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First look at Deadpool and Wolverine for Deadpool 3

July 11, 2023

Here’s a treat for those following the Deadpool film franchise and the MCU in general. Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds just teased his fans their first glimpse of Hugh Jackman in his classic Wolverine costume. Deadpool 3 is the first official film of Deadpool in the MCU and could be the first film that will feature mutants in the MCU.

The image was posted in as an IG Stories of him and Hugh Jackman, in their respective costume. Jackman is wearing the classic yellow Wolverine suit, while Reynolds donning a slightly but mostly the same Deadpool costume.

Twitter account of Marvel Studios Canada (@MarvelStudiosCA) posted a high resolution version of the same photo.

Along with Jackman and Reynolds, returning to the film are; Karan Soni for his role as Dopinder, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Stefan Kapicic as X-Men icon Colossus, Rob Delaney as ordinary Peter with two mutants Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Shioli Kutsuna as Yukio. Morena Baccarin will also reprise her role as Vanessa, Deadpool’s love interest from the first two films.

Deadpool 3 is scheduled to be in theaters on May 3, 2024.

Source: CBR, IG and Twitter.

John Wick 5 and other Spin-offs under development

May 27, 2023

For all those who watched John Wick 4, it’s remains to be seen if John Wick really did die with his duel with the Marquis Vincent de Gramont portrayed by Bill Skarsgård, and it looks like we will soon get our answer, since it’s been reported that John Wick 5 and other IP from the ‘John Wick Universe’ is under development.

In a report by Comicbook.com, during Lionsgate Q4 2023 earnings call, Motion Picture Group chairman Joe Drake confirmed that John Wick 5 is in early development and they’re expanding the ‘John Wick Universe’ starting with spin-off Ballerina film and the TV series “The Continental.”

We’re now moving across that franchise, not just in the AAA video game space, but looking at what the regular cadence of spin-offs, television really growing that universe so that there is a steady cadence of a franchise that there’s clear appetite by the audience,” Drake explained. “What is official is that, as you know, Ballerina is the first spinoff that comes out next year. We’re in development on three others, including [John Wick 5] and including television series, The Continental, will be airing soon. And so, we’re building out the world and when that five movie comes, will be organic — will be organically grown out of how we’re starting to tell those stories. But you can rely on a regular cadence of John Wick.

The Ballerina film is the official spin-off from the John Wick franchise will star Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves. The Ballerina is set between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). The premise of the film is that ballerina-assassin Rooney (Armas) hunts the murderers of her family. The film is scheduled to be released on 7th June 2024.

Still in development is a spin-off television series entitled The Continental which will feature younger versions of several John Wick characters and more like revolve on how the rules and the hotel itself was build.

Source: Looper

Watch the first teaser trailer of Captain Marvel’s sequel – the Marvels

April 12, 2023

Marvel Studios just dropped the first teaser trailer of the Marvels, Captain Marvel’s highly anticipated sequel.

In the trailer (embedded below), we can see all three members of the Marvels; Carol Danvers/Capt. Marvel, Monica Rambeau/Photon and Kamala Kahn/Ms. Marvel. The 2 mins video also shows us that the body swapping is not just between between Capt. Marvel and Ms. Marvel but it also involves Monica Rambeau, we may see an explanation why this is happening in the film.

This is the premise of the film;

In The Marvels, Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as “The Marvels.”

It’s unclear if the film will happen before or after the events of Marvel’s Secret Invasion series.

The Marvels, we’ll see a lot of familiar faces; Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson returning as Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel) and Nick Fury, respectively. Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, we first saw her in the WandaVision Disney+ series. Then we have the Kamala Kahn’s whole family from Ms. Marvel series as well. Also in the film are Zawe Ashton as Dar-Benn, a Kree warrior and the new holder of Accuser’s hammer; and Park Seo-joon, who is reported to be playing as Carol Danvers’ alien husband, Prince Yan.

The Marvels is scheduled to be in theaters this 10th Nov. 2023.

Watch the latest Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Trailer

April 4, 2023

Sony just release another trailer of the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and this one is a doozy.

If in the first trailer, we do not know why all those “Spider-People”, including Spider-Man 2099, are attacking Mile Morales and Gwen Stacy, and now we got the answer or at least the idea on why they’re after Miles Morales.

