Julius

Could. Not. Care. Any. Less. ABOUT THIS! And I mean, not even Will Smith. I'm getting Transformers vibes from the trailers, and that really isn't a good thing.

Eh...I've got to agree. It just doesn't feel like a Bourne film. Yet. But this looks GREAT

Yeah...I'm not too sure what kind of learner I am yet. Currently, I'm completing packs for each subject where I've pooled all of the information together and will be doing 24 hours+ of past papers a week. And AS Mathematics, Philosophy and Accounting exams are the ones I've got coming up, as well as an internal Physics exam. trying to not go down the route of failure is really making me think about the possibility of failure

Well, it's that time of year again for many a UK student. Anyone got any last minute tips, tricks, miracles or complete nightmares to yell about? Would be much appreciated:)

Mental breakdown before college yesterday morning. Missed college again. Great.

Willem Dafoe has been cast for the Justice League movies, The Hollywood Reporter confirms According to them, he'll be playing a good guy. Martiam Manhunter? An older Green Lantern? So many ways this could go! but first Simmons and now Dafoe. Snyder really loved the casting in Raimi's Spider-Man films, huh?

Agreed, a fantastically put together film worthy of many repeat viewings. Many came out originally saying that John Williams had really missed the mark with the score of this film, which has since been falsified by them themselves, and whether or not that's down to the noisy nature of the cinema or the film being that intriguing that you blank out the music, I'm not sure. But the best scores, I think, are the ones which you don't really take in, or even acknowledge - I think that's how you know when it's been put together really well. Now, quick personal story. I'm 17 now, and I've been watching Star Wars since I was very little. We all have similar stories about how great the franchise is, but I'd just like to share this. I grew up with the prequels, and yes, as a younger member of the fans I LOVED the films, well, minus AOTC which I didn't see until much later due to an ensemble of reasons. Revenge of the Sith? My bread and butter. These films really pushed a Shakespearean look on literature into my life, and it's really influenced a lot of my writing and speech, as well as the way I act. But anyhow, I saw the original trilogy, and while being intrigued...meh. I was too young to take them for what they were, and they were the original VHS copies. And yes, I had a film missing this time too - Empire, gosh darn! So, leading up to The Force Awakens, this was the most hyped I'd ever been for a film, and I even got up at 3am in the morning to watch the final trailer for English-speaking regions, when the trailer was dropping on Monday Night Football over in America. I got really choked up. Now, I saw this film five times in cinemas alone, and I had never before seen a movie more than once in the cinema (since then, I've added BvS to that list, for a massive list of reasons, but namely Batman and the score. Yeah, let's stay away from that altogether..), so this was a MASSIVE deal for me, and is testament as to how much I loved the film. In my 16 years 358 days leading up to my opening night viewing (an approximation), I'd never before cried at a movie. Ever. Hachi's Tale? Nope. Titanic? Nope. The Blind Side? Nope. Etc. Etc. Heck, before I was into Star Wars and before I could even speak I watched Toy Story at least twice every day (this rubbed off on my little brother who had the same pre-toddler experience with another Pixar work, Cars, ironically a film we saw the month of his birth), and then Toy Story 2 too? But I didn't shed a tear at Toy Story 3, primed as I was, though that trilogy will always hold a special place in my heart. I cried five times on my first viewing of The Force Awakens. Lucasfilm logo shined off, no Fox fanfare, 'A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...'. The piece KICKED in and damn, I was crying my eyes out, I was euphoric. Then, later, when Leia met up with Han I cried again, perhaps due to a reflection of my personal life and how it was unfolding and unraveling in a sense. After that? The scene with Kylo and Han. Yeah, it got me. Real hard. Then, later still, when Leia hugged Rey - didn't work for everyone, but it did for me. They were the two loneliest people there, I mean, come on! And then, finally, up the Jedi Steps...damn that music, spine-tingling. I sat there for two or three minutes with a grin from ear to ear, and as soon as we see Luke's back, I'm crying again, so happily. And then the music kicks in again. BOOM So yeah, I massively digressed. Sorry about that. But that's something I've rarely shared, it shattered all expectations for me that opening night, and it was the first time I EVER walked out of a screening and wanted to talk right back in to see it all again. My ranking of Star Wars films goes: 7) Attack of the Clones 6) The Phantom Menace 5) Revenge of the Sith But, may I add, a very, very small gap between 5 and 4... 4) Return of the Jedi A massive gap between 4 and my joint 2nd... 2 - A New Hope (and I LOVE this film more and more every time I see it, it constantly switches with my number 2...) 2 - The Force Awakens 1) The Empire Strikes Back

Well, isn't it closer to two and a half? I have a feeling Serkis' is in the latter stages of 2018...and apparently, because money, Disney are looking at the possibility of a sequel. If they confirm this and move ahead with it in the next year or so, Serkis' personal project could go under unless there's something special about his version. I mean, he's the mo-cap king, but... Would be such a shame all things considered. Bale, Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris and Cate Blanchett, as well as being directed by and starring Serkis as Baloo?

