5/31/2014

NEW 'Brave' 'Maleficent' Video Game - 'Disney Infinity 2.0 Edition' - Trailer

Merida and Maleficent battle it out
Disney Infinity 2.0 Edition Coming in the fall of 2014. Available for  PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox360, WiiU and PC.






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George Lucas Museum? San Francisco & Chicago Mayors in Battle of Galactic Proportions

Artist concept of the proposed George Lucas museum for San Francisco.
Mark Turner
Fantastic Almanac 
05/31/2014

"On behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, I write to propose an extraordinary location along our City's waterfront as the iconic new home for the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum,"San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee wrote those words to George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Skywalker Sound, and Industrial Light and Magic - just to name a few. The location would be on the city's scenic waterfront and serve as the 'future home of the Star Wars creator's lifetime collection of art and movie memorabilia', reported Fox News.

San Francisco's proposal comes less than a week after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel made a similar offer to the filmmaker. Lucas has called Chicago his second home. His wife also hails from the Second City. 

From Wikipedia:  
"In June 2013, it was reported Lucas proposed establishing a museum, the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum, to be built on Crissy Field near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco which would display Lucas' large collection of illustrations and pop art, with an estimated value of more than $1 billion. According to the report, Lucas offered to pay the estimated $300 million cost of constructing the museum, and would endow it with $400 million when it opens, and eventually add an additional $400 million to its endowment. However, after four years of fruitless talks with The Presidio Trust, this institution might now be destined for Chicago instead. The Chicago Tribune reported that Lucas had this to say when pressed on the topic:"The city of Chicago has enthusiastically welcomed me and I consider Chicago to be my second home," Lucas said in a statement. "I look forward to working with community leaders to see if Chicago can become home to the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum. " The office of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel confirmed that talks between the two were ongoing. A potential lakefront site in Chicago was proposed in May 2014."
A San Francisco Examiner editorial from October 27th of 2013, complained about the proposed site.
"The museum design is a monolithic, domed structure that appears as if it would be more at home at the nearby Palace of Fine Arts than in the Presidio. The design and the use of the building, a nearly totally indoors experience, does not jibe with how residents and visitors use the area, especially Crissy Field."
Basically, 'we don't need your eyesore of a Star Wars building'.

It seems that with all of the problems of putting a museum in California, the final spot may very well be in Chicago.

Story sources: ABC News Fox News SFExaminer Editorial

The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight 


Darth Vader's Plans to Attack NASA! 

Star Wars Chinese Comic Books from the early 1980's


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5/30/2014

Transformers 4 - New TV Trailer shows more wild bots and action!


Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, In theaters June 27, 2014


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The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight - New Book of Ralph McQuarrie's Original Trilogy Concept Art

Ralph McQuarrie original concept illustration for Star Wars


Mark Turner
Fantastic Almanac
05/30/2014

Before a single frame of film was shot, George Lucas and design artist Ralph McQuarrie set out to visualize the look of Star Wars. This lavish, full color book will be available in October of 2014.

Disney/Lucas Film Press release: 
The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight, by New York times bestselling author Tony DiTerlizzi is the the storybook adaptation of the original trilogy, featuring the art of Academy Award-winning artist Ralph McQuarrie.

In this trailer, author Tony DiTerlizzi outlines his inspiration and process for creating this exciting new entry in the Star Wars library, also available as an eBook.
Available October 2014 from Disney Lucasfilm Press, The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight brings the adventure of Luke Skywalker to a new generation of fans, as told through the visionary concept art of the Star Wars saga.





 


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Maleficent Brad Pitt Attack, Wonder Woman, StarGate, Avatar & Hollywood Job Losses - MOVIE NEWS WEEK IN REVIEW

This weeks big studio release/Maleficent/Disney
Mark Turner
Fantastic Almanac
05/30/2014

Some of the headlines making the rounds this week in filmland;


At the Maleficent premiere, Brad Pitt was attacked by a man who was seemingly out for some attention. The Ukranian journalist 'prankster' Vitalii Sediuk, who only 2 weeks earlier stuck his head under actress America Ferrera's dress at Cannes, was fired from his job for the peeping-tom incident, but decided that he needed more attention and showed-up at the LA premiere of Maleficent and made Brad the object of his latest bizarre stunt, striking the actor, before he was quickly apprehended by security.

