2012 Exclusive Clip – LA Goes Bye Bye
Roland Emmerich is what you’d call slightly ‘iffy’ when it comes to big budget spectaculars.
No-one can deny the unfettered, timeless genius of Independence Day, Stargate and… erm… Universal Soldier.
But in recent years 10,000BC and Godzilla are what the polite movie critic would call a slight misstep.
His upcoming BLOW THE CRAP OUT OF THE WORLD action movie 2012 – which explores what could really happen if the world ends in December 2012 as the uncannily specific Mayan calendar would have us believe – had us on the fence. Until we saw this clip.
Holy Balls. With this much mindless destruction, we’ll happily sit through hackneyed dialogue and pants ‘characterisation. Hold onto your seats.
2012 will open in cinemas everywhere across the UK from Friday 13th November 2009
Twilight New Moon Video: Kick-Ass Wolf Scene
Twilight’s so blah, it’s so girly, it’s so limp.
That’s the common cry from any guy who was forced to sit through the original Twilight (even if our manly reviewer thought it was actually pretty decent).
Yet with King of the Tweens Robert Pattinson missing for most of the New Moon novel, more and more face time is being given to the growly, fight-happy werewolves.
And from the look of this clip, we couldn’t be happier. Bring it on.
Twilight: New Moon is on general release across the UK from Friday 20th November 2009.
Video: Fantastic Mr Fox – Clooney, Murray & Anderson Speak!
We’re really not bragging, but we’ve met our fair share of celebs.
Usually from a distance and through binoculars, but it’s a very rare day we turn into giggling fan girls.
Today, however, is no ordinary day. To celebrate the launch of the London Film Festival and promote the Gala opening (the excellent stop-frame animation Fantastic Mr Fox), the cast and crew gathered in a rather swanky London hotel to natter about how it went down.
Assorted were director Wes Anderson and, amongst others, stars George Swooney – sorry, Clooney, Bill Murray (whose epic cameo in Zombieland we’re still recovering from) and…. Jarvis Cocker?!
That’s not the weirdest thing – prepare to hear about why Bill Murray hates Roald Dahl’s wife, how he channels his inner badger and why Clooney extols the virtues of stealing….
Fantastic Mr Fox is on general release across the UK from Friday 23rd October 2009, and can be seen right now at the London Film Festival. Check out our review here….
The Expendables Trailer (Ish) Unleashed
And unsurprisingly it looks like every 13-year-old boy’s wet dream.
For those of you who aren’t a 13-year-old puberty stricken action fan (or still feel like one), The Expendables stars Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren as a team of mercenaries, and will also feature cameos from Bruce Willis and the Governor of the state of manly kickass, Mr Schwarzenegger himself.
Throw in a hackneyed two bit plot about having to bring down a mini dictatorship, a whole array of beautiful foreign ladies and some OTT explosions, and you have what’s shaping up to be the greatest 80s action film never made.
Take a gander yourself at this extended promo (essentially a stripped back trailer), but our first impressions?
Stupid dialogue, stupid gagas, ridonkulous gunfire and absolutely mind blowing fan-pleasing action sequences – we can’t wait!
Daft Punk To Cameo In Tron 2
Gallic, publicity shy, robot-headed electronica duo, Daft Punk have been confirmed as appearing in a cameo appearance in the upcoming sequel to the Disney sci-fi classic, Tron.
They’ve already done the soundtrack to the forthcoming remake, Tron: Legacy and they dress up like robots, so frankly I think they’d fit in rather nicely. It’s better than being mistaken for stage props anyway.
Tron actress Olivia Wade told MTV that the duo were definitely in the movie. Whilst not elaborating on the exactly role the pair would play, she did say that the producers were trying to find some way of incorporating them into the film’s launch at Comic-Con next year.
Tron: Legacy is scheduled for a mid-December release next year, so you’ve got a while to wait. For those who can’t stand the excitement, you could always dress up like this guy:
Megan Fox Blows SNL Appearance
She may have gotten some bad press recently but we still love Megan Fox and we’re not gonna let a few ‘dumb as rock’ comments stop us from talking about her.
