New Trailer 'Megamind'

DreamWorks Animation has revealed the new trailer for Megamind, coming to 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on November 5th. The animated supervillain comedy is voiced by Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill. You can check out the trailer below the synopsis:

When super villain Megamind (Ferrell) defeats his archrival Metro Man (Pitt), the world should be his oyster. But instead, Megamind falls into total despair. It turns out that life without a rival is life without a point for him. So, he creates a new superhero rival, Titan (Hill). Unfortunately, the new hero wants to be a super villain, too. Caught in the middle, star reporter Roxanne Ritchi (Fey) asks the tough questions: Who can we turn to? Who has what it takes to stand up to this menace? Who will defend the innocent? Megamind! That's who.



Normally I'm not a huge fan of Ferrell, but every once in a while he does something actually funny or interesting, like this. After seeing Shrek in 3D, and seeing just how much flying and awesome shit there is in this trailer, I can't wait to see it, and i'll probably see it in 3D.

The Looney Tunes Are Back!

If your like me you grew up watching Looney Tunes, and the cartoons our kids watch now just don't do it for you like bugs bunny or road runner once did. If I asked my six year old daughter who Bugs Bunny was, she'd say is he friends with Dora? Well Warner Bros has plans to change that very soon.

A new 26-episode half-hour series, “The Looney Tunes Show,” is headed toward Cartoon Network in the fall and will star Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck as odd-couple roommates in a contemporary cul-de-sac. Yosemite Sam, Tweety Bird, Sylvester, Marvin the Martian and Porky Pig are their neighbors.

Meanwhile, Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote are going back to work in movie theaters in a series of 3-D shorts. The first of these shorts — Warner has approved three, and three more are in development — will play ahead of the movie “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,” which arrives in theaters July 30.

More recently, big plans for an online Looney Tunes world fizzled amid the economic downturn. “The Loonatics Unleashed,” another television series, was yet another sprucing-up effort from 2005 that introduced futuristic-looking, anime-influenced versions of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, was a wipeout. Many parents hated the Loonatics, which had mohawks and menacing eyes, and the series was canceled in 2007.

Big-screen resuscitation efforts have not fared much better. “Space Jam,” a mix of animation and live action starring Michael Jordan, turned a profit back in 1996. But the most recent picture, the 2003 animation-live-action hybrid “Looney Tunes: Back in Action,” left North American audiences holding their noses. The movie, with Brendan Fraser, cost an estimated $95 million and sold $25 million in tickets in North America, according to Box Office Mojo and adjusting for inflation.

Sales of Looney Tunes merchandise have been sliding for about eight years, but still ring up over $1 billion annually on a global basis via 1,000 licensees. (To compare, Winnie the Pooh generates about $5 billion annually for Disney.) The hope is that “The Looney Tunes Show,” supported by the theatrical shorts, will fuel new product lines.

I wish I actually wanted to see Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, I'd love to see my favorite Tunes back up on the big screen. I know one thing for sure, once the show airs there'll be a little less Dora and Mickey Mouse in my house, and a lot more "what's up Doc".

Gemma Arterton Replacing Megan Fox In Transformers 3?

As we reported earlier today Megan Fox has essentially been fired from Transformers 3 for making ridiculous remarks about director Michael Bay.

Well apparently Bay has wasted no time at all in finding her replacement. The Wrap reports the film makers have already met with Brooklyn Decker, Miranda Kerr and Bar Rafaeli to play the new female lead.

But according to their sources Prince of Persia star Gemma Arterton is the front-runner to replace Megan Fox. An individual close to the casting process says the actress has already had discussions with Bay about the coveted role.

Arterton remains the possibility who makes the most sense, as she plays Jake Gyllenhaal's love interest in "Prince of Persia" and is no stranger to Hollywood blockbusters, having also starred in "Clash of the Titans" and "Quantum of Solace."

