Bad Boys 3 (officially titled Bad Boys for Life) has been in development hell for a long time. There was a stretch when Joe Carnahan (The Grey) was set to direct, but he eventually dropped out of the project. Now Deadline reports that Sony is in talks with directing duo Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah to helm the sequel, which will bring back Will … Continue reading ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Lands New Directors; Eyes August Start Date!!
Despite scathing reviews, Bright will be a franchise. While reports swirled last week that Netflix was already eying a Bright sequel, the streaming service made it official today, confirming that Will Smith and Joel Edgerton are “expected” to reprise their lead roles in Bright 2. Additionally, while the first film originated with a Max Landis screenplay that was then sold to Netflix, the Bright sequel … Continue reading Netflix Confirms ‘Bright’ Sequel; David Ayer to Write and Direct!!!
Synopsis – Set in a world where mystical creatures live side by side with humans. A human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for. My Take – By now it must be quite clear that Netflix, with the success of their string of original television shows like House of Cards, Orange is the New … Continue reading Bright (2017) Review!!!
Though it’s common to see TV networks ordering up another season of a TV show to show off their confidence in it before it even airs, it’s rarer for that to happen with a would-be movie franchise. But Netflix, who operates however they want to because they have the money to do it, has already ordered a sequel to its upcoming movie Bright. Directed by … Continue reading Netflix Has Already Ordered a ‘Bright’ Sequel with Will Smith Returning!!!
Synopsis – Set in a world where mystical creatures live side by side with humans. A human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for. Directed – David Ayer Starring – Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace Check out the trailer: Continue reading Final ‘Bright’ Trailer Reveals That Orcs Love Speed Metal!!! Check It Out!!!
Earlier this year, Dwayne Johnson clarified that we shouldn’t expect to see him make his superhero debut as Black Adam in the upcoming Shazam! adaptation, but we might not have to wait too long to see the big DC bad take the screen after all. Per The Wrap, Warner Bros. is eyeing Suicide Squad 2 as an ideal place to introduce Johnson’s villain, who is traditionally known as the main … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad 2’ May Introduce Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam!!!
So while Bad Boys III might never happen, there is talk circulating this morning about a potential TV spinoff for the action franchise. According to Deadline, the untitled project is currently being shopped to networks, and would focus on Bad Boys II star Gabrielle Union‘s character. If you recall, Union played Special Agent Sydney “Syd” Burnett, an undercover agent with the DEA. She’s also the sister … Continue reading ‘Bad Boys’ Could Get a Spinoff TV Series Starring Gabrielle Union!!!
Synopsis – Set in a world where mystical creatures live side by side with humans. A human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for. Directed – David Ayer Starring – Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘Bright’ Trailer Further Reveals Netflix’s First Original Blockbuster!! Check It Out!!!
Netflix has released a new Bright featurette. David Ayer’s upcoming film stars Will Smith as an LAPD cop who has to partner with an orc (Joel Edgerton), the first of his kind to ever join the force. Their contentious relationship is further tested when they come across a magic wand, which is the equivalent of a nuclear weapon in their world. Looking at Bright, you … Continue reading ‘Bright’ Featurette Breaks Down Human/Orc Relationship and Magic Wands!! Check It Out!!
Tom Holland and Will Smith are teaming up for a new animated espionage buddy comedy, Spies in Disguise. Based on Lucas Martell’s animated original short Pigeon: Impossible, Spies in Disguise comes from Fox Animation, Chernin Entertainment, and Blue Sky Studios, who have recruited animators and first-time feature directors Nick Bruno (The Peanuts Movie) and Troy Quane (Ferdinand) for the job. The original short film followed a secret … Continue reading Tom Holland and Will Smith Teaming for Animated Comedy ‘Spies in Disguise’!!!
Warner Bros. and DC FIlms’ long hunt for a Suicide Squad director may be over. The Accountant and Warrior director Gavin O’Connor has been recruited to write the script for the upcoming superhero sequel and is also in talks to direct. The next DC film on the shooting schedule is David F. Sandberg‘s live-action Shazam! and Suicide Squad 2 isn’t expected to head into production … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad 2’ Recruits ‘The Accountant’ Helmer Gavin O’Connor to Write and Direct!!
