Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Featurette

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Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room... until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large -- Professor Moriarty -- and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective. When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade points to suicide. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder -- a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by one Professor Moriarty.

Mixing business with pleasure, Holmes tracks the clues to an underground gentlemen's club, where he and his brother, Mycroft Holmes are toasting Dr. Watson on his last night of bachelorhood. It is there that Holmes encounters Sim, a Gypsy fortune teller, who sees more than she is telling and whose unwitting involvement in the prince's murder makes her the killer's next target. Holmes barely manages to save her life and, in return, she reluctantly agrees to help him. The investigation becomes ever more dangerous as it leads Holmes, Watson and Sim across the continent, from England to France to Germany and finally to Switzerland. But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead as he spins a web of death and destruction -- all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history.

More Action From The TDKR Set!!!

Yesterday saw Batman and Bane continue their brawl but the Camo Tumbler's were also there as was Catwoman on the Batpod and Matthew Modine's police chief in action! Check some cool shots out below and go to the SHH Gallery to see more.

War on Wall street!

No TMT hasn't gone political, Batman and Bane along with a lot of GCPD officers and mercs went at it on Wall Street today in what looks to be an epic battle sequence for the highly anticipated final part of Chris Nolan's Batman trilogy.

In the video there's some great looking combat between Bane and Batman after a staredown, hopefully it's edited together well in the finished movie.

Pics and Vids courtesy of the SHH boards.

Batman and Bane Battle In New York

Yesterday saw a running battle shot in New York between the GCPD and Bane's mercs, but later in the day the two main men themselves appeared and got in on the actoin.

It seems pretty clear from the pics below that this will be edited together with the fottage shot in Pittsburgh of the battle on the steps of City Hall.

Pics via Just Jared and the SHH boards.

Ridley Scott Confirmed To Direct BLADE RUNNER Sequel!

It was a few months ago the news of a new Blade Runner movie surfaced, and at the time it was said that Ridley Scott may indeed step back into the director's chair.

Now the news has been confirmed over at AICN, but what I am also pleased about is the seeming confirmation that it will be a sequel as opposed to a prequel. The Blade Runner universe is big enough and interesting enough to tell more than one story in I feel, so going forward seems the best way to approach a new Blade Runner movie.

The other interesting thing is that since it wont feature Deckard it may not be a direct sequel as such, so that opens up the avenue to move technology that existed in Blade Runner forwards as well, not to mention more advanced and varied forms of replicant's.

This is big news for those of us who worship at the altar of BLADE RUNNER.  Ridley Scott confirmed with the Wall Street Journal Blog, Speakeasy, that he will, indeed, be helming the sequel to BLADE RUNNER.  He told the blog, “I think I’m close to finding a writer that might be able to help me deliver.  We’re quite a long way in, actually.”

I'm glad that if we're going to get another BLADE RUNNER film, that it's Ridley Scott who will be making it and not some studio hack brought in just to fill in the gaps.  Scott also stated that it's looking like Deckard will not make an appearance in the film.   Will we finally know decisively whether or not Deckard is a replicant?  Will the past questions be answered?  Scott isn't saying, but he did offer this bit about the first film - "Even though people think it’s a cool Philip Marlowe film with Deckard played by Harrison Ford, the film is very much about humanity.”  What this means for the sequel is unclear, but I'm certain he'll explore what makes us human in comparison to the replicants in the new film.

We had heard rumors for some time that Scott would be returning to BLADE RUNNER, but this clinchs it, apparently.  Thanks to ColonelFatheart for the link

New Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Images

The awesome new trailer debuted the other day and now Paramount have released some cool new images from the forthcoming blockbuster.

I love the Lawrence of Arabia homage vibe I get from the desert car chase and it's interesting to note in the final pic that the BMW Vision concept is clearly invovled in more than just scenery capacity.

Images courtesy of TomCruiseForever.com

 

New Hobbit Blog

Peter Jackson and his crew are feverishly working on The Hobbit, a film that at one point was to be directed by Guillermo Del Toro who is great in his own right, but it feels fitting that Jackson is the man that will make what in some ways is the prequel to the Lord of The Rings trilogy, although it stands alone just as easily.

In this blog the focus is on the 3D work they are doing on the film and the rigs they have created to get the various shots they want. I'm not a fan of 3D myself but it's interesting to see the process that goes into using the technology and how it requires adaption from the various art departments on the film in order to get the shots to look right, as colour distortion is a big factor.

I enjoyed this look at the film, the vibe from the set if very easy going and you get the feeling all involved are having a good time, those familiar with the book will no doubt enjoy the look at Mirkwood and a little battle being shot there.

The next blog will be from an exterior location as filming moves outdoors for the next few months on the mammoth project that will be split into two films.

Wanderlust Trailer

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George and Linda are an overextended, stressed out Manhattan couple. After George is downsized out of his job, they find themselves with only one option: to move in with George's awful brother in Atlanta.

On the way there, George and Linda stumble upon Elysium, an idyllic community populated by colorful characters who embrace a different way of looking at things. Money? It can't buy happiness. Careers? Who needs them? Clothes? Only if you want them. Is Elysium the fresh start George and Linda need? Or will the change of perspective cause more problems than it solves?

Trailer For Safe House

This is a really tight high concept action picture in script form and by the looks of this trailer that has been captured and brought to life with visceral flair.

Denzel has this type of character down pat now, but each time he tweaks the grizzled badass to keep things feeling fresh, and this is yet another shot by Ryan Reynolds to become an action lead.

Comingsoon.Net got the trailer via iTunes.

Denzel Washington plays the most dangerous renegade from the CIA, who comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative (Ryan Reynolds) escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

First Pic Of Arnie On The Last Stand Set

Arnie's comeback is now well under way with him completing his shooting for The Expendables sequel and now beginning shooting on The Last Stand, with another movie entitled 'Black Sands' ready to go next.

Today he (or most likely one of his people) put the first set pic of himself, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzman and Johnny Knoxville up on his Twitter account.

The film is set to open January 18, 2013 and you can see the pic as well as a synopsis via Comingsoon.Net, below.

Schwarzenegger stars as Sheriff Owens, a man who has resigned himself to a life of fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction after leaving his LAPD post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with failure and defeat after his partner was crippled. After a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the hemisphere is hurtling toward the border at 200 mph in a specially outfitted car with a hostage and a fierce army of gang members. He is headed, it turns out, straight for Summerton Junction, where the whole of the U.S. law enforcement will have their last opportunity to make a stand and intercept him before he slips across the border forever. At first reluctant to become involved, and then counted out because of the perceived ineptitude of his small town force, Owens ultimately accepts responsibility for one of the most daring face offs in cinema history.