Today we are pleased to show you in great big detail the latest glimpse at Guillermo Del Toro's entry into the summer movie fanfare, Pacific Rim. Do you know what it has? It has robots. It has robots fighting monsters. And maybe some other stuff in front of robots and a monsters.
This glimpse of the robots-versus-monsters movie was supposed to be for the eyes of a privileged few at WonderCon, but now there's an extended look for all to see, with a bit more about the plot. Not that there seems to be that much plot, but still: that boat!
We now know for sure that he's been approached, and that he's out — but that the search is on.
Today we learned that J.J. Abrams will officially not helm Disney's new, possibly ill-advised seventh episode of the Star Wars franchise. Here we break down the odds on the existing short list, because it's actually quite a long list.
After months of leaking out information in a mysterious viral marketing campaign, the would-be Hobbit director has finally put his monsters front and center.
While by all accounts Wednesday's premiere was full of merriment, the journey of An Unexpected Journey has not been without its perils, many of which seem to be self-inflicted.
Peter Jackson wants to make three Hobbit movies because he is a modern super-villain that should be stopped; Marvel gives away the plot of the new Captain America movie; Jamie Foxx and Zack Snyder are separately bad at their respective jobs.
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