Shark Night 3D Clips

The 3D cheesefest continues with Shark Night 3D coming out on September 2nd. Last year Piranah 3D took the extra dimensional format to a new low and it looks like it will be repeated around the same time frame this year. No surprise here that director David Ellis will be bringing this one to life with movies like Snakes on a Plane and The Final Destination on his resume. I very much enjoyed Snakes on a Plane when watching it at home and I assume that Shark Night 3D will also be enjoyable as well, just not in theatres and certainly not in the low budget 3D these B-style movies are using. Not sure why anyone would pay the 3D price tag to see this movie but there obviously is an audience out there for it.

Real Steel Featurette

Comingsoon.net has scored an exclusive featurette from Dreamworks Pictures' Real Steel. This one is hard to pinpoint. The early descriptions of the film gave an interesting vibe, but since the release of the trailers my thoughts on it have trailed off into the mediocre. Hugh Jackman is sure to bring a good performance to his character though it's looking more forgettable as a whole to me. I'm hope to be proven wrong. Real Steel hits theatres on October 7th.

Jackman stars as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.

Abduction Poster

Taylor Lautner will be stepping out of his role as Jacob from the Twilight series to become a bad ass on a quest to find the truth. Moviefone as this brand new poster from the action thriller. The first trailer grabbed my attention very well and looks to be a fast-paced action and mystery thrill ride.

What would you do if you found your own picture on a missing persons website? Teen Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) finds himself facing this very dilemma. Setting out to uncover his real identity, Nathan quickly learns his parents are far from who they say they are. When the police, government agents and shadowy figures start to pursue him, Nathan’s quest for the truth erupts into a full-blown “Bourne”-like man-on-the-run thriller.

Breaking Dawn Part 1 Photos

Summit Entertainment has released new photos for the first installment of their two parter Breaking Dawn. The studio is looking for these two parts to be massive hits much like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I have no doubts the "Twi-Hards" will be out in full force to help push this one to new heights for the franchise but it's likely to fall significantly short of the box office numbers from HP7 pt.2. Check out the full gallery of photos over at Collider.

The highly anticipated fourth installment of The Twilight Saga, directed by Academy Award® winner Bill Condon, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 reveals the mysteries of this romantic epic that has entranced millions.

In The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson), plus those they love, must deal with the chain of consequences brought on by a marriage, honeymoon, and the tumultuous birth of a child… which brings an unforeseen and shocking development for Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner).

With more of the romance, passion, intrigue and action that made Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse worldwide blockbusters, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, based on Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling book series, begins the conclusion of the tale of vampire love, boundless friendship, acceptance, and finding your true self.

Stephenie Meyer is a worldwide publishing phenomenon.  The translation rights for her four Twilight novels have been sold in nearly 50 countries and 116 million copies have been sold worldwide.  Her books have been on the bestseller list for over 142 weeks, and counting.

The first of a two-part adaptation, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 is directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters) from a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer.  Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner star.

U.S. release is November 18, 2011.  Anticipated Rating is PG-13.

Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance Poster

Comingsoon.net has the exclusive first poster for Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. Nothing impressive here as it certainly does tease, but fails to please. It's quite as horrendous as my feeble attempt at rhyme. The first installment was a paint to sit through in theatres and I sometimes feel like it ranks below even the atrocious Batman and Robin. I'm sure there are some fans of the first movie and will be amped up for this sequel so if you are in that bunch, allow your eyes to feast on the flaming chain!

The film sees Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider (Cage), hiding out in remote Eastern Europe and struggling to repress his curse. Blaze is recruited by a sect to take on the devil (Ciaran Hinds), who wants to take over his mortal son's body on the kid's birthday.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is set for release on February 17th, 2012.

The $5 Million Villain

That's not Angelina Jolie. I was fooled for a second that it was the luscious lipped actress but the photo shows Rose McGowan in an attempt to mimic Jolie. Not a far stretch. McGowan is playing the sorceress villain, Marique, in the upcoming Conan The Barbarian remake and when the studio asked if she'd shave her hairline back and remove the eyebrows she said it would take $5 million.

"The studio asked if I would shave my eyebrows and my hairline back to here, and I thought, 'Sure, if you give me $5 million"

Lionsgate wisely said 'fuggetaboutit' and placed the burden upon the make-up department to fancy her face a bit and probably sit through stories of why the look is actually worth such a high price tag.

