On this episode of Collider Movie Talk, John Campea, Jon Schnepp, and Mark Ellis discuss the following:
Some time ago it was announced that a reboot was being planned forTomb Raiderhot on the heels of a reboot for the video game franchise itself. Since then, things have been extremely quiet on theTomb Raiderfront ever since the announcement, however that changed today. According to a report in The Hollywood Reporter a writer and director have been picked for the new film. The report claims that Norwegian filmmakerRoar UthaugandTransformers 5writeGeneva Robertson-Dworethave been brought on to direct and write respectively.
Get ready to be really really ridiculously good looking again. Thefirst full trailer forZoolander2has hit the web this morning giving us our first real look at the upcoming sequel. The film featuresBen Stiller,Owen Wilson,Will Ferrell,Penélope Cruz,Christine TaylorandKristen Wiigand opens in theatres on February 12th.
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As many of you know aMerlin Sagafilm, based on the popular book series byT.A. Barron, has been in development for years, first over at Warner Bros and now at Disney. Now, it appears the project now has an Academy Award winning writer on board. According to reports writerPhilippa Boyenshas joined the project. Boyens is best known for working withPeter JacksonandFran Walshon all six Middle-earth films as well as onKing KongandThe Lovely Bones.
Every year at The Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press presents the Cecil B. DeMille Award which is given annually to a talented individual for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment. It’s been announced that this year’s recipient will be none other thanDenzel Washington. The actor has been nominated for acting Oscars 6 times in his career with 2 wins. One for Best supporting actor inGlory, and one for Best Lead Actor inTraining Day. This year’s Golden Globes will air Sunday, January 10.
It was recently announced thatDisney and Lucasfilm will not screenStar Wars: The Force Awakensfor critic groupsin time to meet their awards consideration deadlines in order to maintain the secrecy of the movie. However, one major body, AFI, has just announced they are changing their eligibility rules this year in order to accommodateStar Wars. AFI was set to announce their annual Best 10 Films Of The Year list on December 7th, but have now moved that date to December 16th.Star Warswill be first show on December 14th at its premiere and then to critics prior to its official opening date of the 18th.
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David H writes: My question is aboutCreed. The movie is a week away from release and I have hardly seen any marketing apart from a couple of trailers. There hasn’t been any interviews or TV Spots even when I sawSpectrea couple of weeks ago I saw no movie poster why is that?
Richard writes: Greetings Collider Crew and thanks for recommending Edge of Live, Die, Tomorrow (hey that might have worked). My question is about CGI and how many movies tend to screw it up. I am consistently taken out of the fantasy of a movie when CGI backgrounds are in focus when they shouldn’t be. I mention this because I just saw a “frame” ofStar Warswith an in focus Millennium Falcon in the foreground and an in focus engine from the star destroyer on Jakku in the background. Is it just me or does this bother any of you? Would love to hear your thoughts, and may the Schwartz be with you.
