The Phantasm franchise is back for it’s fifth installment with Phantasm: Ravager. And this trailer sure makes it look like a souped up new entry into the series, which began way back in 1979
Check out the trailer:
It definitely looks like… something. It almost has a weird video game aesthetic to it, which I didn’t expect. I’m not sure what I expected from such an offbeat horror franchise making a comeback. Credit to EW for having the first full trailer.
“It’s a swan song to the series,” director Don Coscarelli says. “There’s some new iterations of those brain-shucking spheres and a lot of good stuff that the fans will enjoy. It ties up a lot of the storylines and answers some questions that fans have had.”
Coscarelli has a writing credit for Phantasm: Ravager, which is directed by David Hartman. It’s cool that the main players are all back for this entry, namely Angus Scrimm, who passed away in January but manages to make an appearance here.
I’m not a fan of the Phantasm films, having only seen parts of the first two. I didn’t even realize there were two other sequels before this one, but it’s not surprising. Phantasm: Ravager will hit theaters and VOD on October 7 after premiering at Fantastic Fest this Sunday.
Bill Paxton is one of the more underrated creepy bad dudes in film, and he appears to be showing off his deepest, darkest side in Mean Dreams.
Paxton plays a small-town sheriff and a truly horrible father who is into all manner of bad dealings with dangerous men. Here’s the trailer, and it’s pretty great:
Here’s the IMDb synopsis:
Mean Dreams is a thriller about a fifteen-year-old boy who steals a bag of drug money and runs away with the girl he loves while her corrupt cop father hunts them down. This coming-of-age fable brings together the desperation of life on the run and the beauty and wonder of first love.
Terrifying, murderous father figures who are corrupt cops and a coming-of-age teen drama are two types of stories I never imagined sharing screen time.
When Bill Paxton can wrangle his tendency to overact, the guy is aces. He looks to be balancing menace and calm pretty well in Mean Dreams, which was a moderate success at Cannes. Some loved it, others not so much. Alongside Paxton are Josh Wiggins and Sophie Nélisse as the two young lovers.
Mean Dreams has been making festival rounds, and has a French release early next year. No domestic date has been set yet, I suspect a VOD release might be in its future.
New photos are now available from the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming which show Spider-Man and Mary Jane (probably) hanging from a helicopter, according to DarkHorizons.
Photos surfaced yesterday through twitter account “@abouttomholland“, in which Holland’s stunt double works with someone who looks suspiciously red-headed. But what more can we learn from the photos?
Our Spidey Senses are Tingling
In all the shots from the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter is in his spider suit. However, the woman he’s carrying wears several different costumes, always holding some kind of device in one hand.
Outside of the costumes, the shots all look relatively similar. Spider-Man has rescued someone we’re assuming is Mary Jane, and they swing together through the air. In some shots it’s clear the helicopter will feature in the final scene. Others may just use the helicopter to hold the actors in the air without the constraints of a crane or other land-bound machine.
The stunt work in these photos does tell us one thing for sure: there will be plenty of practical work in Homecoming. AboutTomHolland posted a short video in which the stunt doubles swing rather dramatically from the helicopter, in classic Spider-Man style.
Details on the storyline of Homecoming are scarce, though we know Vulture will feature as a villain.
Based on characters from Marvel comics, Spider-Man: Homecoming is directed by Jon Watts. Homecoming stars Tom Holland (Peter Parker), Robert Downy Jr. (Tony Stark), Zendaya (Michelle???) and Marisa Tomei (Aunt May).
Homecoming‘s current release date is July 7th, 2017.
Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. is back tonight, but if you can’t wait for the later premiere time, actor Gabriel Luna is already chatting about the origins of the newest character on the show: Robbie Reyes, or Ghost Rider. According to Heroic Hollywood, Luna revealed not only details about Ghost Rider’s history, but also how he connects personally with Reyes.
Robbie Reyes Helps Marvel Diversify
Reyes is the latest incarnation of the anti-hero Ghost Rider. Before Reyes, the Rider’s human host was either Johnny Blaze or Danny Ketch–both white guys with motorbikes. Reyes steps out of that mold in several ways, not the least of which being his Latino heritage. Reyes also steps away from the bike in favor of a muscle car. We can’t help but imagine a scenario where Coulson tries to fight Ghost Rider while driving Lola.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is just one of many Marvel properties under scrutiny from those of us seeking more diversity in the media. While S.H.I.E.L.D. is on the better end of the diverse spectrum, it is no accident that Reyes was chosen over Blaze and Ketch.