Might happen separately with the Star Wars Story films and the Saga films with dual release, I'll probably invest in either a special case or trilogy box set once all is said and done. But I highly doubt they're going to cross the saga films over with the Star Wars Story films for box sets.

Oh SNAP Optimistically predicted a Jungle Book domestic opening of $105 million and a worldwide of $300 million. The actual figures? $103 million and $290 million respectively!

The novelisation is considered canon, as long as the content does not take away or go against that of the film. It mentions Poe's survival after the crash, Snoke talking a bit more about his origins, and about how Leia sent Kylo away without Han knowing (possibly when he was back on Kashyyyk with Chewie). I mean, he would have been pretty young then too, considering he was born within a year of the Battle of Endor. And haha, I've got to admit though, the box is very underwhelming! I don't understand a lot of people's problems with TFA myself though, from Rey beating Kylo to...nope, that's the main one.

The Force Awakens 3D IMAX was beautiful. Still don't get why major chains in the UK only seem to show IMAX 3D, though.

Thanks, apparently got my Google+ and forums mixed up!

Well, I'm not sure if Leia blames Luke for Kylo exactly. She's the one who sent him away, at the behest of Han, and that caused the rift amongst the family to grow. Also, the case is nothing special. And that certain person who appears at the end? They're on the back! (?!)

Almost forgot how much I LOVE this film!

Aguero as my FPL captain was a solid choice, then. But dammit, why against my own team Sergio?! WHY?!

Can I firstly just say...@Goafer, that's AWESOME! Oh, and I think I've just rediscovered my long lost confidence (intellectually and morally, perhaps in other senses too) and have reignited my passion to commitment for everything and anything. Almost 9 months after joining college, failing a bunch of tests and mocks. 1 month from the start of my AS exams. My fire is lit. 24 hours of past papers a week being my fuel, and my cooling down period being revision upon revision upon revision. Damn, I can do this! i think? I've had a terrible past 12 months, perhaps even 18. Actually, now I think about it, perhaps much longer. But that's something for the bad stuff thread, which I'll write up after I've done the bulk of my exams. Oh it's so good to be back in this mindset, where I'm full of glee and energy just because:) my mind is happy, my body is happy, I'M SO READY I AM THE NIGHT I'M BATMAN

The report doesn't make a mention of it being a remake. Unless you mean in the inspirational sense, such as with comics for comic book movies? Otherwise, I think there's been a bit of a misunderstanding.

So, everyone over on the forums on Serebii seem to want a rehash of already existing stories from either the movies, anime or games. Way to think big, guys...

But that goes against everything Pokémon is!

Well, never mind. Avatar 2 has apparently been dated for Christmas 2018... So where on earth does the Han Solo film move to? No way are they keeping it in the old typical Star Wars May spot, right?

Yeah, the first sequel being scheduled for 2014/15/16/17 and then moved due to Star Wars to 2018. Awfully cocky to announce four sequels (grown from two to three, and now to four in the last year or so), especially considering the current landscape of the film industry. Fox are probably thinking they'll make $2 billion+ on each. Hate to let them down, but the moviescape is so very different to how it was before. For the record, currently slated big Hollywood films for 2018 are: - January 12th - Blade Runner 2 - February 16th - Black Panther - March 2nd - A new Predator movie - March 16th - The Flash - March 30th - Ready Player One - May 4th - Avengers Infinity War - Part 1 - May 18th - Lego Movie sequel - May 25th - Han Solo: A Star Wars Story (likely subject to change) - June 8th - Godzilla 2 and Bumblebee Transformer standalone movie - June 15th - Toy Story 4 - June 22nd - Jurassic World sequel - June 29th - How to Train Your Dragon 3 - July 6th - Ant-Man and The Wasp - July 27th - Aquaman - October 5th - Untitled DCEU film (most likely The Batman) - October 19th - (Andy Serkis') Jungle Book - November 16th - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 *films in bold are proven properties (a superhero film, space opera epic, sequel, etc) **all subject to change and addition (especially Han Solo at this point) All I've got to say is...good luck navigating that asteroid field for the first sequel, Cameron and Fox.

single confirmed: Jason Segel is appearing in this film oh and woo HIMYM!

We're getting four sequels to James Cameron's Avatar. yay 2 is due 2018, 3 in 2020, 4 in 2022 and 5 in 2023. Each story will be individual but be part of an overarching plot.

That would be a terrible mistake for whoever gets it to make. A Pokémon shared universe of films would be like sitting on a gold mine. It would be like making every character in Star Wars connected throughout the saga and Star Wars Story films... I didn't read remake anywhere, though. Just 'live action Pokémon film'. live action Pokkén anyone?