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Spider-Man is coming to the MCU! Spider-Man will appear in an upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film! Which film that is has yet to be announced, but I'd put my money on Captain America: Civil War!
Afterwards, Sony Pictures will release the next installment of the Amazing Spider-Man franchise on July 28th, 2017 with Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal co-producing!
FREAKING OUT MAN!!!!
Sony Pictures will continue to finance, distribute, own and have final creative control of the Spider-Man films. Basically, this means that Marvel will be able to have Spider-Man in their films, but almost ALL of the credit goes to Sony; something I am completely okay with!
Not only will Spidey be able to show up in Captain America's films if he wants, the heroes of the MCU might also be able to show up in Amazing Spider-Manfilms! Yes! JUST YES!
According to the Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger:
"Spider-Man is one of Marvel's great characters, beloved around the world. We're thrilled to work with Sony Pictures to bring the iconic web-slinger into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which opens up fantastic new opportunities for storytelling and franchise building."
Finally! Two huge companies working together, instead of trying to bring each other down! If you think about it, this is some huge Civil War foreshadowing. Think of Sony and Marvel as the two sides. Spidey brought them together and ended the war, making a much better ending than the actual Civil War storyline's!
The news comes from an article on Marvel.com. Unfortunately, going to the link directly does not work; at least not for me. So instead, go to the tweet below and click on the link from there. If it still doesn't work, very sorry.
No word on who will play Spidey, but I'm hoping they keep Andrew Garfield. If not, I have faith in both Sony and Marvel to cast the best person for the job!
Comic-Con International 2014 is officially over and we escaped with an underwhelming number of surprise announcements when compared to expectations leading up to this year’s event. Coming into the San Diego event, Marvel Studios had scheduled new six unannounced films in addition to a few the studio still hadn’t titled from previously.
When we spoke to Marvel Studios president of production Kevin Feige on Saturday morning, there were nine unannounced projects with release dates in 2016-19. We knew (and still know) one of those is for the untitled Captain America 3 coming May 2016. With so many other dates set, we expected to learn about a bunch of them during the Marvel Studios panel at last week’s San Diego Comic-Con and theorized on the possibility that Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have quite a few more films than Phase 2 – assuming that their May 2019 date could be for The Avengers 3.
Hours before that panel though, I asked Feige for some background on why Marvel added a third date to 2018 (giving them three in a year for two years in a row) a few days after announcing five other new ones. He wouldn’t offer any hints on how many of the releases we could see unveiled later that day (only one as it turns out - Guardians of the Galaxy 2) but did explain the push to three in 2018.
“The last one was just a scheduling thing. There were other studios that were moving their chess pieces around on their chessboard, which is why that had been in the works, which is why that other 2018 date came up a few days after the initial release.”
The scheduling “thing” is of course the release dates for Sinister Six and The Amazing Spider-Man 3 that Sony announced during Comic-Con. They had pulled their Spider-Man release that year from May which left it open for Marvel Studios to immediately take, and so they did. May 2018 is exactly three years after The Avengers: Age of Ultron will release, which is three years after the first Avengers so we wondered how that may affect when they were planning to release the third team-up.
“We haven’t really talked about when we’ll see Avengers 3. I presume we’d like to stick to three years between Avengers movies like we did…Oh, No, it was two years, wasn’t it? What was it? Yeah, yeah. So it’d probably be three years about Avengers 2 and 3.”
If that’s the case, Phase 3 of the MCU is going to be three releases shorter assuming it takes the most obvious date of May 4, 2018 and so the three films scheduled after that are probably the beginning of Phase 4. A few contracts for the core Avengers reportedly end with The Avengers 3, so that’s going to be a major transition point for The Avengers roster.
What movie do you think Marvel is planning for May 2019? Is there a chance it could be for Iron Man 4?
The Harry Potter series may have truly began Hollywood’s trend toward adapting young-adult novels into big-budget blockbusters, but at the moment The Hunger Games is the reigning champ of how such literary works can be translated into crowd-pleasing film franchises. Even the Divergent series – which debuted last year to a solid $151 million domestic box office take – hasn’t managed to capture the same audience attention.