As explained by Miguel O’Hara a.k.a. Spider-Man 2099, Morales can never be a full-fledged Spider-man because he never experience the tragedy of choosing to save the “one person he loves versus saving the entire universe,” which everyone of the Spider-People have experienced. This is where things got interesting, since Miles Morales refuse to accept this fate as a Spider-man, this is what prompted the rest of the Spider-People to go after him.

It is still unclear who the main villain of the film and the main plot line but whatever it is, it looks like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is going to be a great film.

Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson. Screenplay by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and David Callaham. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be in theaters June 2, 2023.

Live action adaptation of Moana is in development

April 4, 2023

A live action adaption of Disney’s Moana is currently in development, this was shared by Disney CEO Bob Iger and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shared the news during Disney’s annual shareholder’s meeting on April 3. Dwayne Johnson, who voiced Maui in the 2016 animated film, with Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia via their Seven Bucks Productions and Beau Flynn via Flynn Picture Co. will produce the film with, with Native Hawaiian actor Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced Moana in both the 2016 film, will serve as an executive producer of the upcoming film.

In a pre-recorded message from Hawaii that included his youngest daughters. “I’m deeply humbled and overcome with gratitude to bring the beautiful story of Moana to the live-action big screen,” Johnson said in a statement. “This story is my culture, and this story is emblematic of our people’s grace and warrior strength. I wear this culture proudly on my skin and in my soul, and this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reunite with Maui, inspired by the mana and spirit of my late grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, is one that runs very deep for me.”

Aside from its announcement, no other details have been mention regarding the live action Moana and it may take a couple of years before new updates about film becomes available.

DC releases first trailer of Blue Beetle

April 3, 2023

DC just the first trailer (below) of Blue Beetle, a super hero powered by mystical Scarab.

The film appears to be pointing to a version of the Blue Beetle where the previous owner Ted Kord, before it chose Jaime Reyes as its new “host,” Susan Sarandon who plays Victoria Kord, was Ted’s sister in the comics and the CEO of Kord Industries.

Blue Beetle is intended to be the 14th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) but since taking over DC Studios last January 2023, Co-CEO James Gunn said the film would be “disconnected” from previous DCEU entries and instead will be part of the new DC universe the Gunn is creating.

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero BLUE BEETLE.

Blue Beetle is directed by Angel Manuel Soto and written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, it stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle, Adriana Barraza as Nana, Damián Alcázar as Alberto, Elpidia Carrillo as Rocio, Bruna Marquezine as Jenny – Jaime’s love interest. Raoul Max Trujillo as Carapax the Indestructible Man, Susan Sarandon as Victoria Kord, George Lopez as Rudy: Jaime’s uncle.

The film was originally set to be release in February 2021 for the streaming service HBO Max but was later changed to a theatrical release this 18th August 2023.

Watch the trailer of BlackBerry – A film about the rise and fall of the first smartphone

March 16, 2023

Someone just created a film about the first smartphone – BlackBerry, and below is its first trailer. According to the video description, Blackberry film is the “true story of the meteoric rise & catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone.”

BlackBerry was the first “smartphone” to offer internet, email and messenger, with it’s iconic keyboards. At its peak, there were 85 million BlackBerry users worldwide but the company lost its dominance due to the success of the smartphones running Android and the iPhone.

BlackBerry is written by Matt Johnson with screenplay by Matt Johnson and Matthew Miller. The film feature Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton as Mike Lazaridis (Blackberry co-founder) and Jim Balsillie (former Chair and co-CEO), respectively. BlackBerry also stars Johnson, Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Martin Donovan, Michelle Giroux, SungWon Cho, Saul Rubinek, and Cary Elwes.

Blackberry film is based on the 2015 book “Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry” written by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff. The film is scheduled for a theatrical release on May 12, 2023.

List: Winners of the 95th Academy Awards

March 13, 2023

The 95th Academy Awards which took place in Los Angeles on Sunday, 12th of March and broadcasted live on ABC television. The biggest winner is the film Everything Everywhere All At Once, which took home 7 awards including the Best Picture, Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Director (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), Best Original Screenplay (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) and Best Film Editing.

Another big winner is Brendan Fraser for taking home the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Charlie in ‘The Whale’ and Top Gun: Maverick for taking home the Best Sound award.

