The Walking Dead season finale is going to be "bloody and deadly"- news

News out of Hollywood Reporter

AMC's The Walking Dead wraps its fourth season Sunday with an episode that promises to pack a wallop, judging by the zombie drama's three previous finales.
A refresher: Season one featured the suicide/bombing at the CDC after Rick (Andrew Lincoln) learned from Jenner that everyone was infected; season two featured the start of the "Ricktatorship" and first appearance of Michonne (Danai Gurira); and last season ended with Andrea's shocking death. 

So how deadly and bloody will this weekend's season-four finale be? The Hollywood Reporter quizzed executive producers Scott M. Gimple and Robert Kirkman -- as well as a few castmembers -- to find out. Of course, there's always the off chance that it ends with a hopeful message.

Kirkman, who created the comics the AMC zombie drama is based on, warned: "I would expect a very high level of deadliness. Our season finale is not going to disappoint anyone; we've got some big stuff planned."

Gimple, who has taken a "remix" approach to the comics and a nuanced approach to the series as showrunner this season, says: "It's pretty deadly. There will be some very difficult, shaking moments for these characters. Everything they know is shaken."
Michael Cudlitz, who boarded the show this year as Army guy with a mission and comics favorite Abraham, cut right to the chase: "The season finale is pretty damn bloody. It's bloody and deadly."

Norman Reedus, whose Daryl has been accepted into the "Claimers" group after Beth's abduction, warns that the episode is "insane -- it's f---ing nuts!"

Lauren Cohan, whose Maggie suffered the loss of her father in season four's midseason finale and was reunited with her husband, Glenn (Steven Yeun), in the penultimate episode, hopes the gang -- the first to arrive at sanctuary Terminus -- catches a bit of a breather, though she isn't expecting it. "Can't these guys get a break?! It's The Walking Dead! There are worse threats than death."
Melissa McBride, who has had to kill Karen and David in the first half and Lizzie and her sister, Mika, in the back half, warns the finale may compare to the Governor's brutal attack on the prison. "All hell breaks loose! Shots are fired!"
Meanwhile, exec producer Greg Nicotero describes the finale as the "perfect culmination" of all the Easter eggs that have been planted all season long. "Every beat and moment leads somewhere and pays off," he says. "We spent a lot of time crafting those bits and pieces. Seeing where the season goes and how it ends -- the last line in the episode gave me chills when I first read it -- I think people are going to love it. People are going to feel like they went on an amazing journey and all we've done is open a new door to a new journey. The threat level is high. It's suspenseful, thrilling and exciting."

The Walking Dead season finale airs Sunday at 9 p.m. on AMC.

Review on Jason Bateman's "Bad Words"

Review will be published later today...

New 'Harry Potter" films in the works based on "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find"

Warner Bros. Pictures CEO Kevin Tsujihara was interview by The New York Times and revealed a bit more about what the studio is planning for J.K. Rowling's upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and its DC Comics slate.

 It was previously announced that "Fantastic Beasts" would be a film series, but now Tsujihara says they are specifically developing a trilogy.
The article says: "Wherever he learned the skill, his deft touch became clear to Hollywood's creative community last September. That is when Warner announced that Ms. Rowling had agreed to adapt for the big screen her 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' a 2001 book billed as one of Harry Potter's Hogwarts textbooks. Three megamovies are planned. The main character will be a 'magizoologist' named Newt Scamander. The stories, neither prequels or sequels, will start in New York about seven decades before the arrival of Mr. Potter and his pals."

Tsujihara also commented on the DC Comics properties they are working on. While only Zack Snyder's Superman/Batman film has officially been announced for a May 6, 2016 release, expect an announcement soon for a "film series," which we assume will include more comic book characters.

"As for DC Entertainment, cross-studio collaboration to make better use of its comic book characters appears to have accelerated considerably since Mr. Tsujihara took over, in part because he eliminated some management layers. (He has not named a chief operating officer and did not replace Mr. Rosenblum and Mr. Robinov, choosing instead to divide up their duties and assume some himself.) Two new television shows are coming to the CW and Fox, including one based on the Flash and another on a young Batman, and a film series will be announced in the near future, Mr. Tsujihara said. It is expected to include a "Justice League" movie.

