Harry Potter Goes Rambo

I could not wait to post this, A) Because my loved one adores Harry Potter and this picture is just too cool and B) Try not to call him a BAMF in this picture. Empire Magazine has released a badass photo of Harry from the next film, sporting a battle worn look, blood trickling down his face and one of his glasses lenses cracked to hell. (Who said people wearing glasses aren't bad asses?) Looks like the big promotion for the film is about to begin. I think we can expect a trailer pretty soon.

TRAILER - Burn After Reading

Remember when comedies were actually funny? Nor do I. Luckily, there's hope. After the post-modernistic, best picture thriller, "No Country for Old Men," the Coen Brothers have decided to follow up with something not nearly as depressing and that will more than likely not be nominated for best picture. So what? They really have a miss, and they're more inane movies are still great. Case in point is this trailer below. "Burn After Reading" has a stellar cast and enough restricted wit to make me believe the best parts aren't being sold in this trailer. I'm sold!


"Burn After Reading" will be released September 12. See you there. Thank God for the Coen Brothers.

TRAILER - Quantum of Solace (Teaser)

I want to thank "Casino Royale" for sparking interest in the Bond series for me. Though the older movies aren't exactly my cup of tea, I respect the history and several movies within that series-- But I've never loved them. "Casino Royale" ended up being one of my favorite movies of 2006 and since then I've eagerly awaited the sequel. Here we have but a taste of what it will offer. Aside of "The Dark Knight" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," no other trailer has thrilled me as much. "Quantum of Solace" is a go as far as I'm concerned.


November. Let me know if the link goes dead, I replace it.

TRAILER - The Dark Knight (Domino's Pizza Version)

Well snap. I'm just pretty bad at updating during the summer. I'd simply get use to it as I have less to procrastinate about during these times of the year, but I do come bearing some gifts. A new trailer for "The Dark Knight" is up, courtesy of a Domino's Pizza tie-in, and I must say it's very intense. The trailer starts out with a lot of scenes and dialogue we've all seen and heard before, but there's some new tid-bits that tease the soul of the Bat-fan, and those who enjoyed the previous film, without spoiling anything. I've said it before-- I truly think the promotion for this film is among the best of this year's movies. Take a look at this monster:


Two weeks. Hurry up and grab a ticket-- They're apparently selling out faster than expected.

New "Spirt" Poster Featuring Johansson

A new poster for "The Spirit" is in circle now. The poster features Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss. The movie is going to have to go a long way to not be a "Sin City" clone. The teaser trailer wasn't too promising about that. We'll see this Christmas though. Click to enlarge:

TRAILER - The Dark Knight (Alt. Trailer)

A new trailer for "The Dark Knight," designated the "alternative trailer," is here. Most of the footage are things we've already seen, but the payoff is still the same: It looks amazing.

"Iron Man 2" Begins Production in March

In military.com's interview with Terrance Howard, who played Col. James Rhodes in the smash hit "Iron Man," the actor announced that the sequel to the new superhero great will begin filming in March of 2009. Howard, Paltrow, and yes, Robert Downey Jr. are all expected to return.

No official word on whether or not Jon Favreau will be returning to direct, but the odds are pretty good. More as it comes.

Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi Still Up For Spider-Man 4?

It seems there may be hope that Sam Raimi, director of all three "Spider-Man" films, and Tobey Maguire will return to spearhead another Spider-Man adventure.

Recently it was reported that J.K. Simmons, who plays Jonah Jameson in the films, said that Tobey Maguire would be "amenable to doing some more." Meanwhile, he himself would like to get the cast back together and make more of them. (Though he did note that if Raimi weren't involved in some way he might have to reconsider his options.) Regardless, it's nice to see some hope that Maguire would come back to the red and blue tights. It's equally exciting to hear Simmons wanting to return as well.

Meanwhile, Sam Raimi is really anticipating the finished script for the fourth movie from James Vanderbilt who recently wrote a treatment that calls for two movies to be filmed back-to-back. Raimi told SciFi Wire:

“I’m excited to read it. I’m hoping it’s as great as our discussions were about it and hoping it feels right for me, because I love Spider-Man, and I’m hoping I’m well-enough rested to, like, really embrace it and hoping that Sony wants me at that time to direct it. So if all those things come together, I would love, love to do it. But this is a lot of unknowns about the future.”

Funny. I recalled him being not to enthusiastic about doing a sequel not too long ago. And with a better screenwriter giving him the script (the guy who wrote "Zodiac" anyone?) how could he not love it? I hope this is a sign of good things to come, all the major players returning and another good Spider-Man adventure to see. Time will tell.

Director Jon Favreau on "Iron Man 2" and "The Avengers"

It seems the direction Marvel Studios is going with their superhero line-up is set in stone, but what to do about them is another story. Jon Favreau, director of "Iron Man," has stated that the sequel will probably not follow the acclaimed "Message in a Bottle" storyline where Tony Stark's alcoholism sends him in to a downward spiral of pain-- Both internally and externally.

Favreau makes the point that much of the same imagery is apparently in "Hancock." Such a storyline revolving around "Iron Man" in 2010 may look like a copy to general film goers. It's a good point, but this is still a story I'd like to see. Non-the-less, Favreau insists there are plenty of stories surrounding the Iron Man mythos that can be brought to the big screen:

"There are a lot of different approaches you could take." says Favreau, " Hopefully we end up going for a sequel that is going to be bigger and better than the first one. That’s not always the case with sequels. Sometimes you end up trying to do just rush, and hit a release date. Hopefully this sequel will be driven by the material and driven by good ideas."


Meanwhile, the man spoke briefly about "The Avengers" movie in which all the Marvel heroes team up. He's said before he would like to direct an Avengers film, but with the short time span between "Iron Man 2's" release date and "The Avengers" it seems quite impossible. (2010 and 2011 respectively.) A single year to make an Avengers film? Not likely. Still, I'm glad to hear that Favreau would like to tackle a sequel. "Iron Man 2" needs him.

"Transformers 2" Gets a Title

It is now official that the title for the "Transformers" sequel is "Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen." As much as I disliked the first movie, the title of the sequel is pretty cool. I keep wondering if I'll like the sequel at all now that I've accepted that the Transformers will, in fact, look like over-designed hunks of scrap metal plugged together with insectoid heads. Possible for me to enjoy? Yes. Likely? No.

"Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen" rolls out June 2009.