Spider-Man Meet & Greet Moving in at Super Hero Headquarters, Captain America Leaves Disneyland

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Innoventions at Disneyland is currently being converted into the Tomorrowland Expo Center, home to Super Hero HQ and Star Wars Launch Bay, which will open on November 16th. When it does open, guests will be able to meet the one and only Spider-Man!

 

Spider-Man can already be seen at Walt Disney Studios Paris, but this will be his first meet and greet appearance in the Disney Parks here in the United States. The attraction will also include the returning Thor meet and greet experience, Iron Man Tech exhibit, a MARVEL gaming zone, and small store selling super hero goods.

While the Captain America meet and greet is going away, Disney has promised that Cap will return soon. The space being used for the Spider-Man meet and greet is flex space and will change to a different MARVEL character every few months.

Steven Spielberg Seems To Confirm Directing Harrison Ford In “Indiana Jones 5”

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While out promoting his latest movie, “Bridge Of Spies”, Steven Spielberg seems to have dropped a bomb that both Harrison Ford and he will be back for “Indiana Jones 5”.

When asked by Yahoo Movies, “What has made your long standing collaboration such a success?”, Spielberg mentioned that:

“Tom (Hanks) is tied with Harrison Ford. Harrison and I have done 4 movies and Tom and I have done 4 movies. Now, I’ll probably do “Indy 5″ with Harrison and that will be 5 for Harrison and 4 for Tom. I got to make another one with Tom so it will be 5 for Tom and 5 for Harrison.”

The key word is “probably”, which means more than likely. I am sure that Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford have had discussions about doing “Indiana Jones 5”. In May, Kennedy, the president of Lucasfilm, did confirm to Vanity Fair that “Indiana Jones 5” will be made. Kennedy has had a close working relationship with Spielberg for decades being producer for many of Spielberg’s films including  “E.T”., “The Jurassic Park Trilogy”, “The Back To The Future Trilogy” and of course all of the “Indiana Jones” movies. Ford has also mentioned that he wants to do one more “Indiana Jones” movie.

We have heard rumors that we should expect a fifth “Indiana Jones” movie sometime in 2018. Hopefully we’ll hear something official from Lucasfilm in the near future.

Source: Yahoo

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Characters Revealed For Disney Infinity 3.0

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Disney Interactive has revealed it’s newest line of “Star Wars” figures for Disney Infinity 3.0 and this time the play set focuses on “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. We received our first look at the Rey and Finn figures in May during Star Wars Celebration but now Poe Dameron and Kylo Ren have been revealed as additional individual playable characters.

The “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” play set comes with the characters Rey and Finn and will cost $34.99. Individual characters (Poe Dameron, Kylo Ren) will cost $13.99 each. “The Force Awakens” plays set will be released on December 18th in order not to spoil any of the movie.

VIDEO: New Trailer For “Star Wars Rebels” Season 2

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During Disney XD’s panel at the New York Comic Con, Disney released a brand new trailer for the upcoming Season 2 for “Star Wars Rebels”.

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In this special Star Wars Rebels Season Two trailer from NYCC 2015, the Ghost crew is back — but they’re not alone.

Get a first look at new allies, new starships, new Inquisitors, and much more as the fight against the Empire continues, and watch the season premiere of Star Wars Rebels on October 14, 9:30 p.m. ET/PT!

Advance Tickets To “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Go On Sale October 19th; New Trailer Coming Possibly This Week

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For those looking to get their “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” tickets early, you will finally be able to purchase your tickets on Monday, October 19th.

From Furious Fanboys:

Tonight I was able to get personal confirmation that theater box offices will begin selling advance tickets for Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Monday, October 19th. This information confirmed individual theaters selling tickets at their box offices, so I don’t know how it will apply to online ticket brokers such as Fandango or Movie Tickets. Most likely they’ll begin selling as well once the major chains open up on their side of things.

Also we should be receiving a full length trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”  this week which should give us more of an idea about the actual story then the previous teaser we have seen. I have been hearing that we should be seeing something towards the end of the week and Furious Fanboys again has additional information regarding the possible release of the trailer.

