Trailer for Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom' is now below, it stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward.
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s, "Moonrise Kingdom" follows a young boy and girl falling in love. When they are moved to run away together, various factions of the town mobilize to search for them and the town is turned upside down – which might not be such a bad thing. Willis plays the town sheriff; Norton is cast as a camp leader; Murray and McDormand portray the young girl’s parents.
It has a May 25 2012 date for America with no date yet for us across the pond.
Get ready for hard-hitting, hi-impact fight action from the cinematic tradition that brought you Ong-Bak and The Warrior King.
Set in the ancient Kingdom of Ayothaya, this incredible true story brings to life the adventures of Yamada Nagamasa, a young Japanese Samurai warrior, who gave up his homeland to protect the sovereignty of the Thai people. Betrayed and left for dead by treacherous Japanese forces, he finds a new family in a remote village and masters the devastating fighting art of Muay Boran (Thai boxing).
Fearless, he ascends to the royal bodyguard of King Naresuan The Great, but will soon face his greatest ever battle against the elite Japanese warriors he once regarded as brothers...
To celebrate the release of this highly anticipated upcoming film which is released on DVD & Blu-ray in the UK and Ireland on 30/01/2012, the good folks at Cine-Asia have provided us with some copies to give away.
To be in with a chance of winning a DVD simply email: Yamada@flicksnews.net with your name to be entered in the draw.
West Wing alum Richard Schiff has joined the cast of Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman movie, 'Man of Steel'.
Schiff will play Doctor Hamilton, no further details on the casting have been revealed, but it is thought that the role is based on Professor Emil Hamilton who is a scientist with ties to the secretive government research and development facility S.T.A.R. Labs from the Superman DC Comics stories.
Noel Fielding returns to TV screen this month with his new series 'Luxury Comedy' which starts on E4 January 26.
The series is described as psychedelic character-based comedy show half filmed and half animated, with music provided by Kasabian's Sergio Pizzorno.
Along with animator/director Nigel Coan (The Mighty Boosh, Bunny and the Bull), Fielding has created a joyful, charming explosion of a TV show that is in the tradition of Spike Milligan and Kenny Everett but completely modern at the same time.
The show is like biting into an aurora borealis sandwich...like Salvador Dali and Mick Jagger recreating The Jungle Book using toast... Warm and strange and packed with jokes, Luxury Comedy will change the way you feel about television and your own hands forever.
'Television needs a madman - I just want to blow people's minds.'
You can check out some very short clips below of what to expect:
Over the holiday season, have a good one and be merry. We will be back blogging in the New Year.
In the mean time have a look at just some of our favourite festive visual treats below, to keep you entertained for the Christmas!
Murray Hewitt himself has confirmed that 'The Flight Of The Conchords' will start writing their movie next year.
Speaking on New Zealand radio station George FM, Rhys Darby confirmed that the duo Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement will be scripting the big screen exploits of the band in 2012, saying : ‘I can say in all faith we have connected, recently we've talked, and the boys do want to make one.'
First trailer has gone live for Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus,' starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Logan Marshall-Green and Patrick Wilson.
Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott returns to the genre he helped define, creating an original science fiction epic set in the most dangerous corners of the universe. The film takes a team of scientists and explorers on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the answers to our most profound questions and to life's ultimate mystery.
It opens 8 June 2012 for America, 1 June 2012 for Ireland and the UK.
Our friends at Fremantle Home Entertainment have provided us with some copies of the upcoming Merlin Series 4 DVD to giveaway. The set is due for release on Blu ray and DVD for the 23 January 2012, but you can enter our competition and be one of the first to have you hands on this anticipated release.
To be in with a chance of winning a copy, simply answer this question:
Which legendary actor provides the voice of The Great Dragon in Merlin?
Email your name and answer to merlin@flicksnews.net before January 20th to be entered in the draw.
Competition Now Closed, Winners will be emailed once draw takes place!
DVD Synopsis:
Merlin is back for a fourth series of the hit BBC adventure as Camelot stands on the brink of a golden age. But its birth will not be an easy one. For the forces of evil are gathering and the darkest hour is just before the dawn… This series sees the arrival of the fearless Knights of Camelot and a fantastic guest cast featuring Gemma Jones (Bridget Jones' Diary, Harry Potter), Phil Davis (Doctor Who, Brighton Rock) and Nathaniel Parker (Stardust, The Chronicles of Narnia) as well as the return of Santiago Cabrera (Heroes, Che) as the dashing Lancelot. With its thrilling mix of action, adventure and pure magic, the fourth series of Merlin will captivate the imagination as never before…
The complete box set contains all 13 episodes of Series four plus exclusive extras.
