New Man of Steel Trailer From Nokia

A week from tonight, Man of Steel will be in theaters. If all goes according to plan, and the increasingly positive buzz from screenings, the world will be hot for Superman again and Henry Cavill will forever lose his anonymity.

But because they are the superstitious type, Warner Brothers has released one final trailer sponsored by Nokia. They did the exact same thing last year with The Dark Knight Rises and that did $448 million. Until the Christopher Nolan strategy fails, the studio will stay loyal to the faith.

What little dialogue focuses on Jor-El (Russell Crowe) voice-over and primarily Hans Zimmer's score. It echoes the mantra of the last trailer. Action! Action! And more action!

Magneto's A Big Guy For You In DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Pic

 

Bryan Singer, the light of our lives, has tweeted a picture of Michael Fassbender from the set of the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past with the caption "the dark knight rises", which I hope is not an indication on the quality of this film.

The dark knight rises. #MichaelFassbender #Xmen #DaysOfFuturePast twitter.com/BryanSinger/st…

— Bryan Singer (@BryanSinger) June 5, 2013

X-Men: Days of Future Past is directed by Bryan Singer, and comes out July 18, 2014 and stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Ian McKellan, Hugh Jackman, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Omar Sy, Daniel Cudmore, Booboo Stewart, Fan Bingbing, and Halle Berry

The X-Men must travel in time to change a major historical event that could globally impact man and mutant kind.

Welcome to a Year Ago - Evangeline Lilly in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The term "Exclusive" has the same value for us online pundits as used toilet paper. Even time-stamps get doctored so assholes can claim they "told you" something first.

One Ring gave us the legitimate First Look at Evangeline Lilly in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. A year ago. It wasn't studio-sanctioned. Came directly from the artwork from her action-figure display (Roll your sleeves up journalism!) But they got it out first. We know how Lilly looks in the Hobbit follow-ups.

Only EW is here to say, "Oh no. You. DIDN'T!" Here is the spruced-up gander at the Jackson/Walsh/Boyens concoction Tauriel, the elf warrior princess.

The picture itself is exclusive, yes, but far from "First Look."

What Did Warner Brothers Give Up to Keep Playing with Christopher Nolan?

How much does Warner Brothers love Chris Nolan?

They're handing their shares of both Friday the 13th and South Park Paramount's way. All so they can play in the same sandbox as their golden goose for his latest. The Dark Knight Trilogy helmer has yet to let them down financially. Remember, even his pet project Inception (classic "Do Whatever You Want With Our Blank Check" scenario) became the zeitgeist smash of 2010.

No reason why Interstellar won't continue that trend and WB, wisely, wants in. So Paramount gets Jason Voorhees and the foul-mouthed boys from Colorado back on home turf, along with the chance to co-finance one of their properties. To be determined, but my first thoughts go to something DC related.

Is this a good deal for Paramount? Hard to tell; a future South Park movie depends on Trey Parker and Matt Stone's willingness and they seem content, albeit stressed if you listen to their mini-commentaries, keeping it to television. Another Friday the 13th is inevitable. Always gonna be an audience for cheap slasher fare (Everyone wants to their date Friday night in the hopes of getting laid). But that Platinum Dunes-produced remake was pretty reviled. Not sure another one is in anyone's future.

Then again, this is Paramount we're talking about. They lost Marvel and DreamWorks and are depending on television-turned-film properties in worn condition like Mission: Impossible and Star Trek. And God help them if Disney steps in and buys Hasbro. They can't

Source: THR

The To Do List Red Band Trailer

Time honored a summer tradition as the sex comedy is, why did it take Bridesmaids to breakthrough to women? Simple, they figured out women could be as dumb, filthy-minded and immature as men (Well us guys are worse). Far from a revelation to us in real life, but on the big screen, it's not subject matter touched upon often.

That scored big two years ago and, for a few brief moments, female-driven sex comedies are in.

Enter The To Do List, a 90s-set romp led by the likeable Aubrey Plaza, playing against her dead-pan persona honed so skillfully every week on Parks & Recreation. It is the crucial time between high-school graduation and heading off to college, and given the genre, this is all about the lead's attempt at losing her virginity before summer's end. The cast alone is a mint in comic talent.

Check out the red-band trailer below:

Six New TV Spots For "Despicable Me 2"

Our very own Jamie Williams insists that Despicable Me 2 is going to win the Summer, he's been saying it for months and months and is holding his ground. The movie is going to make major bank but I think Iron Man 3 with a 385 Million + take through Monday, has the summer crown ironed out.

I will say that Despicable Me 2 is going to put a hurting on Monster's University at the box office, not to say that Monsters University is going to flop. The marketing for MU has been absolutely fantastic it's just not Despicable Me 2, check out the first six TV spots for the animated feature below.