On Saturday the star of the Transformer movies and the upcoming Jennifer’s Body was the celebrity host of famed US sketch show Saturday Night Live (SNL). Big things were predicted for this episode as it was the premiere of the 35th season of the show, unfortunately it was a bit of a letdown and we’re sure Fox will be taking flak for it for a while.
Each week the host of the show performs an opening monologue and then acts in some of the skits, most of them becoming internet sensations. Dick In A Box, anyone?
But Fox’s skits seemed to show that the star lacks any kind of comedic chops. Though she played a variety of characters they all appeared to play on Fox’s looks and didn’t give her much to do.
We’d give her something to do (Ed’s Note: For the sake of sexual equality, I’d like to make it clear this was a lady who wrote this here piece).
Fox played a Russian bride, a biker chick, an air hostess and someone who answers a personal ad only to be part of a video on how to spice up your bedroom antics.
In the air hostess skit she appeared with actress and SNL regular Kristen Wiig (who’ll be in the upcoming Paul) who definitely does have the chops for comedy, take a look.
(500) Days Of Summer Music Video – Zooey Deschanel’s She & Him
Everyone here at OTB has been lucky to see (500) Days Of Summer and we can honestly say it’s the first film in a long time where we’ve not had to resort to stapler fights and SPAM wars to reach an agreement.
We all agree – it’s bloomin’ brilliant.
So we’ve decided to share the love with this quirky, grin-inducing music video starring the leads, directed by the movie’s director and performed by the stunningly pretty Zooey Deschanel herself.
(500 Days Of Summer) is on general release across the UK from Wednesday 2nd September 2009.
Away We Go Trailer
Directed by Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, this funny and heartfelt film follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph) as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover “home” on their own terms for the first time. The film also stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Daniels and Catherine O’Hara and features the music of Alexi Murdoch whose tracks have been used on US TV shows such as Ugly Betty, The O.C and House.
Away We Go is on general release across the UK from 18th September 2009.
Ryan Reynolds Goes Green For The Green Lantern
The Proposal star and general man-candy, Ryan Reynolds, has been cast as DC hero, Hal Jordan AKA The Green Lantern.
Justin Timberlake and Bradley ‘The Hangover‘ Cooper were also up for the part but lost out to quick-witted Reynolds who is known for his deadpan comedy style. Reynolds is set to be the new darling of the superhero scene, taking over from Hugh Jackman, known for his role as Wolverine.
This is set to create a lot of tension with fans of The Green Lantern as Reynolds recently played Deadpool in the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie. There is a rivalry between their comic creators: DC Comics and Marvel respectively. But with Reynolds also slated for his own Deadpool movie, how will fans react to him playing two different heroes for two different brands?
The ’story of will’ will take place in the regular DC Universe. If you’re a fan then you know what that means. If not, don’t worry about it. The IMDB page for the movies sums up the story as: ‘A man is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe.’
Sounds nice.
Here’s a fan made trailer for the movie; instead of Reynolds in the lead it’s Nathan Fillion from Serenity. If you thought choosing Reynolds was good casting, this might change your mind…
The Proposal Press Conference: Reynolds + Bullock + Crazy Director = Comedy Gold
The rom-com, eh? What a load of predictable waffle.
Only, what’s that? A rom-com that’s not only good, but bloomin’ hilarious?
Say hello to The Proposal.
We headed down to the press conference to hang out with possibly the funniest, most charming celebs we’ve met yet. Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds and exceptionally bonkers (and really rather amusing) director of the movie Anne Fletcher.
From the off, it was clear this was not going to be your usual stuffy, meandering press conference. Cue chat about ‘romantic sessions’ with their loved ones, abusing PAs and Sandra Bullock telling the director to shut up in the funniest if not most ladylike of ways.
Read our review of The Proposal here.
