.” The song permeates as Sullivan observes the different rooms, and removes film from a movie camera used to record the guests. By the end of the song Bridges is seated in his room, mesmerized. Sullivan heads out of the hotel to a telephone booth in the parking lot where he places a call to J. Edgar Hoover!

Bad Times at the El Royale is said to take place in the 1960s at a rundown hotel, centering on a cast of characters whose own shady agendas will violently collide: “Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption… before everything goes to hell.”

Alongside Chris Hemsworth (Avengers: Infinity WarThor: Ragnarok), the film stars Jon Hamm (Mad MenTag), Jeff Bridges (The Big LebowskiKingsman: The Golden Circle), Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades series), Cynthia Erivo (Widows), Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) and Cailee Spaeny (Pacific Rim Uprising).

Bad Times at the El Royale serves as a reunion between Hemsworth and Goddard, who previously collaborated on the 2012 horror movie The Cabin in the Woods.

Bad Times at the El Royale is set to hit theaters on October 12, 2018.

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Stone, Streep, Gerwig, Ronan, Chalamet in Talks for Little Women Feature

Stone, Streep, Gerwig, Ronan, Chalamet in Talks for Little Women Feature

Streep, Stone, Ronan & Chalamet in talks for Little Women feature

Meryl Streep (The Post, The Iron Lady), Emma Stone (La La Land, Birdman), Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird, Brooklyn), Timothee Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name, Beautiful Boy), and Florence Pugh (The Falling, Marcella) are in talks to join Academy Award-nominated director Greta Gerwig’s (Lady Bird) new project, Little Women, Variety has confirmed. Sony’s Columbia Pictures is developing the feature film adaptation.

Based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, the story follows the March sisters in post-Civil War America. The book has been adapted numerous times, including the recent BBC miniseries starring Maya Hawke, Kathryn Newton, Dylan Baker and Willa Fitzgerald.

Jo March would be played by Ronan, with Stone starring as Meg March, Streep playing Marmee March, Chalamet portraying Laurie Laurence, and Amy March being played by Pugh. The studio will be testing actresses for the role of Beth opposite Stone.

Streep’s recent credits include season two of HBO’s Big Little Lies, which is currently filming, and the upcoming Mary Poppins Returns and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Stone recently completed The Favourite and is currently in pre-production on The Croods 2. Ronan’s latest project, Mary Queen of Scots, recently wrapped filming, with Chalamet currently filming Netflix’s The King after completing production on the drama Beautiful Boy opposite Steve Carell. Florence Pugh just wrapped filming on Outlaw King and is currently filming The Little Drummer Girl miniseries.

Little Women comes has Amy Pascal serving as producer with Andrea Giannetti is set to oversee production on the feature for Columbia Pictures.

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Sara Vickers Join Watchmen Cast

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Sara Vickers Join Watchmen Cast

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Sara Vickers join Watchmen cast

Variety reports that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman, The Get Down, The Handmaid’s Tale) and Sara Vickers (Endeavour, The Alienist, The Crown) have joined the Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen pilot for HBO. The announcement comes after yesterday’s news that Sleepy Hollow’s Tom Mison had also joined the cast.

Originally published as a 12-issue miniseries beginning in 1986, Watchmen quickly become one of sequential art’s most acclaimed stories. The original story centers on a murder-mystery before unfolding into a planet-altering conspiracy that ultimately asks where the fine line is drawn between heroes and villains.

In a letter to fans, Lindelof made it clear that the Watchmen series won’t be an adaptation of the comics, but an original story with new faces and unknown characters introduced into the universe that he intends to remix.

The pilot is already made up of an ensemble cast that includes Jeremy Irons (Justice League), Regina King (The Leftovers), Don Johnson (Django Unchained), Louis Gossett Jr. (Hap and Leonard), Tim Blake Nelson (Colossal), Adelaide Clemens (Rectify), Andrew Howard (Bates Motel), Frances Fisher (Masters of Sex), Jacob Ming-Trent (White Famous), and Tom Mison.

Since the film’s release, DC Comics released an extensive “Before Watchmen” comic line, telling stories from the pasts of the central characters. More recently, DC Comics has made efforts to integrate Watchmen into the broader DC Multiverse with their Doomsday Clock series.

Lindelof serves as creator, writer, showrunner, and executive producer on the Watchmen series, with Tom Spezialy also executive producing. Nicole Kassell will executive produce and direct the pilot.

