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Peter Jackson just released his final film adaptation featuring J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth characters (for now) with The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, so what new movies will he work on now? According to him, he's interested in making smaller films, as opposed to, well, all of his other movies, which were big budget blockbusters. Not only did he reveal that he's going to scale down his films, Jackson also took a shot at big budget blockbusters that Hollywood is making these days. Wait, what? Read More »
Xbox One preview members got an amazing early Christmas gift today, Dec. 19, 2014. While other players have to wait 10 more days for the multiplayer open Beta of one of 2015's most anticipated video games, Halo 5: Guardians, preview members get early access to the gameplay starting right now! So get out there, grab those passcodes and start playing! For those of us that don't have the special early access to this highly hyped Beta test, Microsoft and 343 industries released a great Beta launch trailer for all of us to enjoy. Watch this video below! Read More »
This week we saw brand new trailers for a handful of movies, including It Follows, American Sniper, Cinderella, and more. Let's take a look at these great film previews below in our weekly trailer roundup! Read More »
For those of us following the details and spoilers of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we're all aware that J.J. Abrams' 2015 Episode VII has plenty of rumors surrounding it - especially in the casting and characters areas of the movie. This week, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies star Andy Serkis opened up a bit more about his mysterious Star Wars character, whom we heard in the amazing new teaser trailer for the film. Is he Kylo Ren, the recently named Sith that we saw light up that cool lightsaber, or is he another character? Find out more below! Read More »
The highly anticipated open Beta gameplay testing for one of 2015's most hyped video games, Evolve, starts on Jan. 15 for Xbox One players, running to the 19th. This exclusive content holds plenty of great features for the Microsoft console players, including the popular "Hunt" mode of the game, as well as the new "Evacuation" mode. Plus, this week we got a great look at the third monster of the title: Wraith! Evolve hits shelves on Feb. 15, 2015, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Read More »
Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow sure does love posting exclusive teaser images of his 2015 summer blockbuster to get fans excited. This week, the filmmaker wished his Twitter followers "happy Holidays," but shared a brand new photo of two stars of his film: Chris Pratt and one of the most dangerous movie dinosaurs of all time, a Raptor. Just like the teaser trailer from last month, fans have been reacting to how friendly the Raptor seems with Pratt's character. Check out this new image below! (SPOILERS to follow) Read More »
This weekend is definitely looking like a great time to hit up your local movie theaters! In order to catch up on films with this Friday as their release date, we're excited to share the following trailers with you: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Annie and more. Check out some previews below! Read More »
Star Wars fans don't really like talking about the prequel trilogy that almost ruined the franchise, but apparently it almost ruined the career for a future Academy Award winner. Natalie Portman portrayed Padme Amidala in these three movies, but the first of the series, The Phantom Menace, apparently had directors scoffing at her performance, threatening her future as an actress. In a recent New York Magazine feature on the life and unfortunate death of filmmaker Mike Nichols, Portman explained how the director vouched for her and saved her budding career. Read More »
Are you ready for a trip into the future with Parks and Recreation? Well you better get ready because the series has just premiered the first trailer for its highly anticipated last and final season and it is taking us to the year 2017. Get ready for more Notebook references, space droids, and a new name for Gerry/Larry/Gary/whatever you call him. Read More »
Lords of the Fallen, which was released on Halloween of 2014, is officially getting a sequel sometime in the near future according to the game's creator, Tomasz Gop. While the announcement is pretty great for those that enjoyed the game that has been compared to Dark Souls and Demon Souls, we don't have much more information about any updates or what to expect from the story. For now, we can just hope that 2015 or 2016 holds a great sequel. Read More »
We recently learned some of the characters' names for J.J. Abrams' 2015 Disney and Lucasfilm blockbuster, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, including the Sith features in the first teaser trailer, Kylo Ren. Though that news is pretty exciting in itself, a new character's name has been revealed, but we don't know which cast member portrays him or her. The newest name from this story is Phasma, and rumors are already spreading, claiming Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie is most likely the once portraying this role. It could easily be Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis or any other mysterious cast member, though. (SPOILERS to follow) Read More »
A recent interview with The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies actor Orlando Bloom has stirred up some rumors about the 2017 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. This is the 5th movie in the eccentric action-adventure Johnny Depp franchise, but could it also serve as some sort of a reboot of the series? According to Bloom, he isn't involved in the next film, but the future of his character, Will Turner, is still up in the air. In fact, Bloom thinks that the story will be reinvented with this new film, taking on the popular reboot theme going on in Hollywood. (SPOILERS to follow) Read More »
With The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies hitting theaters this month, Peter Jackson has finally concluded his filmmaking venture with J.R.R. Tolkien's stories ... right? This release marks the sixth film adaptation of Tolkien's most popular books, including The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, which Jackson expanded into three films. One would think that he's exhausted these themes and characters, but there's still more from Middle-Earth: The Silmarillion. So is Jackson going to move on to the next Tolkien writings? According to him, he isn't opposed to the idea! Read More »
