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REVIEW: IRON MAN 3
Iron Man 3 should be renamed Tony Stark, as that more accurately captures the true subject of Shane Black’s new summer blockbuster. The third entry in the Iron Man canon and the first Marvel film released post-Avengers, Iron Man 3 offers a hefty share of CGI battles featuring an innumerable quantity of red and gold suits of armor. But those who want nothing more than crash-bang-boom action will have to be patient, as we also spend a healthy portion of time with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), the man beneath the iron mask.
7th May 2013
Notes: 4
REVIEW: IRON MAN 3
Iron Man 3 should be renamed Tony Stark, as that more accurately captures the true subject of Shane Black’s new summer blockbuster. The third entry in the Iron Man canon and the first Marvel film released post-Avengers, Iron Man 3 offers a hefty share of CGI battles featuring an innumerable quantity of red and gold suits of armor. But those who want nothing more than crash-bang-boom action will have to be patient, as we also spend a healthy portion of time with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), the man beneath the iron mask.
JOSS WHEDON’S MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING PICKED UP FOR DISTRIBUTION
While Joss Whedon was taking a small break from editing The Avengers, he filmed a no-budget, black and white, modernized version of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The film has premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and now has been picked up for distribution by Lionsgate.
Earlier this year, Lionsgate distributed the Whedon written film Cabin in the Woods, which was stuck in no man’s land due to MGM’s bankruptcy troubles. There’s no word yet as to when the film will hit theaters.
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JOSS WHEDON CONFIRMS JAMES GUNN IS WORKING ON GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
In late August, it was reported that director James Gunn (Slither, Super) was in talks to helm The Guardians of the Galaxy for Marvel. Since then, no confirmations or denials have been made. Until now.
Speaking at the Toronto International Film Festival where his new film Much Ado About Nothing will premiere, Joss Whedon has confirmed that the oddball director is currently working on Guardians of the Galaxy. While Whedon says Gunn has started working on the script yet, he has presented a “twisted take on it” that he thinks will work.
Whedon goes on to say that they will be keeping the character of Rocket Raccoon, despite the fact that he is indeed a raccoon with a gun. He feels Gunn is wild and crazy enough to make it work.
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![JOSS WHEDON SAYS FILMING MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING HELPED HIM FINISH THE AVENGERS
Have you ever been working too hard on a single project and felt the best medicine was to focus your mind on something else for a while? Well director Joss Whedon took that idea to its furthest reach when it came to working on The Avengers.
When Whedon finished filming the mega blockbuster, he was so frustrated that he took a breather…by filming a whole different movie. In the weeks when The Avengers was being edited, Whedon took a break to film a no budget adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The film is currently set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Speaking about how Much Ado helped him with The Avengers, Whedon had this to say:
I came off The Avengers and I was exhausted. We were already editing because our schedule on The Avengers was very accelerated, and I was having to cut out things and I was in that space where I’m like, “Ohhh, it’s not really my movie anymore. It’s not about anything!” [I was] sort of having the angst. And then I shot Much Ado and was able to come back to The Avengers and go, “Okay! Whoa, sorry guys. I’m back.” I could see it clearly and go, “You know what? [The Avengers] is getting better, and here’s what I need to take out.” It just sort of gave me perspective, and not the perspective of, “Oh well, I got to make my passion project, so now I’ll just churn this out,” but the perspective where I could look at it the way I was supposed to because I felt like I’d been on a vacation for a month. At least, that was my idea of a vacation.
Obviously this isn’t really big news or anything, but this is a rather interesting anecdote. It informs us about Whedon’s process and how dedicated he is to filmmaking.
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JOSS WHEDON SAYS FILMING MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING HELPED HIM FINISH THE AVENGERS
Have you ever been working too hard on a single project and felt the best medicine was to focus your mind on something else for a while? Well director Joss Whedon took that idea to its furthest reach when it came to working on The Avengers.
