Source: Apple | Posted By: Dan Geer
The trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes has now debuted online over at Apple.com. Directed by Rupert Wyatt, the film stars James Franco, Andy Serkis (as Caesar), Freida Pinto, John Lithgow and Brian Cox. You can watch the trailer below!
Source: Machinima | Posted By: Dan Geer
Machinima.com has just launched its web series based on the Mortal Kombat video game franchise, titled Mortal Kombat: Legacy. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen, each of the nine-episode series will feature different characters from the games, with the first focusing on Major Jackson ‘Jax’ Briggs and Lt. Sonya Blade (played by Michael Jai White and Jeri Ryan, respectively).
If you are a fan of the franchise and are still bitter over the abysmal Mortal Kombat movies from the 90s, you’re in for a real treat with this new series. You can watch the first episode after the jump!
Source: Deadline | Posted By: Dan Geer
Zack Snyder, you sly one, you!
Originally, it was reported that General Zod would be the main villain in Zack Snyder‘s upcoming Superman reboot, now simply titled Man of Steel. Then, Snyder shot down those rumors saying that those reports were “just wrong” and that “the internet has no idea what’s going on.”
Well, apparently the internet does know what’s going on after all, because today Warner Brothers announced that actor Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire, Vanilla Sky) will in fact be portraying Zod in the film. Read on for the official press release!
Source: Plan 9 Movie | Screen Rant | The Mary Sue | Posted By: Dan Geer
This is the first time I have heard about this, but apparently there have been plans to remake Ed Wood‘s infamous Plan 9 from Outer Space (known for being “the worst film ever made”) for quite some time now.
Darkstone Entertainment, primarily known for making extremely low-budget independent horror films, announced some time in 2008 that director John Johnson would be remaking the film, simply titled Plan 9. It was originally slated for release on 9/9/2009 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original film, but that never happened. Now, it looks like production has in fact finally started on the film, according to The Mary Sue. You can even watch a teaser trailer for the “serious-minded” remake after the jump!
Source: Comic Book Movie | /Film | Posted By: Dan Geer
20th Century Fox’s upcoming Planet of the Apes prequel, Rise of the Apes, has gone through quite a few different titles. First, it was Caesar, in reference to the main Ape character from Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. Later on, it was retitled to Caesar: Rise of the Apes. Then, it was changed yet again to simply Rise of the Apes.
Now, Comic Book Movie has learned that the title has been officially changed to Rise of the Planet of the Apes to help the movie tie in more with the original films (hopefully this is the last time they change it). Read on for more info!
Source: MTV Movies Blog | Posted By: Dan Geer
Actors Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, stars of the Bill and Ted movies, have both publicly discussed the possibility of a third film in the last year or so, claiming that a script is currently in the works by the original writers of the first two movies. While many found this difficult to believe, Reeves recently told MTV that the writers are about six weeks away from turning it in!
Could Bill and Ted 3 really happen? Hit the jump to watch the interview!
Source: THR | Deadline | Posted By: Dan Geer
In case you haven’t already heard, Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s first entertainment project since his term as Governor of California ended will be an animated TV series called The Governator (of course). The series will chronicle Schwarzenegger, who, after retiring from being Governor, takes up a career as a superhero to fight crime.
Today, it was officially announced at an MipTV press conference that the series will also take the form of comic books, games and finally a 3-D feature film. A trailer for the series was also released today, which you can check out after the jump!
Source: Cartoon Network Facebook | TV by the Numbers | Posted By: Dan Geer
A couple of months ago, a low-quality trailer hit the web for Cartoon Network‘s upcoming Thundercats reboot, which was pretty cool. However, this weekend in San Francisco, CA, an even better, all-new trailer debuted at WonderCon, which you can now watch online in HD over at Cartoon Network’s Facebook page.
Based on the sheer epic awesomeness of this trailer, this is going to blow away fans of the original series. Click here for the trailer, and hit the jump for a few screen grabs as well as the official plot synopsis!
Posted By: Dan Geer
Today marks the two-year anniversary of PopcornMonster.com! It’s has been a great couple of years for the site, and I just want to say thank you to all who have visited and contributed. I especially would like to give a special shout-out to FEARnet, BLT & Associates, X-Files Lexicon, HBO, Back to Frank Black, X-Files News and DC Comics for helping to provide some great content for this site over the last year. Your support is truly appreciated!
Here’s to another great year for PopcornMonster.com!
Source: TheMovieBox.net | LA Times | Posted By: Dan Geer
A new TV Spot for J.J. Abrams‘ Super 8 has just hit the web, although admittedly it is not as stellar as the full-length trailer that debuted a few weeks ago. Saying that, it is still worth a look since there are a couple of new things to see that weren’t in the original trailer, and anything getting the word out on this highly secretive tribute to Steven Spielberg‘s sci-fi films from the 70s and 80s is a good thing. You can head on over to TheMovieBox.net’s YouTube site to check out the TV Spot.
In addition, an LA Times interview with the kid actors from the film at the Kids’ Choice Awards has also made its way online, which, to the best of my knowledge, is the first time they have actually been publicly interviewed for the film. You can find the video interview embedded after the jump!
