• The Smurfs New Lovely Movie Poster

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    Love this new Mexican poster of The Smurfs. It is currently scheduled to be released on August 3, 2011.

    Synopsis:

    Set in the Middle Ages, the evil wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) and his cat, Azrael, discover the Smurfs’ village and chase them into some woods. The Smurfs get scattered and Clumsy Smurf (voiced by Anton Yelchin) wanders into a “forbidden” grotto and some of the other Smurfs follow. But Papa Smurf just warns about the grotto, where all Smurfs should never go into this little cave. Since it’s also a blue moon, a magical portal within the grotto transports them into present-day Central Park in New York. They take shelter with a married couple (Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays) and try to find a way back to their village before Gargamel finds them.

  • Cars 2 New Extended Trailer

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    Disney have released this international extended trailer for Disney Pixar’s new movie, Cars 2.

    Synopsis:

    T Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in “Cars 2” when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret spy mission, Mater’s action-packed journey leads him on an explosive chase through the streets of Japan and Europe, trailed by his friends and watched by the whole world. Adding to the fast-paced fun is a colorful new all-car cast that includes secret agents, menacing villains and international racing competitors.

    Cars 2 is released in the UK 22nd July, is directed by John Lasseter and has a voice cast which includes Tony Shalhoub, John Ratzenberger, Owen Wilson, Cheech Marin, Larry The Cable Guy, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Caine and Michael Keaton.

  • The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Extended Blu-ray Details Revealed

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    Amazon US now have Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Extended Edition trilogy on Blu-ray available to pre-order. The box set will set you back $83.99 (£51.44) and you can pre-order it here.

    Check out below the full listing of what you might find on the discs. You might want to book a couple of weeks of work when this does arrive as I think that’s how long it might take you to get through it all!

    Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    • Over 30 minutes of footage incorporated into the theatrical release of the film
    • Commentary by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens
    • Commentary by the design team
    • Commentary by the production/post-production team
    • Commentary by 10 actors, including Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen
    • Easter egg: MTV Movie Award Spoof (The Council of Elrod)
    • Costa Botes Documentary: The Fellowship of the Ring: Behind the Scenes
    • The Appendices, Part 1: From Book to Vision (on DVD)
    • Peter Jackson introduction
    • J.R.R. Tolkein: Creator of Middle Earth
    • From Book to Script
    • Visualizing the Story
    • Designing and Building Middle Earth
    • Middle Earth atlas interactive
    • The Appendices, Part 2: From Vision to Reality (on DVD)
    • Elijah Wood introduction
    • Filming The Fellowship of the Ring
    • Visual effects
    • Post-production: Putting it all together
    • Digital Grading
    • Sound and music
    • The Road Goes Ever On…

    Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    • Extended edition of the film, incorporating 43 minutes of footage incorporated into the film
    • Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens
    • Commentary track by the design team
    • Commentary track by the production/post-production team
    • Commentary track by 16 cast members, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Bernard Hill, and Miranda Otto
    • Easter Egg: MTV Movie Awards clip (Gollum accepting award)
    • Costas Botes documentary: The Two Towers–Behind the Scenes
    • The Appendices, Part 3: The Journey Continues
    • Peter Jackson introduction
    • J.R.R. Tolkein: Origin of Middle Earth
    • From Book to Script: Finding a Story
    • Designing and Building Middle-Earth
    • Gollum
    • Middle-Earth Atlas interactive
    • New Zealand as Middle Earth (map with video location)
    • The Appendices, Part 4: The Battle for Middle Earth
    • Elijah Wood introduction
    • Filming The Two Towers
    • Visual effects
    • Editorial: Refining the Story
    • Music and Sound
    • The Battle for Helm’s Deep is Over

    Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    • Extended edition of the film, with 50 extra minutes incorporated into the film
    • Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens
    • Commentary track by the design team
    • Commentary track by the production/post-production team
    • Costas Botes documentary: The Return of the King: Behind the Scenes
    • The Appendices, Part 5: The War of the Ring
    • Peter Jackson Intro
    • J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth
    • From Book to Script
    • Designing and Building Middle-earth
    • Home of the Horse Lords
    • Middle-earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship: interactive map
    • New Zealand as Middle-earth: interactive map with on-location footage
    • The Appendices, Part 6: The Passing of an Age
    • Elijah Wood/Sean Astin/Billy Boyd/Dominic Monaghan intro
    • Filming The Return of the King
    • Visual Effects
    • Post Production: Journey’s End
    • The Passing of an Age
    • Cameron Duncan

  • Shrek Franchise Continues with ‘Puss in Boots’ Teaser Trailer

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    The fourth Shrek film was the lowest grossing of the franchise to date and it still made just shy of $750 million worldwide. So even though it seems Dreamworks has shuttered the Shrek films for good they aren’t closing the door on the franchise as they are preparing to release Puss in Boots on November 4 with Antonio Banderas returning to voice the swashbuckling feline along with the voices of Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris.

    Synopsis:

    Puss In Boots – one of the most beloved characters of the Shrek universe – tells the hilarious and courageous (daring, bold, brave) tale of Puss’s (Antonio Banderas) early adventures as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) and the street-savvy Kitty (Salma Hayek) to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs.

    The movie is  3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on November 4th 2011.