Paramount Pictures has released 3 TV spots for the zombie thriller “World War Z” starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Matthew Fox, and David Morse.

Based on Max Brooks’ best-selling novel “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War,” the story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.

The film is directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay written by Matthew Michael Carnahan, and Damon Lindelof.

Have a look at the new TV Spots below.

“World War Z” hits theaters on June 21, 2013.

Source: Paramount Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures has released a spanking new trailer for “Man of Steel” entitled “Fate of Your Planet,” which features some new footage from the film.

“Man of Steel” is set to open in 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on June 14, and stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, Russell Crowe, Michael Kelly, Harry Lennix and Richard Schiff.

Film follows a young boy who learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

Zack Snyder directed the film from a screenplay written by David S. Goyer.

Check out the new trailer by using the player below.

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Source: WB

Zac Efron has signed on to star in Narc, which is basically Donnie Brasco meets 21 Jump Street.

In the films Efron will play a college student who gets busted delivering drugs to a big campus party. Since he’s a pretty boy, and we all know how kind convicts are to that type of guy, he decides to go undercover and narc on the campus druggies.

Oh, and the flick is based on a true story.

Efron’s manager Doug Baker will executive produce. A screenwriter is being chosen now.

SOURCE: Deadline

Man of Steel‘s viral marketing is back in swing with a new message from General Zod (Michael Shannon), which you can see below.

The film follows a young boy who learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

Man of Steel will hit theaters on June 14, 2013.

SOURCE: Comic Book Movie

There’s a new featurette for Pacific Rim title “Drift Space”, which you can see below.

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot and an untested trainee who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

The film stars Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, Ron Perlman, and Charlie Day.

Pacific Rim will hit theaters on July 12th.

SOURCE: IGN

Anytime there’s a new Spike Jonze film is a cause for celebration. He really hasn’t made a bad flick yet. He even managed the impossible with his last feature by giving us a nearly perfect adaption of the the beloved children’s book Where the Wild Things Are.

His next flick, Her, is about a man (Joaquin Phoenix) who falls in love with the Siri-like voice of his computer. Sounds right up Jonze’s alley.

Her will hit theatres November 20, 2013 in limited release.

In addition to Phoenix the film also stars Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Samantha Morton.

SOURCE: Deadline

There are two new clips from This Is The End, which you can see below.

The comedy This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption.

Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride and everyone who’s ever acted ever star.

This Is The end hits theatres June 12th.

SOURCE: Sony Pictures

Today Microsoft revealed that Steven Spielberg will executive produce a Halo project as part of the original TV programming that Microsoft will begin producing.

The first Halo video game, Halo: Combat Evolved was a smash hit which spawned four sequels and numerous spin-offs.

Watch the announcement below:

SOURCE: Microsoft, IGN, LA Times

Coming Soon (via Getty Images) has a new photo of Rafael meeting April O’Neil. Also included is a set video of Megan Fox (O’Neil) arriving at the scene of something…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hits theaters June 6, 2014.

The film is directed by Jonathan Liebesman.

CAST:

Megan Fox – April O’Neil

Danny Woodburn – Master Splinter

Alan Ritchson – Raphael

Jeremy Howard – Donatello

Pete Ploszek – Leonardo

Noel Fisher – Michelangelo

Will Arnett – Vernon Fenwick, April’s cameraman

William Fightner – Unknown

What do you think?

SOURCE: Comingsoon.net (via Getty images), Dan Grech Youtube Channel

Walt Disney Pictures has released a new theatrical trailer for Gore Verbinski’s “The Lone Ranger,” starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale, Ruth Wilson, and Helena Bonham Carter.

From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind the blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, comes Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger,” a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.

“The Lone Ranger” Opens July 3, 2013.

Have a look at the new theatrical trailer by using the player below.

Source: Apple

20th Century Fox has released a new full trailer for James Mangold’s “The Wolverine” starring Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hal Yamanouchi, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, and Brian Tee.

