After MovieByte 55

Take a look at which films were at the top of the box office this past weekend, and TJ’s opinion on them, including ‘2 Guns’, ‘The Wolerine’, and ‘The Smurfs 2’. Then James Cameron is upping the ‘Avatar’ sequel count to three, making four ‘Avatar’ films in total when it’s all said and done. It’s kind of a head scratcher really, is there that much momentum? Then it’s time to get Bourne Again (ugh)! And Christopher McQuarries mission, should he choose to accept it (which he has) is to make a great film of ‘Mission Impossible 5’. Tom Hiddleston confirms Loki will not be in ‘The Avengers: The Age of Ultron’. ‘2 Guns’ was reviewed in written form by TJ, then Chad and TJ talked about it on The MovieByte Podcast. The film can’t be recommended for reasons TJ goes in to. The threat of a 5th ‘Indiana Jones’ film is still looming overhead like a great storm cloud on the horizon. A strange looking film, and a strange trailer about a guy falling in love with his Operating System is on deck. But TJ is not completely willing to write it off. And of course, find out what to see this weekend!

In this episode, TJ and Chad talk about the latest movie trailer including, trailers and clips from ‘Elysium’, a clip from ‘The Frozen Ground’, new trailers for ‘Agents of SHIELD’, Clips and featurettes for ‘JOBS’, a new ‘Riddick’ trailer, ‘Ender’s Game’ Trailer 2, ‘Muppets Most Wanted’, and ‘Thor: The Dark World’. There’s also an extended version of ‘The Hobbit’ coming to Blu-ray (TJ wonders didn’t we already see the extended version in the theaters?), ‘Pacific Rim’s’ chances for a sequel are increased with the good reception in China, James Cameron plans to make 3 sequels to ‘Avatar’, more ‘Bourne’ without Bourne, Chris McQuarrie will direct ‘MI:5’, and ‘Indiana Jones’ may make a 5th appearance. TJ and Chad have many opinions on all these things. And the main review this week is ‘2 Guns’. Tune in to hear the thoughts and opinions on this film!

In this episode TJ goes over the box office totals and top earners, and ‘The Wolverine’ is the clear winner here, even if ultimately it was a bit disappointing domestically. Jon M. Chu is talking about making more terribleness with ‘G.I. Joe 3’. And John Williams has been officially announced to return to the ‘Star Wars’ universe and score the new trilogy. Speaking of ‘Star Wars’, episode VII is apparently going to have a big focus on characters according to Kathleen Kennedy, which makes us all happy to hear anyway. The trailer for ‘Escape Plan’ staring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger actually looks like it could be good (in other news, bacon has taken wing). And don’t miss Superman and Batman chatting it up about their upcoming film together. In the stupider news this week, ‘Sharknado is coming to theaters… yeah… Of course, ‘The Hobbit’ is getting an extended edition on Blu-ray and there’s a deleted scene clip floating around. ‘Despicable Me 2’ is Universal’s most profitable film, which strikes TJ as sad. ‘Pacific Rim’ is doing well in China and other parts of the globe, making a sequel much more likely than at first it seemed like. And new in theaters this weekend are ‘2 Guns’ and ‘Smurfs 2’. TJ gives you the run down on those and others you will still find in theaters.

Chad and TJ discuss the latest in trailers and film clips including the latest from Sandra Bullock’s upcoming film ‘Gravity’, a trailer for Keanu Reeves upcoming film’ 47 Ronin’, a clip from ‘In a World’, two clips from ‘Elysium’, a trailer for ‘Escape Plan’, and a viral video for Trask Industries of the ‘X-Men’ franchise. They also discuss their disgust for the upcoming 3D CGI ‘Peanuts’ film, the rumor about Ryan Gosling and Zac Efron staring in ‘Star Wars’, the idea of ‘G.I. Joe’ and ‘Transformers’ sharing a movie, John Williams officially announced to be returning to score the new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, and more! And the main review this week is for ‘The Wolverine’. Of course Chad and TJ touch on all things concerning the ‘X-Men’ franchise and it’s a lot of fun!

TJ wraps up the week for you with a look at which films did well last weekend, including some of his disappointments regarding the box office shakedowns. And of course there was a lot of news coming out of the weekend from the San Diego Comic Con, including a new ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Theatrical Trailer, Joss Whedon revealed the title of the upcoming ‘Avengers’ film to be ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’, and Zack Snyder announced a ‘Superman’ ‘Batman’ crossover film. The sad news of course in TJ’s eyes is that it will yet again reboot the ‘Batman’ universe. Cobie Smulders will be appearing on the upcoming TV show ‘SHIELD’ set in the Marvel Cinematic universe. ‘Riddick’ gets a “red band” trailer. ‘Captain America 2’ will feature a significant shift in the Marvel Universe, plus, TJ is not too happy with the proposed cinematic style mentioned by the directors. And man, 2015 is looking like a crazy year for films! We also have an upcoming ‘Peanuts’ film based on the beloved comic strip by Charles Schulz, it’s going to be 3D and CGI. That doesn’t sound like a winner to TJ. And of course, you’ll want to tune in to hear about what you might like to see in theaters this weekend!

TJ and Chad take a look at the latest trailers, TJ goes on a rant about ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ and too-soon reboots in general, which was satisfying for him to get off his chest. And both are looking forward to ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ quite a lot. And there’s several other trailers worth checking out this week. Also of interest, Joss Whedon has revealed the name of his upcoming ‘Avengers’ sequel, ‘The Avengers: The Age of Ultron’. Plus lots of other Marvel news and goodies and other cool stuff coming out of SDCC. And some not so welcome news to TJ, more welcome to Chad, Zack Snyder will direct a Superman/Batman crossover film. And then they review 2 new films this week, ‘R.I.P.D.’ and ‘RED 2’. TJ found ‘R.I.P.D.’ fun and watchable, though nothing special. Chad didn’t really like it at all. Both liked ‘RED 2’ however, though TJ liked it a little more.