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Dark Tower’ Trailer Is Finally Here

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© Columbia Pictures. Walter (Matthew McConaughey) and Roland (Idris Elba). The Dark Tower

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I do not kill with my gun…I kill with my heart.” ― Stephen King, The Gunslinger

One of the year’s most ambitious adaptations, Sony’s “The Dark Tower” finally got a trailer. Expectations are high on this one: the first of the eight-book saga from which the movie is based on began in 1983 with The Gunslinger, nearly a 35-year wait for fans. From what we have seen so far, its all worth it.

The overarching ideas of the books are there on the trailer, while also keeping some of King’s trademark elements; the discovery of another dimension, the lone gunslinger in a quest to reach the tower, and the vicious sorcerer aka The Man in Black on the chase. And similar to the trailer for King’s other big adaption this year, ‘It’, we find a boy lead us again into a world of mystery and epic journey.

The trailer look busy and broad; as one should expect there is no way to condense King’s series of novels on a 3-minute trailer so fans should keep their expectations in check. It does help to be aware that the movie is not a faithful adaptation but another take on the stories which King crafted over the years.

“The Dark Tower” stars Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey and Tom Taylor, as Roland Deschain/Gunslinger, Walter/The Man in Black, and Jake Chambers respectively. Directed and co-written by Nikolaj Arcel, the movie also stars Abbey Lee, Katheryn Winnick, Fran Kranz, Claudia Kim and Jackie Earle Haley. The movie is coming to theaters on August 4, 2017.

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James Wan shares first set photo of “Aquaman’

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‘Aquaman’ filming is officially underway, and to prove it, director James Wan shares a photo from the film’s set on Twitter.

“Months of intensive prep have led to this. Here we go. #DayOne #Ahab”, says Wan. Ahad is the working title of the movie, and the set photo seems to be inside a submarine.

Jason Momoa of course is Arthur Curry / Aquaman, the king of the undersea city of Atlantic. The character is also expected to appear in the forthcoming Justice League which comes out this November 17, 2017. Momoa is joined by Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Tumuera Morrison and the recently announced cast member Dolph Lundgren.

Aquaman is expected to be shooting in Australia for the next six months, and is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2018 by Warner Bros.

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‘Dark Tower” Gets Two New Posters Ahead of Trailer Release

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The trailer for one of our most anticipated movies this summer, the adaptation of Stephen King’s sci-fi Western horror film ‘The Dark Tower’, is just around the corner. But before that, Columbia Pictures released two new posters (below). Following that creatively provocative one-sheet teaser we saw more than a month ago, these posters show more of what our main characters will look like, but equally intriguing nonetheless.

The posters feature Matthew McConaughey’s sorcerer villain Walter/Man in Black, and Idris Elba’s gunslinger Roland Deschain. We will see more of how these characters interact with the release of the trailer tomorrow. Anticipation is running high for this adaptation especially after that other Stephen King movie ‘It’ smashed online views records.

Here’s the film’s synopsis to those unfamiliar:

Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), the last Gunslinger, is locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim (Matthew McConaughey), also known as the Man in Black. The Gunslinger must prevent the Man in Black from toppling the Dark Tower, the key that holds the universe together. With the fate of worlds at stake, two men collide in the ultimate battle between good and evil.

The Dark Tower will be in theaters everywhere August 4th, 2017.

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Paul McGuigan Eyed To Direct “Bond 25”

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Paul McGuigan By Anthony Citrano


There has been a lot of conversations about the future of ‘Bond 25’ lately. A few weeks ago, five Hollywood studios were tied in a bidding war over distribution rights to James Bond. This comes after Sony’s contract to distribute and market Bond films expired with 2015’s ‘Spectre’. Some of the studios vying in this interesting bidding war includes Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Annapurna Pictures.

Now, IndieWire is reporting that ‘Lucky Number Slevin’ director Paul McGuigan might be headed for the next’s Bond’s directing gig. It is still not confirmed whether Daniel Craig is returning for the role, but Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are apparently working on a script. So it’s only natural for the hunt for a director to begin.

Based on the article, it seems that producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are impressed with McGuigan’s work on ‘Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool’ that they become interested to put him in consideration. Broccoli is the head of Eon Productions which produced ‘Liverpool’ (starring Jamie Bell and Annette Bening).

McGuigan is an interesting choice, as we have not seen him helm a movie the scale of a cultural phenomenon that is Bond. Which makes the release of ‘Liverpool’ all the more intriguing. Besides, all these might eventually be decided on how the aforementioned studio bidding war will unfold. It is at least good to hear that we are hearing some activity on ‘Bond 25’ once again.

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Marvel Comics Proudly Presents ‘Captain Marvel: Alien Nation” FE

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Revolutionary Marvel Spotlight Video Series Boldly Expands Exposure of Marvel’s Captain Marvel
Paired with some of Today’s Top Musical Acts

New York, NY—April 26, 2017 — Marvel Comics is proud to present an unprecedented approach in introducing the world to Marvel Comics and the next great breakout Marvel Super Hero – Captain Marvel! Masterfully mixing animated comics with in-depth narration and commentary, this fresh new video series is designed to present a whole new audience to the world of Carol Danvers, a.k.a., Captain Marvel, staring in her brand new comic book series THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL available now in your local comic shop. THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL, written by New York Times best-selling author, Margaret Stohl (Black Widow: Forever Red, Black Widow: Red Vengeance), garnered international buzz and attention upon the announcement this past year.

Marvel continues the excitement surrounding Marvel’s celebrated high-flying former Air Force pilot turned Super Hero, Captain Marvel, through a brand new Marvel music spotlight video series accompanied with the track “Keep You On My Side” from Chvrches.

