It didn’t take long for confirmation of another film in the “Hangover” franchise, but the details of it being “deadly serious” left some of us feeling uneasy about a third installment.
Breakout star of the series Zach Galifianakis recently sat down with Rolling Stone, with the popular comedy films obviously being a subject of the conversation. Apparently this sequel is serious business already
After an unveiling that
would make the second coming of The
Godfather jealous, the trailer for part one of the “Twilight” finale debuts
much to the relief of all those giggling tweens, and is our featured trailer
for the week (don’t judge us). For those a bit older but looking for a similar
amount of schmaltz, Channing Tatum and Rachael McAdams team up for the rom-com The Vow and for those looking for
apes-a-plenty, the second clip for The Rise
of the Planet of the Apes surfaces in all its poop-flinging glory. Finally,
we have the indie coming of age offering Terri
starring the talented John C. Reilly. Apes, vampires and werewolves, oh my! It’s
Trailer Tracker.
Get ready for an onslaught of comic adaptations that you’ve (likely) never heard of. Deadline reports that Paramount is courting the rights to The Mighty, a 2009 DC Comics publication written by Keith Champagne and Peter Tomasi, with art by Peter Snejbjerg.
The synopsis making the rounds states “The Mighty tells the story of Alpha-One, the world’s most powerful super-being, who has always been a force for good, but Gabriel Cole, a cop who’s life was saved by Alpha One as a child, has uncovered his hero’s dark plan that will put them on a collision course of an ordinary man versus a super-man.”
None of those actors are officially “Unchained” just yet, but Deadline Hollywood reports that Leonardo DiCaprio is negotiating to play the villainous Candyland proprietor Calvin Candie, from whom Django must save his wife. Candie keeps his various activities, which include the sexual exploitation of female slaves and “mandingo” fights between male salves, based in Mississippi.
The film pack is back. Dinah, Simon, Julian, and Max are on for Episode 9 of The Plot Hole, Player Affinity’s own movie podcast. On this installment the film pack discuss The Dark Knight Rises viral campaign, X-Men: First Class and the flailing franchise, and the latest movie trailers and casting rumors.
“Bond 23” is a project that has slowly but surely been coming together. We don’t know much about the project other than that Sam Mendes (American Beauty) has taken on directing duties while Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench will reprise their roles as 007 and M, respectively. However, we now know who might be playing one of the Bond girls thanks to a British tabloid of all things.
There
are many big new releases and re-releases for your enjoyment and the
big theme of the week is Westerns, which includes both the Coen
Brothers’ version of True Grit and the Clint Eastwood classic The Outlaw Josey Wales. Other releases this week include the British film Another Year and the epic Blu-ray box-set, The Superman Anthology.
