It’s been a few weeks since Star Wars: The Force Awakens wrapped principle photography and moved on to post-production, so it’s no surprise we’re starting to hear about the next film set in the Star Wars universe. If you recall, Disney announced that not only… Read More »Star Wars stand-alone movie moves on to next phase of preproduction
There is something about the fun retro feel of 8-bit (or in this case 16-bit) video games. The latest craze is recreating modern movies (or movie trailers) as if they were pixelated video game and the latest target of the trend is “Star Wars: The… Read More »8-Bit Star Wars: The Force Awakens Teaser Trailer is Retro Fun
With Agent Carter taking a break this week, I thought we’d turn to the comics to see what Marvel has been up to lately. First off, Marvel introduced a new S.H.I.E.L.D. comic title that stars Agent Coulson. And, while the comic doesn’t take place in… Read More »Marvel News Round Up: Comics Edition
Two fantastic new Star Wars: The Force Awakens inspired t-shirt designs on Tee Fury this morning. From designer Captain Ribman comes your first chance to buy a riff on a bubble-gum collector card wrapper “Twin Sun Battle” featuring Tie-Fighters and the Millennium Falcon. Competing is… Read More »Two Star Wars: The Force Awakens inspired designs battle on Tee Fury today.
The 2015 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures schedule has been discussed before here on the blog, but with a new year I wanted to take a stab at some predictions for how well the films will be received by critics and at the box office. We’d also like to have your preductions in the comments.
2014 was a really weak year for the box office, and I don’t expect market conditions to change too much in 2015. That means Disney already has a steep slope to climb. But Disney was the king of 2014 and the 2015 movie slate Disney appears to have that box office win in hand already.
In order of release here we go.
JANUARY 23, 2015 – Strange Magic
This movie came out of nowhere, aka Lucasfilm Animation Singapore. This film has a very similar feel as Fox’s 2013 animated flick “Epic.” I see it doing just about the same at the domestic box office. I expect the public will enjoy it more than the critics who didn’t like “Epic” at all.
Domestic total: $112 million
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 59
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 – McFarland, USA
Disney really hopes that “McFarland, USA” does better than “Million Dollar Arm.” Kevin Costner should attract some viewers, but the story seems like it will fall flat to me.
Domestic total: $46 million
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 49
MARCH 13, 2015 – Cinderella
The fairy-tale is a staple of Disney movies and it’s been a few years since one as pure as Cinderella has been on the big screen. Director Kenneth Branagh will bring his ‘A’ game for Disney and the supporting cast will make this a must-see film for the spring.
Domestic total: $255 million
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 65
If you were a kid in the late 1970s there’s a good chance your Christmas stocking had at least one Kenner Star Wars action figure stuffed in it. Thanks to a leaked photo, we’ve gotten our first look at some of the Star Wars: The… Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens Action Figure Prototypes Leak
In the latest video from the set of Star Wars, J.J. Abrams and the crew from Star Wars Episode VII thanks fans for their support of the “Force for Change” initiative to support UNICEF. Earlier videos from Abrams included a look at part of a… Read More »Star Wars Thanks Fans for Generosity
There are two new fan made t-shirts representing some of the awesome stuff we saw in the first preview trailer for Episode vii, aka Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Tee Fury today.
The first tee from zerobriant is available for the first time anywhere on Tee Fury. It features the best elements from the 39 seconds we all saw in the episode 7 trailer. From Rey on the bike to the Millennium Falcon, it’s all there.
Secondly, if you have a little sith blood in your veins, you may enjoy this new lightsaber shirt that glows in the dark with Red Fluorescent ink.
As a bonus, you won’t want to miss these shoes that feature Karen Hallion’s amazing Belle and Doctor Who mashup design.Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens Fan T-Shirt on Tee Fury