Based on the celebrated comic book arc, “The Wolverine” finds Logan, the eternal warrior and outsider, in Japan. There, samurai steel will clash with adamantium claw as Logan confronts a mysterious figure from his past in an epic battle that will leave him forever changed.

James Mangold directed the film from a screenplay written by Christopher McQuarrie, and Mark Bomback.

“The Wolverine” is due to hit theaters on July 26, 2013.

Have a look at the new full trailer by using the player below and let us know what you think.

Source: 20th Century Fox

Huffington Post reports that Antonio Banderas will star in The 33, which tells the story of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 68 days in 2010 after the Atacama desert mine where the men were working caved-in.

The news came from producer Mike Medavoy during the Cannes Film Festival Sunday night.

Banderas will play Mario Sepulveda, who became the public face of the miners.

Regarding the casting of actor Banderas, real-life miner Sepulveda told the Associated Press on Monday, “I’m very excited and full of anxiety. All of my mates are looking forward to this big production. Banderas is very charismatic. I like him a lot and I think this movie is going to make him even more famous than he already is.”

Variety reports that production on the film is scheduled to begin in the fall in Chile.

This movie does sound like an award contender.

What do you think?

SOURCE: Huffington Post, Variety

Peter Jackson released the following photo via Facebook with the caption: “Back on set for our last Hobbit pick ups. Our last ever Tolkien pick ups, in fact. It’s going to be an intense few weeks, but we’re looking forward to shooting some powerful scenes with our great cast. Our next blog is coming soon!”

Warner Bros is also releasing a “chrome experiment  this fall for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Watch the preview video below:

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is out December 13.

SOURCE: Facebook of Peter Jackson

Sly Stallone dropped this Tweet recently, hinting at the inclusion of Steven Seagal for The Expendables 3.

….Calling SEAGAL this morning.

— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) May 17, 2013

Just talked to STEVEN S. in Moscow …Sounds great and says he wants to be in EX3, if the part fits….

— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) May 19, 2013

A few days ago, Stallone also revived talk that Jackie Chan could be in the mix:

What’s the plan? Ask Jackie Chan….

— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) May 16, 2013

Jackie Chan spoke with Empire recently and told them the following regarding a possible role in The Expendables 3, ”[The Expendables team] did contact me, but right now I have not read the script yet. I’d love to work with Stallone, but until I get back next week and meet Stallone and his manager, see the script…that’s when he’ll tell me what happens.”

On the same day of the Chan Tweet, Stallone announced (again) that Wesley Snipes had signed on:

Talked to WESLEY today … He can not WAIT to fight to the top again !!!!!!! Over…

— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) May 16, 2013

Despite the obvious star power of Chan and Snipes, Seagal is the one action hero I’ve wanted to see in The Expendables since the series started.

Classic Seagal

Stallone could match the excitement of Jean-Claude Van Damme, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris (in a limited role) in Expendables 2, by adding Seagal, Snipes and Chan for the latest installment. #Fingers crossed.

Also, Mickey Rourke will be back.

Mighty Mickey is back…………

— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) May 16, 2013

What do you think?

SOURCE: Sly Stallone Twitter

Earlier today we posted Russell Crowe’s Jor El character poster, but now 2 more character posters for Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel have gone online.

The film follows a young boy who learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

Snyder directed the film from a screenplay written by David S. Goyer.

“Man of Steel” will hit theaters on June 14, 2013.

Have a look at the two character posters that feature Michael Shannon as General Zod and Henry Cavill as Superman.

Source: WB

Walt Disney Pictures has released a new TV Spot for Gore Verbinski’s “The Lone Ranger,” starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale, Ruth Wilson, and Helena Bonham Carter.

From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind the blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, comes Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger,” a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.

Have a look at the new TV Spot below entitled “A Masked Man.”

“The Lone Ranger” Opens July 3, 2013.

Check out a new UK trailer for Dreamworks’ speedy snail feature “Turbo” starring the voice talents of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Ken Jeong, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Snoop Lion, and Samuel L. Jackson.

