Deathly Hallows Previews

Finally...Warner Bros. has released normal (as in: not filmed from the TV screen) versions of the exclusive Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows previews that ran during the Harry Potter movie marathon on ABC Family two weeks ago.  It had some really terrific stuff from upcoming finale, so for anyone who missed it:

First up, "On the Run," which is a look at what Harry, Ron and Hermione will be dealing with in Part 1:

Which leads to "Forest Run," a rather exhausting look at the amount of running involved for the trio:

The last and best feature was "The Story," which has some amazing footage of the Battle for Hogwarts:

I wasn't so sure about Deathly Hallows being a two-part finale, since I figured Warner Bros was clearly seeing the end of the Harry Potter movie train and just milking this for that it's worth.  If the motive was really about being faithful to the entire book, they probably should have started splitting them a few movies ago.

But everything I've seen so far from Deathly Hallows looks simply stunning.  I was up until 4am reading the final chapters of this book when it was released and remember practically holding my breath for entire pages not knowing what was going to happen next.  It's looking like the movie is going to be a terrific finale to what turned out to be a remarkably good movie series.

New Trailer "Buried"

Lionsgate has revealed the new trailer for Buried via Yahoo! Movies. Opening September 24 Buried is directed by Rodrigo Cortes and starring Ryan Reynolds.

Reynolds plays Paul Conroy, who wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why and the life for the truck driver and family man instantly becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Buried with only a cell phone and a lighter, his contact with the outside world and ability to piece together clues that could help him discover his location are maddeningly limited. Poor reception, a rapidly draining battery, and a dwindling oxygen supply become his worst enemies in a tightly confined race against time - fighting panic, despair and delirium, Paul has only 90 minutes to be rescued before his worst nightmare comes true.

The plot may not be entirely original in theme, but with Ryan Reynolds set to star in what will likely be a mostly one man show, this sounds like it could be pretty damn awesome. The only other one man show I really enjoyed was I Am Legend with Will Smith, granted I've liked Reynolds in everything I've seen him in so far, so I'm willing to give this a chance.

First Clip "Scott Pilgrim Vs The World"

The first clip from Edgar Wrights Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is now online courtesy of MTV. The comic book adaptation stars Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Brandon Routh and Jason Schwartzman. The film hits theaters on August 13.

I've said it before and I'll say it again the movie everyone said would suck is looking to be the exact opposite. I have no idea what's going on in this clip, but the movie does look and sound funny as shit. I know I'll be there opening day.

New Trailer "The Company Men"

The new trailer for The Company Men from the Weinstein Company opening in theaters on October 22 is now online courtesy of Yahoo!Movies. Written and directed by John Wells, the drama stars Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Rosemarie DeWitt, Maria Bello and Craig T. Nelson.

In the film, Bobby Walker (Affleck) is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward (Cooper) and Gene McClary (Jones) jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands, and fathers. Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life coaching, a job building houses for his brother-in-law (Costner) which does not play to his executive skill set, and perhaps the realization that there is more to life than chasing the bigger, better deal.

I think more than anything it's nice to see Ben Afleck back at full form. I never personally felt like he fell off, but I know a lot of people were quick to drop him like a bad habit after Gili. At any rate between this and his next directorial effort and lead role in The Town how can you not feel like Afleck is bringing his A Game.

Also with this many academy award winners as the trailer is quick to point out can you really go wrong?

Snyder and Johnstad Writing "Xerxes"

 

The Los Angeles Times recently spoke to director Zack Snyder to which he confirmed he's started writing the script for Frank Miller's Xerxes with his 300 co-writer Kurt Johnstad. According to Snyder the new film is neither a sequel nor prequel to 300. It should serve as more of a spin off from the sounds of it.

"We closed the writing deal on 'Xerxes.' We started writing about a week ago," Snyder said. "So we're doing it. It's happening... I don't have a directing deal in place but we are writing it, so call it intent."

"This movie follows Themistocles and the Battle of Artemisium, which coincidentally happens on the exact same three days as the Battle of Thermopylae [which was the basis of '300']," Snyder added. "This one starts off with a quick retelling of the why of the Persian wars. It starts off at the Battle of Marathon and then it goes back to Themistocles finding out that Persians are invading again. and off we go over to learn a little bit about why Xerxes is the way he is."

