Surely, the first thing that came to people’s minds when they heard Disney bought out Lucasfilm was the possibility of more “Star Wars” films. That one was a given. Well, it turns out that Disney has much more in mind than just another “Star Wars” trilogy, how about a live action TV series as well?

 

ABC entertainment president Paul Lee recently told Entertainment Weekly that he was indeed interested in collaborating with Lucasfilm on a TV series the company had shelved a couple of years ago. “We’d love to do something with Lucasfilm, we’re not sure what yet,” Lee told the magazine.…

In a world in which smartphones are resembling mini-computers, it makes sense that Star Trek Into Darkness would have an app to suit it well.

A smartphone app for fans anticipating J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek sequel will launch at the end of this month, and will allow users to go on Starfleet-esque missions by inputting audio-visual elements into their phones.

For example, a fan could watch the Into Darkness trailer on TV, and the app’s audio tool would hear it and might reward its user with points for unlocking a new Star Trek image or wallpaper. The app’s geolocation tool might…

Jackie Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player. It also means he was the focus of much scorn, criticism, and racism.

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s racism. So while I’m not a big fan of sports at all, I will likely see this film.

There does seem to be an overabundance of films dealing racism lately though. Not sure if I’m just happening to notice a lot more or if there is a lot more in the last couple of years.

“He’s already working on the scripts for the series,” said Lee. “We will have to work. We shot it in Los Angeles to make sure that he is free to work across his feature life and his television life, but I love to see Joss who of course has made many great television shows in his day, enjoying television as much as movies. That’s flattering for us. We love that.”

We can assume the budget for a S.H.I.E.L.D. show will be high, but Lee is thinking long term economics. “On the one hand, we have to make shows that can sustain for many, many years and we’d love to see ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ go not just…

Here, let me bring you a little bit of funny on this fine Friday morning.

This is so horrible, but so funny. It’s a must see. And we can be glad that Disney did not make the original Star Wars films, although this may have been an improvement over the prequels.

Warning, you will probably never be able to unsee this when watching Star Wars in the future.

Throughout the months of November and December, we ran a giveaway where you could sign up to be entered into a drawing to win an HD TV and a one year subscription to Netflix.

Last night, we announced the winner live on The MovieByte Podcast Episode 26. That’s the special sort of privilege you get when you listen live!

And now we have just released the episode to the masses. If you are subscribed in iTunes, Instacast, or any other feed reader/podcatcher, it is now available (refresh your feeds!). It is also available as always right here on the site at MovieByte.com/mbpodcast/26.

And…

TJ and Joseph after ‘The MovieByte Podcast’ Episode 26.

Join TJ and Joseph as they discuss The Piano Guys teaming up with Lindsey Stirling for a ‘Mission Impossible’ music video and the incredible talent they bring to the screen, and to the music, the upcoming film, ‘Gangster Squad’ and the six teaser clips recently released to promote it, more talk of ‘Hansel and Gretel’, Joseph’s ‘Hitchcock’ review and some general thoughts on the film, and the news that Guillermo Del Toro turned down the opportunity to direct ‘Star Wars VII’. Then the main topic this week is Django Unchained. There was plenty to like and plenty to dislike about the film and TJ and Joseph dive in praising and disparaging the film in equal parts. They have a lot of fun with this one! And then, the big announcement of who won the HD TV giveaway. Be sure to tune in!

Surprise! The Avengers has been nominated for Visual Effects. I’m sort of surprised to see the film anywhere on the list actually. Though it was my personal favorite from last year, these sorts of awards don’t tend to acknowledge films like The Avengers.

There is some stiff competition in that category, but just getting the nomination, that’s something.

Best Picture includes Argo, Les Misérables, and Django Unchained. Best Actor includes Daniel Day-Lewis and Hugh Jackman.

There’s lots more, some good, a couple head scratchers (Brave as best animated film? Really?). Head on over and…