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Ridley Scott Says Alien 5 Will Never Happen

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By Ridley Scott speaking at Wondercon, Anaheim, by Gage Skidmore

Just weeks before Alien: Covenant opens nationwide, Ridley Scott puts to rest any hopes and speculations about the possibility of ‘Alien 5’ becoming a reality.

This speculation has been around for a couple of years since ‘District 9’ director Neill Blomkamp posted a concept art on Instagram, and was later followed by Sigourney Weaver (who worked with Blomkamp in ‘Chappi’) expressing interest in doing the movie.

But with production of ‘Covenant’ sequel already underway, currently titled ‘Awakening’, it looks like Scott will be getting busy piloting the Alien franchise. Scott of course directed the original 1979 Alien film and was followed by three sequels by James Cameron, David Fincher and Jean-Pierre Jeunet successively.

Here’s portion of Scott’s statement regarding ‘Alien 5’ (translated by AVP Galaxy):

“Ridley Scott, who was in Paris for the promotion of the new opus of the saga, was even more definitive in our microphone: “I think he will never see the light,” he replied after explaining That the project was far less advanced than previously thought. “There was never a scenario, just an idea that evolved into a pitch of ten pages, I had to participate as a producer but it did not go any further because the Fox decided that She did not want to do it. I had already done Prometheus and worked on Covenant.”

But there will be plenty of ‘Alien’ movies in the pipeline for fans, starting with this summers’ Alien: Covenant. Starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender, the movie opens in theaters on May 19.

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2017 Daytime Emmy Award Winners

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‘Good Morning America,’ ‘Jeopardy!,’ ‘Ellen DeGeneres’, and ‘Steve Harvey’ were the big winners of the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards which were held Sunday night, April 30th, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, hosted by Mario LOPEZ and Sheryl Underwood.

Considered the highest accolade given to television shows, the Emmys “recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production”. To be eligible, a show must to at least 50% of the US between 2AM and 6PM.

Friday night also saw Animation/Netflix series ‘Trollhunters’ win big at the Daytime Emmy Creative Arts.

Here’s the list of Sunday night’s Emmys:

OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM – Good Morning America (ABC)
OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT TALK SHOW HOSTS – The Talk (CBS)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – Steve Burton, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES – Kate Mansi, Days of Our Lives (CBS)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – Bryan Craig, General Hospital (ABC)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES – Lexi Ainsworth, General Hospital (ABC)
OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW – Jeopardy

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Snoop Dogg’s “Neva Left” Official Cover Art Released

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By: Melgie Claire

Subsequent to declaring another album was underway earlier this month, Snoop Dogg is back with the official cover art for his fifteenth studio album, “Neva Left”, which fills in as the follow-up to 2016’s “Coolaid”. The matchless Doggfather took to Instagram to share the cover art and furthermore the album is to be released on May 19. With the expectation just building all the more every week, the veteran rapper proceeded and debuted the official album cover for his new venture on his Facebook page.

Snoop fused a return photograph of him taken by amazing photography Chi Modu, who has taken shots of notable hip-hop stars since the 1990s. In the cover art for Neva Left, Modu’s exemplary photograph indicates Snoop remaining under an expressway 187 sign in California in 1993, where the words “Neva Left” are written on the post in white paint.

While disclosing the photograph to XXL, Modu expressed, “That is my photograph taken of Snoop in 1993 when we were taking a shot at pictures for his album Doggystyle. We needed to take it at the highway 187 sign as a result of his verse in “Deep Cover”. The photo shows a youthful Snoop Dogg, brandishing his previous jheri curl hairdo that ended up noticeably well-known amid his introductory album years.
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‘Logan’ Returns To Theaters In Black and White

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Hugh Jackman stars as Logan/Wolverine in LOGAN. Photo Credit: James Mangold.

Hugh Jackman might have ended his portrayal of the character but ‘Logan’ will be returning in theaters, at least for one day.

James Mangold’s final Wolverine solo film will be back in cinemas soon, this time in black and white which should please the movie’s most ardent fans. Director Mangold made the announcement on Twitter, including its date which is May 16th, a week before its home media release on May 23. There is not a lot of information out there as to location and theater count, but we’ll surely hear more about this soon. Back in March, Mangold confirmed the black and white version with a rather cryptic Twitter post that he was indeed “workin’ on it”.

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This isn’t the first time a gritty action film from a major studio is getting a black and white treatment. Some might remember that in 2016, George Miller’s masterpiece ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ was released in black and white on Blu-ray. Dubbed “Black and Chrome Edition”, the version will receive a one-night-only theatrical showing in England this Sunday, though Miller has been talking about his intention since the film’s release back in 2015. It surely helped that the movie was critical hit and received numerous awards.

Similarly, ‘Logan’ was critical and commercial hit. On top of being the best reviewed ‘X-Men’ film, it is one of the highest grossing films this year, $604 million worldwide to date.

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44th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners

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‘Trollhunters’ was the big winner on Friday night’s Daytime Emmy Creative Arts. The DreamWorks Animation/Netflix series created by Guillermo del Toro won 6 trophies, while ‘Days of Our Lives’ led the drama-series categories with five.

The computer-animated fantasy series won for Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special, Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program, as well as Kelsey Grammer for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program. Overall, ‘Trollhunters’ helped Netflix win 11 statuettes, second best of the night after Amazon which took home 13, which was bolstered by 5 big wins from its soap opera ‘The Bay the Series’.

Some of the other notable winners included “Lost in Oz Extended Adventure,” “SuperSoul Shorts – Maggie the Cow,” “The Young and the Restless,” and “The Bold and the Beautiful”.

Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards honors “excellence in all fields of daytime broadcast production“. This year’s ceremony was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. More winners of the Daytime Emmy will be announced this coming Sunday night.

Click here to see the full list of winners.

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