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Ant-Man and The Wasp Review

Rating:

6 out of 10

Cast:

Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne / The Wasp
Michael Douglas as Hank Pym
Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost
Michael Peña as Luis
Randall Park as Jimmy Woo
Laurence Fishburne as Bill Foster
Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch
Tip “T.I.” Harris as Dave
David Dastmalchian as Kurt
Judy Greer as Maggie
Bobby Cannavale as Paxton
Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne

Directed by Peyton Reed

Ant-Man and The Wasp Review:

Breezy, funny and frequently pointless Ant-Man and The Wasp is either a superhero comedy with action bits or an action film with comedy bits and no one seems sure which one it is. Authorial indecision fills every minute of the follow-up to 2015’s Ant-Man keeping the various entertaining pieces from ever gelling together into a complete whole. There’s a lot to like about the newest Marvel film – most of it circling around Ant-Man (Rudd) and Wasp (Lilly) themselves – but it takes a lot of work to dig it out from under two villains, four concurrent plots and a ton of ant puns.

Roughly two years after the events of Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man and The Wasp picks up on what Scott Lang has been doing since then … namely playing drums and building elaborate mazes for his daughter to play in. Meanwhile former Ant-Man Hank Pym (Douglas) and daughter Hope have been on the run from the law while searching for the long lost Janet Van Dyne (Pfeiffer). Just as it looks like their quest is at an end a mysterious saboteur (John-Kamen) shows up looking for Janet herself. The only chance of beating her to the punch is if Scott and Hope can patch up their differences and turn themselves into a real team.

Also there’s a black market weapons dealer who wants Hank’s technology, Scott’s need to stay ahead of the government agents who want to arrest him for becoming Ant-Man again, Luis’ (Peña) upcoming presentation for a big client he and Scott need to land to keep their new business running plus a few more things. There is a lot going on in Ant-Man and The Wasp and most of it does not mesh together very well no matter how hard director Peyton Reed (and his five writers) try.

One big question the notably troubled production of the first Ant-Man raised was how much of the finished film was the vision of original director Edgar Wright and how much came from replacement Reed. With Reed returning for the sequel we start to get a lot more of an idea and it’s a mixed bag at best. On the one hand many of the individual bits – be they action or comedy – are excellent in and of themselves. He takes full advantage of Rudd and Peña’s skill with comedy, especially Rudd’s skill with self-deprecation. The filmmakers have also spent a lot of time thinking of more size changing gags and integrating them into the action sequences. When Ant-Man and The Wasp actually do get a chance to fight together it’s truly thrilling. Unfortunately it also highlights how out of balance much of the film is. It’s not so much that no one has any idea what exactly to do for Scott’s next act (the thunder of the Giant Man reveal having been stolen, albeit with great effect, by Civil War) as they have too many. Rather than winnow them down to a single focused narrative Reed has decided to use them all.

He seems to love nothing so much as to let Scott embarrass himself (actually, he just seems to like this kind of humor in general, and uses it liberally). It really is funny in and of itself (especially when combined with size malfunctions on Scott’s suit) but it’s the kind of joke that requires time to work, everyone has to stop while Scott squirms. In a pure comedy that’s fine, in an action film it stops momentum cold and it’s unclear if the reward is worth the cost. It also takes time away from the necessary storytelling needed to connect the bones of the film together leaving new characters underdeveloped and exposition rushed. New villainess Ghost, who has the potential to be new and interesting with a personal story that has nothing to do with destroying the world or the like, is left to get all of her backstory out in one terrible monologue which carries no emotional weight or connection for the audience, and she’s one of the lucky ones.

It also has a lot of the issues sequels always have, with elements carried over for no reason other than the appeared in the previous film, such as Luis’ various shaggy dog stories and the ex-cons they work with. It also reboots Scott and Hope’s relationship back to the status quo of the first film rather than think of a new way to develop it. Every so often all of these elements come together into something truly fun, but then they fly apart again leaving you wondering how much better this all would be if a few bits were lopped off it. If any word sums up Ant-Man and The Wasp it’s the one you never want to hear about a sequel: extraneous.

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The Star Wars News Roundup for June 29, 2018

The Star Wars News Roundup for June 29, 2018

Star Wars news for the week of June 29, 2018

The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of June 8, 2018 in one location. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars fan on everything from the latest Star Wars developments to the latest toys. And maybe you’ll even share with them something that they might have missed.

Let’s get to it!


