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Cinderella is definitely one of the most-known fairy tales of all time thanks to Disney's animated movie from so long ago - so imagine if the company decided to stick the basics and recreate this story in a live-action take! That's exactly what will hit theaters in 2015, with director Kenneth Branagh keeping true to the original story without delving into the common thread of origin stories that Hollywood is so obsessed with. Starring Lily James, Richard Madden, Cat Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter and more, we see from a new international trailer this week that the film does embrace one modern theme popular amongst movies these days: CGI. What better film to embrace this technology, especially considering all of the magic involved? Watch this new trailer below! Read More »
With the end of each year comes plenty of "Best of" lists for a variety of topics, but what if there was a way to compile the majority of opinions from normal people like us for such a list? Well, that's why IMDb is so great! Using the User Ratings system on the Database website, we now know the highest rated films of 2014, as chosen by those taking the time to rate the movies on this website! The official list is actually "The Top 50 Highest Rated English-Language Feature Films Released In 2014 With At Least 5,000 Votes," but that's exactly what we're looking for! We've highlighted the top 10 movies of the last year below, but you can also check out the complete list! Will you agree with this list? Read More »
Steven Moffat can't help but tease his Doctor Who fans about the upcoming season 9 episodes that are to premiere in 2015. He's talked about the possibility of a new companion, hinted that Clara might not make it past the 2014 Christmas special, and even talked about the returns of River Song and Jack Harkness to the series! Would you like to see actors Alex Kingston and John Barrowman back on the show, opposite current star Peter Capaldi? According to a new interview with the BBC series showrunner, it's highly possible that these two characters could return because the door isn't shut on their stories! (SPOILERS to follow) Read More »
When you think of all of the deaths in the Harry Potter book and film franchise, which character would you think author J.K. Rowling regrets killing off the most? Many fans would think bigger characters like Professor Dumbledore, Fred Weasley and Sirius Black would remain on the writer's mind after she wrote them off in devastating ways, but this week she revealed to the fan website Pottermore that it was a very minor character. Do you remember the death of Florean Fortescue? Well Rowling does and it's tearing her up inside! Read More »
Fans of the Street Fighter video game franchise are sure to enjoy the great new gameplay footage of the upcoming PlayStation 4 title, Street Fighter V. This isn't a trailer for the game, though - it's over 6 minutes of action featuring Ryu and Chun Li going at it and not holding back. The footage is from this weekend's Capcom Cup and shows off just what to expect from the highly anticipated video game. Read More »
With the Doctor Who holiday special episode, "Last Christmas," premiering next week on Dec. 25, 2014, we're getting closer and closer to a rumor that has been bugging Whovians for months: Will Clara die before season 9? A bittersweet ending to season 8 and some confusing interview quotes have us all thinking we could say goodbye to actress Jenna Coleman, but will it really happen? A new interview with head writer Steven Moffat this week added fuel to the fire, as he spoke about the 2015 episodes featuring Peter Capaldi and whatever companion is alongside the time-traveling Time-Lord. (SPOILERS to follow) Read More »
We recently learned that Roberto Orci, who wrote the first two Star Trek reboot films for director J.J. Abrams, will not be taking over the franchise's director's chair, and will serve as executive producer instead. So who will replace him? Well, thanks to the recent Sony e-mail hacks and leaks, we know the short list from the production company and it's pretty great. According to a number of reports, the director of Star Trek 3 could be Rupert Wyatt, Justin Lin, Morten Tyldum, Daniel Espinosa or Duncan Jones. Read More »
Amidst a seemingly endless amount of leaked e-mails from Sony Pictures revealing plenty of details about new and upcoming films, as well as the executives and talents involved in these projects, we have some interesting movie news for you this week. It seems like Ryan Gosling, who recently welcomed a baby into his life with girlfriend Eva Mendes, is getting back into acting after a while off to spend time behind the camera. Unfortunately, it looks like the studio wanted him in Sinister Six, while he wanted to be in Ghostbusters. Honestly, either way we'll be happy! Read More »
The recent Sony e-mail hacks and leaks revealed plenty of news about Sony movies, but we even found out some information about the upcoming Star Wars trilogy movies that will comes after J.J. Abrams' 2015 blockbuster, The Force Awakens. Known now only as Episodes 8 and 9, we can really only confirm that Rian Johnson is directing and writing both films. Now with a subtle mention to the project in an e-mail to Sony's Amy Pascal, Columbia Pictures' Michael De Luca dropped a big spoiler for the plot details of the last two movies. Read More »
Once Upon a Time is all-new tonight so sit down, relax and enjoy the winter finale of the fairytale series. Tonight viewers get treated to the finale episode of the Frozen storyline, as Emma Swan, Mary Margaret and the rest of the Storybrooke gang say their goodbyes to Elsa and Anna. There is also the introduction of some true baddies, as Ursula, Maleficent and Cruella De Vil all make appearances during the episode. Read More »
The Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer debuted plenty of characters, and we recently found out what to call some of them thanks to an amazing new trading card-styled image series released by J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm. Not only did we learn that the name of the Sith featured in the trailer is Kylo Ren, but we saw that the cool "ball droid" robot is named BB-8. This week, Mark Hamill answered a bunch of questions about the 2015 blockbuster from Disney, revealing that BB-8 wasn't a CGI effect, but rather a practical effect! Also he hated his beard and wasn't sure if Harrison Ford wanted to make the movie. (SPOILERS to follow) Read More »
The first extended look at the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special episode, entitled "Last Christmas," has finally premiered! From the looks of this new video, we're going to be in for quite a thrilling ride on Dec. 25, 2014. It looks like the adventure in the North Pole means that Santa Claus gets heavily involved in the Doctor's business, and even rides into action on a reindeer - Rudolph to be exact! What else do you think will happen in this episode? Take a look at this new footage below to get a hint. (SPOILERS to follow) Read More »
This week we saw brand new trailers for a handful of movies, including Mad Max: Fury Road, Inside Out, The Last Five Years, and more. Let's take a look at these great film previews below in our weekly trailer roundup! Read More »
