THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY Viral Video

courtesy The Capitol
courtesy The Capitol

The march to Mockingjay Part One begins. The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy will be split into two films.

 

The studio released a chilling viral video with an ending that could send shivers in the hearts of fans.

 

Jennifer Lawrence (X-Men: Days of Future Past) returns as Katniss Everdeen but the new video features the villainous President Snow (Donald Sutherland) addressing his citizens via Capitol TV with a special guest by his side in the final moments.

 

Watch: Continue reading THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY Viral Video

KAREN GILLAN As SPIDER-GIRL?

Spider-Girl #1 courtesy Marvel
Spider-Girl #1 courtesy Marvel

Karen Gillan (Doctor Who, Oculus) will play the villain Nebula in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy but she may have her sights on another Marvel role…a hero.

 

“I want to play a version of Spider-Man that’s a lady,” Gillan told SFX.

 

When the interview wanted to confirm Spider-Woman or Spider-Girl Gillan responded.

 

“I want to play Spider-Girl.” Continue reading KAREN GILLAN As SPIDER-GIRL?

BATMAN 25th Anniversary

It’s the 25th Anniversary of Batman. Director Tim Burton and Warner Brothers changed modern comic book movies with this 1989 film.

 

Michael Keaton was the Dark Knight. Controversial but perfect casting.

 

Jack Nicholson was The Joker. The true wild card of the movie.

 

From the first moment the Dark Knight came on screen to rough up a pair of punks we you could feel the spirit of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns.

 

Here’s the trailer to flash us back courtesy DC Comics on YouTube. Continue reading BATMAN 25th Anniversary

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Final Trailer

courtesy 20th Century Fox
courtesy 20th Century Fox

Apes vs. Humans in future ravaged by a man manufactured virus.

 

Fox revealed the final trailer for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

 

Andy Serkis is Caesar, the genetically modified Ape building an ape civilization in the woods.

 

Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight Trilogy) leads human survivors in the wreckage of a ruined city.

 

Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) is a human hoping to keep the peace but factions on both sides could make war inevitable.

 

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NEW MUTANTS In X-MEN APOCALYPSE? For Your Consideration

The New Mutants graphic novel cover courtesy Marvel
The New Mutants graphic novel cover courtesy Marvel

X-Men: Days of Future Past introduced two new mutants from the New Mutants era to the cinematic Children of the Atom. With the news that X-Men: Apocalypse will be set in 1983 I couldn’t help but think of popular mutants born in the 80’s.

 

In Days of Future Past, Sunspot (Adan Canto) got to use his solar energy powers against the Sentinels. Producers chose to amp the Brazilian mutant’s power beyond just super strength. Roberto Da Costa could fly and blast heat at the relentless robots. Sunspot was one of the founding members of the New Mutants.

 

Warpath (Boo Boo Stewart) used his tracking ability, super strength and fighting skills with big — knives against the Sentinels. Warpath actually started out as a Hellion (a student of Emma Frost and the Hellfire Club.) James Proudstar blamed Professor X for his older brother’s death and joined the Hellions in his quest for revenge by taking his brother’s X-Men code-name Thunderbird. James would later reform and join Cable’s original X-Force then become an official X-Man.

 

Could more third and fourth generation X-Men join the next sequel in the fight against Apocalypse? Continue reading NEW MUTANTS In X-MEN APOCALYPSE? For Your Consideration

MICHAEL KEATON In BIRDMAN Trailer

courtesy Fox Seachlight
courtesy Fox Seachlight

What happens to an actor’s career after they play an iconic superhero?

 

Michael Keaton (Batman, Batman Returns) plays an actor who played a costumed superhero in Birdman.

 

As the actor is mounting a comeback on Broadway he appears to have flashbacks to his role as the movie superhero. The surreal comic book movie world appears to be colliding with the real as Keaton’s character tries to keep his identity and sanity. Continue reading MICHAEL KEATON In BIRDMAN Trailer