On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (August 16th, 2016) John Campea, Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp, Jeremy Jahns and Ashley Mova discuss the following:
After Paramount Pictures unveiled the mysterious teaser forDenis Villeneuve’ssci-fi dramaArrivallast week,the full trailer is now available. When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team - led by expert linguist Louise Banks played byAmy Adams- are brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.Arrivalalso starsJeremy RennerandForest Whitaker. It will play at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and Venice Film Festival before opening in the U.S. on November 11th.
Sausage Partyopened huge this past weekend, which was a surprise to most everyone - even for Sony Pictures, which pegged the R-rated animated movie opening in the low to mid teens. The film blew predictions away with an opening haul of $33.6 million. So, no surprise,Seth Rogenis already teasing a sequel. Speaking with Fandango Rogen said he hopes to make a sequel, as well as launch another string of R-rated animated films. He discussed the potential concept that begins with the original ending that didn’t make the theatrical cut. That ending saw the food items step through a portal to meet their live-action counterparts, played by the voice actors themselves. Rogen explained that he has anidea for a live-action/animated movie in the vein of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? which is one of his favorite movies of all time. Rogen also said that he has other ideas for some R-rated animated movies that he hopes to do ifSausage Partybecomes a hit with audiences.
Next year’sJustice Leaguewill seeHenry Cavillstep into the Superman suit for the third time on the big screen. Now it seemsthe suit will look a little different this time around. While the Superman uniform remained pretty consistent from 2013’sMan of Steelto this year’sBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Cavill is teasing what his next outing will look like and it harkens back to one of the most popular storylines in Superman history. Taking to Instagram, Cavill shared a picture of his new suit, and while the image is only a close-up, the rumored return of a black-suited Superman from theDeath of Supermanstoryline has seemingly been confirmed.Justice Leagueis directed byZack Snyderand set to debut in theatres on November 17th, 2017.
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Marvel has always had an eye for talent and that fact was put into good practice when they hired directorJames Gunnto helm a movie adaptation ofGuardians of the Galaxy, which went on to became the sensation of the year back when it was released in 2014. Now,imagine if Gunn did the same for the DC Extended Universe. During a recent Q&A on Gunn’s Facebook page, the filmmaker was asked by a commenter what he thought of the latest batch of DC films from Warner Bros. and which characters within that world he would focus on if given the opportunity. Gunn mentioned that he thought Man of Steel had some amazingaction sequences but he hasn’t seen the other two films. He said if he had the opportunity to make a DC film, the ones that appeal to him areShazam, Metal Men, Swamp ThingandJonah Hex.
EW has released a number ofnew images and behind the scenes looksfromTim Burton’snext film, an adaptation of theRansom Riggsnovel:Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. The film starsAsa Butterfieldas a young boy who stumbles upon a secret refuge for supernaturally gifted youngsters, headed up by the mysterious Miss Peregrine, played byEva Green.The movie also starsSamuel L. Jackson,Judi Dench,Chris O’Dowd,Allison Janney,Terence Stamp,Kim Dickens, andRupert Everett.It is written by frequentMatthew VaughncollaboratorJane Goldmanand is set to hit theatres on September 30th.
20th Century Fox has released a new clip forMorganfeaturing starsKate MaraandToby Jonesin which they lay out key details about the mysterious title character from the upcoming science fiction thriller.Morgantells the story of a corporate troubleshooter sent to a remote, top-secret location, where she is to investigate and evaluate a terrifying accident.Morganstars also starsThe Witch’sAnya Taylor-Joy, along withRose Leslie,Boyd Holbrook,Michelle Yeoh,Jennifer Jason LeighandPaul Giamatti. It is written bySeth Owenand directed byRidley Scott’ssonLuke Scott, who makes his feature directorial debut. It opens in theaters on Friday, September 2.
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War Dogs- Arms dealers Efraim Diveroli (Jonah Hill) and David Packouz (Miles Teller) supply weapons for U.S. allies in Afghanistan.
Ben Hur- A prince (Jack Huston) endures years of slavery to take vengeance on his adopted brother (Toby Kebbell), a Roman officer who falsely accused him of treason.
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Question: Maybe I’m being naive, but how the f***k are bad movies still being made?
If you’re a film director, wouldn’t you just study all the past great movies and directors and learn from them? Even if you have to “fake it til you make it,” fans would still get good movies instead of being let down.
When I think ofThe Force Awakensfor example,J.J. Abramsdidn’t bring anything really original. But he used what worked and we got some great entertainment.
When I look atBvSandSuicide Squad, I’m thinking how could anyone screw this up? Or is there something else behind the scenes? Are studios interfering with directors' creativity and vision and then we as the fans, get stuck with a hot mess?
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