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‘Edge of Tomorrow” Sequel Will Focus on Characters, Says Direct Liman

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‘Edge of Tomorrow” was a modest hit in 2014. From its $178 million production budget, the film ended its theatrical run with $100 million domestically, though faring slightly better internationally with $270 million. So its only fitting that the sequel will focus on what made the movie great: the characters and the story. This is precisely what director Doug Liman envision on the follow-up, which will bring back original cast Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt into the time-loop sci-fi.

In an interview with MTV HSC Podcast, the director revealed that the ‘Tomorrow’ sequel will go against expectations and will be smaller production.

“I think what people tend to do with sequels is they just make them bigger. And I’m like, ‘No, a sequel should be smaller.’ You did the first film as sort of the ad campaign for the sequel, so now you don’t need as much action, and in the case of Edge of Tomorrow, people obviously loved the comedy and they loved the situation. So we can do way more focus on Tom’s character and Emily Blunt’s character, and there’s a third character in the sequel that’s gonna for sure steal the movie. We can focus on that. I don’t need an action sequence every two minutes.”

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Cast Of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” On Cover Of Vanity Fair

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Vanity Fair just released four gorgeous covers for it’s June issue and it features the cast of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”. The photos were shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, who has been shooting Star Wars covers for the magazine since 1999’s Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. The mag will be on newstands in the US on June 6 in timefor the 40th Anniversary of the franchise.

The magazine features Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in one cover, while, while the rest of Poe (Oscar Isaac), Finn (John Boyega), newcomer Rose (Kelly Marie Tran) and BB-8 is on another. Brooding on another cover are characters of the First Order Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson), and Capt. Phasma (Gwendoline Christie) without her helmet.

By herself on the last cover is a beautiful picture of the late Gen. Leia (Carrie Fisher).

Here’s the behind the scenes video which includes Carrie Fisher in one of her final Star Wars photo shoots.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens Dec. 15.

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Top Gun 2 Is “Definitely Happening”

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It looks like Maverick is coming back for more aerial stunts to the danger zone. Tom Cruise confirmed the long-rumored sequel during a recent interview with Australian morning show “Sunrise“. “It is definitely happening,” Cruise said when asked about the sequel. The actor also mentioned that the movie will go in production next year.

Directed by the late Tony Scott, the romantic military action drama was released in 1986 and became a commercial success, grossing $356 million. That movie’s soundtrack sold 9x multiplatinum and somewhat responsible for the film’s legacy after the song “Take My Breath Away” won Academy Award for Best Original Song. Despite mixed critical reception during its release, the movie has since developed a cult following and later won for an IMAX 3D re-release in 2013.

Talk of a Top Gun sequel have been on and off for years.Cruise’s character “Maverick”, a cocky and reckless navy pilot who later fell for flight instructor Charlie, is one of the most well known in the actor’s filmography. But planned stalled after Tony Scott, younger brother of film director Sir Ridley Scott, committed suicide in 2012. Sequel plans picked up again after it was reported that writer Justin Marks was in negotiations to work on the sequel.

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Sir Roger Moore, 1945–2017

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English actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing secret agent James Bond has died at the age of 89. The news was confirmed by Moore’s family via Twitter: “With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated.”

The tweet was followed by a note from his children Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian, mentioning his work in films, tv and with UNICEF. “What you Pops for being you, and for being so very special to so many people.”

Between 1973 to 1985, Moore played Bond 7 times, which includes Live and Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), and A View To A Kill (1985). This amount ties him with Sean Connery for most number of times to have played the role.

In 1991, the English actor was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and 12 years later was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Stranger Things’ Big Winners At MTV Movie & TV Awards:

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With a new brand name comes new categories added this year, including including best host, best reality competition, tearjerker, next generation, trending, best musical moment and best American story.

But it was the first category of the night that drew lots of attention. “Billions” star Asia Kate Dillon presented the first gender-less “best actor in a movie,” which went to “Beauty and the Beast” star Emma Watson. The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles. The category is the first in history of putting both male and female actors competing in the same category.

Stranger Things won two prize, one for Show of the Year, and another for star Millie Bobby Brown, who was named best actor in a show.

The cast of Fast & Furious was also honored with the MTV Generation Awards, and Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Jordana Brewster were there to accept the award for their highly successful franchise. “In 2002, I was standing on this stage and MTV had given Paul Walker and I an award for Best Duo, and now 15 years later, I’m with my whole family and you’re giving us the Generation Award,” Diesel said.

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Shyamalan Announces ‘Split’ / ‘Unbreakable’ Sequel

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If you’re an M. Night Shyamalan fan, you’re probably one of those whose brain exploded after that shock ending in ‘Split’ while realizing that the rest of the audience wondered what the hell was going on.

For 17 years, fans of M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Unbreakable’ have been asking for a sequel but saw that possibility disappear over the years. Well, after the release of ‘Split’ last January, that question was finally answered, somewhat unofficially in latter film’s final minutes, but now officially on Twitter yesterday by Shyamalan himself.

