Darren Aronofsky's "Wolverine" Sequel Now Has a Title

So, yes, it has been confirmed that Darren Aronofsky will re-team with Hugh Jackman for the Wolverine sequel. We already know the director and lead actor, as well as the plot. It will follow the Frank Miller, Japan Saga. Where Logan (aka Wolverine) falls in love with a married woman, the wife of a samurai. Logan must battle the villagers in hopes of ending up with the woman he loves.

The title has been revealed by Aronofsky himself. The movie will be called; The Wolverine. Back to basics, I like it! I never really liked the whole "X-Men Origins" part of the title anyway. It doesn't make sense to even use that if 'Wolverine' was going to be the only entry in the franchise; now that X-Men Origins: Magneto has been canceled. Aronofsky has an interesting visual style as well as the ability to tell a love story. He will do well and I will see this movie. That is all.

"Batman 3" Officially Named, To Be Shot Entirely in IMAX?

Who's read this blog before? Who knows how die-hard we are about The Dark Knight? All of you should have your arms up. Tonedog and FattMatt saw Batman Begins together, and were hooked. We called Heath Ledger's Oscar the day of watching The Dark Knight, and now the third film in the Christopher Nolan trilogy has been revealed. The Dark Knight Rises.

Remember the 6 action sequences shot in IMAX on The Dark Knight? Collider is reporting that Nolan was so impressed with what was filmed, he is filming The Dark Knight Rises entirely in IMAX. Whoa! No one knows who the villains will be, but there is plenty of talk about it. Most people are leaning towards Talia al Ghul, daughter of Ra's al Ghul. People are guessing she will be after Batman to avenger her father's death. She and Batman have a storied past in the DC Universe and she would be a nice change from all the other villains we've seen on screen.

No matter the villain, It will surely be a fitting end to a trilogy that will define the character for generations to come. Much like Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve to Superman; Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale have changed the perception of a character in Batman.

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"Battle: Los Angeles" Trailer, Wowzers

We first heard about Jonathan Liebesman‘s Battle: Los Angeles at Comic-Con back in July. The movie is about an alien invasion, where else? Los Angeles. I can pretty much end the synopsis there, but I will tell you this; I WILL be seeing this movie.

The FX look incredible and that's about the only thing that is going to impress with this type of movie. Not necessarily the story line or character development, but rather the FX. Click the jump for the teaser trailer and please tell us what you think:

"Red Riding Hood" Trailer Gothic to Say the Least

We've covered Red Riding Hood quite a bit here on AtD. Since Leonardo DiCaprio's production company announced it, to Catherine Hardwicke directing, to Amanda Seyfried and Gary Oldman being cast to this: the first trailer. Click the jump to check out the trailer below and read some of my notes.

I have to admit, I didn't quite understand how they were going to make this work. I mean, a "Gothic" Red Riding Hood just seemed a bit weird, no? But after seeing the trailer I understand the direction they're headed. It's still not something I will go watch, but interesting nonetheless. I like the art direction and cinematography. The music is not my cup of tea, but its ok. The talent is there, the style is there, will the story be there? I doubt it. It looks like a mash-up of The Village and Twilight; fitting as the movie shares the same director as Twilight. I know I say it a lot, but we'll have to wait and see. Your thoughts?

Disney Pixar's "Cars 2" Trailer, International Style

Damn it's good to be back. Tonedog got a job, FattMatt works and goes to school and neither one of us has been able to update this blog as often as we'd like. So let's start today. And it's a doozy. I think that's how you spell it.

The original Cars is actually my least favorite of the Pixar bunch. When I heard it was receiving the sequel treatment over a classic like The Incredibles, I was a bit shocked. But regardless, the news came out that it was going to be sequelized. Below is the first teaser trailer to Cars 2. Enjoy everyone, and thanks for reading the blog.

"Red State" Poster

Well, here you have it, folks. The first poster for Kevin Smith's new film Red State is out, and it's freaky good.

Here's a little description of it by Smith himself:

"Moody, weird, and pitch-perfect for the tone of the film. If I went out to an ad agency here in town, I’d be billed close to 20 grand for a campaign that’d maybe… maybe… include this poster. But this piece of artwork (I call it “The Holy Ghost”) didn’t come from a top-tier ad agency: Jon Gordon is my RED STATE producer, and this poster was created by his assistant, Melissa Bloom. So we’ve got a marketing image that was put together by someone who was on set every day, integral to the process that produced the film which inspired this image… The marketer is actually family, RED from pre-production all the way through wrap, so she’s got an insight into the flick that no ad agency could ever boast (not even one-time Glo-Coat golden boy Don Draper over at SCDP). I’ll take passion over pedigree any day…So Melissa (with a Gretzky-like assist by Ming), the person on the RED STATE crew least likely to spearhead our marketing campaign, gets the collar for this arresting image – and I fucking dig that."

Smith has been working hard on this film, and he seems to be really passionate about it. His enthusiasm is exciting for me. I hope it'll be good.

Click the poster to enlarge.

"Blitz" Trailer

The new Jason Statham film Blitz, from Lionsgate, has an international trailer out.
Nathan Parker (Moon) penned the script based on the novel Blitz by Ken Bruen.

Here's a little info:

"They’re after a cop killer called Blitz who uses a hammer to perpetrate his misdeeds as he attempts to kill officers all over the city. The characters inhabit a dirty, violent London and have their share of regrets; as the story opens Statham’s character Brant is dealing with the repurcussions from his assault on a precinct psychologist."

The film also stars Aidan Gillen, David Morrissey, Luke Evans and Richard Riddell.

Blitz exclusive trailer - certificate 15 @ Yahoo! Video