Yesterday, Disney embarks on a whole new world of live-action filmmaking as Guy Ritchie‘s Aladdin starts filming. As Disney themselves report, casting for the adaptation of the animated classic is complete and production is currently underway at Longcross Studios outside London. The Aladdin cast includes: Will Smith as the Genie who has the power to grant three wishes to whoever possesses his magic lamp; Mena Massoud (Amazon’s … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’ Live-Action Movie Starts Filming; Will Smith Shares Behind-the-Scenes Cast Pic!! Check It Out!!
It’s been over 14 years since Bad Boys II invaded Cuba, and while Sony has been eager for Bad Boys 3 (aka Bad Boys For Life), the film has stalled out time and again. There was a time when it looked like the pieces were falling into place with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence set to return with Joe Carnahan directing for a 2018 release … Continue reading Martin Lawrence Doesn’t Think ‘Bad Boys 3’ Will Happen!!
While there was some hand-wringing that Guy Ritchie’s live-action adaptation of Aladdin wouldn’t be able to find actors of Middle-Eastern and Eastern descent, it looks like they’re filling out the cast quite well. Although Will Smith will voice the Genie (which is fine since it’s a mythical character), the human roles have gone to Mena Massoud for Aladdin, Naomi Scott (Power Rangers) for Princess Jasmine, … Continue reading Aladdin Casts Marwan Kenzari to Play Jafar; Nasim Pedrad Lands New Character!!!
Synopsis – Set in a world where mystical creatures live side by side with humans. A human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for. Directed – David Ayer Starring – Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace Check out the trailer: Continue reading First ‘Bright’ Trailer Finds Will Smith Fighting Against Elves and Reptile People!! Check It Out!!
As part of Disney’s ongoing D23 expo, Guy Ritchie‘s Aladdin, just one of the studio’s many animation-to-live-action projects, got a major update today. Even though rumors of difficulty in casting leads surfaced a few days ago, Disney had no problem announcing their core cast. They are as follows: Mena Massoud as Aladdin/Prince Ali Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine Will Smith as Genie Certainly some of those names … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’ Cast Confirmed; Mena Massoud Wins Out for Title Role!!!
Disney cast a net far and wide in the hopes of finding a appropriate and refreshing newcomers to lead its live-action Aladdin, but that’s turning out to be easier said than done. Guy Ritchie signed on to helm the latest in a string of live-action adaptations for the Mouse House last year, with the intent to make a fully fledged musical. With filming set to … Continue reading Disney Struggling to Find Leads for Live-Action ‘Aladdin’!!
The Competition prizes for the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival have been handed out tonight (28 May) in the Lumiere Theatre, with Ruben Östlund’s The Square winning the coveted Palme d’Or. The film is the follow-up to the Swedish director’s breakout feature, Force Majeure, and stars Claes Bang as a museum director whose life goes downhill after an ill-judged PR stunt to promote a … Continue reading Cannes 2017: ‘The Square’ wins Palme d’Or; Check Out the Full list of Winners!!!!
Looks like Skydance is putting the wheels fast in motion on one of Hollywood’s longest undeveloped scripts, the sci-fi action thriller Gemini Man. Over the weekend, we learned that the studio was eyeing Life of Pi and Bill Lynn’s Long Half-Time Walk helmer to direct the film, which follows an aging assassin looking to retire when he comes up against the ultimate opponent: a younger clone of … Continue reading Will Smith May Battle Himself in Ang Lee’s Clone Assassin Movie ‘Gemini Man’!!!
Perhaps the biggest hurdle Disney faced on its live-action remake of Aladdin was the prospect of replacing the irreplaceable Robin Williams, who is Genie. But now the studio has settled on who’ll be filling that role in the new film, and it’s none other than Will Smith. Yes indeed, Deadline reports that Smith is currently in early negotiations to fill the role of Genie in … Continue reading Will Smith in Talks to Play Genie in Disney’s Live-Action ‘Aladdin’!!!
