Best Stories Of The Week: Steve Jobs, Star Trek 3, Simon Pegg, Scorch Trials & More
It’s that time of the week again. We’re certainly looking forward to a nice holiday weekend, and if you were too busy to stay on top of all the news this week, we’ve got a round-up of all the stories you need to catch up on.
Below you’ll find a round-up of trailers for summer movies likePixels, sequels likeThe Maze Runner: Scorch Trials, and the likely awards contenderSteve Jobs. We also have updates onStar Trek 3, a controversial point of view on geek culture fromSimon Pegg, moreMad Max: Fury Roadgoodies and someTomorrowlandexploration as well. So without further adieu, let’s check out the best stories of the week.
#21. Children Are Monsters in First Cooties Trailer
The horror comedy arrives on September 8th.
Roger Deakinsis responsible for being the director of photography on gorgeous films likeTrue Grit, The Shawshank Redemption, O Brother Where Art Thou?, andThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. And while we don’t know if the forthcoming sequelBlade Runner 2will actually be good, we at least know that it will look beautiful, because Deakins has been hired to take care of the cinematography on the project. The film is directed byDenis Villeneuve. Find out moreright here.
#19. First Photos from Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer Series
The first official photos from the 8-episode order of the prequel seriesWet Hot American Summer: First Day at Camphave arrived. As you can see, everyone from the original 2001 Sundance comedy is back, and there are even more new faces for the summer camp comedy. The series hitsNetflixexclusively onJuly 31st.Check out all the photos over here.
#18. Peter Sciretta’s Reacts to Inside Out and Tomorrowland
Our ownPeter Scirettachimed in with his thoughts onTomorrowland, in theaters this weekend, and Pixar’s latest effort,Inside Out. It sounds likeTomorrowlandhas much to be appreciated, but is executed all that well (though Peter enjoyed it more a second time) andInside Outis a return to form for Pixar Animation. Read Peter’s full thoughts on both Disney moviesin our original post.
#17. Take to the Skies in New Trailer for Joe Wright’s Pan
The fantasy adventure arrives on October 9th.
#16. Our Top 15 Favorite Theme Park Movies and Scenes
With the theme park influencedTomorrowlandhitting theaters this weekend, we decided to put together a list of our favorite theme park movies and scenes. You’ll find scenes fromBigandThe Sandlot, and movies likeAdventurelandandThe Way Way Back. Which scenes and movies made the top of our list?Find out right here.
#15. Disney Continues the Live-Action Parade with Tinker Bell
While plenty of Disney movies are getting live-action remakes, likeMulanandDumbo, this time the House of Mouse is giving one of their more iconic supporting characters the live-action treatment. Disney is developing a live-action movie focusing on Peter Pan’s fairy sidekickTinker Bell.Bringing her to life will beWildandLegally BlondestarReese Witherspoon.Get all the details in our original report here.
#14. Lionsgate Announces Now You See Me 3
The magician heist filmNow You See Mealready has asequel slated to arrive in 2016, and now we have confirmation that Lionsgate is working on turning this into a trilogy withNow You See Me 3already in development. No word on whether it will be calledNow You Three Me, but you canget all the details right here.
#13. World War Z Sequel Set to Arrive in 2017
There’s been buzz about a sequel to the zombie epidemic thrillerWorld War Zsince the original film hit theaters, and now Paramount Pictures has officially set a release date forJune 9th, 2017. Find outeverything we know about the sequel over here.
#12. The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials First Trailer
The young adult sci-fi sequel arrives on September 18th.
#11. Chris Pratt Has Non-Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel Movies?
For those who have been hoping that theGuardians of the Galaxywould end up meeting The Avengers, we at least know there’s a chance that one of the members of the crew might make the transition.Chris Prattrecently revealed that his contract includes some movies that aren’t justGuardians of the Galaxysequels.Get the lowdown over here.
#10. Donkey Kong Terrorizes Adam Sandler in New Pixels Trailer
The action comedy hits theaters on July 24th.
#9. Tomorrowland Interviews: Director Brad Bird and Writer Jeff Jensen on Influences, NASA and Much More
Once you’ve seenTomorrowlandthis weekend, be sure to check out our interviews with directorBrad Birdand writerJeff Jensen. Topics also covered by Bird includeThe Incredibles 2, The Iron Giantand the influence of NASA while Jensen talks aboutLostand the inspiration ofClose Encounters of the Third Kindand theHarry Potterfranchise. Check out the Brad Bird interviewover here, and the Jeff Jensen interviewover here.
