Earlier this week, The Tracking Board reported that Elba, who stars in the television series Luther and was recently seen in Thor: The Dark World and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom could be cast as the lead. It did not specify which part Oprah could be given, although the main character, Mackenzie Allen Phillips, encounters three versions of God while in the shed, one of them Papa, an African-American woman.

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.

The two other members of the Trinity who Phillips meets are Jesus, a Jewish Carpenter, and Sarayu, a woman of unclear Asian descent whom…

Richard Ayoade’s The Double is a film that is interesting because, like so many art films, it simultaneously invites and defies interpretation. I could argue that it is an unusual study of masculine self realization; or perhaps, I might say that it is a disturbing depiction of primal male impulses. Is it about individuality being suppressed by the demands of corporate society? Or perhaps a thoughtful rumination on the unique identity? Is it a study on the way a perceptive individual struggles with anima and persona? The Double is, perhaps, all of these things; it is possible that it is none…

Join Chad and TJ to talk about ‘Rio’ and ‘Rio 2’. You might also wish to console TJ while he weeps in the corner for the disappointment he suffered with the sequel. Okay, maybe it’s not as bad as all that, but it was quite a disappointment. The good news though, is that Kristin Chenoweth as Gabi the poisonous frog nearly makes up for it. Nearly, but not quite. Other topics include Rob Bricken’s ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Spoiler FAQ, which TJ foudn to be fantastic, TJ and Chad’s disparity in Internet speed, a clip from ‘Jupiter Ascending’, the end of ‘Revolution’ and the renewing of ‘SHIELD’ for a second season, and the new Battfleck suit.

I continue to be intrigued by this film. I hear it’s a bit of a myth that we only use 10% of our brains, but I like the idea anyway. And that idea is present here — that if we could tap into the rest of our brains that we might be able to do a lot more cool things. In the real world, I don’t see any of this happening. But it makes for a fun fantasy film.

Here’s the synopsis, followed by the new trailer.

Set in a futuristic world that is run by the mob, street gangs, drug addicts and corrupted cops, Lucy (Scarlett Johansson), a woman living in Taipei, Taiwan, 2069 AD, works as a drug mule…

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.

Now that I have tried to excise the memory of that horrible film the Wachowskis made preiously: Cloud Atlas, I think I’m ready to give them one more chance to make a great follow up to the greatness of The Matrix. They’re on probation as far as I’m concerned, but I know they can make a good film if they want to. Their score-board isn’t great though because they also made the next new Matrix films. But they were not terrible like Cloud Atlas was.

Still, this film looks exactly like what I had hoped Cloud Atlas was. A thrilling new sci-fi concept with originality and a fun but well put…

It seems to me that it would be difficult to make a sequel to Rio. I’m not sure I would have tried.

Rio is pretty universally loved. It has a 72% critic approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and that’s not too shabby, really. But I thought it a well deserved approval. Rio has heart and story, and it’s quirky and funny. Jesse Eisenberg’s Blu is one of the more lovable animated characters I’ve had the privilege of seeing in recent times. And in fact that voice cast of the entire film absolutely perfect in every conceivable way. You just can’t get any better.

As well, even for an animated musical…

The opinions coming from the pre-screenings are a bit mixed but I continue to hold out hope that this will be a decent film. It will be a monster movie for sure, but I hope there’s a good story to dive into. This clip isn’t really about the story though. It’s about a big giant monster rising up out of the ocean for an attack.

The film opens this Friday, May 16.

Oh man, this looks GOOD! I love good sci-fi, and Tom Cruise usually delivers on the sci-fi action/thriller front. Couple that with what looks to me like a smart story. Any time a story feels like it’s almost hard to explain in the trailer, there’s a good possibility that it’s a good one. It’s always possible of course that it’s an overcrowded story mess, but I don’t think that’s the case here. It does add up to me, and I’m fully on-board with this premise. So June 6 can’t get here soon enough.