“Turbo” is the story of a snail who dreams of being the greatest racer in the world, just like his hero, 5-time Indianapolis 500 champ, Guy Gagné. Turbo’s obsession with speed and all things fast has made him an outsider in the slow snail community, and a constant embarrassment to his cautious older brother, Chet.

Turbo desperately wishes he could escape the slow-paced life he’s living. He gets that chance after a freak accident when he suddenly finds himself vested with the power of incredible speed. Turbo embarks on an extraordinary journey to achieve the impossible: racing against the best that IndyCar has to offer. Turbo is the ultimate underdog who achieves the impossible by refusing to let his limitations limit his dreams.

“Turbo” hits 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on July 17, 2013.

Have a look at the new UK trailer below.

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Source: DreamWorks Animation

Universal Pictures has released a 60-sec. TV spot for the upcoming action, supernatural thriller, “R.I.P.D.” starring Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Bacon, Stephanie Szostak, Mary-Louise Parker, Marisa Miller, Mike O’Malley, James Hong, and Robert Knepper.

The film is directed by Robert Schwentke from a screenplay written by Matt Manfredi, and Phil Hay.

Based on the Dark Horse mini-series, “R.I.P.D.” (short for “Rest In Peace Department”) is Peter Lenkov’s comedic amalgam of the police and zombie genres featuring two dead police officers whose job it is to help the dead “rest in peace.”

“R.I.P.D.” hits theaters on July 19, 2013.

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Source: Universal Pictures

Columbia Pictures has announced that Joe Vitti (The Simpsons, King of the Hill) will write the screenplay for the animated 3D film Angry Birds, based on the popular video game.

The Angry Birds video game launched in 2009 as a mobile game and has expanded into all kinds of merchandise since (clothes, bags, stuffed animals). The game remains the number one paid app of all time.

Angry Birds already exists as a cartoon called Angry Birds Toons. Watch a promotional video for the cartoon below.

Vitti previously wrote The Simpsons Movie (2007) which received mostly favorable reviews. His experience in animated series’ such as The Simpsons and King of the Hill could make this Angry Birds movie entertaining if given the right cast.

Will this be any good?

SOURCE: Columbia Pictures

There’s a new poster for Man of Steel, which you can see below. This one features Russell Crowe as Jor-El.

The film follows a young boy who learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

Man of Steel will hit theaters on June 14, 2013.

SOURCE: Facebook

Paul Verhoeven has stated that he’d like to direct Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Legend of Conan. The two previously worked together on the original Total Recall, with great results.

Here’s Verhoeven:

“If they asked me, I’d certainly love to – let’s put it that way. But I don’t know what the script is. I don’t know what Arnold wants. I’m a big fan in fact of Conan. That’s a great movie and I found that the composer, Basil Poledouris, basically inspired many of my movies [the soundtracks] like Arnold, Robocop, Starship Troopers and Total Recall. The score of Conan is great. The style of editing that (John) Milius used was very beautiful, and Arnold does a great job. He was really the perfect choice.”

There’s no director yet. Hell, the script isn’t even finished, but given their past working relationship I suppose it’s not out of the question.

What do you think? Is Verhoeven right for Legend of Conan?

Personally, I’m hoping they get John Milius back.

SOURCE: MovieWeb

Jamie Foxx stepped behind the camera in Brooklyn, New York last week as Director for Canon’s “Project Imaginat10n.” Starring Tyrin Turner, a long-time friend and star of cult classic, Menace II Society and Nichole Galicia, from Django Unchained, Jamie was a hands-on director. And he had some great visitors on set – Ron Howard, his mentor on the project, David West from the Pacers and tons of fans including the Sanitation Department that was across the street on the last day of filming.

The other celebrity directors for Project Imaginat10n include Eva Longoria, James Murphy, Biz Stone and Georgina Chapman and consumers can now take part in the same creative experience.

Filmmakers of all skill levels can select from the same pool of 91 winning photos to showcase their creativity and storytelling abilities by taking a seat in the director’s chair. Submissions will begin on June 4, 2013 at imagination.usa.canon.com.

