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Sony release first trailer of Madame Web

November 16, 2023

Sony just release the first official trailer of Madame Web, the 4th film from in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU). From the 3 mins video, it has Spider-man written all over the film. It also appears that this is a origin story of 3 women with a “Spider-Man” like power, as well as Cassandra Webb a.k.a. Madame Web who appears to be taking the mantle as their leader/mentor. Even the villain is dressed like Spiderman.

This is what Sony wrote in the video description;

“Meanwhile, in another universe…” In a switch from the typical genre, Madame Web tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel publishing’s most enigmatic heroines. The suspense-driven thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have clairvoyant abilities. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures…if they can all survive a deadly present.

Madame Web is directed by SJ Clarkson with screenplay by Claire Parker & SJ Clarkson, and story by Kerem Sanga. The film still star Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb/Madame Web, Sydney Sweeney as Julia Carpenter / Spider-Woman, Celeste O’Connor as Mattie Franklin / Spider-Woman, Isabela Merced as Anya Corazon / Araña / Spider-Girl and Tahar Rahim as Ezekiel Sims, the villain of film. Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, Adam Scott and Zosia Mamet have been cast in unknown roles.

No release dates have been announced yet, except for the usual COMING SOON!

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Teaser Trailer features the Spengler family and the Original Ghostbusters

November 9, 2023
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Teaser Trailer features the Spengler family and the Original Ghostbusters

Sony just release the teaser trailer of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and for at least 100 seconds, you’d think that the trailer is about a superhero film, since the video features an unseen villain with the power to freeze anything including the power to create ice spikes that’s so strong that it can pierce thru a car and even lift it atleast 4 feet off the ground.

The trailer also gives us a glimpse of Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson, the original Ghostbusters with the Spengler family. From the way Dr. Raymond “Ray” Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) talks about the unseen enemy, it appears as though they’ve already encountered the said “ghost”.

This is what’s written as the description of the trailer;

In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

The film is based on the 1984 film “Ghostbusters,” it’s directed by Gil Kenan, co-written by Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire will star Paul Rudd as Gary Grooberson, Carrie Coon as Callie Spengler, Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace, as the Spengler siblings; Trevor and Phoebe. Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Bill Murray will be reprising their role as the original Ghostbusters; Dr. Raymond “Ray” Stantz, Dr. Winston Zeddemore and Dr. Peter Venkman, respectively.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 29, 2024, under the Sony Pictures umbrella.

Nintendo developing a live action adaption of The Legend of Zelda

November 9, 2023

Nintendo has announced that they are developing a live action adaption of The Legend of Zelda.

The film will be produced by Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, who co-created The Legend of Zelda and Avi Arad, former head and CEO of Marvel Studios, now the Chairman of Arad Productions Inc., who has produced many mega hit films like ‘Iron Man (2008),’ that started the MCU; ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,’ as well as ‘Venom’ and its sequel, just to name a few.

Nintendo also announced that Wes Ball, will be the director of the film. Ball is known for directing all three Maze Runner film and the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

The film will be co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., with more than 50% financed by Nintendo. The theatrical distribution of the film will be done worldwide by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

With the success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, it’s not surprising that Nintendo will be looking at their other IP and developing them into film franchise.

Marvel release final trailer and movie poster of The Marvels

November 7, 2023

Three days before its release date, Marvel Studio release the final trailer of The Marvels and its film poster. The trailer started with clips from the first Capt. Marvel film and some of her scene in Avengers: Endgame, which believe it or not, was released 5 years ago.

We can also hear the voice of Nick Fury, Tony Stark/Ironman with Steve Roger with their “WHATEVER IT TAKES’ line in End Game. From there we can hear Carol Danvers/Capt. Marvel, on how even after destroying Thanos, the fight is not over and at the same time Thanos saying that there will always be someone who will continue his ‘work,’ which is, spoiler alert, to collect all six Infinity Stones and, and disintegrates half of all life in the universe.