Lionsgate – the studio behind both The Hunger Games and Divergent - landed their first marquee franchise with the Jennifer Lawrence starring sci-fi films. However, despite the somewhat controversial decision to split the trilogy’s final installment into two films, it looked like the series was set to come to a definitive end with this year’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. Now that might no longer be the case.
According to Deadline, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer has revealed that the studio is “actively looking at some development and thinking about prequel and sequel possibilities” to continue The Hunger Games. In addition, Feltheimer confirmed that Mockingjay – Part 2 will be digitally remastered for IMAX 3D for its release this fall and briefly mentioned that the studio is “in significant conversations with at least one theme park” to develop an attraction based on the franchise.
Considering that the series has earned $2.2 billion worldwide, it’s no surprise that Lionsgate to eager to keep the world of Panem alive. After all, this is currently the age of interconnected big-screen universes, from which an infinite amount of films can be developed. We’ve previously heard rumors that the Twilight and Harry Potter series could also continue in some form, despite the lack of substantial narrative source material; the latter, of course, proved true, as spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is now on course to arrive in Fall 2016.
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Hutcherson Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson Hunger Games Movie Franchise May Continue After Mockingjay Part 2
The question isn’t so much if Lionsgate will try to continue such a lucrative franchise, but exactly what shape subsequent films might take. Fans of The Hunger Games book series know that the story doesn’t naturally lend itself to a followup; and with the Oscar-winning Lawrence more in-demand than ever before, Lionsgate may not be able to keep the actress who has become the definitive face of the franchise. The prequel route may be an option, but without Katniss Everdeen, it’s questionable whether such a project would pull in the box office numbers the studio wants and satisfy the existing fanbase.
Time will tell how The Hunger Games franchise develops, but don’t be surprised if Lionsgate makes an announcement sooner than later. In the meantime, tell us where you want to see the series go next. Are you excited at the prospect of more Hunger Games?
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 hits theaters on November 20, 2015.
Chris Hemsworth is truly one of the most bankable stars, and definitely in-demand. His projects have surfaced here and there. Aside from his current film, Blackhat, the Aussie actor will also be in the much-anticipated sequel of The Avengers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, where he will once again put on his armor as the God of Thunder, Thor.
Thor had been Hemsworth ultimate ride to instant fame. He has shown that he had more than just the looks and the charms, he's also got the acting skills to pull of his action-packed scenes and transformations in Marvel's stand-alone films. The 31-year old actor, crowned last year as People's Sexiest Man Alive, had managed to win over many fans because of that.
It's no wonder why the cries are louder than before for Thor 3: Ragnarok. Here's the latest Thor 3: Ragnarok Release Date and Plot Spoilers.
It will still be awhile until we see Thor back in the Kingdom of Asgard fighting his own battles, and Hemsworth is mum about the details of his film. However, he did give some hints as to what stage in the production they're currently at.
"There is no script for Thor, the next Thor, so I have no idea where he'll up. But it's a pretty, big one."
He also hinted that fans better stay tune and better not miss out on the Age of Ultron because there will be big events that will occur there that will have an effect on nearly all Avenger standalone movies, including the third Thor 3.
"Yeah, definitely. I mean, it has to, doesn't it? Unless I was on the sidelines kind of waving. He's not."
Possible spoiler alert. Rumors have been spreading that, with the introduction of Scarlet Witch in The Avengers: Age of Ultron will give Marvel fans a brief glimpse into the future, one which might involve the sexy God dead. But, it might not just be him.
A Reddit User, LuneyTunes, pointed out that this hint was actually in the trailer. "There is a shot in the previous 'Age of Ultron' trailer that shows Captain America's shield broken. If you look closely, you will see Thor's arm also. I think this is the future shown by Scarlet Witch - and is his and Steve Roger's death in a faceoff with Thanos."
This, of course, hasn't been confirmed nor denied by the people behind Thor 3. Although Ragnarok does signify the end of the Thor standalone film, it still remains inconclusive.
