Marvel Heroes quickfix: new on-set photo of "X-Men: First Class" and web-swinging set video of "Spider-Man"

"X-Men: First Class" on-set photo by fan
Thanks to Coming Soon, there's a never-before-seen on-set photo of "X-Men: First Class" featuring Jennifer Lawrence (Raven Darkholme), James McAvoy (Professor Charles Xavier), Oliver Platt (Man In Black), and Rose Byrne (Dr. Moira MacTaggert). The photo was taken during the filming in Los Angeles, even though I have no idea when is it taken.



The Spider-Man is swinging on the road!
Let's go to another Marvel hero, Spider-Man! Check out the video taken by a fan in January 26, during the filming of 2012's "Untitled Spider-Man Reboot", where Spidey is swinging around the road above a truck. The scene looks scary but Spidey is alright. The first three Spidey movies are all awesome, and I just can't wait to see his action in 3D! (In another note, I'm not sure if that was Andrew Garfield in the Spidey suit.)

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New "I Am Number Four" stills and tv spots!

Are you a sci-fi romance movie lover? Well then this movie, "I Am Number Four", will suit you! Starring the British hunk (and Burberry model) Alex Pettyfer and "Glee"'s sweetheart Dianna Agron, it tells about an alien with codename Number Four escaping from his planet to the earth and fall in love with a gorgeous-blonde human named Sarah. This might sound "Twilight"-ish but I'm sure it will be more 'action' since D.J. Caruso is the director (do you remember how he made us breathless in Shia LaBeouf starring movie "Eagle Eye" and "Disturbia"?).

Check out the new stills and television spots of "I Am Number Four" below, thanks to Movie Web!




Somehow I can't embed the videos so just go straight to these links!
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Catch "I Am Number Four" on February 18!

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List of Screen Actors Guild Awards presenters!

Thanks to Associated Press we now have the full list of Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) presenters! The show will be held Monday, January 31st. I'm so happy that my favorites are included, Andrew Garfield and Natalie Portman. Check out the list below:

Amy Adams, Annette Bening, Helena Bonham Carter, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Geoffrey Rush, Justin Timberlake, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin, Jason Bateman, Jeff Bridges, Rosario Dawson, Josh Duhamel, Jon Hamm, Angie Harmon, Nicole Kidman, Eva Longoria, Cory Monteith, Amy Poehler, Jeremy Renner, Hilary Swank, Sofia Vergara, Betty White and Robin Wright.

Follow SAG Awards' twitter @SAGawards for full coverage of the event.

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Quickfix: Saoirse Ronan joins "The Hobbit", Judi Dench returns in "Bond 23", Minka Kelly and Rachael Taylor are the new "Charlie's Angels"

Saoirse Ronan goes epic in "The Hobbit"
New cast addition for "The Hobbit"! Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan has been confirmed to join in, according to its casting director Ros Hubbard. Hubbard said that Saoirse's family will go with her to New Zealand as well, where the filming takaes place. "Working with Peter Jackson is like working with family. Everyone is very close and very loving on those sorts of jobs.  It's not like typical studio movies at all," said Hubbard. However there's no confirmation about what part she's going to play. This will be Saoirse's second movie directed by Peter Jackson, as she previously worked with him in "The Lovely Bones". In another "The Hobbit" news, this production is slightly delayed due to Jackson's medical concern post-surgery, but it's still expected to begin soon.

Judi Dench reprised her role as "M" in "Bond 23"
James Bond's fans should be cheering on the return of the legendary franchise. After Daniel Craig confirmed that he'll be back as the British secret agent, MI6, the James Bond fansite, confirmed that Judi Dench will reprise her role as Bond's 'mighty' boss M. Sam Mendes will direct this MGM production movie, and it is scheduled to release on November 9, 2012 in USA.

Minka Kelly and Rachael Taylor join "Charlie's Angels" TV pilot
These two are likely to star alongside the first-selected angel, Annie Ilonzeh (from "General Hospital"), in the upcoming ABC program "Charlie's Angels". According to reports, Minka will play Marissa, a former US Marine and a high-skilled weapons expert (and a neat freak as well!), Annie will play Kate, and Rachael will play Abby, the youngest and sassiest one who's the daughter of a Wall Street crook. This television series is produced by Drew Barrymore, the actress who portrayed Dylan Sanders in "Charlie's Angels" and "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" movies.