FX's American Horror Story: FreakShow Adds Michael Chiklis

News out of Paleyfest in Los Angeles from Ryan Murphy and his team behind "American Horror Story" took to the stage to reflect on "American Horror Story: Coven" and to look ahead at "American Horror Story: Freak Show," the FX series' fourth story arc.

Murphy revealed to the audience that Michael Chiklis ("The Shield," "Fantastic Four" films) will be joining the freak show; he'll star as Evan Peters' father.

Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett, Jamie Brewer, Denis O'Hare and Frances Conroy, as previously reported,  are returning as well.

Details about "Freak Show" pulled from Paleyfest's Twitter are this: The fourth season is about a "freak show" not a carnival or circus and it will be set in Florida.

 American Horror Story: Freakshow will air on the FX network sometime in October

Sin City: A Dame To Kill official Trailer & TV Series News

From New York Times

Robert Rodriguez is hard at work on the eagerly-awaited second Sin City movie, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For. The film was originally due in cinemas this year, but has been put back to a release in August 2014 instead. That means it'll follow the first film by nine years, but you won't have to wait too long after that for further on-screen Sin City adventures, it seems.
That's because The Weinstein Company is reportedly mulling over a Sin City television spin-off, which would follow the cinematic release of A Dame To Kill For. Both Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez are involved in the television production.
The Weinstein Company also has the television take on Scream on its slate, A pilot for that is underway for MTV.
Also, the firm is reportedly working with Frank Darabont to put together a 10-part television series of The Mist, based on the Stephen King book. Darabont previously made a rightly-acclaimed film version of the book.
More on all of these projects once I hear more...

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It is finally happening, the epic cinematographic masterpiece Sharknado has an official sequel

Sharknado 2: The Second One has been given a premiere date by Syfy. If you're a fan of the first film, then tune in on Wednesday, July 30 at 9/8c.

ISharknado 2: The Second One, a freak weather system turns its deadly fury on New York City, unleashing a Sharknado on the population and its most cherished, iconic sites  and only Fin (Ian Ziering) and April (Tara Reid) can save the Big Apple. Vivica A. Fox, Judd Hirsch and Mark McGrath also star.

Kung-Fu classic with a twist of Monkeys & Dragons. Fans of Kung-Fu flicks watch now the trailer for "The Monkey King"

If you are a fan of the real original over-the-top Kung-Fu flicks, but also enjoy the more modern versions such as "Crouching tiger,  Hidden dragon" and "House of Flying Daggers" you cannot miss the upcoming "The Monkey King" featuring Chow Yun-Fat.
See the trailer here below if you have flash enabled of course.

Watch a 3-Minute Teaser clip for the upcoming "The Protector 2"

Tony Jaa is back in The Protector 2, now available On Demand and in theaters on May 2, here's an exclusive 3-minute fight clip from the upcoming action packed sequel.
See the featurette below featuring RZA, Tony Jaa and

Ghostbusters 3 is happening.....so says Ivan Reitman

If you haven't yet heard,
Earlier this week Ivan Reitman did confirm that the much speculated, highly anticipated, often rebutted, overly rumored Ghostbusters 3 will begin production in 2015.
That's all folks!

Liked Fargo the film? What about the upcoming FX TV series featuring Billy Bob Thornton, Bob Odenkirk & many more....Check the trailer here

Following a series of teaser videos, FX has released a full trailer for its upcoming 10-episode limited series, "Fargo," premiering on April 15. Check it out below!

An original adaptation of the Academy Award-winning feature film, "Fargo" features an all-new "true crime" story and follows a new case and new characters, all entrenched in the trademark humor, murder and "Minnesota nice" that made the film an enduring classic.

Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton stars as Lorne Malvo, a rootless, manipulative man who meets and forever changes the life of small town insurance salesman Lester Nygaard, played by BAFTA Award winner and Emmy-nominated Martin Freeman. Colin Hanks plays Duluth Police Deputy Gus Grimly, a single dad who must choose between his own personal safety and his duty as a policeman when he comes face-to-face with a killer. Allison Tolman also stars as Molly Solverson, an ambitious Bemidji deputy.

