Fox Still Hoping For Bryan Singer to Return for ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’

Fox Still Hoping For Bryan Singer to Return for ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
Gregory Ellwood — HitFix

There’s been a lot of conjecture over whether Bryan Singer would continue to direct the next “X-Men” movie, “X-Men: Age of Apocalypse.”  Singer was behind the blockbuster “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” but two very public civil lawsuits were filed against him for different cases of sexual assault in April and May.  Singer had previously revealed he would helm “Apocalypse” last December, but many studios would have tried to figure out a way to have him step back into just a producing role while these legal matters worked themselves out.  Surprisingly, 20th Century Fox appears to have enough…

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Disney Not Budging on ‘Star Wars VII’ Release Date Despite Injury?

Disney Not Budging on ‘Star Wars VII’ Release Date Despite Injury?
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

Latino Review is reporting (rather longwindedly) that producer Kathleen Kennedy and director J.J. Abrams are looking for a May 4, 2016 release date, but Disney honcho Bog Iger is still saying no. As you might recall, it was last fall when reports first surfaced that Kennedy and Abrams requested the longstanding traditional May release and were denied then, but we can only imagine that an injury to one of the major stars of the movie is putting more pressure on the director. The site also posits that the hire of Rian Johnson for “Star Wars: Episode VIII is some kind of proof that Abrams is…

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Harrison Ford’s Injury May Have Screwed Up Episode VII

Harrison Ford’s Injury May Have Screwed Up Episode VII
Rob Bricken — io9

Uh-oh. Please take out your official Star Wars: Episode VII Salt Lick, but now that it’s been officially revealed that Harrison Ford’s leg is broken, the rumor is he’ll be sidelined for six full months — which means the movie’s either getting delayed or massively rewritten.

The potential news comes from the UK-based site Jedi News, who says sources told them of an emergency meeting ay Pinewood Studios this morning to discuss how to handle Ford’s sudden unavailability. Since Ford’s Han Solo is reportedly the film’s lead, the only way to make its Christmas 2015 release date — which Disney has…

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Next Pixar Film has Personal and Emotional Origins for Director Pete Docter

Next Pixar Film has Personal and Emotional Origins for Director Pete Docter

Pixar’s Inside Out is scheduled for release June 19, 2015. This is the first time in more than a decade that Pixar has skipped a yearly release cycle.

The upcoming film is shrouded in mystery, as little is known besides a simple summary and the voice cast (no trailers available at this time).

It’s the story of eleven-year-old Riley, a girl in the Midwest that’s moving to San Francisco. It’s about her transition in a wave of new life experiences. It’s the new beginnings that Riley encounters that spur some inner growth, turmoil, and comedy. Pixar’s press release:

Like all of us, Riley is…

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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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‘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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RUMORED Details on the ‘Star Wars VII’ Villains

RUMORED Details on the ‘Star Wars VII’ Villains
Germain Lussier — Film

This might be total BS. We’re going to be honest about that. But reading this new information was interesting and fun, and even if it may not be true, why deny you the same joy? Let the Star Wars speculation continue!

As you all know by now, we know nothing of the plot to Star Wars Episode VII. We know the original characters are back, thirty years have passed, and some younger actors play new characters. That’s it. We can safely assume there will be Jedi, but there’s no real pulse on the bad guys. You see, at the end of Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker defeated the Sith, returning…

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Jon Favreau Talks About the Possibility of Robert Downey Jr. Returning For ‘Iron Man 4’

Jon Favreau Talks About the Possibility of Robert Downey Jr. Returning For ‘Iron Man 4’

As far as I’m concerned, Robert Downey Jr. is Iron Man, and Iron man is Robert Downey Jr. Maybe at some point in the future there can be another actor to take up the mantle, but right now I’m not interested in any version of Iron Man that does not include RDJ. So with that in mind, Jon Favreau, who of course directed the first two Iron Man films, was asked about the possbility of a fourth film featuring RDJ. He spoke possitively of the idea and I tend to agree with him. What’s more, I’d sort of like to see Favreau back at the helm Shane Black did okay with Iron Man 3, but I’d like to see…

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Studio Wants Singer off ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’?

Studio Wants Singer off ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’?
Devin Faraci — Badass Digest

Bryan Singer came back to the X-Men franchise he started and pretty much hit it out of the park with X-Men: Days of Future Past, a film that was waaaay better than it had any right to be. Could he pull that trick off with X-Men: Apocalypse, a movie that promises to focus on a lamer, later-period X villain and the kind of destruction audiences have begun to tire of seeing? According to Radar Online we may never know.

The gossip site - with a spotty track record, it’s fair to note - is reporting that the studio is trying to push Singer off the project because of his recent legal troubles, ie…

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Rumor: Commissioner Gordon May Appear In ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’

Rumor: Commissioner Gordon May Appear In ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’
Isaac Feldberg — We Got This Covered

Zack Snyder is hard at work right now on Warner Bros.’ hotly anticipated Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, a blockbuster which appears to be primed to include just about every DC Comics character under the sun. Now, we’re hearing from fansite Batman-on-Filmthat Commissioner James Gordon might be making an appearance as well.

Surely it’s not unreasonable to think that one of Batman’s closest allies will show up in Dawn of Justice. And that’s exactly what B-o-F has heard from one of its longtime sources.

I mean, why not, right? It’s all good. We’ll just throw a little bit of this and a…

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