Manila chosen to host the Philippines's Fast and The Furious 6 Premier

The Philippines continues to capture Hollywood's, interest, as Manila will play host to Universal Pictures' upcoming 'Fast & Furious 6', it was announced today. This event is the very first time that Manila will gather foreign press from Asia and other cities outside of the region to promote a major Hollywood movie.

The film's lead action star, Vin Diesel, along with fellow stars Michelle Rodriguez, Gina Carrano and Luke Evans, producer Neal H. Moritz, director Justin Lin will be coming to the Philippines to be part of this exciting movie event. During the two-day event , invited journalist will have a chance to conduct one-on-one interviews with the cast and director. This will culminate with a star-studded premier of Fast & Furious 6 at the SM Mall of Asia on May 15, 2013.

G.I. Joe Retaliation Review

Where G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra failed to deliver, it's sequel G.I.Joe Retaliation has proven that a cartoon series from the 80s can be turned into a very entertaining movie minus the campiness. The movie stars Channing Tatum, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Ray Stevenson, Bruce Willis, Elodie Yung and Byung Hun-Lee. The flick is directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese.

Here's the breakdown:

Duke and Roadblock join forces in G.I. JOE 2

A follow-up to the 2009 worldwide blockbuster G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, which grossed over $300 million worldwide, In GI JOE: RETALIATION, the team is not only fighting their mortal enemy COBRA, but they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. Converting the film into 3D takes the movie to a whole new level and brings the audience even closer to the non-stop action. G.I. JOE RETALIATION hits theaters in RealD 3D & Digital 3D.

The G.I. JOE mythology runs deep and has a pantheon of characters to draw from, each with their own back-story, nuances and characteristics. When approaching the sequel, the filmmakers wanted to build on the best elements and storylines from the first film and carry those through to the second installment while simultaneously creating a new identity and feel. This offered the opportunity to introduce new characters from the mythology to the franchise.

The addition of 3D to the film is going to bring the film into a whole different playing field.

New Promotional Materials for G.I. Joe Retaliation

Got some new promotional images from Solar-UIP for the G.I. Joe: Retaliation starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Channing Tatum.

Retaliation begins in G.I. Joe 2

A follow-up to the 2009 release of G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA, which grossed over $300M worldwide, Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with HASBRO and di Bonaventura Pictures, commences production on G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. Starring D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Ray Park, Adrianne Palicki, Jonathan Pryce, RZA, Ray Stevenson, Channing Tatum with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson.
Directed by Jon M. Chu.

Fast and Furious 6 Poster and Adblurb Revealed

Fans of the long running cars and crime caper franchise will be in for a treat with the release of a new poster and a tl;dr synopsis.

Here's the synopsis for Fast and Furious 6:

RUMOR: Fast and the Furious 6 Having it's Gala Premiere in the Philippines

Take this with a grain of salt for the moment folks, but during the welcoming speech this evening during the press screening/advance screening of "Les Miserables" from Solar-UIP, it was mentioned that there's a possibility that "Fast and the Furious 6" might have a gala premiere here in the Philippines. 

As I recall, Michelle Rodriguez's character already hit the dirtnap in 5. 

Not only this, there's also a chance that most of the cast will fly in to join the promotion. So it's going to be: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez. Those were the only names that were dropped but hey, if we're lucky we could have Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson or Elsa Pataky.

Oh and knowing Solar, this would probably happen in Resorts World (which did a really fucking bad job with the gala premiere of "Les Miserables".) 

New Posters and Trailer for "G.I. Joe Retaliation"

Check out the new posters and trailers for the film "G.I. Joe Retaliation".

Also here's the second trailer for the film which can also explain bits about the origin of the 'Joes and how COBRA rose to power in the film.



Also may I just say that Adrianne Palicki looks really hawt!

Brock Lesnar Returns to the WWE; F5s John Cena

Former UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar returns to the WWE and beats John Cena badly with his signature F5.

 

 It's certainly not a good time for Cena who also lost his "Once in a Lifetime" match against Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Wrestlemania XXVIII.

Check out the other photos below courtesy of WWE.com.

Adrianne Palicki will Gun You Down in New Images for G.I. Joe Retaliation

The former Wonder Woman TV star Adrianne Palicki looks totally bad-ass in one of three new images for the upcoming film "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" which also stars Ray Park and Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock.



Also featured in the triumvirate is a nicer look at the other addition to the renegade Joes, Elodie Yung who plays Jinx.

“JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND” EMBARKS IN IMAX 3D

Believe the impossible, discover the incredible as New Line Cinema's “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” embarks on an adventure of a lifetime in IMAX 3D!  The film will be shown in local IMAX 3D cinemas, as well as digital 3D and regular theatres starting Thursday, Feb. 2.

Starring Dwayne Johnson, Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Hutcherson and Michael Caine, “Journey 2” takes moviegoers on a fun and fantastic new adventure to parts unknown, a place so remote it has lain hidden for centuries … and, when found, is almost impossible to escape.

Upon seeing the script for “Journey 2,” director Brad Peyton says, “I never imagined doing it small.  Right away, I knew it had to involve land, sea and air, with creatures, caves, storms, underwater battles and aerial chases, and all of it set against the most incredible, breathtaking terrain.  That meant utilizing the latest and best technology, to deliver something special in the 3D realm that the prequel ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’ helped to establish.”

In 2008 that film broke ground as the first narrative feature to employ the Fusion System, a sophisticated digital 3D camera rig developed by James Cameron and cinematographer Vince Pace, and subsequently used on “Avatar.”  Not surprisingly, the “Journey 2” filmmakers returned to the Cameron Pace Group for state-of-the-art strategies and equipment to capture the depth and scope Peyton wanted to achieve in a range of real-world environments.  

“Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” is a New Line Cinema presentation, will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

This is definitely one of the movies that you dare not miss especially in IMAX. I really loved the first one and now that The Rock...has come back... to movies for 2012 starting with Journey 2, things are really looking up for this franchise. 

Also let me call it now, the third film either be "The Lost World" or a loose adaptation of Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" oh wait, they're already developing a new live action flick for that so scratch that idea. 

Anyway, this and Chronicle are the movies to watch this week.