Rounding out "Fargo's" colorful cast of recurring characters will be Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk as Deputy Bill Oswalt, Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated Oliver Platt as Stavros Milos, Screen Actors Guild Award winner Kate Walsh as Gina Hess, Glenn Howerton as Don Chumph, Joey King as Greta Grimly, Peter Breitmayer as Lieutenant Schmidt, Tom Musgrave as Bo Munk, Josh Close as Chazz Nygaard, Russell Harvard as Mr. Wrench and Adam Goldberg as Mr. Numbers.

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Game of Thrones... The MOVIE. Big screen news from George R.R .Martin himself

News out of The Hollywood Reporter :

 

 

Could Daenerys Targaryen's dragons be heading to a multiplex?

Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin says the prospect is being actively discussed.

"It all depends on how long the main series runs," Martin told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday following the season-four premiere of the hit HBO series in New York. "Do we run for seven years? Do we run for eight? Do we run for 10? The books get bigger and bigger (in scope). It might need a feature to tie things up, something with a feature budget, like $100 million for two hours. Those dragons get real big, you know."

The best-selling author said another big-screen possibility being considered is one based on Tales of Dunk and Egg, a series of three prequel novellas Martin penned that revolve around a group of characters, including Ser Duncan the Tall, who lived in the mythical Westeros 90 years before the events depicted in A Song of Ice and Fire.

"They could be the basis for [a film]," Martin added at the post-premiere bash held at the Museum of Natural History, where a suspended giant whale cast a shadow over the crowd not unlike one of Martin's dragons. "I have written these three stories, and I have about a dozen more."

Martin says the prequel characters are the direct ancestors of some of Game of Thrones' players, but he wouldn't reveal how they relate.
Warner Bros. would be the natural fit for a studio partner. Warners released the two films based on the long-running HBO series Sex and the City and is behind the upcoming big-screen adaptation of Entourage. The studio also knows how to market a dragon tale, with its The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug having earned nearly $1 billion worldwide.

Doug Liman to Direct Splinter Cell with Tom Hardy Headlining

The video game announced for development as a motion picture property in 2012 with Tom Hardy becoming attached to star last year, Deadline today reports that Splinter Cell has found a director in Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow).

The first game, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, was released in 2002 and set in 2004, following the adventures of Sam Fisher, a covert operative assigned to a top-secret National Security Agency branch called the Third Echelon.

The game has had several sequels including, most recently, Tom Clancy's Spinter Cell: Conviction, released in 2010. The latest game, "Blacklist" was released last August.

The International's Eric Warren Singer is providing the screenplay.

Godzilla Movie news, Kaiju fans rejoice!!!

News out of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures....

They've unleashed a new poster for director Gareth Edwards' Godzilla. Check it out in the gallery viewer below!

Opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on May 16, the film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston. An epic rebirth to Toho's iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world's most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

Casting of J.K. Simmons confirmed for the upcoming Terminator: Genesis TV series

Fans of the Terminators series might be happy to hear the latest confirmed casting news of famed TV and film actor JK Simmons.

Simmons best known for playing Jonah J Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man series as well as con-man Vern Schiller from HBO's OZ

Simmons is set to play a regular role in the upcoming Terminator: Genesis as a "weary and alcoholic detective who has followed a bizarre case involving Sarah Connor and robots for more than three decades."

The reboot of the franchise being produced by Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions will bring back Arnold Schwarzenegger in the title role with Jai Courtney playing Kyle Reese, Jason Clarke as John Connor and "Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke playing Sarah Connor. The idea is to thread together ideas from the previous movies to re-launch the story of a cyborg from the future sent back to prevent computers from gaining sentience and turning on humanity.

The Hollywood Reporter notes that Simmons' character has been following the case since 1984, which is the year in which the original Terminator, directed by James Cameron, was released.

Simmons has been a regular on the big screen for many years, but he recently returned to television starring in NBC's comedy "Growing Up Fisher" and recently co-starred in the Sundance award-winning drama Whiplash opposite Miles Teller, which will be released by Sony Pictures Classics. He can also be seen daily on TV in commercials for Farmers Insurance.

