International Trailer For 300: Rise of an Empire

"Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes, and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster '300,' this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.

'300: Rise of an Empire' pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy."

Lionsgate Looking For Life After Life

Lionsgate can't quit that Twilight dollar. Who could blame them? Who wouldn't want hundreds of millions of dollars at the worldwide box-office guaranteed year-in, year-out (not to mention, home video and TV sales) and the attention of the lucrative, and still surprisingly underutilized, market of young girls? Sorry, fanboys, but it's not all about you. Girls like big franchises made specifically for them too.

Its good business and they have been in it ever since the Catherine Hardwicke-directed original became a sensation back in November 2008 (Summit Entertainment actually started that before Lionsgate bought them out last year). And you might say "What about The Hunger Games?" Well yeah, that's massive. Bigger than Twilight in fact, but it was purchased under the guise of being "the next Twilight." It just happened to evolve into something larger than anyone could have foreseen, and that’s not even getting into its lead Jennifer Lawrence (Talk about an overnight explosion).

The point being the studio wants to keep rolling with the punches. Lapping up female-geared properties and hoping for "another Twilight." The studio has optioned Life After Life, based on the best-seller by Kate Atkinson with every intention of following that successful strategy. They've even assigned it to Twilight producers Temple Hill Entertainment with Semi Chellas and Esta Spalding commissioned to adapt the book.

The story concerns a young woman with the ability to relive her life set during WWII.

Vin Diesel Has New Potential Sci-Fi Franchise to Geek Out Over/Spread Bullshit About

All this "I'm gonna be in a Marvel movie! No wait, I'm playing Vision in The Avengers 2! No wait, I really gonna voice Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy!" talk from Vin Diesel falls on deaf ears. If Marvel throws a press release verifying his claims, of course I'll believe it. Maybe he's in, maybe he's out, I don't know. The guy has a big mouth and quickly-approaching Mark Millar-levels of bullshit spreading. So anything directing from him, here on out, doesn't get the benefit of the doubt.

Not the case here, thankfully. Diesel still hot for sci-fi actioners wants to continue in that direction. He'll headline Soldiers of the Sun, from a spec script by Arash Amel, for Universal. The plot is "set in a post-apocalyptic future and focuses on a squad of soldiers that searches for a fabled city of gold while on a tour of duty in Mexico liberating it from an alien race known as Orcs."

Best case scenario for Diesel and the studio, they get another The Fast & the Furious out of this. Most likely scenario, on the other hand, is another Babylon A.D.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

BREAKING: Bryan Cranston Isn't Against Staying Employed

Rumors circulating Bryan Cranston is a person of interest for Lex Luthor in When Clark Met Bruce..., my smart-ass title for Batman Versus Superman. Easy to see why he's on the Brothers Warner's radar (The flaming red-hot buzz of Breaking Bad as it wraps up its finale season and all those awards he racked up) and why fans always suggested him (He's bald).

Until Christian Bale accepts that blank check made to the amount of "WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT, PLEASE SAY YES, CHRISTIAN!" or settle on Joe Manganiello (Pure gut instinct, I feel like he will be their guy), all talk on anyone who isn't Batman will stay at radio silence. That doesn't mean Cranston himself can't give his thoughts on the matter, and "shockingly," he's not against keeping on working.

"'Give me a call,' he says with a grin. And to hear Cranston tell it, he's already given some thought as to getting into Luthor's psyche. 'I like Lex Luthor. I think he’s misunderstood. He’s a loveable, sweet man,’ Cranston says."

Source: Metro

Ron Burgundy's "Memoir" Coming This November - That's the Joke...

Alright, alright, it's one big inside joke. Many devoted fans are going to love this. It helps them get into the mood, the excitement of Anchorman: The Legend Continues opening this Christmas. I get that. But come on, fellas, does anyone really want to blow $20 on a "memoir" penned by Ron Burgundy?

The collection, titled Let Me Off at the Top! My Classy Life and Other Musings, hits bookshelves November 19, reports The New York Times. It will reportedly "share personal anecdotes about the women in his life, about his dog, Baxter, and his legendary news teams. Along the way, he'll also give sage advice on a variety of topics that matter most to him."

