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“Deadpool 2” New Trailer And Poster; Reveals Cable

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“Deadpool 2” introduces Josh Brolin’s villain character Cable in the latest trailer for 20th Century’s summer tentpole. “I was born into war, bred into it. People think they understand pain, but they have no concept of it,” says an intense time travelling cybernetic mutant soldier Cable.

But once Ryan Reynolds’s goofy, snarky superhero Deadpool sees Cable’s arm looking like an unfinished green screen, he interrupts the introduction. “Why are the visual effects not done? It’s a metal arm! It’s not like we’re trying to remove a mustache!,” an obvious dig at the digitally removed mustache of Henry Cavill in Justice League.

With the exception of Cable’s introduction, the title character’s trademark wisecracks and quick shots of returning characters from the original, the trailer is light on plot details overall. Which in this age of spoilerific trailers and adverts can only be a good thing.

The Canadian actor has been teasing fans with various images from the film since production. Yesterday was one of those days, releasing the film’s hilarious and strangely amusing “Flashdance” inspired new poster on Twitter.

Directed by David Leitch, from a script by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, Deadpool 2 also stars Morena Baccarin, T. J. Miller, Leslie Uggams, Brianna Hildebrand and Jack Kesy.

Deadpool 2 is set to storm theaters this summer on May 18.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Mayberry’s hottest bartender while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor – finding a new taste for adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World’s Best Lover.

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Netflix Launches Trailer for Marvel’s “Jessica Jones”

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After the release of the teaser last year, Netflix has now unveiled the full trailer for “Jessica Jones”, giving us an idea what we can expect the second season will be about.

The trailer shows our tough-as-nails protagonist (Krysten Ritter) at the bar, drinking away her tragic past.

This was followed by quick cuts of the mysteries that the hero will be dealing with, the gruesome death of her parents, the clandestine experiments that gave her powers, and chasing her tormentors as she discover what happened to her. “It takes a monster to stop a monster,” she says. And with her investigations, she learns that they may be others like her. “How many others are there?,” she asks an unknown character.

All in all, it seems to be in an excellent spot of being an exciting, action-packed superhero movie while also addressing more weighty issues.

Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) is joined by an incredible returning cast that includes Rachael Taylor (Trish Walker), Carrie-Anne Moss (Jeri Hogarth), Eka Darville (Malcolm Ducasse) and new cast members Janet McTeer and J.R. Ramirez, among others.

Marvel’s JESSICA JONES on Netflix is Executive Produced by series Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg (“Twilight”, “Dexter”), Raelle Tucker (“True Blood”), Jim Chory (“Marvel’s Daredevil”, “Marvel’s Luke Cage”, “Marvel’s Iron Fist”) and Jeph Loeb (“Marvel’s Daredevil”, “Marvel’s Luke Cage”, “Marvel’s Iron Fist”) who also serves as Marvel’s Head of Television.

Jessica Jones is set to return to Netflix on March 8.

Here’s the synopsis for the second season of Jessica Jones:

New York City private investigator Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) is beginning to put her life back together after murdering her tormenter, Kilgrave. Now known throughout the city as a super-powered killer, a new case makes her reluctantly confront who she really is while digging deeper into her past to explore the reasons why.

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“Skyscraper” Super Bowl Spot

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Its been a good year for Dwayne Johnson so far with the surprise success of Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, topping the box-office for 5 non-consecutive weeks and a planned sequel moving forward.

The action hero will be back this summer with the action thriller “Skyscraper”, and its first full trailer was recently released by Universal after its Super Bowl spot on Sunday. It looks like an interesting take on Die Hard with Johnson playing a man with a prosthetic leg, running on cranes and leaping skyscrapers.

The film reunites Johnson with his “Central Intelligence” director Rawson Marshall Thurber who also wrote the film. Johnson plays Will Ford, a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader, who now assesses security for skyscrapers after having a leg amputated.

“You’ve built the tallest, most advanced building in the world,” Johnson’s Ford tells the building’s owners. “But you’ve brought with it every single safety and security challenge that I can think of. Not only have you brought them all indoors, but you’ve trapped them 240 floors in the air.”

