After J.J. Abrams' 2009 reboot of the Star Trek franchise was met with considerable commercial and critical success, it was only natural that a sequel should follow. Sure enough, Star Trek: Into Darkness will be hitting theaters next year, and the first teaser poster has arrived. It doesn't really give us any new information or enlighten us as to how the film will play out, but every little tidbit helps. A debut trailer is scheduled for later this month, and you can check out the fairly generic poster below:
When it was first announced that Disney had bought Lucasarts for a staggering $4.05 billion, and that a new Star Wars trilogy was coming, rumours started circling as to which director would take the job. After all, this is arguably the most famous franchise in film history, so whoever is selected will have a lot on their plate. Acclaimed filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg and Zack Snyder have already ruled their names out and there will obviously be a lot of interviews and meetings before a victor is announced.
Director Sam Raimi is probably most well known for the schlocky horror franchise The Evil Dead, and his Spiderman trilogy. He's accustomed to both independent filmmaking and big budget filmmaking and his next endeavour looks to be the latter. A prequel to the seminal Judy Garland classic, Oz: The Great and Powerful follows Oscar Diggs (James Franco), who stumbles upon a mysterious and fantastical land. Here he meets three witches (Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams) and from here, adventure ensues.
Given his well known love for cult and genre movies, it makes sense that director Quentin Tarantino's next film, Django Unchained, should be a spaghetti western. Of course, one can expect that this will be no ordinary spaghetti western (he's calling it a "Southern") and we look forward to seeing the trademark flourishes and quirks he brings to his movies. The title can be expected to be the first of many homages to the genre.
At the ripe old age of 66, you might think Sylvester Stallone would want to start slowing it down a little and start starring in more intimate dramas. Quite the contrary it seems. After rejuvenating the careers of several 80s action stars with the blockbuster hit franchise The Expendables, Stallone is set to star in Walter Hill's new movie, Bullet to the Head.
