It looks like we will be getting a sequel to Prometheus whether we want one or not. 20th Century Fox appears to have decided that due to the fact it made over $400 million worldwide, they can and will move forward with the sequel. According to Variety the ball is rolling.
Genre cinema is often a reflexive thing, it responds to society, and there is no more prevalent issue than the class divide between the 99% and the 1%. The Hunger Games dealt with it, The Dark Knight Rises touched on it, and this year's Snowpiercer is tackling it head on. Elysium continues this theme with the story of a space station where the privileged 'haves' get to live a life of opulence and premium medical care, while the lowly 'have-nots' see out their days on an over-crowded, dying Earth.
The first trailer has been released for Bong Joon-ho's science fiction thriller Snowpiercer.
Whilst doing the rounds for latest film After Earth Will Smith was asked about his feelings on starring in another MIB film.
Benicio Del Toro joins not just the Guardians of the Galaxy, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole, as the acclaimed actor has signed a multi-picture deal with Marvel in what is described as a "lead role".
If there is a blockbuster cast more varied and interesting than Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, then I have yet to see it.
Pacific Rim is shaping up to be a blockbuster deserving of its stature. Summer is all about the big and the loud, and there are none bigger or louder than the epic battle between giant robots and giant monsters. To further whet your enormous appetites, here are two new TV spots and two images (courtesy of Empire) of the formidable Kaiju.
Remember Timecop? The film starring Jean Claude Van Damme about a time travelling cop with an amazing mullet? Well, it's the next, not-that-old film Hollywood have decided to remake.
Gipsy Danger has a few tricks up its sleeve in this new Pacific Rim banner - namely a gigantic saw blade - which it looks ready to use on the advancing Kaiju.
By now you have probably encountered the debate surrounding Star Trek Into Darkness, namely the Alice Eve nude scene. Some see it as sexist and reductive, others don't see the big deal.
Damon Lindelof took ownership of the issue and apologised. That probably would have been enough, the issue could then die out with everyone chalking it down to an error in judgment.
Until, that is, JJ Abrams appeared on The Conan O'Brien Show to address the issue personally. Initially joking, he revealed there was a similar nude scene in the film featuring Benedict Cumberbatch's "John Harrison" having a shower. If this was an attempt to redress the balance, it was a huge miscalculation. If anything it only draws further attention to the wrong-headed nature of the scene.