"I sat from about two in the morning till around 7:30 in the morning," she said of the process, which included slicking back her natural hair and wearing a prosthetic piece that went over her eyebrows and back to the middle of her head.

Conan The Barbarian opens this Friday and will try to overcome the terrible problems Clash of the Titans had with the 3D format. I've seen the trailer in 3D and it's not impressive at all. I needed a heavy dose of Tylenol to remove the headache it caused.

A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.

Happy Feet Two Images

Comingsoon.net scored a few new images from Happy Feet Two. I caught a trailer for the movie before Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and it caused my to hang my head into my hand. The little ones may love this but it really doesn't look like I'll be catching this other than flipping through channels in a few years. I've nothing against animated features, it's just that this one looks passable. Happy Feet Two hits theatres on November 18th in all current formats.

In the sequel to the Academy Award winning animated smash hit, Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son Erik is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven - a penguin who can fly!! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model. But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces. Erik learns of his father's 'guts and grit' as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures - from tiny Krill to giant Elephant Seals - to put things right.

The film features the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Alecia Moore (P!nk), Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Sofia Vergara, Common, Hugo Weaving, Magda Szubanski, Anthony LaPaglia, Richard Carter and Benjamin "Lil P-Nut" Flores, Jr

Mirkwood Fictional Biography Planned

A fictional biography on the life of J.R.R. Tolkien has been picked up by EMO Films. Steve Hillard, author of the book the film is based upon, signed a deal with the company to get the book translated to screen. The Hollywood Reporter was able to get a few words from Hillard;

 "The adaptation of Mirkwood will follow the template of the novel," said Hillard, "but will delve considerably deeper into Tolkien's little-known back story, such as his original plans to become a codebreaker in World War II up through the writing of his enduring works."

Hillard hasn't been long removed from disputing claims from the Tolkien folk that his book would be infringement of the J.R.R. name and his work. I assume Hillard kindly said, "Hey. I made it up. It's a fiction about a fiction." and they politely replied, "Away with you then." He did get to publish the book citing that it's "literary criticism" and as long as the title held a disclaimer about it not being endorsed by Tolkien Estate or publisher.

I had never heard of the book until I read the article on THR, but it actually sounds like a very interesting read. I'm looking forward to how they work out the film version and which way they choose to market it.

Description of the book below:
"Mirkwood" tells of Tolkien hiding secret documents that the forces of evil will do anything to obtain, and the young orphan girl, Cadence, who discovers them. In the opening pages of Hillard's novel, world-renowned author and linguist Tolkien lands in New York City on a mysterious errand. He carries with him a collection of ancient documents, many in an unknown language that hint of a heroine, a halfling named Ara, who lived in the same ancient landscape that inspired Tolkien's Middle-earth.

Fearing that possession of the documents will lead to great harm, Tolkien entrusts them to a simple scissor sharpener named Jesse Grande. Almost four decades later, Grande has disappeared and the documents have been found by Grande's orphaned granddaughter, Cadence. As dark forces from the realm of fantasy hunt down the documents and their guardian, Cadence must protect the story of Ara.

Action Avengers

Superherohype has a great new video of a bunch of ants running around from the Avengers shoot in Cleveland, courtesy of one of their forum members. Wait, that's actually people. Looks like something big is going on in the thick of the city and what sort of superhero film would it be without such a sequence. Check out a few images below of the chaos.

Arkham City Trailer Featuring Mr. Freeze

Batman & Robin holds shame for most fans and general audience members who actually sat through the entirety of the film. It completely ruined one of my favorite characters from the Bat Universe in Mr. Freeze. Arnold Schwarzeneggar tore through the already child-like dialogue as though he had just been birthed from the womb and learning to speak.

The saving grace for this character is definitely from Batman: The Animated Series. He is handeled seriously and with respect that you would actually be afraid to meet a guy devoid of such emotion from the death of his wife. Now we get what looks like another respectable version of the character outside of comics in Arkham City. Warner Bros. debuted a new trailer for the game which is centered around Freeze. It's shaping up to be quite a worthy sequel to Arkham Asylum. Hopefully when Nolan is finished with his final installment of the Caped Crusader, we might be able to see Mr. Freeze and some other obscure characters brought to life with care in later films.