Back in July 2014, Kevin Feige, Marvel's president revealed that the storyline for the third movie was still being outlined. And a lot of changes could be made since we're too far from the release date.
Thor 3: Ragnarok arrives in theatres on June 28, 2017.
The Avengers Age of Ultron Plot Details The Avengers: Age of Ultron Plot Details Revealed [Spoilers]
In a year with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World, Mad Max: Fury Road, and more, The Avengers: Age of Ultron has competition for most anticipated movie of the year – but it’s undoubtedly the most anticipated superhero movie of the year (sorry, Ant-Man and Fantastic Four). The followup to Joss Whedon’s insanely popular The Avengers will see the titular team battling Ultron, a psychotic robot with the voice of James Spader (The Blacklist).
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The Beginning of ‘Age of Ultron’ & New Relationships
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Avengers producer Jeremy Latcham talked about the team’s status at the beginning of the film, saying:
'This movie starts off and the team is together, on a mission, they’re working in tandem, and there are new relationships between them. Time has passed, so you pick up right in the middle of an action sequence and start trying to catch up.”
The action sequence likely involves the defeat of Baron von Strucker, which will apparently lead to the Avengers party from the trailers that depicts various Avengers attempting to pick up Thor’s hammer. This is the point of the story when everything seems to be going well for the team – they’re working well together, they’re happy, they’re successful. Obviously, this won’t last for long once Ultron does his thing.
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Latcham continued:
“I think [it's] fun for an audience to try and figure out, ‘Wait, those two are funny together now, there’s something going on with them, maybe there’s a little tension over there.’ You’re showing up at a party when it’s already a little bit started.”
It seems that the two characters with “tension” are likely Bruce Banner and Black Widow. There have been hints in the trailers that they have something of a connection, but it’s yet unclear if that connection is romantic in nature.
Said Joss Whedon about them:
“They’re an unlikely pair, but there’s something about the two of them that neither can deny.”
Sounds kind of romantic to us.
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Joss Whedon’s Favorite Character Is Black Widow
Black Widow Johansson The Avengers: Age of Ultron Plot Details Revealed [Spoilers]
It’s probably no surprise that Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow is Joss Whedon’s favorite character. From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Firefly to Dollhouse to his work on Astonishing X-Men, Whedon tends to to be particularly fond of the female characters in his stories.
Said Whedon:
“[Black Widow] has a special place in my heart – there is one scene in each movie that was filmed pretty much unchanged from the first draft, and they’re both Natasha scenes. She’s just somebody that I feel like I get.”
Before Whedon wrote Black Widow in The Avengers, she was a pretty one-dimensional, uninteresting character in Iron Man 2. Most would agree that it was Whedon’s depiction of Widow that made her the popular character she is today, with fans all over clamoring for a standalone film.
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How ‘Age of Ultron’ Will Lead to ‘Captain America: Civil War’
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In the wake of Captain America: The Winter Soldier – and the dissolution of SHIELD – the Avengers are basically leaderless. While this is seemingly not a problem at the beginning of Age of Ultron, it’ll definitely become one during the film’s running time.
Jeremy Letchum said:
“SHIELD has fallen apart, so this movie becomes Tony Stark and Steve Rogers trying to put the Avengers together without a parental unit like Nick Fury hovering over them. What you realize is that these are guys who work best with rules, and probably do need some adult supervision.”
Both Tony Stark and Steve Rogers are stubborn, strong-willed individuals, and otherwise very different personality-wise. Needless to say, that sort of combination can lead to some conflict, and it might very well be (part of) the impetus for Captain America: Civil War.
Said Letchum:
“Tony has been paying for everything, designing stuff, building new toys, he’s the benefactor of the whole thing. But Steve Rogers is very much in charge of operations and missions, he’s the moral compass. But how long can Tony Stark have someone else be in charge?”
Probably not very long. It’ll be interesting to see what else will come to cause the Civil War besides personality differences. (After all, that’d be a pretty petty war.) Since the Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn’t hinge upon secret identities like the comic books do – and the Civil War of the comic books did – what will be at the heart of the film’s conflict?
