New “The Incredibles 2” Trailer Features New Villain

Posted on April 13, 2018 by admin

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By Creative Media Times

It has been 14 years since the original film, and the much-anticipated sequel is finally here. After a few sneak peaks and short teaser trailer, a new full length action-packed trailer has been released by Pixar.

This is the most extensive look so far at the sequel, showing the family adjusting to family life, with a new masked-villain adding to their headaches. We also get to see fan-favorite characters like Edna Mode and Frozone.

Also getting the spotlight is Holly Hunter’s Elastigirl, who is tasked to save the world. “You know it’s crazy right? To help my family I gotta leave it, to fix the law I gotta break it.”

The 2004 original film grossed $633 million worldwide in 2004 and received the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature. The Incredibles also won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Just like the original, Brad Bird wrote the screenplay and is directing, while John Walker and Nicole Paradis Grindle are the producers. Disney-Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” will hit cinemas on June 15, 2018.

James McAvoy and Bill Hader In Talks For “It” Sequel

Posted on April 12, 2018 by admin

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It looks like James McAvoy is lining up another sequel to his resume. Variety is reporting today that the X-Men star is in talks to appear in the “It: Chapter 2”, the sequel to last year’s hugely successful supernatural horror film “It” from Warner Bros. Pictures.

Potentially joining McAvoy is Saturday Night Live’s Bill Hader. Already cast in the film is Jessica Chastain with Andy Muschietti returning to helm the film.

Though the script is still “being worked on,” McAvoy is supposedly playing an adult version of the original “It” film’s Bill Denbrough, the stuttering leader of the Losers’ Club. In the 2017 film, the character was played by Jaeden Lieberher. Bill Hader on the other hand will supposedly play Bill’s best friend, Richie Tozier.

With the sequel taking place to years later with the characters as adults, the Variety report that the original cast might come back in the form of flashbacks to the year when they were kids.

The success of “It” (Chapter One) last year somewhat guaranteed the sequel. That film broke boxoffice records and grossed $700 million worldwide against a production budget of $35 million, making the film one of the most profitable films of all time.

McAvoy will next be in seen in “Glass,” the third and final entry to M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable/Split film series. The sequel was announced shortly after the surprising financial and critical success of Split, which featured McAvoy as a man with multiple personalities.

“It: Chapter Two” is currently scheduled for a September 6, 2019 release date.

Netflix Backs Out Of Cannes Film Festival

Posted on April 11, 2018 by admin

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Well this certainly makes it official. According a report in Variety, streaming giant Netflix will not be screening any of its films at the festival.

“We want our films to be on fair ground with every other filmmaker,” says Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer. “There’s a risk in us going in this way and having our films and filmmakers treated disrespectfully at the festival. They’ve set the tone. I don’t think it would be good for us to be there.”

Though stunning, the decision isn’t surprising as there has been speculation in the past few days that Netflix would not be participating. This comes after last year’s controversy at Cannes where two Netflix films, Bong Joon-ho’s “Okja” and Noah Baumbach’s “The Meyerowitz Stories” played at the festival and competed for the Palme d’Or, but did not play in the cinemas in France, something which French theater exhibitors reportedly protested against.

Shortly after last year’s opening ceremonies, the festival changed its rules which states that that no movies will be play in competition if they’re not committed to be released in French theaters.

Last month, festival director Thierry Fremaux said that Netflix could play their films outside of competition, though effectively ineligible to play in the competition for refusing theatrical distribution in France.

“I don’t think there would be any reason to go out of competition. The rule was implicitly about Netflix, and Thierry made it explicitly about Netflix when he announced the rule,” Sarandos tells Variety.

Cannes Film Festival will run from May 8 to 19, with the competition jury headed by Cate Blanchett. Asghar Farhadi’s psychological thriller “Everybody Knows” starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem is scheduled to open the festival.

“Solo: A Star Wars Story” Official Trailer Released

Posted on April 9, 2018 by admin

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“I’ve got a really good feeling about this.”

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Walt Disney Studios has released a brand new trailer for its summer tentpole “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, which gives us some more insight at the at the film’s plot. The action packed spectacle was during during Sunday’s American Idol show on ABC.

The official synopsis of the latest standalone installment of the Star Wars franchise is limited on spoilers, but the trailer does show us some familiar fan-favorite characters such as Lando Calrissian and Solo’s Wookiee partner Chewbacca, and moments that featured new ones on on the Star Wars canon such as Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson) and Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke) among others.

Directed by Ron Howard and produced by Lucasfilm from a screenplay by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan, the film is an origin story of the iconic character and focuses on his adventures. Alden Ehrenreich is playing the younger version of the title character, while also in the film are Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Joonas Suotamo.

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ is slated for release on May 25, 2018. Last week we reported that the spin-off is set to premiere at the prestigious Cannes Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2018, ten full days before its official release in the United States on May 25, 2018.

Google Features María Félix To Mark Her 104th Birthday

Posted on April 8, 2018 by admin

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If you opened Google today and wondered who their distinctive new doodle is, that’s a portrait of iconic Mexican golden age actress María Félix, who would have turned 104th on Sunday.

Also a fashion icon and a muse to many renowned artists, the Google doodle shows the beautiful and glamorous cinema icon in black jacket and gold jewelry and with her trademark raised eyebrow.

“Though her career started in Mexican cinema, Maria Félix’s impact on cinema, art, music, and fashion reverberates overseas, transcending barriers to establish her as extremely influential female voice in international cinema. Created by guest artist Paulette Jo, today’s Doodle captures the stunning movie icon’s portraiture. Happy 104th birthday to Maria Félix, a cinematic pioneer!” Google says.

