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I'm really really really unsure how i feel about The Craft, one of my favourite movies, possibly being remade. Sony have reportedly given newcomer Leigh Janiak permission to write and direct a remake of this 90s cult classic!

The live-action movie is based on the popular 80s tv series, unfortunately it is nothing like the beloved show. Fans have been left disappointed from the trailer, and rightly so, this looks more like something i'd stumble across on the Disney Channel, it is definitely made for an entirely different audience. 

For those of you who may have been living under a rock for the past few weeks, filming for Suicide Squad is well underway! From left to right- Adam Beach as Slipknot, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Cara Delevingne who looks unrecognisable as Enchantress, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Headshot, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc and Jay Hernandez as El Diablo. Missing from the photo is Jared Leto as the Joker who you can see here ,  he kind of looks like a member of a band you'd see on Warped Tour, but i'm excited to see his portrayal!

In other news:

• The first look of the brand new Spider-Man will be in Captain America: Civil War, which has already begun filming. The two young actors fighting for the role are supposedly Asa Butterfield (Hugo & Ender's Game) and Tom Holland (The Impossible). But now there are rumours floating around that the part has in fact gone to Asa!
• Samuel L. Jackson is the first actor to officially join the cast of a remake of the horror flick The Blob. Which in a nutshell is about an alien blob-like creature that terrorizes a town.
• Speaking of remakes, here's a couple of classics that are also set to be revamped: Tim Burton is returning to Beetlejuice, Warner Bros. are working on a follow up to The Goonies and a remake of The Gremlins. Stephen King's It is also going to be shot this summer with Will Poulter (The Maze Runner & We're The Milers) set to play Pennywise! Not sure how i feel about this casting either...
• James McAvoy has shaved his head for X-Men: Apocalypse, and still looks ridiculously good looking, check it out here. There may also be a new X-Men spinoff titled The New Mutants with Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) set to direct.
• Justin Bieber has apparently landed himself a role in the new Zoolander movie playing himself.
• J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them is set to be released at the end of next year, and Eddie Redmayne has apparently been offered the lead role of Newt Scamander. 
• The are two Star Wars spinoffs in development, one being Star Wars: Rogue One which will be released a year after The Force Awakens and set between the events of Episode III and IV. Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) has grabbed herself a lead role, and Diego Luna (The Book of Life) has reportedly grabbed himself the other lead alongside her. There is no official word on what the second spinoff will be about, but rumour is that it will feature a young Han Solo, and that Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service, which is also getting a sequel!) is being eyed for the role! 

"The force is strong in my family"

The brand new Star Wars trailer just dropped and it's pretty epic!

The trailer gives us a look at some familiar faces, as well as the newbies and of course lightsabers, explosions, stormtroopers and more!

We can't wait another 8 months for the release.

K.

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Here's who walked away with a golden popcorn award this year.

MTV Trailblazer Award

Shailene Woodley

MTV Generation Award

Robert Downey Jr

MTV Comedic Genius Award

Kevin Hart

Best Musical Moment

Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Best On-Screen Transformation

Elizabeth Banks in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Best Villain

Meryl Streep in Into the Woods

WTF Moment

Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne in Neighbors (Bad Neighbours for us outside the U.S)

Best Fight

Dylan O'Brien vs. Will Poulter in The Maze Runner

Best Shirtless Performance

Zac Efron in Neighbors

Best Hero

Dylan O'Brien in The Maze Runner

Best Female Performance

Shailene Woodley in The Fault in Our Stars

Best Scared-As-Shit Performance

Jennifer Lopez in The Boy Next Door

Best Comedic Perfomance

Channing Tatum in 22 Jump Street

Best On-Screen Duo

Zac Efron and Dave Franco in Neighbors 

Best Kiss

Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley in The Fault in Our Stars

Best Male Performance

Bradley Cooper in American Sniper

Movie of the Year

The Fault in Our Stars

K.

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 Meet your new (and old) mutants for X-Men Apocalypse.

Director Bryan Singer has just officially confirmed what we kind of already knew, that East Enders actor Ben Hardy is set to play Angel, and his confirmation pretty much completes the cast.

