{"id":6779,"date":"2016-02-27T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T02:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/best-of-the-week-getting-ready-for-the-oscars-first-look-at-the-new-petes-dragon-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-02-27T18:25:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T02:25:00","slug":"best-of-the-week-getting-ready-for-the-oscars-first-look-at-the-new-petes-dragon-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/best-of-the-week-getting-ready-for-the-oscars-first-look-at-the-new-petes-dragon-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of the Week: Getting Ready for the Oscars, First Look at the New 'Pete's Dragon' and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

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

Star Wars<\/em> Mania:<\/strong> <\/strong>Disney released more concept art and other details on Star Wars <\/em>Land<\/a>. Star Wars: Episode VIII <\/em>is fighting off set spies with drones<\/a>. Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>will hit iTunes next month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marvel Madness: <\/strong>Crossbones made an official debut in new images from Captain America: Civil War<\/em><\/a>. Finn Jones is Marvel’s Iron Fist for Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DC Delirium: <\/strong>Justice League – Part 1<\/em> received a shooting start date<\/a>. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice <\/em>will have an R-rated version available on video<\/a>. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice <\/em>might have received rewrites from Ben Affleck<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Franchise Fever: <\/strong>Demian Bichir joined the cast of Alien: Covenant<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sequelitis:<\/strong> Pacific Rim 2<\/em> will move ahead with director Steven S. DeKnight<\/a>. Brant Daugherty will play Anastasia’s bodyguard in Fifty Shades Freed<\/em><\/a>. Lin-Manuel Miranda may co-star in the Mary Poppins <\/em>sequel<\/a>. Both Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 3 and Cloverfield 3<\/em> might happen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Remake Report: <\/strong>Michael B. Jordan will star in a new version of The Thomas Crown Affair<\/em><\/a>. James Mangold will direct a prequel reboot of a new 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Casting Net: <\/strong>Emily Ratajkowski will co-star in In Darkness<\/em><\/a>. Jon Bernthal joined the cast of Baby Driver<\/em><\/a>. Tyler Sheridan will star in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reel TV: <\/strong>Amy Adams will star in the TV adapation of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects<\/em><\/a>. Jean-Claude Van Damme will star in a comedy series for Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Directors\/New Films: <\/strong>Joe Wright will direct the supernatural thriller The Ruins<\/em><\/a>. Ava DuVernay will direct Disney’s adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time<\/em><\/a>. Chris Weitz will helm a movie about infamous Nazi Adolf Eichmann<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Writers Block: <\/strong>Dan and Kevin Hageman are now writing Guillermo del Toro’s Scary Stories<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

First Look: <\/strong>Zac Efron’s enlarged muscles made a big splash in a new Baywatch <\/em>image.<\/a><\/p>\n

Box Office: <\/strong>Deadpool <\/em>broke more records last weekend<\/a>. And it became the biggest X-Men <\/em>movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Celebrating the Classics:<\/strong> FerrisFest, honoring Ferris Bueller’s Day Off<\/em>, will be held in Chicago in May<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tie-in Time: <\/strong>Morgan Freeman’s voice is now available for your GPS system<\/a>. Fake tie-in product Slusho will return in 10 Cloverfield Lane<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Awards Season: <\/strong>Moviegoers chose The Revenant <\/em>as the favorite to win Best Picture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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

New Movie Trailers: <\/strong><\/span>Pete’s Dragon<\/em><\/a>, Alice Through Looking Glass<\/em><\/a>, Kill Your Friends<\/em><\/a>, Precious Cargo<\/em><\/a>, I Am Wrath<\/a> <\/em>and The Light Between Oceans<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Clip: <\/strong>Rise of the Legend<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Behind the Scenes: <\/strong>The makers of The Big Short <\/em>explain how to make sense of financial nonsense<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Deadpool<\/em>‘s last-minute Oscar campaign ad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Deadpool answers fans questions<\/a>. <\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Mysterious Spaceballs <\/em>sequel ads posted in NYC subways<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>J.J. Abrams fixes more franchises in a parody video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Best Picture nominees aligned with which presidential candidate<\/a>. And Best Picture nominees told as emojis<\/a>. And kids explain what they think the Best Picture nominees are about<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Parodies of Best Picture nominees The Martian <\/em>and Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em><\/a>. And a parody of Spotlight<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Every Leonardo DiCaprio movie in one supercut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>An in-depth profile of character actor Crispin Glover<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>A first look at the new Universal Studios ride based on Kong: Skull Island<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A celebration of the Coen Brothers and a comparison between the Fargo <\/em>movie and show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Oscar Nominee Guide:<\/span><\/strong> Where and when you can find this year’s Oscar nominees On Demand<\/a>. Geeky recommendations for old movies starring current Oscar nominees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sci-Fi Movie Guide: <\/strong>Revisiting Star Wars: the Force Awakens <\/em>at the end of its theatrical run<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Comic Book Movie Guide: <\/strong>About that R-rated Batman v Superman <\/em>cut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Filmmaker Guide: <\/strong>An appreciation of Triple 9 <\/em>director John Hillcoat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Foreign Film Guide:<\/strong> Why you need to know about Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid<\/em><\/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 our guide to everything hitting 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