Skyscaper, which also stars Neve Campbell, Chin Han, and Roland Møller and is set to open on July 13th.

Here’s the film’s synopsis:

Global icon Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary’s Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer, who now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in China he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he’s been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who is trapped inside the building…above the fire line.

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Guillermo del Toro Wins DGA Awards

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Directors Guild of America handed out their top honors last night, giving Guillermo del Toro its top honors for helming leading awards contender “Shape of Water,” further cementing Guillermo del Toro as frontrunner for the Oscars.

Guillermo del Toro wins feature award for the fantasy drama film, winning over over Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”), Christopher Nolan (“Dunkirk”) and Jordan Peele (“Get Out”).

“The Shape of Water” also dominated 2018 Oscar nominations, earning 13 nods including best picture, best director and best actress for star Sally Hawkins.

Equal parts fantasy and romance, ‘Water’ continues director del Toro’s fascination with monsters and elements of dark fantasy in a historical setting similarly seen in Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), the director’s last major awards contender.

Back to DGA, Reed Morano won the award for Dramatic Series for The Handmaid’s Tale, while Jordan Peele, also an Oscar nominee, won big with the First-Time Feature Award for Get Out.

The DGA Awards is another strong of indicator of overall Oscar voter perception of films in contention: only seven DGA winners failed to win the academy award best director, the most recent being Ben Affleck, who won the DGA award for “Argo” but failed to secure Oscar nomination.

To see the full list of DGA winners, go to dga.org.

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SXSW Announces List Of 2018 Festival Lineup

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Emily Blunt in A QUIET PLACE, from Paramount Pictures.


The South By Southwest Film Festival has released its strong lineup of films for their 25th edition.

The festival is set to open with the world premiere of “A Quiet Place,” a supernatural horror film directed by John Krasinski from Paramount Pictures which stars Krasinski, Emily Blunt, and Millicent Simmonds. The will run from March 9-18 in Austin, Texas.

The complete lineup includes 44 films from first-time filmmakers, 86 world premieres, 11 North American premieres, and five U.S. premieres. These were selected from 2,458 feature-length film submissions. There were 8,160 films submitted this year.

“2018 marks the 25th edition of the SXSW Film Festival and my 10th year at the helm. As we look back on the body of work of talent discovered, careers launched and wonderful films we’ve enjoyed, we couldn’t be more excited about the future,” said Janet Pierson, SXSW’s Director of Film. “This year’s slate, while peppered with works from many of our alumni, remains focused on new voices, new directors and a range of films that entertain and enlighten.”

Also previously announced were the the festival’s speakers series which will include director Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Lena Dunham (Girls), Ethan Hawke (Boyhood) and director Spike Lee.

Read the list feature lineup below, or go to sxsw.com:

NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Ten world premieres; ten unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,408 narrative feature submissions in 2018.

Family
Director/Screenwriter: Laura Steinel
When an emotionally stunted 30-year-old woman is tasked with watching her awkward and bullied 12-year-old niece for the week, she finds her life unfurling when the girl runs away to be a juggalo. Cast: Taylor Schilling, Bryn Vale, Brian Tyree Henry, Jessie Ennis, Blair Beeken, Matt Walsh, Allison Tolman, Eric Edelstein, Kate McKinnon, Fabrizio Guido (World Premiere)

First Match
Director/Screenwriter: Olivia Newman
Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood decides that wrestling boys is the only way back to her estranged father. Cast: Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome, Jared Kemp (World Premiere)

Jinn
Director/Screenwriter: Nijla Mu’min
A shape-shifting, pepperoni-loving, black teenage Instagram celebrity explores her identity and sexuality in the midst of her mother’s conversion to Islam. Cast: Zoe Renee, Simone Missick, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Hisham Tawfiq, Kelly Jenrette, Dorian Missick, Ashlei Foushee, Maya Morales, Damien D. Smith (World Premiere)

