{"id":6126,"date":"2015-12-30T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-lego-trailer-for-captain-america-civil-war-cate-blanchett-in-thor-ragnarok-and-more\/"},"modified":"2015-12-30T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T06:00:00","slug":"today-in-movie-culture-lego-trailer-for-captain-america-civil-war-cate-blanchett-in-thor-ragnarok-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/today-in-movie-culture-lego-trailer-for-captain-america-civil-war-cate-blanchett-in-thor-ragnarok-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Movie Culture: Lego Trailer for &#039;Captain America: Civil War,&#039; Cate Blanchett in &#039;Thor: Ragnarok&#039; and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-lego-trailer-for-39captain-america-civil-war39-cate-blanchett-39thor-ragnarok39-more\/19822?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\">Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-lego-trailer-for-39captain-america-civil-war39-cate-blanchett-39thor-ragnarok39-more\/19822?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/panda_mainimage_0.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Trailer Remake of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the obligatory version of the <strong><em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em><\/strong> trailer redone with <strong>Lego<\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/captain-america-civil-war-trailer-re-created-with-legos\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Movie Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This modern style trailer for <strong><em>The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/strong> makes the best <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> movie look even better than it actually is (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/devour.com\/video\/modern-star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-trailer\/\">via Devour<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Brain Teaser of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pandas are no longer just hiding out amongst snowmen. See if you can find the one hidden in this drawing of <strong>Stormtroopers<\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/73124\/you-guessed-it-theres-panda-among-these-stormtroopers\">via Mental Floss<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Comic artist Stephen Byrne has been producing some great fan artwork for <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong>, including this lightsaber trio (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jowrotethis\/status\/681882771229282304\">via Joanna Robinson<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/CXY47dgUoAA9BaQ.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes we&#8217;re not really sure how these mashup cosplay ideas come about. Introducing Bobahontas (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/bobahontas-cosplay\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/bobahontas.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Cartoon of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 65th anniversary of the classic animated short <strong><em>Two&#8217;s a Crowd<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the <strong>Chuck<\/strong> <strong>Jones<\/strong>-helmed <em>Merrie Melodies<\/em> cartoon below in full.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Casting Depiction of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cate Blanchett<\/strong> is reportedly going to be in <strong><em>Thor: Ragnarok<\/em><\/strong>, possibly as Hela: Goddess of Death. So, artist Xteve Abanto created some images of the actress in the role opposite the title superhero. See one more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/cate-blanchett-imagined-as-hela-in-thor-ragnarok-fan-art\">at Geek Tyrant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/cate-as-hela.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The movies are great for creating whole new worlds, whether they exist in another galaxy or here on Earth. Watch a tribute to some of these worlds (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/groups\/montagecreators\/videos\/150288984\">via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Movie Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is an unused poster idea for <strong><em>Back to the Future<\/em><\/strong>, and there may never have been a more literal illustration of a tagline (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keithcalder\/status\/682047269349109760\">via Keith Calder<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/nr002373-6_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 90th anniversary of the theatrical release of <strong><em>Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the rare vintage trailer for the classic silent film below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p>Send tips or follow us via Twitter:<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service &#8211; if this is your content and you&#8217;re reading it on someone else&#8217;s site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org\/content-only\/faq.php#publishers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-lego-trailer-for-39captain-america-civil-war39-cate-blanchett-39thor-ragnarok39-more\/19822?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Today in Movie Culture: Lego Trailer for &#039;Captain America: Civil War,&#039; Cate Blanchett in &#039;Thor: Ragnarok&#039; and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-lego-trailer-for-39captain-america-civil-war39-cate-blanchett-39thor-ragnarok39-more\/19822?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-lego-trailer-for-39captain-america-civil-war39-cate-blanchett-39thor-ragnarok39-more\/19822?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/panda_mainimage_0.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Movie Trailer Remake of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the obligatory version of the <strong><em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em><\/strong> trailer redone with <strong>Lego<\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/captain-america-civil-war-trailer-re-created-with-legos\">via Geek Tyrant<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Movie Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This modern style trailer for <strong><em>The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/strong> makes the best <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> movie look even better than it actually is (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/devour.com\/video\/modern-star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-trailer\/\">via Devour<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Brain Teaser of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pandas are no longer just hiding out amongst snowmen. See if you can find the one hidden in this drawing of <strong>Stormtroopers<\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/73124\/you-guessed-it-theres-panda-among-these-stormtroopers\">via Mental Floss<\/a>):<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fan Art of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Comic artist Stephen Byrne has been producing some great fan artwork for <strong><em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/strong>, including this lightsaber trio (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jowrotethis\/status\/681882771229282304\">via Joanna Robinson<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/CXY47dgUoAA9BaQ.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Cosplay of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes we&#8217;re not really sure how these mashup cosplay ideas come about. Introducing Bobahontas (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fashionablygeek.com\/costumes\/bobahontas-cosplay\/\">via Fashionably Geek<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/bobahontas.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Cartoon of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 65th anniversary of the classic animated short <strong><em>Two&#8217;s a Crowd<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the <strong>Chuck<\/strong> <strong>Jones<\/strong>-helmed <em>Merrie Melodies<\/em> cartoon below in full.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Casting Depiction of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cate Blanchett<\/strong> is reportedly going to be in <strong><em>Thor: Ragnarok<\/em><\/strong>, possibly as Hela: Goddess of Death. So, artist Xteve Abanto created some images of the actress in the role opposite the title superhero. See one more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/cate-blanchett-imagined-as-hela-in-thor-ragnarok-fan-art\">at Geek Tyrant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/cate-as-hela.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Supercut of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The movies are great for creating whole new worlds, whether they exist in another galaxy or here on Earth. Watch a tribute to some of these worlds (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/groups\/montagecreators\/videos\/150288984\">via Cinematic Montage Creators<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Alternate Movie Poster of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is an unused poster idea for <strong><em>Back to the Future<\/em><\/strong>, and there may never have been a more literal illustration of a tagline (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keithcalder\/status\/682047269349109760\">via Keith Calder<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/MDCsite\/images\/featured\/201512\/nr002373-6_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Classic Trailer of the Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today is the 90th anniversary of the theatrical release of <strong><em>Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ<\/em><\/strong>. Watch the rare vintage trailer for the classic silent film below.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p>Send tips or follow us via Twitter:<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service &#8211; if this is your content and you&#8217;re reading it on someone else&#8217;s site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org\/content-only\/faq.php#publishers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}