Well if this is  anywhere near as awesome as 300 was then I'm in. I've been impressed with everything I've seen from Snyder so far so until he proves me wrong I'll have to expect this will be amazing!

Thor & Captain America Sites Online!

 

Not shockingly the websites for both Thor and Captain America are now online. You can check out both official sites at CaptainAmerica.Marvel.com and Thor.Marvel.com!

Nothing really new on either site just yet, but possibly after the release of footage from this weekends comic con we can expect an update. Fingers crossed for now.

Both films are due out next year. Thor in May and Cap in June!

Ghostbusters at Comic Con?

As much as I know some "fanboys" are completely against ghostbusters 3 ever happening I personally love the idea. Just get on with it though! There's been way too much back and forth between namely Dan Akroyd and the press about it possibly happening, and a script being written over the last few years that I think people are starting to get over the idea.

Well hopefully a photo posted today by LatinoReview is a sign that we "might" hear "something" new from Sony in regards to the status of the doomed sequel. I know the rumor had been for the longest time to have the old cast pass their proton packs down to a younger crew. In turn creating new generation of ghostbuster to carry the franchise. Problem is nothing's come out of Sony about the project in who knows how long, but hopefully this means we can slightly raise our hopes for now.

The ecto1 was spotted in San Diego!!!

New photos from "Red"

Comingsoon has released 3 new pictures from the DC comics adaption RED starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, Mary-Louise Parker, Brian Cox, Julian McMahon and Richard Dreyfuss.

The two pictures below feature Helen Mirren holding different guns, how fucking awesome is that! Not that it really matters because I'm sure you're already pumped for this, but the plot is as follows:

In the film, Frank (Willis), Joe (Freeman), Marvin (Malkovich) and Victoria (Mirren) used to be the CIA's top agents – but the secrets they know just made them the Agency's top targets. Now framed for assassination, they must use all of their collective cunning, experience and teamwork to stay one step ahead of their deadly pursuers and stay alive. To stop the operation, the team embarks on an impossible, cross-country mission to break into the top-secret CIA headquarters, where they will uncover one of the biggest conspiracies and cover-ups in government history.

Red opens everywhere October 15

Joe Johnston Talks Captain America

The Los Angeles Times recently spoke to director Joe Johnston about his interpretation of Captain America hitting theatres next summer. According to Johnston what they're doing is new twist on the Steve Rogers fans have come to know.

"We're sort of putting a slightly different spin on Steve Rogers," said Joe Johnston, "He's a guy that wants to serve his country but he's not a flag-waver. We're reinterpreting sort of what the comic book version of Steve Rogers was."

"He wants to serve his country, but he's not this sort of jingoistic American flag-waver," Johnston added. "He's just a good person. We make a point of that in the script: Don't change who you are once you go from Steve Rogers to this super-soldier, you have to stay who you are inside, that's really what's important more than your strength and everything. It'll be interesting and fun to put a different spin on the character and one that the fans are really going to appreciate."

This is one of those things that will either be huge or backfire in their faces from fanboy backlash. Granted the fanboy community only make up a small portion of the general movie going public, but the word of mouth they pass on to their non-fanboy friends could really hurt Caps total box-office. Hopefully Johnston does the character justice, and delivers something the fanboys can come to love.

Hangover 2 confirmed for Thailand

Shortly after the success of The Hangover a rumor surfaced via Latino Review that they planned to film in Thailand. This was later debunked by director Todd Phillips in an interview with Collider earlier this year.

"I don't know," Phillips stated in response to the claim, "There's a lot of rumors. There was rumor also that it was going to Mexico or something and neither are true."

Comingsoon has now confirmed that Philips comments were merely a case of misdirection and the production will take place almost entirely in Thailand, awesome!

No one should be too shocked that a director or studio exec lied about something to do with an upcoming production, it's almost second nature for them. Regardless this sounds awesome already!

Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis are all returning for the sequel due out next summer.