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  • Spiderman Homecoming Premier and the Avengers Angle

    Spiderman Homecoming Premier and the Avengers Angle

    The premiere of the new Spiderman movie dubbed “Spiderman: Homecoming” held yesterday in Hollywood to the pleasure of stars and fans alike. The movie, which hits cinemas around the world on the 7th of June, stars Tom Holland as Spiderman, a teenager who was bitten by a spider and is given super powers from the bite and also stars Michael Keaton as the super villain. The story, like the first Spiderman movies puts the superhero back in his high school days where his journey began. It is however unclear if the sequel to this which would be out in 2019 would still feature the web maker in school.

    Heat Vision speaking to Kevin Feign gathered that intention of the movie makers was not to make a High school movie. The Marvel Studios head explained that their intention was to make an adventure movie. He drew comparison between Spiderman and classic “Back to the Future” which is a movie about time travel and explained that though the cast in that movie were young, it didn’t necessarily portray the movie is a purely teenage movie.

    Another interesting angle to the premier is the recent partnership between Sony pictures, which hold the exclusive right to shoot Spiderman movie and Marvel pictures. The two movie giant entered into an agreement earlier in the week over how the Spiderman franchise would be handled in the future. The agreement ensures that Spiderman would be cast in Marvel movies comprising of various superheroes. The avengers franchise being the major recipient of this agreement would cast Spiderman in its upcoming sequel. So it wasn’t surprising when stars like, Robert Downey Jr, who plays Iron Man in the Avenger movies was seen smiling to the Camera at the Spiderman premier.

    On a lighter note, comedian Hannibal Buress who plays Coach Wilson in the movie had was in trouble online for missing the premier and hiring an imposter to take his place. The actor employed Joe Carroll to stand in his place as he was busy with another movie tag line. This did not play out well for the comedian in the media as people felt it was weird for him to act in such a manner.

  • Movie Academy Body Promotes Diversity with New Invitees

    Movie Academy Body Promotes Diversity with New Invitees

    The world acclaimed giver of the Oscar award “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences” has invited 774 mew members into its fold. The body which gives the most popular movie awards in the world have faced questions of lack of diversity in its members in the past and its new invitee list aims at correcting such impression. Aside the diversity angle, the number is seen as a graduation on the number of invitees in recent years as it is higher than 683 invitations that were issued in 2016 and 322 in 2015.

    The body has been facing questions of lack of diversity since 2014 when its members were said to be predominantly white and male. There was protest against the academy body members symbolised by the #OscarsSoWhite movement. There have also been reports in recent times of black actors boycotting the award ceremony for the perceived lack of black inclusion in the nominee list. At the beginning of 2016, of 6,261 in the body’s voting pool 92% were white while 75% were male.

    However, the new list of invited members reflects a more balance racial and gender picture. The new list, which represents talented people from 57 countries is 39 percent female and 30% people of colour. Seven branches of the body invited more females and males and they are actors, casting directors, costume designers, documentary, executives and film editors. This represents a more balance list of invitee in comparison with what has obtained in the past.

    American singer, song writer, producer and actor Justin Timberlake who shook the crowd at the Oscars in February with his opening performance of “Can’t Stop the Feeling” was invited to be a member. So was creator of hit stage play Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda who got the nod for his amazing work on the musical drama. The list also included Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Naomie Harris, Riz Ahmed, Jordan Peele, Barry Jenkins and a lot more people with African and Hispanic origin.

    The full list is a step in the right direction for the body that has endured criticism in the past for marginalisation of black people.

  • New Vehicular-Action-Thriller-Jukebox-Musical-Romance, Baby Driver Expected To Keep Viewers At The Edge Of Their Seats

    New Vehicular-Action-Thriller-Jukebox-Musical-Romance, Baby Driver Expected To Keep Viewers At The Edge Of Their Seats

    The new vehicular-action-thriller-jukebox-musical-romance called Baby Driver was directed by Edgar Wright, a renowned British writer-director. Some top analysts have come forward saying that it is hyphen-depleting in the same measure that it is entertaining. The craftsmanship and showmanship associated with this particular movie has been termed by the same experts as being of a very high order.

    It opens up with a red Subaru WRX carrying a team of bank robbers. It makes its way through the Atlanta traffic dodging impossible roadblocks and playing shell games with other vehicles. Police sirens are heard and amidst Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s.

