R.I.P.D gets a poster

I have talked about this film before on this blog.

The trailer was hilarious and I hope the film is as funny. Now Universal has released teh first poster for the film. It's not the best poster in the world but it does follow the orange & blue cliché that is quite common these days.

Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds headline the supernatural action-adventure R.I.P.D. as two undead cops dispatched by the otherworldly Rest In Peace Department to protect our world from an increasingly destructive array of creatures who refuse to move peacefully to the other side.

R.I.P.D. is directed by Robert Schwentke (Red) and produced by Neal H. Moritz (the Fast and Furious series, I Am Legend), Michael Fottrell and Mike Richardson.

Hitting UK cinemas August 30, 2013

Man of Posters...

Two new banners for the upcoming Superman film, Man Of Steel.  both reminisant of the original Christopher Reeve 1978 film.

 

A young boy 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.

The film also stars four-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams (“The Master”) as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane, and Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne (“What’s Love Got to Do with It”) as her editor-in-chief, Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent’s adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, are Oscar® nominee Diane Lane (“Unfaithful”) and Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner (“Dances with Wolves”).

Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road”), and Faora, Zod’s evil partner, played by Antje Traue (upcoming “The Seventh Son”). Also from Superman’s native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman’s mother, played by Ayelet Zurer (“Angels and Demons”), and Superman’s father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”).

Rounding out the cast are Christopher Meloni (“42”) as U.S. military man Colonel Hardy, Harry Lennix (“State of Play”) as General Swanwick, Michael Kelly (“The Adjustment Bureau”) as Steve Lombard, and Richard Schiff (TV’s “The West Wing”) as Dr. Emil Hamilton.

Iron Man 3 the second biggest US opening of all time

Iron Man 3 Explodes on to US cinema screens at Number 1 with $174.2 million

Marvel’s Iron Man 3 rocketed to Number 1 in the US box office this weekend taking $174.2 million making it the second biggest US opening of all time after Marvel’s The Avengers. Iron Man 3 continues its domination of the global box office and record-breaking success with the international gross now $502.8 million, bringing the global total to an incredible $677 million in just 12 days. This has shot past the total global box office of Iron Man ($585.2) and Iron Man 2 ($623.9)

Marvel’s latest action-packed 3D adventure held on to the Number 1 spot in UK and has now reached an astounding £26.2 million in just 11 days. The opening weekend (£11.4 million) is the biggest of 2013 smashing the previous record held by Les Miserables and has significantly exceeded the opening weekend of the last two Iron Man movies (Iron Man took in £4,799,504 and Iron Man 2 £6,750,982).

With an all-star cast including Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sir Ben Kingsley, Rebecca Hall, Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce, critics and movie-goers alike have been thrilled by the action and comedy in Iron Man 3.

‘Iron Man 3 is smart, funny and spectacular.’ 4 stars - The Guardian

Iron Man has rocketed from the box office and across the UK demonstrating just how popular the Armoured Avenger is with fans and families alike. Junior Superheroes can learn the moves of Iron Man by attending the Marvel Training Academy in local Disney Stores across the country, or join the Marvel Super Hero Takeover running on Disney’s Club Penguin the global #1 children’s virtual world, whilst older fans can test their flying and fighting skills on the new Iron Man 3: The Official Video Game for mobile devices or enjoy the new indie/rock compilation albums Heroes Fall.

Retailers across the country have welcomed the addition of a new and exciting selection of Iron Man 3 products that have joined existing Avengers, Spider-Man and Marvel product ranges. Action figures and costumes are already proving a hit in Disney Stores and Tesco have launched their own feature-packed Stark Armoury Iron Man 3 app that customers can enjoy using in store and online.

The Marvel experience will extend throughout the summer with the second series of the hit animated show Ultimate Spider-Man set to premiere on May 9th on Disney XD, followed in the autumn by the debut series of Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. leading up to the release of Thor: The Dark World, which will be released in the UK on 30 October 2013.

Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” pits brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

Foyles War Season 7 DVD Release Short Review

Thoroughly compelling from start to finish, 5 stars all the way.

In series 7 we see a very different turn of events for Foyle as he finds himself working for British Intelligence and embroiled in the newly developing Cold War.

Caught up in the intrigue and back biting of the spy network, Foyle quickly establishes his authority and proves time and again why he is one of the best detectives in the business, all the time trying to put his old team back together.

Read the full review over at Road Rash Reviews

How the Wicked open aduitions went

WICKED, the global musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to reveal a brand new video from the open auditions for the West End 2013/14 Company and UK and Ireland Tour Company that were held during April at Pineapple Studios, London.



Recently acclaimed as “one of the most popular West End musicals ever” (London Evening Standard), the record-breaking London production continues its open-ended run at the Apollo Victoria Theatre where tickets are currently on sale until 26 April 2014. A major new touring production of the award-winning musical will open in Manchester in September 2013 and visit Dublin, Milton Keynes, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds and Birmingham. Further cities, casting and dates into 2015 will be announced at a later date.

Wicked has already been seen by over 36 million people around the world and has 6 productions running concurrently. The original Broadway production remains “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster” (The New York Times) where it is now in its 10th Anniversary year. The West End production is now in its 7th year at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it is already the 16th longest-running West End musical of all time.

Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire that ingeniously re-imagines the stories and characters created by L. Frank Baum in ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Wicked has music and lyrics by multi GRAMMY® and Academy Award® winner Stephen Schwartz, a book by Winnie Holzman, musical staging by Wayne Cilento and is directed by two-time Tony Award® winner and Olivier Award nominee Joe Mantello. Wicked is based on the acclaimed novel, ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West’, by Gregory Maguire.

The Wolverine at CinemaCon

Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he will face a host of unexpected and deadly opponents in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before.

THE WOLVERINE opens in cinemas across the UK on 25th July 2013.

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Star Trek photoshoot

Earlier today saw Simon Pegg and some other people preparing for the World Premiere of Star Trek Into Darkness.

They all look like they are enjoying the rare sunny weather in this country!

In summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness.

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.

With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Exploding into UK and Irish cinemas May 9, 2012