Pixar Scaling Back On Sequels, Re-focusing On Original Stories

By: Josh Tyler Between the years of 1995 and 2010 Pixar released eleven feature films. None of them received less than a 74% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, most averaged well into the 90s. They racked up an impressive list of awards and accolades, quickly solidifying as not just the best animation studio in Hollywood, but maybe also the best story tellers in the movie industry. … Continue reading Pixar Scaling Back On Sequels, Re-focusing On Original Stories

Find Out Why Michael Fassbender And Brad Pitt’s Next Movie Is Looking Better Than Ever

By: Katey Rich Whether you caught his previous films Hunger and Shame or only heard all the jokes about Michael Fassbender’s penis, there’s plenty of reason to look forward to director Steve McQueen’s upcoming third film, 12 Years A Slave. It’s a huge departure for the visual-artist-turned-director, bringing back Fassbender in a supporting role but primarily focusing on Solomon Northrup, a man played by Chiwetel … Continue reading Find Out Why Michael Fassbender And Brad Pitt’s Next Movie Is Looking Better Than Ever

Transformers 4 Image Might Reveal The Stunticons

By: Sean O’Connell Michael Bay’s fourth Transformers film might save the franchise. It also might be a steaming pile. He was ready to move on from the series, but was lured back for a sequel, which I hope says good things about the story idea or character development. But so far, I have LOVED the steady introductions to the new automobiles Bay plans to use … Continue reading Transformers 4 Image Might Reveal The Stunticons

Could Hellboy III Eventually Find A Home At Legendary Pictures?

By: Nick Venable There’s a lot riding on the box office earnings of Guillermo Del Toro’s $200 million “robots vs. monsters” tentpole flick Pacific Rim , both for the filmmakers and for Legendary Pictures, the production company that footed the majority of the inflated budget. Legendary’s eight-year partnership with Warner Bros. is coming to an end soon – even with non-guaranteed hits likeGodzilla and 300: … Continue reading Could Hellboy III Eventually Find A Home At Legendary Pictures?

Divergent Comic-Con Plans Revealed

By: Sean O’Connell There are multiple movies that we know are going to be in San Diego for Comic-Con 2013 – films like The Amazing Spider-Man 2 , The Hunger Games: Catching Fire or a full slate of Marvel projects. And then there are the titles that were assumed to be in attendance, but were waiting on confirmation. Today, Divergent moves from the “Maybe” column … Continue reading Divergent Comic-Con Plans Revealed

It’s No Hallucination: Jacob’s Ladder Is Getting A Remake

By: Nick Venable The pile of needless Hollywood remakes grows higher, readers. So high, in fact, that there’s no possible way to see the top of the heap from down here. To see it, we’d need to rise to the same level, and to do that we’d need a tool of some kind. A ladder, perhaps… Mickey Liddell should make sure no one has been … Continue reading It’s No Hallucination: Jacob’s Ladder Is Getting A Remake

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Gets A Sequel As It Crosses $200 Million Mark

By:  Kristy Puchko With January typically relegated as a dumping ground for movies that the studios can’t figure out, no one at Cinema Blend was looking forward to Tommy Wirkola‘s delayed revisionist fairy tale Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters…except for me. I’d enjoyed the Norwegian director’s bizarre and bloody brand of humor in the Nazi-zombie movie Dead Snow, and I can’t get enough of Jeremy Renner. So, I … Continue reading Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Gets A Sequel As It Crosses $200 Million Mark

Stay Through The Very End Of The Avengers For A Scene Almost No One Has Seen

By: Katey Rich Most of the critics didn’t get to see it at their advance screenings, but moviegoers will be treated to an extra dose of The Avengers this weekend just when they think they’ve seen everything. You probably know by now to stay through the credits for any Marvel movie, since that’s where they toss in the Easter Eggs that set up what’s to … Continue reading Stay Through The Very End Of The Avengers For A Scene Almost No One Has Seen