Google also posted a short tribute on Twitter: “Today’s #GoogleDoodle marks the 104th birthday of Mexican actress Maria Félix, whose impact on film, art, music and fashion established her as an icon of international cinema.”

Born on April 8, 1914, in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, Maria Felix became a star in the early 1950s and starred in more than 47 films in Mexico, Argentina, Spain and France.

Though she had her start in Mexico in the film The Rock of Souls, original title of which is El peñón de las Ánimas (1943), her popularity later landed her in films by legendary European directors Jean Renoir and Luis Buñuel.

She has since been considered the most famous Mexican movie star, up until she died in 2002 at the age of 87.

“Ready Player One” Becomes Spielberg’s Biggest Hit In Years

Posted on April 6, 2018 by admin

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With $300 million global box-office haul after a week in release, the nostalgia-fueled “Ready Player One” becomes one of director Steven Spielberg’s biggest hit in many years.

By the end of this weekend, the film could potentially surpass the lifetime gross of 2011’s “The Adventures of Tintin” ($374 million) thereby becoming the Academy Award winning director’s biggest hit since Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, released in summer of 2008.

The virtual reality sci-fi adventure is doing gangbuster business particularly in China, where it has so far made $143 million, as reported by Hollywood Reporter. This makes Ready Player One the biggest Warner Bros. release in the Middle Kingdom after merely a week in release. The film opens in Germany this weekend and the following weekend on April 20 in Japan.

Domestically, the feature adaptation of the eponymous Ernest Cline novel topped the boxoffice over the Easter weekend. It is expected to drop behind “A Quiet Place”, the critically acclaimed horror thriller from John Krasinski, which is poised to take the lead this weekend.

“Ready Player One” follows protagonist Wade Watts (played by Tye Sheridan) as he enters the virtual-reality world of OASIS in search of an Easter egg, the discovery of which will lead to the game creator’s fortunes. The film co-stars Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Philip Zhao, Win Morisaki, Hannah John-Kamen, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance.

First Look At “Whitney” Documentary

Posted on April 6, 2018 by admin

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A new Whitney Houston documentary is on the way, offering a behind-the-scenes look the singer’s life and career.

Produced by her own sister-in-law Patricia Houston, the biopic features personal video camera recordings and never-before-seen private family footage, and is said to be the first documentary approved by Houston’s estate.

The new movie also feature original performances, previously unreleased demo recordings, and audio archive throughout the singer’s career.

Whitney rose to fame in the in 80s with multiple pop hits that topped the charts, eventually becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She later made her big screen debut in the highly successful The Bodyguard (1992). Whitney tragically died in 2012.

Directed by Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Kevin Macdonald (One Day in September, Touching the Void, The Last King of Scotland), “Whitney” is scheduled for release on July 6, 2018.

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“Solo: A Star Wars Story” Set To Premiere At Cannes

Posted on April 5, 2018 by admin

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Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Studios’ summer tentpole “Solo: A Star Wars Story” is set to make its debut at the Cannes Film Festival, where its set to screen out of competition.

The highly-anticipated second Star Wars spin-off is set to premiere at the prestigious festival on May 15, 2018, that is ten full days before its official release in the United States on May 25, 2018.

The premiere is certainly a surprise given that the Cannes Film Fest is known to platform artsy highbrow films than Hollywood blockbusters. But that is actually not always the case. In fact, George Lucas’ “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” officially premiered on the same day thirteen years ago at the festival.

Directed by Ron Howard and produced by Lucasfilm from a screenplay by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan, the film is an origin story of the iconic character and focuses on his adventures, with Alden Ehrenreich playing the younger version of the title character. Also in the film are Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Joonas Suotamo.

“A Quiet Place” Final Trailer

Posted on April 3, 2018 by admin

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With the film set to open next weekend, Paramount Pictures has released the final trailer for “A Quiet Place,” a supernatural horror film directed by John Krasinski.

There is potential for the film to surprise at the box-office: the film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival where it earned rave reviews.

The buzz continued since, and as of today “A Quiet Place” currently sports a perfect 100% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes, with many critics praising Krasinski’s directorial effort.

True to the film’s title, the trailer is moody and light on dialogue. The film follows a family of four as they navigate a world in silence while mysterious creatures hunt by sound.

Written by Krasinski, Bryan Woods, and Scott Beck, the film co-stars the director’s real-life wife Emily Blunt, a first time for the couple working together. Also in the film are Noah Jupe (Suburbicon) and Millicent Simmonds (Wonderstruck).

Based on a story by Woods and Beck, the film is set to open next weekend, April 6.

Teens Have Superpowers In Latest “The Darkest Minds” Trailer

Posted on April 1, 2018 by admin

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Based on Alexandra Bracken’s YA novel, 20th Century Fox’s science fiction thriller film “The Darkest Minds” has a new trailer showcasing teens with superpowers.

Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who co-directed Kung Fu Panda 3 with Alessandro Carloni, the trailer features a dystonian future where a plague killed many children while the few who survived developed special abilities. One of them is 16-year old Ruby Daly (Amandla Stenberg) who is learning how to control her powers as she escapes from a camp where the teens are rounded up.

“From the producers of Stranger Things and Arrival”, the film has obvious similarities to X-Men, which could potentially help visibility of The Darkest Minds. A new X-Men spin off “New Mutants” about teenage mutants held in secret facility was moved to a late summer 2019 release date. The film rights of that franchise is also owned by 20th Century Fox.

Written by Chad Hodge (Wayward Pines), the film also stars Harris Dickinson, Skylan Brooks, Mandy Moore, Gwendoline Christie and Patrick Gibson.

“The Darkest Minds” is set to unleash on August 3, 2018.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.

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