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Comic Book Icon Stan Lee Dies at 95

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Legendary comic-book writer, editor, film executive producer, actor, and publisher passed away at the age of 95, various sources are reporting this morning.

An ambulance was reportedly called to his home at the Hollywood Hills this morning and was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Stan Lee’s daughter broke the news about her father’s passing to TMZ.

Lee started as an assistant in 1939 at Timely Comics, the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman. The entity would later be known as Marvel Comics in the 1960s.

Throughout this period, together with other great comic book artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he would create iconic comic book characters such as Spider Man, The Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Black Panther, the X-Men, The Incredible Hulk among many others.

Lee received a National Medal of Arts in 2008 and was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994.

He has also made cameo appearances in every Marvel movie.

Stan Lee is survived by his daughter Joan Celia “J. C.” Lee.

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Explorer Meets Bigfoot In ‘Missing Link’ Trailer

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Laika, the studio behind the incredible film Kubo and the Two Strings has released the first trailer for its upcoming globetrotting comedy adventure ‘Missing Link’ and it looks like an amusing “adventure of mythical proportions.”

The stunning stop-motion film follows an explorer named Sir Lionel Frost, a myths and monsters investigator as he tracks down the fabled creature Mr Link who is also looking to meet his long lost relatives.

Along with another adventurer Adelina Fortnight, the three embarks on an adventure and encounter other characters along the way.

The studio is also other academy award nominated gems “The Boxtrolls,” “ParaNorman” and “Coraline”.

Written and directed by Chris Butler, the writer of Kubo and the Two Strings, ‘Missing Link’ is voiced by Hugh Jackman as the lead adventurer and Zach ​Galifianakis as Mr. Link.

Also in the film are the voices of Zoe Saldana, David Wailliams, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson, Ching Valdes-Aran, Matt Lucas, Stephen Fry, and Amrita Acharia.

Annapurna Pictures is releasing “Missing Link” in Spring of 2019.

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166 Documentary Features Submitted For Academy Awards Consideration

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? – Focus Features

A total of 166 feature documentaries been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category, the Academy announced today.

Among those submitted are Morgan Neville’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Steve Loveridge’s Matangi/Maya/M.I.A., and Susan Lacy’s Jane Fonda in Five Acts.

A shortlist of 15 documentaries will be announced on Dec. 17 while the final list of nominees will be revealed on Jan. 22. The 91st Academy Awards is set to be held on Feb. 24 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, CA.

There are some doc features that haven’t had qualifying Los Angeles and New York theatrical runs. Those that were submitted are required to comply with the qualifying requirements to move forward into the voting portion. Documentary features are also qualified for Best Picture and other categories.

Here is the full list in alphabetical order:
“Above and Beyond: NASA’S Journey to Tomorrow”
“Active Measures”
“Amazing Grace”
“American Chaos”
“Andy Irons: Kissed by God”
“Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco”
“Avicii: True Stories”
“Bali: Beats of Paradise”
“Bathtubs over Broadway”
“Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché”
“Believer”
“Better Angels”
“Bill Coors: The Will to Live”
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“The Secret Life Of Pets 2” Trailer

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Max the dog and the gang are back in action “The Secret Life of Pets 2” and today, Illumination Entertainment has released the film’s first trailer.

Though not much info is revealed regarding the plot, the sequel seem to follow up the events of the 2016 film. This time, we see Max taking a good stroll in town only to realize that they’re visiting the vet. “You tricked me!,” he protested.

“We love our pets, but how well do we really know them?,” the trailer asks. And while inside the room, he encounters some very interesting pet patients.

The original Secret Life of Pets film was a global blockbuster back in 2016, grossing $875 million worldwide on a reasonably tight $75 million budget.

Illumination is sure to continue its hit streak after four very successful Despicable Me films, including the spin-off film Minions.

Helmed by the original’s director Chris Renaud, the film brings back writer Brian Lynch, and the cast reprising their roles, such as Eric Stonestreet as Duke the mongrel who lives with Max, Jenny Slate as Gidget the Pomeranian and Max’s girlfriend, Kevin Hart as Snowball the rabbit and former flushed pet, Lake Bell as Chloe the tabby cat and one of Max’s friends.

The animated film is set for release on June 7, 2019.

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Awesome New “Aquaman” Character Posters Released

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Nearly a month away from Aquaman’s release, Warner Bros. Pictures has released character posters for the film, thereby officially introducing some of its main characters.

Here we see Jason Momoa’s Aquaman/Arthur Curry, in his green and orange suit, which looks more faithful to his traditional look than what we saw in Justice League.

Also getting their own posters are Princess Mera, Queen Atlanna, Vulko, King Nereus, King Orm and Black Manta.

Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman co-star in film. Directed by James Wan (The Conjuring, Furious 7), the film’s screenplay was written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall.

“Aquaman” is set to dive into theaters December 21st, 2018.

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Documentary Film ‘The Public Image Is Rotten’

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The new documentary film made its North American theatrical premiere on Sept. 14 in New York City at The Metrograph.