Trailer

The clip then switch back to the new film, which features Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, and Teyonah Parris reprising their roles as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel, Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel, and Monica Rambeau, respectively. The trailer also features the return of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and the introduction of Zawe Ashton as the villain of the film, who wears other half of Ms. Marvel’s bangle, and appears to have the ability to absorb any attack (power blasts) and bounce it back to its wearer’s opponent. Aside from the old clips that they used in the trailer, the final trailer teased that the film will also delve into “Multiverse” territory, which is the whole theme of Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universs (MCU).

Together with the final trailer, Marvel also release a new movie posters, which is an artwork by Liza Shumska;

Directed by Nia DaCosta and co-written by Nia DaCosta, Megan McDonnell and Elissa Karasik. The Marvels will star Brie Larson, who will reprise her role as Carol Danvers a.k.a. Captail Marvel, Teyonah Parris returning as Monica Rambeau, returning from the WandaVision series, Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel from the Disney+ series with the same title and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. The film will also star Zawe Ashton as Dar-Benn as the film’s baddie and Park Seo-joon as Prince Yan.

The Marvels will be theaters this Friday, 10th of November.

Disney release first look image of Snow White and new release date

November 2, 2023

Disney just release the first look image of the live action remake of Snow White, starring Rachel Zegler as the beautiful princess and Gal Gadot as the evil queen.

The released image includes Rachel Zegler, who is in character with 7 dwarves. Disney originally announced that the dwarves would be reimagined as “magical creatures” without specifics but it appears that the “magical creatures” will be animated rather than using actual actors.

Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson wrote the screenplay for the film, Marc Webb is the director and Marc Platt is the producer. Together with the image, Disney also announced that the film’s new release date will now be March 21st, 2025, instead of the original date of March 22, 2024.

Source: Variety, CBR

We now have the official trailer of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

September 17, 2023

Aquaman 2, officially titled Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, is the sequel to the 2018 blockbuster that made Jason Momoa a household name. The trailer shows Aquaman returning to his underwater kingdom of Atlantis, where he faces a new threat from his old enemy Black Manta.

Black Manta has acquired a powerful weapon called the Black Trident, which can unleash a dark force that could destroy the world. Aquaman must team up with his estranged brother Orm, the former king of Atlantis, to stop Black Manta and save his family, his people and the world.

The trailer also features glimpses of Aquaman’s love interest Mera, played by Amber Heard, who briefly returns in the sequel despite the controversy surrounding her divorce from Johnny Depp. Other returning cast members include Nicole Kidman as Aquaman’s mother Atlanna, Patrick Wilson as Orm, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Willem Dafoe as Vulko, and Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus.

The trailer also introduces some new faces, such as Vincent Regan as Atlan, Indya Moore as Karshon, and Pilou Asbæk for an undisclosed role.

Trailer

Movie Poster

The film is directed by James Wan, who also helmed the first Aquaman movie and is known for his horror films such as The Conjuring and Saw. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is set to hit theaters on December 20, 2023.

Watch the teaser trailer of The Boy and The Heron the latest film from Studio Ghibli

September 7, 2023

After teasing the teaser, Studio Ghibli finally release the teaser trailer of The Boy and The Heron, the latest (could be the final) film by famed director Hayao Miyazaki.

As mentioned in the description of the video,

THE BOY AND THE HERON
From Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli
In theatres nationwide and IMAX December 8
http://tinyurl.com/ynkjaz6b

An official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and New York Film Festival (NYFF)
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A young boy named Mahito
yearning for his mother
ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead.

There, death comes to an end,
and life finds a new beginning.

A semi-autobiographical fantasy
about life, death, and creation,
in tribute to friendship,
from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

Here’s the 71 seconds teaser trailer of The Boy and The Heron;

Before the teaser (embedded below), not much is known about the film except from a few stills, a few nuggets about in the production and a teaser to the teaser that they dropped early this month.

Before “The Boy and The Heron,” Hayao Miyazaki’s last film with Studio Ghibli is “The Wind Rises,” where he is both the director and screen writer. The film grossed US$113 million on a US$30 million budget, it is the highest-grossing film in Japan in 2013.

Warrior Nun to Return as a Film Trilogy

August 16, 2023

The popular Netflix series Warrior Nun will return as a film trilogy, it was announced on Tuesday. The series, which was based on the comic book series of the same name, was canceled by Netflix after two seasons. However, the series’ fans were vocal in their support for a renewal, and their efforts have paid off.

