VIDEO: Marvel Releases A Brand New Trailer For “Black Panther”

WDWNT on October 25, 2017

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The Black Panther (Chadwick Boesman) seems like he is facing some real competition in this new trailer as we get our first look at him battling Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), and his very own version of the Black Panther costume.

Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” follows T’Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king—and Black Panther—is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.

“Black Panther” stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, with Angela Bassett, with Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis.

The film is directed by Ryan Coogler and produced by Kevin Feige with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Nate Moore, Jeffrey Chernov and Stan Lee serving as executive producers. Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole wrote the screenplay.

Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” opens in U.S. theaters on February 16, 2018.

Source: Marvel Entertainment

The Han Solo “Star Wars” Spin Off Movie Is Officially Called “SOLO: A Star Wars Story”; Production Wraps

WDWNT on October 25, 2017

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The Han Solo “Star Wars” spin off movie has officially wrapped up production, and to celebrate this occasion, director Ron Howard released a video thanking the cast and crew and finally letting us know what the title of the movie is called. Check out the video below where Howard receives a little help from a certain Wookiee that is still on set for some reason.

So what do you think of the title?

Source: Ron Howard

VIDEO: New Clip And Featurette Released For PIXAR’s “Coco”

WDWNT on October 25, 2017

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A new clip Mariachi Plaza from Disney•Pixar’s “Coco” is now available. Plus, check out Crafting Coco, a new featurette that includes interviews with filmmakers and talent, showcasing the immense research and detail that went into bringing the story and music of “Coco” to life.

“Mariachi Plaza” clip:

https://youtu.be/bFqeYK96JXc

“Crafting Coco” featurette:

Directed by Lee Unkrich (“Toy Story 3”), co-directed by Adrian Molina (story artist “Monsters University”) and produced by Darla K. Anderson (“Toy Story 3”), Disney•Pixar’s “Coco” opens in U.S. theaters on Nov. 22, 2017.

Voice Cast: Gael García Bernal, Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Jaime Camil, Sofía Espinosa, Luis Valdez, Lombardo Boyar, Edward James Olmos, Alanna Ubach, Selene Luna, Alfonso Arau, Herbert Siguenza, Octavio Solis, Gabriel Iglesias, Cheech Marin, Blanca Araceli

 

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Héctor (voice of Gael García Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.

Visceral’s Star Wars Video Game Changing Drastically, Studio Shutting Down

WDWNT on October 25, 2017

EA is making some major changes to the previously announced action-adventure Star Wars game under development by Visceral Games.

Here is EA Executive Vice President Patrick Söderlund’s statement from the EA Blog:

Our Visceral studio has been developing an action-adventure title set in the Star Wars universe. In its current form, it was shaping up to be a story-based, linear adventure game. Throughout the development process, we have been testing the game concept with players, listening to the feedback about what and how they want to play, and closely tracking fundamental shifts in the marketplace. It has become clear that to deliver an experience that players will want to come back to and enjoy for a long time to come, we needed to pivot the design. We will maintain the stunning visuals, authenticity in the Star Wars universe, and focus on bringing a Star Wars story to life. Importantly, we are shifting the game to be a broader experience that allows for more variety and player agency, leaning into the capabilities of our Frostbite engine and reimagining central elements of the game to give players a Star Wars adventure of greater depth and breadth to explore.

Essentially EA is closing down Visceral Games (Battlefield Hardline, Dead Space) and moving the project across a variety of other EA studios, with the bulk of production now taking place at EA Vancouver. EA says that many team members from Visceral will be moved to different EA studios to work on various other projects.

This announcement seems to be in-line with the recent trend in the video game industry to increase replay value by creating shared-world games that offer multiple ways to play. EA has yet to announce what exactly this revamp of the game will be like, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see EA attempt to implement elements from games like Destiny 2, Overwatch, and Rocket League to extend the longevity of the game.

Söderlund concluded the statement by adding that the game has been pushed back from its original tentative date of 2019.

Visceral Games’ Star Wars project was set to be a linear action-adventure game that focused on story telling. Amy Hennig was on board to work on the game’s story (best known as the writer of the Uncharted series) although there is no word yet as to how this shift has effected her role in the project.

Our condolences go out to all effected by the closure of Visceral Studios.

