Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney Black excellence! Marvel’s”Black Panther” Poster Revealed The first poster for Marvel’s “Black Panther” has been released. In it, we see Chadwick Boseman who plays King T’Challa sitting on a throne in his African nation of Wakanda. Disney, Marvel’s parent company, released the poster early this a.m. and added that a full teaser will be released tonight during the NBA finals. https://twitter.com/Disney/status/873163787540496388 Chadwick’s also been teasing the film with behind the scenes snaps including a shot of a Martin Freeman included drum circle that greets him on set. https://twitter.com/chadwickboseman/status/852982185640550402 As previously reported in addition to Boseman, the movie will star Lupita Nyong’o, Michael “Bae” Jordan, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and “The Walking Dead’s” Danai Gurira. “Creed”/”Fruitvale Station” director Ryan Coogler will direct the film that hits theaters February 16, 2018. Will YOU be watching??? https://twitter.com/chadwickboseman/status/873162865640919040 More on the flip. https://twitter.com/chadwickboseman/status/872604794556493824 https://twitter.com/chadwickboseman/status/854705504962129920 https://twitter.com/chadwickboseman/status/855055003395993601 https://twitter.com/chadwickboseman/status/859942359760547841
The new trailer for The World’s End revisits the first two films in the Blood and Ice Cream trilogy, which is sadly coming to an end. But not without a murder-robot bang! Watch the new trailer below: The World’s End Trailer – Trilogy Filmmaking partners Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright return to the sci-fi/action comedy genre with The World’s End . This time, five friends go back to their home town to re-attempt an epic pub crawl that they failed twenty years ago. When they get there, they learn that something sinister has happened (it wouldn’t be Blood and Ice Cream if there wasn’t something sinister). Pegg stars, along with Nick Frost, Paddy Constantine, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, and Rosamund Pike. Wright directs the film, which hits theaters August 23.
Fans are coming out in full force to show their support; voting is open until right before the winner is announced at Sunday’s show. By Kevin P. Sullivan Martin Freeman as Bilbo in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Photo: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth finale moves release dates to December 2014. By Josh Wigler Martin Freeman as Bilbo in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Photo: Warner Bros. Entertainment
‘It’s right on par with what came before it,’ one moviegoer tells MTV News in Times Square. By Amy Wilkinson, with reporting by Andrew MacLean Martin Freeman as Bilbo in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Photo: Warner Bros. Entertainment
The world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in New Zealand last week may have caught the attention of an entire nation and a good chunk of the world’s press, but the 166 minute feature’s New York premiere nevertheless turned into a lively event Friday night at the Ziegfeld Theater in Midtown. Peter Jackson , fittingly, kicked off the festivities introducing much of the cast, including Sir Ian McKellen (in fact there were a lot of “Sirs” Thursday night including Jackson himself), Martin Freeman , Elijah Wood , Andy Serkis and many of the dwarfs. [ Related: ‘Hobbit’ Fans Complain Of Dizziness & Nausea ] “It’s so exciting. Tonight was great because the Ziegfeld Theatre is where The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers opened,” Serkis told ML at the after-party at Guastavino’s, a venue beneath the Queensboro Bridge Thursday night. “It was the first time I realized that Gollum had worked as a concept and a characterization. I literally felt the audience sat forward in their seats. And I loved watching it tonight because I’m relaxed enough to watch it since I’ve seen it two times.” Not surprisingly, the movie is packed full of action, wizardry, surrealism, battles and amazing imagery. Serkis said that one time may not be enough for many fans since there “is too much to take in,” but Lord of the Rings adherents should be pleased. [ Related: ‘The Hobbit’ 3-D Early Review: Back Again, But Not Quite There ] The Hobbit also gave Serkis an opportunity to look at his character Gollum anew since the latest trio of films, set before The Lord of the Rings , gave Serkis the chance to re-introduce the Hobbit. “I have to really forget a lot of The Lord of the Rings because during that time, Gollum is driven by revenge because he’s crazed and depleted with the ring being away from him so physically he’s more wrecked,” said Serkis. “This is 60 years before and of course he doesn’t know he’s lost the ring…I’ve seen so many impersonations of Gollum that I’ve had to grab hold of him and make him mine again.” [ Related: ‘The Hobbit’ At 48 FPS: A High Frame Rate Fiasco? ] Serkis chatted with party-goers in the cavernous venue. Non- Hobbit invitees included Ben Affleck, Patrick Stewart and Terry O’Quinn, and Hobbit -inspired imagery was kept to a minimum save for the feast of food and drink that would satisfy many a dwarf. Given the recent media attention, it’s not surprising the 48 frames per second issue arose during casual chatter at the post-screening event, though an unscientific poll by people ML ran into gave the experience a thumbs up. Serkis spoke well of the visuals saying the effects combined with 3-D brought on an “immersive experience” that combined live action footage with the film’s expansive tech-generated material. “The trolls, the goblin king, Gollum, they all feel like they’re living in the same time frame and space as the live-action characters and you can’t deny that those two beings are in the same space and there’s something about 24 frames that draws a veil between the two worlds.” Watch the 13-minute The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey featurette below: Watch the video on YouTube. [ Top Image: Hobbit filmmakers and cast at the Ziegfeld in New York, credit: Getty Images ]
The Hobbit caught some negative reaction when 10 minutes of unfinished footage played at the CinemaCon convention earlier this year in Las Vegas. But Sir Ian McKellen , who stars in The Lord of the Rings prequel, has defended the anticipated film directed by Peter Jackson , after early criticism from fans flared over how it looks in 3-D. Some viewers complained that the footage appeared “un-cinematic” and that it had “made-for-TV” quality. But McKellan, who plays the wizard Gandalf in the forthcoming film, said he believes audiences will be impressed by the feature’s aesthetics. “I’ve seen enough of it to know it’s going to be just as exciting as Lord of the Rings ,” he said via BBC . “In fact in some senses it’s more exciting because it’s in three dimensions.” McKellan said the sensation audiences will experience will bring them closer to Middle Earth, drawing fans into the story as never before. “It’s not the sort of crude 3-D that comes out of the screen. Rather it brings you into Middle Earth. You see round the corners. You see everything,” said McKellen. For his part, Jackson said he didn’t it surprising by the reaction the footage received. He shot The Hobbit at a rate of 48 frames per second which compares to the industry standard of 24 frames. “It’s not absolutely complete yet but Peter Jackson’s very pleased with it,” added McKellan. Along with McKellan, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Evangeline Lilly star, while Orlando Bloom returns as Legolas and Elijah Wood takes on Frodo again. The three films are a prequel to The Lord of the Rings series. The first installment, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will open Stateside December 14th. Part two, The Desolation of Smaug will open in 2013, while There and Back Again heads out in 2014. [ Source: BBC ]
Peter Jackson’s fourth and fifth films set in Middle-Earth have wrapped principal photography, filmmaker announces on his Facebook page. By Josh Wigler Martin Freeman in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Photo: James Fisher/ New Line Productions