Captain Marvel film could see the light ... so says Marvel Studio president

News out of Bad Ass Digest

It's only a matter of time before Marvel Studios releases a film which focuses on one of their many wonderful female heroes. There have been several rumors and stories regarding a potential Black Widow movie, but in a recent interview with Badass Digest, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige indicates they would rather start fresh with a new character.

"Frankly if we do a Black Widow movie after Age of Ultron, when she’s been central in three or four movies I don’t think we’d get the quote unquote credit for it. People would say ‘She’s already a big giant superhero!’ But if we had a great idea, we’d do it....I like the idea if we’re going to do a [female lead] do a new one. Do a wholly new character, do an origin story."

But which hero would they use? Feige was asked about Captain Marvel, to which he replied:

"We’ve talked a lot about [Captain Marvel]. I think that would be very cool."

Captain Marvel has seen a surge in popularity in the recent years, due largely in part to her revived comic series that saw former Ms. Marvel Carol Danvers "promoted" to the moniker of the former Kree superhero.

CW's The Flash upcoming TV show revealed!

Following their reveal of the first photo of Grant Gustin as The Flash, The CW has debuted a full image of the entire costume, designed by Oscar winner Colleen Atwood, as it will appear in the upcoming "Arrow" spin-off series. Check it out below!
“I hope the fans who treasure the character are as excited as we are by what costume designer Colleen Atwood has achieved with this latest version of The Flash’s iconic suit,” said pilot director/executive producer David Nutter (“Arrow,” “Game of Thrones”).

"The Flash" arrives from co-creators Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg who, along with Geoff Johns, will write the pilot episode which is currently in production with "Arrow" pilot director David Nutter at the helm.
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Star Wars: Episode VII casting news- 12 Years a Slave & Academy award winner Lupita Nyong to star

News out of The Hollywood reporter has suggested that Lupita Nyong'o, who just took home an Academy Award for her performance in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, is being eyed for a role in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII! Latino Review was first to report the rumor with The Hollywood Reporter confirming that the actress recently met with J.J. Abrams.

Scripted by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, Star Wars: Episode VII is rumored to focus on a new generation of heroes and could include appearances by Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in older incarnations of their beloved characters from the original Star Wars trilogy. The film is expected to begin shortly and will hit theaters on December 18, 2015.

HBO Recaps the Complete History of Game of Thrones in a Humorous New Video

HBO has debuted today a short video titled "Game of Thrones: Long Story Short," which humorously recaps the entire history of the hit series in just five minutes. Check it out in the player below!

Season four premieres on Sunday, April 6 at 9:00pm. Based on the popular book series "A Song of Ice and Fire," by George R.R. Martin, the hit Emmy-winning fantasy series chronicles an epic struggle for power in a vast and violent fantasy kingdom.

Members of the ensemble cast include Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kit Harington, Natalie Dormer, Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner. The executive producers are David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger and Bernadette Caulfield, and co-executive producers are Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis and George R.R. Martin.

Warning: The video does contain spoilers for those who haven't watched the first few seasons
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Steal This Review blog: We just hit the 15 000 Unique reader mark !

15 000 Unique readers and going!!!

Since rebooting this blog in October 2013, I am happy to say that over 15 000 people have come through from around the world to check out Steal This Review.

My hefty goal is to hit 100 000 viewers by the end of this year!
Wish me luck and please share.

-Alex

A look back at my Oscar predictions...going 15 for 16 isn't bad

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The 2014 Oscars have come and gone, and after last year's hosting fiasco that was the comedic duo of  James Franco and Anne Hathaway, the Academy played it somewhat safe this time around by hiring media darling Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen and the academy's team of writers did a great job balancing humoristic light jabs and seemingly sporadically funny moments a-la pizza delivery or the infamous Samsung plugged selfie. 
The star studded event was not without controversy...an exchange between Liza Minnelli and Ellen made some headlines when the host called the stage legend a male impersonator of herself.
Water under the bridge perhaps, but the media is always looking for controversy even when there is really none.
With  fun musical  performances by Pharrell William and Idina Menzel and Ellen being funny Ellen, the Academy pulled of a successful show.
I do hope that Ellen is invited again next year to host and that the format and flow remains the same for the coming years.
Oh yes...lets not forget this is an award show, where hardware is handed out to a a select few...
Should I point out that yours truly has predicted 15 of 16 winners ;)