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Why Felicity Jones or Riley Keough will make a better "Snow White" than Kristen Stewart

There has been a talk about who's going to star as Snow White in "Snow White and the Huntsman". Kristen Stewart is reportedly the strongest candidate to do so, even though other actresses have been claimed to try out; Felicity Jones, Riley Keough, and Emily Browning. Kristen, because of her "Twilight" fame, reportedly didn't have to do any screen test. Well it's a great step for Kristen to take off her "Twilight" persona, and even her indie-girl image, because this will be her first 'major studio' role.

I admire Kristen in her movies outside of "Twilight" universe. "Adventureland", "Into the Wild", "Panic Room", and "The Runaways"—she nailed her parts. One thing about her is that she could bring 'reality' to the character she played, she almost didn't fake it. Even though we all agree that she always played the same role over and over again (some kind of awkward and 'hard-core' type of girl), she could make us relate to her characters.

But speaking of Snow White, well, I must say, she doesn't fit the part. I don't know if Rupert Sanders, the director, will make a darker and edgy version of Snow White (like Tim Burton did in "Alice in Wonderland" or Catherine Hardwicke in her upcoming "Red Riding Hood"), but we all surely want an expressive and 'girly' Snow White. I know Kristen is a professional and she might accept any kind of challenge for her roles, but even she didn't do well in portraying Bella Swan. I read all "Twilight" novel and I thought Bella was supposed to be awkward-but-friendly, and Kristen didn't bring it all out. From what I saw in the movie, Bella was rather a zombie girl—dead eyes and dead soul.

Choosing an actress only for her fame won't do anything right. It might be 'attractive' commercially, but it's a shame if they don't put the substance upfront. So here I'd love present my proposal of which actress will be the best to portray Snow White from the audition: Felicity Jones and Riley Keough.

Felicity Jones is a 26-years-old British actress who started her career as a television series star in England. The Hollywood started to put an eye on her in 2010 hit "The Tempest" (which is also nominated for an Oscar), and recently she stole the heart of Sundance audience in the critically-acclaimed indie hit "Like Crazy" opposite Anton Yelchin and Jennifer Lawrence. Physically, people agree that she embodies all the Snow White remarks. Pale and flawless white skin, dark brown hair, and a pair of expressive big brown eyes.

Riley Keough, who's known as a supermodel rather than actress, is the granddaughter of legendary Elvis Prestley. She made her acting debut alongside Kristen Stewart in "The Runaways", as Marie Currie, sister of Dakota Fanning's character Cherry Currie. She's currently in talks to star in "Mad Max: Fury Road", and have two new movies come up this year, "The Good Doctor" and "Yellow". She may not be familiar enough for us, but we can't get away from the fact that she has a statuesque face that every Disney princess needs.

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Quickfix: Michael Fassbender joins "Prometheus", new poster of "Ceremony"

Michael Fassbender will star in Ridley Scott's "Prometheus"
The new Magneto in upcoming "X-Men: First Class", Michael Fassbender, is reportedly official to join "Prometheus". This is a movie about the prequel of classic "Alien" trilogy, will be directed by Ridley Scott. Before Michael, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"'s star Naomi Rapace has been signed in first. The movie has received its official release date, on June 8, 2012. I must admit when I was little, I never get bored of watching the "Alien" movies—I don't even know why. Maybe this was the beginning of why I love science fiction movies!


New poster of "Ceremony" featuring Uma Thurman and Michael Angarano
A new drama movie directed by Max Winkler, "Ceremony", has released its official poster (thanks to Moviefone and Magnolia Pictures)! Starring Uma Thurman, Michael Angarano, and Lee Pace, this movie tells a story about a young guy named Sam Davis (Angarano) who approaches a documentary filmmaker Whit Coutell (Pace), only to rekindle his romantic relationship with Coutell's wife, Zoe (Thurman). Hmm... A wedding crasher? Sounds interesting! "Ceremony" will hit theatre in April 8.

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Can't get enough of "Sucker Punch"!

For those who have read this blog from the start might notice that I'm looking forward to this movie, "Sucker Punch", very much! I've been admiring Zack Snyder since "300", and not questioning about his mastery in graphics and special effects ever since. As for "Sucker Punch", I don't know if this movie will be substantial but I am so attracted to its super cool trailer.

Now the character posters have been released, and they look awesome. It's actually a bit old news, but I post it in case you haven't seen them. Mark your calendar for Snyder's masterpiece, March 25, starring Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, and Vanessa Hudgens!