#8. Simon Pegg Talks Star Trek 3 Script and Childish Geek Culture
Shaun of the DeadandStar Trekfranchise starSimon Peggmade headlines a couple times this week. First up, he talked a bit about the developing script forStar Trek 3, and mentioned that Paramount Pictures was a little adverse to the first draft of the script,saying it was too “Star Trek-y"to work for general audiences. However, if you read the full post, you might see that what he’s saying isn’t entirely a bad thing.Read the full story over here.
In addition, Pegg also offered some thoughts on the status of today’s geek culture and how our obsession with nostalgia, superheroes and the like might be “infantilizing” geek culture, thus making it hard for some nerds to be better adults. What he says actually makes perfect sense, and you canread his full quotes here, along with our take on his opinion as well.
#7. George Miller Has a Title for Mad Max: Fury Road Sequel
If you haven’t seenMad Max: Fury Roadyet, then stop reading this and go see it right now. And if you haven’t seen it twice, then you should probably do the same. For those of us who have already seen it, we’re undoubtedly looking forward to a sequel. We don’t have any details on what the sequel might follow, butGeorge Millerrevealed in an interview that as of now, the sequel would be calledMad Max: The Wasteland.Find out more right here.
Also, if you’ve been desperate to learn more about the infamous character with the flame-throwing guitar, known as theDoof Warrior, you might be happy to knowthat he has an entire backstory. However,not everyone is keen to knowall these kind of details, and I can’t say that I disagree. But one thing I am keen on is this hilariously perfectmash-up of Mad Max: Fury Road and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
#6. Dwayne Johnson Returning for Fast and Furious 8
This is a no-brainer, butDwayne Johnsonhas confirmed that he will be back forFast and Furious 8. The film is already scheduled for release in April of 2017, but that’s really all we know about the sequel so far. Johnson also discussed the possibility of a spin-off film focused on his character Hobbs, but to get details on that, you’ll have to read the original report.
#5. Phil Lord Talks Animated Spider-Man Movie & The Flash
One half of the directing duo behindThe LEGO Movieand21 Jump Streetopened up about their forthcoming comic book projects at Sony Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures.Phil Lord & Chris Millerare developing a standalone animatedSpider-Manmovie at Sony while also working on the story forThe Flashin the DC Comics universe. However, Lord reveals that both movies will have a style all their own, with little influence from the comic book worlds around them. EvenThe Flashis said to be much different than what will be happening inBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justiceand other DC Comics movies. Find out what Lord had to say aboutboth projects in our original report.
#4. First Images from Warcraft Movie Show Orgrim the Orc
The first official images of Orgrim Doomhammer, the lead orc in the big screen adaptation ofWarcraft, surfaced earlier this week. He’s a motion-capture character, and if these stills are any indicator, he’s going to look incredible.See another photo over here.
#3. David Letterman Says Goodbye to The Late Show
Everyone was talking about the last episode ofThe Late Show with David Lettermanthis week. Bill Murraypopped out of a cake, Norm Macdonaldgave a touching tributeand Adam Sandlersang a silly song. And for the final episode, a whole slew of talent showed up to help send off Letterman in style, including one hell of a final Top 10 List.Watch the full episode right here.
#2. The Masculinity and Making of Mad Max: Fury Road
TheMad Max: Fury Roadgoodies just keep on coming. While there’s much praise for the power of feminism in the film, thanks to the strong female characters like Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron), our ownAngie Handelivered a thoughtful and insightful look at what the film has to say about masculinity too. It’s a must-read piece, and you can check it out right here.
In addition,Russ Fischeralso took the time to dive into the making of the film. And once you read this piece, you’ll get to see some of the incredible feats, concept art and storyboard that helped make this film and all its glorious action possible. Honestly, it’s a miracle that this film even exists, and an even bigger miracle that it actually works.Check out eight awesome facts about the making ofMad Max: Fury Roadright here.
#1. No One Sees the World Like Steve Jobs
The biopic arrives this fall on October 9th.
That’s all for theBest Stories of the Weekfor now. Stay tuned to see what happens next week!