Below are the list of winners for this year’s Oscars;

  • Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All At Once
  • Best Actor: Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
  • Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
  • Best Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
  • Related video: Nominees and Hollywood darlings dazzle on the carpet ahead of the Oscars ceremony (Dailymotion)
  • Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
  • Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
  • Best Original Screenplay: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
  • Best Adapted Screenplay: Sarah Polley (Women Talking)
  • Best International Feature Film: All Quiet On The Western Front (Germany)
  • Best Animated Feature Film: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
  • Best Film Editing: Everything Everywhere All At Once
  • Best Cinematography: All Quiet On The Western Front
  • Best Costume Design: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • Best Visual Effects: Avatar: The Way of Water
  • Best Original Song: “Naatu Naatu” from RRR
  • Best Original Score: All Quiet On The Western Front
  • Best Sound: Top Gun: Maverick
  • Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Whale
  • Best Documentary Feature: Navalny
  • Best Documentary Short Film: The Elephant Whisperers
  • Best Live Action Short Film: An Irish Goodbye
  • Best Animated Short Film: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Notable winner:
Michael J. Fox for the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

Disney release the official trailer of the Little Mermaid with a new Movie poster

March 13, 2023
Disney release the official trailer of the Little Mermaid with a new Movie poster

Disney just release a new trailer of the live-action adaption of The Little Mermaid with a theatrical release date this 26th of May 2023.

The trailer is a 2 minute and 20 seconds trailer starts with Ariel (Halle Bailey) saving Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) from drowning after their ship collided with rocks. Then later we see Ariel being persuaded by Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) to “become a human” in order to be with the Prince. The last part of the trailer are different clips from the film most where we can hear Ariel signing the official theme song of the film – “Part of Your World.”

Together with the trailer Disney also release the latest movie poster of the film were Ariel is sitting on a rock surrounded by King Triton, Ursula and Prince Eric with all their aquatic friends.

The live action adaptation of the Little Mermaid is directed by Rob Marshall with screenplay by David Magee. The songs feature music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, and new lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film is produced by Marc Platt, Lin Miranda, John DeLuca and Rob Marshall, with Jeffrey Silver serving as executive producer.

The Little Mermaid stars are;

  • Halle Bailey as Ariel
  • Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric
  • Daveed Diggs for the voice of Sebastian
  • Awkwafina for the voice of Scuttle
  • Jacob Tremblay for the voice of Flounder
  • Noma Dumezweni as Queen Selina
  • Art Malik as Sir Grimsby
  • Javier Bardem as King Triton
  • Melissa McCarthy as Ursula

The Little Mermaid is the latest Disney property to get the live action adapation treatment and despite the controversy surrounding the casting it looks like the film will be a great one!

Marvel Studio release new teaser poster for ‘The Marvels’ – will be in theaters on November 10th

February 19, 2023
Marvel Studio release new teaser poster for ‘The Marvels’ – will be in theaters on November 10th
Image: Marvel.com

Marvel studio just release a new teaser poster for upcoming Cap. Marvel sequel – The Marvels. The poster shows Ms. Marvel standing on the ground looking up to Captain Marvel and Monica Rambeau a.k.a. Photon. The poster also indicated the film will be in theaters on the 10th of November 2023.

Premise of the film is still unknown but according to Collider, the film will have something to do with the “swapping places” that happened every time they use their powers. There will also be scenes set on the SABER Space Station, a S.H.I.E.L.D. space station.

The Marvels is directed by Nia DaCosta, with returning casts;

  • Brie Larson as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel
  • Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel
  • Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau/ Photon
  • Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
  • Saagar Shaikh as Kamala’s older brother Amir
  • Zenobia Shroff as Kamala’s mother Muneeba
  • Mohan Kapur as as Kamala’s father Yusuf
  • Zawe Ashton has been cast as an unknown villain and Park Seo-joon has been cast in an undisclosed role

Source: @MarvelStudios, Marvel.com

DC release the first trailer of The Flash

February 14, 2023

DC/Warner Bros. just release the first trailer “The Flash,” this will be the DC Super Hero’s first-ever standalone feature film.

Ezra Miller reprises his role as Barry Allen and in the film, he inadvertently broke the timeline by using his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past, specifically “to save his family.” In the trailer, we also see two different Batmans; Ben affleck and Michael Keaton. Also returning in the film is Michael Shannon as General Zod and Antje Traue as Faora-Ul. The trailer also gave us a quick look at Sasha Calle’s Supergirl (Kara Zor-El).