During his interview with Collider, Gabriel Luna, who will play Robbie Reyes on the television show, discussed what he has in common with his character.
“When I read the books by Felipe [Smith] and Tradd [Moore], and all the people who contributed to doing those first 12 issues of the All-New Ghost Rider, the first thing that I identified with was the orphan nature of his upbringing and some of the hardships that he deals with, at a very, very young age. He’s raising his little brother, from the age of 13. There were some striking similarities to my background and my past, and some similar family dynamics.”
Daisy Vs. Vengeance
This season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is supposed to be different than the previous three. Not only do we get the show in a later time slot, but there have been hints of Doctor Strange tie-ins, as well as a break from the typical season arc dealing with Hydra. But details on story and character have been scarce, even as teasers and a sneak peek at episode one rolled out. We know Daisy Johnson (Chloe Bennett) A.K.A. Quake is on the run. We know there’s a new director. We know Fitz and Simmons have finally crossed the event horizon. But how Ghost Rider and Robbie Reyes fit into the whole mess is largely a mystery.
Reyes enters the scene when inhumans are at odds with the rest of the world, the Sokovia Accords have caused the events of Civil War, and, on a smaller scale, Daisy has gone rogue. Unlike his predecessors, Reyes is possessed by a serial killer rather than a demon spirit, and he roams the earth using The Rider to his advantage rather than fearing and loathing him. So is Reyes going to befriend Daisy? Will they team up? And how long will Coulson last under the new Director who, according to creators Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon, will be cracking down on new rules and regulations.
Based on characters from Marvel comics, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was created by Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed and Joss Whedon. The show stars Clark Gregg (Phil Coulson), Ming-Na Wen (Melinda May), Chloe Bennett (Daisy Johnson), Elizabeth Henstridge (Jemma Simmons), Iain de Caestecker (Leo Fitz), Henry Simmons (Mack), and Gabriel Luna (Robbie Reyes).
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season four premieres tonight, September 20th at 10pm on ABC.
Jared Leto has signed on to play Andy Warhol in an upcoming biopic, so any other actor interested in this project, be ready to put up with some irritating method acting.
Terrence Winter, creator of Boardwalk Empire and screenwriter of Wolf of Wall Street, will write the script, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The story will be based on Victor Bockris’s book Warhol: The Biography.
Andy Warhol basically birthed pop culture in the 60s with his artwork that highlighted consumerism in America. He was a renaissance man most well known for his Campbell’s soup art and Marilyn Monroe portraits. The guy had a fascinating life, even beyond that silver shock of hair he had, and a biopic on his crazy life seems well overdue. Leto has the build and the look to capture Warhol, but how can anyone think about any film he’s going to do in the future without his corny method acting coming into play?
Leto will also produce along with Michael De Luca. There’s no other cast attached to the film yet, and no release date as of yet. It will probably be a while before we see it so Leto can get into character and order pallets of Campbell’s soup to send to his costars.
Most of the time I am in total agreement with Rotten Tomatoes. Until this week, the only other rating I ever disagreed with was Cowboys and Aliens, an underrated action extravaganza. This week brought a new disagreement: the 2016 film Criminal has an audience score of 50 and a critics score of 30. Now admittedly, it is not the world’s best film. It wasn’t trying for great drama. It was trying to be an exciting cross-genre thriller, and it succeeded. It doesn’t deserve the critic’s hate nor an audiences’ avoidance for it’s low approval rating. Criminal is a movie that has a lot going for it.
First, it has several brilliant concepts. The primary idea is that procedures and set rules exist for transferring one person’s memories into another person. A lesser movie would have just shown the process without any attempt at explanation. Even movies that would have explained the science wouldn’t have based the plot around the science explained for the film. In Criminal the science is integral to the plot: what’s needed is a person with an underdeveloped frontal lobe, and the transfer is for a restricted term. It’s a science-driven science fiction film.
Another main concept derives from the first. That person with an underdeveloped frontal lobe would be a sociopath. Giving them the memories of a spy would make them much more dangerous. In fact, when Jericho, the protagonist/memory recipient, is equipped with CIA training, he’s easily able to overpower highly trained bad guys.
It’s also significant that Criminal has a phenomenal cast of A-list actors who gave noteworthy performances. Kevin Costner and Gal Gadot were both compelling and entertaining. Costner’s role was one of the more interesting of his career. Tommy Lee Jones’s performance was on-point, although he had little screen time.
It would be a mistake to try and compare Criminal to films like The Departed or Mad Max Fury Road. The film is not a thought piece. Criminal is a fun and enjoyable thriller for people who like action movies.