Solo: A Star Wars Story News and Rumors


Standalone News and Rumors


Episode IX News and Rumors


Television News and Rumors


Around the Web


Books


Comics


Video Games


Attractions


Collecting


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Father of the Year Trailer: David Spade Stars in Netflix Original

Father of the Year Trailer: David Spade Stars in Netflix Original

Father of the Year trailer: David Spade stars in Netflix original

Netflix has released a brand new trailer from their upcoming comedy, Father of the Year, a new original film starring David Spade. Check out the Father of the Year trailer in the gallery below along with the official poster and first photos!

RELATED: Netflix July 2018 Movie and TV Titles Announced

When a drunken debate between two recent college graduates about whose father would win in a fight is taken seriously by their idiot dads, jobs are lost, relationships ruined, futures destroyed, and best friends come of age as they come to grips with who their fathers really are.

The film stars Spade (The Do-Over), Nat Faxon (Tammy), Joey Bragg (Liv and Maddie), Matt Shively (The Real O’Neals), and Bridgit Mendler (Nashville). Spade is no stranger to working with Netflix having previously appeared in the original movies Sandy Wexler and The Ridiculous 6, plus the TV series Love and Lady Dynamite.

RELATED: Production Begins on Netflix’s Murder Mystery

Father of the Year hits Netflix on July 20. It marks the fifth original film as part of the streaming service’s collaboration with Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison production company.

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Amazon Orders 3 YA Pilots Including College, Panic, and The Wilds

Amazon Orders 3 YA Pilots Including College, Panic, and The Wilds

Amazon orders 3 YA pilot series including College, Panic, and The Wilds

The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Amazon has ordered three YA (Young Adult) drama pilots as part of their effort to expand their YA selection. Jennifer Salke, the new head of Amazon Studios, had previously stated that the YA genre was one of her top priorities when she took on her new role. Now she has approved the pilot order of CollegePanic, and The Wilds. You can read more information about the three YA series below.

Created by Marja-Lewis Ryan, College digs beyond the headlines that make college campuses ripe for drama and steps inside the shoes of six roommates as they hook up, mess up and grow up on their own terms. Producers Channing Tatum and Jill Soloway (Transparent) bring style and relevance to this unabashed peek into the lives of the next generation.

College is a joint production between Free Association and Topple Productions, with Tatum (6 Balloons), Soloway, Reid Carolin (6 Balloons), Andrea Sperling (Transparent) and Peter Kiernan (6 Balloons) as executive producers. The project falls under Soloway’s overall deal with Amazon Studios and comes as the showrunner is mulling the future of Transparent without fired star Jeffrey Tambor.

Based on Lauren Oliver’s New York Times best-selling novel, Panic brings viewers to a forgotten rural town where every year the graduating seniors risk their lives in an illegal, high-stakes game to win life-changing money — and a chance to escape. Anonymous judges force the players through a series of challenges that will compel them to confront their deepest fears and upend their ideas of who they are, who to trust and who they might become. This year, 47 players will compete for the biggest pot ever. All of them will be changed. Only one will win.

Panic is written and created by Oliver, executive produced by Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum of Roth Kirschenbaum Films (Maleficent 2) with Alyssa Altman serving as co-executive producer. Oliver will also be executive producing and Lynley Bird co-executive producing both for Glasstown Entertainment, and Elle Triedman (Siren, Revenge) also executive producing.

The Wilds follows a group of teenage girls from radically different backgrounds find themselves stranded on a remote island, unaware that they have just become the subjects of an elaborate social experiment. Part survival drama, part dystopic slumber party, The Wilds explores the past and present struggles of these young women, offering a vivid portrayal of what it means to grow up female in our time — whether you are lost in the wilderness or not.

The Wilds is a co-production with ABC Signature and is written and executive produced by Sarah Streicher and executive produced by Jamie Tarses’ Fanfare and Dylan Clark Productions.

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Fahrenheit 11/9 Release Date Revealed by Michael Moore

Fahrenheit 11/9 Release Date Revealed by Michael Moore

Fahrenheit 11/9 release date revealed by Michael Moore

Michael Moore has announced on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert the release date for his upcoming hot button documentary Fahrenheit 11/9, which focuses on the 2016 United States presidential election and the subsequent presidency of Donald Trump. The Fahrenheit 11/9 release date is September 21, which corresponds with the release of the Jack Black horror/fantasy The House with a Clock in Its Walls, the Oscar Isaac drama Life Itself, the indie crime thriller Assassination Nation and and the Keira Knightley biopic Colette.

Given that Moore’s 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 grossed over $222 million dollars, a release date in the height of election season with no major franchise tentpoles could give the film a major shot at finding a wide audience. Check out the video from the Colbert interview below, which includes a short clip from the movie featuring Moore at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club.

Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 11/9 is a provocative and comedic look at the times in which we live. It will explore the two most important questions of the Trump Era: How the f**k did we get here, and how the f**k do we get out? It’s the film to see before it’s too late.

Moore, an Academy Award-winning director, is helming the film. The “11/9” in the title refers to the day Donald Trump was declared President of the United States, at 2:29AM in the morning of November 9th, 2016. But months before that infamous night, Moore had already begun ruminating on what could be done to stop the, according to him, “carnage Trump would inflict while president.” In June of 2016, Michael Moore famously and publicly predicted that Trump would indeed win the White House in November by winning the states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Trump won the presidency by just 77,000 combined votes from those three states.

Fahrenheit ‪11/9 will be presented with the mix of outrage and mischievous humor that has made Moore the most successful documentary filmmaker in the world. To make the Trump documentary, Moore has reunited with his acclaimed team from Fahrenheit ‪9/11 — Oscar-nominated documentary directors/producers Meghan O’Hara, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal.

Filming on Moore’s new Trump documentary has been done under a strict cloak of secrecy. “No matter what you throw at him, it hasn’t worked,” says Moore. “No matter what is revealed, he remains standing. Facts, reality, brains cannot defeat him. Even when he commits a self-inflicted wound, he gets up the next morning and keeps going and tweeting… That all ends with this movie.”

How do you feel about a Michael Moore-helmed Donald Trump documentary? Will you check out Fahrenheit 11/9 in theaters? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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FOX Sets Premiere Date for The Gifted Season 2

FOX Sets Premiere Date for The Gifted Season 2

FOX sets premiere date for The Gifted season 2

Your favorite underground mutant group is coming back this fall. FOX has set the fall premiere date for The Gifted season 2, bringing back the X-Men spin-off series on Tuesday, September 25. Along with the premiere date, FOX has released some new psychedelic character posters which you can check out below! Season two has already seen some new additions and is expected to have a trailer shown during their panel at San Diego Comic-Con.

Details for the second season of the popular X-Men show have been shrouded in secrecy but what is for certain is the Mutant Underground is divided and everyone must deal with the aftermath of the season finale. New characters have been added and even creator/showrunner Matt Nix has also hinted at the Morlocks appearing in the show.

Produced in association with Marvel Television, and set in the “X-Men” universe, family adventure series The Gifted tells the emotional story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their teenage children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family seeks help from an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.

Stephen Moyer leads the cast of The Gifted as Reed Strucker and is joined by Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker, Sean Teale as Eclipse/Marcos Diaz, Jamie Chung as Blink/Clarice Fong aka Clarice Ferguson, Coby Bell as Jace Turner, Emma Dumont as Polaris/Lorna Dane, Blair Redford as Thunderbird/John Proudstar, Natalie Alyn Lind as Lauren Strucker, and Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker.

The Gifted is produced by 20th Century Fox Television in association with Marvel Television. Matt Nix (Burn Notice), Bryan Singer (the X-Men franchise), Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men: ApocalypseX-Men: Days of Future Past), Simon Kinberg (X-Men: ApocalypseX-Men: Days of Future Past) and Marvel’s Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory serve as executive producers.

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The First Glass Poster Brings Unbreakable and Split Together!

The First Glass Poster Brings Unbreakable and Split Together!

The first Glass poster brings Unbreakable and Split together!

Ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, where the teaser trailer for the film is expected to debut, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has revealed the first teaser poster for Glass, his upcoming sequel to both Unbreakable and Split. Check out the full image in the gallery below!

RELATED: First Glass Plot Details Confirmed!

Returning for Glass are cast members Bruce Willis as David Dunn, Samuel L. Jackson asElijah Price, aka Mr. Glass, and James McAvoy as Kevin Wendell Crumb, aka The Horde. They’re joined by Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story series) as a psychiatrist who specializes in “individuals who believe they are superheroes” and who is treating the trio at a mental hospital.

Also starring in the film is Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke, the only captive to survive an encounter with The Beast, who reprises her role from Split. Plus Unbreakable’s Spencer Treat Clark and Charlayne Woodard, who reprise their roles as Dunn’s son and Price’s mother.

This riveting culmination of his worldwide blockbusters will be produced by Shyamalan and Blumhouse Production’s Jason Blum, who also produced the writer/director’s previous two films for Universal. They produce again with Ashwin Rajan and Marc Bienstock, and Steven Schneider, who will executive produce.

A Blinding Edge Pictures and Blumhouse production, Glass will be released by Universal Pictures in North America on January 18, 2019, and by Buena Vista International abroad.

Glass (2019)

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