On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (May 26th, 2016) Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp and Clarke Wolfe discuss the following:
Wolverine 3recently begun filming in New Orleans, but details have been kept under wraps since its announcement, including who Wolverine will be facing off with in the movie. According to Nerdist News (spoiler alert)Logan might be facing off against the Reavers, a group of cyborg mercenaries who hate mutantkind. In the comics, the X-Men defeated them in the Australian outback, but the Reavers were later re-assembled under the leadership of Donald Pierce, a member of the infamous Hellfire Club and a cyborg himself.Boyd Holbrookwas cast as the main villain, described by Variety as “the chief of security for a global corporation pursuing” Wolverine. We also know thatRichard E. Grantis playing a mad scientist-type villain with Nerdist suggesting he could be playing Pierce, while Holbrook’s “global corporation” could be the Hellfire Club.
WithFast 8underway filming, we’ve already seen some marketing material focused around starVin Dieseland directorF. Gary Gray. What we haven’t heard much about is the franchise’s standout character Hobbs, the government agent played byDwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. After Hobbs wielded a gatling gun against a military-grade helicopter inFurious 7, talk of a Hobbs spinoff began to stir. In a report from ComicBook.com an update came fromFurious 7consulting producerHiram Garciawho spoke to the outlet about the Hobbs spinoff and its chances saying there’s a conversation happening for it and withFast 8now filming, ultimately they want to take that ride and spin him off and have some fun with it.
BUY OR SELL
Paramount has released a set of all new, international posters
from their upcomingStar Treksequel –Star Trek Beyond. The posters feature Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy, played byKarl Urbanalong with the alien warrior Jaylah, played byKingsman’sSofia Boutellwith the third poster featuring the entire cast. The highly anticipated next installment in theStar Trekfranchise returns with directorJustin Linat the helm, in a story about the Enterprise crew exploring the farthest reaches of uncharted space where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test. The movie starsChris Pine,Zoe Saldana,Zachary Quinto,Simon Pegg,Anton Yelchin,John ChoandIdris Elba. It opens in theatres on July 22nd.
STX Entertainment has releasedthe first trailer forThe Space Between UsstarringAsa Butterfieldas Gardner Elliot — a boy born on Mars during NASA’s first attempt to colonize the Red Planet. Gardner’s heart and bone-density aren’t equipped to handle life on Earth, and that reality becomes a problem when he meets up with an intrepid young girl Tulsa, played byBritt Robertson, and escapes the team of scientists moderating his health on a mission to find his father back on Earth. Directed byPeter Chelsom,The Space Between Usalso starsGary OldmanandCarla Gugino, and arrives in theaters August 19th.
Thefirst teaser has been released fromMorgan, the debut film from commercial director and son ofRidley Scott,Luke Scott. The movie starsKate Maraas a corporate troubleshooter sent to evaluate a terrifying incident at a remote, top-secret lab. The title character of Morgan is played byAnya Taylor-Joyfrom this year’s horror breakoutThe Witch: a synthetic life form engineered with enhanced strength, exceptional intelligence, and an innate connection with the online world. Morgan doesn’t understand the morality of what it means to be human, and since she’s evolving at a rapid rate, her first adolescent outburst reveals just how dangerous scientific progress can be.Morganalso starsToby Jones,Rose Leslie,Boyd Holbrook,Michelle Yeoh,Jennifer Jason Leigh, andPaul Giamattiand is set to hit theaters on September 2nd.
A new trailer forThe Infiltratorhas been releasedstarringBryan Cranstonas U.S. Customs official Robert Mazur. Mazur goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick, money-laundering businessmanBob Musella. Teamed with streetwise fellow agent Emir Abreu played byJohn Leguizamoand a rookie agent posing as his fiancé Kathy Ertz played byDiane Kruger, Mazur befriends Escobar’s top lieutenant played byBenjamin Brattin order to navigate a vicious criminal network in which the slightest slip-up could cost him his life.Runner, RunnerdirectorBrad Furmandirects the film based on a screenplay adapted from Mazur’s book by screenwriterEllen Sue Brown.The Infiltratoropens in theaters on July 13th.
OPENING THIS WEEK
X-Men: Apocalypse- Worshiped as a god since the dawn of civilization, the immortal Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) becomes the first and most powerful mutant. Awakening after thousands of years, he recruits the disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and other mutants to create a new world order. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Professor X (James McAvoy) and Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) lead a team of young X-Men to stop their seemingly invincible nemesis from destroying mankind.
Todd Kleinheinz writes
Hey guys -
Have you ever gone back to watch old trailers likeET,Back to the Future,Trading Places, and specificallyA New Hope. Is it just nostalgia or were the trailers back then even more teaser-ish? Or is it simply that there is no such thing as a movie today having one trailer – it has a teaser, a trailer, a few TV spots, International trailers, etc, therefore we get a lot more of the story. Those old trailers, with “Movie Voice Guy” were awesome, and terrible at the same time. What do you think is the next evolution of trailer?
Sam Green writes
Hi Collider team! Love the show and all the great work you guys put into it
Lately I’ve noticed that there has been a gap for big epic romantic dramas that used to dominate the film industry. Movies likeCasablanca,Gone with the Wind,Out of Africawere big hits. So why don’t they make romance movies of that scale anymore? The most recent one I could think of right now is Atonement with James McAvoy and Keira Knightly and that was released all the way in 2007
Thanks for choosing my question and keep up the great work!
