Trailering New Lone Ranger


The latest action-packed trailer for The Lone Ranger (July 3), featuring the mother of all train sequences, still happily looks like Rango meets Pirates of the Caribbean (with echoes of The Wild Wild West and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). "If these men represent

New Man of Steel Featurette


A new Man of Steel (June 14) featurette explores Zack Snyder's new post-9/11 vision of Superman. Playing off the alien angle for the first time Man of Steel first exposes the outsider in Clark Kent so we can be a part of his existential journey. Then once he becomes

Star Wars Rebels Gets Animated


Goodbye Clone Wars, hello Star Wars Rebels. Disney unveiled plans to produce a new Lucasfilm animated TV series, Star Wars Rebels, which will premiere as a one-hour special fall 2014 on the Disney Channel followed by airing as a series on Disney XD. Set for the

Skyfall Videoblogs Second Unit in Shanghai

Posted on by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Cinematography, Clips, James Bond, Movies, Tech, VFX, Videogames | Leave a comment

The latest Skyfall videoblog from 007.com focuses on the exotic second unit work in Shanghai with comments from second unit director Alexander Witt, first assistant director Michael Lerman,and production manager Angus More Gordon. Of particular interest are the blue neon-lit highways and skyscrapers, which provide an ultra-modern vibe to the action-centric drama helmed by Sam Mendes and digitally shot with Arri Alexa by Roger Deakins.

Meanwhile, Activision announced the autumn release of the 007 Legends video game on PS3 and Xbox 360, which ties together six classic plot lines (including Skyfall) in honor of the 50th anniversary. Touts new maps, weapons, and characters and a multi-player experience.