How many blockbusters can 2012 hold? In 2 years some of the biggest sequels and reboots will debut during the packed summer season including Spider-Man, The Avengers, and Batman 3. According to Variety, we can add Ice Age to that list because it’s getting in on the action too. The next installment of the prehistoric franchise will be entitled, Ice Age: Continental Drift.
Director Chris Wedge, best known for his work on the prehistoric hit Ice Age, is set to direct an adaptation of William Joyce’s illustrated book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs. Fox Animation has committed to financing the venture, with Wedge’s Blue Sky Studios producing.
Sadly it looks like Michael Mann’s Public Enemies is not going to top this week’s box office, Ice Age and Transformers are just too powerful. But aside from all the mega-films we have coming out, it seems foreign movies with subtitles are trying to take over. We have the Anne Fontaine’s sex thriller, The Girl From Monaco starring an international list of stars such as Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem and Stephane Audran. Then the story of an obsessed dancer who wants to be John Tavolta in Saturday Night Fever in Pablo Larrain’s Tony Manero. Finally, we have the autobiography of writer/director Agnes Varda in a film titled Beaches of Agnes. Although they will only be released in limited theaters, they are a good example of international actors/directors coming up in America.
The there is I Hate Valentine’s Day. Not only does Nia Vardalos star in the movie, she also directs it. This film re-unites her with her My Big Fat Greek Wedding’s co-star John Corbett. The title itself makes me want to watch it.
Here are the movies coming out July 3rd:
Watch the trailers below:
Is it just me, or do they look high in this photo? Normally I prefer International posters because they use more colors and have a certain edge to them that US posters are missing, but in the new Ice Age 3 International poster that just popped up on IESB something doesn’t look right.
I love the Ice Age series (mainly for the squirrel, Scrat forever trying to hide his acorn), but this looks like something you would see on a cereal box. I get that they are trying to get all the characters into the shot, but everything seems too clustered and they look like they’re on something. Maybe the Japanese audience likes them with a little extra sparkle in their eyes, but to me they all just seem like someone slipped some uppers in their drinking water.
Check out the US vs. International posters below and tell us which one you prefer…
After last night’s Oscar ceremony, the Academy did something that’s never been done before. During the closing credits they showed a trailer that featured several upcoming feature films for 2009. Check out some exclusive clips from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Terminator Salvation, Sherlock Holmes, Funny People, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Public Enemies, Julie & Julia, The Soloist, Up, Fame, 500 Days of Summer, Amelia, Whatever Works, Inglourious Basterds, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Monsters vs. Aliens, Angels & Demons, Old Dogs, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, The Boat That Rocked, An Education, State of Play, Imagine That and G-Force.
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