Here is the final list of winners:

Best Picture	12 Years a Slave
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Actress in a Leading Role	Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)
Best Animated Feature	Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho)
Best Cinematography	Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)
Best Costume Design	The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin)
Best Directing	Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón)
Best Documentary Feature	20 Feet from Stardom (Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen, Caitrin Rogers)
Best Documentary Short	The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (Malcolm Clarke, Nicholas Reed)
Best Film Editing	Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger)
Best Foreign Language Film	The Great Beauty (Italy)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling	Dallas Buyers Club (Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews)
Best Original Score	Gravity (Steven Price)
Best Original Song	Let It Go - Frozen
Best Production Design	The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn)
Best Animated Short Film	Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares)
Best Live Action Short Film	Helium (Anders Walter, Kim Magnusson)
Best Sound Editing	Gravity (Glenn Freemantle)
Best Sound Mixing	Gravity (Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, Chris Munro)
Best Visual Effects	Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould)
Best Adapted Screenplay	12 Years a Slave (John Ridley)
Best Original Screenplay	Her (Spike Jonze)

Oscars...so far I'm 3 For 3

So far... I'm 3 For 3
Jared Leto for Best supporting male actor
Great Gatsby for Best costume design
Dallas Buyers Club best make up ...

PREDICTIONS: 86th Academy Awards winners.....................apparently.........................The Oscar are upon.

Good day friends ....here are the categories, the nominees and in bold my predictions.
Predictions based on who I believe should win not on who I think will win

Best Picture

American Hustle

Captain Phillips

Dallas Buyers Club

Gravity

Her

Nebraska

Philomena

12 Years a Slave

The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Christian Bale (American Hustle)

Bruce Dern (Nebraska)

Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)

Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)

Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Amy Adams (American Hustle)

Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Sandra Bullock (Gravity)

Judi Dench (Philomena)

Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)

Bradley Cooper (American Hustle)

Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)

Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street)

Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine)

Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)

Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)

Julia Roberts (August: Osage County)

June Squibb (Nebraska)

Best Animated Feature

The Croods (Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco, Kristine Belson)

Despicable Me 2 (Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, Chris Meledandri)

Ernest & Celestine (Benjamin Renner, Didier Brunner)

Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho)

The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki)

Best Cinematography

The Grandmaster (Philippe Le Sourd)

Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)

Inside Llewyn Davis (Bruno Delbonnel)

Nebraska (Phedon Papamichael)

Prisoners (Roger A. Deakins)

Best Costume Design

American Hustle (Michael Wilkinson)

The Grandmaster (William Chang Suk Ping)

The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin)

The Invisible Woman (Michael O'Connor)

12 Years a Slave (Patricia Norris)

Best Directing

American Hustle (David O. Russell)

Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón)

Nebraska (Alexander Payne)

12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen)

The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese)

Best Film Editing

American Hustle (Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers, Alan Baumgarten)

Captain Phillips (Christopher Rouse)

Dallas Buyers Club (John Mac McMurphy, Martin Pensa)

Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger)

12 Years a Slave (Joe Walker)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Dallas Buyers Club (Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews)

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (Stephen Prouty)

The Lone Ranger (Joel Harlow, Gloria Pasqua-Casny)

Best Original Score

The Book Thief (John Williams)

Gravity (Steven Price)

Her (William Butler, Owen Pallett)

Philomena (Alexandre Desplat)

Saving Mr. Banks (Thomas Newman)

Best Original Song

Happy - Despicable Me 2

Let It Go - Frozen

The Moon Song - Her

Ordinary Love - Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Best Production Design

American Hustle (Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler)

Gravity (Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin, Joanne Woollard)

The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn)

Her (K.K. Barrett, Gene Serdena)

12 Years a Slave (Adam Stockhausen, Alice Baker)

Best Sound Editing

All Is Lost (Steve Boeddeker, Richard Hymns)

Captain Phillips (Oliver Tarney)

Gravity (Glenn Freemantle)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Brent Burge, Chris Ward)

Lone Survivor (Wylie Stateman)

Best Sound Mixing

Captain Phillips (Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, Chris Munro)

Gravity (Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, Chris Munro)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, Tony Johnson)

