With production for Star Wars: Episode VII underway, we've already had more than our fair share of rumors and hints at what the first film in the next Star Wars trilogy might feature. Fortunately, today's information about a galaxy far, far away is actually some solid news, albeit not the most groundbreaking.
Of the shows that Marvel and Netflix are collaborating on, there's none that I'm more excited for than Daredevil. Despite Drew Goddard being replaced as showrunner, this project still has plenty going for it. Daredevil is a very interesting character, and they've found an excellent cast to bring his story to the small screen. While we're still very much in the dark as to which direction the series is heading in, I'm definitely looking forward to this one.
Tonight, Warner Bros. released the very first trailer for The Judge, an upcoming drama starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall. It's been a highly anticipated movie almost ever since it was announced, and for no other reason than the two powerhouse actors who topline the cast. But with this trailer, fans now have another reason to be excited.
Before even diving into this one, I want to be very clear: The original source who is reporting this has a disclaimer on their site in big, bold letters saying that there's a good chance this information might be incorrect and that they can't say for sure it is any way accurate. So why bother writing about it at all? Well, because if true, these could be the first concrete details about the villains for Star Wars: Episode VII.
This year E3 showed us just how cinematic some of the best video games are getting. Not looking to be left in the cold, plenty of movie studios are looking to inject a bit of video game power into their flicks. There's been the bad (Need For Speed) and the really, really bad (Super Mario Brothers), but now Sony is looking to buck that trend with a new feature film franchise based on the Sega character Sonic The Hedgehog.
For the next chapter in the increasingly complex saga of Ant-Man, we have Rawson Marshall Thurber. After Edgar Wright departed the project, there was word that Thurber would be in the running for the gig. He wasn't offered it first though, no, that honor went to Adam McKay, who promptly declined. Marvel then ran over and asked if Thurber would be interested, but it turns out that he's not, as we now have word that he too has turned down an offer from the studio.
Earlier today we heard that Scott Derrickson will be directing Doctor Strange for Marvel. This film has been rumored countless times and even "confirmed" in the past, but this is the first real indication that the Sorcerer Supreme is actually headed to the big screen. Now, hot on the heels of the Derrickson news, we have word that Oscar winner Jared Leto might be wanted by Marvel to play the Doctor.
In 1936, at the height of Adolf Hitler's reign in Germany, the Olympics were somehow hosted in Berlin. Just in case you aren't familiar with the situation, Hitler had this belief in a master Aryan Race. He thought fair-skinned, blonde-haired humans were superior in every single way. So it must've come as quite a shock to watch that belief be dashed to pieces in his own backyard as a black American, Jesse Owens, completely dominated the blondes and everyone else who was on the track by winning an outstanding four gold medals.
With every piece that's added to the equation, Jurassic World is shaping up to be more and more exciting. As if the fact there's going to be another movie with awesome dinosaurs wasn't enough, the film has a great director, a talented cast, and Steven Spielberg on board as an executive producer. Now, that team has added an Oscar-winning composer in Michael Giacchino.
When I first heard that devout Boston Red Sox fans Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were producing a baseball movie titled The Trade, I assumed that it would have something to do with the many terrible trades the BoSox have made over the years. Most likely, the sale of Babe Ruth, arguably the most exciting player ever to live, to the Yankees for a mere $100,000 dollars. Well, it turns out the Yankees are involved, but in this story, the Bronx Bombers aren't quite the winners that they were in the Ruth deal.