The New Romantic (Canada)
Director/Screenwriter: Carly Stone
Frustrated with the lack of chivalrous guys her own age, a college senior gives up on dating for love to date an older man in exchange for gifts instead. Cast: Jessica Barden, Hayley Law, Brett Dier, Timm Sharp, Avan Jogia, Camila Mendes (World Premiere)
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“Mission Impossible: Fallout” Poster And Teaser Released

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After the title for the sixth installment in the Mission: Impossible film series was announced by star Tom Cruise last week, it’s only fitting to release the movie’s poster as well, as Paramount Pictures gears up the film’s promo ahead of the film’s big trailer debut on Sunday’s Super Bowl. A teaser for the film’s trailer also recently debuted online.

The poster shows a silhouette of Cruise’s character Ethan Hunt, masking a mountainous landscape with a helicopter and Hunt, true to character’s death defying stunts, dangling from a helicopter.

The teaser is series of quick cuts featuring the film’s cast, starting with Cruise’s Hunt walking through a door, and then walking alongside Isla Faust (Ferguson), followed by intense but still mysterious mustachioed villain August Walker (Henry Cavill) seemingly getting ready for a fistfight. We later see IMF Director Alan Hunley (Baldwin), Bassett’s mysterious character, Benji (Pegg) with Luther (Rhames) in fast action collages along with the icon theme playing in the background.

During filming, Cruise broke his ankle after a dangerous stunt gone awry, a stunt which involved Cruise leaping from one building to another. The injury shut down the film’s production for more than two months to allow the actor’s injury to heal. Here’s a footage of the insane stunt from Graham Norton Show which shows how the actor got injured. WARNING: As the host said, this is NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH.

The Mission: Impossible film franchise is one of the most successful of all-time, with a worldwide gross of over $2.7 billion to date. Judging by these new promotional materials, the film seem set to deliver some more crazy action this summer.

Directed by frequent Cruise collaborator Christopher McQuarrie, who previously helmed Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible – Fallout is scheduled for release on July 27, 2018.

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New Trailer For Netflix’s “Mute” Is Enthralling

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The fourth feature from director Duncan Jones following 2016’s Warcraft, 2011’s Source Code and 2009’s “Moon,” Netflix has released the latest trailer for its futuristic thriller “Mute.”

Described by Jones as a “spiritual sequel” to his 2009 feature debut “Moon,” the film stars Alexander Skarsgård as a mute bartender with a violent past, searching for his missing girlfriend Naadirah (Seyneb Saleh). Set in the futuristic underbelly of Berlin, the film also stars Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) and Justin Theroux (The Girl on the Train).

Jones has described Mute as being inspired by the 1982 classic sci-fi neo-noir film “Blade Runner.” “It’s a thriller with a very weird tone. It goes very dark, then it also goes very darkly funny. It’s science-fiction urban, so it certainly owes some of its influence to Blade Runner.”

Directed by Duncan Jones and written by Jones and Michael Robert Johnson, “Mute” is produced by Stuart Fenegan, while Charles J.D. Schissel and Trevor Beattie are executive producers. The film also features Seyneb Saleh, Ulf Herman, Gilbert Owuor, Daniel Fathers, and Noel Clarke.

“Mute” is set to premiere on Netflix on Feb. 23.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis courtesy of Netflix:

Berlin, the future, but close enough to feel familiar: In this loud, often brutal city, Leo (Alexander Skarsgård) – unable to speak from a childhood accident – searches for his missing girlfriend, the love of his life, his salvation, through dark streets, frenzied plazas, and the full spectrum of the cities shadow-dwellers. As he seeks answers, Leo finds himself mixed up with Cactus Bill (Paul Rudd) and Duck (Justin Theroux), a pair of irreverent US army surgeons on a mission all their own. This soulful sci-fi journey from filmmaker Duncan Jones (
Moon, Source Code, Warcraft) imagines a world of strange currencies in which echoes of love and humanity are still worth listening to.

