With the release of the second trailer for the Desolation of Smaug, it’s fitting to dedicate the next three Thursdays (Throwback Thursdays I suppose) to some thoughts regarding the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Please note that I will write these articles while watching the only true way to watch the trilogy—that is, the extended…
Just when all hope was lost, an announcement has finally been made. Another Narnia movie will be produced. From Twitter: Breaking news Narnia fans– #Oscar-nominee Mark Gordon to produce next #Narnia movie. #SilverChair. pic.twitter.com/hz4l6JFNLM — Official Narnia (@OfficialNarnia) October 1, 2013 While two questions have been answered with this announcement—that the next Narnia film will…
The second Desolation of Smaug trailer was released today. In it, we see and hear many things that we’ve already seen and heard from the previous trailer, in addition to, of course, many things that we’ve never seen or heard before. In it, we see Thranduil warn Tauriel not to get too attached to his…
J.K. Rowling could have written anything set in the wizarding world, and Harry Potter fans would’ve gladly donned their House robes and would’ve been waiting in line at midnight to read or see it. However, Jo (and to some extent, Warner Bros.) chose to make the first post-Potter wizarding-world franchise about the author of a…
Tumblr. n. The ultimate place where fandoms collide and often explode with “all the feels”. Following Rowling’s announcement regarding a film series about Newt Scamander, the Harry Potter fandom did just that: exploded. with. all. the. feels. Many posts have been simply reactionary, like this one, or this one, OR THIS ONE. However, in the two…
All hail J.K. Rowling! Jo announced today on her Facebook page that she will make her screenwriting debut with a series of films based on the Hogwarts textbook, “Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them”. Technically, it won’t be a direct adaptation, since the textbook itself is not really written as a story, which means…
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has a new song for its yet-to-come soundtrack. “Atlas” by Coldplay was released on Friday, and this song, even after my first or second listen, increased my excitement for the new Catching Fire movie by leaps and bounds—which I didn’t think was even possible, considering how excited I am for…
Just as I was reluctant to read the book, I was just as wary to watch The Hunger Games. Why? Because where the book brought to life ideas of the possibility of such a dystopian society—a society that glorifies the murder of innocent children by the hands of other innocent children merely to show the…
So far, there have been numerous images released promoting the new Catching Fire movie, slated for release on November 22nd, 2013. However, only two teaser trailers have been released so far. The first was released in April and the second in July. Before I saw these trailers, I admittedly had a few concerns. The Hunger…
I’m not sure why I was so stupid, but I was not expecting an extended edition. Extended editions for The Lord of the Rings films were absolutely necessary, because there was so much that had to be cut in order to make the theatrical release more manageable. These days, I don’t know anyone who chooses…