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.
Marvel has released a brand new movie poster and banner for the upcoming fantasy adventure film Thor. The movie was directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Rene Russo, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Clark Gregg, Jaimie Alexander, Ray Stevenson, Joshua Dallas, Tadanobu Asano, and Anthony Hopkins.
If you haven’t seen the latest trailer for Thor yet, click here to watch it because it’s pretty freakin’ awesome.
Synopsis:
Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, “Thor,†which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios have debuted a new photo of Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull in Joe Johnson‘s Captain America: The First Avenger. Weaving looks like a total bad ass as this villain and I love the character design and costume.
In this summer’s Captain America: The First Avenger, Chris Evans plays a scrawny, sickly wannabe soldier during World War II who gets an injection that turns him into a super-warrior. A similar experiment was also established by the Nazis, but turned their test subject — the weapons developer Johann Schmidt (Hugo Weaving) — into the ghastly Red Skull.
The action adventure war film stars Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Weaving, Sebastian Stan, Toby Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Dominic Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Stanley Tucci, Neal McDonough and Samuel L. Jackson. It’s set tobe released on July 22nd 2011.
Apple took the wraps off of its second-generation tablet, officially dubbed “iPad 2,” with a completely new, thinner design, a faster dual-core A5 processor, and two video cameras, shipping on March 11.
The new iPad 2 is one-third thinner than the first-generation model, just 8.8mm thick, even thinner than the iPhone 4. At just 1.3 pounds, it is lighter than the previous 1.5 pound iPad. It will carry the same starting price of $499 for the entry-level 16GB Wi-Fi-only model.
The device will begin shipping in just over a week, on Friday, March 11, in the U.S., while 26 more overseas countries will get the device on March 25.
It also has rear and front facing cameras for recording video, taking photos, and FaceTime video chat. The new iPad also has a new A5 dual-core processor which offers up to 9 times faster graphics processing. Apple said the faster speeds of the new processor will not have any greater power consumption than the previous A4 processor.
The new iPad 2 will be available in two colors — black and white — and will be available on both AT&T and Verizon 3G networks from day one. It also sports the same 10-hour battery life.
A new accessory cable will also offer mirrored HDMI video out to HDTVs for 1080p high-definition output. The $39 cable allows users to charge their iPad while using the video out feature.
iPad 1
iPad 2
Display
9.7-inch
LED-backlit IPS LCD
9.7-inch
LED-backlit IPS LCD
Resolution
1024 x 768
1024 x 768
Processor
1GHz Apple A4
1GHz dual-core Apple A5
Graphics
PowerVR SGX 535
?
Memory
256MB RAM
?
Storage
16GB / 32GB / 64GB
16GB / 32GB / 64GB
Front camera
none
VGA
Rear camera
none
720p
Cellular radio
EDGE plus triband HSPA
EDGE plus quadband HSPA or CDMA / EV-DO Rev. A
WiFi
802.11a/b/g/n
802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
2.1 + EDR
2.1 + EDR
Accelerometer
3-axis
3-axis
Gyroscope
No
3-axis
Thickness
13.4mm
8.8mm
Weight
680g (WiFi),
730g (WiFi + 3G)
601g (WiFi),
607g (Verizon,
613g (AT&T)
Another accessory announced by Apple is a magnetic “smart cover,” which covers the front of the device. Covering the front of the device automatically locks the device, while taking it off will unlock it. Microfibers on the screen cover are said to clean the iPad 2 display, while magnets will automatically align the cover on the screen.
A video demonstrating the abilities of the case, including using it as a stand to prop up the iPad, was shown to the audience. Apple will sell a polyurethane version of its case for $39, and a leather version for $69.