He joins the familiar faces of Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Rose Byrne as Moira, James McAvoy as Charles Xavier, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, and Evan Peters as Quicksilver. 

The young newbies are Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) as Jean Grey

Alexandra Shipp (who played the role of singer Aaliyah in the 2014 TV movie) as Storm

Aussie Kodi Smit-McPhee (recently played one of the leads in the TV mini-series Gallipoli) as Nightcrawler

Tye Sheridan (don't know much about this kid) as Cyclops

Newcomer Lana Condor as Jubilee

and Oscar Issac (who you'll also see in Star Wars this year) as Apocalypse.

Hugh Jackman is rumoured to be reprising his role as Wolverine after he uploaded a photo of his claws, but personally i'm really looking forward to seeing Ben Hardy's beautiful face on the big screen! Here's some new concept art for Angel, which is way cooler than Ben Foster's look in the Last Stand.

X-Men Apocalypse is out May 27th 2016!

K.

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Apparently this has been out for a few weeks, but it's new news to us!

a Hunger Games theme park is set to open in Dubai in October next year.

A Lionsgate zone within Motiongate Dubai, will feature attractions (rumoured to be 27 rides) inspired by the Hunger Games franchise, as well as a live stage show based on the Step Up movies.

I am super excited for this, and can't wait to find out more details about the attractions. 

Are you looking forward to experiencing the Hunger Games in real life?

K.

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If Quentin Tarantino met James Bond you would get Kingsman: The Secret Service.

Spy films are not my cup of tea, films based on comic books are, so i was a little torn between seeing this movie or not.

I had little knowledge about the comic/film beforehand and i was initially drawn to it because of the director Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass and X-Men: First Class). It's a little too early to say that the film is my favourite of 2015, but right now it takes the cake!

Kingsman is loosely based on The Secret Service comics. The film follows a group of secret agents, who after the death of one of their spies, must each find a new protege to undergo several tests and one will ultimately become a Kingsman. Harry Hart played by the very suave Colin Firth takes Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin (newcomer Taron Egerton) under his wing. Eggsy didn't have the best upbringing, and although he is smart and talented he spoils his chances by mixing with the wrong crowd. Harry sees this as an opportunity to guide Eggsy to do better things, like saving the world, which looks to be doomed thanks to Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson) and his bad ass bionic assistant Gazelle (Sofia Boutella).

Kingsman: The Secret Service is the perfect balance of comedy and action with a bit of violence on the side, and i was not expecting to walk away loving it as much as i did. From the moment it started i was completely engrossed until the credits started rolling. The cast are brilliant (and easy on the eyes!), and the newcomers are even more fantastic.

Kingsman: The Secret Service is out now in The U.K, and released today in New Zealand and Australia. The movie will be released over the next few weeks for the rest of the world.

K.
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It pleases us greatly that we officially have a trailer (albeit a teaser but a trailer nonetheless) for Jurassic World.
LGC are MAJOR Jurassic Park fans and when we heard they were making another one we were over the moon. After many delays work finally got underway and we started getting a picture of what to expect.

Set many many years after the 3rd film we see that there is a fully functioning Jurassic World (re: Jurassic Park) on Isla Nublar.
The main dinosaur that soon terrorises the park is still a mystery, however we do know that it's a man-made dinosaur. Chris Pratt's character is quick to point out that you can't play god (which seems to have been a similar theme in the first film)

Either way we can't wait for 12 June 2015!!!
Maybe if we make a plea to Steven Spielberg he'll release it early?

What are your thoughts on the new Jurassic World trailer?

S. & K.
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Sometimes living in the southern hemisphere has its perks. Because we're ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to big movies like The Hunger Games series little old New Zealand gets the first look! I have just finished watching Mockingjay in the cinema and WOW!

  Look away now if you don't want to be spoiled!

Mockingjay isn't my personal favourite of the trilogy. As I was rereading the book I forgot how slow it was, especially part 1, but the movie was so brilliantly done and without anything major being left out that the two hours just flew by. Some people didn't understand the reason behind splitting the short book into a two part finale but it was necessary in order to keep things flowing at a good pace. If you haven't read the book i'm sorry to inform you that there is no actual Hunger Games in part three of the trilogy, but it is still darker and more emotional than the two before it.

