Tag: 20th Century Fox

New Trailer Released For Fox’s ‘Epic’

by Derek Kraneveldt

I’ve been looking forward to Epic since the moment I saw its first trailer. I’m not sure what it is seeing as there’s really nothing about the film that looks overly original, but the plot sounds interesting and the animation looks great.

 

Fox today released a new trailer for the film. The new preview doesn’t have quite the same effect as last year’s Snow Patrol-filled version, but it definitely gives us a better idea of the film’s tone.

 

Watch the new trailer below, and let us know what you think! Epic hits theatres on May 24th.

 

 

EPIC is a 3D CG adventure comedy that reveals a fantastical world unlike any other. From the creators of ICE AGE and RIO, EPIC tells the story of an ongoing battle between the forces of good, who keep the natural world alive, and the forces of evil, who wish to destroy it. When a teenage girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she teams up with an elite band of warriors and a crew of comical, larger-than-life figures, to save their world…and ours. This film stars Beyonce Knowles, Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, and Amanda Seyfried.

Mark Millar To Consult On Fox’s Marvel Titles

by Derek Kraneveldt

20th Century Fox announced today that they have hired Mark Millar as a creative consultant for their Marvel film properties.

Millar is obviously no stranger to either the comic or film world. He has written for a variety of huge and hugely popular titles, and two of his own creations (Wanted and Kick-Ass) have spawned highly successful films. Fox would clearly like a repeat of the success of these films, and as Deadline reports Millar has been tasked with finding new creative avenues for the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises, which may be able to do just that.

Speaking with Deadline, Millar had this to say about the hire:

“As someone who has spent his entire life obsessed with both comic-books and movies, this is essentially my dream gig as it’s a unique combination of both,” stated Millar. “I spent ten years working at Marvel and am really happy with the work I did on the comic side of things so the idea of working with these characters now in a brand new medium is enormously exciting for me. I really like the Fox team, love this bold new direction they have for their franchises and am proud to be working alongside some of modern cinema’s biggest talents. James Mangold is incredible, Matthew Vaughn’s one of my closest pals and Josh Trank gave us, in my opinion, one of the greatest superhero movies of the last decade with Chronicle. The invitation to join this crew was maybe the coolest phone-call I’ve ever had.”

What do you think of this? Are you a fan of Millar’s work?

 

20th Century Fox To Bring ‘Sesame Street’ To The Big Screen!

by Scott Alminiana

The Hollywood Reporter broke the exclusive news that 20th Century Fox has picked up the movie rights and are planning to make a Sesame Street movie!  You read that right! Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus (my favorite), Groover, Bert & Ernie, and the rest of the gang are coming to a theater near you. You had better get ready to find your way back to Sesame Street because sunny days are here again.

Joey Mazzarino, who is a long-time writer for the show, has been chosen to write the script. It will be produced by 21 Laps Entertainment, Michael Aguilar, Mark Gordon and Guymon Casady. Sesame Workshop, the makers of the show, will also be involved in the movie as well as getting a producer credit.

With The Muppets sequel in the works, as well as a Fraggle Rock movie also in development, it’s a good time to be a Jim Henson fan. Now if only someone could tell me how to get to Sesame Street…

“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” Gets Not One But Two New Trailers!

by Scott Alminiana

Director Timur Bekmambetov’s latest flick, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” is set to slay audiences on June 22. In anticipation of it’s undead upcoming release, 20th Century Fox has released two new trailers. The first trailer has some new footage in it and plays up Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address briefly shown in past trailers:

The second trailer is a red band trailer that was released last week and shows some more gore:

“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” is based on the Seth Grahame-Smith novel of the same name and stars Benjamin Walker as honest Abe. The movie co-stars, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dominic Cooper, Alan Tudyk, and Rufus Sewell.