Running off the money-blazing trail of Iron Man 3, Disney Animation has announced the first Marvel movie currently in the works, Big Hero 6. Hero Complex scored the exclusive, saying the “lesser known crime fighter series” follows a child prodigy who specialises in robotics who joins a team of superheroes with his robot companion BayMax.
Set for a 2014 release, the film will be directed by Don Hall (Winnie the Pooh). Here’s a very shiny first glimpse at the high-tech city of San Fransokyo.
Edgar Wright directed a shot in Star Trek Into Darkness
Coming off the fresh trailer for The World’s End, an extremely well-timed tweet from Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright revealed that the mystery shot he directed was from none other than Star Trek Into Darkness. Judging by the image, it looks like the shot took place on Kronos, around the end of the first act.
There are 2120 shots in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’. I directed one of them. Looking forward to seeing the other 2119. twitter.com/edgarwright/st…
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) May 9, 2013
New Movies and Casting News
According to Deadline, Mia Wasikowska (Jane Eyre), Olivia Williams (Anna Karenina) and Evan Bird (TV’s The Killing) have signed on to David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars, a Los Angeles-set ghost story that casts a scathing eye on celebrity-obsessed culture. Hmmm… like son, like father. They join a healthy cast comprised of Robert Pattinson, John Cusack and Julianne Moore.
Deadline also pay mention to Disney’s upcoming live-action take on Cinderella with mention that Game of Thrones‘ Richard Madden will star, de-ranking King Stark to a mere prince.
Lastly, Desde Hollywood are claiming that Jason Statham will be in Fast and Furious 7. This comes from an interview they did with Michelle Rodriguez, who says “Jason Statham, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, when you see these guys in a room you know they belong together […] You can see in their eyes that they have gone through a lot […] I applaud Universal for getting him on-board!”.
Mood Indigo has a New Zealand release date… sort of
A modern-day champion of analogue effects and filmmaking, French director Michel Gondry’s fantasy romance Mood Indigo has been given an ‘Undated September’ release thanks to Vendetta. A specific date hasn’t been nailed down yet, and release schedules are known to change, but it’s a welcoming sign. The film is set to release in Australia on September 5.