    Baby, who is the young and highly skilled driver behind the wheel, understands how to do a number of dance moves. He is seen swerving with verve and ditches the cops within minutes and for any keen observer the movie showcases first-rate escapism.

    It goes without saying that indeed Wright is a remarkable director. According to Latimes.com, the movie employs flashback in a major way. They are these flashbacks that reveal to the audience that some time back Baby was in a serious accident that left him with tinnitus. The steady pop-rock stream from his iPod helps drown out the ringing in his ears. With it he is able to focus much better and he feels much more liberated. It serves as a second sight for him.

    Nothing stands his way now considering that it transforms him into an amazing driver as well as an invaluable asset to Doc who is the crime Boss in Atlanta. Happy with his great job, he promises to let him go immediately he is done paying his debts. But a much closer outlook reveals something different. The boss is making the promise but the reality of the matter is that he is not willing to let him off the hook any time soon.

    Baby has for over some time been meditating over getting away from his life of crime. He is determined to do it but the gang is not willing to let him go. He is reminded by other members that even the cleanest getaways can pose some danger. He doesn’t like the sight of blood and the viewer waits in anticipation to see what becomes of Baby by the end.

  • Details of Marvel New Spiderman Deal with Sony

    Details of Marvel New Spiderman Deal with Sony

    For a long time fans of marvel hit comic character “Spiderman” have clamoured for the character like other Marvel character to be included as part of marvel movies. This has been in the past made impossible since Sony pictures held the exclusive right to use Spiderman since 1999. Bringing the character into marvel movies would have been too expensive for marvel as they would have to pay Sony for the rights to use the character. However, a new deal between Sony and Marvel has made this relatively cheap for marvel.

    In a report released by the Los Angeles Times the foundation for the deal was said to have been laid when Sony executives Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton met with Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter in 2015 to chart a new course with regards to how the Spiderman franchise is handled. Sony, coming off a not so impressive release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 which was a box office flop, was willing to renegotiate terms with Marvel on how best to deal with Spiderman.

    According to reliable sources close to the film house, the new deal ensures that marvel would not have to pay Sony for the rights to cast Spiderman in their already successful franchises “Captain America: Civil War,” and “Avengers”. Though on the other side of the deal is the fact that Sony do not need to pay marvel royalties from revenue derived from any movie by Sony that cast Spiderman. However, this is subject to some box office milestones that trigger Marvel right to enjoy financial benefits from the movies.

    Character crossover has been a difficult feet before this agreement. This is made clear as Marvel and Fox cast different actors to play Quicksilver in “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “X-Men: Days of Future Past.” All of that is how mow been changed by the signing of this revolutionary deal.

    Sony are hoping that the deal would return Spiderman to “fan favourite” status again with the ultimate goal of recasting the character after life has been injected into it. Marvels on the other hand, have been itching to get their hands on Spiderman since it was lost in 1999.

    The biggest winner in all of this would be marvel‘s loyal fan who would not have to choose between their favourite character since they would all be in the same movies.

  • Transformers 5 Making Grand Slides in Chinese Box Office But is that enough

    Transformers 5 Making Grand Slides in Chinese Box Office But is that enough

    The story of Transformers 5 has been that of mixed feeling as the movie had a less than favorable debut in the American box office. However, there can be no mixed feeling about the movie’s exploit in the Chinese box office as the Michael Bay Action Franchise opens at $123million in its first week. The movie which is the fifth installment of the franchise is becoming a huge success in china which has played host to success in American movies in recent times.

    Some critics have however raised concerns over the figure saying it’s not as big as the hype suggest drawing comparison with Universal’s Fast 8. The Fate of the Furious opened at $190 million and is well on track to make a remarkable $393 million overall in china. However $123million is by no means child’s play.

    However, in comparison to how the film performed in America this Chinese result seems to be a grand slide. The film opened at a disappointing $69.1 million in North America which is a long way from success by any standard considering the cost of producing the blockbuster. The movie china debut also did considerably better than last time around as transformers 4 at the same stage opened at $92 million in the Chinese Box Office in 2014.

    Paramount pictures have said that the movie cost $217 million to make pre marketing expenses. This means that its $265.3 million global earnings in its first weekend are a far cry from huge returns.

