Source: Daily Motion | EW | Empire

A few special feature clips from the upcoming September release of Marvel’s The Avengers on Blu-ray have surfaced in the last couple of days to hold over fans who can’t wait until next month to check them out.

First off, a deleted scene went online yesterday expanding the conversation that Bruce Banner has with the security guard after he fell from the S.H.I.E.L.D. hellicarrier and plummeted to earth. Today, two more features have emerged; one being a gag reel, and the other a one-minute clip from the documentary called Building A Cinematic Universe which features some of the cast and crew talking about how cool Samuel L. Jackson is.

I have only chosen to watch the clip from the documentary since it’s really only a very small teaser for it. However, I have not watched the gag reel or deleted scene. Personally, I like to wait until a Blu-ray hits store shelves to check out the special features, since it gives me even more to look forward to. But, if you don’t care either way, hit the jump to watch these clips!

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Source: Vulture | Posted By: Dan Geer

Last year, both Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves – stars of classic comedies Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey – stated that a script was in the works for a third film in the series. Reeves told MTV that the story would catch up with Bill and Ted as middle-aged men who still haven’t written THE song that saved the world, and deal with them attempting to make it happen. He even hinted that time travel would once again be involved.

This past March, Winter revealed that the script, written by original Bill & Ted scribes Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson, has been finished, but that there was still no green light for the film. Now, Vulture is reporting that Galaxy Quest director Dean Parisot is now attached to helm Bill & Ted 3. Read on for more!

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Source: ComingSoon.net | Posted By: Dan Geer

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few months, you already know that all four Indiana Jones films will be released on Blu-ray together in one box set September 18th. We also know that Raiders of the Lost Ark has been meticulously restored under the direct supervision of director Steven Spielberg and sound designer Ben Burtt for this release, and that Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade, and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull have all been remastered as well.

Today, we finally have full specs on the bonus features that will be included in the set. Most of the documentaries and featurettes are nothing new, but there are a few new surprises, as was previously reported, including a 1981 documentary on the making of Raiders of the Lost Ark, as well as an all-new two-part Raiders documentary. Believe me, Indy fans, we have some great stuff coming our way next month. Hit the jump to see what’s included!

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Source: /Film | Posted By: Dan Geer

Marvel fans have every reason to celebrate today, as it was announced today on the Walt Disney Investors Conference Call that Joss Whedon will be back to write and direct The Avengers 2. It wasn’t long ago that Whedon wasn’t entirely sure he’d be returning, due to the enormous amount of work that goes into such a film, but obviously the man did not shut the door on the opportunity completely. We can be sure that, after The Avengers made over $600 million in the United States alone ($1,461,368,487 worldwide), Disney/Marvel did everything they could to persuade Whedon to return.

Along with this news comes the tidbit that Whedon will also be involved in the rumored live-action Marvel television series for ABC set in Marvel cinematic universe. Looks like comic book geeks around the globe have much to look forward to for many years to come!

Source: Yahoo! Movies | Posted By: Dan Geer

For the most part, the Resident Evil, films have been a joy for geeks wanting pure escapism at the movies. Viral outbreaks, zombies, elaborate action scenes, wild genetic experiments, etc. – it’s all there in the video game-inspired movie series for admirers of action/horror movies to sink their teeth into.

Now, while I personally was not impressed with Afterlife, the franchise’s last outing, the trailers for this September’s Resident Evil: Retribution seem to have kept this blogger’s hope alive that we just might still have something cool to look forward to with the series. I’m not holding my breath, but I enjoyed the first three films, so odds are in my favor. Admit it. The movie does look pretty fun.

To help refresh us a bit on the plot of the series thus far, Yahoo! Movies has put out a nice featurette recapping the story of the main character, Alice, played once again by Milla Jovovich. Hit the jump to check it out!

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Source: SoundWorks Collection | Posted By: Dan Geer

Whether you enjoyed or disliked director Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, one thing that everyone seems to be in agreement on is that the sound and music of the film is simply breathtaking, and probably will be rewarded quite substantially in next year’s awards season.

In honor of the film’s incredible sound and music efforts, SoundWorks Collection has released a great 9-minute featurette on the subject. It contains interviews with supervising sound editor and sound designer Richard King, as well as music composer Hans Zimmer. King discusses bringing The Bat vehicle to life, as well as making Bane’s voice the best it could posssibly be, and Zimmer of course gets into his thought process behind the wonderful musical score for the film.

If you have not yet seen the film, don’t worry. Nothing in the video reveals anything more than what was in the trailers. Hit the jump to watch!

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Source: Yahoo! Movies | Posted By: Dan Geer

Columbia Pictures has been releasing fun behind-the-scenes featurettes recently for their upcoming remake/reimagining of Total Recall. While this version allegedly sticks more closely to the original Phillip K. Dick short story, We Can Remember It For You Wholesale, we do not get to go to Mars this time around, unfortunately. However, the film does have an impressive hover car chase scene that we have seen in every trailer for the film that looks spectacular enough on its own to get butts into theaters this weekend to see the movie anyway. This new featurette shows us how they took a more practical approach to the chase scene, and you can now watch it after the jump!

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Source: MTV | Posted By: Dan Geer

Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is one of the most popular graphic novels in comic book history. When it first debuted in 1986, it redefined what could be done with the character, and took him to darker places than ever before.

Now, the highly-acclaimed graphic novel is being brought to life in a new two-part DC Comics animated film coming to blu-ray and DVD, with Part 1 arriving on September 25th. If you are unfamiliar with the story of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, hit the jump to read the synopsis and view the first trailer for Part 1!

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Source: Peter Jackson Facebook | ComingSoon.net | Posted By: Dan Geer

Well, that didn’t take long.

For the last month or so, there have been rumblings of director Peter Jackson wanting to somehow expand his two-part film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. His idea was to actually shoot more footage for the films, either for the inevitable Extended Editions, or for a trilogy.

While many dismissed this from being true at first, Jackson opened up a bit about it at San Diego Comic-Con, and then it was confirmed last week that Jackson was indeed in talks with Warner Brothers to turn The Hobbit into a trilogy. The plan was to arrange things so that Jackson and company could shoot more footage next summer, given that a financial arrangement could be agreed upon, certain rights to The Hobbit could be reinforced, and new actor deals could be secured.

Today, it was officially announced that the deal has been finalized, and The Hobbit will indeed become a trilogy. Read on for Peter Jackson’s statement, as well as the official Warner Brothers press release!

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Source: Collider | Posted By: Dan Geer

Ever since Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came and went back in 2008, some Indy fans felt that it lacked that certain spark that the original three had, and hoped that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg would not make another. Others, like myself, rather liked the fourth installment, but felt that they could have done better, and maybe could do so if given one more chance. After all, it was the odd numbered Indiana Jones films that were the best.

We’ve been offered a number of updates in the last four years on a possible Indiana Jones 5, but nothing concrete. It was reported in 2010 that Harrison Ford said that he, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas had sort of agreed on a “germ of an idea” and that they were going to see what comes of it.  The latest update came last December, where Lucas had said that he had told Spielberg about the story idea and its genre, but that he still did not have the MacGuffin (the plot device that drives the story, such as the Ark of the Covenant).

Now, Indiana Jones producer Frank Marshall has given the latest update, basically shooting down the possibility of a fifth installment. Hit the jump to read what he had to say.

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