From Abramorama and Verisimilitude, ‘The Public Image Is Rotten’ film tells the story of music icon John Lydon and his pioneering group Public Image Ltd (PiL) with a level of depth and intimacy never-before-seen.

Loaded with electrifying archival performance and interview footage, ‘The Public Image Is Rotten’ was directed by Tabbert Fiiller and produced by Verisimilitude’s Tyler Brodie and Hunter Gray as well as Phaedon Papadopoulos and Fiiller.

The film features in-depth interviews with John Lydon, former and current Public Image Ltd bandmates as well as Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Ad-Rock (Beastie Boys) and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) among others.

For all theaterical dates, go to: https://thepublicimageisrotten.com

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“Spies in Disguise” Trailer Features Will Smith As A Smooth Secret Agent

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Will Smith and Tom Holland lend their voices to this latest animated spy comedy film.

20th Century Fox has released the delightful trailer this week and it features as very intriguing twist. Watch the trailer below and try to make sense of it.

Directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane in their directorial debuts, the film is based on the animated short Pigeon: Impossible by Lucas Martell and also features the voices of Ben Mendelsohn, Karen Gillan, Rashida Jones, DJ Khaled, and Masi Oka.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

Super spy Lance Sterling (Will Smith) and scientist Walter Beckett (Tom Holland) are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is… not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way. And if this odd couple can’t learn to work as a team, the whole world is in peril. SPIES IN DISGUISE is an animated comedy set in the high-octane globe-trotting world of international espionage.

Spies in Disguise is set for release in theaters Sept. 13, 2019.

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Sequel To “Gladiator ” In The Works

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Sir Ridley Scott is revisiting ancient Rome with a sequel to “Gladiator” moving forward. Variety is reporting that the director/producer is developing the follow-up to the 2000 historical epic drama.

Screenwriter Peter Craig (The Town, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and 2) will write the script. He is also credited for the upcoming sequel “Top Gun: Maverick.”

The British film-maker last helmed the “All the Money in the World,” a film about the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III and “Alien: Covenant,” both of which were released last year.

Last year, the director mentioned that the script was “on the shelf”. In fact, the sequel to Gladiator has been mentioned over the years since Gladiator’s successful run at the box-office, eventually culminating into an oscar best picture win and a best actor win for its star Russell Crowe. Gladiator grossed $460 million worldwider.

It would of course be difficult to bring Crowe back into the film given the fate of his character and events that transpired in the original, though many other sources claim the sequel will focus on Lucius, son of Lucilla (played by Connie Nielsen in the original film).

The storyline will center on Lucius, the son of Connie Nielsen’s character Lucilla from the original film. Lucius is the nephew of Joaquin Phoenix’s Commodus, the Roman leader killed by Russell Crowe’s Maximus.

There is currently no information about the production star nor release of the film.

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First Look At Henry Cavill In “The Witcher”

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As Netflix’s The Witcher series began filming, a first look at its lead Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia has been released.

The 23 second screen test clip features Cavill in character costume looking serious and intense, sporting long, white hair that is partly pony-tailed on the back, and then eventually sipping from a potion bottle.

The news that Cavill will be playing the lead role of Geralt of Rivia was revealed last September. “The Witcher” is a fantasy series by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.

Geralt is the titular Witcher in the short stories, novels and video games which takes place in medieval fantasy setting. He is one of the last witchers, a trained monster slayer for hire to slay deadly monstrous beasts.

Cavill recently played a CIA assassin in this summer’s blockbuster hit Mission: Impossible – Fallout starting Tom Cruise. He also portrayed Superman in WB/DC Comics’, Batman v Superman and Justice League.

“The Witcher” is expected to premiere in 2019 on Netflix.

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Trailer: Jaron Albertin’s “Weightless”

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Jaron Albertin’s WEIGHTLESS starring Alessandro Nivola, Julianne Nicholson, Johnny Knoxville and Eli Haley will open theatrically in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, November 9 with a national release to follow.

Alessandro Nivola, Julianne Nicholson, and Johnny Knoxville star in this haunting drama of a man, living on the margins of society, who suddenly finds himself responsible for a ten year-old son whom he hasn’t seen since infancy. An alienated loner who can barely take care of himself, he struggles to forge a relationship with this lonely, at-risk child.

Canadian director Jaron Albertin is a celebrated talent in the video and commercial world. In 2015, year he won the most prestigious award for advertising, the Palm d’Or at Cannes for his directorial work on Under Armour’sI Will What I Want campaign with Gisele Bündchen. His other numerous accolades include a Bronze Cannes Lion and additional Cannes Lion Shortlist, a prestigious D&AD Yellow Pencil (and additional Pencil nomination), Gold and Bronze Clio Awards, an AICP Award, and the PLUG Award for Music Video of the Year.

Weightless, co-written by BAFTA and Tony winning writer/playwright Enda Walsh (Once, Hunger) is his feature film directorial debut.

Weightless(official trailer)2018 from WEIGHTLESS on Vimeo.

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