SOURCE: Project Imaginat10n

There’s a new trailer for The Wolverine that won’t hit the web until tomorrow. In the mean time we have two new posters, which you can see below.

Based on the celebrated comic book arc, The Wolverine finds Logan, the eternal warrior and outsider, in Japan. There, samurai steel will clash with adamantium claw as Logan confronts a mysterious figure from his past in an epic battle that will leave him forever changed.

James Mangold directed the film from a screenplay written by Christopher McQuarrie, and Mark Bomback.

The Wolverine is due to hit theaters on July 26, 2013.

SOURCE: Fox

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first TV Spot Guillermo Del Toro’s upcoming robots-versus-kaiju epic film “Pacific Rim.”

The film stars Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, Ron Perlman, and Charlie Day.

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot and an untested trainee who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

Have a look at the first TV Spot below.

“Pacific Rim” will hit theaters on July 12, 2013.

Paramount and Michael Bay announced today that Chinese movie star Li Bingbing has joined Transformers 4. 

Regarding the addition of Bingbing, Bay said, “I am excited to have Li Bingbing join our cast and to be shooting portions of the movie in her native China. I have always aspired to work with the best actors and this cast is especially exciting now with the addition of Li.”

Bingbing appeared in the Paul W.S. Anderson-directed Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) and in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

No word yet on who she will play in the upcoming film, but she joins a cast that already includes: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammar and others.

The film will be released on June 27^th, 2014

SOURCE: Paramount

X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer has released a behind-the-scenes photo of Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique.

First look: #JenniferLawrence as a vengeful #Mystique. #XMen #DaysOfFuturePast twitter.com/BryanSinger/st…

— Bryan Singer (@BryanSinger) May 20, 2013

SYNOPSIS:

The film stars: Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Peter Dinklage, Ellen Page, James McAvoy, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Omar Sy, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Fan Bingbing and others.

“The X-Men must travel in time to change a major historical event that could globally impact on man and mutant kind.”

X-Men: Days of Future Past hits theaters July 18th, 2014.

SOURCE: Bryan Singer Twitter

The Official Twitter account of Legendary has released the following behind-the-scenes photo from Godzilla.

Director Gareth Edwards setting up a shot on the set of #Godzilla #behindthescenes twitter.com/Legendary/stat…

— Legendary (@Legendary) May 18, 2013

The cast includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston + cameo by Akira Takarada.

Godzilla hits theaters in 3D, May 16, 2014.

SOURCE: Legendary Twitter Account

A few weeks ago I got a chance to check out “Fast & Furious 6″ and lucky enough to speak to the director of the past four Fast & Furious movies, Justin Lin, whose films have grossed $1.2 billion worldwide.

Lin talks about the mythology of the characters from the franchise, his departure and much much more.

Just when I thought you couldn’t do any better than your previous film, you topped it off with this one.
Justin Lin: Oh, thanks. It was good to come back and just, like, wrap a few things up. That’s kind of been…when I was talking to the studio back in ’05 and Vin [Diesel] and everything, that was my biggest dream, for me to be talking to you right now. It feels great to have done everything that I wanted to do.

