Thursday 21 August 2014

20000 League Under The Sea Will Start Production In Early 2015

20000 leagues under the sea
It seems like Disney is finally about to kick-start the production of 20000 Leagues Under The Sea, a classic sci-fi from French writer, Jules Verne. Not much details has been shared yet and the last director that associated with the project is David Fincher (his upcoming movie, Gone Girl will be released in Oct 2014).

It will be shoot in Australia and rumour has it that it will be the biggest budget feature ever to shoot in the country. I am looking forward to the movie and stay tuned for more updates of this project. 

Cheers!

Wednesday 20 August 2014

Ant Man - The First Look (Jul 2015)

Ant Man
Ant Man is finally in production. Directed by Peyton Reed (whom last brought us Yes Man [Jim Carrey] in 2008). Yesterday, the first photo of Ant Man has been released online, featuring Paul Rudd as Scott Lang (aka the Ant Man). 

Besides, Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and Evangeline Lilly are involved in the project and following is the short synopsis of the movie (source : GeekTyrant) :

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Ant Man will be released in big screen on 17th July 2015. Now, take a look of the very first photo of Ant Man below:

Ant Man Paul Rudd

Cheers!

Saturday 16 August 2014

Sin City - A Dame To Kill For : 2 New TV Spots (Aug 2014)

Sin City - A Dame To Kill For
If you like Frank Miller's graphic novel and previous movie Sin City, then you will be happy for the upcoming sequel, Sin City - A Dame To Kill For. It continue with the black and white comic/graphic style (with random tinge of colour highlights like red for blood and gold for gold etc...).

Recently, Dimension Film has released two more TV spots which highlight the devilish character of Ava (Eva Green). The highlight of the TV Spot : "How does it feel to kill an innocent man?" (with evil grin).

Short synopsis of the Sin City - A Dame To Kill For (source : imdb.com) :

Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.


Sin City - A Dame To Kill For will be released in 3D on 22nd August 2014. 

Cheers!

Friday 15 August 2014

Godzilla 2 - Will Be Released In June 2018

Godzilla 2
With the success of Godzilla (grossing almost $500 millions), a sequel is unavoidable. Warner Bros. and Legendary have officially announced that the sequel will be released on 8th June 2018.
 
It will be continue to be directed by Gareth Edwards (after he finished the stand-alone Star Wars movie). Personally, I like the reboot and am looking forward for the sequel. What about you?
 
Cheers!

Thursday 14 August 2014

Guest Review - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
My friend, Ben is at it again! I mean the movie review. This time round, he is reviewing about the much talked about latest reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Seeing is believing but hope your can get some hint from hint. Check out his review below :

SPOILER ALERT!!

If you live long enough, you will see your childhood memories being reboot back. Sometimes, like GI Joe and Garfield, it would be barely acceptable, while most of the times, like Transformer 4 and The Smurf, you would wish they leave those loving memories alone.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or TMNT as it was more commonly known as, was one such example. Those born in my era would instantly know which turtle bearing the name of an Renaissance artist wielded which type of Ninja weapon. And probably thanks to TMNT, we could name 4 Renaissance painters.

I have heard bad reviews on TMNT, hence watched with little expectation, that helped as the overall experiences weren't that bad as I would have imagine. TMNT 2014 is your atypical summer action movie, over used on CGI on a nonsensical plot. (Shredder looked exactly like a Transformer reject, saving cost perhaps)

Being a Michael Bay production, his trademarks were unmistakable. Everything is about explosion and effects, and little on plot and character development. On top of that, his style of fuck logic way of storytelling was all over the place.

How did shredder turn up on the top of building when moments ago he was fighting Raphael? 'coz fuck the logic.

Why would Sacks decide to deploy the weapon without even testing the mutagen he just collected? 'coz fuck the logic.

Splinter learned Ninjatsu through a book? 'coz fuck pretty much everything else

Another of Bay's trademark is his blatant product placement, guess which pizza store did the turtles have the pizza?

Throughout the movie, I was distracted by the female henchmen of the foot clans, she looked uncanny like our homegrown talented diva, Sun Ho, and I was hoping she would do a China wine twerk in the movie. 

I wished they had stick to the original backstory of Splinter being a actual sinsei and his freud with Shredder, here the backstory was completely different and it made no sense for Splinter knowing Shredder's plan and how the duo seemed to have an axe to grind when they finally met in the sewer.

In addition, how hard can that be to make the turtles and Splinter likable? Coming from the recent "Guardians of the Galaxy" which successfully made a walking tree and talking raccoon lovable, the turtles looked like lobos. worst certain shot the 4 turtles looked like giant penis heads surrounding April O'Neil, which was played by Megan Fox, a actress that's known by her curvatures than the actual acting.

Overall, go and see with little expectation. TMNT 2014 wasn't as bad the last TMNT movie but certainly not the better of, plus it was mercifully short, clocking in less than 2 hours screen time. 2 out of 5

Cheers!

Sunday 10 August 2014

The Penguins Of Madagascar - New Fun Trailer (Nov 2014)

The Penguins Of Madagascar
If you have watched the three Madagascar family-friendly animation movies previously, I am sure you will recognise the four funny and trouble making penguins. The good news is, they have their very own movie spin-off and it is coming soon, in November this year. 

