2014 is crammed with highly-anticipated science-fiction blockbusters, from Transcendence to Godzilla to X-Men: Days of Future Past, but the film that I'm unquestionably most excited for is Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller Interstellar.
Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby might only be the second-most wild, decadent party of 2013, if recent news about Martin Scorsese's upcoming The Wolf of Wall Street is to be believed. The film, which will arrive this Christmas, was recently forced to make some cuts to avoid being slapped with an NC-17 rating for excessive sex and nudity, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Though Walter White is off cooking crystal in heaven, Emmy winner Bryan Cranston is still breaking bad in his new role as a Polish gangster in the thriller Cold Comes the Night. Cranston co-stars with Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) and Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) in the film, which will simultaneously hit theaters and VOD this January.
The battle to bring a feature film adaptation of The Stand to theaters continues to rage over at Warner Bros., and the studio recently made it known that they have a director in mind to helm the post-apocalyptic horror-fantasy, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. According to Badass Digest, Paul Greengrass, of the Bourne trilogy and this year's Captain Phillips, is the studio's first pick to direct the film.
Hollywood has never been one to let sleeping franchises lie, so fans of the landmark Friday the 13th series shouldn't be shocked to hear that Jason Voorhees will be returning to theaters in the very near future.
The Hollywood recycling machine is at it again, cranking out two strikingly similar movies from one seemingly novel concepts. This time around, mythological Greek hero Hercules is the ostensibly lucky character receiving two blockbuster updates within just a few months of each other. While we have yet to see a trailer for Hercules: The Thracian Wars, which stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson of Fast Five fame, a new preview for the Kellan Lutz-starring Hercules: The Legend Begins hit the web today.
Up until last weekend, one of the biggest question marks in this year's Oscar race was David O. Russell's latest, the '70s-set crime caper American Hustle. Early buzz from the film's first major industry screening this past Sunday has been overwhelmingly positive, with particular attention being paid to Russell's direction and Jennifer Lawrence's supporting performance. Although most critics have still not had a chance to preview American Hustle, Hollywood insiders consider the movie to be a strong contender in acting, directing and writing categories.
With X-Men: Days of Future Past and Fast & Furious 7 making news on a weekly basis with new pictures and plot scoops, it's easy to forget about the other big-name sequels that will be vying for box-office supremacy next summer. Surprisingly little information has emerged thus far about Transformers: Age of Extinction, Michael Bay's fourth entry in the hugely successful science-fiction action franchise. Today, Empire Magazine unveiled the cover for its upcoming January issue, which provides us with our most substantial sneak peek into the blockbuster yet.
I've made no great secret of my excitement for HBO's upcoming crime series True Detective, which hits the premium cable channel early next year. Early glimpses of the eight-episode limited series have set the show up to arrive as a major television event, and the talent involved is unmistakable. Today, a minute-long teaser for True Detective, titled "Slow Boil," hit the web. It certainly lives up to its name, promising an extremely dark case and searing suspense.
To the disappointment of many horror fans, this past October came and went without a new installment in Oren Peli's lucrative Paranormal Activity series for the first time since 2009. Luckily for found-footage fans, Blumhouse Productions appears to be trying to make amends in 2014, with two separate films in the works. While information about Paranormal Activity 5, scheduled for next fall, has been virtually nonexistent thus far, the marketing campaign for spin-off Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is heating up with an expanded international trailer.
