Early Buzz Says ‘Big Hero 6’ Is Another Winner From Disney Animation

Early Buzz Says ‘Big Hero 6’ Is Another Winner From Disney Animation
Germain Lussier — Film

November 7 brings two of the biggest movies of the year. First is Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar and the second is Disney Animation’s Big Hero 6Interstellar has only screened for a very small selection of people but Big Hero 6 is starting to roll out. Thursday night, the social media embargo on the film broke and the Twitter reactions began.

The early verdict based on about a dozen opinions? Disney Animation has another hit on their hands.

Great to hear. I’m really looking forward to this one.

‘Pacific Rim 2’ Begins Filming in 2015 And Leads Right In To ‘Pacific Rim 3’

‘Pacific Rim 2’ Begins Filming in 2015 And Leads Right In To ‘Pacific Rim 3’
Angie Han — /Film

With an April 7, 2017 release date already locked in, it’s no surprise Guillermo del Toro is deep into work on Pacific Rim 2. What’s a bit more intriguing is that he’s planning the movie with an eye on the sequel, the not-yet-greenlit Pacific Rim 3.

Whereas Pacific Rim 2 is expected to differ quite a bit from Pacific Rim 1, it seems 2 and may be more closely linked.

On the one hand, Pacific Rim was a fine film and Guillermo del Torro did a fantastic job with it. Like my friend Fizz said on episode 52 of of The MovieByte Podcast where we talked about Pacific Rim, it was as if every time…

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‘Miss Medows’ Trailer Starring Katie Holmes

‘Miss Medows’ Trailer Starring Katie Holmes

Well this isn’t creepy at all. Not a bit. WAIT YES IT IS!

Some has said that she’s playing a Pulp Fiction version of Mary Poppins in this film. Whatever, she’s scary. But it appears maybe not altogether in a bad way? It’s a little unclear at this point. It seems she’s more of a vigilante.

Katie Holmes has come a long way from Dawson’s Creek and one certainly does not think of a badass when they think of Holmes. That may be what makes this trailer most effective — seeing sweet Katie Holmes turn a bit… deadly!

The film makes it’s appearance on November 14th.

3 TV Spots For Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar

3 TV Spots For Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar

It’s Christopher Nolan, and it’s sci-fi, so what could go wrong?

Well given that I don’t think his last two films were up to what I consider the level of his best work, I don’t know what could go wrong. Hopefully nothing. It looks really good and until proven otherwise I’m going to believe it is really good.

The film comes to theaters on November 7.

Harry Potter Spinnoff ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Will Be a Trilogy

Harry Potter Spinnoff ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Will Be a Trilogy
Noelene Clark – Hero Complex

The upcoming “Harry Potter” spinoff film “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” is going to be the first in a film trilogy, and more movies might be on the way.

The movies will be directed by “Potter” veteran David Yates, who directed the latter four films in the eight-part franchise, and will reunite the filmmaking team of David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara said at Time Warner’s investors conference Wednesday.

The “Fantastic Beasts” movies are based on an original story by “Potter” author J.K. Rowling and will mark her…

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Kate Beckinsale May Yet Return to the ‘Underworld’ Franchise

Kate Beckinsale May Yet Return to the ‘Underworld’ Franchise
Angie Han — /Film

Last month, we got word that Theo James would lead the next Underworld movie and that original star Kate Beckinsale would not be back. But just because she’s not returning for that particular installment doesn’t mean she’s left behind the vamp world for good.

Director Len Wiseman says there are two Underworld movies in development currently, and that one of those could feature Beckinsale. In addition, there’s also an Underworld TV series in the works. Hit the jump for more on the potential Kate Beckinsale Underworldreturn and the possible Underworld TV series.

Wait, I’m confused. Is there…

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Dave Bautista Cast As Villain In ‘Bond 24′

Dave Bautista Cast As Villain In ‘Bond 24′
Germain Lussier — Film

Wrestler Dave Bautista is going from Marvel to martinis. The Guardians of the Galaxy star has reportedly been cast as a major henchman named Hinx in Sam Mendes’ Bond 24. The film starts filming in December aimed at a November 6, 2015 release.

When you stop and think about this for a minute, how crazy is that? At least in my mind, the WWE is sort of known for the cheesy acting and terrible, over the top performances. Now the headlines go something like, “WWE wrestler jumpstarts his acting career in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, then moves on to James Bond villainy.

Mind you, I’m not…

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Robert Downey Jr. Joins ‘Captain America 3’

Robert Downey Jr. Joins ‘Captain America 3’
Angie Han — /Film

Well, now we know what all of Robert Downey Jr.‘s vague promises of “plans” and “other stuff” with Marvel were about. The actor is reportedly in final negotiations to joinChris Evans‘ titular hero in Captain America 3.

Even more exciting is what he’ll be doing there: Going head to head with Cap in an adaptation of the Civil War storyline from the comic books.

Well now we know what all the blathering and excitement from Robert Downey Jr. has been about lately.

According to Variety, who got the scoop, Captain America 3 will kick off a whole new phase for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The…

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‘Stonehearst Asylum’ Trailer

‘Stonehearst Asylum’ Trailer

The fact that I haven’t heard about this film before now tells me it’s probably not any good. It’s also being positioned (at least a little) as a Halloween film — though it did not completely strike me as a film quite of the caliber. Still, I don’t completely trust it. But it does have some good actors in it and looked mildly diverting.

It stars Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Kingsley, and Michael Caine and will debut in cinemas on October 24.

‘LEGO Batman’ Is a Thing That is Happening

‘LEGO Batman’ Is a Thing That is Happening
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

In hugely shocking news, a popular, marketable character from a smash hit film is being spun off into his own movie. Yep, it’s just another day in Hollywood, but still, this is pretty big news.

THR reports that Warner Bros. has put “Lego Batman” on the fast track. It will be a spinoff from the massive hit “The Lego Movie,” and finds Will Arnett reprising his role as the self-centered, sarcastic hero who always seems a little too good for whatever situation he finds himself in. His character was a lot of fun in the Christopher Miller and Phil Lord-directed film, and giving him his own…

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