FILM NEWS - 'Prometheus', 'The Wolverine', 'Outpost II', 'Bullet To The Head', Sorsese's Sinatra, 'Iron Man 3', 'Kick-Ass 2' and 'The Dark Tower'

Prometheus - Deleted Scenes Might Make Sense!
Earlier this year, Ridley Scott's Prometheus split critics by it's confusing plot and mass of unanswered questions. But there is a glimmer of hope now for those that the film left bamboozled now that the titles of some deleted scenes that will be available on home release have been confirmed:
 - Arrival of the Engineers (02:31)
 - Tis The Season (00:58)
 - Our First Alien (00:42)
 - We're Not Alone Anymore (01:22)
 - Skin (00:42)
 - Strange Bedfellows (02:57)
 - Holloway Hungover (01:25)
 - David's Objective (00:23)
 - Janek Fills Vickers In (03:27)
 - A King Has His Reign (03:40)
 - Fifield Attacks (02:01)
 - The Engineer Speaks (04:06)
 - Final Battle (05:30)
 - Paradise (05:05)
For a spoiler-filled breakdown of what these scenes COULD include, visit Den Of Geek.
For our review of Prometheus, click here.

Official Synopsis Of The Wolverine
The official synopsis for the upcoming X-Men spin-off, The Wolverine, has been released, confirming what alot of people suspected already.
"Based on the celebrated comic book arc, The Wolverine finds Logan, the eternal warrior and outsider in Japan. There, Samurai steel will clash with adamantium claw as Logan confronts a mysterious figure from his past that will leave him forever changed."

First Trailer For Outpost II
The first trailer for the new film Outpost II: Black Sun has been released. The film stars Catherine Steadman and Richard Coyle who have to face a batallion of zombie Nazi stormtroopers.

First Trailer For Bullet To The Head

Bullet To The Head  is a Sylvester Stallone film that was filmed before The Expendables 2, but it's release date was set back until next February. Stallone plays a hit-man on a revenge mission. Here's the new trailer:

Writer For Scorsese's Sinatra Biopic

Director Martin Scorsese has been working on this project for a long time. He has said he has always wanted to make a film about the life of the great singer Frank Sinatra, but after his Rat Pack project that had Tom Hanks and John Travolta signed to it failed to make it to the screen, people thought this dream would never see the light of day. But it is now happening, and writer Billy Ray will be writing. The question now is, who will play Sinatra? Personally, I'd like to see Pierce Brosnan have a go at the role.

Dale Dickey In Iron Man 3

True Blood's Dale Dickey will appear in Iron Man 3, though alot of mystery is surrounding her role. Apparently her IMDb page says her character is called "Mrs. Davis". Hhmm...

Casting News For Kick-Ass 2

Robert Emms (War Horse) and Morris Chestnut (Boyz n the Hood) have both been cast in Kick-Ass 2, the sequel to the hit superhero spoof movie of 2010. Emms will play Insect Man and Morris Chestnut has been cast as "essentially...the guardian". 

Chestnut has also landed a role in Brad Anderson's thriller The Hive alongside Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin.

But back to Kick-Ass 2. Another potential cast member is the brilliant funny-man Jim Carrey. Carrey is said to be a big fan of the original film, and is currently in talks to play 'Colonel Stars', a superhero with a military theme.

Would you like to see Jim Carrey in Kick-Ass 2? Let us know in the comments.

Film News to be continued in next post...

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 :)

FILM NEWS - Action & Super hero & More News

Super Hero News!
The Dark Night Rises
You can listen to the full score to The Dark Night Rises by Hans Zimmer here! However some thing listening to this may spoil the film. All spoilers have been removed from the track names! A synopsis has also been revieled, this may contain minor spoilers. See it here:

"It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of DA Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act. But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane."

There is a new trailer seen bellow!


Christopher Nolan has said that The Dark Knight Rises will be it for him working with batman so i guess that means he isn't making the Justice league.


Dredd
Writer Alex Garland has plans for a possible Dredd 2 and Dredd 3. He said at comic-con:
“In the sequel. Which we can make as long as the film grosses over $50 million in the States. It might be tough – this is an 18, an R rating. The first time I sat down to do the script I did 16 drafts of Death. It didn’t feel right. We needed to set it all up first. The next version was all sort of the Long Walk and America, but we needed to get to know Dredd and everyone first. The trilogy would be this film, then Origins and then the Dark Judges".


Fantastic 4
The Director of Chronicle, Josh Tarnk, is confirmed for The reboot of The Fantastic Four. Which is good because I really liked Chronicle.


The Wolverine
Hugh Jackman is returning to play The Wolverine. The Wolverine will not be a follow-on from the not-very-popular X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Instead, this is going to be more of a standalone adventure, loosely based around the Japan saga by Frank Miller and Chris Claremont. Hiroyuki Sanada, from Lost and Rush Hour 3, will be playing Shingen. Then Hal Yamanouchi, from The Life Aquatic, amongst many other movies, will be Yashida in the movie. Brian Tee from Grimm is set to play a corrupt minister by the name of Noburo Mori. And then Will Yun Lee will be the villain. He's playing Kenuichio Harada, who will be in Silver Samurai guise probably.

Amazing Spiderman
The new reboot is set to be at least a trilogy. However is is uncertain who will be the directors for the other films.


