Lego photographer, cinephile, geek. James is 24 and lives in Portland, OR. He writes for several websites about pop culture, film, and TV and runs a video production company with his wife called Gilded Moose Media.
Showtime has released a new teaser this week for their upcoming drama series The Affair, which stars Dominic West (300, The Wire) and Ruth Wilson (Luther, Saving Mr. Banks).
It looks like the search for Marvel's Doctor Strange may be coming to a close, as Collider reports that Joaquin Phoenix - who was first rumored to be in contention for the role last month - is in final negotiations to play the Sorcerer Supreme.
In a bit of a casting change-up, The Wolverine actress Rila Fukushima has replaced Sin City's Devon Aoki as Katana on Arrow's upcoming third season. Aoki landed the role back in July, but has had to leave the series due to a scheduling conflict.
We're less than a year away from Chronicle director Josh Trank's reboot of The Fantastic Four, but 20th Century Fox has kept nearly every detail about the film under tight lock and key. The only things we know for sure are the cast (which includes Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Michael B. Jordan, and Miles Teller) and a few minor tonal details from producer Simon Kinberg.
Now that Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy have made 2014 the best year yet for Marvel, all eyes are on Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon to follow suit and bring an exciting end to Phase Two of the MCU.
We likely have to wait until Disney's Big Hero 6 hits theaters this November to see a trailer for Pixar's newest feature, Inside Out, but today we have our first official image of the film to tide us over.
The marketing campaign for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 has done a fabulous job at both teasing the new dynamic and tone of the upcoming penultimate installment, while giving everything a propaganda-like spin. We've seen some eerily creepy messages from Panem President Snow, and an intriguing teaser showing off the broken but war-ready District 13 that perfectly play like a message war between Katniss' allies and The Capital.
Anyone who's been on the internet over the last couple weeks has likely noticed a hot new trend of dumping a bucket of ice water all over yourself in the name of Amyotrophic Iateral Sclerosis research. People from all walks of life have taken the "ALS Ice Bucket Challenge," from normal everyday citizens to A-list celebrities, tagging and challenging their friends to do the same.
Back when The Amazing Spider-Man was still in development, one of the biggest names tossed around for the part of Peter Parker was Community actor Donald Glover. Glover himself campaigned hard for the role, but his race was an issue with some people and he was never seriously considered for it. As we know, the role of Spider-Man ultimately went to Andrew Garfield, who has done a pretty good job in an otherwise contentious franchise reboot.
When Kick-Ass hit theaters in 2010, it was met with widespread approval and made a respectable $96 million worldwide. Its 2013 sequel, Kick-Ass 2, had the opposite effect, as it garnered indifference and scoffs from critics, and only managed to gather $60 million from worldwide audiences. As enjoyable a franchise as Kick-Ass is and very well could be with future installments, the chances of a third film getting made aren't looking too good right now.