Can you talk about the mythology you created with the characters in this film?
Justin Lin: I think that was the one thing that I felt I wanted to try to do with the franchise when I joined. One thing was the sensibility of the franchise. I really wanted to build the relationships and really acknowledge the evolution of these characters, and so I remember when I pitched it, people probably thought that I was crazy, but I think that’s what makes it compelling. I think there were two moments for me that were huge, defining moments for the franchise. One was getting Vin to do the cameo for ‘Tokyo Drift’ because I think Dom Toretto is the patriarch of the family. I remember hearing that Vin will never do it, blah, blah, blah, and I remember going to him, showing him the film and saying, ‘Look, this is what I’m trying to do.’ He totally got it. And when he said yes, I felt like we were doing something right, we’re building something right. So that led us to have the opportunity to do the fourth one, and then I went back to the studio and I said, ‘Okay, we’re going to do the fourth one, but I’m going to need Dom to be alive.’ They were like, ‘Wait, didn’t he die in “Tokyo Drift”?’ I said, ‘No. “Tokyo Drift” is a postmodern taken on “Fast & Furious,” and it’s going to exist and we’ll deal with it. But for right now, we’re going to develop his relationship with Dom.’ So I know there were some small themes in the big scheme of the franchise, but I think those were the two testing points that I felt, looking back now, that were huge in where we are now. Once we were able to do that and really build it, I felt like everything we talked about in ’05 we were able to build, and as the characters evolved the obstacles got just naturally, kind of organically, they become bigger in scope. So that’s why we got to the point now with ‘Fast & Furious 6,’ these are all character moments, and it’s something that in my greatest hope was to be able to achieve. Slowly we were able to kind of, because audiences have embraced this globally and now we’ve become…we have this huge community. It all started with this idea of, ‘Let’s try to build the mythology. Let’s really be bold. When we have a chance to make a sequel, it means that the fans want us to go further on the journey, and let’s not repeat ourselves. Let’s grow.’ I think that having a studio that was open to taking chances and letting me explore and grow it, that to me was the best recipe.

Did you always envision that this is how you wanted the story to go from Tokyo Drift?
Lin: Yep, pretty much. To be honest with you, the plane sequence is so big and I started designing the plane sequence in 2009. That was before ‘Fast 5.’ I started designing the plane sequence because I was hoping…originally the way that it was supposed to go, it was ‘Tokyo Drift’ and then we started the new trilogy which was ‘Fast & Furious.’ It was called ‘Fast 5,’ but you noticed watching the film that the credits said series six. It was always supposed to ‘Fast 5′ and series six and it was supposed to wrap up this chapter for the characters. So a lot of stuff, I’m sure when I was talking about it in 2005 that people were like, ‘What’s he talking about?’ But I felt like if we could earn it and we could grow it, ultimately it was going to be a big set piece. My greatest thing was to bring everybody back and to evolve them. I knew that was going to be at least seven characters on one side. So when you look at ‘Fast & Furious 6,’ there’s thirteen characters that I needed to take care of.

How do you manage the time to work with all these actors?
Lin: I think as a director it’s my job to have a point of view. I think that the actor’s job is to really take care of their character, to come and challenge if there’s anything they have opinions about, but I have to…ultimately I have to have the point of view of where we’re going. What’s great is that we’ve been together for about eight years now. We’ve become family behind the camera, and a lot of us have had kids. They’re all growing up together and I get to know all of them, and I know their strengths and weaknesses, and as we write and develop for the new chapters I’m able to dish out what I think is good and rebuild these characters. So it’s a relationship that’s very rare. A lot of times you do a movie, you do it and then you’re done, but in this case we’ve had eight years. It was thick and thin. It was never easy, and there were tough times, too, but I think we stuck to the plan and we just kept going and kept going. That’s the most gratifying thing, that as a director I have the trust of all the actors because sometimes it gets so crazy that they just have to trust me. To have their trust means everything. It means everything to me, and I don’t take that lightly.

How much are you involved with the writing? Are you involved in the story at all?
Lin: I have to. I have to. I mean, it’s something that you’re either a director for hire or you’re a filmmaker. Where I came from is the indie world, and that’s what I do. I like to collaborate, but if I can’t have a point of view I shouldn’t be making a movie. To have a point of view means from the ground up you have to build everything, every shot, every lens, the lighting, every element. I have to be…it has to be there to help the point of view. So I think the writing of these things are crazy. There’s never a script ready, and so you have to jump in and you have to make things happen. Sometimes you make things happen on the fly. These are basically big independent films. I think we all have had the shorthand, and people might get freaked out because of it, but I think without a point of view you’re screwed. I think that is something that I think we all work very well with and we collaborate. At the end of the day, if you think the movie sucks, it’s my fault. If you think the acting sucks, it’s my fault. If you think the writing sucks, it’s my fault. It’s like I have to take accountability. I’m not going to blame anybody else. So if I don’t like the pages I have to make them better. So that’s my approach and that’s where I come from and I like that. If something doesn’t work, don’t blame the other people, blame me. I’m accountable at the end of the day.