Iron Man 3
Concept art has been revealed for the new film which has just started filming! The film will be based on Warren Ellis' Iron Man: Extremis. It will have Guy Pearce and Rebecca Hall as virus-developing scientists, with Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin. (no not the fruit)


Guardians Of The Galaxy
Ok update from last week! The characters are probably Adam Warlock, a genetically engineered artificial human with super-powers. Drax the Destroyer, a human spirit inhabiting an artificial alien body created to hunt and kill Thanos. Gamora, a super-strong alien and the adopted daughter of Thanos. Phyla-Vell (aka Quasar), the daughter of Mar-Vell, the original Captain Marvel. Rocket Raccoon, an intelligent anthropomorphic alien raccoon who captains his own starship. Groot, an extra-terrestrial plant-man. Moondragon, a telepathic/telekinetic human raised by Thanos' father, Mentor who is the daughter of Drax's human incarnation. And finally, Bug, an insectoid superhero from the microverse. And Thanos is the evil guy who looks like that guy to the right, remind you of anyone? (Avengers end credits) 

Action Stuff News!
The Man With Iron Fists
Rza's upcoming martial arts movie The Man With the Iron Fists has the Wu-Tang man writing (with Eli Roth), directing and starring in the film.


Assassins creed Movie
Michael fassbender will star in and co-produce the movie. This movie is looking to be good as Ubisoft are funding it so no one screws around with their story lines.

After Earth
First synopsis relieved for Will Smiths next movie coming next June:
“In After Earth, one thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (played by Will Smith) returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai (played by Jaden Smith). When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai’s craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.”
It is directed by M Night Shayalan's who did The Last Airbender which I liked!

Other
The Hunger Games
It has been revealed that the after second film Catching Fire is released in November next year. The Third book Mockingjay will follow the example of Happy Potter and Twilight and will be split into two films despite the book only being 448 pages long! This will mean the last film will come out in November 2015!

Ghostbusters 3
The script is being rewritten by Etan Cohen who wrote Tropic Thunder and Managascar: Escape 2 Africa!

New Trailers
There is lots new this week and they all look really good!

The Dark Night Rises #5 (you can watch some behind the scenes and interviews here)

Release date: 20 July (UK)


Rise Of The Guardians #2 (See the first trailer here, there is almost no repeated footage)

Release date: 30 November (UK)

Robot & Frank

Release date: n/a (24 August USA)

Gangster Squad
Cast includes Sean Penn, Ryan Goslin, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte and Emma Stone 
Directed by Zombieland's Ruben Fleischer

Release date: November 9th (UK)


Taken 2 #2 (see the first trailer here, it is better)

Release date: October 5th (UK)

Jack Reacher
Based on the book One Shot. Cast includes Tom Cruise. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.

Release date: December 28th (UK)


Total Recall #2 (see the first trailer here)

Release date: August 29th (UK)

FILM NEWS - New Trailers for Les Miserables & The Bourne Legacy, East End Film Festival Programme Revealed and Superhero Updates!

Happy Thursday ladies and gents! Here's the last seven days of all things movie in one post. Enjoy:

First Look At Les Miserables and The Bourne Legacy
Last Thursday we finally got our first look at the film adaptation of the famous musical when Universal Pictures released a teaser trailer. Personally, I'm not sure what to expect from this film, Wolverine isn't exactly a renowned singer after all. But it is directed by Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), so the film certainly has a lot of potential. AAH! I'm in two minds.

The next day on Friday, Universal Pictures released their first trailer for The Bourne Legacy.

Writer and Director Tony Gilroy continues the Bourne saga in this new film based in the universe of the original Robert Ludlum novels. Jeremey Renner (aka Hawkeye from Avengers Assemble) takes the lead in the new film as CIA agent Aaron Cross, replacing Matt Damon's Jason Bourne. The trailer for the fourth installment in the series was released on Friday.

East End Film Festival 2012 Announces Programme
On Thursday, the East End Film Festival announced it's programme for the event which runs from the 3rd to the 8th of July. The Festival will feature a huge collection of shorts from all genres of movie, and will also include a film of Amy Winehouse made from rarely-seen concert and archive footage.
Tickets for the festival are now on sale.
Click here to visit the festival website.

Warner Bros. Plans Justice League Film
Unsurprisingly, after the success of Avengers Assemble, Warner Bros. have made plans to bring the DC equivalent to the big screen. Justice League will be written by Will Beal (Gangster Squad) and is likely to feature superheroes such as Batman, Superman and Wonderwoman.
As Marvel have proven, a universe has to be built up before the final Justice League film can be made. Does this mean that the Batman franchise has to be rebooted again, as Christopher Nolan has hinted that the Dark Knight saga will have a very final ending when the final installment comes out in a few weeks? Maybe the new Superman film Man of Steel will lay down the foundations for a Justice League world? We'll keep you posted as soon as we know more.

Iron Man 3 To Be Co-Produced In China
More superhero news! It was announced yesterday that Iron Man 3 would be co-produced in China. I doubt this makes any difference at all to the film, but I thought I may as well put the news in anyways.

And that's all the film news from the last week. Kieron will be writing it next week. Later today we will also be posting a review of MiB3, written by a friend of ours. See you then.
Tom :)