Good News:
Last weekend saw Disney's Expo D23 announce some of the biggest news in its midst including new movies from everyones favourite studio Pixar. Whilst the newest movies Brave and Monsters University (The prequel to Monster's Inc) are coming up soon, studio veteran Bob Peterson and producer John Walker told about two plans for a movie about dinosaurs which sees a world where dinosaurs weren't destroyed and a movie about the inside of brains. They both sound like interesting hits and if Pixar's track record is to be looked at (we'll ignore Cars and Cars 2,) they will be hilariously witty and visually stunning movies. Check out the Brave trailer;
Also at D23 we saw a bunch of superheroes gather for interviews and after snubbing Comic Con's, The Avengers burst into the exhibition with new footage. As most of the stars from Robert Downey Jr to Scarlet Johansson (though Ruffalo and Evans were still filming.) were there along with director Joss Whedon to answer some questions, crack a few jocks and show the some epic footage of much discussion. Whilst we don't have hands of that footage yet as it hasn't hit online, we do get a sneak peak of the production, the heroes on stage and a pretty awesome fight.
Elsewhere, The Lady trailer hits are screens for the first time and we sure are excited to see it. The Lady, for those who have no idea about modern history or don't watch the news, tells the tale of Aung San Suu Kyi and her incredible impressive life. Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,) plays Kyi who in 1988 leaves Oxford University to attend to her sick mother only to find Burma, her country, is embroiled in a struggle with the military regime. Soon, Kyi's family become the leaders of the fight against the oppression. The movie is set to be brilliant and inspiring. Check out the trailer and feel does goosebumps.
Bad News
Sure enough, Hollywood sees a great movie, one that stands above the rest, and then mercilessly plans to suffocate it with sequels and spin offs. In this instant, I'm taking about The Last Exorcism. The mother had made £62 million world wide and in many eyes, was awarded Best Horror of its year beating off Let Me In and other contenders. The story is about preacher Cotton Morris and his attempts to prove Exorcism is fake but after inviting a camera crew along for the ride, he finds more than he bargained for. Now news that a sequel is underway, we are sure it's going to be more violent but less interesting and no substance in it at all... Herumph...
And talking about movies that have been exhausted, new motion posters for Puss In Boots comes spinning around although we didn't ask for them, nay we protested them since Shrek 3 and 4 were so terribly conceived. With a charismatic lead and boasting some impressive voice talents such as Salma Hayek, Zack Galifianakis and Billy Bob Thorton, the story is a background tale of Puss before he met the ogre. So its a poisonous mix of a prequel and a spin off of a dying franchise. I'm not going to say anymore.
We get it, life after the Batman is always going to bed hard. Adam West is stuck as a crazed mayor of a fictional town, Micheal Keaton has played bit roles and stared in White Noise and where the hell is Val Kilmer (weight-gained and to star in Twixt. Yes, I know it was rhetorical)? It is understandable that Christian Bale is worried that when The Dark Knight Rises is over he wont have anything to go into. This does not forgive, however, considering a role for the Oldboy remake. Yes, an Oldboy remake. Spike Lee is on board to direct the American version of South Korean revenge horror powerhouse Oldboy and Christian Bale is said to be considering a role...
Don't consider Bale, put it down and step away. For your sakes and mine.
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