On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (January 28th, 2016), John Campea, Jon Schnepp, and Kristian Harloff discuss the following:
FollowingMan of Steel, it was assumed that at some point WB’s most famous and profitable character, Batman, would have to enter the stage again. In a recent interview with Empire, directorZack Snyderrevealed that he sought out former Batman overseerChristopher Nolan’s blessingto proceed with aBatman v Supermanmovie. Snyder said the conversation went this way:
“‘You tell me if you don’t want me to do it,’ Snyder told Nolan. After a silence, Nolan said, ‘Well, we don’t own these characters. When you’re done making Batman movies, someone else will’”
One of the stars ofJurassic World,Bryce Dallas Howardwas recently interviewed and asked about any information she could share regarding her character in the upcoming sequel. Howard said the following:
“Claire is a different person now. The person she is at the end of the movie is not the person she was in the beginning. Her armor of sorts was that white, pristine outfit with heels in a very corporate environment and stuff, and the chick at the end… totally different. So yeah… itbetter not be heels.”
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Things seem to be moving along in the preparations for the upcoming Marvel filmGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2DirectorJames Gunntook to his Twitter account to reveal that the first cast table read of the script has taken place, that the full cast announcement will be very soon, and that unlike many other Marvel films, the post credit scene forGuardians 2has actuallyalready been written.
As many of you know the mobile game based movieAngry Birdsis hitting theatres on May 20th and will feature the voices ofJason Sudeikis,Josh Gad,Danny McBride,Bill Hader,Maya RudolphandPeter Dinklage. Abrand new trailerfor the film has now hit the web.
It’s just been officially announced that Sony’s brand newSpider-Manmovie will hit theatres on July 7th 2017 and when it does it will do so in the biggest way possible… inIMAX 3D. According to the reports, the new movie, which will be the firstSpider-Manfilm to take place in the existing Marvel Cinematic Universe, will not actually be shot in 3D, but will go through a digital remastering into the IMAX 3D format.
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First up is the third installment of theKung Fu Pandaseries,Kung Fu Panda 3. Living large and loving life, Po (Jack Black) realizes that he has a lot to learn if he’s going to fulfill the next challenge from his beloved instructor. After reuniting with his long-lost father (voiced byBryan Cranston), Po must transition from student to teacher and train a group of fun-loving, clumsy pandas to become martial-arts fighters. Together, the kung-fu brethren unite to take on the evil Kai (voiced byJ.K. Simmons), a supernatural warrior who becomes stronger with each battle.
Next isFifty Shades of Black. In this brand new satire film, Entrepreneur Christian Black (played byMarlon Wayans) pursues a young woman in a spoof of “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
James Tello Jr. writes: Hello Collider Crew, I am a huge fan of the show and have watched it everyday for the past 3 years. So my question has to do with the newUnchartedmovie. It was announced I believe early last year that anUnchartedmovie is coming on June 30th, 2017. But there has been no word of the movie since, not even casting for the main character Nathan Drake. What’s happening?! Have you guys heard and updates and if not, do you think it will make the 2017 release date.
David Eldred writes: The box office sales in the U.S. forThe Force Awakenshas been record shattering. Compared toAvatar, the international box office has been lacking, especially if you dig in and look at the weekly earnings compared toAvatar’s weekly earnings. Why do you think the rest of the world hasn’t pushed TFA sales as it did withAvatar? Lack of interest in the franchise? Bad taste in the mouth from the prequels? No love for Disney? Piracy? Is the U.S. just full of crazy fans of the galaxy far far away?
