Partake and be glad fellow Batman fans! I have for you a venerable smorgasbord of fresh footage and new music. Click and be glad my friends!
Click below to check out Hans Zimmer’s new score!
Click here for each track of Hans Zimmer’s theatrical score on Collider.com!
The Dark Knight Rises will be released on July 20th. HANG IN THERE MY COMPATRIOTS! THE DAY IS UPON US!
Modern video game fans can be picky. There are only a few gaming franchises that garner
mass appeal (and sales on a routine basis). I feel comfortable counting the Arkham Asylum, Madden, Halo, and Assassin’s Creed franchises among that exclusive group. Surely, at least one of these titles is capable of being adapted into the first major motion picture, based on a video game, that doesn’t suck. With the obvious exceptions of Asylum (Christopher Nolan already has the market cornered on that one) and the Madden Football Franchise, these games seem primed to deliver the goods. Halo’s still on hold, but a news release from Collider.com has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed will in fact get a movie of it’s own.
Is it a new superhero classic or a mediocre hodgepodge of genre tropes? Hit the jump to find out.
A mere five years after the conclusion of Sam Raimi’s (mostly) well received Spider-Man trilogy, 20th Century Fox has given us a reboot of everyone’s favorite angst-driven web slinger. When it comes to reboots, Hollywood has a spotty record to say the least. Last year’s Rise of The Planet of The Apes, was a smashing success, while 2008’s The Incredible Hulk was deemed a mediocre attempt. Going into The Amazing Spider-Man, I hoped for the best and looked forward to the nitty-gritty rendition of this iconic character that director Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) had promised. To my chagrin, one of Marvel’s best contributions to the pantheon of comic fandom has been reduced to an androgynous regurgitation of the Twilight series. It was a devastating site to behold.
“We made it! Shoot day 266 and the end of principal photography on The Hobbit. Thanks to our fantastic cast and crew for getting us this far, and to all of you for your support! Next stop, the cutting room. Oh, and Comic Con!”
– Peter Jackson
Check out full details on the story here at Spill.com.
Do you hear that in the distance? I think it’s the BADASS ALARM!
There are few modern directors whose work I enjoy more than Guillermo Del Toro. With films like Pan’s Labyrinth and The Hellboy Series, Del Toro has established himself as a master of fantasy-based story telling. Now, imagine a film in which mythical beings such as Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, and The Easter Bunny band together to essentially curb stomp children’s nightmares. Well as of today, you don’t have to. Click here to check out Del Toro’s second trailer for the next animated blockbuster, Rise of The Guardians.
Who the hell are they?
Rumors about Marvel’s next original cinematic property have been adrift in the geekiest corners of the internet since the Avengers was released earlier this May. We’ve heard Ant-Man and Black Panther both had a strong chance to take that treasured spot. Well, the verdict is finally in. After some rather entertaining speculation, it appears that The Guardians of The Galaxy have received the nod. Granted, they’re not the most “well known” team of galactic vanguards, but if you click here, you’ll see that they’re quite the eclectic bunch.
Thanks to the fine people at Collider.com I am able to share my joy with you this day. I essentially have a double whammy for you today. First up, we have the previously guarded trailer for The Dark Knight Rises from this year’s MTV Movie Awards. It features some previously unseen footage. Warning: Spoilers Ahead
Click here to visit the new TDKR trailer on Collider.com!
As for whammy #2, I am pleased to bring you the latest trailer from Django Unchained. Fortunately for everybody, it features a hearty serving of Samuel L. Jackson.
The Dark Knight Rises will be released on July 20th (so close!)
Django Unchained will be released this christmas (odd timing)
Even with The Dark Knight Rises just around the corner, Marvel movie news continues to make its way down the pike. According to the fine people at the MTV.com Splash Page, rumors have surfaced concerning the easter egg that will inevitably appear at the end of Iron Man 3. Allegedly, Shaun of The Dead director, Edgar Wright, will be directing a brief scene to introduce the Avengers’ #1 pacifist, Mr. Hank Pym himself, Ant Man.
Hell yeah! Bring him on!
Thanks to the hordes of jubilant geeks that attended multiple screenings and the pleasantly surprised public masses, The Avengers has crossed the $600 Million mark domestically. Meaning, in the united states alone, The Avengers has grossed six hundred million big ones. To put this in perspective, the only other films to cross this mark are James Cameron films. Titanic grossed $658.7 million domestic and Avatar grossed $760.5 million domestic (according to BoxOfficeMojo.com). That’d make The Avengers #3 all time in domestic grosses. What was once a distant dream of a film has now become one of the most successful cinematic events of all time. Way to go Marvel!
If you’d like to experience The Avengers in blog form before seeing it a fourth time, you can read about all of Marvel’s movies right here within Marvel’s The Avengers: A Retrospective.
Let’s just say it up front, Hans Zimmer is the best cinematic composer on the planet right
Click here, and partake in musically distilled awesomeness!!
now. When his music isn’t thundering underneath jaw dropping action scenes, its gently swelling underneath scenes of emotional heft. Without a doubt, Zimmer’s score is the #1 catalyst for goosebumps. Unfortunately, we need to wait until July 20th to hear the full glory of his latest orchestrations in the pending masterpiece The Dark Knight Rises. I implore you, do not despair. Thanks to the work of the folks over at Superherohype.com, we can at least hear some samples of it. Hit the pic to check them out. By all means, enjoy!
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