Inside Llewyn Davis (Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff, Peter F. Kurland)

Lone Survivor (Andy Koyama, Beau Borders, David Brownlow)

Best Visual Effects

Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, Eric Reynolds)

Iron Man 3 (Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash, Dan Sudick)

The Lone Ranger (Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams, John Frazier)

Star Trek Into Darkness (Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann, Burt Dalton)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Before Midnight (Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke)

Captain Phillips (Billy Ray)

Philomena (Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope)

12 Years a Slave (John Ridley)

The Wolf of Wall Street (Terence Winter)

Best Original Screenplay

American Hustle (Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell)

Blue Jasmine (Woody Allen)

Dallas Buyers Club (Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack)

Her (Spike Jonze)

Nebraska (Bob Nelson)

Best Documentary Feature (none watched yet)

The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, Signe Byrge Sørensen)

Cutie and the Boxer (Zachary Heinzerling, Lydia Dean Pilcher)

Dirty Wars (Richard Rowley, Jeremy Scahill)

The Square (Jehane Noujaim, Karim Amer)

20 Feet from Stardom (Nominees to be determined)

Best Documentary Short (none watched yet)

CaveDigger (Jeffrey Karoff)

Facing Fear (Jason Cohen)

Karama Has No Walls (Sara Ishaq)

The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (Malcolm Clarke, Nicholas Reed)

Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall (Edgar Barens)

Best Animated Short Film (no clue)

Feral (Daniel Sousa, Dan Golden)

Get a Horse! (Lauren MacMullan, Dorothy McKim)

Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares)

Possessions (Shuhei Morita)

Room on the Broom (Max Lang, Jan Lachauer)

Best Live Action Short Film (no clue)

Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me) (Esteban Crespo)

Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything) (Xavier Legrand, Alexandre Gavras)

Helium (Anders Walter, Kim Magnusson)

Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?) (Selma Vilhunen, Kirsikka Saari)

The Voorman Problem (Mark Gill, Baldwin Li)

Best Foreign Language Film (not seen all of them)

The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium)

The Great Beauty (Italy)

The Hunt (Denmark)

The Missing Picture (Cambodia)

Omar (Palestine)

Alfred Hitchcock 'The Birds" remake being produced

Universal Pictures has hired Dutch helmer Diederik Van Rooijen to direct the remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic The Birds, which Platinum Dunes and Mandalay Pictures are producing.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news and mentions that Van Rooijen is best known as the writer and director of the Dutch TV series "Penoza," which has been remade for U.S. audiences as ABC's "Red Widow."

Naomi Watts was attached to star in the film for a while, but she is no longer involved. The most recent version of the script was written by Jonathan Herman.

Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller are producing at Platinum Dunes, while Peter Guber and Cathy Schulman are producing for Mandalay Pictures.

Sad news for Ron Burgundy fans- No 'Anchorman 3' Says producer Adam McKay

'No Anchorman 3', Says Adam McKay

Exclusive: The director says Ron Burgundy is no more

Seven days. That’s how long Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues… Continued, the alternate version of Adam McKay and Will Ferrell’s swaggering comedy sequel, will run in cinemas when it opens tomorrow. And, according to McKay, that’s how long Anchorfans have left to catch Ron Burgundy and his pals on the big screen. That sound you can hear is Will Ferrell shaving off his Burgundy ‘tache, burning it and dancing around the flames, for Anchorman 3 is not going to happen.

“It’s done,” says McKay, talking exclusively with Empire. “I think that’s it. It was great to do it and it was so fun to work with those guys again, but I think that’s it for Ron Burgundy.”

In a way, that’s a surprise. Although Anchorman 2 perhaps wasn’t the huge crossover success that the marketing blitzkrieg that accompanied its December release might have suggested, it was still a big hit, crossing the $100 million mark in the States and almost doubling the worldwide gross of its predecessor. It seemed, in some ways, that Anchorman 3 would follow at some point.

“No, that’s the last sequel we’re gonna do,” adds McKay, also seemingly torpedoing any plans for Step Brothers 2. “There’s nothing more fun to me than new characters and a new world. And now we’re releasing this alt version, we’re totally satisfied. No Anchorman 3.”

