After a billionaire in a robotic suit, a Norse god, a WWII-era super-patriot, an expert archer, a Russian spy and an angry green rage monster descended upon New York to repel hordes of alien soldiers emerging from a wormhole, a few things changed for the people inhabiting Marvel's cinematic universe. Next year's Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be set two years after The Avengers and will examine some of that climactic battle's fallout, said co-star Scarlett Johansson.
If you've been keeping tabs on the upcoming Lars Von Trier project Nymphomaniac, you'll know that there's a lot of anticipation amongst cinephiles for the controversial director's graphic, decade-spanning story of a self-diagnosed sex addict, played by Charlotte Gainsbourg. In order to bait his fans, Von Trier has released various teasers for different "chapters" of Nymphomaniac; so far, teasers for Chapter 1: The Compleat Angler, Chapter 2: Jerôme, and Chapter 3: Mrs. H have all hit YouTube via the film's official channel.
Parents have it tough at the multiplex these days - the few new releases appropriate for youngsters are often also some of the most mind-numbing, cringe-inducing movies out there. Such is the case with Relativity's latest offering, the convoluted turkey time-travel pic Free Birds, which opens this November.
Once considered the media darling of found-footage horror flicks, the Paranormal Activity franchise began to show signs of aging last year with an underwhelming fourth installment, which failed to match its predecessors both in terms of box-office returns and reviews. In light of that film's somewhat tepid reception, producers evidently want Paranormal Activity 5 to be handled by someone who has a long history with the series. Today, Deadline reported that Gregory Plotkin, who co-produced the third and fourth films as well as upcoming spin-off Paranormal Activity: The Lost Ones, has become attached to direct the upcoming fifth film.
In case superheroes were somehow slipping from anyone's minds following the high-rated premiere of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. this past Tuesday, we've got you covered with the first teaser trailer from 2015's hugely-anticipated sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron. The clip debuted at San Diego Comic Con earlier this year, and grainy copies flooded the web back then, but Marvel has only just officially released the teaser today. Check it out below:
After the sudden, tragic passing of Sopranos star James Gandolfini earlier this year, many of the projects the actor was involved with were left up in the air. HBO, who had been collaborating with Gandolfini on a seven-hour miniseries entitled Criminal Justice shortly before his death, announced today that the crime drama will eventually see the light of day, with Robert De Niro replacing Gandolfini in the lead role.
After dazzling audiences with the Golden Globe-winning miniseries Carlos and earning a Golden Osello for Best Screenplay with his follow-up Something In The Air, French director Olivier Assayas is now hard at work on his English language debut, Sils Maria, scheduled for release next year.
Last Sunday, SHOWTIME's dark hit drama Dexter wrapped up its eight-season run with a finale that most fans and critics, including our own Christian Law, saw as weak, unsatisfying, lazy and haphazard, but showrunner Scott Buck stands by his decision to end the show in the way he did. (Spoilers for the series finale of Dexter follow.)
Though his latest film, racing pic Rush, isn't even in theaters yet, Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) is already entering production on his next project, a long-in-the-works adaptation of Nathaniel Philbrick's 2000 bestseller In the Heart of the Sea, shortened to simply Heart of the Sea.