Here are the casts of the film;

  • Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash
  • Sasha Calle as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl
  • Ron Livingston as Henry Allen (Barry’s father)
  • Maribel Verdú as Nora Allen (Barry’s mother)
  • Kiersey Clemons as Iris West
  • Antje Traue as Faora-Ul
  • Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman
  • Ben Affleck reprises his DCEU role as Bruce Wayne / Batman

The Flash is directed by Andy Muschietti with screenplay by Christina Hodson. The Flash will be in theaters in North America on June 16, 2023 and internationally beginning 14 June 2023.

Amazon Studios releases the official trailer of AIR

February 10, 2023

AIR an upcoming biographical film directed by Ben Affleck and written by Alex Convery. It follows the story of Sonny Vaccaro, a shoe salesman at Nike and he was able to sign Michael Jordan to a deal to wear their shoes. How Nike signed MJ have been featured in a number of news articles and documentaries, but will be the first time that the story will be told in a film.

AIR is the first film produced by Artists Equity, a production company owned by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The film is written by Alex Convery and just like what in says in the video, “Inspired by True Events.” The film stars Matt Damon and Affleck alongside Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Marlon Wayans, Chris Tucker, and Viola Davis. AIR is set to be released by Amazon Studios in theaters on April 5, 2023 and later in Amazon Prime.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will on Disney Plus on 1st of February

January 16, 2023

Good news to all Disney Plus subscribers, since Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be available in the streaming platform on February 1st, 2023.

The film was first release last November 2022 and have been the #1 movie in the world for 5 weeks in a row. The film follows the leader of fictional country Wakanda and how they protect their country from invaders and those who try to steal their branium, after the death of Black Panther/King T’Challa’s death.

The film have won 80th Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress performed by Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda, and the 28th Critics’ Choice Awards, where the film has received six total nominations.

Marvel released the latest trailer and poster for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

January 13, 2023

Marvel Studios just dropped the latest trailer for the Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania.

The 138 seconds video (below), Kang is trying to seduce Scott Lang into doing something that Kang cannot do in the quantum realm. The trailer also gives us a quick look on what MODOK will look like in the film, which, in all honesty, he looks a terrifying and far from the goofy MODOK that have been portrayed in the comics and animations.

The tone of the trailer, specially the way they focus on Scott Lang at the end while battling Kang, we may see the death of another Avengers, which I’m hoping not the case.

We’ll know whether Scott Lang dies, and if the whole Lang and Pym family will be able to escape the ‘wrath’ of Kang and Quantum real unscathed, on 17th of February when the film hits the big screen.

Together with the new trailer, Marvel Studios also release a new movie posters that also includes the film’s tag line “Witness the beginning of a new dynasty.” which is a play to the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 6 movies Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.

Directed by Peyton Reed, Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania will see the return of Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/ Ant-Man, Kathryn Newton (Cassie), Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne/Wasp, and Michael Douglas (Hank Pym) with Michelle Pfeiffer (Janet van Dyne). The film will also introduce the latest big bad boss of the MCU Kang the Conqueror played by Jonathan Majors and Corey Stoll as M.O.D.O.K.

Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania will be in theaters on February 17th, 2023.

Complete list of winners from the 80th Golden Globes

January 11, 2023

The 80th Golden Globes is now in the books and if you missed the live broadcast, then here’s a quick rundown on all winners from the 80th Golden Globes.

Here are all of the winners:

Television

  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Kevin Costner, “Yellowstone”
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama: Zendaya, “Euphoria”
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Evan Peters, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Amanda Seyfried, “The Dropout”
  • Best Television Series Drama: “House of the Dragon”
  • Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: “The White Lotus”
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series: Julia Garner, “Ozark”
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series: Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Paul Walter Hauser, “Black Bird”
  • Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy: “Abbott Elementary”

Film

  • Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: “The Banshees of Inisherin”
  • Best Motion Picture – Drama: “The Fabelmans”
  • Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language: “Argentina, 1985” (Argentina)
  • Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
  • Best Original Song – Motion Picture: “Naatu Naatu,” Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj (“RRR”)
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture: Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture: Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
  • Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
  • Best Motion Picture – Animated: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
  • Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Austin Butler, “Elvis”
  • Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Cate Blanchett, “Tár”
  • Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
  • Best Director – Motion Picture: Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”
  • Best Original Score: Justin Hurwitz, “Babylon”

Notable nomination; Even though she did not win, Dolly de Leon became the first Filipino talent to be nominated for a Golden Globe award. The nomination was for her role in the Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning film “Triangle of Sadness,” as an OFW who works as a crew of a luxury yacht and a one of the surviving crew when the ship capsized after a pirate attack.