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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Is a Mish-Mash of Genres
Avengers Age of Ultron battle The Avengers: Age of Ultron Plot Details Revealed [Spoilers]
The Marvel movies are known for having similar structures, styles, tones, and general “feels,” though they do occasionally fit into pre-established genres in addition to the amorphous “superhero genre.” The First Avengers was sort of a war movie, Winter Soldier was sort of a ’70s spy thriller, Guardians of the Galaxy was sort of a space opera, and so on.
But what, pray tell, is The Avengers: Age of Ultron? According to Whedon, it’s kind of a whole bunch of genres mixed together:
“With the first [Avengers], I set out to make a war movie. This time I said to Marvel, ‘I really want to make more of a science-fiction horror.’ But then in the first week I was like ‘This is clearly a western.’ “Then it became a war movie again, then, ‘Oh no, it’s a romantic comedy, a 1940s romantic comedy… No, it’s Ibsen! No, okay, it’s definitely an adventure. It’s an action comedy!’
“I suppose if it’s gonna get put in a category, it has got some science fiction in it, but for me, it’s just everything. And hopefully that doesn’t come out as ADD, but as what happens when you put these different people together, you get that kind of weird dissonance with their different worlds and styles, and you hopefully make music out of it, instead of a horrible cacophony.”
Considering Whedon has plenty of experience mixing and matching genres – every single project he’s ever worked on has done this – we can’t imagine Avengers 2 will make “a horrible cacophony” out of it.
The Reason Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver Fight The Avengers
Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch in The Avengers Age of Ultron The Avengers: Age of Ultron Plot Details Revealed [Spoilers]
Elizabeth Olsen – who plays Scarlet Witch in Age of Ultron – explained why she and her brother Quicksilver join an evil talking robot to take on The Avengers.
Said Olsen:
“Our characters have a lot of anger, especially towards Tony Stark, and we want revenge. We meet Ultron, and he’s someone who preaches peace and… believes what we believe, which is that the Avengers create destruction and that Tony Stark’s bomb is responsible for killing our parents.”
Tony Stark’s bomb? Is this a bomb he created in his past life as a weapons manufacturer (as portrayed in the original Iron Man movie)?
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The Difference Between Hawkeye in ‘The Avengers’ and ‘Age of Ultron’
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Jeremy Renner sort of famously didn’t love his work on The Avengers, mostly because he was relegated to being hypnotized by Loki for more than half the film. We’ve known for a while now that that would change for the sequel, and Joss Whedon backs that up here.
Said Whedon:
“We got to do some interesting stuff with Hawkeye which is a different kind of dark. It’s been fun for Jeremy because he was possessed for so long last time – it’s interesting to not be a zombie!”
Not only will Hawkeye “not be a zombie” in the film, but he’ll also get some really nifty sleeves to keep him warm. So it’s good news all around for Jeremy Renner.
Joss Whedon Is Done Making ‘Avengers’ Movies
Joss Whedon and Chris Hemsworth on The Avengers set The Avengers: Age of Ultron Plot Details Revealed [Spoilers]
For the umpteenth time now, Joss Whedon is making it clear that he has no intention of returning to make more Avengers films. Not for Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 or 2, not for a hypothetical Avengers/Guardians of the Galaxy crossover, not for anything.
Said Whedon on the subject:
“I cannot imagine directing a film with – if you’ll pardon the expression – more f**king people in it. I’d love to see one, though.”
Don’t be too sad, Whedon fans, this is potentially very good news. After Whedon takes a much deserved break from directing massive blockbuster movies, he’ll be able to use his Avengers clout to create something brand-new on a much larger scale than his previous projects. That’s something we should all be excited for.
To see the Digital Spy’s full list of 25 things they learned on the set of The Avengers 2, GO HERE.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice sequel - The Justice League script is reportedly not too commercially viable.