While she is very attractive, some will still argue she is no where near Megan Fox' "sex symbol" status. I say, who cares she can actually act, unlike Fox who was really only good for looking at.

Box Office Predictions May 21-23

New in theaters this weekend is Shrek Forever After, expected to be the new champ, and MacGruber, not expected to do much at all. I just saw Shrek and was very happy with the end result, you can read my review HERE. As for MacGruber, I'm not expecting much and I have very little to say about it.

Iron Man 2 will finally take it's fall from the number one spot to number 2 this weekend, followed by Robin Hood in third.

Next week is the opening of Sex and The City 2, being that it's rated R I'm not sure it will beat out the family friendly Shrek in its second weekend. Never the less check back this time next week for my official review.

1. Shrek Forever After (DreamWorks Animation/Paramount) - $95 million

2. Iron Man 2 (Marvel/Paramount) - $23.0 million

3. Robin Hood (Universal) - $15 million

4. MacGruber (Universal) - $12 million

5. Letters to Juliet (Summit) - $8.2 million

6. Just Wright (Fox Searchlight) - $5.5 million

7. How to Train Your Dragon (DreamWorks Animation/Paramount) - $3 million

8. Date Night (20th Century Fox) - $2.4 million

9. A Nightmare on Elm Street (New Line/WB) - $2.3 million

10. The Back-up Plan (CBS Films) - $1.3 million

Check back on Sunday for the Box Office Estimates from Jen, and again on Tuesday for the actual numbers, as Monday is a holiday.

Megan Fox Won't Be In Transformers 3!

Earlier this month, Megan Fox was spotted doing previz shots for Transformers 3, but now Variety is reporting that she will not appear as Mikaela in the third installment after all.

Is anyone really that suprised by this news?  I know I'm not.

In an interview last year with Wonderland Magazine Fox had the following to say about Transformers director Michael Bay:

"God, I really wish I could go loose on this one. He's like Napoleon and he wants to create this insane, infamous mad-man reputation. He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is. So he's a nightmare to work for".

"Shia and I almost die when we make a Transformers movie. He has you do some really insane things that insurance would never let you do."

Paramount Pictures reportedly decided not to pick up her option as the studio and director Michael Bay want to take the story line in another direction and plan to cast another actress as the love interest for Sam Witwicky, played by Shia LaBeouf.

The trade says the decision was unrelated to the September interview. Right, and we'll pretend to believe that.

With Fox getting the axe and dropping the racist robots from the sequel, Transformers 3 just might be headed in the right direction.

The third installment is scheduled to hit theaters on July 1, 2011.

Update on Thu, May 20, 2010 by Mitch Anderson

This story just keeps on getting better. Now Megan Fox has told People Magazine that it was her decision to leave transformers 3.

She's slamming speculation she was booted from the third installment of the Transformers action film franchise.

I believe this about as much as I believe her big mouth had nothing to do with her exit from the franchise. After Jonah Hex comes out in June Her career is done. Outside of Transformers she hasn't been apart of anything successful.

Conan O’Brien Returns November 8

The short lived Tonight Show host has recently been doing a comedy tour called "The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour". But now comes news we've all been waiting for:  TBS has just announced that Conan’s new show will premiere on the station on November 8, 2010 at 11 PM. It will be followed by Lopez Tonight.

This last year has been quite the shit show for COCO. After losing the Tonight Show to Ultra Douche Bag Jay Leno, and a ridiculous legal battle with NBC, which ended with an agreement stating that he could not publicly disparage NBC nor appear on television for about six months, O’Brien is finally ready to make the return to late night.

Blake Lively Talks Green Lantern

Blake Lively is featured in the June issue of Vogue magazine and the actress talked about her role in Green Lantern:

The adventure begins in the Vogue offices when I am bidden to look at the fittings shots of Blake Lively, which reveal a body sublimely toned for her upcoming role as Carol Ferris (a.k.a. ultravillain Star Sapphire) in Martin Campbell's Green Lantern, based on the DC Comics superhero introduced in 1940. "All I want is to be a hero to my nephews and nieces," Lively says, laughing. "I'm going to be the coolest aunt ever."