But enough about that weirdo. The other big news at the Maleficent Premiere was the Male-fabulous Queen in drag that stood next to Angelina Jolie. You see Vitalii Sediuk, there are better ways to get close to the stars - no groping or punching required. 


In film franchise news, Stargate will be heading back to the big screen since its debut in 1994, this time with 3 films in the works! The magic will be back too, since the original creators, Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich will once again be producing, writing and directing. They also have plans to make sequels to their very successful Independence Day.



In Superhero news: With the sequel to Man of Steel in the works, there is a rumor that Wonder Woman will be in the film and that her look will be based on 2010's DC comics The All New Wonder Woman.

In live-show news;  the world of James Cameron's Avatar will be realized as a live Cirque Du Soleil show in 2015. James Cameron previously worked with the acrobatic troupe to bring to life a live 3D show titled; Worlds Away. And if you can't get enough of Avatar, be on the look out for the upcoming Avatar films slated for 2016, 2017 and 2018. 






In Studio-Insider news; Sony 'Imageworks', the Oscar winning visual effects company behind titles like this seasons The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Edge of Tomorrow has announced that it is moving its facilities to Vancouver Canada. That's 270 jobs that are leaving California because of the increasing amount of money it costs to stay in the troubled state. For years, the sky rocketing expenses of making films in Hollywood's native-land have increased, pushing out production and facilities to cheaper locations.
The mass exodus continues with Sony 'Imageworks' running to Canada to escape California taxes. An image capture from Guardians of the Galaxy, an 'Imageworks' production/Marvel/Disney


















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Sony's 'Imageworks' - A Major Visual Effects house MOVES TO CANADA - California losing more Hollywood Jobs

The mass exodus continues with Sony 'Imageworks' running to Canada to escape California taxes. An image capture from Guardians of the Galaxy, an 'Imageworks' production/Marvel/Disney
Mark Turner
Fantastic Almanac
05/30/2014

Sony 'Imageworks', the Oscar winning visual effects company behind titles like this seasons The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Edge of Tomorrow has announced that it is moving its facilities to Vancouver Canada. That's 270 jobs that are leaving California because of the increasing amount of money it costs to stay in the troubled state. For years, the sky rocketing expenses of making films in Hollywood's native-land have increased, pushing out production and facilities to cheaper locations.

Guardian's/Sony Imageworks/Marvel/Disney
Story source: Deadline

Edge of Tomorrow - Tom & Emily hit London, Paris & New York in 24 Hours


MALEFICENT - 2 New Clips! "Pretty Bird" and "Evil Fairy"
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Edge of Tomorrow - Tom & Emily hit London, Paris & New York in 24 Hours

Tom Curise & Emily Blunt at the NY premiere of 'Edge of Tomorrow'/Warner Bros.
Mark Turner
Fantastic Almanac
05/30/2014

A-list talent might make a lot of money, but they work for it. Watch as Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt promote their latest effort Edge of Tomorrow at 3 premiere events in London, Paris and France all within a 24 hour period!
All times are local:
- 7:00 a.m. inaugural premiere kicks off on the carpet in London, with a 9:00 a.m. screening.
- 3:00 p.m. red carpet in Paris, screening at 4:00 p.m.
- 10:00 p.m. red carpet in New York City, with the final screening—on the edge of tomorrow—at 11:59 p.m.
Edge of Tomorrow in theaters June 6th.



Emily Blunt in London for the 24 hour, 3 city premiere of Edge of Tomorrow



Tom Cruise, still looking fresh and ready to go.



Tom's final event of the 24 hour, three city tour event, naturally looking a bit tired.



A look at what all the buzz is about . . .



Edge of Tomorrow - Two Movie Clips


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