The film has a couple of scenes where they live by a code. What code do you live by?
Lin: I believe in respect. I believe in shared experience. I think words are just bullshit. I think it’s very easy to say whatever. My whole thing is when I took over the franchise, I think I wanted to create a culture where you’re not just coming in to get paid. I think sometimes in the indie world, all the time when you do movies people come on because they believe in the script, they believe in you. You go in the studio world, sometimes it’s just clocking in and I didn’t like that. I wanted the indie sensibility to be in the studio world. We’re lucky. We get compensated very well and I wanted to make sure that when we clock in we’re working twenty four seven and we’re going to try and make the best film we can. Whether we do or not, I don’t care. I just want the effort to be there, and I think it worked well. I think it took us a little time to kind of change our culture, but from top to bottom everybody works their asses off and we’re a family and everybody is great. It is that thing of, again, talk is cheap, but let’s just go and do it and we have to go and do it. I can only show you by the end…when you watch a film, it is what it is, but there’s a lot of work that goes into it. How we do that is very important to me.

What was your toughest challenge in doing these action sequences?
Lin: Well, they’re all well planned out, down to the frame and lens and everything. A lot of these things, as crazy it is, I’ll come from my head. I’ll say, ‘Look, we’re going to do this,’ and then I go to the crew and I say, ‘How do we…,’ like I remember going to the crew and saying, ‘Hey, I want to do this thing where there’s a truck moving at full speed and it’s going to run into a cable and a tank is going to come out of it while it’s still in motion.’ There was, like, silence for thirty seconds and then finally someone said, ‘Okay, well, we can do that in maybe four pieces,’ and I said, ‘Here’s the thing, we have to do it all in one piece,’ and we did it. Part of it is because we want to challenge each other and we want to make everything…we want to do stuff that’s never been done before, and that is a challenge, but from my experience, easy things are either lucky that it’s easy or you’re not trying hard enough. I think on these films, these big budget films, I feel like our job is to make it as hard as possible and challenge each other every second because that’s the most fun. It was easy, everybody would be doing it.

What sets this film apart from the rest of the franchise?
Lin: Well, I think there’s definitely a maturity about it, and I think it was always planned for…’Fast 6′ was always so big that at one point it was going to become two movies. But I felt at the end of the day it was best to do it as one, but if you watch it, there’s a lot going on. That to me is, any questions you’ve had over the franchise of the characters, it gets resolved here. This is the end of this chapter. It was always by design, and so when watch the movie it’s just going to have a greater scope. It’s going to have more importance, because it’s something that we’ve been building for eight years. Now we’re finally here. I do think that if you have any inkling, that if you like the other ones, you’re going to want to come see this one. I think on a character level it resolves a lot of the stuff and it confronts a lot of elements. So this is something that I wished we could get to one day and now we’re finally here. Talking to you on the phone means that we’re finally able to bring it to the screen.

Have you kept any of the cars from the film?
Lin: No. Usually Neal [Moritz] will snatch them up, and I don’t have a garage big enough anyway, but to me a lot of these cars, they’re all designed for specific things. I love seeing them on set, but to be honest I don’t have enough room to keep them. But usually Neal and Vin, they snatch them up pretty quick.

What are your thoughts on a movie like ‘Need For Speed’?
Lin: Look, I think it’s always healthy. I think the fact that they’re trying to make another car movie, it’s good. It means that we’re doing something right, and I am of the camp that we want cinema thrive. You want to see things, and if someone thinks they can beat it, do it. The fact that someone is doing it, I wish them well because that’s what makes it fun. What we do as filmmakers, it’s not competition against each other. It’s just competition within yourself, to try to be better, and when you see something and you think you can do better, then go do it. I hate it when people, like, complain all the time, like, ‘This sucks. I can do better.’ Well, if you can be better, go do it, and when I see people doing it, I always love that. Look, I’m excited to see it. I’m excited to see anybody who thinks that they have a good take, and as a viewer, I’ll go by a ticket and I’ll check it out for sure.

Why weren’t the other two Latin characters in this film?
Lin: Leo and Santos? There’s a lot of reasons, because obviously [inaudible] and Don Omar, they have thriving careers. When we shoot these movies, they have to commit to ninety something days of their schedule. We always try to, in the last two, in four, they were only in it for a few days of the shoot. Five was taking a huge chunk of their schedule, and if you watch the movie, there’s a montage in the beginning and I don’t shy away from it. They’re a big part of the franchise and I like to think that the franchise is going to go on and on, and in this universe, and it’s not just this universe, these characters are always doing something. Whether it’s this chapter that they might not be with us, they’re still around, and I’m sure down the line they’re going to be in other ‘Fast & Furious’ movies. I don’t think it’s always about putting everybody in. I think it’s about making sure that in this universe we enough characters that they can, when it’s appropriate and when it’s organic…and to be honest with you, I think when I was working on ‘Fast & Furious 6,’ it just got to a point where their characters, they really did feel like they needed a little break. After ‘Fast 5,’ with that roulette scene, I just thought it’d be funny to kind of hold off on that. So that to me means that we actually have other family members in this franchise that can come in and out. So I can’t wait for them to come back in. I remember when we were doing the montage, people were saying, ‘Well, they’re not in this movie, should we put them in?’ I was like, ‘Hell, yeah. Put them in. Let’s acknowledge them. They’re a big part of who we are.’ So I hope that I see ‘Fast & Furious 12′ and there’s ten more characters and that people can come in and out. That’s what I good, I think for me that’s what a good franchise is. That means you create a universe. You create mythology of people that can come in and out. That to me is something that I hope this franchise can keep growing and growing into.

Now that you’re not doing the seventh film, what kind of involvement will you have in that one?
Lin: I think that James Wang is a great choice. He comes from the same place that I come from. He’s an indie guy. He came from Sundance. He has a point of view, and I can only think back when I first came to do ‘Tokyo Drift,’ they let me do what I want. Nobody sat over me and said, ‘You should try to do this. You should try to do that.’ They just handed me the keys to the franchise and said, ‘If you think you can do it your way, let’s see it,’ and they let me do it. I appreciated that so much that I never want to get in someone else’s way. I’m proud that this franchise is thriving and I can hand it over to James, and say, ‘Here you go. Do it your way.’ I’m most excited to see what he can do, and I’d never want to get in his way. I know people have people talked about, like, ‘Hey, can you do this time,’ and I say, ‘No. I think it’s time for me to walk away clean,’ because I think out of respect to James, I want him to really take this on and make it his own.

So you want to just be a fan when you come to see the seventh one?
Lin: Yes, of course, of course. I think this franchise has been good to me. It’s been a big part of my life, and I want to see it succeed on and on and on, and to know that I was a part of it’s legacy.

Will you ever go back to indie films?
Lin: Of course. I actually have a few in development, and that’s where I came from. I’m very fortunate right now. I have a ton of projects in development, whether it’s in feature or TV, I can’t wait to see in the next month what floats up and what gets me excited. I will make my choice. To me, after the premiere in London on Wednesday, I start writing one of my projects. So I’m excited to do that. I’ve been doing that off and on, but now I will do it full time. So it’s going to be great.

