Actor Ian McShane from the soon-to-be-released Pirates of the Caribbean is cast as King Brahmwell and father of the princess in Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer.
The film is a retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, telling the story of the farm boy (Nicholas Hoult) disregarding the uneasy peace between humans and giants to lead a group to save the princess (Eleanor Tomlinson) held hostage by a giant.
Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Bill Nighy and John Kassir are also cast.
ET released footage from Captain America: The First Avenger starring Chris Evans. And what’s great for comic geeks like me? We get to see how Captain America throws his shield.
Captain America: The First Avenger releases July 22, 2011.
I cannot wait.
The new trailer for Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has made its way online. And unlike the two previous films, On Stranger Tides looks more focused and fun. In fact, it looks like the sequel The Curse of the Black Pearl deserved.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides releases May 18, 2011.
Another visually stunning animated short by Ben Hibon for Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch is making rounds. This time, the short centers around a knight’s quest against orcs and ultimately facing a dragon.
Ben Hibon is the man responsible for the animated short in part one of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows entitled The Tale of Three Brothers.
Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky has unfortunately left the director’s seat in The Wolverine starring Hugh Jackman. The new movie is a stand-alone, separate from X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and deals with Logan’s adventures in Japan. And due to this, Aronofsky reasoned that he doesn’t want to spend almost a year in Japan and away from family.
Tricia Helfer, who played Six in Battlestar Galactica recently posted a picture on her Twitter of herself, James Callis (Gaius Baltar) and Jamie Bamber (Lee Adama). She also revealed their names for the new show 17th Precinct by Battlestar showrunner Ron Moore: Morgana, John and Caolan.
The animated short by Ben Hibon for Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch is released by Warner Bros. It’s visually stunning, as you would expect from both Snyder and Hibon — who is best known for the animated short The Tale of the Three Brothers in part one of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Check it out. You know you want to.
Another trailer for Steven Spielberg’s and J.J. Abrams’ film Super 8 has hit the net. There’s a definite vintage Spielberg feel to the teaser and it’s very promising.
Super 8 releases in theaters June 10, 2011.