"The Butler" Still Looks Like A Parody Despite This Decent Poster

I know The Butler is getting some decent buzz and is being considered a big pile of stinking Oscar bait but when I saw John Cusack as Richard Nixon, I couldn't help but chuckle. It's not even close guys, if the casting is that distracting how am I going to pay attention to the performance?

Maybe I am jumping the gun and Cusack is either irrelevant to the story or his screen time is slight, but I couldn't get past it in the trailer. Some of the other members of the cast look like they are playing dress up, Jane Fonda as Nancy Regan? Looks like a Saturday Night Live parody.

To be fair, it can't all be bad. Alan Rickman looks hauntingly like former President Ronald Regan and James Marsden will probably kill it as JFK. I hope all my presumptuous bitching and moaning based off a trailer is just that and Forest Whitaker owns it shutting me up in the proces. New Poster below.

The August 16 release tells the story of a White House butler (Whitaker) who served eight American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man’s life and family.

Michael Keaton Says "At Least I Didn't Age Like Val Kilmer" In BIRDMAN Pics

 

Michael Keaton's new movie Birdman was filming in New York City recently, and there's some pictures from the set which show Michael Keaton running in his underwear, and a good look the flashy "Birdman" costume. 

(sadly not Harvey Birdman, just plain old Birdman)

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The film tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) – famous for portraying an iconic superhero – as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.

Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, the film co-stars Lindsay Duncan, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts.

Benicio del Toro Bringing Oddball Charm to Guardians of the Galaxy

Benicio del Toro was supposed to play Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness. Until they balked at his asking price and went for the cheaper, and unknown, Benedict Cumberbatch. Hindsight being what it is, Paramount wishes they gave into his demands.

No sweat for the Oscar-winner as he's going orbital elsewhere. He has joined the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy. Marvel is keeping their lips sealed on his identity. He's signed a multi-picture contract. Not exactly saying much, everyone signs their life away especially to join ranks at Marvel. But the plan for him to play a big role in future films. Knee-jerk speculation says Thanos. Not sure if that's it, but a good suggestion nevertheless.

For such a weird property (and their only project slated for next summer), Marvel is making up for that by getting as many name-actors as possible.

Weekend Box Office: May 31 - June 2

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1.  Fast & Furious 6 - $34.5 million

2.  Now You See Me - $28 million

3.  After Earth - $27 million

4.  Star Trek Into Darkness - $16.4 million

5.  Epic - $16.4 million

6.  The Hangover Part III - $15.9 million

7.  Iron Man 3 - $8 million

8.  The Great Gatsby - $6.2 million

9.  Yei Jawaani Hai Deewani - $1.6 million

10.  Mud - $1.2 million

While I think most expected Will Smith's After Earth to underperform this weekend, I don't think that even the most pessimistic box office pundits saw this one coming.  Not only did After Earth's estimated $27 million fail to best Fast & Furious 6's second weekend for the top spot, it was also trounced by the magician comedy Now You See Me.  Yikes.

Now how did this happen?  As easy as it may be to blame director M. Night Shyamalan, it doesn't fall on him this time.  Sony did everything but put a pair of Groucho glasses over his name in all of the marketing materials to hide that the fact that he was directing this movie.  This one falls on Will Smith.  While giving his son multimillion dollar movies to star in, audiences aren't quite as enamoured with the idea, especially when Jaden Smith doesn't quite have the acting chops to pull off a starring role on his own just yet.  Plus they'd rather see the funny, charismatic Will Smith of Independence Day, and not the bland Will Smith from After Earth's trailers.

Combine that with the film's positively toxic reviews, and we have our first box office dud of Summer 2013.  Luckily, Superman is literally flying over in two weeks to bring the box office back where it belongs.

In the meantime, while Fast 6 did drop nearly 65% from its big opening last weekend, that movie has made crazy money already: $170 million domestically, and a whopping $310 million worldwide.  Wow. 

Audiences barely cared about The Hangover 3 last weekend, and they care less now:  that dropped 62% to earn just $15.9 million this weekend.  Star Trek Into Darkness and the animated Epic were tied for fouth place with $16.4 million.  We'll know by tomorrow when the actual figures for the weekend come in.

There's a Bollywood movie in the top ten this weekend: Yei Jawaani Hai Deewani, which earned $1.6 million at just 161 theaters. 

Next weekend, which will be the calm before Man of Steel, sees the release of the Vince Vaughn/Owen Wilson comedy The Internship, the thriller The Purge, and Joss Whedon will be taking on Shakespeare with Much Ado About Nothing.