“It’s taken 17 years but I can finally answer the #1 question I get, ‘Are you making a f#&@ing sequel to Unbreakable or what?’ ” he tweeted. “My new film is the sequel to #Unbreakable AND #Split. It was always my dream to have both films collide in this third film.” A couple of hours earlier, Universal Pictures announced the title and dated the film’s release: “Universal Pictures will release #Glass on January 18, 2019 all over the world. How’s that for not keeping a secret!”

Fans will remember that Mr. Glass is the criminal alias of Samuel L. Jackson’s character in Unbreakable, Elijah Price. In that movie, Price has an abnormally fragile bones and is in search of his opposite extreme, one that is “unbreakable”.

Then in the final scene in ‘Split’, that character, Bruce Willis‘ David Dunn shows up in a restaurant, watching the TV. In that scene, as everyday folks were reminded of another criminal character back in the day, David uttered “they called him Mr. Glass.”

Well, there you go. Just like that, Shyamalan has created his very own shared cinematic universe!

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Rest In Peace Jonathan Demme

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The great auteur who gave us ‘Silence of the Lambs’ and ‘Philadelphia’ died this morning in New York. He was 73. The Oscar-winning director died of cancer complications.

Demme rose to prominence with a wide range of genres such as the comedies Melvin and Howard (1980) and Married to the Mob (1988), the concert film featuring Talking Heads’ live performance Stop Making Sense (1984) which is hailed as one of the greatest rock movies ever, and the drama Philadelphia (1993) which won star Tom Hanks his first Best Actor Oscar.

But Demme is probably best known for directing “Silence of the Lambs,” the 1991 horror-thriller which swept the Academy Awards, winning the 5 major awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Anthony Hopkins, Best Actress for Jodie Foster and Best Adapted Screenplay for Ted Tally.

As such, this makes ‘Lambs’ only the third film in history to accomplish such a feat, and the first and only horror film to win Best Picture.

Demme is survived by his wife Joanne Howard, and their three children.

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Scorsese, DiCaprio, De Niro May Team For ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

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Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio have collaborated on many feature films since Gangs of New York, while De Niro have been starring in Scorsese’s films since 1970’s Mean Streets. Though De Niro and DiCaprio have previously worked together in 1996’s Marvin’s Room, it is surprising that the trio have not done a film together.

Well, it looks like this dream team might actually happen soon. Deadline reports that the trio are eyeing an adaptation of the book “Killers Of The Flower Moon: The Osage Murders And The Birth Of The FBI” by David Grann. Though it seems none of them are currently officially attached, according to the article, all three are “seriously considering” joining the project.

For those who might not be aware, Grann is also the author of The Lost City of Z, which was adapted into a feature film by director James Gray, starring Charlie Hunnam. That movie recently came out to critical acclaim. ‘Flower Moon’ itself has been receiving excellent reviews: Entertainment Weekly recently called it” The Best Book Of The Year So Far”. So its understandable that Grann’s latest work is a magnet for a high profile Hollywood adaptation.

Though very early into negotiations, at least we are assured of De Niro’s devotion into making this happen. In an interview with Hollywood Reporter a few month ago, De Niro said that he’d love to reunite with Scorsese and make a movie with DiCaprio: “Leo loves Marty the way I do, so it’s great. I’d love for the three of us to do something.”

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Update on Joss Whedon’s ‘Batgirl’ and casting the iconic role

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We previously reported that Joss Whedon is making a jump from Marvel to DC and is “nearing a deal to write, direct and produce” a Batgirl movie as part of DC’s Extended Universe. During an interview with Variety at the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 red carpet premiere yesterday, Whedon said he doesn’t want to cast a movie star as ‘Batgirl’.

“I doubt it will be a name,” Whedon said. “I think this is something where you go and find Batgirl and then you cast her. I’m not against movie stars, they’re great, but you need somebody who’s going to be just right. And in situations like this, the name carries a lot of weight so it’s not as critical.”

Batgirl is the alter ego of Barbara Gordon. In the 1960s, she was portrayed by Yvonne Craig in the Batman TV series and then decades later by Alicia Silverstone in Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin as a variation of the character, Barbara Wilson, Alfred Pennyworth’s niece. She was also in The Lego Batman Movie as voiced by Rosario Dawson.

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Lady Gaga in ‘A Star Is Born’: First Look

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It seems like the remake of A Star Is Born is finally moving forward. Lady Gaga herself, who’s making her first turn as a leading lady, announced in instagram and posted the first look to her role (see image right). According to Deadline, Gaga will also be credited by her real name, Stefani Germanotta.

During the weekend, Gaga headlined Saturday night’s Coachella, during which portions of the film where shot. This comes after an invitation for Gaga’s fans to “be in the audience as Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga films scenes on the actual Coachella stages,” which was also tweeted by the studio Warner Bros.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

Cooper plays Jackson Maine, a country music star who is on the brink of decline when he discovers a talented unknown named Ally (Germanotta). As the two begin a passionate love affair, Jack coaxes Ally into the spotlight, catapulting her to stardom. But as Ally’s career quickly eclipses his own, Jack finds it increasingly hard to handle his fading glory.

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