I’m a big fan of writer-director Joe Carnahan, and in an ideal world, everything he’s attached to would get made. Sadly, most directors don’t inhabit that rarified air where every project they touch gets a green light without any pushback from the studio whatsoever (Christopher Nolan seems to be the only director who can do just about whatever he wants at any price point). Things … Continue reading Director Joe Carnahan Exits ‘Bad Boys 3’!!!
Netflix is really going all-in on its original films slate in 2017. Not only did they pick up a serious awards contender at Sundance in Mudbound, but they’ve got a genuine blockbuster on the docket in the form of Bright. Written by Max Landis (Chronicle), the film blends the worlds of a gritty cop drama and a high fantasy like Lord of the Rings, with … Continue reading ‘Bright’: First Images Of The Will Smith and Joel Edgerton Netflix Film Released!!! Check Them Out!!
In the midst of the weirdest Oscars ceremony in recent history, Netflix dropped its first teaser trailer for Bright, a sci-fi mash-up movie directed by David Ayer, written by Max Landis, and starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton. This thing exists in an alternate reality in which humans live alongside orcs, elves, and fairies, and have done so throughout history. Bright follows two L.A. cops from different backgrounds who stumble into some … Continue reading First ‘Bright’ Trailer: Will Smith Is a Cop Wielding a Sword in David Ayer’s Netflix Movie!! Check It Out!!
Well, I bet you didn’t see this one coming. Warner Bros. is reportedly eyeing Mel Gibson to direct the Suicide Squad sequel. Per THR, the studio is courting Gibson for the directorial gig and is in early talks with the actor-director, who sources say is familiarizing himself with the material. The report also notes that the studio is “not being passive” in their director search, … Continue reading Warner Bros. Wants Mel Gibson to Direct the ‘Suicide Squad 2′!!!
Remember when Will Smith was reportedly circling Tim Burton‘s live-action Dumbo movie about a month ago? That was weird, right? Now it sounds like talks have fallen through, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. For folks who really wanted to see Smith star opposite the big-eared critter as “a father whose children fall in love with the titular elephant at the circus,” it’s certainly a shame. For fans of … Continue reading ‘Dumbo’ Wont Star Will Smith as Talks End without a Deal!!!
Will Smith is making yet another curious career choice. The actor is coming off of starring as Deadshot in the DC film Suicide Squad and leading the saccharine, critically maligned Collateral Beauty, and now he’s got his eye on Dumbo of all things. Variety reports that Smith is circling the Disney live-action adaptation, which has Tim Burton attached to direct from a script by Transformers: Age of … Continue reading Will Smith May Star in Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ Movie!!!
Synopsis – Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty. My Take – Who among us cannot relate to the loss of a loved one, or to divorce, or loneliness, disease, financial hardships … Continue reading Collateral Beauty (2016) Review!!!
Margot Robbie‘s performance as Harley Quinn in David Ayer‘s Suicide Squad was one of the film’s stand-outs, so much so that the actor and her character were expected to be setting up a spin-off film. That project, written by screenwriter Christina Hodson and centering on the “Birds of Prey” storyline, would feature Harley Quinn and, on the heroic side, presumably team up Black Canary and Oracle; there’s also the … Continue reading ‘Gotham City Sirens’ Movie Reunites Margot Robbie and David Ayer!!
Netflix’s plan for world domination is taking another major step forward. On the heels of landing two new stand-up comedy specials from Chris Rock, the streaming giant has now sealed a deal for three brand new stand-up comedy specials from one of the best stand-ups of all time: Dave Chappelle. Indeed, Netflix paid a whopping $40 million for Rock’s two stand-up specials, so one can only imagine how much the … Continue reading Dave Chappelle to Release Three New Stand-Up Specials on Netflix!!
