Author: B A Walsh

Endgame’s latest trailer just dropped and it begins appropriately enough with Tony Stark’s first outing as Iron Man – the same way the MCU began. It quickly flashes through a montage of other scenes that fans have been picking through to try and glean any hints about what is happening in the upcoming film: Stark back with the Avengers (we knew if Endgame was his swan song he’d go out with a bang – not a whimper on a powerless spaceship); the new white uniforms (for harnessing the power of the Quantum Realm?); Rocket Raccoon perched on War Machine’s shoulder…

4DX is a motion picture technology that enhances movie presentation with environmental effects such as motion-synchronized seats, wind, rain, lights, and scents in addition to the film’s audiovisuals. The technology was developed by the South Korean company CJ 4DPLEX. I recently wrote a review of my experience watching Alita: Battle Angel in 4DX. Now Paramount is announcing that its upcoming films Wonder Park and Pet Sematary will be released in 4DX. Mark Viane, President of International Theatrical Distribution at Paramount had this to say about the technology: “We can’t wait to share Wonder Park and Pet Sematary with audiences everywhere…

Fans have been clamoring for Namor the Sub-mariner to appear in the MCU for years, but issues with licensing have prevented it since Namor’s rights were sold to Universal. Marvel has since gotten them back but Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has said: “Let’s put it this way – there are entanglements that make it less easy. There are older contracts that still involve other parties that mean we need to work things out before we move forward on it. As opposed to an Iron Man or any of the Avengers or any of the other Marvel characters where we…

In addition to the latest trailer, the theatrical poster for Avengers: Endgame debuted March 14. The poster features most of the Avengers who survived the devastation against a backdrop that has a looming Thanos silhouette. Iron Man and Captain America are the most prominent figures, but also pictured are Thor, Bruce Banner, Ant-Man, War Machine, Black Widow, Nebula, newcomer Captain Marvel, Okoye, Rocket Racoon, and Hawkeye (yeah he made it onto this poster!) Of course the poster, like the trailer, has spawned a lot of fan theories even with so little information to work with. Is Rocket wearing Bucky’s goggles…

Disney has announced that its deal with Fox will “become effective at 12:02 a.m. Eastern time on March 20.” There had been some regulatory issues with the deal in Brazil and Mexico due to the merger resulting in Disney owning both ESPN and Fox regional sports. Disney therefore agreed to sell off the Fox regional sports networks. Fox Network, Fox News and the remaining Fox Sports will be rolled into a company called the Fox Corporation. The deal means that the rights to the X-men, the Fantastic Four, and Deadpool will be under Disney’s control and those characters could be…

Escape Room will be released on digital on April 9 and on DVD/Blu-Ray on April 23. The psychological horror movie features 6 strangers who think that they have been brought together for a highly immersive escape room experience and a chance to win $10,000. But they soon find out that the stakes are higher than they thought as they must find clues and solve puzzles in order to stay alive. Along the way, some of their darkest moments are revealed. The PG-13 movie has a 48% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics praised the cast and the atmosphere but felt that…

Director Robert Zemeckis’ remake of The Witches will begin production on April 29, 2019, in Georgia and Alabama and later in the United Kingdom. The movie is based on a 1973 novel by Roald Dahl, author of such classics as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, BFG, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and Fantastic Mr. Fox. The story focuses on a young boy who is staying with his grandmother when he overhears a group of witches plotting to turn children into mice; when he is discovered he becomes the test subject for the spell. The novel was previously adapted into…

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, a sequel to the 2017 film The Hitman’s Bodyguard, has started production. The original movie featured Samuel L. Jackson as hitman Darius Kincaid, Ryan Reynolds as bodyguard Michael Bryce, and Salma Hayek as Kincaid’s wife Sonia Kincaid, who is used as motivation to get the hitman to testify against that movie’s baddie, played by Gary Oldman. The original film grossed 176.6 million worldwide. It is rated only 42% on the Tomatometer but has a 67% ‘liked it’ audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The sequel reunites Jackson, Reynolds, and Hayek as well as director Patrick Hughes and…

Fans of Robert Redford and baseball movies will be glad to know that The Natural is coming in 4K Ultra HD and in 4K on participating digital streaming platforms. The film will come out on June 4th in celebration of its 35th anniversary. The Natural (1984) was based on a 1952 novel by Bernard Malamud detailing the baseball career of fictional character Roy Hobbs. In addition to Redford in the title role, the cast also included Glen Close, Kim Basinger, Robert Duvall, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, and Richard Farnsworth. The Natural was nominated for 4 Academy Awards (Cinematography,…

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 might be on hold, but Dave Bautista is keeping busy with other roles. He has been cast in the upcoming Dune remake and rumored to be in Gunn’s Suicide Squad 2 reboot. Now the latest rumor is that he will have a role in Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead. The rumor comes from a possible hint by the man himself. In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times, when asked about upcoming projects he mentioned that he has “a Zack Snyder project on the horizon.” The speculation is that the Snyder project is the…