As the story builds up to the climax in part 2 most of it is based underground in district 13 (thought to be destroyed by the capitol during the first rebellion), if we're not in district 13 we're watching Katniss explore what is left of the districts in the outside world of Panem which is facing a revolution. Almost all of the movie is exactly or close to what is in the book so fans will not be disappointed! One little thing that wasn't included (that didn't need to be in the movie but would've been nice to see) is Katniss finding her prep team locked away in district 13. There are also new scenes which are in my opinion some of the best scenes in the movie and enhance the story so well. We get a brief look at district 7 (who provide lumber) and how they fight back against the peacekeepers in two VERY epic scenes, one that also crosses over with Katniss' song 'The Hanging Tree' which will give you goosebumps! 

The film ends in a similar way to Catching Fire but about three chapters into part 2 of the novel and I have to say, Josh Hutcherson does an incredible job at portraying hijacked Peeta! in fact, all of the cast both old and new do an amazing job at portraying their characters. 

Who else can't wait another year for part 2?

K.

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If you're not into gore and horror then these movies should satisfy you over Halloween!
We've picked our top 6 G-PG rated Halloween movies.
Ghostbusters 2 (lets face it, the sequel is much better than the first!)
Halloweentown (a made for TV Disney movie)
Hocus Pocus (just the best family friendly Halloween movie)
Casper (the friendly ghost)
The Witches (based on the classic novel by Roald Dahl)
and obviously The Nightmare Before Christmas which will get you pumped for the next big holiday, Christmas! (Unless you celebrate thanksgiving, which we in NZ and the UK do not).

 

What are your must see Halloween movies?
K. & S.
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The Grudge

Krizia somehow managed to watch this in the cinema when it first came out and it's the first scary movie to really terrify her. The Grudge is actually a remake of the Japanese horror called 'Ju-On: The Grudge' (which is also a video game...no thanks). The Grudge stars Sarah Michelle Gellar who is a nurse living in Tokyo. While she's caring for an elderly woman she is exposed to a supernatural curse, a curse that is born when someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage or extreme sorrow. Those who encounter it die and the curse is reborn repeatedly, spreading from victim to victim. The reason why it's so creepy goes to the mother ghost Kayako who is seen crawling up and down the stairs (up there with that stairs scene from 'The Exorcist'), and the scene which haunted Krizia the most involving a death rattle type sound and someone lurking underneath the bed sheets. 
Dead Silence
After umming and ahhing over what this week's second LGC horror film pick would be Sophie suggested the ever so creepy Dead Silence. Krizia was the one that introduced this to Sophie and from there a love/hate relationship blossomed (even writing this is creeping Sophie out). The movie is about Mary Shaw who loved her dolls and was a skilled ventriloquist but after a boy went missing the villagers thought it was her fault and killed her. Her spirit terrorises the town and every victim she encounters she rips out their tongue. Starring Ryan Kwanten as Jamie this movie gets you at every turn and the twist at the end is truly jaw dropping. Just remember to not make a sound because as the saying goes:
"Beware the stare of Mary Shaw. She had no children, only dolls. If you see her in your dreams, make sure you never ever scream, or she'll cut your tongue out at the seam"

Honourable Mentions
Thirteen Ghosts
Halloween Series (remake included)
Silent Hill
Friday the 13th
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Wrong Turn Series


What movies make you hide under the blankets? We wanna know!

K. & S.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
Another classic Wes Craven film and one you may have seen in 2010 when the (average) remake came out in cinemas. A Nightmare on Elm Street is about Freddy Krueger, a man who seeks revenge on the parents who burned him alive by killing their children in their dreams/nightmares. The Elm Street franchise now consists of 9 films 5 of which are sequels to the original plus a crossover with Jason Voorhees, novels and comic books. Each of the films feature creative and grotesque deaths, one in particular that has stuck with Krizia involves Freddy using one of the kids as a human puppet by slicing him down his arms and legs and we'll leave you to think about what he does to the poor kid next.