A few weeks ago there was a tweet by The Movie Bit who said October 15th would be a big day for Star Wars. They previously broke some decent sized Star Wars news, so I trust them.

Noah at Star Wars Time emailed his theater general manager and found out they were expecting a package from Disney that could contain the trailer between October 15th and 19th. This backs up an email that Star Wars Junk received from a Carmike Theater in Columbus Georgia that said the trailer would be out in the middle of the month. And just tonight Star Wars Junk also heard that the trailer would be announced on the 15th, this coming Thursday and a day that StarWars.com traditionally drops big bombs on social media.

Without a doubt, we are definitely due a trailer. We have only had one teaser that premiered back in February and that’s it. Next week will be two months till the theatrical release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. “Star Wars Rebels: Season 2” also will debut next week on October 14th and we may even see a short preview that night. Keep your eyes and ears open and we will let you know as soon as possible exactly when we will have access to the new trailer.
Source: Furious Fanboys

10/8/15 Marvel News Mash-Up (Ant Man Sequel, Management Shakeup, Jessica Jones, Etc.) np

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Marvel Announces New Slate Of Films Coming To Marvel Phase 3 Films

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Marvel has announced that they are adding additional movies to the Phase 3 slate of movies and the first new movie will be a sequel to “Ant-Man” and it will be called “Ant-Man And The Wasp”. Paul Rudd will reprise his role as Scott Lang/Ant-Man and joining him this time on his adventure will be Evangeline Lily who will reprise her role as Hope Van Dyne and now take on the role of superhero, The Wasp. “Ant-Man And The Wasp” will open on July 6th, 2018.

To accommodate this addition both the “Black Panther” and “Captain Marvel” movies will be movie their release dates to February 16, 2018 and March 8, 2019.

Marvel also announced that 3 unnamed Marvel movies will premier on May 1st, 2020, July 10th 2020 and November 6th 2020. I’m expecting a Hulk movie to be one of them since he was originally supposed to appear in “Civil War” and pulled out at the last second and also Kevin Feige has said that they have plans for Hulk in the future.

Source: Marvel

First Trailer For Marvel And Netflix’s “Jessica Jones”

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Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for their upcoming series, Marvel’s “Jessica Jones”.

After a tragic ending to her short-lived Super Hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases in New York City. It’s time the world knew her name…
“Jessica Jones” will premier on Netflix on November 20, 2015.

First Look At Mike Colter As “Luke Cage”

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Production on Netflix’s newest series, Marvel’s “Luke Cage” has begun and we have seen a few images of Mike Colter as Luke Cage. Definitely has the Luke Cage look going on. Expect to see Mike Coulter debut as Luke Cage first in Netflix’s “Jessica Jones” before he movies on to his own “Luke Cage” series in 2016.
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Source: Screen Crush

Rachael McAdams Joins The Cast Of “Doctor Strange”

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The Wrap has reported that Rachael McAdams will join Benedict Cumberbatch and Telda Swinton in the upcoming Marvel movie, “Doctor Strange”. There is no official announcement as to watch character McAdams will be playing. All we know is it is the female lead.

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It could be Clea, who is the niece of Dormammu, which is one of Doctor Strange’s greatest enemies. Clea later betrays her uncle and joins forces with Doctor Strange and became his love interest.

Source: The Wrap

Big Shakeup At Marvel Entertainment

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There was a big shake up within Marvel Entertainment. Kevin Feige who has produced all of the Marvel movies and is the President of Marvel met with Disney and made it known that he was not happy reporting directly to the current CEO of Marvel Isaac Perlmutter. Now Feige is reporting directly to Disney Pictures President, Alan Horn.It seems that Perlmutter was a thorn in Feige’s side and it sounds like it came to the point where Feige was even considering leaving Marvel. Perlmutter is notorious for being a cheapskate and not providing enough dough for the movies. “Captain America: Civil War” was apparently the breaking point since they were going over budget and Perlmutter didn’t want to release any additional funds to support the movie.