What’s the update on ‘Highlander’ and will you be coming back to do ‘Terminator 5′?
Lin: Both of those projects I really like and I really had to kind of walk away to do ‘Fast & Furious 6′ because I felt like I owe it to the franchise to really come in and close it out. But now that it’s done, I think those projects are both still open and my phone has been ringing and stuff. I’m also at a very different place now than when I was working on those projects, and I love them both. I have to see what the scenario is. I think a lot of times making a film is not just about going and shooting something. It’s about making sure that you get the right people onboard and building the right team and the right atmosphere. ‘Highlander,’ I’m definitely one of the producers on. Even when they had gotten…after I left they got a director, but I was there to help out whenever I can and shaping things. So I think ‘Highlander,’ I will always be a kind of part of that, whether I direct it or not. To be honest with you, I don’t know, because my head is still in ‘Fast & Furious’ land right now. Honestly, it’s been eight years, and finally, seventy two hours ago I delivered it to the studio. So for the next few days I just want to enjoy this right now and not think about anything else. But they’re both definitely kind of on that option list and we’ll see what happens in about a month.

Would you ever consider doing a superhero movie?
Lin: If it’s the right one. I think what’s been great is that all these superhero movies have come out and they’ve been able to explore the genre in many different ways and it’s been so well done. My thing as a filmmaker is that I wouldn’t want to tread on something that’s already been done, but if there’s a really fresh take I would definitely love to do it. It’s funny, I’ve had opportunities to do superhero movies. I think because of the last eight years I’ve been doing ‘Fast’ and trying to really build this franchise and being committed to it, I’ve had to pass, and since I’ve passed I’ve seen a lot of great ones being made. So for filmmakers it gets harder and harder, but more challenging because that genre is getting so good. It’s gotten so good that you want to take it on. You also want to make sure that you have something that’s fresh. It’s something that those opportunities have come and I’m sure that they will keep coming, but until I find the right one, I’ll see. It is something that on a weekly basis I’ll get inquiries about.

Are a Marvel guy or a DC guy?
Lin: Let’s say that I’m familiar with both camps.

Any superhero movies you’re looking forward to this summer besides ‘Iron Man’?
Lin: Yeah. What I love about summer is we’re a part of the summer, and I think Marvel has done it right. They’ve stuck to character and have been very successful. It’s funny talking to you when you ask me that question, because I don’t know what the hell beyond mixing and trying to make this movie, and when I hang up the phone with you I’m actually going to look at all the movies that are coming out to see which one I want to go see.

“Fast & Furious 6″ Opens in theaters on May 24, 2013

X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer has released a photo of himself reviewing a script with X-Men newbie Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) on a plane.

Still no word on who Dinklage will play in the film, though back in February, Variety said that they believed he would play the main antagonist.

Reviewing tomorrow’s work on the flight back to Montreal with #PeterDinklage #XMen #daysoffuturepast twitter.com/BryanSinger/st…

— Bryan Singer (@BryanSinger) May 20, 2013

SYNOPSIS:

The film stars: Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Peter Dinklage, Ellen Page, James McAvoy, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Omar Sy, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Fan Bingbing and others.

“The X-Men must travel in time to change a major historical event that could globally impact on man and mutant kind.”

X-Men: Days of Future Past hits theaters July 18th, 2014.

SOURCE: Bryan Singer Twitter, Variety

Disney is working to produce a film that will continue the story of where 1983′s Episode VI: Return of the Jedi left off.  Production on the seventh film in the series will start next year in the UK. Episode VII is expected to hit theaters in 2015.

Aside from the return (in an unknown capacity) of stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher (WE first broke Harrison Ford coming back), not much else is known.

My right hand man El Mayimbe recently heard that a young man who has only been in one major franchise movie (in a co-starring role) was in talks to star in the new Star Wars film.

Now, my source has told me more information…

This is a name that has been thrown around a lot, especially since he has a relationship with J.J. Abrams. He appeared in Mission Impossible: III, directed by Abrams.

Sounds like he already has it.

He’s none other than…

The Tudors (2007-2010) star Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

As for what role he would be playing, we don’t know.

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi represented the end of the Star Wars series on film but the story for Episode VII will be original and written by Michael Arndt, whose writing credits include Toy Story 3 and the upcoming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

So what do you think? Let us know below…And also EXPECT DENIALS FROM ABRAMS…Wasn’t he the one that said he wasn’t directing the next Star Wars movie? Didn’t he deny the existence of a specific character in Star Trek Into Darkness?