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.

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.

Newly Minted WWE Champ The Rock in and out of Ring Attire

I've commented on my happiness that The Rock has won the WWE championship from CM Punk after Royal Rumble 2013 but it never made it here days ago on my Facebook fanpage. Now that I have a nice photo that matches his win, congratulations are in order.

CONGRATULATIONS DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON

Him being champ gives me a renewed reason to catch WWE and the Raw Supershow.

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.

Movie Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Reviewing the film "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" on IMAX which stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzman and Michael Caine from Warner Bros.

“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.