Vin Diesel tease the release of Fast X trailer release date

December 28, 2022

We all know that there will be a 10th installment of Fast & Furious, which is aptly called Fast X with a reported release date of May 19, 2023. Now Vin Diesel just revealed that the first trailer of Fast X is scheduled for release in less than 2 months which is more or less by end of January 2023 or by mid Feb of next year.

Since the death of Paul Walker (Brian O’Conner), the Fast & Furious films shifted their focus on the Toretto family and in Fast X, they will introduce Abuela Toretto, portrayed by Rita Moreno, known for her work as West Side Story, Slums of Beverly Hills and the 1956 classic ‘The King and I.’

Fast X is directed by Louis Leterrier and several cast members reprising their role, including Vin Diesel as Dominic “Dom” Toretto, Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz, Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto, Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges as Tej, Nathalie Emmanuel as Ramsey and Sung Kang as Han Lue. Charlize Theron will return as the antagonist Cipher and Helen Mirren as Queenie. Jason Momoa will be the new villain Dante, who will be working with Theron’s Cipher, and Brie Larson (MCU’s Capt. Marvel) as Tess.

The premise of Fast X on Wiki did not provide any details but I’m sure we’ll know more once we see the trailer.

These are the winners of MMFF 2022 Gabi ng Parangal

December 28, 2022

Now that all the numbers are in, it was time to give the bag to the winners for this years Metro Manila Film Festival. The movie Deleter dominated the MMFF 2022 Gabi ng Parangal bagging 7 awards including the Best Picture, Best Actress (Nadine Lustre), Best Director (Mikhail Red) and much more.

Even though Deleter received the most awards, Nanahimik ang Gabi is the film that have the most nominations at 13, while Deleter and Mamasapano both received 11 nominations. Movies that won multiple awards are Deleter (7 awards won); Nanahimik ang Gabi (winning 5 awards); Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told (bagging 4 awards) and My Father, Myself (taking home 3 awards).

Here are the complete list of winners for MMFF 2022 Gabi ng Parangal;

  • Best Picture: Deleter
  • 2nd Best Picture: Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told
  • 3rd Best Picture: Nanahimik Ang Gabi
  • Best Actor: Ian Veneracion, Nanahimik Ang Gabi 
  • Best Actress: Nadine Lustre, Deleter 
  • Best Director: Mikhail Red, Deleter
  • Best Supporting Actor: Mon Confiado, Nanahimik Ang Gabi
  • Best Supporting Actress: Dimples Romana, My Father, Myself 
  • Best Screenplay: Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told
  • Best Production Design: Nananahimik Ang Gabi 
  • Best Sound: Deleter
  • Best Musical Score: Greg Rodriguez III, Nanahimik Ang Gabi 
  • Best Child Performer: Shawn Niño Gabriel, My Father, Myself
  • Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award: Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told 
  • Gender Sensitivity: My Teacher 
  • Best Original Theme Song: “Ang Aking Mahal,” Mamasapano: Now It Can Be Told
  • Best Visual Effects: Deleter
  • Best Editing: Nikolas Red, Deleter 
  • Best Cinematography: Deleter
  • Stars of the Night: Ian Veneracion, Nadine Lustre
  • Marichu Vera-Perez Memorial Award: Vilma Santos-Recto
  • Best Float: My Father, Myself 

At the same time, Nadine’s agency Viva Artists Agency posted their congratulatory post for the all awards that the film Deleter won.

Marvel release first movie poster of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

December 21, 2022
Marvel release first movie poster of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Marvel studios just release first official movie poster of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. In a true spider-fashion, the poster features an unmasked upside-down Miles Morales and appears to be dividing “Spider-People” into two groups.

On his left are the “Spiders” who are friendly with Morales which includes Gwen Stacy/Spider-Gwen, Scarlet Spider and Spider-Punk; while on his right are the “Spiders” who attacked Morales as shown in the trailer released last Dec 14th, which includes Spider-Man 2099, the pregnant Jessica Drew/Spider-woman. We also see other spiders like Spider-Cop, Spider-Man Unlimited, Spider-Man India, Takuya Yamashiro (a.k.a. the Japanese Spider-Man), Spider-Woman, Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man.