People who have read the script for Justice League think it may be too complex for the average viewer to follow. Last week, Tech Times reported that the script for the DC superhero team-up movie has already been turned in, but not without some issues. (via Enstars)
As per the website's report, there are claims that the script is "too long and complicated" for the "average moviegoer" to understand.
Apparently, people who have read the script believe it's too long, complicated and only comic book fans will be able to follow it - which makes the film targeted to only a niche audience. It might not be the best move in terms of business for the studio considering the fact that DC superhero films are essentially serious and dark, as it is.
The report also revealed who the villain of the movie will be - it's Vril Dox, the original identity of Braniac in The New 52 comics (DC Comics' relaunch).
"It makes sense for Brainiac to show up because rumor claims the movie, currently, is codenamed Justice League: Brainiac's Saga, and it will be the first time we get to see Brainiac on the big screen," states Tech Times.
However, no official announcement has been made yet regarding the main villain in the movie.
Justice League Part 1 is slated to be released on 17 November, 2017 and Justice League Part 2, on 14 June, 2019.
Starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen,
Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo,
Willem Dafoe. Directed by Chad Stahelski. (2014, 101 min). Lionsgate
In terms of pure audience manipulation, John Wick might
just be the greatest tale of revenge ever made. The best ones (from the
artistic to the exploitative) all have one thing in common: they make vengeance
a totally justifiable course of action. Who didn’t cheer-on Charles Bronson’s
mugger-murdering rampage in Death Wish, Clint Eastwood’s cold, calculated
retribution in High Plains Drifter or Uma Thurman’s bloody wrath in Kill Bill?
Violent payback seldom works out how we’d like it to in
the real world, but it’s damn fun to watch, which is obviously why tales of
revenge - both calculated and reactionary - have been mainstays of popular
entertainment ever since Shakespeare scribbled Hamlet.
But John Wick may trump them all. Not because of its
kinetic action scenes (which are truly exciting), not because of Keanu Reeves
as the title character (even though he hasn't been this badass since The
Matrix), and certainly not because of the complexity of the story (this might
be the most simple tale of revenge since the original Mad Max). John Wick
manages to get the audience totally onboard because director Chad Stahelski and
screenwriter Derek Kolstad know what will truly rouse us into a state of
bloodthirsty vengeance…
...killing this girl:
You gotta be one steel-hearted bastard not to be moved by
the passing of a pooch, often the canine equivalent of Spock’s demise at the
end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
In John Wick, the title character (Keanu Reeves) is a
legendary hitman who retires from the business to take care of his
cancer-stricken wife. Her last act before dying was sending John a gift, a
puppy named Daisy, so he wouldn’t have to grieve alone. John forms an immediate
attachment to Daisy and takes her everywhere. Then a couple of Russian thugs,
ignorant of who he is and simply want his classic ‘69 Mustang, break into his
house, beat him up and kill Daisy. That’s all it takes for Wick to unleash the
fury and hunt them down. Complicating matters is the fact one of those thugs is
the son of Viggo Tarsov (Michael Nyqvist), who once hired Wick to kill everyone
who stood in the way of his quest to be the most powerful leader of the Russian
mob.
But really, John Wick grabbed us at Daisy’s death,
because…
...well, just look at her!
Sure, Wick’s revenge is based more by what Daisy
represents (his wife’s dying symbol of love) than Daisy herself, but the fact
she’s just a puppy (the cutest movie puppy ever) makes his systematic slaughter
all the more righteous. Would we feel the same way if his dying wife sent him a
cat? I doubt it, because unless they’re hungry, cats generally don’t give a
shit about us.
But there’s something about the untimely screen death of
a pooch which, no matter how many people have been shot, stabbed, blown-up, crushed,
devoured or disemboweled, has most of us crying, “Oh no! Not the dog!” Which is
why John Wick, despite its simplistic story, is such a satisfying tale of
revenge. Shamelessly manipulative? Absolutely, but supremely effective
nonetheless.
This was one of the best action movies of 2014, and
certainly worth seeing more than once.
