James Cameron Shooting Three ‘Avatar’ Sequels in New Zealand

James Cameron Shooting Three ‘Avatar’ Sequels in New Zealand
Justin Harp - DigitalSpy

James Cameron has confirmed that his three Avatar sequels will be shot in New Zealand.

The director made the announcement in Wellington today (December 15) alongside New Zealand prime minister John Key and producer Jon Landau.

Cameron projected that the first 3D Avatar sequel will be in cinemas by Christmas 2016, with the ensuing movies to be released in 2017 and late 2018 respectively.

He added that all three films will be shot concurrently beginning in 2015.

One sequel is just not enough. More sequels,  MORE SEQUELS! MOAR I TELL YOU!

‘Earth to Echo’ Trailer

‘Earth to Echo’ Trailer

I think this is supposed to be a bit of a modern day E.T. mixed with a bit of Super 8 (which I still haven’t seen, drat, what’s wrong with me!). It’s interesting that we (I) haven’t heard anything about this film until now. There was a time when films were less well known about when audiences went into the theaters to see them — a time when one could go to the theater and watch E.T. and not know a thing about it. That appears to be a little of what director Dave Green wants for his film Earth to Echo.

Of course this film just has to have that “found footage” vibe that I hate so much,…

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Don Cheadle to Join ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’

Don Cheadle to Join ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Germain Lussier - /Film

Joss Whedon has apparently decided he can’t fool audiences twice. While he neglected to even mention Don Cheadle‘s War Machine character in The Avengers, the character had a much expanded role in Iron Man 3. That means it’s now believed Cheadle’s Col. James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes, also known as War Machine and Iron Patriot, will play a role in Whedon’s 2015 sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron.

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UPDATEHitfix confirms, saying “Col. Rhodes, aka War Machine, has a key role in the conflict with Ultron that is the main focus of the sequel.”

The question then becomes, what role will Rhodes have in…

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‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ International Trailer

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ International Trailer

“I was cleaning the chimney Aunt May! Honest that’s what I was doing” LOLZ. Come on! Tobey Maquire Spider-Man could come up with better excuses than that on his worst day!

Well, okay maybe he couldn’t but that’s not going to stop me from hating on nuSpidey. This film looks like it’s going to be just as messy, self important, and stupid as the first Amazing Spider-Man. Andrew Garfield is a usurper, that’s all there is to it!

But we might as well get used to the idea of more Amazing Spider-Man because Sony does not seem interested in making a trilogy, or a certain set of films, or whatever.…

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‘The Nut Job’ Trailer - An Over the Hedge Wannabe

‘The Nut Job’ Trailer - An Over the Hedge Wannabe

Hey look! It’s kind of like Over the Hedge, but without all the good acting talent or good story behind it. And seriously, what’s with showing the same shot of the squirrel planning the heist like five times? Is this a major selling point of the film? Is there just nothing else to show? Couple a very mediocre trailer with the fact that this film comes out on January 17th of the upcoming new year and I think we can fairly safely assume that this is going to be a fail.

The film boasts voice talent from Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, and Maya Rudolph. But I don’t…

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‘Rio 2’ Trailer

‘Rio 2’ Trailer

This looks mildly entertaining. I have not seen Rio, so I suppose I should probably rectify that. Rio was apparently based on the idea that Blu and Jewel were the only two blue macaws left in the world — or so they thought. So they must meet and mate or their species would die.

As it turns out, they weren’t the only ones left. There’s a whole flock of blue macaws out there, including Jewel’s data Eduardo. Hilarity, apparently, ensues.

‘Pan’ - Peter Pan Origin Story Gets a Release Date

‘Pan’ - Peter Pan Origin Story Gets a Release Date
Dave McNary - Variety

Warner Bros. has dated “Pan,” its Peter Pan origin tale, for June 26, 2015.

Joe Wright is attached to direct from the Jason Fuchs script but the 3D film has not yet been cast with shooting planned for April. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the pic is certain to bring back the characters created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie about a boy who can fly and never ages.

Wright adapted “Pride and Prejudice” and “Anna Karenina.”

Hmm. Okay. I know I tend to say this about new films sometimes but, did we really need this? I don’t think I need it.

‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Staring Tom Cruise - First Trailer

‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Staring Tom Cruise - First Trailer

Hey look, it’s another Tom Cruise actiony, sci-fi-ish film. I kid, but in all seriousness, it looks like my kind of film. And let’s do the math here. Jack Reacher: decent. Oblivion: great! Mission Impossible series: All varying degrees of good. Minority Report: Aweome! So, with that kind of math, I’m on board with this film.

It’s not like this premise hasn’t been done before, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done again, and hopefully done well. The idea here is that Lt. Col. Bill Cage (Cruise) is trapped in a time loop so that he keeps reliving a single day over and over again. Each time it…

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‘Fast & Furious 7’ Being Reworked for Paul Walker Send-off

‘Fast & Furious 7’ Being Reworked for Paul Walker Send-off
Kim Masters - The Hollywood Reporter

The fiery crash that took Paul Walker’s life has plunged Universal Pictures into an unprecedented crisis. Executives are trying to find a way to salvage footage already shot for Fast & Furious 7 instead of starting fresh. But experts say that either way, this tragic twist could lead to the largest insurance claim in Hollywood history.

Sources say writer Chris Morgan now is at work crafting revisions to the script that Universal execs hope can retire Walker’s character from the series using scenes already shot. If he succeeds, cast and crew could be called back to work by late January—but…

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‘World War Z’ Sequel Has a Director

‘World War Z’ Sequel Has a Director
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

Juan Antonio Bayona, the man who put Naomi Watts through hell in “The Impossible,” has been tapped to direct “World War Z: Title To Be Determined.” But as you’ve probably already guessed, it’s still very early stages. In fact there are no writers on board—though Pitt has already said ideas have been percolating—but Bayona will apparently oversee that process as well. Undoubtedly, this will probably wait until there is a finished script that everyone likes before moving forward.

Hopefully he’ll be up to the task. World War Z was an unexpectedly good film. I say unexpected because it had…

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