It’s still unclear why the other “Spider=people” are aggressive towards Miles Morales but it appears to be related to the “multiverse” and this “new threat.”

If you missed the first trailer of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, then go and watch it here.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, from a screenplay by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, and David Callaham. The film cast includes Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson. Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya. Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez. Greta Lee. Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone. Shea Whigham and Oscar Isaac.

Henry Cavill will not be returning as Superman, after all!

December 17, 2022

After announcing that he (Henry Cavill) will return as Superman last October, Cavill again announced that he will be returning as Superman.

Here’s what he said in an Instagram post;

In a tweet, James Gunn explained why they’re changing Henry Cavill as Superman, saying that the new Superman that they have in mind “will be focusing on an earlier part of Superman’s life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill.” He added that they’re a big fan of Henry Cavill and that they’re exploring “a number of exciting possibilities to work together in the future.’

Since becoming co-chairpersons and CEOs of DC Films, all eyes are on James Gunn and how he can build a connected DC universe that can rival the MCU. It looks like James Gunn wants to start fresh in his vision of a connected DC universe.

Watch the teaser trailer of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie The Movie

December 17, 2022

Warner Bros. Pictures just release the teaser trailer of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Not much is revealed in the 74 second teaser, since the video shows that Barbie is a gigantic woman in the real world.

The film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken respectively, with a supporting ensemble cast that includes Will Ferrell as the CEO of Mattel, Simu Liu, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Michael Cera, Issa Rae, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, and Kate McKinnon.

Barbie The Movie is scheduled to be in theaters on July 21, 2023 and it is directed by Greta Gerwig and co-written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach.

Sony drops the first trailer of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

December 14, 2022

Sony Pictures just release the official trailer of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and watching it bring out a lot more questions than answers.

Like, why the hell did all those “Spider-People”, including Spider-Man 2099, attacking Mile Morales and Gwen Stacy? And why kind of threat would it take for all those “Spider-People” to come together? Also, why is it only Miles and Gwen, to some degree “Peter Parker,” are the only ones who doesn’t know what really is happening in the “multi-verse”? No matter what the answers are, it looks like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is going to be a great film.

Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson. Screenplay by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and David Callaham. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be in theaters June 2, 2023.

Lucas Films drops the Official Trailer of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

December 10, 2022

It looks like we are getting one last Indiana Jones film from Harrison Ford, as Lucas Films release the official trailer of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. The 1 min 45 secs run time of the trailer seems short when you consider that not much is revealed in the trailer.

In the video, we can hear the voice of Indy’s old friend Sallah (played by John Rhys-Davies), asking if missed their old adventurous and dangerous life, then an old and retired ‘Prof’ Jones immediately replied “those days have come and gone.”

Trailer have all the element of a classic Indiana Jones film; the catchy music, the humor and the usual trip to an unknown Middle Eastern nation.

Here’s the premise of the film (Wikipedia);

In 1969, American archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones lives against the backdrop of the Space Race. Jones is uneasy over the fact that the U.S. Government has recruited former Nazis to help beat the Soviet Union in the competition to make it to space. His goddaughter, Helena, accompanies him on his journey.[2][3] Meanwhile, Jürgen Voller, a NASA member and ex-Nazi involved with the moon-landing program, wishes to make the world into a better place as he sees fit.

This will be the 5th Indiana Jones film and at the age of 80, Harrison Ford looks great in the video and its unclear if this film will be used to expand the Indiana Jones franchise, so that new character can take over or explored.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is scheduled to be in theaters on June 30th 2023. Harrison Ford will reprise his role as the legendary archaeologist, it is directed by James Mangold and co-written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and James Mangold.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will also star;

  • Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Helena, Jones’ goddaughter
  • Antonio Banderas as Renaldo, a friend of Indy
  • John Rhys-Davies as Salleh
  • Mads Mikkelsen as Jürgen Voller, a former Nazi during World War II who has been hired by NASA and seeks to use the Apollo moon landing program for his own gain
  • Shaunette Renée Wilson as Mason, a government agent
  • Thomas Kretschmann as Colonel Weber, a Nazi working with Voller in 1944.
  • Toby Jones as Basil, an ally of Jones
  • Boyd Holbrook as Klaber, Voller’s nefarious right-hand man in 1969.

