A new TV spot features more of the lovable robot Baymax from Disney’s fall animated feature “Big Hero 6.” In the clip the films main protagonist, Hiro Hamada, and his robot friend Baymax show just how close they become in the movie. Perhaps too close:… Read More »Disney’s Big Hero 6 – New TV Spot and International Posters
A few weeks ago those in the know would have told you Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” had a tough road ahead of it. It had unknown characters, an unproven lead actor, a director best known for films that are kind of out there, and was opening in an already dreary summer as far as box office goes. A Marvel film without super heroes? Who would go see it?
Turns out, just about everyone. Early estimates for the weekend show James Gunn’s space opera ringing in $94 million in space credits. That’s a new record for August openings. That’s freakin’ fantastic. The Global Box Office is now over $160 Million already. Not too shabby.Read More »Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Reboots Summer Box Office With $94 Million Take
On Saturday, Marvel showed first footage of their upcoming blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron as the crowning piece of their SDCC’14 presentations. But their reveals weren’t just happening in the panels. Marvel also unveiled several props from the movie at their booth.
The first to be revealed was the Harley Davidson that Black Widow rides in the film, complete with Cap’s shield on the front:
Revealed at #MarvelSDCC booth! @HarleyDavidson‘s #ProjectLiveWire: Black Widow’s new ride in @Avengers #AgeOfUltron! pic.twitter.com/V28uWWpxAZ
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 25, 2014
Nearby was a prop from the first Avengers, Loki’s spear:
Well, look what we found at the #MarvelSDCC booth! Got to beef up the security just in case #Loki finds out… pic.twitter.com/yhYDNKqNgB — Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 25, 2014
If you read our article on the Avengers: Age of Ultron presentation, you’ll remember a key scene in the teaser trailer shown centered on the smashed shield of Captain America. This was the centerpiece of their display:Read More »SDCC’14 Coverage: Marvel Showcases Avengers: Age of Ultron Props For Fans
I’ll start this review with an admission that I wasn’t totally won over by last year’s “Planes,” so I was expecting more of the same. I had the opportunity to see “Planes: Fire & Rescue” last month during a Disney Parks Blog event, and was pleasantly surprised to find I enjoyed it quite a bit.
In this sequel, Dusty decides to help out Radiator Springs by becoming an aerial firefighter and is sent to Piston Peak National Park to train. There he meets up with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his courageous team, including feisty super scooper Dipper, Native American helicopter Windlifter, ex-military transport Cabbie and a group of brave all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers.
Fighting forest fires isn’t easy, and when a huge blaze breaks out in the park, threatening a group of vacationers, Dusty learns what it really takes to be a hero. There are also lessons thrown in for the youngsters about loyalty and respect.
Read More »Disney’s Planes: Fire & Rescue Is More Fun Than the Original
No matter how hard we try to escape, they drag us back in. Earlier today the Disney Insider blog announced that a new Pirates of the Caribbean film is coming. Of course, we had this news back in June along with the expected title: “Pirates… Read More »Pirates of the Caribbean V Announced by Disney
“Maleficent” is rolling in the green. The Angelina Jolie led dark fairy turned good retelling of Sleeping Beauty story has crossed a major threshold at the global box office. The film has now taken in over $700 million internationally. That’s Disney’s second release of 2014… Read More »Maleficent Crosses $700 Million at Box Office
Our friends north of the border will have a new channel to access Disney’s premium live action and animated feature films. Netflix Inc. and The Walt Disney Studios have signed a new multi-year licensing agreement that will make Netflix the exclusive Canadian subscription television service.… Read More »Netflix and Disney Pen Canadian Deal for Live-Action and Animated Features
Disney and Marvel have released three new character posters and a featurette for what could be the surprise hit of the summer “Guardians of the Galaxy. In the posters are Benicio del Toro as the Collector, Djimon Hounsou as Korath, and Lee Pace as Ronan. Previous character posters sets are here and here.
On Facebook, Guardians of the Galaxy editor Fred Raskin recently argued for why you should go out of your way to see the film in IMAX 3D:
“Yesterday I watched the IMAX 3D version of Guardians of the Galaxy, and I can say without question that this is the ideal format in which the movie should be experienced. This is not some hastily-done 3D pass in which they’ve simply added a little depth to the 2D version of the movie. Many of the shots and sequences in the film were designed for 3D (read: this will not be subtle), and I was absolutely floored by how well our 3D team pulled them off. Additionally, in IMAX, there are a number of sequences in which we’ve removed the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen so that the image fills the frame, creating a fully-immersive 3D experience.”
Having seen the 17 minute preview in IMAX 3D, I have to agree. I’m seeing the full film in faux-IMAX 3D. I’ll let you know if it comes a close or distant second.
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A new clip and featurette featuring Peter Quill, aka Star Lord, (Chris Pratt) is below the jump: