Happy holiday, Shockya.com readers! As you’ve still got a few hours until the fireworks and BBQs begin, why not catch up on your week of movie news? This week’s Movie News Cheat Sheet is absolutely brimming with sequels. Not only is the Toy Story franchise likely to continue, but Thor and Red are poised for seconds, too. As for the sequels already in production, we’ve got a roundup of the latest out of the The Dark Knight Rises set as well as an update on Paramount’s casting effort for G.I. Joe 2: Cobra Strikes. Justifying all of this sequel buzz, Transformers: Dark of the Moon proves that franchises do pack…

Again, if you a) know nothing of Tom Hardy’s character Bane, and want to stay in the dark, b) hate reading rumors and/or c) do not want to be spoiled in any way, shape, or form, DO NOT READ THIS ARTICLE! Here’s where the article begins. If you are still reading this and do not want to be spoiled, CLICK AWAY NOW. Okay, so according to CinemaBlend via Comic Book Movie, a new rumor has surfaced as to what exactly Bane will do in “The Dark Knight Rises”, however, the rumor is probably something many “Batman” fans have already suspected, seeing how Bane significantly injures Batman by breaking his back….

Good evening, Shockya readers! Yes, it’s Sunday again and that means it’s back to school or work tomorrow, but at least we’ve got some great movie-related conversation starters to brighten up your day. Amongst the mass of information this week comes a few release date changes, some casting updates and news from the Cannes Film Festival. On top of that, Hunger Games addicts rejoice, because this week brought us our very first look at Jennifer Lawrence as the film’s heroin, Katniss Everdeen and she looks fantastic. Check out Lawrence all suited up for the arena as well as a shot of Tom Hardy rocking the Bane costume and more in…

According to ScreenCrave, “The Dark Knight Rises” is set to start filming in Pittsburgh instead of Chicago, where most of the filming for “The Dark Knight” took place. Personally, I’m going to miss Chicago… Anyways, Christopher Nolan has said this about filming in Pittsburgh: “Pittsburgh is a beautiful city. We have been able to find everything we were looking for here, and I am excited to spend the summer in Pittsburgh with our final installment of ‘Batman’.” According to the article, this move to Pittsburgh is a result of tax credits filmmakers can receive for filming within the States. And, to be honest, Pittsburgh is a beautiful city. Just take…

As a new week begins, we wave goodbye to two big movie-packed conventions, CinemaCon and WonderCon. While the flood of news and updates is certainly exciting, it made it particularly difficult to pare down this week’s Movie News Cheat Sheet to just ten items. Between these two west coast conventions and our usual fare of big screen information, the Movie News Cheat Sheet is sure to come in handy more so than ever this week. Not only can you find some isolated noteworthy moments from both events, but the top new trailers of the week, a box office recap and, of course, a few other tidbits necessary for any film…

In “Why more reboots?!” news, CinemaBlend is reporting that the Batman franchise will be rebooted after the release of the third Christopher Nolan-verse Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises”. According to the Warner Brothers executive Jeff Robinov in an interview with the L.A. Times, “We have the third Batman, but then we’ll have to reinvent Batman… Chris Nolan and [wife and producing partner] Emma Thomas will be producing it, so it will be a conversation with them about what the next phase is.” As a longtime Batman fan, I’ve been thrilled with the Nolan-verse Batman films (yes, I’m one of those people who figuratively bows down to Heath Ledger’s Joker)….

Just this weekend, it was reported by various sources that Joseph Gordon Levitt is, in fact, going to be in the next “Batman” film, “The Dark Knight Rises.” In those various reports, it was stated that he was going to play Alberto Falcone, a.k.a. “The Holiday Killer”. However, that bit of news is false. Contrary to popular belief, Entertainment Weekly has uncovered that while Gordon Levitt will be in the movie, he will not be playing The Holiday Killer. In fact, his role in the film is still unknown. So, for those of you still hoping for JGL as The Riddler, your hopes are still alive! Gordon Levitt has become…

So, what’d you think of our first installment of the new weekly feature Movie News Cheat Sheet? Hopefully you found it entertaining and informative because we’re back for more! In the latest addition we bring you even more SXSW updates, a handful of new trailers, the best of the best over at the box office and much more. Keep on reading to get the perfect dose of the latest to let you confidently dive headfirst into a week packed with movie news banter. 1. SXSW: Just before the festival winds down we’ve got a few more films for you to consider. First up is Kristen Wiig’s writing debut, Bridesmaids, which…

According to the Daily Blam!, Gary Oldman, who is reprising his role as Commissioner Gordon in the “Dark Knight Rises”, has released some details about the film. Aside from calling the storyline “fantastic” despite not admitting to reading the script yet, Oldman gave a few words on Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. “I think she’ll probably wear the cat suit pretty well, don’t you?” he said. “I know the story, I just think it’s going to be terrific. [But] if I told you who the villain was, they’d kill me.” He also went on to give some details on the type of villain we’ll be seeing: “I think it’s a villain from one…

A week is up and the results are in! We were hopeful we’d get as big of a response as we did for our last caption giveaway, but never did we expect participation like this. Apparently you folks either really like this game or really want one of those MIMOBOT USB flash drives because we got a ton of entries to sort through, most of which were quite inventive and funny. As tough as this decision was, there was one caption in particular that stood out and that one comes from Cornelius – “Vader: Wow! U don’t look photoshopped at all.” As much as we like to keep the professionalism…