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New Images from Thor – The Dark World

Thor : The Dark World – In Cinemas Oct 30th 2013

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Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano, and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” is directed by Alan Taylor, produced by Kevin Feige, from a story by Don Payne and screenplay by Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and is based on Marvel’s classic Super Hero Thor, who first appeared in the comic book “Journey into Mystery ” #83 in August, 1962.

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Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself.

Grumpy Cat – The Movie

Come on, you have to admit it, this cat has made you smile, at least, once!

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Web sensation Grumpy Cat has millions of adoring fans, a new book, and now, a movie deal.

The grouchy feline, real name Tardar Sauce, became a viral hit last September when owner Tabatha Bundesen and brother Bryan began posting photos of her on Reddit.

Since then, the sour-faced kitty won Meme of the Year at the 2013 Webby Awards, and signed on with talent manager Ben Lashes.

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Emmerich Ready for More Alien Action

Even though director Roland Emmerich is just putting the finishing touches on his upcoming summer actioner “White House Down,” starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx, he’s already looking to the future beyond the movie’s June 28 release.

He next plans to revisit his 1996 blockbuster “Independence Day” with at least one sequel, possibly a series of movies, and while fans of the alien invasion adventure should expect to see new, thrilling special effects, the director also is hoping to recapture the same entertaining tone and the same approach to character he displayed in the original movie.

During his recent appearance at the fourth annual Hero Complex Film Festival, Emmerich, along with “Independence Day” producer Dean Devlin, star Jeff Goldblum and visual effects wizard Volker Engel, talked about taking a cue from classic disaster movies in locating the movie’s rhythm and sensibility.

“We realized in disaster movies they were quite unorthodox, they spend quite a lot of time on the characters and what their problems were,” Emmerich said. “We just took our leap from that. I still today am asked, Why did you do this movie? I say, Well it was a good idea, but it also had good characters. I’m really believing in good characters.”

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The Conjuring – New Poster

Here’s a new poster for The Conjuring, released August 2nd, 2013 and what a creepy one it is too!

*shudder*

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Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville.

Based on a true story, “The Conjuring” tells the horrifying tale of how renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren

were called upon to help a family terrorised by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse.

Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

The Wolverine – New Ink Posters

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Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he will face a host of unexpected and deadly opponents in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before.

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THE WOLVERINE opens in cinemas across the UK on 25th July 2013.  For more information about the film, visit www.facebook.com/TheWolverineMovie and www.twitter.com/wolverinemovie, and watch the trailer HERE.

The Conjuring – Release Date Amended

Originally scheduled for a UK Release date: 19 July 2013, there has been a change to:

2 August 2012

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Director: James Wan

Cast: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Joey King, Shanley Caswell, Haley McFarland, MacKenzie Foy, Kyla Deaver and Sterling Jerins.

Synopsis

Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville.

Based on a true story, “The Conjuring” tells the horrifying tale of how renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren

were called upon to help a family terrorised by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse.

Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

Nolan and Bond?

Well, according to Channel 24:

Christopher Nolan has been approached to direct the next James Bond movie.

The Dark Knight Rises filmmaker and his representatives have reportedly begun early talks with the franchise’s producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson after Skyfall director Sam Mendes ruled himself out of taking the helm on Bond 24.

However, Nolan is currently in pre-production on Interstellar – which will star Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain – and may be reluctant to go straight into another huge project, though insiders think they may be able to sign him up for a future Bond movie if he turns down the next one.

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28 Things

BI update with a look at 28 Incredible Things You Never Knew About How The ‘Harry Potter’ Movies Were Made (although I’m sure there are some Potterheads out there who WILL know all 28):

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Warner Brothers spent 10 years in Leavesden, U.K., filming eight “Harry Potter” films.

The studios are massive and reveal how the movies were made using the most incredible special effects in the film industry.

Over the course of filming, five warehouses full of props were used. There was an Animal Department, a Creatures Department, a Visual and Special Effects Department, and more, which made each detail of J.K. Rowling’s magical wizarding world come to life.

We visited the studios last month and learned the secrets. Here’s how the producers did it.

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Big

Gizmodo (Australia) ask the question:

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How Big Is The New Enterprise Compared To The Old One?

725.35 metres. That’s how big the new super-sized Enterprise is. Here you can see it compared against the Galactica, the good old Enterprise, the Blockade Runner, and the ISS.

When JJ Abrams said that he wanted to put some Star Wars into Star Trek, apparently it also applied to the scale of spaceships. And while the new Enterprise doesn’t even reach half of the 1600m of an Imperial Star Destroyer, it’s still amazingly big compared to the 288m of the old Enterprise. Maybe now you would be able to take down an Star Destroyer with a couple of these.

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