No release date has yet been set but the new Hollywood-set comedy Hail Caesar, from legendary writer/directors the Coen brothers (Fargo, Inside Llewyn Davis, True Grit, Miller’s Crossing, The Big Lebowski, O Brother Where Art Thou, A Serious Man, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, No Country for Old Men), is quickly becoming one of the most hyped upcoming films. With George Clooney (The Descendants, Gravity, Oceans Eleven) and Josh Brolin (Guardians of the Galaxy, Milk, Gangster Squad, The Goonies) already confirmed to be reteaming with the writing maestros as private eyes Eddie Mannix and Howard Strickling, a trio of excellent actors have joined them to make their Coen debuts.
Ralph Fiennes (Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Skyfall, The English Patient, The Grand Budapest Hotel, In Bruges) and Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Moonrise Kingdom, Snowpiercer, Michael Clayton) have been cast as fictional Hollywood stars Laurence Lorenz and Hedda Hopper while Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street, Foxcatcher, Haywire, The Vow, Side Effects, White House Down) has been cast in an undisclosed role. It sounds as if these additions will be portraying caricature versions of themselves on screen which could be immensely fun to watch.
You may remember back at SDCC (which returns this year) 2013 that a short trailer appeared to be teasing a new Predator film but turned out, to our disappointment, to be an anniversary rerelease of the original. Even if it is just an Arnie vehicle, Predator has hugely stood the test of time and is easily most glorious piece of ’80s awesomeness. Back in ’87, Shane Black portrayed the supporting character of Hawkins (the guy who points out that Phillips is bleeding) but has now become renowned as the writer of Lethal Weapon and The Monster Squad and the director of Iron Man 3 and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Since then, Predator has starred in an additional four films (1990’s Predator 2, 2004’s Alien vs. Predator, 2007’s Aliens vs. Predator and 2010’s Predators) and remains an icon of horror and of sci-fi, only Alien and The Thing could pose a challenge. Black is now confirmed to be writing and directing a new reboot of the franchise and he seems like a solid choice for the gig. Not only does he bring the original’s DNA but he can make his films fun, thrilling and really to the tone of John McTiernan’s forever quotable masterpiece of cheese and gore. Some die-hard fans are rooting for McTiernan (The Hunt for Red October, The Thomas Crown Affair, Die Hard, With a Vengeance) to return now that he’s out of prison but Black’s take seems too promising to pass on.
It’s not irregular for modern blockbusters to take the path of promoting your film with a viral website. Days of Future Past had Trask Industires/The Bent Bullet and RoboCop had OmniCorp but no tie-in site has become as detailed or consumed as the propaganda of The Hunger Games’ benevolent massacrer the Capitol. President Snow’s (Donald Sutherland) chilling new address to Panem has an excellently crafted twist that may well prove spoilery for those who haven’t read the books or seen the most recent film, Catching Fire. Mockingjay Part 1 is directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) will star Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrelson, Julianne Moore, Sam Clafin, Jena Malone, Liam Hemsworth, Willow Shields, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Natalie Dormer, Toby Jones and Stanley Tucci as well as featuring one of the final performances of the late great Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master, Synecdoche New York, Capote).
Finally today we’re excited to present the very first trailer for WWII thriller Fury which tells the loosely true story of its titular tank and its crew. The footage shown is oddly promising so we can safely name it as a major Oscar contender for next year, alongside The Judge, Foxcatcher, Interstellar and Gone Girl. David Ayer (writer of Training Day and director of Harsh Times/End of Watch) directs Brad Pitt, Michael Pena, Jon Beranthal, Shia LaBeouf and Jason Isaacs.
Fury – October 24th
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 – November 21st
Predator – 2017?
Hail Caesar – 2015
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Fury looks interesting. Brad appears to be driving a Firefly, a British version of the M4. The American version was out gunned by the Tiger they meet in the last few seconds which meant that the US had to swamp each Tiger they encountered with numbers rather than any kind of one on one.