Saturday, 8 March 2014

Fifty shades of grey

Fifty Shades of Grey is an upcoming film directed by Sam Taylor-Wood with a screenplay by Kelly Marcel, Patrick Marber and Mark Bomback, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by E. L. James. It is set to be released on February 13, 2015 by Michael De Luca Productions,Trigger Street Productions,  Focus Features, andUniversal Pictures.  Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson were initially cast in the leading roles of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, respectively, with Hunnam departing the project the following month and being replaced by Jamie Dornan.

By early 2012, several Hollywood studios had presented or were preparing presentations to the author and her agent to obtain film rights to the Fifty Shades trilogy.Warner Bros., Sony, Paramount and Universal, as well asMark Wahlberg's production company, put in bids for the film rights,  with Universal Pictures and Focus Features eventually securing the rights to the trilogy in March 2012.  Author James sought to retain some control during the movie's creative process. The Social Network producers Michael De Luca and Dana Brunettisigned on to produce the film, having been hand-picked by E. L. James.Although American Psycho writer Bret Easton Ellis publicly expressed his desire to write the screenplay for the film, Kelly Marcel, screenwriter ofSaving Mr. Banks, was hired for the job.  Patrick Marber was brought in by Taylor-Wood to polish the screenplay, specifically to do some “character work”. Universal hired Mark Bomback for script doctoring. Mark Bridges serves as the costume designer. Entertainment Weekly estimated the film's budget as "$40 million-or-so".

Dumb & dumber too

In February 2011, Bobby Farrelly hinted that he and Peter Farrely were considering making a sequel to Dumb and Dumber.  On October 26, 2011, the Farrelly brothers confirmed that they would make a sequel. In April 2012, it was announced that Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels had been signed for the sequel. It was also confirmed that the sequel's title would beDumb and Dumber To [sic]. Part of the plot will reportedly involve one of the characters searching for his lost child in order to obtain a kidney. On October 1, 2012, it was reported that the script is complete and that the original actors, Carrey and Daniels, will in fact be reprising their roles, despite Carrey having temporarily withdrawn his involvement in June 2012 due to concerns that Warner Bros. had shown little enthusiasm for the sequel, and Daniels threatening to back out of the sequel if it did not include Carrey.

Paranormal activity 5

Paranormal Activity is an American supernatural horror film series, currently consisting of five films. Created by Oren Peli, the original film was widely released in 2009.The films are based around a family haunted by a demonic entity, that stalks, terrifies and ultimately murders several members of the family, and other bystanders, during the course of the films. The series makes use of camcorders, security cameras and other recording devices, presenting the films as found footage. The series has received mixed reviews, with the first and third films receiving generally positive critical reception, while the second and the Latino spin-off (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones) films received more lukewarm receptions and the fourth received mostly negative reception. The series is a strong financial success, making strong profits based on return on investment.

TMNT

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an upcoming 2014 American action film based on the franchise of the same name. A reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series, the film is directed by Jonathan Liebesman and stars Megan Fox, Pete Ploszek, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Alan Ritchson, Danny Woodburn, William Fichtner, Will Arnett and Whoopi Goldberg.The film was announced shortly before Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles original co-creator Peter Laird sold the rights to the franchise to Nickelodeon in 2009. It is to be produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Michael Bay's production company Platinum Dunes, and distributed byParamount Pictures. The film is scheduled to be released on August 8, 2014.

Dawn of the planet of the apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is an upcoming Americanscience fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and starringAndy Serkis, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, and Keri Russell. It is the sequel to the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which began 20th Century Fox's reboot of the original Planet of the Apes series. It is the eighth film in the franchise. The film is scheduled for release on July 11, 2014.

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesaris threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.

Transformers

 is an upcoming 2014 American science fiction action film based on theTransformers franchise. It is the fourth installment of the live-action Transformers film series, starring Mark Wahlberg. Serving as a sequel to Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the film takes place four years after the invasion of Chicago. Like its predecessors, the film is directed by Michael Bay and executive produced bySteven Spielberg. The screenplay is written by Ehren Kruger, who served as screenwriter since Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. This is the first film in the series to feature an entirely new cast and the first to feature the Dinobots. Returning Transformers include Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Ratchet. The film is set for release on June 27, 2014, in 3D.

How to train your dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2 is an upcoming American 3Dcomputer-animated action fantasy film produced byDreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox, loosely based on the book series of the same name byCressida Cowell. It is the sequel to the 2010 computer-animated film How to Train Your Dragon and the second in the trilogy.  The film is being written and directed byDean DeBlois. It stars the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill,Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiigwith the addition of Kit Harrington, Cate Blanchett, andDjimon Hounsou. The film is scheduled to be released on June 13, 2014.The film will take place five years after the first film, featuring Hiccup and his friends in their late teens. DeBlois revealed in an interview about the story: "At the end of last film, all these Vikings who were previously somewhat landlocked are now on the backs of dragons so the entire Northern Hemisphere opens up to them. And with that Hiccup's curiosity increases, the map expands and inevitably they are going to come across new dragons, new cultures."  Hiccup then "discovers a larger conflict brewing between humans and dragons and he finds himself at the center of it".

22 jump street

 is an upcoming American action comedy film produced by and starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, scripted by Michael Bacall and Oren Uziel, from a story by Jonah Hill and Michael Bacall, and directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. It is the sequel to the 2012 film 21 Jump Street, based on the 1987 television series of the same name by Stephen J. Cannell and Patrick Hasburgh. The film is scheduled to be released on June 13, 2014, byColumbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Officers Schmidt (Hill) and Jenko (Tatum) go deep undercover at a local college to crack a crime ring within a fraternity. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. In addition to cracking the case, the two freshmen must figure out if they can have a mature relationship like real men.

Maleficent

Maleficent is an upcoming 2014 dark fantasy film directed by Robert Stromberg and produced by Walt Disney Pictures, from a screenplay written byLinda Woolverton.Starring Angelina Jolieas the eponymous Disney Villainesscharacter, the film is a live-action re-imagining of the 1959 Walt Disney animated film Sleeping Beauty, and portrays the story from the perspective of the antagonist, Maleficent. It began filming on June 18, 2012, and is scheduled for release on May 30, 2014 in the Disney Digital 3D andRealD 3D formats, as well as in conventional theatres.Maleficent marked the directorial debut of production designer Robert Stromberg(Alice in Wonderland and Oz the Great and Powerful). Jolie, Joe Roth and veteran Disney filmmaker Don Hahn serve as producers.