“Iron Man 3” Gets A Badge Of Approval

With production for Iron Man 3 set to begin within the month, casting for the last few major roles in the movie, including what appears to be another villain, are being wrapped up.
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The period crime drama Lawless has gotten its first batch of character posters. The seven posters pictured above feature the main cast members: Tom Hardy, Shia Labeouf, Gary Oldman, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Mia Wasikowski and Jason Clarke.
This will be one of two period crime dramas released this year along with Ruben Fleischer’s Gangster Squad, though it is possible to see Gangster Squad moved into early 2013 should the marketing team find it difficult to separate itself from Lawless.
Lawless is set to open first on August 31st.
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Official “Avengers” Cinematic Timeline
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Marvel unveiled its official timeline of events for its Avengers-related films. It models the timeline after Christianity’s calendar replacing Jesus at the center with Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man. Where as Christian calendars are broken up into B.C and A.D (Before Christ and Anno Domini) this Avengers timeline is broken up into BIM and AIM (Before Iron Man and After Iron Man).
The timeline chronicles all of the events depicted in the six films from starting with the Jotunehim invasion of Midgard/Earth all the way up to when Avengers assemble.
Of note is the exclusion of Aang Lee’s Hulk clarifying for fans whether or not Louis Letterier’s The Incredible Hulk was a direct sequel or not.
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“The Possession” (2012) Debut Trailer
The first trailer for the upcoming horror film The Possession is out.
Now don’t go thinking that this is just another exorcism film, because for once the film isn’t using any Catholic mythos in its story. Instead, the film centers around a young girl who acquires a mysterious box at a yard sale that contains an evil spirit. Separating this from the past exorcism/possession type films like The Last Exorcism, The Devil Inside and The Rite, this film takes a look at the darker side of Jewish folkore.
The Possession hits theaters August 31st.
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DJ Flula Interviews Cast Of “The Dictator”
Screen Junkies posted this video of someone named DJ Flula interviewing the cast of The Dictator, so to get you primed for the film (or my review of it) this weekend, watch this hapless young man get decimated by the cast of the film.
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With production for Iron Man 3 set to begin within the month, casting for the last few major roles in the movie, including what appears to be another villain, are being wrapped up.
Continue Reading →“Maniac” (2012) Cannes Film Festival Teaser Trailer (NSFW)
Here is the teaser trailer for the upcoming remake of the 1980 horror film of the same name.
Starring Elijah Wood, the film centers around a psychotic mannequin shop owner with a history of child abuse who gets back at his mother by killing women and scalping their heads.
The film is making its rounds at the Cannes Film Festival and should it be picked up for distribution in the states, it should hit theatres later this fall.
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Dimension Films has released a press statement for the film that confirms a couple of details.
Hit the break to find out when it’s going to be released!
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“Skyfall” Teaser Poster Revealed
The first poster for the 23rd Bond film, Skyfall, has hit the net. In this third go around for Daniel Craig as the famed spy, his loyalties as agent 007 are tested when events from M’s past come back to haunt her as MI6 comes under assault. Bond must track down and eliminate the threat no matter the personal cost to himself.
Skyfall is being directed by Sam Mendes and also stars Demian Bichir, Berenice Marlohe, Naomie Harris & Ola Rapace. It hits theatres November 9th.
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First Images Of Liam Neeson In “Taken 2”
Back in early 2009 a surprise hit by the name of Taken starring all around bad ass Liam Neeson was released. Jump three years later and we have the first images for the 2012 follow-up to the surprise hit.
Liam Neeson is back for the sequel which sees him and his “set of skills” being tested once again, as both he and his former wife—played by Famke Janssen—are tracked down and kidnapped by associates of the former film’s villains. This time Neeson is going to need help from his daughter—played by Maggie Grace—in rescuing himself and Janssen.
Neeson expands more on the film in his interview with Entertainment Weekly here.
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“Hit And Run” (2012) - Debut Trailer
The first trailer for Dax Sheppard’s written, co-directed and starred film Hit And Run is out. The film sees former getaway driver Charlie (played by Dax Shepard) under the witness protection program tracked down by his former partner (played by Bradley Cooper) to locate the stash of money he held out on him before getting sent away to prison.
The film also stars Kristen Bell and Tom Arnold, and hits theaters August 24th.
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Creating “The Amazing Spider-Man” Featurette
Another featurette for The Amazing Spider-Man has been released and puts the spotlight on director Marc Webb. In it, he takes audiences behind the scenes of the film-making process for TASM and the kind of work that has gone into it. Some new footage have been added to this two-minute featurette so check it out.
Also, check out the faux Oscorp website that has been set up to help the viral marketing campaign: OscorpIndustires.com
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“Prometheus” Featurette: ‘Quiet Eye’
A new viral marketing video has been released for Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated Prometheus.
Titled Quiet Eye and starring cast member Noomi Rapace, this featurette sees her character, Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, leaving a voice message for Peter Welyand (played by Guy Pearce) of Weyland-Yutani to fund her expedition that is central to the film.
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First Teaser Poster For “Anchorman: The Legend Continues”
With the first teaser trailer set to appear before The Dictator (out today), this teaser poster has hit the web for the upcoming sequel to the hit comedy, Anchorman.
Though no official plot synopsis has been revealed, the sequel sees director Adam McKay re-team with actors Will Ferrell, Steve Carell and Paul Rudd.
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“Men In Black 3” Featurette
In this featurette for the upcoming sequel, we get a closer look at Will Smith, Josh Brolin as a younger Agent K, and what themes and storylines are prevalent through the film.
Personally speaking, I am pretty impressed at the lengths Josh Brolin has gone to impersonate Tommy Lee Jones. He has him nailed down from the few clips we’ve been show thus far and it’s nearly swaying me to check out this film.
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