‘Godzilla 2’ Is a Thing

‘Godzilla 2’ Is a Thing
Russ Fischer — /Film

With Godzilla in theaters, Legendary and Warner Bros. have revealed discussions for a sequel. We don’t know what the story will be (Mothra, perhaps?), and there is no confirmation that director Gareth Edwards will return, but given the performance of the first film, there’s reason to guess that the job of directing Godzilla 2 is Edwards’ to refuse. The fact of sequel development hardly comes as a surprise, but this is the first official nod acknowledging that something is in the works.

I’m not shocked. It’s the first good take on a Godzilla film as far as I’m aware, and Godzilla already…

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‘Roberto Orci’ Possibly “Confirmed” to Direct ‘Star Trek 13’

‘Roberto Orci’ Possibly “Confirmed” to Direct ‘Star Trek 13’
Brian Drew — TrekMovie.com

BREAKING: Variety is reporting that Roberto Orci, co-screenwriter and producer of the previous two Star Trek films, has been tapped to direct the third film in the rebooted franchise.

When approached by Variety to confirm, Paramount, Skydance Productions, and Orci’s representatives had no comment.

So not official, but it’s certainly looking like Orci will direct the next Star Trek film.

The End of ‘Revolution’

The End of ‘Revolution’
Eric Goldman — IGN

Revolution has come to an end. NBC has cancelled the series, from executive producers J.J. Abrams, Eric Kripke and Jon Favreau, and it will not be back for a third season.

The series had debuted to very strong ratings in its first season, but lost steam as it progressed. A move to Wednesdays this season, away from its great lead-in on Monday, The Voice, unfortunately proved the show hadn’t developed a very large fanbase of its own.

I have mixed feeling about the cancelation, but I am completely unsurprised by it. I loved it at least half the time. But lately its felt a little unfocused.…

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Roberto Orci Frontrunner for ‘Star Trek 13’

Roberto Orci Frontrunner for ‘Star Trek 13’
Mike Flemming Jr. — Deadline

After an aggressive lobbying campaign, Roberto Orci has emerged as the clear frontrunner to replace JJ Abrams and direct Paramount‘s third installment of the Star Trek series. I’m hearing they’re in talks. This comes after Orci parted company with longtime partner Alex Kurtzman (though they continue on TV projects). This would amount to another first-time director taking on a massive project, which has been hit (Snow White And The Huntsman) and miss (Transcendence, John Carter, 47 Ronin).

(Yes, I said Star Trek 13, in the headline, because that’s what this is. Mike Flemming Jr. says Star…

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‘Agents of SHIELD’ Renewed for a Second Season

‘Agents of SHIELD’ Renewed for a Second Season
Marvel.com

In breaking news, “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” has been renewed by ABC for a second season to begin in Fall 2014 while “Marvel’s Agent Carter” has been picked up to series to debut on ABC.

Yay! This of course makes me very happy. And I’ll certainly be interested to find out what Agent Carter will be about and if it will be any good.

Fun times in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

Universal Praise for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’

Universal Praise for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
Matt Joseph — We Got This Covered

Press screenings for X-Men: Days of Future Past took place this week in preparation for the upcoming junket, and now, the first reactions have emerged via Twitter, as they always do. As you’ll see below, there seems to be unanimous praise for the film, with every single Tweet exclaiming how incredible and amazing it is.

Like I said earlier today, a lot of people are saying good things about this film. Cant wait!

‘The Flintstones’ Animated Feature Coming From Will Ferrell and Adam McKay

‘The Flintstones’ Animated Feature Coming From Will Ferrell and Adam McKay
Edward Davis — The Playlist

Because Will Ferrell had such a successful time adapting “Land Of the Lost,” he’s now teaming up with buddy Adam McKay to (exec) produce a new animated version of “The Flintstones.”

To be fair, Ferrell didn’t produce or help develop “Land Of The Lost,” but that stone-age comedy was slapped with a PG-13 rating and bombed hard back in 2009. And now “The Flintstones” seems to be headed towards a PG-rating.

A full-length animated feature, THR reports that Ferrell and McKay are executive producing a version of “The Flintstones” for Warner Bros. via their Gary Sanchez shingle. The project is…

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‘Star Wars VII’ Working Title

‘Star Wars VII’ Working Title
Harry — Ain’t It Cool News

Hey folks, Harry here… in response to my article earlier today a new source has come forward to confirm information that I’ve been sitting on for over a month. As I’ve said - getting confirmation has been a *****. I know lots of people in JJ’s camp - including JJ… but when I put the title to JJ… he never even responded. That alone was suspicious. But my original source had told me back in January that Abu Dhabi was a location, and when that came to be, he sent me a scoop that the title for STAR WARS EPISODE VII was THE ANCIENT FEAR.

We talked about this last night on the podcast (catch it…

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Marc Webb Names His Villain(s) for ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 3’

Marc Webb Names His Villain(s) for ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 3’
Alex Maidy — JoBlo

With THE SINISTER SIX and VENOM movies already on their way to the big screen, the question will be if the bad guy in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3 will connect to one of those movies or be an all new foe for the hero.

During an interview with Comic Book.com, director Marc Webb was asked which villain he would like to tackle next. His answer was not surprising given what we know about the next films in development but should serve as a positive sign for fans of the comic book series.

“Kraven,” Webb replied. “Kraven. I like the idea of Kraven. The Vulture. Ock. I always thought the idea of…

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