STACK #130 Aug 2016

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5 FILMS we're looking FORWARD TO...

Deadpool Premiere footage of Ryan Reynolds’ passion project sent the Hall H crowd berserk, prompting an encore screening. The actor plays Wade Wilson, who is transformed into the titular masked mercenary by his cancer treatment. Reynolds described the Tim Miller-directed film as being “the most faithful adaptation of comic to film we’ve ever seen.” That’s a big call, but judging by the reaction

follows eight characters that seek refuge from a blizzard in a remote stagecoach outpost. Filmed in Ultra Panavision using “the same lenses that shot Ben-Hur ”, The Hateful Eight will open in selected cinemas in a glorious 70MM presentation.

compilation reel that debuted at Comic-Con confirms J.J. Abrams is the right man for the job – The Force Awakens will be a real Star Wars film.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Fans were treated to a look at a new trailer featuring “A Message from District 13”; the final chapter in the franchise looks to be the most intense, with Katniss taking the fight to President Snow as

The director confirmed that a cut of the movie now exists but still needs some “fine tuning” prior to its release on December 18. Suicide Squad “I’m not trying to start no east coast, west coast feud with Marvel Comics,” said Suicide Squad director David Ayer, “but DC has the best villains.” He’s referring to the titular bunch – “the most dangerous people on the planet” – and may have a point if the footage screened was any indication. The crowd’s

at Comic-Con, Deadpool could be the superhero sleeper hit of 2016.

full-scale war erupts in Panem. “There were a lot of books that went by without a war,” said Jennifer Lawrence, “we held off as long as we could.” Director Francis Lawrence added that the final film won't disappoint fans of the novels. “Anyone who loves the end of the book will love the end of the movie.” In cinemas November 19. Star Wars: The Force Awakens You’ll have watched it countless times by now and will surely concur – the 3 min 42 sec behind-the-scenes

The Hateful Eight With no trailer ready yet for Quentin Tarantino’s new film, the director instead cut together a special seven- minute highlights reel to present to the Comic-Con crowd. Set in post-Civil War Wyoming, the film

reaction to the Comic-Con sneak peek suggests this dark DC offering will be a massive hit next year. Watch out Marvel!

5 TV SERIES

Ash vs Evil Dead An awesome trailer indicates Starz’ new 10-part series has captured all the madcap mayhem and splatstick of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead film trilogy, with star and cult hero Bruce first episode, this is shaping up to be every Evil Dead fan’s dream come true. Get your chainsaws out this Halloween, October 31, when the show premieres. Campbell back in top form. With Raimi co-writing and directing the

Walking Dead . “By the end of the season we get to see what happened in Atlanta,” promised showrunner Dave Erikson.

Heathers ” and added it would never have happened without Curtis's involvement. “If you’re going to hire Jamie Lee Curtis, you want to see her kicking ass and fighting back and all those things that I loved her doing,” he said. Scream Queens will air in September. The Expanse Based on the multi-book series by Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham (writing as James S.A. Corey), this new Syfy series is poised to do for space opera what Game of Thrones did for epic fantasy on TV. Set 300 years in the future, humanity has colonised the solar system and asteroid belt. Throw in conspiracy theories, a threat of alien origin and a massive cast of characters, and you’ve got all the ingredients for a gripping television event. The first episode debuted at Comic-Con ahead of its December

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO...

Minority Report The first 20 mins of the pilot episode of Fox’s spin-off series from the 2002 Steven Spielberg film was screened at Comic-Con. Set 10 years later, the Pre-Crime

DC division has since been shut down and the precogs are now in hiding. Young precog Dash (Stark Sands)

is struggling with visions of the future while trying to lead a normal life, and teams up with a detective to put his powers to good use. The series is set to premiere in September. Scream Queens

premiere, and reaction was positive. Practical effects and enormous sets contribute to a fantastic looking series that's shaping up to be a worthy successor to Battlestar Galactica .

Fear the Walking Dead “When civilisation ends, it ends fast.” The first trailer for the hotly anticipated prequel/spin-off series to AMC’s hit zombie drama was revealed at Comic-Con, as well as

its premiere date of August 23. The new show is set in LA at the beginning of the zombie apocalypse

American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy premiered the first episode of his new horror anthology series, starring iconic scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis. Murphy described the show as “ Halloween meets

chronicled in the Atlanta-set The

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Huge thanks to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment , Roadshow Films , BBC Worldwide and Entertainment One for their assistance during our trip

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