On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (December 6th, 2016) John Campea, Jeremy Jahns, Jon Schnepp, Mark Ellis, Ashley Mova and Wendy Lee discuss the following:
Paramount Pictures finally released their first trailer forTransformers: The Last Knight, the fifth film in theTransformersfranchise. Directed byMichael Bay, the film expands the mythology of theTransformersuniverse by introducing a medieval backstory, with Mark Wahlberg reprising his role fromTransformers: Age of Extinction.Transformers: The Last Knightopens in theatres on June 01, 2025.
One of the biggest crowd-pleasers inTransformers: Age of Extinctionwas the arrival of the Dinobots and their leader, Grimlock. Sadly, the introduction ended with them walking off into the sunset with the other Dinobots, leaving the fans wanting more. As part of Steve Weintraub’s extensive set visit coverage for Collider, he learned from producerLorenzo di BonaventurathatGrimlock will be making a triumphant return inThe Last Knightalong with a number of other Dinobots. Speaking about the reveal, di Bonaventura said Grimlock will appear and he felt that was one character who didn’t get enough screen time.
While visiting the set ofTransformers: The Last Knight, Collider’s Steve Weintraub asked about the status of the standaloneBumblebeemovie and learned an interesting bit of information about the project -there exists an R-rated idea for it that will, in all likelihood, never see the light of day. Michael Bay talked a bit about the movie saying the writers room churned out a fun and very Tarantino-esc movie with Bumblebee but because Hasbro would never in their right minds, sign off on an R-rated franchise film, the idea won’t go much further than that writers room.
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Office Christmas Party- When the CEO (Jennifer Aniston) tries to close her hard-partying brother’s (T.J. Miller) branch, he and his chief technical officer (Jason Bateman) must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.
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According to a report from Slash Film who have learned from multiple sources, a seven-minute prologue forChristopher Nolan‘snew filmDunkirkwill play in front of select IMAX showings ofRogue One: A Star Wars Story. Nolan shot large sequences forDunkirk, and in the past has debuted the IMAX prologues ofThe Dark KnightandThe Dark Knight Risesmonths before their initial release. We’ll be able to see if this is true whenRogue Onehits theatres and IMAX screens on December 16th.
According to a report from THR, the teaser forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol 2is the biggest teaser trailer debut in Marvel Studios' theatrical history, and Marvel’s second-most-viewed trailer afterCaptain America: Civil War. The teaser, which debuted at Brazil Comic Con and then online, was viewed 81 million times online in under 24 hours. That number is 30 million times higher than the first teaser.
Derrick writes:
Good morning ladies and gentlemen I love all of your shows. Do you think Fox will use theNew Mutantsmovie to help reboot theX-Mentimeline once and for all? Magik has the ability to teleport and travel through different timelines. So I was thinking they could use the new mutants to go and save the original x-men team and bring everybody into the same timeline. It’s just an idea since they are going to possibly reboot the main X-Men franchise ifJennifer Lawrence,Michael FassbenderandJames McAvoydon’t return.
Nate writes:
Hello Collider Crew!
So obviously 2017 will be a packed year of movies. There are so many movies that I want to watch, likeBeauty and the Beast,Star Wars 8,War for the Planet of the Apes,Dunkirk,World War Z 2, etc. So what is your top 5 most anticipated movies of 2017?
