The latest TV spot to show off clips from the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is set to Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign feat. Kill The Noise & Madsonik’s single, “Shell Shocked,” which will be part of the film’s soundtrack. The just-released trailer really doesn’t give away anything new about the story, but does show off the action and the Turtles’ sense of humor.
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and produced by Michael Bay, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles opens in theaters on August 8, 2014.
The Plot:
The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O’Neil (Megan Fox) and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett) to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan.
The creepy thriller The Purge: Anarchy will be represented at this year’s Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort Halloween Horror Nights, with the Purge coming to life as a new scarezone set up at the annual scarefest. According to Universal Studios’ official announcement, The Purge: Anarchy scarezone will make visitors feel the “turmoil and pandemonium” of the Purge. Guests will have to figure out a way to outsmart the sadistic felons who will try and stop them from escaping the maze.
“‘Halloween Horror Nights’ is about taking guests out of their comfort zones and placing them at the core of unimaginable horror,” said John Murdy, Universal Studios Hollywood’s Creative Director for and Executive Producer of “Halloween Horror Nights.” “Because the premise of The Purge could theoretically happen, our scare-zone elevates that sense of fear and forces you to really watch your back. Imagining how your neighbor, friend or enemy could take revenge on you without retribution because you wronged them takes horror to a whole new level, and we wanted to bring that gut-wrenching terror to every one of our guests.”
“The Purge scarezone will invade the streets of ‘Halloween Horror Nights,’ taking up most of our New York back lot. The chaos that reigns in the film will be replicated nightly, but now our guests can actually attempt to survive the night themselves,” said Michael Aiello, Director of Entertainment – Creative Development, Universal Orlando Resort. “The familiar emergency broadcast will be heard announcing the commencement of the annual Purge, and all hell will literally break loose.”
The Purge: Anarchy Plot:
The Purge: Anarchy, the sequel to last summer’s surprise hit, moves from the confines of a suburban neighborhood to the streets as the government begins its annual 12-hour Purge to ensure that the crime rate stays below one percent for the rest of the year. With all emergency services suspended, it’s the one night when society regulates itself without thought of punishment or fear of retribution.
For average people who do not have the means to barricade themselves indoors with a state-of-the-art security system, anarchy rules and no one is safe. In this new story, an unlikely group of five citizens discover how far they will go to protect themselves and, ultimately, each other, as they fight to survive a dangerous night fraught with impossible decisions.
The new trailer for If I Stay isn’t all that different from the first official trailer released for the dramatic film starring Chloe Grace Moretz, however the few new clips included make this trailer slightly more heartbreaking than the original trailer. Based on the bestselling book by Gayle Forman and directed by R.J. Cutler, If I Stay stars Moretz, Jamie Blackley, Mireille Enos, and Joshua Leonard.
Warner Bros Pictures will open If I Stay in theaters on August 22, 2014.
The Plot:
Mia Hall (Chloë Grace Moretz) thought the hardest decision she would ever face would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at Juilliard or follow a different path to be with the love of her life, Adam (Jamie Blackley). But what should have been a carefree family drive changes everything in an instant, and now her own life hangs in the balance. Caught between life and death for one revealing day, Mia has only one decision left, which will not only decide her future but her ultimate fate.
The feature film adaptation of Francois Lelord’s bestselling novel Hector and the Search for Happiness, heading to theaters in limited release in September followed by a wider release in October, has released a new official trailer. But before opening in theaters, the comedy movie from director Peter Chelsom will make its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The cast is led by Simon Pegg and features Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgård, Jean Reno, and Christopher Plummer.
The Plot:
Hector (Pegg) is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara (Pike), he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.
How would you like to visit the Los Angeles set of Insidious: Chapter 3? Filming has just begun on the new Insidious film, and Focus Features, Entertainment One, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, and Blumhouse Productions are offering one lucky fan a trip for two to the set.
Leigh Whannell wrote, is directing, and is reprising his role for Insidious: Chapter 3. Lin Shaye and Angus Sampson are also back, and Dermot Mulroney and Stefanie Scott join the franchise in lead roles. Focus Features is releasing Insidious: Chapter 3 in theaters on Friday, May 29, 2015.
To enter the Insidious set visit contest, visit the movie’s official Facebook page. The contest runs July 22nd through July 25th.
The Plot:
In Insidious: Chapter 3, a twisted new tale of terror begins for a teenage girl and her family, predating the haunting of the Lambert family in the earlier movies and revealing more mysteries of the otherworldly realm The Further.
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions will be producing Manimal, set up at Sony Pictures Animation. Manimal will be a mix of animation and live-action (think Smurfs) and will take the TV series of the same name and switch it up from a drama into an action comedy. Jimmy Miller’s Mosaic and Manimal series co-creator Glen A. Larson are also on board as producers.
“When we approached Jimmy, Will and Adam about Manimal, they instantly saw the potential for a big, fun comedy that blends their unique comic sensibility with our studio’s animation expertise,” stated Sony Pictures Animation President of Production Michelle Raimo Kouyate. “With their help, Jay and Ian then came up with a brilliantly funny story that delivers on that potential. We couldn’t be more excited.”
“A comedy where a secret agent turns into a multitude of animals to fight crime… and to do it with Sony Pictures Animation, Gary Sanchez, and Ian and Jay? It doesn’t get better than that,” added Jimmy Miller.
And Adam McKay said, “Like The Catcher in the Rye or The Sound and the Fury, Manimal has always been one of those elusive projects every producer dreams of taking to the silver screen. I know the movie will be funny and entertaining but will it be the first film to win a Pulitzer? We’ll just have to see.”
The live-action hybrid is being written by Ian Roberts and Jay Martel.