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Trailer Debuts Tomorrow On Monday Night Football; Tickets Go On Sale After

WDWNT on October 13, 2017

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STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI TRAILER DEBUTS TOMORROW

DURING HALFTIME ON ESPN’S “MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL”

Tickets to Star Wars: The Last Jedi Go on Sale Everywhere Following the Trailer Launch

 Lucasfilm announced today that the trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi will debut on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” on Monday, October 9, during halftime of the National Football League (NFL) game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears in Chicago. The game starts at 5:15 p.m. PDT/8:15 p.m. EDT.

Following the trailer launch, tickets to the highly anticipated cinematic event will be on sale everywhere movie tickets are sold.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens in U.S. theaters on December 15. 

ABOUT THE MOVIE:

In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.

The film stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman. J.J. Abrams, Tom Karnowski and Jason McGatlin are the executive producers.

VIDEO: Meet Thor’s Newest Villain Hela In This New Featurette From “Thor: Raganarok”

WDWNT on October 13, 2017

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Find out what goes into making a great villain with a telling look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first female villain—Hela, played by Oscar® winner Cate Blanchett—in “Hela Good,” a video featurette now available to share with your readers!

In Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok,” Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk!

“Thor: Ragnarok” is directed by Taika Waititi and returns Chris Hemsworth starring as Thor and Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as Loki. They are joined by Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson and Karl Urban, with Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Hopkins.

Kevin Feige is producing with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, Thomas M. Hammel and Stan Lee serving as executive producers. Eric Pearson and Craig Kyle & Christopher L. Yost wrote the screenplay.  Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok” thunders into U.S. theaters on November 3, 2017.

Source: Marvel

Disney Movies Anywhere Service Could Add Fox, Warner Bros., Sony, and Universal Movies

WDWNT on October 13, 2017

The Disney Movies Anywhere service debuted in 2014 as a cloud-based digital movie service, with an iOS and Web experience that allows users to discover, purchase, manage and watch movies from Disney, Pixar and Marvel from home or away. Since that time, Disney has been actively courting other studios to join the system, in an effort to combat dwindling DVD sales, poor box office performance, and the threat from streaming providers like Netflix.

Now it appears that 5 of the 6 major Hollywood movie studios will have content on the system as soon as next week.

Bloomberg is reporting that major studios such as 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures are among those joining the service. By banding together, the makers of the world’s most popular films are betting they can succeed in attracting more users than their previous attempts did.

Paramount Pictures is the only one of the six major studios that isn’t joining Movies Anywhere, because of a disagreement over financial terms, although they are reportedly supportive of the idea and may join later.

Disney Movies Anywhere uses a proprietary storage technology called KeyChest to let customers store and access movies at a single site, whether they’re purchased from iTunes, Amazon.com, Google, or Wal-Mart.

UltraViolet offers a competing product: an online locker with movies and TV shows from Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Sony, Paramount, 20th Century Fox and dozens of other providers. Apparently UltraViolet isn’t performing as well as hoped, leading the studios to take another shot at the concept by backing Disney’s product.

‘Olaf’s Frozen Adventure’ Soundtrack to Feature Four New Songs

WDWNT on October 13, 2017

Disney is releasing a soundtrack for the upcoming featurette Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, which is set to release in theaters ahead of Pixar’s Coco on November 22.

The soundtrack will release on November 3 and include four all-new songs written by Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson. Additionally, the soundtrack will include the 21-minute featurette’s score written by Christophe Beck, who also wrote the score for Frozen.

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The original songs that will be included on the soundtrack are “Ring in the Season,” “The Battle of Flemmingrad,” “That Time of Year” and “When We’re Together. The full track listing is included below:

“Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” Soundtrack Track List:
1. “Ring in the Season” – Performed by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel and Josh Gad
2. “The Ballad of Flemmingrad” – Performed by Jonathan Groff
3. “Ring in the Season” (Reprise) – Performed by Idina Menzel
4. “That Time of Year” – Performed by Josh Gad and Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell and
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5. “That Time of Year” (Reprise) – Performed by Josh Gad
6. “When We’re Together” – Performed by Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell and Josh Gad and Jonathan Groff
7. “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” Score Suite – Composed by Christophe Beck and Jeff Morrow
8. “The Ballad of Flemmingrad” (Traditional Version) – Performed by Jonathan Groff
9. “Ring in the Season” – [Instrumental Karaoke Mix]
10. “That Time of Year” – [Instrumental Karaoke Mix]
11. “When We’re Together” – [Instrumental Karaoke Mix]

You can pre-order the CD here, and Disney has also released a couple of song snippets for “That Time of Year,” “When We’re Together,” and “Ring In The Season.”

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