Marvel damn near broke the Internet with the tense, terrific first trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is sure to be one of 2015's biggest movies, and now we've learned that another, longer look at the superhero blockbuster is right around the corner.
Kanye West fans are eagerly anticipating the acclaimed rapper's follow-up to Yeezus, which is expected to drop next year, but as an unannounced New Years' Eve gift for his listeners, West released a new track, titled "Only One," shortly before the 2015 ball dropped.
You know that old expression about not poking a sleeping bear? I'm pretty sure that should apply to very much awake, cyber-savvy bears as well, but no matter - human rights activists are teaming up to balloon drop 100,000 copies of controversial Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy The Interview into North Korea.
With Hollywood It Guy Ryan Gosling sitting behind the camera and directing a talented ensemble cast that included Christina Hendricks, Matt Smith and Eva Mendes, dark fantasy Lost River seemed like a surefire success just a year ago. Ahead of its anticipated debut at Cannes, Warner Bros. snapped up the film for a reported $3 million, with plans to capitalize on what was sure to be another big hit for Gosling.
Horns is really weird. That much should be obvious from even a cursory glance over the plot of this Alexandre Aja-directed genre-bender - soon after the rape and murder of his loving girlfriend (Juno Temple, underused but terrific), Ig Perrish (Daniel Radcliffe) awakens with horns protruding from his head, odd additions that compel those around him to unload their darkest secrets and desires. Baffled but seizing the opportunity, Ig sets out to clear his name and locate the real killer. It's a strange and certainly original set-up, with sparks of magical realism, gross-out horror, romance, revenge drama and black comedy.
Like a great many ambitious indies, James Gray's The Lost City of Z is experiencing some difficulties in pulling together funding and locking down a production schedule. Recently, though, the adventure film appears to have taken some steps forward, with word from various publications that American Sniper actress Sienna Miller is joining the cast and that shooting may kick off in the summer of 2015.
Eerie, erotic and wholly engaging, Penny Dreadful was one of the best new shows of the year, and I'm impatiently counting down the days until the Victorian-set horror-drama returns for its second season. While Showtime has announced no premiere date as of yet, a brief new teaser, titled "A Curse and a Blessing," has just surfaced online, promising a continuation of the gory thrills that made season 1 such a compelling watch.
In the months leading up to this year's Doctor Who Christmas special, the fantastic "Last Christmas," speculation had run rampant as to whether Jenna Coleman, who joined the popular sci-fi series back in 2012, would be returning for the upcoming ninth season, but now the actress has confirmed that she will be returning for more adventures across time and space.
Looks like studio execs really weren't satisfied with Roberto Orci's treatment for Star Trek 3. Weeks after the veteran producer boarded the project as director and co-writer (alongside newcomers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay), it was announced that he had vacated the director's chair due to "creative differences" with Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment and Bad Robot. And now, we're hearing that a new script is in the works as well.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment just announced and detailed two releases that are sure to please Sons of Anarchy fans still reeling from that doozy of a series finale. Sons of Anarchy: Seven Seven and Sons of Anarchy: The Complete Series have both been set to hit Blu-Ray on February 24th next year.
