Entertainment Weekly got their hands on these brand new stills featuring Jinx from the upcoming action film “G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation” from director Jon M. Chu (Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, Step Up 3D, When the Kids are Away) and starring Bruce Willis (The Expendables 2, Kane & Lynch, Catch .44), Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street, Haywire, Foxcatcher), Dwayne Johnson (The Fast and the Furious 6, Arabian Nights, Snitch), Adrianne Palicki (Red Dawn, Friday Night Lights), Ray Stevenson (Jayne Mansfield’s Car, Thor, The Three Musketeers) and Ray Park. Synopsis: The G.I. Joe team faces off against Zartan, his accomplices, and the world leaders he has under his influence. Follow @Shockya  [ Read More ]

Here’s a first looks photo featuring Ray Park as the character Snake Eyes from the upcoming action film “G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation” from director Jon M. Chu (Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, Step Up 3D, When the Kids are Away) and starring Bruce Willis (The Expendables 2, Kane & Lynch, Catch .44), Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street, Haywire, Foxcatcher), Dwayne Johnson (The Fast and the Furious 6, Arabian Nights, Snitch), Adrianne Palicki (Red Dawn, Friday Night Lights), Ray Stevenson (Jayne Mansfield’s Car, Thor, The Three Musketeers) and Ray Park. Synopsis: The G.I. Joe team faces off against Zartan, his accomplices, and the world leaders he has under his influence. Follow  [ Read More ]

How about some pretty pictures to take back to the office for this short and sweet work week? Bane and Batman make an official showing on the cover of the upcoming edition of Empire magazine while Marvel gives its Avengers the spotlight in two massive character banners. Over in the casting department, The Walking Dead‘s Jon Bernthal is going big screen for Ric Roman Waugh’s Snitch and there’s a good shot that Hugo‘s Asa Butterfield could lead the adaptation of Ender’s Game. There’s also some casting drama surrounding Tyler Perry’s latest, courtesy of the recently married and recently discovered Kim Kardashian’s role in The Marriage Counselor. Lionsgate gives Hunger Games  [ Read More ]

You know what’s great about this week’s Movie News Cheat Sheet? Instead of using the information for office or school conversation-starters, you can take it to your Labor Day celebrations. Let’s just hope your holiday weekend is better than Apollo 18 and Shark Night 3D‘s. While The Help continues its box office domination, those two prove that the majority of moviegoers know the difference between campy horror fun and sheer garbage. In other troublesome news, both Napoleon Dynamite and The Hangover Part II are in the midst of courtroom battles, the Napoleon Dynamite production company duking it out with Fox Searchlight and Warner Bros. facing a lawsuit from an injured  [ Read More ]

NBC has picked up a pilot for the professional wrestling drama set in the 1980s that will be executive produced by Dwayne Johnson, Deadline is reporting. The fictional drama is being brought to television by Johnson, who was known as The Rock when he was one of the most well-known wrestlers in the 1990s, through Bruckheimer TV. The pilot will be different for producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s studio, which has primarily released procedurals. But he is serving as one of the executive producers, with Johnson and Jonathan Littman. The show will be written by Brent Fletcher and Seamus Kevin Fahey, who will co-executive produce with KristieAnne Reed. The ’80s were known  [ Read More ]

Happy Sunday, Shockya.com readers! Yes, another weekend has come to an end, but we’ve got quite the list of movie news to send you back to work with. The biggest of the bunch is certainly all of the updates pouring out of Disney’s D23 Expo. The event revealed details on a number of projects including The Muppets, The Avengers, Monsters University and so much more. We’ve also got some extensive casting news from some non-Disney productions like the G.I. Joe sequel as well as Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike. There are even some inspirational stories in the mix this week; not only did Tom Hanks step up and make amends for  [ Read More ]

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  [ Read More ]

Happy Sunday, Shockya readers! Just before you head off to bed to rest up for the first day of the workweek, why not take a moment to gulp down the best of the best in movie news? We’ve got quite a few casting updates for some highly anticipated films like the G.I. Joe sequel as well as Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. On the other hand, while those productions push forward, Transformers is coming to a halt, for Shia LaBeouf and Michael Bay at least. Back on the bright side, we’ve got a couple of films that recently received the go-ahead, both of which pack an enormous amount of potential, Doug  [ Read More ]

Here’s a high-octane featurette for the film “Fast Five” aka The Fast and the Furious 5 by director Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) and starring Vin Diesel, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson and Dwayne Johnson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Fast Five. Synopsis: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on speed in Fast Five. In this installment, former cop Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) partners with ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) on the opposite side of the law. Dwayne Johnson joins returning favorites Jordana Brewster, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Matt Schulze,  [ Read More ]

IMAX just released this action-packed clip introducing Justin Lin for the film “Fast Five” aka The Fast and the Furious 5 by director Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) and starring Vin Diesel, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson and Dwayne Johnson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Fast Five. Synopsis: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on speed in Fast Five. In this installment, former cop Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) partners with ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) on the opposite side of the law. Dwayne Johnson joins returning favorites Jordana Brewster, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Sung  [ Read More ]

Title: Fast Five Director: Justin Lin Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Dwayne Johnson Many action sequels today fail to captivate their audiences because the studios care more about capitalizing on their successful predecessors, instead of further developing their characters or creating any new, original stunts. However, the new action film ‘Fast Five’ proves it’s unique in the fact that the cast still cares about, and relate to, their characters and their stories. The series’ returning director, Justin Lin, who helmed the previous two installments, also honored the original ‘The Fast and the Furious’ by truly focusing on how the characters interact with each  [ Read More ]

Universal Pictures just released six action-packed movie clips from the upcoming film “Fast Five” aka The Fast and the Furious 5 by director Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) and starring Vin Diesel, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson and Dwayne Johnson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Fast Five. Synopsis: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on speed in Fast Five. In this installment, former cop Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) partners with ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) on the opposite side of the law. Dwayne Johnson joins returning favorites Jordana Brewster, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Sung  [ Read More ]

Universal Pictures released the latest IMAX movie trailer for the upcoming film “Fast Five” aka The Fast and the Furious 5 by director Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) and starring Vin Diesel, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson and Dwayne Johnson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Fast Five. Synopsis: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on speed in Fast Five. In this installment, former cop Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) partners with ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) on the opposite side of the law. Dwayne Johnson joins returning favorites Jordana Brewster, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Sung  [ Read More ]

Universal Pictures just released another new featurette for the upcoming film “Fast Five” aka The Fast and the Furious 5 by director Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) and starring Vin Diesel, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson and Dwayne Johnson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Fast Five. Synopsis: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on speed in Fast Five. In this installment, former cop Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) partners with ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) on the opposite side of the law. Dwayne Johnson joins returning favorites Jordana Brewster, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang,  [ Read More ]

Universal Pictures released another featurette for the upcoming film “Fast Five” aka The Fast and the Furious 5 by director Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) and starring Vin Diesel, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson and Dwayne Johnson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Fast Five. Synopsis: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on speed in Fast Five. In this installment, former cop Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) partners with ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) on the opposite side of the law. Dwayne Johnson joins returning favorites Jordana Brewster, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot,  [ Read More ]