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20th Century Fox has just released a brand new TRAILER for their upcoming animated comedy, RIO 2 . Blu, Jewel, and their three kids are hurtled to the wilds of the Amazon in this highly anticipated sequel to RIO, and this time they're joined by a whole new slew of characters as Blu meets the most fearsome adversary of all – his father-in-law. It’s a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids in RIO 2, after they’re hurtled from that magical city to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all – his father-in-law. All our favorite RIO characters are back, Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, will.i.am, Jemaine Clement, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Jamie Foxx , and they’re joined by Oscar® nominee Andy Garcia , Grammy® winner Bruno Mars , Tony® winner Kristin Chenoweth and Oscar/Emmy®/Tony winner Rita Moreno. RIO 2 also features new Brazilian artists

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Review By: MattInRC TWIITER: #DesolationofSmaug is an action-packed and rewarding follow-up to Middle Earth's growing adventure. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a more vigorous and livelier affair than its predecessor. Thank Middle Earth for that! As a fan of good movies rather than a loyal fan to a particular franchise, my disappointment with the hugely-successful but critically marred The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey knew few bounds - our heroes felt less than those presented in the epic and totally satisfying Lord of the Rings trilogy , and the story itself felt like trudging through a rain storm. Luckily, one cannot say the same for its sequel: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a wild, gregarious, and often pretty picture that should satisfy purists and casual fans alike. From the moment Director Peter Jackson makes a very Hitchcockian appearance in the opening scene, we get the feeling that this one will be

As The Hunger Games: Catching Fire continues to burn brightly (sorry) at the box office, work continues apace setting up the two-part adaptation of Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins’ final novel in the trilogy. Today brings word that Robert Knepper will play a character called Antonius . Who he? Well… there’s some confusion among Hunger Games fans , as the name doesn’t actually appear in the novel. Current speculation wonders if he's a version of Aurelias , the psychologist who treats Katniss, and Deadline describes his character as a minister in President Snow (Donald Sutherland)'s regime, but there’s been no official confirmation of anything. He may well turn out to be a character invented for the films, or one who combines several figures from the books. We wouldn’t be all that surprised: Mockingjay is a sprawling story even to fit into the running time of two movies. The book sees Katniss Everdeen ( Jennifer Lawrence ) leading the districts of Panem in a rebellion against

Mary McMormack has signed on to the thriller “ The Conspiracy on Jekyll Island ” starring F rank Grillo, Minnie Driver and Dianna Agron . Pic also stars Maggie Q, John Leguizamo and Ed Westwick with Aram Rappaport directing. Story follows an ex-Wall Street man, played by Grillo , whom the Secretary of the Treasury enlists to thwart a cyber attack that threatens to derail the American economy. With the help of his wife, he recruits his ragtag team of misfits, and prepares to save the world from total financial implosion. Hilary Shor is producing. Production is currently under way. The “In Plain Sight” actress was most recently seen in the NBC pilot “Welcome to the Family.” She is repped by Gersh and Untitled Entertainment. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Variety

On the heels of Blumhouse Productions ‘ supernatural hit Insidious: Chapter 2 crossing $150M worldwide, Blumhouse and Universal are beefing up their sequel to this summer’s micro-budget horror-thriller The Purge . Frank Grillo ( The Grey ) will lead the cast of The Next Chapter of The Purge under returning Purge helmer James DeMonaco who is also writing and producing. Plot details are under wraps but there’s plenty of opportunity to explore the dystopian world established in the first film, which starred Ethan Hawke as a security system designer protecting his family from home invasion on the one night each year when the cops take a day off to let crime run rampant. The movie opened in June and grossed roughly $90M worldwide on a $3M budget. Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum, Sébastien K. Lemercier and Platinum Dunes’ Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form will produce The Purge 2, which marks the latest Blumhouse project in Blum’s first-look deal with Uni. The sequel is alread

Given how much they learned about crisis while working on Gravity together, it hardly seems surprising that Sandra Bullock would end up in a George Clooney -produced film. And so it has come to pass, with Bullock in talks to star in Our Brand Is Crisis . Actually, the pair discussed the idea while on the long slog of press tours for Alfonso Cuaron’s space thriller. Crisis is adapted from Rachel Boynton’s 2005 documentary, which saw President Clinton’s former advisors James Carville and Stan Greenberg applying what they had learned in the trenches of American politics to a campaign in Bolivia, and the effects it has on the process. Despite the close relationship between Clooney and Bullock, this is far from a done deal. With the success of Gravity (and The Heat) still fresh, Bullock’s naturally being courted for several movies right now and Crisis is just one of them. Still, with Argo duo Clooney and Grant Heslov producing, it’s got to be an attractive proposition. Will it be her

Aziz Ansari, Zoe Saldana and Olivia Wilde gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday morning to announce the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's nominations for the 2014 Golden Globe Awards -- honoring work in film and television. 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle both earned seven nominations each, leading the motion picture categories. In television, House of Cards and Behind the Candelabra both scored four mentions. Best motion picture, drama 12 Years a Slave Captain Phillips Gravity Philomena Rush Best Actor in a motion picture, drama Chiwetel Ejiofor,12 Years a Slave Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club Robert Redford, All is Lost Best Actress in a motion picture, drama Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine Sandra Bullock, Gravity Judi Dench, Philomena Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks Kate Winslet, Labor Day Best Director – motion picture Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity Paul Gre

2 Guns Blu-ray Review By: MattInRC Universal's home release of 2 Guns looks and sounds great, but will its shallow character development and flashbang action doom it to the bargain Blu-ray bin? I love me some double cross in film. Look back into history and you'll see Payback, Jackie Brown , and even Iron Man with elements of the double cross. While the buddy-copy 2 Guns is a punchy action film ripped from a comic book, the film also channels about every action subgenre imaginable, and is full of wise-crackin' mirth-filled moments, sexual advances, and enough cussing and the aforementioned double-cross to fill a tip jar. Unfortunately, it's not very inventive and actually overdoes the double-cross by adding a third- and even fourth layer to muck things up. Its arrival onto home video gives us a chance to break down a film with enormous potential, but one which ultimately is just merely watchable. The Movie - 3.5/5 Bobby ( Denzel Washington ) and S

Three newly released featurettes from SAVING MR. BANKS are here. Two-time Academy Award®–winner Emma Thompson and fellow double Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks topline Disney’s “ SAVING MR. BANKS ,” inspired by the extraordinary, untold backstory of how Disney’s classic “Mary Poppins” made it to the screen. When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ “Mary Poppins,” he made them a promise—one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney’s plans for the adaptation. For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Sherman bro

Python fans are being spoiled at the moment. Not only is the legendary comedy team reuniting for a series of sold-out stage shows at the O2 next year, but we’re also getting most of the surviving members’ combined talents in Absolutely Anything , which Terry Jones will direct. Now we know who will be joining them in their efforts, as Simon Pegg is on board to star. Pegg is… Look, most of you reading this already know who he is, so we’ll skip that bit and boo boo off to talking about the plot. The film will find him as Neil Clarke, a disillusioned teacher who discovers he has magical powers. Well, not magic per se, more “magic” in the Thor style, as they’re bestowed by aliens. The extra-terrestrials in question will be voiced by Jones, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin, with Robin Williams stepping into the voice booth to provide vocals for the main man’s dog. “As someone whose love of comedy was hugely informed by Monty Python, the chance to work with Terry was a gif