X-Men Update: Jennifer Lawrence, Hugh Jackman, Lana Condor, and the New X-Men

The X-Men franchise are saying goodbyes to those who did their time and saying hello to young newcomers. Recently, Jennifer Lawrence and Hugh Jackman have expressed their departures from their roles, while the X-Men universe welcomes its most recently announced newcomer Lana Condor for the role of Jubilee. [hit the jump to continue]

The Wolverine review

THE WOLVERINE seeks to revitalize the comic book character Wolverine with a treatment designed to correct the wrongs of the previous movie, one that will render it "done right this time" And yes, it does accomplish that job.

Aside from the action, The Wolverine is more character-driven. People who expect the same kind of "fantastic fun" in other superhero movies may find the movie dragging, or even mediocre. Especially in the first half of the movie wherein which I loved the drama and the complex evolution of fates, following the journey of one man who is lost and feeling cursed by the pain of the past, and  has to live with it (eternally).
[Read the Full Review HERE]

Trailer Tuesdays: The Wolverine, Grown Ups 2, Intersections, Seventh Son, The Hunger Games: catching Fire, Oldboy

Our Trailer Tuesdays this week brings forth some trailers for the upcoming Adam Sandler comedy GROWN UPS 2, and the Luc Besson produced French romantic thriller INTERSECTIONS, both of which set to open tomorrow July 24. Then there's the highly-anticipated hardcore superhero movie THE WOLVERINE which opens Thursday July 25. In addition, we also get a glimpse of a new epic fantasy movie entitled SEVENTH SON which looks completely bad-ass good, the highly anticipated new chapter to the Hunger Games saga THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, and the red-band trailer for the Spike Lee-directed remake of the Korean noir movie OLDBOY [hit the jump to check out the trailers]

The Wolverine Redefined

One of the highly-anticipated movies this year is THE WOLVERINE starring Hugh Jackman, reprising his role as the savage mutant, directed by James Mangold, screenplay written by Christopher McQuarrie, Scott Frank, and Mark Bomback, and based on the 1982 limited series Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller.

One of the reasons why this is highly anticipated is the fact that this movie seeks to revitalize the character with a treatment designed to correct the wrongs of the previous movie, one that will render it "done right this time" [full article after the jump]

Trailer Tuesdays: Monsters University, The Place Beyond the Pines, 4 Sisters & A Wedding, The Heat, The Wolverine

Our Trailer Tuesdays this week brings forth some trailers for the upcoming Monsters University, The Place Beyond the Pines, and 4 Sisters & A Wedding. All of them set to open tomorrow June 26, and The Heat which will open on Friday June 28. We also get a glimpse of The Wolverine which is (arguably) a reboot that is clearly meant to overwrite the previous awful Wolverine movie. The Wolverine is set to arrive in Philippine shores July 25. 
UPDATE: Kick-Ass 2 moved to August 14, 2013
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The Wolverine trailer comes out with GI Joe 2

While James Mangold’s The Wolverine doesn’t open in theaters until July, fans have been curious about when we’ll see the first footage from the Hugh Jackman starrer.  There were rumors that the first trailer would play in front of this week’s release A Good Day to Die Hard, but sources at Fox tell us that this is not the case.  The studio is targeting a trailer release in late March, with a possibility of it airing in front of G.I. Joe: Retaliation, though nothing has been confirmed.  Mangold himself mentioned on Twitter that the marketing would indeed start in late March.