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Back in 2010, Finnish director Jalmari Helander brought the world a creepy Christmas present in the form of feral Santa Claus tale Rare Exports . For his next trick, he’s looking to throw a nod and a wink towards big ‘80s muscle movies with an action comedy called Big Game. Jackson  stars as the President Of The United States, who is stranded in the Finnish mountains when terrorists blast Air Force One from the sky and he’s parachuted to relative safety in an escape capsule. Struggling to survive in the harsh terrain he meets 13-year-old Oskari (Tommila), who is out there as part of a coming-of-age ritual. They’ll have to team up when the baddies targeting the Prez decide to hunt him down… With Samuel L. Jackson, Jim Broadbent, Ray Stevenson, Felicity Huffman, Ted Levine, Victor Garber and Rare Exports’ Onni Tommila among the cast, the film appears to be a blend of Escape From New York and The Most Dangerous Game. Helander’s latest received some mixed reviews from the Toront

Rupert Sanders is on board to direct. Avi Arad and Steven Paul are producing the film from a script by Bill Wheeler. Mark Sourian is exec producing. Insiders also tell Variety that Paramount has the option to come on as co-producer and financier and that decision is expected in the coming weeks. DreamWorks principal Steven Spielberg is a huge fan of the original and has long wanted to get this film off the ground. A commitment from a star like Johansson should help in getting the pic greenlit for production. Besides Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lawrence, Johansson is becoming one of the few actresses in town with the clout to get a project greenlit on her name alone. “Lucy” made $394 million worldwide and Johansson can be seen next in “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” bowing in May. Johansson has also done a nice job of balancing action-heavy tentpoles with serious dramas and comedies. Please Leave A Comment-

REVENGE OF THE SITH 3D , FOR STAR WARS CELEBRATION SEE THE FINAL FILM OF THE PREQUEL TRILOGY IN A WHOLE NEW WAY. “Once more, the Sith will rule the galaxy.” So said Darth Sidious upon the turn of Anakin Skywalker to the dark side, and he was right (for awhile…). Only this time, they’ll do it in 3D. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith , in all its Order 66ing glory, will make its 3D debut at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, coming April 16-19, 2015. Fans will be the first to see this long-awaited, big-screen 3D conversion by Lucasfilm, completed with care for the look of the original movie while taking advantage of 3D’s stunning possibilities. Revenge of the Sith was originally released in 2005, and brought the Star Wars saga full circle with an action-packed, visually-stunning, emotional story. The film sees the final machinations of Darth Sidious’ evil plot come to pass — and features lots (and lots) of lightsaber duels, dogfights, and Clone Wars battles. With all this,

More good news keeps coming out about this film. Though there has been no comment whatsoever from any of the performers or their representation, Twitch has learned that a key trio of performers from Gareth Evans' The Raid and The Raid 2 - leading man Iko Uwais , Mad Dog / Prakoso actor Yayan Ruhian and The Raid 2 finale fighter Cecep Arif Rahman , credited simply as The Assassin - will all appear in JJ Abrams' upcoming Star Wars: Episode 7 - The Force Awakens . We have no word yet on what their characters may be, which side of the good guy / bad guy line they fall upon or whether any will survive through until the subsequent pictures but think on this: After the underwhelming prequel trilogy with its massive over-reliance on CGI trickery not only has Abrams shown a strong preference for practical effects but has now also cast a trio of highly skilled martial artists who have already demonstrated their skills with blades, batons, etc in a world where super powered warr

DIRECTOR PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON INVITES YOU TO JOIN HIM ON AN INHERENT VICE " HAZY " ADVENTURE In Thomas Pynchon's novel, INHERENT VICE , private eye Doc Sportello "comes, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era as free love slips away and paranoia creeps in with the LA fog." In keeping with the spirit of the novel, Paul Thomas Anderson is inviting 25 lucky winners to join him on a "hazy" party bus adventure on Friday evening, January 9th. The bus will depart from a secret location in downtown Denver and meander to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema for a screening of his new film adaptation of Pynchon's revered novel. Show us that you are worthy to join the bus by posting an INHERENT VICE themed photo of yourself to Instagram, Twitter or Facebook with #InherentHaze (be sure to also tag @drafthouse on Instagram, @alamodenver on Twitter, and /AlamoDrafthouse on Facebook ) and get your friends to like and share. We will

