{"id":6461,"date":"2016-01-29T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/best-of-the-week-sundance-reviews-marvel-and-star-wars-movies-forever-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-01-29T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T07:00:00","slug":"best-of-the-week-sundance-reviews-marvel-and-star-wars-movies-forever-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/best-of-the-week-sundance-reviews-marvel-and-star-wars-movies-forever-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of the Week: Sundance Reviews, Marvel and 'Star Wars' Movies Forever and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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The Important News<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Franchise Fever:<\/strong>: <\/strong>Disney announced they’ll make Marvel and Star Wars <\/em>movies forever<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Star Wars<\/em> Mania: <\/strong>Harrison Ford will host the unveiling of Star Wars <\/em>Disney theme park plans.<\/a> Colin Trevorrow plans to shoot Episode IX <\/em>on film<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marvel Madness: <\/strong>The next Spider-Man <\/em>movie will be released in IMAX 3D<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sequelitis: <\/strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger gave an update on The Legend of Conan<\/em><\/a>. Jerry Bruckheimer gave an update on Top Gun 2<\/em><\/a>. Hugh Jackman gave an update on The Wolverine 3<\/em><\/a>. Fast 8 <\/em>will be shot in part in Iceland<\/a>. Kingsman <\/em>2 will be more internationally set<\/a>. Mama <\/em>is getting a sequel<\/a>.<\/div>\n
Remake Report: <\/strong>Sam Raimi will direct the remake of A Prophet<\/em><\/a>. The Little House on the Prairie <\/em>movie will now be made by Paramount<\/a>. Labyrinth is getting a reboot (or sequel)<\/a>.<\/div>\n

Casting Net: <\/strong>Saoirse Ronan will star in Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut<\/a>. Uma Thurman might star in Marjane Satrapi’s next movie<\/a>. Joseph Fiennes will play Michael Jackson in a 9\/11 movie<\/a>. Kim Basinger will co-star in Fifty Shades Darker<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Directors\/New Films: <\/strong>Kathryn Bigelow will direct a Detroit riot movie scripted by Mark Boal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reel TV:<\/strong> <\/strong>The Exorcist <\/em>is being redone as a TV series<\/a>. Miley Cyrus will star in Woody Allen’s Amazon series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Box Office: <\/strong>Appropriately, The Revenant <\/em>won the weekend of the big blizzard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fandom Planet:<\/strong> Back to the Future fans will be able to buy a brand new DeLorean next year. <\/a><\/p>\n

Awards: <\/strong>The Big Short <\/em>won the top PGA Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Videos and Geek Stuff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

New Movie Trailers: <\/strong><\/span>The Angry Birds Movie<\/em><\/a>, Trolls<\/em><\/a>, Nine Lives<\/em><\/a>, The Bronze<\/em><\/a>, The Secret Life of Pets<\/em><\/a> and Kubo and the Two Strings<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

TV Spots: <\/strong>Warcraft<\/a>, The Witch<\/a><\/em> and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Behind the Scenes: <\/strong>Bridge of Spies<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>New Star Wars <\/em>character meet old Star Wars <\/em>counterparts<\/a>. And a new theory about Rey’s father<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Cool Star Wars <\/em>goodies to buy your loved one for Valentine’s Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Gareth Evans made a bloodless samurai short film<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Deadpool did a PSA about testicular cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>The Shining <\/em>remixed as The Chickening<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Disney’s Alice in Wonderland <\/em>as a horror film<\/a>. And a report on a problem with Disney princess movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>The Martian <\/em>visual effects reel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>How all Adam Sandler movies are interconnected<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Free documentaries from Kartemquin Films for their 50th birthday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>The 10-hour single-shot movie made in protest of movie ratings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A montage of every black Oscar winner for acting<\/a>. And a video essay on the 2016 supporting actress nominees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>This week’s best new movie posters<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Our Features<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sundance Film Festival Reviews:<\/span><\/strong> Manchester by the Sea <\/em>and Swiss Army Man<\/em><\/a>, Sing Street<\/em><\/a>, The Birth of a Nation<\/em><\/a> and Sleight<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Film Festival Guide: <\/strong>All the movies that have been bought at Sundance so far<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sci-Fi Movie Guide: <\/strong>Reboots and adaptations we’d like to see<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Comic Book Movie Guide: <\/strong>5 Wolverine stories we’d like to see made into movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Home Viewing:<\/strong> Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week<\/a>. And here’s our guide to everything hitting HBO Now next month<\/a>. And here’s everything coming to Netflix next month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n