I'm trying my best to stay as clean as possible going into Anchorman 2's December 20^th release. From here on out, I won't look at new footage (Bound to be at least 2 more trailers in the next 4 months). If I have to be the one to post it when it’s released, fine, I will. I just won't watch it. That overexposure to footage, and seeing all the gags and as-it-turned-out deleted jokes, was made me initially hate the 2004 original. Once a year or so past and that disappointment was out of the way, I came to love Anchorman for the genius it is. So I’d prefer not have that happen again.

And that includes gimmicks like a "memoir." You guys can love that all you want (and God bless if you do), but I'll pass.

Is Woody Gonna Have to Choke a Bitch?

Woody Allen as a pimp.

Visions of the iconic director telling Christopher Reeve he has a "Bad looking outf--WOOO!" or "Ga-Ga-Gata don't play no shit" play in my head as this very moment. Those gags happen to be funnier than the film Allen actually stars as a bitch-arranger, the comedy Fading Gigolo co-starring John Turturro (who also writes and directs here) as his bitch.

It even feels like an Allen film, right down to the Jazz soundtrack.

Sony Staying in the Neill Blomkamp Business

Unless overseas grosses save its ass, Elysium won't be a win for Sony. Not exactly a black eye, it's more like the financial equivalent of scraping your leg and slapping some alcohol and band-aid over it. Sony is still going to ride the bike undeterred, for now.

The studio announced this afternoon it will re-collaborate with Media Rights Capital on Neil Blomkamp’s next film Chappie. It's not new news to say Sharlto Copley stars once again for his director-pal Blomkamp. But in the wake of Elysium and one of its key faults being a less-than-compelling, let alone relatable one, lead, it's encouraging he knows the Lucky Charm he has in his District 9 star (who also played the villain in Elysium).

Additionally the existence of this project isn't a new development. Blomkamp let it be known for awhile this was next. Everything else about it was wishy-washy but now we know. It’s about a robot (voiced by Copley) implanted with A.I. and then stolen local hoods up to no good.

Don't be that person who says Blomkamp "is done" just because you didn't like Elysium. I didn't care for it either (Hard to follow-up a masterwork like District 9) but its his second film. Cut the guy some slack. It might be a failure but at least it's interesting and discussion-worthy. He is still a voice I want to hear onscreen.

Remember That Stock-Exchange Guy Who Bane Fucked Up? Yeah, He's In The Expendables 3

The Expendables 3 isn't all about Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis arguing like an old couple who hasn't done it since the Johnson Administration. It can be an opportunity for a fresh-faced pup still new to the fast-and-not-so-friendly-world of showbiz to break out.

Glen Powell, whose career highlight so far was Bane treating like his face like Gallagher treats watermelons in The Dark Knight Rises, has joined the cast. Guessing he takes the place of the dearly-departed (onscreen, at least) Liam Hemsworth as the Token Not-Old-Guy. He'll play a "highly trained combat veteran who is also an expert hacker and drone pilot."

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Christopher Nolan's Interstellar Started Filming Today (Translation: Last Week)

Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers would like to formally announce production on Christopher Nolan's Interstellar has begun... even though it really stated last week. They sent out a purdy press release (which you can read below) and everything. So you know they mean business.

Since Nolan is the king of keeping productions factory-sealed (Something J.J. Abrams has turned into a fetish), this is probably the last thing we'll officially hear from them ‘till next year, barring leaks (Nolan has been known to send out fake Intel, trust me) or most likely set pictures of Nolan sipping on a cup of tea between setups or Anne Hathaway scratching her ass.

Until then, all we can do is speculate.

"Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., and Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that principal photography on 'INTERSTELLAR' is officially underway in Alberta, Canada. The film will be released in IMAX® and 35mm theaters on November 7, 2014. Paramount Pictures will distribute domestically, Warner Bros. Pictures internationally.