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For  SPARE PARTS on January 15th at 7:00 PM in Phoenix. SPARE PARTS is a true life story about four Hispanic high school students who form a robotics club under the leadership of their school’s newest teacher, Fredi ( GEORGE LOPEZ ). With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the country’s reigning robotics champion, MIT. On their journey, they learn not only how to build a robot- they learn to build a bond that will last a lifetime. The film stars Marisa Tomei, George Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis, Carlos Peña, Jose Julian, David Del Rio, Oscar Gutierrez, Alessandra Rosaldo, J.R. Villareal, Aubrey Miller, Alexa Vega and Esai Morales. Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and to be to notified about our upcoming Advance Screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our Podcast See how to win tickets after the Jum

Today we received three new teasers for the third season for HISTORY’s hit scripted drama series VIKINGS and two new cast images. Season three of HISTORY’s hit scripted drama series VIKINGS returns on Thursday, February 19 at 10 p.m. ET. The new 10-episode season begins with Ragnar ( Travis Fimmel ) as King and follows the great responsibility that now rests on the shoulders of the former farmer. With the promise of new land from the English, Ragnar leads his people to an uncertain fate on the shores of Wessex. King Ecbert ( Linus Roache ) has made many promises and it remains to be seen if he will keep them. But ever the restless wanderer, Ragnar is searching for something more … and he finds it in the mythical city of Paris. Rumored to be impenetrable to outside forces, Ragnar and his band of Norsemen must come together to break down its walls and cement the Vikings legend in history. The gripping family saga of Ragnar, Rollo ( Clive Standen ), Lagertha ( Katheryn Winnic

IN CELEBRATION OF THE UPCOMING “ THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER ” MOVIE, PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND NICKELODEON MOVIES DECLARE JANUARY 5, 2015 “ THE DAY OF POSITIVITY ” TURNING THE WORST MONDAY OF THE YEAR – THE FIRST ONE AFTER THE HOLIDAYS – INTO THE BEST MONDAY EVER! One month before its debut in theaters, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies have declared the first Monday of 2015 “ The Day of Positivity ,” to celebrate SpongeBob SquarePants’ upcoming film, “THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER,” in theaters on February 6, 2015. Kicking off on Monday, January 5, “ The SpongeBob Day of Positivity ” will bring fans together to celebrate SpongeBob’s most admired quality – eternal positivity! The “ Day of Positivity ” will be filled with major events and first looks at exclusive materials from the new film, all in honor of the world's favorite optimist, SpongeBob SquarePants. * “The Day of Positivity” highlights include: * An exclusive first look at Spon

Is January the month where films go to die? You decide in our January preview! Story by Matt Cummings After an incredibly busy month of December that saw no less than 12 interesting flicks go for our hard-earned dollars , January arrives with a distinctly "Don't forget about us!" feel. January has usually been the month where films go to die, cast off to the Island of Misfit Toys after entertaining earlier Oct-Dec releases. The reality: most of these will flop, some will linger around like Jay and Silent Bob, while others will make a profit and actually lead in the box office until around March. This year might be a different story, with one of the most anticipated slate of films in recent memory. For now. we're holding to our theory but for now there are a few that could be interesting. Our list includes a talking bear, a computer hacker, a sniper, and the end of Bryan Mills. Welcome to our January 2015 movie preview! January 6 Taken 3 Plot

This week's episode of Inside the Bucket is online! Revel in the 2015 digital mastery! Welcome to the first SandwichJohnFilms podcast of 2015! This edition of Inside the Bucket brings together for the first time in months all four of SJF's team - Matt, Brandon, Sue, and John - as they talk shit to each other about the year that was. It's a happy and uplifting post-holiday episode, as the foursome start by breaking down all the week's movie and television news from our website SANDWICHJOHNFILMS.COM . Please check out all the links to the items we covered in today's podcast. Later, they skip Rants and Raves to quickly review 6 films that were screened in December: Unbroken , Into the Woods , Wild , The Gambler, and The Imitation Game . It's not really a serious review of each, moe likeJohn The Grinch Who Hates Movies making fun of Matt and Sue while Brandon cowers in the corner. But it does make for some laughs and good information. They conclude the