Monthly Archives: November 2015
Wonder Woman: New Photo and Full Cast Revealed
Warner Bros. has officially announced the commencement of filming on the solo Wonder Woman movie, complete with the full cast and a new first look photo of Gal Gadot as Diana Prince. Principal photography will take place on location in the UK, France and Italy.
Joining Gadot in the Patty Jenkins-directed movie are: Chris Pine as Captain Steve Trevor, Robin Wright (House of Cards), Danny Huston (Clash of the Titans, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), David Thewlis (the Harry Potter films), Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting), Saïd Taghmaoui (G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra), Elena Anaya (The Skin I Live In, Van Helsing) and Lucy Davis (Shaun of the Dead, UK's The Office).
The Man in the High Castle: Season 1 Spoiler Discussion
This is a full-on spoiler discussion for those that have watched all 10 episodes of The Man in the High Castle: Season 1. For our spoiler-free review of the season, click here.
Hey...so...
...how about meeting Hitler at the end there? Whoa!
That was a crazy moment. Seeing him sitting there, watching one of the "forbidden" films. Obsessed with watching other outcomes. That was nuts. And also, underneath, perhaps the suggestion that Hitler was able to win the war because he had some sort of extra trickery in his pocket. Like films showing the future. Or some sort of extra aid involving foresight. I mean, it can't just be that Hitler discovered these movies after he won, right? Not after we clearly witnessed one showing us the future annihilation of San Francisco?
Gravity Falls Ending With Season 2 Finale
The second season of Gravity Falls will mark the end of the popular Disney XD cartoon, series creator Alex Hirsch has announced.
"Gravity Falls is coming to an end," Hirsch revealed in a post on Tumblr. "There are two more episodes left: 'Weirdmageddon II: Escape from Reality' and 'Weirdmageddon III' which will be our hour long series finale. After that, Gravity Falls as we know it will be over."
Netflix Nabs Lost in Space TV Series
The upcoming remake of Irwin Allen’s 1965 classic TV series Lost in Space has been secured by Netflix.
According to Deadline, the popular streaming service landed the show after a "competitive situation" involving "multiple bidders." The outlet also notes the project is being crafted by writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, with plans for a straight-to-series order.
C-3PO and R2-D2 Meet BB-8 in New Star Wars Ad
C-3PO and R2-D2 meet BB-8 in this new Star Wars: The Force Awakens ad, and it's adorable.
The video, posted on O2 in the UK's Twitter feed, shows C-3PO—sporting his new red arm—and R2-D2 traversing an expansive desert. Though exasperated by their long journey, the pair continues on. BB-8—who C-3PO and R2-D2 were presumably looking for—speeds into scene, nearly missing the duo.
Watch the clip for yourself. No spoilers below, as the O2 account tweets, "No need to look away. Mr. Abrams definitely didn't let us put any spoilers in there!"
Pixar Boss: Jobs Would Be ‘Appalled’ By Steve Jobs Movie
Steve Jobs would have been "appalled" by Danny Boyle's movie about the late Apple visionary, according to Ed Catmull, president of Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios.
"I think he'd be appalled," Catmull told The Hollywood Reporter. "And they actually can't tell the story because the story's wrong. He went through an arc in his life. There was a time the way he worked with people was not good, and I saw that when I first worked with him."
Catmull went on to explain why Jobs' growth as a person is a journey that can't simply be recreated for the big screen. "People look at that dramatic part, and they'll make a movie about that — and that's not the story. That was the beginning of a more interesting and complex story," he explained.
Fox Becomes First Broadcast Network to Stop Reporting Overnight Ratings
Fox will stop distributing ratings of how many viewers watched its programs the first night that they are broadcast, the network announced today.
The overnight ratings from the Nielsen company don't include viewers who watch the shows on DVRs, stream them online or watch on demand, according to Fox's top executives, Dana Walden and Gary Newman. More than one-third of the younger audience watched a Fox show within a week that it aired, but not on the first night.
Nielsen overnight ratings have long been an important metric in the television industry, but both Walden and Newman say that the measurement is outdated.
"Fox is a company that has always prided itself on being forward-thinking, and nothing could be more antiquated than a decades-old measurement that reflects only a portion of our audience," the executives said in a memo. "So together, let's move the ratings conversation into the future."
RiffTrax Takes on The Wizard
RiffTrax is taking on the classic product-placement movie The Wizard. The Wizard is a 1989 movie about Super Mario Bros. 3, but also has 90 minutes of a road-movie leading up to it.
In 1989, kids only cared about one thing, and that was the upcoming release of Super Mario Bros. 3. The only modern example of hype that comes close is the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but even it falls short of the anticipation that was palpable on the playgrounds and in the tree-forts of 1989 America.
To capitalize on this hype, Nintendo made a movie starring Fred Savage, who was a hot-ticket item at the time and was guaranteed to pack in fans of television and film alike. Christian Slater was also in the movie, most likely to pad-out the appeal to young women who may not have expressed interest in what was then considered a child's hobby.
Daredevil’s Netflix Show Gets Funko POP! Figures
Funko POP! has revealed a new line of Marvel-themed figures themed around Netflix's popular Daredevil series.
In addition to an assortment of bobbleheads based on the iconic vigilante, Funko has also crafted a Pocket Pop! Keychain of the hero. There's even one of Wilson Fisk and another of Matt Murdock all decked out in a suit and tie.
Check out all five figures in the gallery below, courtesy of Marvel.com.
Marvel's Daredevil will enter its second season sometime next year. In the meantime, be sure to check out our review of Season 1, as well as this gorgeous poster for Season 2.
New Star Wars Designed to Evoke Feelings of Original Trilogy
When JJ Abrams sat down to being working with his team on the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie, the first question he posed for his team was "what do we want to feel?"
According to Wired, the team worked on a list of the things they wanted the new Star Wars films to express, including a sense of beginning, urgency, but mixed with humor. According to Empire and Jedi writer Lawrence Kasdan, Abrams wanted to model the new Star Wars on the original trilogy.
"The feeling we wanted was from the first trilogy," Kasdan said. The creative team wanted to match the "fun and delight," and Kasdan said it "moves like a son of a bitch, and you don’t question too much."