Star Wars<\/em> Mania:<\/strong> <\/strong>Disney released more concept art and other details on Star Wars <\/em>Land<\/a>. Star Wars: Episode VIII <\/em>is fighting off set spies with drones<\/a>. Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>will hit iTunes next month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marvel Madness: <\/strong>Crossbones made an official debut in new images from Captain America: Civil War<\/em><\/a>. Finn Jones is Marvel’s Iron Fist for Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DC Delirium: <\/strong>Justice League – Part 1<\/em> received a shooting start date<\/a>. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice <\/em>will have an R-rated version available on video<\/a>. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice <\/em>might have received rewrites from Ben Affleck<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Franchise Fever: <\/strong>Demian Bichir joined the cast of Alien: Covenant<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sequelitis:<\/strong> Pacific Rim 2<\/em> will move ahead with director Steven S. DeKnight<\/a>. Brant Daugherty will play Anastasia’s bodyguard in Fifty Shades Freed<\/em><\/a>. Lin-Manuel Miranda may co-star in the Mary Poppins <\/em>sequel<\/a>. Both Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 3 and Cloverfield 3<\/em> might happen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Remake Report: <\/strong>Michael B. Jordan will star in a new version of The Thomas Crown Affair<\/em><\/a>. James Mangold will direct a prequel reboot of a new 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Casting Net: <\/strong>Emily Ratajkowski will co-star in In Darkness<\/em><\/a>. Jon Bernthal joined the cast of Baby Driver<\/em><\/a>. Tyler Sheridan will star in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reel TV: <\/strong>Amy Adams will star in the TV adapation of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects<\/em><\/a>. Jean-Claude Van Damme will star in a comedy series for Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Directors\/New Films: <\/strong>Joe Wright will direct the supernatural thriller The Ruins<\/em><\/a>. Ava DuVernay will direct Disney’s adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time<\/em><\/a>. Chris Weitz will helm a movie about infamous Nazi Adolf Eichmann<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Writers Block: <\/strong>Dan and Kevin Hageman are now writing Guillermo del Toro’s Scary Stories<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

First Look: <\/strong>Zac Efron’s enlarged muscles made a big splash in a new Baywatch <\/em>image.<\/a><\/p>\n

Box Office: <\/strong>Deadpool <\/em>broke more records last weekend<\/a>. And it became the biggest X-Men <\/em>movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Celebrating the Classics:<\/strong> FerrisFest, honoring Ferris Bueller’s Day Off<\/em>, will be held in Chicago in May<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tie-in Time: <\/strong>Morgan Freeman’s voice is now available for your GPS system<\/a>. Fake tie-in product Slusho will return in 10 Cloverfield Lane<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Awards Season: <\/strong>Moviegoers chose The Revenant <\/em>as the favorite to win Best Picture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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

New Movie Trailers: <\/strong><\/span>Pete’s Dragon<\/em><\/a>, Alice Through Looking Glass<\/em><\/a>, Kill Your Friends<\/em><\/a>, Precious Cargo<\/em><\/a>, I Am Wrath<\/a> <\/em>and The Light Between Oceans<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Clip: <\/strong>Rise of the Legend<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Behind the Scenes: <\/strong>The makers of The Big Short <\/em>explain how to make sense of financial nonsense<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Deadpool<\/em>‘s last-minute Oscar campaign ad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Deadpool answers fans questions<\/a>. <\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Mysterious Spaceballs <\/em>sequel ads posted in NYC subways<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>J.J. Abrams fixes more franchises in a parody video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Best Picture nominees aligned with which presidential candidate<\/a>. And Best Picture nominees told as emojis<\/a>. And kids explain what they think the Best Picture nominees are about<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Parodies of Best Picture nominees The Martian <\/em>and Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em><\/a>. And a parody of Spotlight<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Every Leonardo DiCaprio movie in one supercut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>An in-depth profile of character actor Crispin Glover<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>A first look at the new Universal Studios ride based on Kong: Skull Island<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A celebration of the Coen Brothers and a comparison between the Fargo <\/em>movie and show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Oscar Nominee Guide:<\/span><\/strong> Where and when you can find this year’s Oscar nominees On Demand<\/a>. Geeky recommendations for old movies starring current Oscar nominees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sci-Fi Movie Guide: <\/strong>Revisiting Star Wars: the Force Awakens <\/em>at the end of its theatrical run<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Comic Book Movie Guide: <\/strong>About that R-rated Batman v Superman <\/em>cut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Filmmaker Guide: <\/strong>An appreciation of Triple 9 <\/em>director John Hillcoat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Foreign Film Guide:<\/strong> Why you need to know about Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid<\/em><\/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 our guide to everything hitting 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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