    On the bright side, the Michael Bay’s CGI movie franchise is said to enjoy a cult following in china as there have been reports of fathers constructing their own life-size Decepticons from spare car parts for their die hard transformer supporter kids. The movie accounted for 70% of the total Showtime in China alluding to its cult following in the Asian nation.

    The story of Transformers 5 release has left producers with mixed feeling. Though the sales in China seems to encouraging the same cannot be said back home where the movie is supposed to be leading the pack. Results from home is however nothing to write home about. Time would tell whether or not the movie would pick up pace at home but it is certainly doing well abroad.

  • The Last Knight Showcases Impeccable Success Oversees

    The Last Knight Showcases Impeccable Success Oversees

    Transformers: The Last Knight was directed by Michael Bay and its has been hitting headlines lately. According to some reliable sources, it has been doing tepid business at the North American box office. The big-budget summer tentpole, which will kick-start on Wednesday, is moving towards a five-day domestic debut of $64 million-$65 million. From a close outlook, this is way below any of the previous four installments in the toy-turned-film franchise.

    It is set out to include a Friday-Sunday take of roughly $40.5 million, and this is definitely a smaller figure when compared to box-office blockbuster Wonder Woman which according to projections will garner about $26 million all the way in its fourth weekend.

     Helmer Patty Jenkins’ superhero which was directed by a woman with more than $615 million in worldwide ticket sales rose to become the top-grossing live-action and people around the globe have been discussing its great performance.

    On Friday, Wonder Woman showcased remarkable performance after it jumped the $300 million mark domestically and the director behind it when recently speaking to a number of top journalists said that he expected it to do well, but not as good as it did this time around. He attributed his great success to creativity as well as working with cooperative and supportive partners.

    The overseas seems to be working quite a huge deal for The Last Knight and some reliable sources have revealed that it fetched about $85 million in its first few days, including an opening day tally of $47.9 million in China. Some top experts have come forward to speak in relation to this immense success oversees where they outlined that it was indeed the third best gross ever for a foreign film behind the last two Fast and Furious films.

    At the specialty box office, there is something that will interest most of the movie lovers. The Big Sick and Focus Features’ The Beguiled, from director Sofia Coppola are expected to drive the audiences crazy and wild and has been clinching the highest scores every time.

    Michael Showalter’s The Big Sick, is a romantic comedy that has been quite successful debuting for five years according to hollywoodreporter.com.

  • Harry Potter Franchise Turns 20

    Harry Potter Franchise Turns 20

    It would be hard to imagine that highly acclaimed J.K. Rowling franchise is 20 years already. After constant rejection by publishers the British writer finally published the first Harry Potter Novel (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) on June 26, 1997. The first novel made 107 million in sales worldwide and the sequels have all enjoyed remarkable success. The movie adaptation of the entire series has were constant box office hit worldwide. The cult following of the franchise has ensured made J.K. Rowling a multi-millionaire.

    Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born into a modest Chipping Sodbury, western England, family on July 31, 1965. She studied French and Classics at the University of Exeter before going on to teach English in Portugal where she started writing the Harry potter series. She was married to Portuguese television journalist, Jorge Arantesa, between 1992 and 1993 and the union produced a girl. She later married Scottish doctor Neil Murray and they have two kids together. In 2006 she was named Britain’s best living writer and made millions from the entire harry potter franchise

    During a train ride between Manchester and London Rowling got inspiration for the harry potter story which tells the tale of Harry Potter and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger who were students at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with Albus Dumbledore as the head master. Dumbledore later died in the series. The entire story revolves around the struggle of Harry potter against Lord Voldemort who was a dark lord of magic who killed his parent but couldn’t kill him because of his parent love for him.

    In celebration of the 20 year milestone, the author, J.K. Rowling is championing a Harry Potter exhibit which will be featured at The British Library. The exhibit would display Harry Potter Memorabilia. The exhibition would also display a lot of a lot of achieve materials provided for by Rowling and her publishers.

    The Harry Potter franchise has entertained kids and adults alike for twenty years. The franchise has also made a lot of stars in star actor Daniel Radcliffe and supporting casts Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. All in all the franchise has been an amazing success.

  • ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’-The Latest Review

    ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’-The Latest Review

    Michael Bay is facing great criticism in regards to his abilities and in fact a number of people have been terming him the worst director Hollywood has at the moment. The director together with his teammates at Paramount have once again hit rock bottom and this is for the fourth consecutive time.

