After Disney effectively broke the Internet on Friday morning with the release of the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, fan chatter began in earnest. Analysis, theories, grumbles... you name an angle and a topic and it's been thoroughly decimated with a fine-toothed comb by die-hard Wars fans.
One of the biggest mysteries to arise however, concerned the identity of the voiceover artist. Many pegged it as Benedict Cumberbatch, whose name was linked to the sequel in the early days, but failed to materialise in later publicity. Luckily, a couple of intrepid sites received solid intel verifying that the actor lending his voice to the sinister voiceover was none other than cast member, Andy Serkis.
The seventh and final season of NBC's brilliant workplace comedy, Parks And Recreation, will debut at the beginning of next year for what network heads are calling "the first TV event of the new year." The sitcom, about a small-town America bureaucrat with a heart of gold, will debut its premiere on January 13th at 8pm - followed immediately by another brand new half-hour episode.
Earlier this year, fans of the Kickboxer franchise were greeted with the news that Thai action star, Tony Jaa (Ong Bak) had signed on to appear in the sort-of anticipated remake. As exciting as the announcement was, for audiences and Jaa himself, alas a dreaded scheduling conflict now interferes with his involvement and he has now dropped out of the project. But don't worry - the original Kickboxer, Jean Claude Van Damme, has boarded the movie as his replacement!
Fox's upcoming post-apocalyptic comedy continues to gather speed - and new cast members. The half-hour show is set to debut next spring, with writer-actor Will Forte in the leading role as an average joe who leads a bunch of survivors after an unknown extinction event eradicates most of the Earth's population. Now thanks to The Hollywood Reporter we know who's set to join him; Mad Men's January Jones will appear as a series regular with Kristen Schaal (30 Rock, Flight of the Conchords), Mel Rodriguez (Getting On) and Cleopatra Coleman (Step Up Revolution) climbing aboard the futuristic romp.
Warner Bros. and New Line's yearly tradition of unleashing another Middle Earth tale is destined to come to a close. After the hugely successful Lord Of The Rings trilogy bowed out in multiplexes worldwide ten years ago, its follow-up saga is on the brink of doing the same as The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will soon be upon us.
In the wake of this week's grand jury verdict for police officer Darren Wilson who was on trial for the fatal shooting of Ferguson resident, Michael Brown, two filmmakers have pledged to make a stand. Oscar-nominated documentarian Amy Berg has joined forces with actor Nate Parker to helm a social commentary on what they've dubbed a "black male crisis" in the U.S entitled American Race.
After this morning's Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer did exactly what we expected - it broke the Internet - Disney has now offered up four high resolution images for your viewing pleasure, which you can find in the gallery below. For those of you who have seen the trailer, the content of the images will seem familiar. For those select few who haven't yet watched it, stop reading, click the giant play button above and prepare to be wowed.
On the back of a report from Bloody Disgusting, we might now know why Paramount Pictures and Blumhouse Productions decided to shift the fifth instalment in their annual spook franchise from its regular Halloween slot to next spring. According to the horror outlet, the next chapter in the demon series, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, has apparently been granted a 3-D release.
Aardman Animation made their mark on the world with their animated franchise, Wallace & Gromit. The tale of an inventor and his dog proved successful with global audiences, so they thought - why not have a sheepy spin-off? Enter the always-silent Shaun The Sheep, who made his debut in the short film, A Close Shave. With his sole form of communication - bleats - providing a ton of laughs, he went on to star in his own children's animated series before being granted his own big screen feature.
There are still twelve months to go before the world gets to see the newest adventures of Charlie Brown in the Peanuts movie, but as is the case with marketing in today's cinematic climate, audiences are growing to expect teaser materials at least a year in advance. So, after dropping the first trailer earlier this month, 20th Century Fox has now revealed who will be voicing the iconic characters based on Charles M. Schulz's original comic series.