MORE FROM AROUND THE WEB:<\/strong><\/p>\n

ZergNet<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

The Important News<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Franchise Fever:<\/strong>: <\/strong>Disney announced they’ll make Marvel and Star Wars <\/em>movies forever<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Star Wars<\/em> Mania: <\/strong>Harrison Ford will host the unveiling of Star Wars <\/em>Disney theme park plans.<\/a> Colin Trevorrow plans to shoot Episode IX <\/em>on film<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marvel Madness: <\/strong>The next Spider-Man <\/em>movie will be released in IMAX 3D<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sequelitis: <\/strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger gave an update on The Legend of Conan<\/em><\/a>. Jerry Bruckheimer gave an update on Top Gun 2<\/em><\/a>. Hugh Jackman gave an update on The Wolverine 3<\/em><\/a>. Fast 8 <\/em>will be shot in part in Iceland<\/a>. Kingsman <\/em>2 will be more internationally set<\/a>. Mama <\/em>is getting a sequel<\/a>.<\/div>\n
Remake Report: <\/strong>Sam Raimi will direct the remake of A Prophet<\/em><\/a>. The Little House on the Prairie <\/em>movie will now be made by Paramount<\/a>. Labyrinth is getting a reboot (or sequel)<\/a>.<\/div>\n

Casting Net: <\/strong>Saoirse Ronan will star in Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut<\/a>. Uma Thurman might star in Marjane Satrapi’s next movie<\/a>. Joseph Fiennes will play Michael Jackson in a 9\/11 movie<\/a>. Kim Basinger will co-star in Fifty Shades Darker<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Directors\/New Films: <\/strong>Kathryn Bigelow will direct a Detroit riot movie scripted by Mark Boal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reel TV:<\/strong> <\/strong>The Exorcist <\/em>is being redone as a TV series<\/a>. Miley Cyrus will star in Woody Allen’s Amazon series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Box Office: <\/strong>Appropriately, The Revenant <\/em>won the weekend of the big blizzard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fandom Planet:<\/strong> Back to the Future fans will be able to buy a brand new DeLorean next year. <\/a><\/p>\n

Awards: <\/strong>The Big Short <\/em>won the top PGA Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Videos and Geek Stuff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

New Movie Trailers: <\/strong><\/span>The Angry Birds Movie<\/em><\/a>, Trolls<\/em><\/a>, Nine Lives<\/em><\/a>, The Bronze<\/em><\/a>, The Secret Life of Pets<\/em><\/a> and Kubo and the Two Strings<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

TV Spots: <\/strong>Warcraft<\/a>, The Witch<\/a><\/em> and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Behind the Scenes: <\/strong>Bridge of Spies<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>New Star Wars <\/em>character meet old Star Wars <\/em>counterparts<\/a>. And a new theory about Rey’s father<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Cool Star Wars <\/em>goodies to buy your loved one for Valentine’s Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Gareth Evans made a bloodless samurai short film<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Deadpool did a PSA about testicular cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>The Shining <\/em>remixed as The Chickening<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Disney’s Alice in Wonderland <\/em>as a horror film<\/a>. And a report on a problem with Disney princess movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>The Martian <\/em>visual effects reel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>How all Adam Sandler movies are interconnected<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Free documentaries from Kartemquin Films for their 50th birthday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>The 10-hour single-shot movie made in protest of movie ratings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A montage of every black Oscar winner for acting<\/a>. And a video essay on the 2016 supporting actress nominees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>This week’s best new movie posters<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Our Features<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sundance Film Festival Reviews:<\/span><\/strong> Manchester by the Sea <\/em>and Swiss Army Man<\/em><\/a>, Sing Street<\/em><\/a>, The Birth of a Nation<\/em><\/a> and Sleight<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Film Festival Guide: <\/strong>All the movies that have been bought at Sundance so far<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sci-Fi Movie Guide: <\/strong>Reboots and adaptations we’d like to see<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Comic Book Movie Guide: <\/strong>5 Wolverine stories we’d like to see made into movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Home Viewing:<\/strong> Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week<\/a>. And here’s our guide to everything hitting HBO Now next month<\/a>. And here’s everything coming to Netflix next month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n

MORE FROM AROUND THE WEB:<\/strong><\/p>\n

ZergNet<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

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