Lionsgate Tuesday morning, released the first trailer ‘The Whole Truth,’ starring Keanu Reeves and Renée Zellweger.
Defense attorney Richard Ramsay (Keanu Reeves) takes on a personal case when he swears to his widowed friend, Loretta Lassiter (Renée Zellweger), that he will keep her son Mike (Gabriel Basso) out of prison. Charged with murdering his father, Mike initially confesses to the crime. But as the trial proceeds, chilling evidence about the kind of man that Boone Lassiter (Jim Belushi) really was comes to light. While Ramsay uses the evidence to get his client acquitted, his new colleague Janelle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) tries to dig deeper – and begins to realize that the whole truth is something she alone can uncover.
‘The Whole Truth’ is directed by Courtney Hunt, from a script by Rafael Jackson, and stars Keanu Reeves, Renée Zellweger, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Gabriel Basso, and Jim Belushi.
The crime thriller hits theaters and VOD on October 21.
Since you have the option of watching ‘The Whole Truth’ at home, is it a must see?
Marvel will be launching a new Star Wars comic this December, a mysterious ongoing series being solicited as Star Wars: Classified.
Kieron Gillen will write the series, fresh off his 25 issue run on Darth Vader, while Kev Walker is on art. Walker’s only experience in the galaxy far, far away was a cover he did for Star Wars: Republic in 2003.
You can see Marvel’s solicitation for the first two issues below:
Marvel has not revealed any plot details, or if Classified will be the series’ official title (it’s likely a placeholder). New York Comic Con is only a few weeks away, so it’s possible that fans can expect to get answers then.
One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the series is when it will take place in the timeline. Will it be set pre-A New Hopein order to line up with Rogue One, also coming out in December? Or will it continue to fill in the 30 year gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens?
What do you hope Classified will be about? Let us know in the comments below!
What would you do if you found yourself alone in space? The first trailer for Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt’s sci-fi romance film, Passengers has finally been released.
Sony Pictures released the first trailer, giving fans a first look at the upcoming space film. Other than various images, this is the first look at the Morten Tyldum directed movie, which is surprising since Passengers has a December release date.
This is the first movie starring Chris Pratt and Jenifer Lawrence as a pair, but they’re already getting a lot of attention for their on-screen chemistry. Talking to Entertainment Weekly Tyldum said, “I honestly couldn’t ask for a better cast. They’re so great together, and both of them are so hard-working.”
“A spacecraft is transporting thousands of people to a distant colony planet that has a malfunction in one of its sleep chambers. As a result, a single passenger is awakened 90 years before anyone else. Faced with the prospect of growing old and dying alone, he eventually decides to wake up a second passenger.”
Passengers stars Chris Pratt, Jenifer Lawrence, and Michael Sheen. The film is set for release on December 21, with a later release scheduled internationally.
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Black Panther, one of Marvel Comics’ most anticipated, newest character to share the silver screen spotlight in Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, is about see double or triple, according to Comicbook. Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman plays the T’Challa iteration, and most well-known iteration, of the titular character.
However, Boseman stated recently that their might be other Black Panther version that will be heading to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the big screen.
“You’re going to learn about Wakanda, its culture, its traditions, the past.You can go through all the comic books and know that there’s more Panthers that have existed in the past – that’s origin.”
He stressed that Black Panther’s appearance in Civil War wasn’t “necessarily an origin story,” and there was a reason for that.
“It’s not necessarily an origin story because he remains a mystery through most of the movie. When I take the mask off and it’s revealed that it’s the Prince of Wakanda, that’s the guy who’s father was just killed – it’s a surprise. So then, you’re learning – as you watch the movie – what his powers are, because you’re not sure. He remains a mystery through most of the movie.”
Chadwick Boseman explained that the intent with Black Panther’s Civil War appearance was to keep everything “airtight,” so as to not give anything away about where the character is going for his solo outing that is still yet to be released. Unfortunately, though his vague discussion seemed to imply the possibility of brining in others who have worn the Black Panther suit moniker, he couldn’t give anything away.
“I think that’s why they made his arc so complete, so that it is contained. You have to, in doing that, make sure you leave room for a lot of things that you want to happen. I can’t say what they are but that was thought out by me, thought out by the producers, the directors, I’m sure Stan Lee had something to say about it, Ryan Coogler had something to say about it.”
Black Panther has been a highly anticipated Marvel character, so it makes sense that they want to carefully craft his big screen solo debut, and make sure they get it right. After all, other character from Marvel and DC Comics have had pretty poor adaptations (Ghost Rider, Fantastic Four), whether all fans think so or not.