Then there was also the disbandment of the Marvel Creative Team which some are saying was responsible for Edgar Wright leaving Ant-Man. It has Brian Michael Bendis and Joe Quesueda. The following list show the movies that the Creative Team had some input in:

Movies they worked on: Iron Man, Avengers, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Captain America: Civil War.

Movies somewhere in the middle: Hulk, Ant Man, Thor, and Thor: The Dark World.


Movies with little to no input: Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, and Avengers: Age Of Ultron.

What is weird about these movies is that it seems that the Creative Team was heavily involved with the best Marvel movies and barely had any input with the lesser ones. What does this mean for the future? We dont know right now but we’ll see what happens after “Captain America: Civil War”.

That’s it for this time!

VIDEO: Walt Disney Animation Reveals Voice Of “Moana”; First Images And Casting Video

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In “Moana,” Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming big-screen adventure, a spirited teenager named Moana (left) sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder. Along the way, she meets once-mighty demi-god Maui (right). Featuring Native Hawaiian newcomer Auli’i Cravalho as the voice of Moana, and Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui, “Moana” sails into U.S. theaters on Nov. 23, 2016. ©2015 Disney. All Rights Reserved.

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Moana” has found her voice following a worldwide search to cast the film’s title character. Native Hawaiian newcomer Auli’i Cravalho, 14, joins Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the big-screen adventure about a spirited and fearless teenager named Moana (voice of Cravalho) who, with help from demi-god Maui (voice of Johnson), sets out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder.

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While hundreds of talented people from across the Pacific Islands were eager to try out for the role, Cravalho set her sights firmly on her sophomore year of high school. “I didn’t think I would have a chance,” she said. “When I was little, I used to dance around the house singing at the top of my lungs. In my mind, that was performing and I loved the feeling of it. But I never imagined being in a Disney movie, being Moana—representing my culture in that way.”

Fortunately, the film’s Hawai’i casting director remembered an unrelated audition Cravalho did as part of an a cappella group, which had been submitted for a talent showcase for a charity. Feeling the local teen would be perfect for the Disney role, she tracked her and her mother down and invited Cravalho to audition. “Her audition was fantastic – she was such a raw talent,” said producer Osnat Shurer. “Auli’i was among a small number of girls we brought back for a second round of auditions. Then we flew her and her mom over to audition at our studios in Burbank.”

“Auli’i demonstrated a certain fearlessness in her auditions and call-backs,” said director John Musker. “She has a playful, mischievous wit. She can project vulnerability, she doesn’t seem intimidated at all by the challenges ahead, and her Polynesian background has helped shape her connection to family, hard work and music. These are all qualities she shares with Moana.”

“Moana is a vibrant, tenacious 16-year-old growing up on an island where voyaging is forbidden,” added director Ron Clements. “But Moana has been drawn to the ocean since she can remember and is desperate to find out what’s beyond the confines of her island.”

Cravalho has already started recording for the role.

“Moana” sails into U.S. theaters on Nov. 23, 2016.

VIDEO: Second Trailer Released For Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur”

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Pixar has just released the second official US trailer for “The Good Dinosaur”!

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“The Good Dinosaur” asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.
“The Good Dinosaur” opens in theatres November 25, 2015!

Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream Being Replaced by Preview of “The Good Dinosaur”; DCA to Also Get Preview

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Beginning October 16, guests visiting Disney Parks will be able to catch a preview of scenes from “The Good Dinosaur” in sneak peeks at Disney California Adventure park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

 

At Disney California Adventure park, “The Good Dinosaur” preview will be presented at the Bug’s Life Theater with special in-theater effects. Guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will get to see this advance look at clips from the film, as part of the Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream attraction on Mickey Avenue.

The film will replace the One Man’s Dream film until December 4th, then the original film will return on December 5th, 2015 for Walt’s Birthday. Rumor has it the film may make a digital conversion since The Good Dinosaur clips would not be shown on the very old projectors inside the Walt Disney Theater.

“The Good Dinosaur” opens in theaters on November 25, 2015.