By transporting the
narrative from a common day modern setting to a universe where anything is
possible and new foundations for proper societal living are fundamentally
obscured and changed, science fiction allows the audience to question
their own ambiguous handling of impossible scenarios safely without ever
having to worry about being in the same unfathomable predicament. Dean
Israelite'sProject Almanac (2014) scrapes the surface of contemplating how
much is personal gain worth when the reaction of one decision is detrimentally
consequential for the greater good, but loses its overall point more than once
with unneeded extended party scenes.
There's a divide between wanting to be a mature and
well thought out sci-fi movie and wanting to appeal to the broadest audience
base possible within MTV's demographic. In Project Almanac, resident boy
genius David Raskin (Jonny Weston) and his two best friends Quinn Goldberg (Sam
Lerner) and Adam Le (Adam Evangelista) stumble upon directions to build a time
machine left by David's dead father ten years ago. The trio, whom are quite
frankly far too intelligent and curious to be left without any kind of parental
supervision, manage to collect all the pieces of apparatus to actually build
the machine all while David's younger sister Christina (Virginia Gardner) films
their entire process. Once it's built, the four decide to finally test their
theoretical device.
After a terrible mishap, the gang are forced to initiate high school bombshell
and David's current crush Jessie Pierce (Sofia Black D'Elia) into their group.
At first the five have the time of their lives, using the time machine to
resolve personal problems and further their own achievements, but when they
start to realise their direct actions have cataclysmic reactions, it all goes
awry. Project Almanac uses just enough science and technology to make
the more mundane moments including the unbelievably boring romantic arc between
David and Jessie bearable, but the best part of the movie is the interesting
use of camerawork. The handheld quasi documentary style fluctuates between
speeding up events to create an overwhelming feeling of claustrophobic chaos
and rapidly slowed moments to allow the audience to focus on what's happening
during the team's jump in time.
The handiwork of the camerawork gets muddled down with cheesy neon coloured
glitches whenever something goes wrong, but overall it's pretty impressive how
they were able to blend the natural feel of a documentary with obvious
cinematic effects. Project Almanac's exuberance for the scientific aspect of
time travel, unique use of handheld camerawork, and allusion to allegorical
decisions makes for a fun watch, even if the overwhelming teen feel to the film
detracts from being taken too seriously. With references to other sci-fi films,
however, it's obvious Project Almanac is aware of its genre clichés,
strengths, and faults, and that makes for a genuinely fun time for
film buffs.
Director Clint Eastwood has great aspirations for American Sniper. First and foremost, he hopes to make a movie paying tribute to the most deadly sniper in the history of the United States. That’s the late Chris Kyle, played by Bradley Cooper. He also hopes to show Kyle not as only a heroic solider, but a complex man confident in his actions and concerned about of their results. The film paints a grim picture of post-traumatic stress disorder and what it does to our veterans, especially in regards to their families. Finally, there’s also a drive to keep things exciting, so there are many gun battles in the deserts of Iraq.
Yes, American Sniper is an incredibly ambitious film with many moving parts. All of those parts work in certain instances, but only on rare occasions do they all come together at once. The disconnection makes the film fall just short of those great aspirations.
American Sniper had its World Premiere on Veterans Day at AFI Fest presented by Audi and you can read the rest of our review below.
The Trailer Tells the Story
Much of what works and doesn’t about American Sniper is in the very first scene. It’s the trailer scene. That tense moment where Chris Kyle (Cooper) has to decide, on his own, whether or not a woman and child need to die. The tension is palpable and just at the moment of truth, the film cuts. For the next 45 minutes we see Chris Kyle as a boy, then a man. Eventually we meet Chris Kyle, the solider. Cooper has a steadfast likeablity in these scenes and it’s a good set up to get us ready for everything that follows. Still, it’s a long detour to eventually get back to that great scene.
A Legend Is Born and Family Is Everything
Once the film gets back to that opening, it moves on with Kyle’s time as a Navy SEAL sniper. Very quickly, he develops a reputation as “The Legend,” a man wanted by the enemy and adored by all soldiers. Despite all the violence and carnage, Kyle takes to this role well, developing a close relationships with many of his fellow soldiers. When he goes home, however, we begin to see the cracks in that version of Kyle we met in the first act. War has changed him. It seems, in fact, that he’s more at home at the war. Cooper gets better as the film goes along, playing Kyle right in the increasingly large divide between deadly killer and loving husband.