    According to Theblaze.com, the franchise the director has commanded for the past ten years has been described as a raging dumpster fire of unimaginably detestable cinema. He stands to give no excuse considering that he has had all the opportunities to make it good in his roles but it seems there is no hope for him.

    Well, a major city is in trouble and the different world governments and their respective armies are depicted as being in a major scramble in a bid to deal squarely with the aftermath of an all-out assault on the planet.

    They take to the implementation of a number of regulations as well as some varying degrees of defensive action in a move to face out the alien Transformer race that is at that particular time hiding in plain sight around the world.

    The species have a choice to make. To either to go back to Cybertron to save themselves or else an army with specialized military forces will be unleashed to hunt them down and kill them one by one. At the moment when its seems as if Optimus Prime and his loyal legion of Autobots have lost hope in humanity, a deadly new adversary emerges which compels all the Transformers out of hiding and it is time to cancel the impending apocalypse.

    For all those persons that are on to Michael Bay’s schtick, it is high time to understand what you are in for. In case you happened to see first three, then there is nothing in there for you in the current one. For the minorities that appreciate these films, there is a great probability to fall in love with “The Last Knight.”

    After watching this particular film, the viewer is left with more questions than answers. The reality of the matter is that it fails to tie up loose ends from the previous movies.

  • The Han Solo Directors Firing and Its credit implications

    The Han Solo Directors Firing and Its credit implications

    Disney and Lucas films recently announced their intention to part ways with movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller after disagreement over the portrayer of the major character “Hans Solo.” Lucasfilm chief, Kathleen Kenndy and co-writer/executive, Lawrence Kasdan reportedly has misunderstandings as to lord’s portrayal of the comical aspect of the character, which eventually led to the letting go.

    The film houses have announced that director, Ron Howard, would replace the duo and shooting would continue in July. Howard would meet with leading actors to decide the future of the movie in the nearest future.

    If buzz is anything to go by then the movie riding on its star wars origin would be a massive box office hit. Questions have been however raised as to how the credits for the film would be shared after its change of director so late in production. The Directors Guild of America who is the authority on credit related issues have been silent on the issue suggesting that they want to observe the situation before giving an informed position.

    Several other sources close to the film house have refused to give comments as to how the credit situation would be resolved. It is important to note however that this is not the first time a director would be let go during film production. Curtis Hanson had to step down for health related reasons as the director of “Chasing Mavericks.” However, that situation was peculiar for two major reasons. The change was amicable and the production was not as late as the Han Solo situation. Statements by the Directors Guild of America would help chart a course for future negotiations between the director and the film house.

    How the film houses navigate this situation would make or mare the progress of the spinoff. These would all become clearer in the nearest future but as at today still remains unclear.

  • An Outlook At The Game Of Thrones Season 7 Trailer

    An Outlook At The Game Of Thrones Season 7 Trailer

    It is an exciting moment for the Game Of Thrones fans around the globe. HBO on Wednesday released the second trailer for GOT’s seventh season which is quite promising to the huge fan-base of this particular production.

    According to Time.com, the trailer is set to refresh the memory of the fans as well as attract their attention to the next season of Game of Thrones which according to sources will be the last. It starts with Sansa Stark walking in the Winterfell godswood as Littlefinger directs her to fight any battles that show up in her head. That experience will somewhat give the actress a window as to how it feels to be on twitter.

    Ahead are Meera and Bran and they are trying to make it through a gate in the Wall since it is the only way to their safety. Seemingly, Jon is on time to meet them and more Starks get reunited. In King’s Landing, it is easy to notice a number of Gold Cloaks pushing their way through a disorganized crowd.

    This serves as a clear indication that Cersei’s rule is not at its best and is prone to crumble at any point. On Dragonstone, Dany is seen running her fingers along the table-sized map of Westeros set up by her ancestor, Aegon the Conqueror. You rarely see Arya on a horse but this time around matters turn out differently.

    Jaime decides to recreate his favorite Terrence Malick films n the battlements of King’s Landing and this for sure sparks anticipation on the part of the viewer. The question that lurks is on whether or not Littlefinger will reveal the truth about Lyanna and Rhaegar.

    Dany’s dragons are seen and they seem to be enjoying the skies above Dragonstone and the viewer can’t help but sit at the edge. The series moves on and on taking the viewer through a wide array of experiences. It is for sure going to give viewers around the globe a great time and adventure.