Fantastic Four Reboot News...Matthew Vaughn interview

News from Empire Magazine and SuperheroHype

With a cast finally assembled, the pieces are starting to fall into place for Fox's upcoming reboot of The Fantastic Four, but there are still a few mysteries. Many rumors have pointed to radical alterations of the characters' origins, and while the filmmakers have debunked some of them, fans remain skeptical about what lies ahead for the future of the franchise. Get ready for more fuel on that fire though, as producer Matthew Vaughn had some interesting words about the film with Empire magazine (thanks to SuperHeroHype Forums user 'TheOneWhoKnocks' for the quote).

"It's a total reboot, that's for sure," he told the publication. "It's got nothing to do with the other bloody ones. It's not stretchy guy and a guy running around in rock that looks like it's made polystyrene. And its not a comedy."

The film having no relation to the previous "Fantastic Four" movies is no surprise, but Vaughn's comments are definitely eyebrow raising, particularly the "it's not a stretchy guy" portion, which refers to Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic's sole super power. Will we be seeing different super powers for the Fantastic Four in the film? Or is Vaughn simply referring to the characters' arc differing from the heroism of the original films? What do you think Vaughn means in the above quote? Sound off with your theories below!

The recently confirmed cast for the film will include Miles Teller as Mr. Fantastic, Kate Mara as Sue Storm, Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm, and Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm. Josh Trank will direct the big screen adaptation from a screenplay by Simon Kinberg. The Fantastic Four is currently set for a release on June 19, 2015​.

New Matrix Trilogy on the Way...possibly

Well that's the rumor coming from Latino Review, who say that the Jupiter Ascending filmmakers are returning to the franchise which brought in $1.632 billion for Warner Bros. Pictures.

It's been over 10 years since the last film hit theaters. The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving, opened in theaters in 1999 and was followed by both The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions in 2003.

 

According to the site: "We’ve been told that the Wachowski’s have already started the writing process with early treatments and outlines already turned into the studio. No word if they will want to direct but my money says “Claro que Si!”...

The derisive ending of the original Matrix trilogy include the bearded Architect suggesting that Neo wasn’t the first “One,” opening the story world for prequels."

Batman vs. Superman news and Wonder Women teaser

In an interview with The Wrap costume designer Michael Wilkinson  was asked specifically about working on Wonder Woman's outfit which he called a "thrilling and slightly scary prospect."

"It's so important to get her right. She really deserves to be presented on-screen in her full glory. So what I do is I look at the history of how the character has been presented on the big-screen, and the small-screen, and in comic books, and graphic novels. We process it all. Then we kind of put that aside and work out what is right for our film, for the cinematic universe that our director Zack Snyder is putting together. We try and create a Wonder Woman that's relevant for today's audiences."

When asked if he thought it would be realistic for her to be fighting crime in her outfit, Wilkinson replied:

"Absolutely! I mean, you just have to look at the gladiators from ancient Rome, they did their thing in little loin clothes and shield....It works for Thor, it works for 300, so let's see what happens."

The Zack Snyder-directed film is set to open on May 6, 2016.

Production on the latest Terminator film is set to begin this April

Source: The Arnold Fans

Arnold Schwarzenegger will be returning to the franchise, presumably as one of the titular robots. Speaking at a fan even at the Arnold Sports Festival​ in Columbus (via The Arnold Fans), Schwarzenegger was very optimistic about the shoot and gave some new details about locations and his thoughts on the script.

"We start filming in the middle or in the end of April and it will be a four or four-and-a-half month long shoot. We will be filming it in New Orleans with some of it in San Francisco and maybe a little of it in LA but most of it will be done in New Orleans. I'm really looking forward to that because as you know, the last time when they did the Terminator, it was when I was Governor and so I couldn't be in that movie but now I'm back again and they are very excited about having me in the film... The script is fantastic so I'm really looking forward to this film."

The first in a stand-alone trilogy, the new Terminator will also star Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, and Jai Courtney. David Ellison will produce with Laeta Kalorgridis (Avatar, Shutter Island) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry) attached to write the screenplay.​

Set to be directed by Thor: The Dark World's Alan Taylor, the film will open in theaters on July 1, 2015.