Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that The Hunger Games will be released on Blu-ray on August 18th, 2012. The quick turnaround of this release is welcome news as it seems Lionsgate is eager to capitulate on their well-received, both critically and commercially, film adaptation of Suzanne Collins‘ book series. The series, which stars Jennifer Lawrence, takes place in a dystopian world where an annual event called the Hunger Games forces children to fight to the death in an...
MGM‘s remake of Robocop received a boost with the addition of Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy) to the film’s cast. The Jose Padilha (Elite Squad 2) directed action drama will center on the story of Alex Murphy, a cop who is turned into a cyborg following a violent attack. Padilha will work from a script written by James Vanderbilt (The Amazing Spider-Man) and Nick Schenk (Gran Torino). Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) will take on the iconic role with Oldman playing the...
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have released the official synopsis for Pacific Rim, the next film from Academy Award nominated director Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy 2). After spending the past few years trying to unsuccessfully get The Hobbit and At The Mountains of Madness off the ground, Del Toro moved on to a mysterious sci-fi action film written by Travis Beachem. Not much has been known about the film other than that it will feature monsters in some way, but we now...
While their initial collaboration, Lawless, is currently in contention for the Palme d’Or at the Festival De Cannes, director John Hillcoat (The Road) announced that his next project will feature Shia LaBeouf in the lead role. Triple Nine is a crime drama penned by Nick Cave which follows a squad of crooked Los Angeles police officers who realize that sacrificing one of their own is the only way to complete a once in a lifetime heist. Although there are currently no other major...
Warner Brothers has just released the first trailer for their upcoming film, The Great Gatsby via Apple Trailers. The trailer clearly indicates that director Baz Lurhmann (Moulin Rouge) has successfully employed his unique style to this adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s literary masterpiece. The film is set in the roaring 20′s in New York where a writer meets Jay Gatsby and embarks on a glamorous journey of high society set in an era where bootleggers reign and morals are...
The media frenzy for Warner Brothers‘ upcoming film The Dark Knight Rises continues as we’ve just been treated to six new amazing character posters. Batman (Christian Bale), Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) and Bane (Tom Hardy) each have two posters in which they are seen in a storm. The details in the posters are great at we can see just how detailed Bane’s and Catwoman’s costumes are going to be. Another thing that struck me is Catwoman on the Batpod, which she will...
Highlights from this week’s film and TV show releases: This Means War Two of the world’s deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends – until they discover that they’ve fallen in love with the same woman. Deciding to keep their friendship a secret from her, they pull out their full arsenal of fighting skills and high-tech gadgetry to defeat their greatest enemy – each other. The Woman in Black Young lawyer Arthur Kipps travels to a remote...
MGM and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have set an official release date for the Bond 50 Blu-ray collection. The 50th anniversary commemorative set will be released on September 25th, 2012 and will contain all 22 Bond films released to date, with many receiving new high-definition transfers. There will be over 122 hours of special features content spread over the set’s 23 discs, a truly unprecedented amount. In addition to each film receiving its own set of features, there will...
It’s been eight years since Will Ferrell (Casa de mi Padre) has donned the red three-piece suit and iconic mustache of the boisterous persona of Ron Burgundy. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy was an unexpected critical and commercial success, almost assuring that a sequel would be produced. After many years the announcement has finally arrived; there will indeed be a sequel! We now have received our first look at the next chapter in the life of Ron Burgundy with the release of...
The Weinstein Company has released the first teaser trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson‘s The Master. The teaser centers on Joaquin Phoenix‘s character who is undergoing a psychological evaluation due to his apparent trouble sleeping, momentary blackouts and fits of anger. Phoenix has really knocked it out of the park with his portrayal of a calm yet ostensibly unstable drifter. The Master follows the creation and expansion of a faith-based organization led by Philip Seymour Hoffman,...