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Margot Robbie And More Aussies Revealed In New “Dundee” Trailer

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Last week saw the surprise appearance online of a teaser trailer for “Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home,” supposedly Danny McBride’s Crocodile Dundee sequel out this summer.

Now, the fun continues in this latest full-length trailer which features famous Aussie actors such as Margot Robbie, Chris Hemsworth, Jackman, and Russell Crowe supposedly playing a villain. Isla Fisher, Ruby Rose, and Luke Bracey are also in the trailer, as well as Chris Hemsworth’s brother Liam.

There’s definitely plenty of potential here, possibly one of the most star-studded films to come out in awhile, and sure to set the boxoffic on fire once it opens across the globe.

Exciting as this sounds, the movie is in fact a viral marketing campaign. At least according to this article from Brisbane Times, which reveals that the supposed reboot is part of an advertising campaign for Australian tourism, set to air during next month’s NFL Super Bowl, February 3 on NBC.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis cause, you know, we all want the movie to be real:

Crocodile Dundee is back. Well, actually, he’s missing in the Outback. And the only person who might be able to find him is the loudmouthed American son no one knew he had. Introducing Danny McBride as Brian Dundee. This son of a legend is forced to channel his Aussie roots as he teams up with a local expert, Wally Jr., played by Chris Hemsworth. Together, they’ll embark on the ultimate adventure in the land down under. It’s time to live up to the family name. DUNDEE.

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“The Hurricane Heist” Trailer Released

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If the title sounds like a wild action treat, its because it is. The trailer for Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures’ “The Hurricane Heist” has been released and its non-stop popcorn cinema at its finest.

Set to the tune of Scorpions hit “Rock You Like a Hurricane,” the film look just as big and visually impressive as some of director Rob Cohen’s other films such as xXx, Dragonheart and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Rob Cohen also created The Fast and the Furious film franchise so we can certainly expect some crazy fun car chases. The Hurricane Heist was originally called Category 5.

The film stars Lost’s Maggie Grace as the Treasury agent Casey, Kong: Skull Island’s Toby Kebbell as a meteorologist Will, and True Blood veteran, Ryan Kwanten playing his brother. The Hurricane Heist sweeps through the theaters March 9.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

A crew of thieves plans the ultimate heist, to steal $600 million from the U.S. treasury facility located on the Gulf Coast of Alabama using a hurricane as their cover. When the storm blows up into a lethal CATEGORY 5 and their well-made plans go awry, they find themselves needing a vault code known only by one female Treasury Agent, a need that turns murderous. But the Treasury agent has picked up an unlikely ally, a meteorologist terrified of hurricanes but determined to save his estranged brother kidnapped by the thieves. He uses his knowledge of the storm as a weapon to defeat the bad guys in this non-stop action/thriller.

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Chris Claremont’s X-MEN: New Trailer

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Chris Claremont came to Marvel as a young man, and was assigned a book that no one else wanted, a book on the brink of cancellation: X-Men. Over the next 17 years, his work on the title turned it into the biggest franchise in comic book history. Forty years later, his work has been adapted into ten films, three TV series, countless video games and has become a part of our cultural mythology. But, it all started with one writer and his commitment to emotionally honest storytelling and real character building.

This extended version of the documentary provides an expanded story with more background on Claremont and his two original collaborators, Ann Nocenti and Louise Simonson, revealing secrets into what made them a great team. Viewers will also gain insight into Claremont’s childhood and see what helped make the connection between him and the series outsider heroes. There is also a look at the franchises’ films and TV shows, including Claremont’s key role in launching X-Men and his thoughts on seeing his creations come to life, from the first X-Men film to the recent “Legions” TV series and the upcoming NEW MUTANTS film.

With over 40 minutes of new footage, the VOD also contains never-seen-before interviews with Rob Liefled (Deadpool creator), Marc Silvestri (artist) and hard-core fans who share the impact both Claremont and the comics have made on them.

The feature documentary is directed, produced, and edited by Patrick Meaney. Jordan Rennert produces and is the Director of Photography. CHRIS CLAREMONT’S X-MEN is distributed by XLrator Media.

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