Marvel Studios drops the official trailer of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3

December 3, 2022

Marvel just release the official trailer of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, which the studio first release at Brazil Comic Con.

The trailer (below) focuses on the origin story of Rocket and his Otter friend Lylla, we also saw a glimpse of how Will Poulter’s Adam Warlock looks like and Chukwudi Iwuji portrayal of the High Evolutionary, a scientist specializing in evolution and who in the comics is Rocket’s creator. We can also see that Gamora is back as well as a “beefy” Groot, similar to the one we saw in the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

The tone of the film (or at least this new trailer), is giving a different jive from the previous GOTG films, since there are a number of instances in the trailer where we see the Guardians in tears and injured, of course there’s still the brand of comedy.

It has been reported that will be James Gunn last project with Marvel, since he will be moving to DC Studios as the co-chairpersons and CEOs, a position that he shares with Peter Safran.

The Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 will be in theaters on May 5th, 2023 and will see the return of Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Zoe Saldaña as Gamora, Bradley Cooper as Rocket and Vin Diesel as Groot, Will Poulter as Adam Warlock. Sean Gunn will also reprise his role as Kraglin Obfonteri, a member of the Guardians and Yondu Udonta’s former second-in-command in the Ravagers, and Maria Bakalova voices Cosmo the Spacedog.

Watch the Tagalog version of your favorite Disney’s Encanto songs

November 30, 2022

Disney Plus streaming service is now available in the Philippines and at the same time, folks at DisneyMusicAsiaVEVO Youtube channel dropped the official Tagalog versions of 6 of Encanto’s most beloved songs; the opening “The Family Madrigal,” to the groovy tune of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” What’s great about these tagalog versions is that it’s not the word for word translation but the right kind of Tagalog translation.

Leia, Rowena N. Raganit, Encanto – Cast – Ang Pamilya Madrigal (From “Encanto”/Tagalog)


Cathy Go – Pag Nagigipit (From “Encanto”/Tagalog)


Kayo (From “Encanto”/Tagalog)


Wag Ikuwento Si Bruno (From “Encanto”/Tagalog)


Leia, Kenz Ancero – Ano Pa’ng Kaya Ko? (From “Encanto”/Tagalog)


Leia – Nas’an Ang Milagro Ko (From “Encanto”/Tagalog)



The localized version of Encanto is now available in Disney Plus.

Checkout the official movie posters of this year’s MMFF 2022 entries

November 26, 2022

Last Wednesday, Nov. 24th, the official facebook page of Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) released the official movie posters of all MMFF 2022 entries.

Deleter

Family Matters

Labyu with an Accent

Mamasapano

My Father Myself

My Teacher

Nanahimik ang Gabi

Partners in Crime

All 8 movies will be in theaters from 25th of December 2022 to 7th January 2023.

Source: @mmffofficial

John Wick: Chapter 4 Trailer reveals new bad guy

November 12, 2022
John Wick: Chapter 4 Trailer reveals new bad guy

The official trailer (below)of John Wick: Chapter 4 just dropped. From the 2 and a half minute video, it will feature Samurai and Wild West-styled combat, and everything in between. The video also showed us, who he (John Wick) needs to take down in order to defeat the High Table and gain his freedom.

The film was original scheduled for a May 21, 2021 released, but was postponed due to the pandemic. The film is directed by Chad Stahelski, and written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch.

John Wick: Chapter 4 will be in theaters March 24th, 2023.


​​John Wick (Keanu Reeves) uncovers a path to defeating the High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

Starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, and Ian McShane.

First trailer of the New Slam Dunk Film Now Available

November 9, 2022
First trailer of the New Slam Dunk Film Now Available

Toei Animation / Dandelion Animation Studio just drop the first full trailer (embedded below) of The First Slam Dunk, an upcoming Japanese computer-animated sports film directed and written by Takehiko Inoue. The film is based on the Slam Dunk manga series written and illustrated by Inoue. The First Slam Dunk is scheduled to be released theatrically in Japan in December 2022.

The 74-second video initially show two kids playing basketball in the play ground, then quickly shows the five starting members of Shohoku High School – Sakuragi Hanamichi, Akagi Takenori, Miyagi Ryota, Rukawa Kaede, and Hisashi Mitsui – in a huddle and playing basketball, then a slam dunk before the clip ends.