However, for a while the film forgets that Kyle wife’s Taya, played by Sienna Miller, even exists. It’s just kind of a tempered action war movie. Finally, there’s a scene where Taya and Chris talk on the phone and all hell breaks loose, fusing these two stories together once again. In moments like this one, Eastwood shows the full spectrum of Kyle’s plight. His soldiers need him but so does his family. That conflict becomes what the movie is about for the second half.
Many Great Scenes, Little Cohesion
Even when the film isn’t fulfilling the full promise of its potential, Eastwood’s approach makes for compelling drama. A scene back home where Kyle is recognized is drenched in meaning. Every time Kyle goes back to Iraq for another tour – something guilt drives him to do again and again – the action gets more intense and effective as the personnel losses continue to mount. Several scenes involving the birth of his children clearly display that this man is heroic and caring, but also unable to reconcile the horrors he’s lived with a regular life.
There’s also the fact while there are a handful of compelling sniper scenes, mostly at the beginning and end of the film, the majority of American Sniper doesn’t show Kyle as a sniper. He’s a fearless leader on the hunt for some key Al Qaeda assets, but he does this from the ground, not the rooftops. This makes the unique premise set up at the beginning of the film into something a bit more recognizable.
The Verdict
American Sniper works, but never works perfectly. There are moments and scenes where the scope of Eastwood’s vision come into focus, but for the most part it is comprised of many good elements that don’t quite fit together. There’s no doubt the film is a worthy tribute to Chris Kyle and represents some of the best work of Bradley Cooper’s career. It’s merely an above-average effort from Eastwood.
I myself have played all of the main series of Assassin's Creed, I love the little touches of history that Ubisoft includes in their games. The games are not meant to be historically accurate, but they are enjoyable to play and always come with an interesting storyline.
Assassin's Creed Unity was released in late 2014 and Rogue shortly before it. Furthermore, Assassin's Creed Victory was announced. It is not confirmed if that is the actual title or if that is just a code name for the next release.
Possibly Assassin's Creed in London?
Assassin's Creed Victory is rumoured to be set in England during the Victorian Era. Will this be connected to Haytham Kenway? Not much is revealed, however during the E3 conference we will get a glimpse at the gameplay. This will be the 9th game of the main series. It is the 8th game if you do not count Rogue as part of the main story line.
Scenic fan art
There have been countless locations that the franchise has reached, from Ancient Rome to North America. We have even been in the Caribbean as a pirate. As Ezio we have even been to Istanbul. Would it not be amazing if Ubisoft created an Ancient China universe in the Assassin's Creed franchise?
Awesome look for an Assassin in China
A game in Ancient China or Ancient Asia would be interesting and engaging. The architecture of the time, the weaponry that would be available would be creative and new. On the Assassin's Creed wiki there is history for the assassins in China. Lead by Fang Xiaoru in the 15th century. Ubisoft could easily come up with a story line or even use the one that is outlined in the wiki. If they do decide to produce a game in Ancient China that could open up so many different pathways. A game in Ancient Japan or Korea, and possibly Mongolia with a cameo of Genghis Khan.
Maybe "The Forbidden City" ?
In Ancient Japan or China they could also include many famous Chinese or Japanese people. Such as Sun Tzu, or Ubisoft could have the Templars supporting different clans and families in China while each Dynasty thrives and is toppled. The Ancient China universe is so expansive I really hope they make this.
Weaponry and attack sequence
If you are looking for more information the link to the wiki is right here: http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Chinese_Assassins
Go ahead and read all about it for yourself. It may be fictional, but it is imaginative. If you have not played the franchise yet, I would strongly recommend it.
Disclaimer: All of the photos I included are fan arts, not made or created by myself.
To end on a little teaser, what if they made an Assassin's Creed game based in Ancient Egypt. Now what would be something as well.