Synopsis – Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty. Directed – David Frankel Starring – Will Smith, Keira Knightley, Kate Winslet Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Collateral Beauty’: New Trailer Finds Will Smith Trying to Fix His Mind by Going Crazy!! Check It Out!!
If you watched Suicide Squad and thought to yourself, “Give me more of this,” you’re in luck. Just as they did with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Bros. will be releasing an extended cut of writer/director David Ayer’s Suicide Squad on home video, giving fans the opportunity to see even more of the villain team’s violent hijinks. Indeed, fans can watch this extended cut—with 13 minutes of new footage—on … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Extended Cut Coming to Blu-ray and Digital HD!!
Synopsis – A tragic event sends a New York ad man on a downward spiral. Directed – David Frankel Starring – Will Smith, Keira Knightley, Kate Winslet Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Collateral Beauty’ Trailer Finds Will Smith Meeting Love, Time, and Death!! Check It Out!!
What a summer. The first half was dominated by the talk of sequelitis doom. After some major sequels opened in May and early June to disappointing returns the industry and entertainment media was obsessed with the idea that audiences were looking for something new. Then The Conjuring 2 and Finding Dory opened and those naysayers quieted for a bit as clearly the quality of the sequels had something to do … Continue reading Who Won and Who Lost in the Summer Movie Box Office Wars? Check Out This Awesome Report!!
David Ayer‘s Suicide Squad is looking to steal another #1 spot at the box office this weekend. That would put the Warner Bros./DC Comics film in elite competition in 2016 since only Deadpool, Zootopia, The Jungle Book, and Finding Dory have managed to hold off newcomers for the top spot three weekends in a row. In other words, it’s a feat that neither Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice or Captain … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’s Box Office Tally Tops $500 Million Worldwide!!
Bad Boys 3 is forging ahead, but Sony Pictures is making a couple of nips and tucks as the project inches closer towards production. The studio announced an ambitious slate of release dates last summer, with Bad Boys 3 put on the schedule for release in February 2017. It was subsequently moved to June 2nd, where it would be going head to head with Wonder Woman, but now that … Continue reading ‘Bad Boys 3’ Gets a New Title; Release Date Pushed to 2018!!
Well, it sounds like that long-discussed crossover movie between 21 Jump Streetand the Men in Black franchise may not happen after all. Word first surfaced about the project in the midst of the Sony hack, but it became more “real” earlier this year when Sony Pictures entered talks with The Muppets and Alice Through the Looking Glass helmer James Bobin to direct. 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are busy working on the Han Solo movie at … Continue reading Jonah Hill Says ‘Jump Street’/’Men in Black’ Crossover Movie Unlikely to Happen!!!
Suicide Squad cost about $175 million to produce and that it would need to earn $750-800 million just to break even. While the film has managed a huge opening weekend, it will be interesting to see if the film has legs in the face of negative reviews from critics and possibly audiences. The movie needs all the help it can get, but it doesn’t look like it … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ May Not Get Released in China!!
Synopsis – A secret government agency recruits a group of imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency, which inevitably leads to chaos. My Take – This one has been the long gestating DC Comics film that every single fan on the planet has been waiting for. From the controversial casting of Jared Leto as the Joker to the rumored re-shoots, … Continue reading Suicide Squad (2016) Review!!!
The marketing for Suicide Squad continues to be leagues different than the direction Warner Bros. took for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and it’s marking a refreshing change of pace. Case in point: a series of character videos have been unveiled that offer a closer look at each main character, including stats and info, but it’s all done in a colorful and cheeky manner so as to … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Character Videos Offer a Closer Look at This Band of Misfits, New Footage!! Check Them Out!!
Things are looking up for Warner Bros.’ DC Expanded Universe. Suicide Squad, the follow-up film in the DC Expanded Universe to this year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, was a risky prospect from the get-go given that A. It’s a villain-centric pic and B. It features a bunch of comics characters general audiences know nothing about. However, that didn’t stop Deadpool in February, and if … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Box Office on Track for $125 Million Opening Weekend—or Higher!!!