Second trailer for Starz's 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' starring Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Peter Mensah, Dustin Clare and Lucy Lawless.
On the heels of the bloody escape from the House of Batiatus that concluded "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," the gladiator rebellion continues and begins to strike fear into the heart of the Roman Republic in "Spartacus: Vengeance." Gaius Claudius Glaber and his Roman troops are sent to Capua to crush the growing band of freed slaves that Spartacus leads before it can inflict further damage.
Spartacus is presented the choice of satisfying his personal need for vengeance against the man that condemned his wife to slavery and eventual death, or making the larger sacrifices necessary to keep his budding army from breaking apart. Containing all of the blood-soaked action, exotic sexuality, and villainy and heroism that has come to distinguish the series, the tale of Spartacus resumes in epic fashion.
"Spartacus: Vengeance" will premiere on Friday, January 27th on Starz.
Finally the first trailer has been released for Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,' with a nice one sheet too and another great production video. We have been waiting too long to see this come to life so enjoy it.
The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.
Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever…Gollum.
Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities … A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.
Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, the character he played in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins. Also reprising their roles from The Lord of the Rings movies are: Cate Blanchett as Galadriel; Ian Holm as the elder Bilbo; Christopher Lee as Saruman; Hugo Weaving as Elrond; Elijah Wood as Frodo; Orlando Bloom as Legolas; and Andy Serkis as Gollum.
The ensemble cast also includes (in alphabetical order) Richard Armitage, John Bell, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen,Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Barry Humphries, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher,Evangeline Lilly, Sylvester McCoy, Bret McKenzie, Graham McTavish, Mike Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace,Mikael Persbrandt, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott, Jeffrey Thomas, and Aidan Turner.
The screenplays for both The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again are by Fran Walsh,Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson. Jackson is also producing the films, together with Fran Walsh andCarolynne Cunningham. The executive producers are Alan Horn, Ken Kamins, Toby Emmerich and Zane Weiner, with Boyens serving as co-producer.
'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' will be released December 14, 2012. The second film, 'The Hobbit: There and Back Again,' is set for release the following year, on December 13, 2013.
Here's the first teaser poster for Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus,' starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Logan Marshall-Green and Patrick Wilson.
'Prometheus' opens June 8 2012 in the US, 1 June 2012 for Ireland and the UK.
Update:Filmophilia scored a pretty cool interview with Ridley Scott highlights from their discussion which include a definitive answer on H.R. Giger involvement in 'Prometheus,' whether or not the original "Alien" makes an appearance and hints about how important the Space Jockey is.
On the lack of a "direct link" between Prometheus and the "Alien" films:
I mean, you could actually say, and there's a quote I did, a pretty good quote: By the end of the third act you start to realize there's a DNA of the very first Alien, but none of the subsequent Aliens. To tell you what that is is a pity, and I'm not going to tell you, because it's actually pretty good, pretty organic to the process and to the original. But we go back, we don't go forward.
On pulling in the Space Jockey:
Yeah, so there you have that. I was always amazed that, I mean, I've only done two science-fictions, but I was always amazed that no one asked who the hell the Space Jockey was. He wasn't even called the Space Jockey. During the film they started to call it the Space Jockey. I don't know who started that one off. I always thought it was amazing that no one ever asked who he was, and why was he there? What was all that about? I sat thinking about this for a while and thought, well, there's a story! And the other four [films] missed it! So, here it is.
On H.R. Giger's involvement:
I brought him in, I showed him what we were doing, showed him the story and he liked it a lot. So he's doing a little bit of work for me. He's been doing some murals, big murals, which we'll see in almost one of the first chambers we encounter when we land where we're gonna go.
On whether or not the original "xenomorph" will be seen in Prometheus:
No. Absolutely not. They squeezed it dry. He (the xenomorph) did very well. (He laughs) He survived, he's now in Disneyland in Orlando, and no way am I going back there. How did he end up in Disneyland? I saw him in Disneyland, Jesus Christ!