Directed and co-written by Christopher Nolan ('Inception,' 'The Dark Knight' Trilogy), the production will travel the globe and utilize a mixture of 35mm anamorphic and IMAX film photography to bring to the screen a script based on the combination of an original idea by Nolan and an existing script by Jonathan Nolan, originally developed for Paramount Pictures and producer Lynda Obst. The new script chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

'INTERSTELLAR' features a prestigious cast that includes Matthew McConaughey ('Magic Mike,' 'Mud'), Academy Award® winner Anne Hathaway ('Les Miserables,' 'The Dark Knight Rises'), Academy Award® nominee Jessica Chastain ('Zero Dark Thirty,' 'The Tree of Life'), Bill Irwin ('Rachel Getting Married,' TV's 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation') Academy Award® nominee John Lithgow ('Terms of Endearment,' 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes') Academy Award® nominee Casey Affleck ('The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,' 'Gone Baby Gone'), David Gyasi ('Cloud Atlas'), Wes Bentley ('The Hunger Games'), Mackenzie Foy ('The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Parts 1 and 2') Timothée Chalamet (TV's 'Homeland'), Topher Grace ('Spider-Man 3'), David Oyelowo ('Jack Reacher,' 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'), Academy Award® winner Ellen Burstyn ('The Last Picture Show,' 'The Exorcist'), and Academy Award® winner Michael Caine ('The Cider House Rules,' 'The Dark Knight' Trilogy).

The film is being produced by Academy Award® nominee Emma Thomas ('Inception,' 'The Dark Knight' Trilogy) and Lynda Obst ('How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,' 'The Siege'). Renowned theoretical physicist Kip Thorne is consulting on the film as well as serving as executive producer, along with Jake Myers ('Jack Reacher,' 'RED,' 'RED 2') and Jordan Goldberg ('Inception,' 'The Dark Knight' Trilogy).

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Hoyte van Hoytema ('Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' 'The Fighter'), Academy Award®-nominated production designer Nathan Crowley ('The Dark Knight' Trilogy), Academy Award®-nominated costume designer Mary Zophres ('Gangster Squad,' 'True Grit') Academy Award®-nominated editor Lee Smith ('The Dark Knight' Trilogy,” 'Elysium,'), Academy Award®-winning composer Hans Zimmer ('The Lion King,' 'The Dark Knight' Trilogy), and Academy Award®-winning visual effects supervisor Paul Franklin ('Inception,' 'The Dark Knight' Trilogy)."

Fox Wants Hugh Jackman to Play Wolverine Forever - Reportedly Offers $100 Million

During a THR cover story last February, Hugh Jackman showed a side we'd never seen before, let alone never thought we’d live to see. Resistance to playing Wolverine 'till the end of time.

X-Men has been good to Jackman and he has had the smarts and class to know that (That might sound silly but 99.999999% of the time these actors buy into their own hype, get too big for their britches and start to think they're better than the series that made them who they are). But he is getting older and the fact is how much longer can he convincingly play the never-aging Wolverine? That seemed to be on his mind during the afore-mentioned THR piece.

He wasn't saying "I'm done!" He just said he was taking a break from it all. Evidentially 20th Century Fox read that article and took it as contract-negotiation double-talk. In an attempt to keep the face of their coveted property fat and happy, the studio has reportedly sent a deal Jackman's way only the likes of Robert Downey Jr. (and Christian Bale, were he to ever accept) are getting. A $100 million deal to play Wolverine four more times, and here’s the kicker. It sounds like he's gonna tell them "Thanks but no thanks."

Like Downey leading up to Iron Man 3's release, Fox can talk all they want about other films without their go-to guy. But the fact is he is the de-facto representation of the Merry Mutants. The Wolverine under-performed but that's more on terrible trailers/marketing and the bad-taste left in audiences' mouths from X-Men: Origins - Wolverine. If he isn't around with his half-side-burns/half-beard and Adamantium claws, much of the interest from the general public is gone, no matter what that X-Men movie is about (See: X-Men: First Class and why Wolverine is the time-traveler in X-Men: Days of Future Past and not Kitty Pryde).

Source: The National Enquirer