What do we learn from the new trailer for Honeymoon? That you should not go alone into the woods. Sounds obvious, but apparently new bride, Bea (played by Game of Thrones‘ “You know nothing, Jon Snow” Rose Leslie), does just that, setting off a chain of events that terrifies her new husband (Penny Dreadful‘s Harry Treadaway). Coming to iTunes/On Demand and in theaters on September 12, 2014, Honeymoon was directed by Leigh Janiak and also stars Ben Huber and Hanna Brown.
The Plot:
Young newlyweds Paul (Harry Treadaway) and Bea (Rose Leslie) travel to remote lake country for their honeymoon, where the promise of private romance awaits them. Shortly after arriving, Paul finds Bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of the night. As she becomes more distant and her behavior increasingly peculiar, Paul begins to suspect something more sinister than sleepwalking took place in the woods.
Theodore Roosevelt in his new buckskin suit, c. 1885 (Photo Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)Among the shows that will make up PBS’ 2014 and 2015 primetime lineup are a 14 hour series about the Roosevelts, a two-night look at one of America’s most beloved entertainment figures, and a behind-the-scenes look into the history of the U.S. Navy SEALS. All of the details on PBS’ plans for the upcoming season were announced during the 2014 summer Television Critics Association’s press event in Los Angeles.
Here’s the scoop on what PBS viewers can expect:
THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY
Ken Burns’s 14-hour epic of an American political dynasty, THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY, will premiere Sunday, September 14th from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. (ET) and run for seven consecutive nights at the same time. In addition, it will be repeated from 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. (ET) each night and will have a weekend, daytime marathon September 20th and 21st. Beginning on Monday, September 15th, the entire 14 hours will be available online to stream through PBS stations’ video sites, pbs.org/theroosevelts, and PBS station branded digital platforms, including ROKU, Apple TV and Xbox, and will be available for two weeks, through September 29th.
WALT DISNEY
PBS and AMERICAN EXPERIENCE announced that Walt Disney, a new four-hour, two-night film that explores the life and legacy of one of America’s most enduring and influential storytellers, will premiere in fall 2015. Directed and produced by Sarah Colt (Henry Ford, RFK) and written by Mark Zwonitzer (JFK, Triangle Fire), the film features rare archival footage from the Disney vaults, scenes from some of his greatest films, and includes interviews with animators and artists who worked on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Imagineers who helped design Disneyland.
NAVY SEALS – THEIR UNTOLD STORY
PBS announced a new documentary about the transformation of U.S. Navy frogmen into the warrior elite Navy SEALs. NAVY SEALS – THEIR UNTOLD STORY premieres on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET. Despite the widespread attention paid to the SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) since they eliminated Osama bin Laden, the story of how these clandestine commandoes evolved in response to changing threats — from WWII to the War on Terror — and how their extraordinary abilities shaped U.S. and world history, has remained untold. Few people know the unheralded tales of the first frogmen who dared to face almost certain death with little training, scant equipment and untested tactics.
THE BRAIN WITH DR. DAVID EAGLEMAN
THE BRAIN WITH DR. DAVID EAGLEMAN (working title), six one-hour episodes, tells the story of the inner workings of the brain and takes viewers on a visually spectacular journey into why they feel and think the things they do. The show will premiere in 2015 as part of the PBS “Think Wednesday” lineup of science and nature programming. The series, hosted by Dr. David Eagleman, neuroscientist, New York Times best-selling author and a Guggenheim Fellow, will reveal the human story by blending scientific truth with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories.
CALL THE MIDWIFE
BBC Worldwide North America Sales & Co-productions, PBS and Neal Street Productions announced today that the hit British drama CALL THE MIDWIFE will return to PBS for a fourth season. Premiering on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. ET, CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 4) will lead into new MASTERPIECE drama content (to be announced), reinforcing Sunday nights on PBS as a top destination for quality drama.
PBS ARTS FALL FESTIVAL
The 2014 PBS Arts Fall Festival returns in September with 11 weekly programs featuring classic Broadway hits, music from around the country and a theater performance by award-winning actor Nathan Lane. Entering its fourth season, the Festival has become a Friday night fall tradition, reaching more than 33 million viewers since its conception in 2011, and underscoring PBS’ ongoing commitment to giving audiences a front-row seat and a backstage pass to the best of the arts on-air and online. The series will be hosted by Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and accomplished singer Kristin Chenoweth beginning Friday, September 26, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 continues with its ‘Capitol Couture’ features, and spotlighted this time around are Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) and Johanna Mason (Jena Malone). The two victors are shown modeling outfits created for them by designers in the Capitol.
The Capitol Citizen Living Portraits series commemorates President Snow’s “One Panem” initiative:
“Today we celebrate the incredible achievements coming out of the Capitol—the beating heart of Panem. Gaze upon the fervently awaited Capitol Citizen Living Portraits presented by Capitol Couture featuring your cherished victors Johanna Mason and Peeta Mellark as they stand proudly before Panem.”
The Plot:The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 reveals that the rebellion is growing. Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived and is recovering from the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell deep inside the bunkered catacombs of District 13. Separated from some of her closest allies and fearing for their safety in the Capitol, Katniss finally agrees to be the Mockingjay, the symbolic leader of the rebellion.
Still uncertain as to whom she can trust, Katniss must help District 13 rise from the shadows, all the while knowing that President Snow has focused his hatred into a personal vendetta against her – and her loved ones.
Kate Hudson plays “Box of Lies” with host Jimmy Fallon (Photo by: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC)
Who is a better liar? Or, actually, who is better at figuring out whether they’re being lied to: Kate Hudson or Jimmy Fallon? The Tonight Show host’s skills at figuring out the difference between the truth and a lie were put to the test when a very giggly Hudson took him on in a game of “Box of Lies.”
