Scary Trailer: Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes

Scary Trailer: Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
The Deadline Team — Deadline Hollywood

It’s been ten years since The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes in the storyline of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. After a brutal virus swept the Earth, mankind is faced with near extinction. These evolved chimps and their kin have setup a new order and possess clear advantages…. Peace is fragile between beast and man.

Director Matt Reeves’ actioner Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano and Kirk Acevedo. Mark Bomback and Rich Jaffa & Amanda Silver wrote it. Have a look — banana optional:

Disney Made $40.9 Billion in 2013 Merchandise

Disney Made $40.9 Billion in 2013 Merchandise
Kevin Melrose — HitFix

Disney is making good money these days and it’s primarily from merchandising. Ahead of the release of upcoming Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar films, they release memorabilia that can be found at nearly any and all retail outlets known to America. If you have shopped at a Disney store in the mall, then you know that they really need to expand their square footage just to make room for their newer properties.

2011, 2012, and 2013 were great sales years, and 2014 is nearly a done deal. It will be a good year for Disney products, as the sales have grown year over year. Snatching up Marvel…

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Good Films Get Marketing Late In Production

Good Films Get Marketing Late In Production

Transformers 5, along with G.I. Joe 3Paranormal Activity 5Hansel and Gretal 2, and Beverly Hills Cop 4 are slated for release in 2016. Color me skeptical about all of the above, since the films in these franchises leave much to be desired. If you’re into these films, you and I would have some serious disagreements.

Why are we already hearing about these films anyway? Some of them haven’t started production—not so much as the first sentence has been typed for their scripts.

I think the reason is that the studios are beginning their marketing early because they cost bookoos to make. They…

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These G.I. Joes Were About To Die

These G.I. Joes Were About To Die

Chad is out of town, and Clark is down with a cold. But never fear, TJ persuaded former co-host and co-founder Joe Darnell to join him to talk about ‘How To Train Your Dragon 2’. While TJ has much more love for the film (and the first one) than Joe, it’s a fun conversation about a great film you won’t want to miss. Other topics of discussion: Jon Favreau on ‘Iron Man 4’ possibilities, Marvel Considering Another ‘Hulk’ Film, Elsa now most popular baby name of 2014, A Taste of What’s to Come With the ‘Ninjago’ Film, and RUMORED Details on the ‘Star Wars VII’ Villains.

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A Taste of What’s to Come With the ‘Ninjago’ Film

A Taste of What’s to Come With the ‘Ninjago’ Film

The Lego Movie is going a little bit meta on us apparently. From what I understand, this is a clip that can be found somewhere on the upcoming Blu-ray release of The Lego Movie. Who knows exactly what it means, but I think we can assume that the Ninjago movie will be just as irreverent as The Lego Movie was. I also don’t know if this means we can expect it to be a merging in with and addition to the existing Lego universe that has been created? Not sure where they’re going with this but I’m sure we’ll find out soon.

‘Scooby-Doo’ Live Action Reboot

‘Scooby-Doo’ Live Action Reboot
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

There was once a time when Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini were deemed the right fit for a “Scooby-Doo” live action reboot. The results were actually pretty good (financially anyway), with the movie taking over $275 million worldwide. But by the time “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” came around (both movies penned by “Guardians Of The Galaxy” director James Gunn, FYI), audience interest had cooled, and the sequel committed the cardinal sin of earning less than its predecessor. And thus a movie franchise was dead. At least until now.

Warner…

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Marvel Considering Another ‘Hulk’ Film

Marvel Considering Another ‘Hulk’ Film
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

It would seem the tide is shifting on Marvel’s feelings about making a new, standalone Hulk movie. The character — one they’ve tried twice before to make into a viable standalone franchise — has perhaps never been more popular thanks to Mark Ruffalo’s portrayal of the green monster in “The Avengers.” And while that led to a flurry of fanboys begging for a new Hulk movie, as of last year Ruffalo revealed that Marvel had “no plans” to make that happen. And even Marvel’s guru Joss Whedon said it’s “the most difficult Marvel property.” But the character is a popular one, stopping by recently…

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Honest Trailer: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’

Honest Trailer: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’

One of the worst things I’ve ever done with my life is watch the original Tranformers. That’s 144 minutes of my life complete wasted that I’ll never get back. I cannot begin to describe just how awful this film is. Therefore, I refuse to see anymore Tranformers films to this day. And I hate myself just a little bit for even considering that perhaps the next installment with Mark Wahlberg might be worth watching. Must. Resist. Must… not… be… swayed…

In any event, I have not seen the film in question, but it sure seems like most of thos Honest Trailer could apply even to the first film. I know…

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Elsa now most popular baby name of 2014. No, really!

Elsa now most popular baby name of 2014. No, really!
Ryan Broderick — BuzzFeed

Forgive me for linking to a BuzzFeed article, but this is just… I mean it… words fail me.

According to the UK-based BabyCenter.com, after combing through a database of 555,000 baby names, Elsa has become one of the hottest new baby names for 2014.

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BabyCenter has noticed jumps in the popularity of other Frozen-inspired names. Even Olaf…

I’m going to curl up in a ball and die now. I mean, I liked Frozen too, but really? REALLY?!? I like The Matrix, like, A LOT. But I’m not about to name my son Neo, or Morpheous, or Mouse; nor will I name my daughter Trinity or Switch. This is just…

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‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Is Set In 1983

‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Is Set In 1983
Oliver Lyttelton — The Playlist

“X-Men: Days Of Future Past” did what it was intended to: thanks to the all-star cast and surprisingly strong reviews, the film was by far the biggest hit of the series, with the film closing on $700 million worldwide, elevating it far above its predecessors, and justifying Fox’s decision to spend more money on the picture than any other film except “Avatar.” As such, the already-announced plans for “X-Men: Apocalypse” are moving forward at speed, and writerSimon Kinberg has just spilled some beans on it.

I just have to stop the quote and talk about how good it is to see X-Men back, and…

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