Here’s the translated description of the video;

Movie “THE FIRST SLAM DUNK” released on December 3, 2022

Long Feature Film “THE FIRST SLAM DUNK”
Release in Japan: December 3 2022

[Work information]
Original story/screenplay/director: Takehiko Inoue
Director: Naoki Miyahara, Katsuhiko Kitada, Akio Ohashi, Yasuhiro Motoda, Fumihiko Suganuma, Yu Kamatani
Character design: Takehiko Inoue, Yasuyuki Ehara, CG director: Daiki Nakazawa, Animation director: Yasuyuki Ehara
Art Director: Kazuo Ogura Color Design: Shiori Kosei Director of Photography: Shunsuke Nakamura Editing: Ryuichi Takita Sound Director: Koji Kasamatsu
Animation Producer: Kazuhiro Nishikawa Producer: Toshiyuki Matsui

Voiced by: Sogo Nakamura, Jun Kasama, Shinichiro Kamio, Subaru Kimura, Kenta Miyake

Opening theme song: The Birthday (UNIVERSAL SIGMA)　
Ending theme song: 10-FEET (EMI Records)　
Music: Satoshi Takebe, TAKUMA (10-FEET)

Production: 2022 THE FIRST SLAM DUNK Film Partners
Animation Production: Toei Animation / Dandelion Animation Studio

Watch – Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania trailer officially introduceing Kang the Conqueror as MCU’s latest villain

October 25, 2022
Watch – Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania trailer officially introduceing Kang the Conqueror as MCU’s latest villain

The film will bring back most of the major character from the previous two Ant-man movies; Paul Rudd reprising his role as Scott Lang, a now adult Cassie played by Kathryn Newton with Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, and Michael Douglas (Hank Pym) with Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne.

The trailer clearly shows the premise of the film where Cassie (Kathryn Newton) created a machine that “sends a signal down to the quantum realm” that advertently sends them all there. In the Quantum Realm, which is a totally different universe with its own laws of physics and wild life, and a microscopic civilization that’s more advanced than the “real” world they lived in.

We can also see a glimpse of MODOK, Bill Murray cast as an unknown villain and Jonathan Major’s Kang the Conqueror, who we first saw in Disney+ Loki series. We know that Kang is the next major MCU villain, so we can just assume that the “help” that Kang is asking from “Ant-man” is to escape the Quantum Realm into the “real” world.

Directed by Peyton Reed, Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania is set to release on on February 17th, 2023.

Ryan Reynolds teases his team-up with Hugh Jackman for Deadpool 3

September 28, 2022

Ryan Reynolds just gave the best fan service to multiple generations of Marvel fans by announcing that Deadpool 3 will feature the return of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.

In a short video posted that he posted on his official twitter account, Reynolds did admit that he’s experiencing writer’s block. He did mentioned that he have one idea and that he will be teaming up with Hugh Jackman who will reprise his role as Wolverine.

In a second video (below), as if both stars knows what we are all thinking, both Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman posted another video explaining some details on their upcoming film, such as the timeline issue with Wolverine and MCU canon then thanking Marvel Studios/Disney’s President Kevin Feige for allowing them to make the film the way they want it to be.

Even though the Deadpool 3 is schedule to be in the big screen on Sept 6th, 2024, details of the film such as casts and plot are still unknown.

Spider-Man: No Way Home to be re-release in theaters this September 2nd

August 25, 2022

Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home “with more fun stuff” will return to the big-screen this 2nd of September.

A teaser video was release by Sony and Marvel; first is that “elevator scene” with Doc Oct, Sand Man, Electro, Green Goblin with Aunt May; then a second 15 secs video that shows more of Peter Parker’s personal life and how Mysterio’s reveal has reshaped the film.

Spider-Man: No Way Home – The More Fun Stuff Version is reported to include an additional 11 minutes of new No Way Home footage, including a scene featuring actor Tom Holland’s brother, which was cut from the original release. The initial release of the film last 2021 earned the film a whopping $1.901 billion in the box office.

Spider-Man: No Way Home features all three Spider-Man; Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire reprising their role as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, the film also stars Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, J. K. Simmons, Angourie Rice and Arian Moayed. Spider-Man: No Way Home – The More Fun Stuff Version swings into theaters on Sept. 2.