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Quickfix: Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never" is rated G, "The Hunger Games" movie gets its official release date!

"Never Say Never" and "Winnie The Pooh" got G rating from MPAA
Cheers for all Justin Bieber fans, you all have the rights to watch Justin's upcoming 3D movie "Never Say Never". MPAA has given a General viewing rating for this movie, as did to Disney's new "Winnie The Pooh" movie. Catch "Never Say Never" in February 11, and "Winnie The Pooh" in July 15.

"The Hunger Games" gets its official release date!
One of the most anticipated book-to-movie adaptation "The Hunger Games", finally gets an official release date! Lionsgate, the movie distributor, confirmed the movie will be released in March 23, 2012. Gary Ross has been appointed to adapt Suzanne Collin's best-selling novel.

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The "Source Code" poster finally comes out!

Thanks to Yahoo! Movies, we now have the official poster of "Source Code", as released by Summit Entertainment. It's so exciting because I miss watching Jake Gyllenhaal in an action movie!

Here's a short description of "Source Code" from its Yahoo! Movies page:

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he's ever known, he learns he's part of a government experiment called the "Source Code," a program that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last 8 minutes of his life. With a second, much larger target threatening to kill millions in downtown Chicago, Colter re-lives the incident over and over again, gathering clues each time, until he can solve the mystery of who is behind the bombs and prevent the next attack.

And here's the movie trailer:

"Source Code" is directed by Duncan Jones, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, and Vera Farmiga. To be released worldwide April 1, 2011!

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The Academy Award nominations: "The King's Speech" leads with 12 noms, "True Grit" with 10 noms, both "Inception" and "The Social Network" for 8 noms!

Finally! The Oscar aka Academy Awards nominations have been announced! The British masterpiece "The King's Speech" leads the Oscar with 12 nominations, followed by "True Grit" with 10 nominations, and then "Inception" and "The Social Network" with 8 nominations each. Other favorites like "Black Swan", "The Fighter", and "Toy Story 3" are also included. Here are the complete nomination list, plus my favorites to win!

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"Tron 3" teaser trailer coming soon!

Well, apparently my prayer to God to give me some more science fiction movies has come true. According to an exclusive leaky information from Ain't It Cool News (this is why I love that site so much!), there will be a sneak-peek to "Tron 3" inside "Tron: Legacy" DVD and Blu-Ray, due to out this year in March!

Here are the leaky details:

• "One includes Bruce Boxleitner (as Alan) and Dan Shor (as Ram). Turns out that "Ram" was apparently running the FLYNN LIVES campaign and he's frantically destroying all of that data and files, as Alan confronts him. Dan apparently utters the line, "Why did Kevin give you the cool name" - which means to my way of thinking that after Flynn came out of the Grid, he sought out the human soul of Ram and befriended him and started calling him RAM - you know - some geek that wrote that Actuarial Program that helped people plan for the future. I sorta love that. And love that the kindness Flynn showed this lowly geek, apparently created a gung ho champion for the life and memory of Kevin Flynn."
• "Another has Quora showing up to ENCOM and getting acousted by the press because she's riding Sam's Ducati - and states that she just spoke with Kevin Flynn, yesterday!"
• "The last scene that was shot in this mini-shoot involved text screens where you see the Father & Son... The Dillingers stating that everything is going as planned."

I haven't watched the first "Tron", but I have to say I enjoyed "Tron: Legacy" despite its predictable story line. This is such a breakthrough, because I couldn't feel more 'sci-fi' after watching it. Hopefully the third "Tron" will be 'heavier' in storyline and 'more sophisticated' in special effects! (And I wish Daft Punk will do the scoring again. The "Tron: Legacy" soundtrack is too awesome to be true!)

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There'll be no "The Matrix" 3D sequels, apparently

This is such a bummer, because I was really excited that "The Matrix" would have 3D sequels—which undoubtfully will be amazing because they were all looking great in 2D. A rep of Keanu Reeves confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that, "None of it is true."

As a science-fiction fan I desperately need movies like "The Matrix". I know Zack Snyder will likely pull something like that off in "Sucker Punch" later this year in March, but it was more graphic and artsy. "The Matrix" was scientific and hi-tech, with a pretty nice storyline.

I'm praying that The Wachowski Brothers will change their mind soon.

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