On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (November 3rd, 2016) John Campea, Kristian Harloff, Mark Ellis, Ken Napzok, Natasha Martinez, and Wendy Lee discuss the following:
-New trailer for Wonder Woman
-Disney has already broken the box office record for 2016
-Opening this Week
-JJ Abrams says Kylo Ren has never met Rey
-New trailer released for Sing
-The Raid director Gareth Evans to make Apostle
-Goon 2 title and release date announced
-Fede Alvarez to direct The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo sequel
Warner Brothers and DC Films have released a new trailer for Wonder Woman. Directed by Patty Jenkins, the film will show Diana’s life on the mystical island paradise of Themyscira, as well as her meeting with Steve Trevor before leaving her home to enter the throes of World War I.
Disney announced yesterday that the studio has set a new global record for itself by marking this year its biggest at the box office to date — and the year isn’t even over. Disney’s previous record in 2015 saw grosses of $5.84 billion with films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Pixar’s Inside Out.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams has shed some more light on two key relationships from last year's hit film. Thanks to a Tumblr account Mummies and Lightsabers (via a report from Screen Rant), in the new bonus commentary featured on the upcoming 3D Collector's Edition Blu-ray, Abrams reveals that Rey and Kylo Ren have never met before the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for the latest animated feature from Illumination Entertainment, Sing. The film takes place in a world populated by animals and revolving around a koala named Buster Moon, voiced by Matthew McConaughey, who must put on one big spectacular show to keep his theater from closing. Sing opens in theaters on December 21st.
THR reports that The Raid and The Raid 2 director Gareth Evans will write and direct the new film, Apostle. The movie is about “a mysterious man who travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister after she’s kidnapped by a religious cult - which is demanding a ransom for her return.
Jay Baruchel announced yesterday that a sequel to Goon is not only ready, but it’s been filmed and now has a release date and title. Goon: The Last Enforcer will hit Canadian theaters on March 17, 2017, marking the directorial debut of Baruchel.
According to Variety, Sony pictures is eyeing Don’t Breathe director Fede Alvarez to helm The Girl in the Spider’s Web, the sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Steven Knight penned the script, which is based on the new novel by David Lagercrantz, who took over for the series after the original novel’s author Stieg Larsson died in 2004.