When Whedon finished filming the mega blockbuster, he was so frustrated that he took a breather…by filming a whole different movie. In the weeks when The Avengers was being edited, Whedon took a break to film a no budget adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The film is currently set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Speaking about how Much Ado helped him with The Avengers, Whedon had this to say:
I came off The Avengers and I was exhausted. We were already editing because our schedule on The Avengers was very accelerated, and I was having to cut out things and I was in that space where I’m like, “Ohhh, it’s not really my movie anymore. It’s not about anything!” [I was] sort of having the angst. And then I shot Much Ado and was able to come back to The Avengers and go, “Okay! Whoa, sorry guys. I’m back.” I could see it clearly and go, “You know what? [The Avengers] is getting better, and here’s what I need to take out.” It just sort of gave me perspective, and not the perspective of, “Oh well, I got to make my passion project, so now I’ll just churn this out,” but the perspective where I could look at it the way I was supposed to because I felt like I’d been on a vacation for a month. At least, that was my idea of a vacation.
Obviously this isn’t really big news or anything, but this is a rather interesting anecdote. It informs us about Whedon’s process and how dedicated he is to filmmaking.
What do you think of Joss Whedon? Let us know here.
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FESTIVAL OF FILMS CAPTION CONTEST
The Festival of Films Blog is pleased to announce our new caption contest feature! Every week, we will put up pictures with funny captions and challenge you to one-up us. Just leave your suggested caption(s) in the comments section of this and subsequent posts to be entered into our drawing for FREE MOVIE TICKETS!
The highest profile summer in movie history has finally ended. With the release of The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises, the summer of 2012 became an historic event marking the culmination of two cultural phenoms. But they were not the only films released in the summer of 2012.
Usually the “summer movie season” doesn’t kick off until June, but The Avengers changed that by coming out the first week of May. From that point on, everything was considered a summer release. This summer saw Dark Shadows, The Dictator, Battleship, Men in Black III, Prometheus, Madagascar 3, Brave, Magic Mike, Ted, The Amazing Spider-Man, Paranorman, and The Expendables 2 among the higher profile releases.
So what was your favorite film from this summer? I personally loved Moonrise Kingdom, and I thought the best “summer” film was The Avengers. How about you? Tell us your favorite summer 2012 film right here.
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JOSS WHEDON TO PRODUCE S.H.I.E.L.D. TV SERIES FOR ABC
When Joss Whedon recently signed a three year exclusivity deal with Marvel, part of his contract stated that he would produce a TV series for the studio. ABC has now ordered a pilot from Whedon that will center of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division), the secret government organization that brought the Avengers together.
No word yet as to who the main characters will be or what the show will generally be about, but the series is to be set in the same universe as all the recent Marvel films related to The Avengers. Whedon will write the pilot with his brother Jed and Maurissa Tancharoen, and possibly also direct the pilot.
Are you excited about a live-action Marvel TV series? Let us know here.
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UPDATE: We just realized the logo we found on google images is misspelled (SHEILD is not a thing). Rather than change it, we will just say that we didn’t design it, and we will be more careful next time.
CHECK OUT THE ALTERNATE OPENING SCENE OF THE AVENGERS
If you can’t wait for The Avengers to come out on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 25, Marvel has been keeping you satisfied. They’ve released several deleted scenes, a gag reel, and now we have an alternate opening scene with a dour tone.
The scene features Cobie Smulders’ character Agent Hill being debriefed after the climax of the film. There’s lots of serious music, destruction and furrowed eyebrows, and absolutely none of the fun that ended up in the final film. This is a scene that was cut for obvious reasons, but at least it shows that Smulders’ character originally had more to do than in the finished product.
So what do you think of this scene? And will you be buying the 4-Disc Combo Pack of The Avengers, which features a 3D Blu-Ray, regular Blu-Ray, DVD, Digital Copy, and Soundtrack for $49.99? Marvel? Let us know here.
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WATCH THE AVENGERS GAG REEL
The Avengers was hands down the most fun I had at a movie theater this summer, and I’m willing to bet the same goes for many of you. With such a perfect cast and a fun atmosphere for them to thrive in, it was impossible not to get swept up in the merriment.
The gag reel from The Avengers has appeared online, showing us just how much fun the cast and crew had on set. My favorite bit comes at 1:22 when Tom Hiddleston does a spot on Alan Rickman impression.
To read our review of The Avengers, click here.
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