The Buzz: Star Wars, Batman, Superman, Avatar, and More! Dan Koelsch, August 3, 2013 The Buzz is a feature in which we round up the most-buzzed-about movie/TV stories of the week. Why go through pages of blogs just to find out what everyone is talking about? We’ve got it all right here. The Star Wars news cycle has turned up this week, with several stories on the new film. Some good news for fans of the original trilogy includes the confirmation that Legendary composer John Williams will return for the next three films in the saga, and that Disney and Lucasfilm plan to use more practical effects (the excessive CGI in the prequel trilogy has been heavily criticized). Episode VII, which is scheduled to open in 2015, is rumored to start production next month under the alias Foodles.The CW has announced that they will be introducing superhero The Flash on their hit show Arrow as a precursor to his own show on the network. While many fans are excited for a Flash TV show, not everyone is happy with the news.Keeping on the DC front, Zack Snyder is supposedly meeting with famed comic writer Frank Miller to discuss the upcoming Batman/Superman movie. There is also a rumor that Warner Bros. is looking for an older Batman, with such names as Jon Hamm, Gerard Butler, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, Joe Manganiello, Richard Armitage, Max Martini, and Matthew Goode being thrown around.While Guillermo Del Toro’s Robots vs. Monsters movie Pacific Rim didn’t exactly light up the box office in the US, its international success and positive reviews have been enough to ensure a sequel will probably be made.20th Cenury Fox has announced that there will be three Avatar sequels starting in 2016. There was also news that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles creator Josh Friedman has been brought on to work on the screenplay for Avatar 2.In other superhero news, the new poster for Thor: The Dark World has been getting a lot of comments, Jamie Foxx has been aggressively pushing for a Spawn remake, and Bryan Singer posted a picture of a full size Sentinel from X-Men: Days of Future Past. Features The Buzz ArrowAvatar 2BatmanBatman/Superman moviePacific RimSpawnStar WarsStar Wars: Episode VIIThe FlashThor: The Dark World
Hollywood Second-Guessing Comic-Con, Could Viral Marketing Be Next? June 13, 2011June 13, 2011The New York Times ran a piece yesterday about how movie studios are taking a more cautious approach to this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. After propelling the comic book convention into the mainstream in recent years, why are they turning away now? Also, what could this shift in priorities mean… Read More
Social Media Monthly: August 2013 July 31, 2013July 30, 2013Welcome to our only monthly feature here on MovieViral. A day or two ahead of time, we’ll list the various social media accounts (specifically Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and a bit of Tumblr for now) for all the major theatrical releases each month. We hope that this allows you to follow… Read More
Contest: “Game of Thrones” Comic-Con Swag Bag July 26, 2012August 4, 2012While I myself have not seen or read Game of Thrones in any of its incarnations, both the HBO television show and novel series (A Song of Ice and Fire) are wildly popular. Thus, the panel for the series at San Diego Comic-Con this year was one of the highlights… Read More