Lively has been rehearsing with a stunt coordinator who works on the Bond movies and with gymnastic acrobats from Cirque du Soleil. "Our director likes it real—the fights close and dirty," she explains, and for added veracity aerial stunts are being filmed in the rig created for The Matrix. "I'm 40 feet in the air, spiraling around. That's the best workout you can ever do because it's all core," she tells me. "You do that for ten minutes and you should see your body the next day! It's so exhilarating, so thrilling—and nauseating," she adds, all of which promises to stand her in good stead for the surf experience to come.

I haven't actually read any Green Lantern comics before, but from the sounds of her comments she will be the villain Star Sapphire as well, at least at some point in the film.

Green Lantern opens every June 17, 2011.

Why Captain America is Filming in London

The Los Angeles Times has published an article on why Marvel studios chose London to film Captain America. Here are excerpts from the article:

The upcoming movie from Marvel Studios was originally to be filmed in Los Angeles. Instead, "Captain America: The First Avenger," starring Chris Evans, Samuel Jackson and Hugo Weaving, will shoot this July in London, where the story is partially set.

But the studio, which was acquired by Walt Disney Co. last year, concluded that London was the best location for "Captain America," largely because the story is set in Europe and will feature a number of scenes in London such as Piccadilly Circus, and also because of favorable tax incentives.

Though Marvel could have done the stage work in L.A. and shot exteriors in London, it wasn't economically feasible to split the production between two locations, given the heavy filming required in Europe, said Marvel Studios co-President Louis D'Esposito, who oversees physical production.

D'Esposito, who was recently recognized by the Los Angeles City Council for his efforts to keep production in Hollywood, said he had strongly considered L.A.

"I actually had location scouts here to see what could be done,'' he said. "But it would have required so much visual-effects work and set construction, it didn't make sense."

D'Esposito acknowledged that Britain's film incentive, which offers a 20% to 25% payable tax credit on qualified expenditures, was another factor. Marvel could not apply for a tax credit from California's program because the film's budget, in the $140-million range, would make it ineligible, said D'Esposito, who personally lobbied California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to enact a film tax program, which took effect last year. California's program excludes films costing more than $75 million.

Jemaine Clement Playing Villain in 'Men in Black 3'

Heat Vision reports “Flight of the Conchords” star Jemaine Clement is in final negotiations to play one of the villains in Columbia’s “Men in Black 3.”

Joining Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin in the Barry Sonnenfeld-directed sequel, scheduled to hit 3D and 2D theaters on May 25, 2012.

Most of the action is taking place in 1969, with Josh Brolin playing a young Tommy Lee Jones, who will bookend the movie.

Most of the new casting will be the villains, whose identities, look and super-abilities are being kept under lock and key. It is known that Clement is playing a villain named Boris, who is described as being charmy and creepy at the same time. (The name Yaz was used as a filler name, and since the script is still being polished, there is a chance the name may change again.)

I've never actually heard of Clement before, so I can't even pretend I'm surprised here, or even excited at this news. The fact that we're even getting a sequel to MIB ten years later is the only shocking thing about this production.

Ellis Directing 'War Monkeys'

ShockTillYouDrop.com reports that David Ellis (Final Destination 2, The Final Destination) is attached to direct War Monkeys. Kevin Munroe was first attached to the project, followed by Kyle Newman.

Written by Cleve Nettles, War Monkeys is about a pair of janitors who are trapped in an underground research facility over Christmas weekend and must struggle to survive an escaped horde of military-trained monkeys.

According to shocktillyoudrop he's infatuated with the 3D technology trend going around right now, so there's a good possibility War Monkeys will be 3D as well, but there has been no confirmation on this as of yet.