The Warrior Nun series premiered in 2020, and Season 2 of the show earned a 100% critics score and a 99% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes — the highest ever for a Netflix original at that time. But a month after the premiere of Season 2, the show was abruptly cancelled by s.

Mark Gordon Pictures and Propagate Content have been tagged to produce the trilogy. The creative team from the series, including showrunner Simon Barry, will return for the films.

“I am very happy to announce that Warrior Nun is coming back as a trilogy of motion pictures. Once again, a trilogy of feature films. Three.” said Barry. “The fans have been incredibly supportive of the series, and we are excited to give them the ending they deserve.”

The film trilogy will pick up where the series left off, with Ava (Alba Baptista) and the Order of the Cruciform Sword continuing their fight against the forces of darkness. The films will also explore new storylines and characters from the comic book series.

The news of the Warrior Nun film trilogy is a major win for fans of the series. The show was praised for its action, humor, and strong female characters. The films have the potential to be even more successful than the series, as they will have a larger budget and a wider audience.

Checkout the video announcement by Dean English the show’s executive producer.

The film trilogy is expected to begin production in 2024. It’s unclear if the Warrior Nun films will still be on Netflix but I won’t be surprise if it will have a limited theatrical release then later be available in the big 3 streaming services like Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and even Netflix.

Warrior Nun follows the story of Ava Silva (Alba Baptista), “a 19-year-old quadriplegic orphaned teen, who wakes up in a morgue with a new lease on life and a divine artifact embedded in her back, giving her superpowers as the chosen Halo-Bearer. She discovers she is now part of the ancient order of demon-hunting that has been tasked with fighting demons on Earth, and powerful forces representing both heaven and hell want to find and control her.”

Season 1 and Season 2 of Warrior Nun is available in Netflix.

Here’s the official trailer of the Warrior Nun season 2.

Watch the official trailer of Marvel Studios’ The Marvels

July 22, 2023

Three months after the release of the teaser, Marvel just release the official trailer the Marvels. The 139 seconds trailer include a number of new clips including other half of the bangles that Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel) is using.

The trailer revealed that Dar-Benn a Kree warrior revolutionary wielding an Accuser’s hammer and trying to restore her homeland after a civil war, which may have been caused by Carol Danvers/ Captain Marvel, in the first movie.

We also Nick Fury in action, which is an indication that Nick Fury will get is job back or at least a new position after the events of Secret Invasion. Goose, Carol’s pet Flerken will also return from the first film.

The Marvels is part of Phase 5 of the MCU, will be in theaters on Nov. 10th.

You can watch the full trailer below;

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.”

Marvel Studios’ “The Marvels” stars Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Gary Lewis, Park Seo-joon, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Nia DaCosta directs with Kevin Feige producing. Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Mary Livanos, Jonathan Schwartz and Matthew Jenkins serve as executive producers. The screenplay is by Megan McDonnell, Nia DaCosta, Elissa Karasik and Zeb Wells.

Together with the new trailer, Marvel also released a new movie posters with Brie Larson’s name billed before the film’s title;

Update – Add the new movie poster.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be available on Disney+ on 2nd of August

July 18, 2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the final installment of Guardians of the Galaxy film trilogy will be available for streaming on Disney+ starting this 2nd of August. The announcement was made on the official twitter account of the streaming service. The film’s arrival to the streaming service comes three months after its theatrical release in April 2023.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 follows the Guardians as they try to save the life of Rocket after being injured by Adam Warlock, following the event of Volume 2. As of July 16, 2023, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 earned $843.3 million at the box offices worldwide.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan and Pom Klementieff, reprising their roles from the first two film with Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel as the voice actor for Rocket and Groot.

The film also features Sean Gunn as Kraglin, Chukwudi Iwuji as the High Evolutionary, Will Poulter as Adam Warlock and Maria Bakalova as Cosmo the talking space dog with telekinetic power. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is directed by James Gunn, this will be the last film that Gunn will be working under Marvel and before moving to DC Studios as the co-chairpersons and CEOs.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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