This weekend we got a Sly and Ah-nold teaming up for Escape Plan. Given their solo features this year were duds, maybe a team-up can spark their box office fortunes. On the other end is the remake of Carrie. While there were formidable performances from the stars including Chloe Grace Moretz, the general consensus is that the remake was unnecessary and doesn’t add anything new to the table. Also featured in the movie is Gabriella Wilde, so let’s kick this all off with her.
After the jump, Darren Aronofsky doesn’t want to tell the story of Noah from the Bible which worries the movie studio, Community returns in January, Batman mocks Superman and Stan Lee rants about 3D movies.
Uh oh. Darren Aronofsky and Paramount have differing views on how Noah should turn out. While the studio wants something closer to the Bible, the director wants something more… science based. (Slashfilm)
Drama behind the scenes of Transformers 4! Michael Bay was attacked by a man wielding an air conditioner as a weapon in Hong Kong. At least no one was injured in the incident. (Variety)
Turns out Vin Diesel only has ONE line in Guardians of the Galaxy, but kudos to the actor for never believing there is such thing as a small role and still putting in 110% into it all. (Comic Book Movie)
Hilarious red band trailer for That Awkward Moment starring Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller. (Yahoo)
NBC canned two of its shows but on the bright side, they also announced that Community is returning on January 2 2014. (Entertainment Weekly)
Speaking of Community, Donald Glover will only be appearing in 5 episodes of season 5 before departing the show. He reveals a letter to fans explaining why he is leaving the comedy series. (Huffington Post)
Funny moment when a reporter asked director Alfonso Cuaron about the difficulties of shooting Gravity in space. Best part, the director answered the question with a straight face while the audience burst into fits of laughter. (Slashfilm)
There are many claims of inaccuracies in the portrayal of the whole situation in Captain Phillips but director Paul Greengrass took to Reddit to make a statement on where he stands and whether the film’s portrayal is accurate. (Reddit)
Sadly we will never see a movie adaptation of Calvin and Hobbes. Creator Bill Watterson explains why. (Mental Floss)
Turns out it wasn’t really a scheduling conflict that caused Charlie Hunnam to pull out of Fifty Shades of Grey. Instead it’s due to creative differences and a low payday. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Now who would be silly enough to hijack a plane with Liam Neeson on it? Didn’t you know he’s the ‘it’ action star that can always kick you ass? Please refer to Taken, Unknown, Taken 2… etc. Anyway, have a look at the trailer for Non-Stop. (Apple)
Since we’re all getting excited about Batman vs. Superman, here’s a look at the football jerseys sported by Gotham City University and Metropolis State University. (Collider)
It might be two years away, but I’m sure we can all see how Batman and Superman can never really get along right? Check out Pete Holmes’ hilarious video as Superman approaches Batman to team up only to have the Cape Crusader shoot him down. Commissioner Gordon comes in later on but doesn’t really help in the matter.
Don’t like 3D movies? Neither does Stan Lee.
If everyone thought logically, there would be no horror film to begin with. Think sensibly folks.