The release of Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad is now less than one month away, and anticipation is certainly high for writer/director David Ayer’s DC Comics adaptation. Following in the footsteps of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Man of Steel, the film offers a unique point of view of the DC Extended Universe as it tells a complete story from the villain perspective. You see, some of the worst of … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’: 23 Hi-Res Images Offer a Colorful Look at Joker, Harley Quinn, and the Whole Gang!! Check It Out!!
Yesterday, we got six new Suicide Squad images along with four magazine covers. Today, EW has released 11 profile images of the squad members. The images also come with brief bits of info. Most of the info was covered in the new synopsis, but there are also little hints that this gang of villains isn’t all bad. For example, Deadshot is “still trying to do right by his young daughter,” and Diablo “has … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’: The Gang Gets Their Close-Ups!! Check Them Out!!
I don’t think this year’s summer movie season has been all bad. The problem is that the good movies—The Nice Guys, Neighbors 2, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, and The BFG—have all been flops along with all the terrible sequels that deserved to tank at the box office. We need a breath of fresh air, and it may just come from some rotten baddies. Suicide … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’: 6 New Images Prepare for Mayhem!! Check Them Out!!
A new collection of magazine covers and images featuring the Suicide Squad crew have debuted, showing off all the anti-heroes (and some of their chaperones) in their finest duds. The new looks come in advance of the film’s international rollout early this August. The moment of its arrival is almost here, but fans are still hungrily devouring any new content related to the hotly anticipated film, just like … Continue reading New ‘Suicide Squad’ Magazine Covers Bring the Gang(sters) Together!! Check Them Out!!
All eyes are on Suicide Squad, David Ayer‘s hugely anticipated DC adaptation, following the catastrophe that was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Jared Leto‘s performance as The Joker will be weighed heavily against battle-tested, heralded performances by Jack Nicholson and the late Heath Ledger, the latter of which would have to be the best performance ever given in any comic book movie. There’s also … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Runtime Revealed!!
DC’s Suicide Squad is just a bunch of “Heathens,” as witnessed by Twenty One Pilots. Featured on the film’s upcoming soundtrack, the band tours Belle Reve prison and pokes their heads in on the inmates in the music video for their new song. Also featured is new footage from the film. While they only consist of brief snippets — mostly recycled material — we do see more of … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’: Twenty One Pilots Music Video Tours Belle Reve Prison!! Check It Out!!
When it comes to Suicide Squad, I really like the color scheme they’ve used on these posters. It’s also interesting to see how they’re utilizing the Joker as a standalone presence on the advertising even though moviegoers who aren’t familiar with the property might be a little baffled by the smiling visage, and since this is such a radical take on the character they might not … Continue reading New Posters for ‘Suicide Squad’ and ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ Arrive!! Check Them Out!!
Suicide Squad may have the strangest, most unique aesthetic of any superhero movie on the market, and isn’t that just fitting for a David Ayer (Fury) helmed actioner that swaps the good guys for a roster of superpowered villains. Since it’s such an odd duck, it’s hard to know what to make of Suicide Squad so far. It’s a writer-director driven comic book adaptation from … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Puts Harley Quinn Front and Center in Explosive New Poster!! Check It Out!!
When the first official trailer for Suicide Squad hit, the Warner Bros. marketing team made excellent use out of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”, and indeed it looks like music will be a big part of this next DC Extended Universe film. The full Suicide Squad soundtrack listing has officially been unveiled, giving us a peek at the aural landscape that may or may not populate the film. … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’ Soundtrack Listing Includes Eminem, Skrillex, and Panic! At the Disco!!
It’s a little hard to believe, but Suicide Squad will be in theaters in less than two months. It seems like just yesterday rumors were swirling that Warner Bros. was considering a feature film adaptation of the niche comic, and now one Batman v Superman and plenty of reshoots drama later, Suicide Squad is almost upon us. Last night during the NBA Finals game, two … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad’: New TV Spots Let the Bad Guys Out to Play; Violence Ensues!! Check It Out!!
