FILM NEWS - "Thor 2", "X-Men: Days Of Future Past", "Guardians Of The Galaxy", "Cockneys Vs. Zombies", "The Dark Tower", "Prometheus 2", "Jersey Boys", "The Avengers 2" and "Hansel and Gretel"

Sorry there wasn't any film news last week, here's our round-up of the last two...

Thor 2 Villain Announced
Marvel Studios have confirmed that the villain that everyone's favourite Norse-god-turned-alien-turned-superhero will face will be Malekith the Accursed, the leader of the Dark Elves. And the actor to play him? Please welcome Christopher Eccleston. Eccleston is one of my favourite actors, having played the 9th Doctor and the baddie in the first G.I.Joe film. Definately a good choice. However this does of course mean Malekith will only be in this one film!
Thor: The Dark World will be released next November.

X-Men: First Class Sequel Is Titled
The sequel to the hugely popular X-Men prequel, X-Men: First Class, has been given a title. The film's producer Bryan Singer confirmed in an interview with IGN that the new film will be called X-Men: Days Of Future Past, and will be loosely based on the 1981 comic of the same title.
In the interview, Singer also said that he would like to "broaden out" the X-Men universe, meaning the new film could potentially feature some of the cast from the original trilogy.
To watch the full interview, click here. (IGN)

Writer Confirmed For Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy
Marvel studios have confirmed that Chris McCoy will be reworking Nicole Periman's draft for upcoming Guardians Of The Galaxy. McCoy is a relatively new name to Hollywood, and is yet to have a big screen work to his name. His tone is quirky and comedic, which makes sense for a film starring a gun-wielding raccoon and a half man, half tree.
For more on this story, click here. (Hollywood Reporter)

New Trailer For Cockneys Vs. Zombies
The first trailer has been released for Cockneys Vs. Zombies. As the title of the film suggests, this trailer is full of swearing, violence and fountains of blood and guts. Viewer discretion before watching the trailer is recommended.

Russell Crowe To Take On Stephen King's The Dark Tower?

Turning Stephen King's Dark Tower novels into a movie franchise has been talked about for around five years now, but there seems to have been a step forward. Warner Bros. have said that they will deliver a decision on whether they want to go ahead with a film and accompanying TV series within 2 weeks, while actor Russell Crowe is said to be in talks about taking on the lead role as the gunslinger Roland Deschain.

For more on this story, click here. (Deadline)

Prometheus Sequel Confirmed

Fox has confirmed that there will be a sequel to Ridley Scott's Prometheus, the sci-fi horror that returned Scott to the Alien universe. Although the film received mixed reviews, it made alot of money at the box office, and seems enough to warrant it another film. Actors Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender are confirmed for returning for the sequel, but writer Damon Lindelof due to other commitments. Fox is apparently talking to other writers.

For more on this story, click here. (Hollywood Reporter)

For our spoiler-free review of Prometheus, click here. (ME!)

Jon Favreau To Direct Film Of Jersey Boys

The director behind last years Cowboys and Aliens, Jon Favreau, has been confirmed to direct the upcoming musical film Jersey Boys. Jersey Boys is currently a very successful stage show on both The West End and Broadway and tells the story of the 60s group The Four Seasons. Now we're just waiting for casting news.

Joss Whedon Confirmed For The Avengers 2

Disney have confirmed that Joss Whedon will return to direct and write the sequel to the smash-hit superhero film The Avengers. He will also be involved in an Avengers TV series. The release date it seems is likely to be may 1st, 2015! That is after Captain america: The Winter Soldier and Iron Man 3 in 2013 and Thor: The Dark World and Guardians Of The Galaxy in 2014! (It is unclear when Ant Man is set to be released)

For more on this story, click here. (Newsarama)

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Will Be Bloody, Violent and R-Rated

Here's a weird one to watch. Since making dark fairytale films seems to be a bit of a craze at the moment, Paramount have turned round with this wacky idea. This week they confirmed that this film would be very gory, and will definately be R-Rated. It will star Jeremy Renner (Bourne Legacy) as Hansel and Gemma Arterton (Quantum Of Solace) as Gretel.

New Trailer for Looper

Snow White and The Huntsman 2? Or Just The Huntsman?

Some sources claim that the upcoming sequel to Snow White and The Huntsman will focus on The Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) and maybe not even include Snow White (Kristen Stewart) at all. It may even be a spin off movie with a different name!

So there's alot of news to keep you going. Tomorrow, the return of The Crunch!

Tom :)

FILM NEWS - Superhero News

The Dark Knight Rises Review Round-Up
We are very close now to the release of Christopher Nolan's final Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. Some lucky reviewers have seen it all ready (*envy*). Overall conclusion? It's pretty insane!
For a full review round-up, visit Den of Geek.
For a collection of stills from the movie, click here.

Marvel Dominates Comic-Con
Let's take it film by film...

This logo was released at Comic-Con. It's a shame that this wasn't given an epic title, but hey, it's good for consistencies sake. It has been confirmed that Ben Kingsley will be playing the main villain in this film, The Mandarin. It is also confirmed that another villain appearing in the  film will be Iron Patriot. This has come as a surprise to alot of people as Iron Patriot is normally associated with Spider-man. In the original Marvel comics, Iron Patriot is another alias of Norman Osborne a.k.a. The Green Goblin. Could this mean the new film The Amazing Spider-Man is to be incorporated into the combined Marvel universe? Because of copyright reasons, we think it's unlikely.

The upcoming Thor film now has a proper name and a release date! The name doesn't really tell us anything about the film, but it sounds cool. Add this to your diaries.

Captain America 2 was also given a name and release date at Comic-Con. Unlike the first film, The Winter Soldier will be set in modern day. This title also tells us who the villain will be in the film, as the Winter Soldier in the comics was none other than James "Bucky" Barnes.

It is confirmed, the other big Marvel film of 2014 will be Guardians of the Galaxy. Most people believe (but it hasn't been confirmed) that the film will exist in the same universe as all the above and will be used to introduce Thanos, the villain who appeared at the end of The Avengers and who is likely to be the main antagonist in The Avengers 2.

And finally, Marvel  surprised us all by announcing that Edgar Wright's Ant-Man has got the green light. No release date has yet been pinned on it, but at least we now know it will definately happen. I'm very excited!

Man Of Steel Poster

At Comic-Con, director Zack Snyder unveiled this poster for upcoming Super-Man reboot Man Of Steel. Snyder also announced that a teaser for the film had been tagged onto the reel for The Dark Knight Rises, which opens this weekend.

Which of these superhero films are you most looking forward to? Mine's Ant-Man! Let us know your thoughts in the comments...

Tom :)