The Conjuring
Directed by James Wan this 2013 horror film centres on the Perron family whose house seems to be haunted. Enter Ed and Lorraine Warren who are paranormal investigators who come to help expel the evil inside the house. This is currently one of Sophie's fav horrors which is not like her as anything to do with the paranormal super freaks her out. Regardless The Conjuring is one of the best horrors to come out recently. Excellent storyline, including a mini teaser of a storyline for the creepy possessed doll Annabelle, the casting is great with Vera Farmiga playing Lorraine the sensitive clairvoyant, Lili Taylor who plays Carolyn the matriarch of the family and is the target of the haunting. Every time we see it we still get creeped out when Nancy claims she can see someone standing by the door (Sophie can never see it), and we can't forget to mention the delightful game of hide and clap that is featured in the movie (even one of the ghosts wanted to get involved).
The spin-off movie Annabelle is out in cinemas across NZ & UK

What are some of your favourite horror films?

S. & K.
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Paranormal Activity
The trailer definitely makes the movie out to be scarier than what it actually is, but for a low budget film it did make both of us jump! Katie and Micah are a young couple who are haunted by a supernatural presence in their home which has taken an interest in Katie. They decide to set up a camera in their room while they sleep in the hopes that they can capture any of the strange activities on film. We were not fans of the dragging from the bed and the loud heavy footsteps running up the stairs. Krizia in particular doesn't like the movie because after watching it she had her first experience with sleep paralysis which if you haven't experienced before is terrifying. There are three different endings to the film and there are now five follow ups to the movie (and plans to make more!) all of which didn't have to be made, but they each have their creepy moments and characters, special mention has to go to 'Toby' from Paranormal Activity 3.


The Hills Have Eyes
This is one of Sophie's favourite horror films, and was the first horror film she ever went and watched in the cinema (normally she would wait till she could watch it in the comforts of her home). It's a remake of Wes Craven's 1977 film. It focuses on the Carter family who are travelling to San Diego to celebrate Ethel and Bob's silver anniversary. It's smooth sailing till a gas attendant tells them of a quicker route (note to self never take an off beaten road in America) in which they then become targets of a mutant community living in the hills. We should note there is one scene in particular that people may find disturbing so watch with caution if you are easily offended. We have to give a special shout out to Ruby (ruby ruby ruby ahhhhhhhhhhhh) she's that mutant child you can't help but want to survive! There is a sequel which we feel isn't worth mentioning for the amount of flaws it has but it is still an enjoyable watch.

Let us know what your favourite scary movie is!

S. & K.
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Poltergeist Trilogy
The Poltergeist series revolves around the youngest daughter of the Freeling family, Carol Anne, who one night connects with spirits through a dead channel on the TV. At first the ghosts are harmless but they soon turn nasty as they try to kidnap and possess Carol Anne and kill her family, you may recognize some scenes in the first film that were spoofed in Scary Movie 2. We would consider the films to be classic must see 'horror' movies, watching them now they're full of cringe worthy acting and some pretty bad special effects, but it was the 80's and at the time the series was pretty terrifying. The third movie had Krizia petrified of mirrors and windows for years as she had the biggest fear that she would see Kane (the creepy, evil, dead preacher) and the movie still haunts her to this day (Sophie has yet to see these films). Supposedly real human remains were used in the films which led people to speculate the film was cursed after the untimely deaths of the two young actresses Heather O'Rourke (Carol Anne) and Dominique Dunne (the eldest Freeling child). Look out for the remake in July 2015!



I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer was released in the peak of the 90s when slasher horror films where at their prime! (This was also one of the very first horror films Sophie ever watched :O)
The plot is simple, four friends- Julie, Ray, Helen and Barry- from a small costal town accidentally run over a pedestrian on the drive home from a late night beach hang, they then agree to dispose of his body by the docks and never speak of it again. A year later the four friends are the target of someone who knows their little secret from the summer before and is wanting to get some payback. This film is a classic slasher from start to finish teamed with big name 90s stars in the cast- Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jnr, Ryan Phillipee and Sarah Michelle Gellar (who also got the lead in Buffy that same year) made this film a blockbuster hit. Entertainment Weekly even praised Jennifer Love Hewitt and her performance as Julie saying she that she "knew how to scream with soul."

Check back next week to find out more of our favourite halloween films! What movies are on your list to watch this halloween?

S. & K.
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