Recently, Dreamworks Animation has released the second trailer of The Penguins Of Madagascar and it does look hilarious and fun. Directed by Eric Darnell (whom brought us the last three Madagascar movie) and Simon J. Smith (whom last brought us the Bee Movie [animation]). Voice casts include Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Stormare and John Malkovich. Following is the short synopsis of the movie :

Super spy teams aren't born...they're hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with a chic undercover organization, The North Wind. Led by handsome and husky Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then...you know). Together, they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine, from destroying the world as we know it.

Now, enjoy the fun trailer below:


Saturday 9 August 2014

The Boxtrolls - New Trailer and Poster (Sep 2014)

The Boxtrolls, the upcoming stop-motion animated movie (it is not an animation movie) has a new poster and trailer. It looks weird but fun at the same time. Directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi with voice casts of Elle Fanning, Simon Pegg, Toni Collette and Ben Kingsley. 

Before checking out the trailer and poster, take a look at the short synopsis below (source : imdb.com) :


A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator. Based on the children's novel 'Here Be Monsters' by Alan Snow.


The Boxtrolls will be released in 3D on 26th September 2014.

Now, check out the trailer and poster below:


Friday 8 August 2014

Terminator 5's Official Title Is Terminator Genisys (Jul 2015)

Some of you folks might have already know that the fifth instalment of Terminator is in production now (in fact, the filming has officially completed and it is in post-production stage now). Yup! Arnold Schwarzenegger will be in it!
 
Recently, he has released a photo in his Twitter which disclose the real title of the movie : Terminator Genisys (this is slightly different from the earlier understanding of Terminator Genesis). Can't wait for it to be released in the big screen on 1st July 2015.
 
Enjoy the photo tweeted by Arnold below...
 
 
 
Cheers!

Thursday 7 August 2014

Batman vs Superman - Dawn of Justice Will Be Here Earlier (Mar 2016)

Batman vs Superman Dawn of Justice
Good news for the Batman vs Superman fans! Warner Bros. has officially indicated that the release date will be moved from 6th May 2016 to 25th March 2016. It means two things:
 
1. We got to watch them "facing off" each other earlier
2. There is no clash with Captain America 3, which will be released in May 2016 too.

So, stay tuned for more update from Batman vs Superman - Dawn of Justice.

Cheers!

Sunday 3 August 2014

Night At The Museum - Secret Of The Thumb : The Fun And Exciting First Trailer (Dec 2014)

Night At The Museum - Secret Of The Thumb
Finally, Larry (Ben Stiller), the museum guard is back for the third time. The third installment of the Night At The Museum - Secret Of The Thumb look set to bring more fun and joy to your Christmas this year. 

Recently, Twentieth Century Fox has released the first trailer and seems like most (if not all) of previous casts are back to reprise their respective roles, beside, Ben Stiller, there are Robin Williams (as Teddy Roosevelt), Owen Wilson (as Jedediah) and Ricky Gervais (as Dr McPhee). The new inclusion will be Ben Kingsley.

Continue to be directed by Shawn Levy , following is the short synopsis of Night At The Museum - Secret Of The Thumb (source : IMDB.com):

Larry leaves New York City for London on a quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

Now, enjoy the first trailer below and a few of the photos from the set :


Night At The Museum - Secret Of The Thumb
Night At The Museum - Secret Of The Thumb
Night At The Museum - Secret Of The Thumb
Night At The Museum - Secret Of The Thumb

Night At The Museum - Secret Of The Thumb will hit the big screen on 19th December 2014, in 3D. 

Cheers!

Saturday 2 August 2014

The SpongeBob Movie : Sponge Out of Water - First Trailer (Feb 2015)

The SpongeBob Movie : Sponge Out of Water
Personally, I am not a SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon fans and it even amazed me when I heard that a new featured movie are in the making. Soon, the fans will be meeting the SpongeBob again in big screens (oh, in case you don't know, the first SpongeBob movie was released 10 years ago in 2004).
 
In tis upcoming reboot, it will be a mixture of real casts, cartoon and animation. Directed by Paul Tibbit, the movie brings back Tom Kenny as SpongeBob, Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick, Rodger Bumpass as Squidward, Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, and Antonio Banderas as Alameda Jack.
 
Now, check out the first trailer of SpongeBob Movie : Sponge Out Of Water below :
 
  
The movie will be released on 6th February 2015 in 3D.
 
Cheers!

Friday 1 August 2014

Into The Woods - First Fairy tale trailer (Dec 2014)

Into The Woods
If you like fairy tales like  Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel, then you got to check out the upcoming fantasy blockbuster, Into The Woods, which mixing all these famous fairy tales characters into one single movie. It is kind of like Shrek with real casts (instead of animation).
 
Directed Rob Marshall (whom last brought us Pirates Of The Caribbean - On Stranger Tides) and starring heavyweights like Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine, Meryl Streep and Anna Kendrick.
 
Disney has just released the very first trailer of Into The Woods, which will be released on 25th December 2014, check it out below :
 
 
 Cheers!