The Wrap

TJ takes a look back at the weekend box office report with ‘Oblivion’ topping the list, and deservedly so. Next up a video highlighting M83’s ‘Oblivion’ title track. Then there was a review on RogerEbert.com sucking the life out of ‘Oblivion’, and Joe has an article taking it down a notch. A ‘Fantastic Four’ reboot is in the works, which annoys and irritates TJ. ‘Thor 2’ has a teaser out and about. There is a rumor of an ‘Avengers 2’ teaser attached to screenings of ‘Iron Man 3’, which doesn’t make a lot of sense to TJ. TJ wrote an ‘Oblivion’ review this week. Netflix is now bigger than HBO, John Harrison has some video messages for us in Paramount’s viral marketing campaign. Regal and Cinemark are having a disagreement with Disney. Joss Whedon is talking about ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and ‘Avengers 2’. Gwyneth Paltrow thinks this is the end of the line for ‘Iron Man’. And finally, what you might like to see in theaters this weekend.

• Weekend Box Office: April 22, 2013
• M83 - ‘Oblivion’ Title Track Live
• Sucking the Life Out of ‘Oblivion’
• ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot Films in June
• ‘Thor 2’ Teaser
• ‘Avengers 2’ Teaser Attached to ‘Iron Man 3’
• Oblivion - Review
• Netflix Bigger Than HBO
• John Harrison Video Messages (‘Star Trek Into Darkness’)
• The MovieByte Podcast #41: Everybody is Taller Than He Is
• Regal/Cinemark/Disney Dispute, Jeopardizes ‘Iron Man 3’
• Update on the Disney/Regal/Cinemark Situation
• Joss Whedon Talks ‘Avengers 2’ and ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’
• Gwyneth Paltrow Thinks ‘Iron Man’ Is Done
• What to see: Weekend of April 26, 2013

TJ wraps up the week with a look at the box office totals, ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ teaser trailer, clips from the upcoming ‘Iron Man 3’ film, the ‘Mortal Instruments’ prequel that is already being developed, which seems strange, the new ‘Pacific Rim’ International TV Spot, Joe’s review of Podcatchers, make sure you check it out and choose a good option that fits well with you, the big news of the week, the ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ final theatrical trailer as well as Anthony Pascale’s deep dive into the analysis of that, the ‘S’ stands for hope in the new ‘Man of Steel’ trailer, TJ and Joe welcomed Anthony Pascale onto ‘The MovieByte Podcast’ to analyze the ‘Star Trek’ trailer, the ‘Snow White’ sequel aiming for a 2015 release, Richard LeParmenier dies at the young age of 66, The Avengers will assemble in February according to Joss Whedon, Joseph Kosinski is developing a ‘Blade Runner’ meets ‘BSG’ TV series, Harrison Ford is mad at Chewy, and finally, what you might like to see in theaters this weekend.

• Weekend Box Office: April 15, 2013
• ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Teaser Trailer
• Tony Stark’s House Blowing Up Around Him
• ‘Mortal Instruments’ Prequel Already Being Developed - Linked
• “Canceling the Apocalypse” With ‘Pacific Rim’ International TV Spot
• Our “Jiving Jackalope” Reviews Podcatcher Options
• ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Final Trailer
• Anthony Pascale Deep Dive on ‘Star Trek’ Trailer
• The “S” Stands for Hope? - New ‘Man of Steel’ Trailer
• The MovieByte Podcast #40: Decking Wesley
• ‘Snow White’ Sequel Aiming for 2015
• Richard LeParmentier Dies at 66
• The Avengers Will Assemble in February
• ‘Man of Steel’ Trailer Analysis
• Joseph Kosinski Developing ‘Blade Runner’ Meets ‘BSG’ TV Series
• Harrison Ford on Jimmy Kimmel - NO STAR WARS QUESTIONS
• What to see: Weekend of April 19, 2013

Get the scoop from the past week as TJ talks about the box office report and wonders why on earth you all are going out to the theater to see an awful film such as ‘Evil Dead’, Hans Zimmer talking about the ‘Man of Steel’ score, J. August Richard, formerly Charles Gun of ‘Angel’ joining the ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ cast, an ‘Iron Man 3’ clip in which Tony Stark is not afraid, Westboro Baptist picketing Ebert’s funeral and how much that disgusts him, and what if ‘Stargate Atlantis’ had continued on to a sixth season? Then there’s a new TV spot for ‘Man of Steel’, TJ’s review of ‘The Host’ and ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’, the politics in the Mario universe, a trailer for Jonny Depp’s ‘The Lone Ranger’, a new trailer for ‘Now You See Me’, take a quiz on wither photos are CG or real, and what you might like to see in theaters this weekend.

• Box Office Report: April 8, 2013
• Zimmer Discusses ‘Man of Steel’ Score
• “Gun” Joins ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’
• ‘Iron Man 3’ Clip - Tony Is Not Afraid
• Westboro To Picket Ebert’s Funeral
• What If ‘Stargate Atlantis’ Had a Sixth Season?
• ‘Man of Steel’ First TV Spot
• The Host - Review
• G.I. Joe: Retaliation - Review
• The Political Situation In the Mario Universe
• ‘The Lone Ranger’ TV Spot 2
• ‘Now You See Me’ Trailer 2
• Fake or Foto - Linked
• What to see: Weekend of April 12, 2013

In this episode, TJ talks about last weekend’s box office and what’s hot and making the most money, which is ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’, a special version of ‘Iron Man 3’ coming to China, Movieology Episode #4, a new ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ commercial which aired with an episode of ‘The Walking Dead’, the bait and switch tactics of film trailers and why he empathizes with the makers of the films and trailers, a new trailer for ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’, ‘Finding Dory’ and Ellen DeGeneres’ announcement of the film, ‘the trailer announcement for ‘Catching Fire’, clips, featurettes and entire streaming score for ‘Oblivion’, the ‘MovieByte Podcast #38: Finding Pixar’, some thoughts on the sad news of the passing of ‘Roger Ebert’ and what an inspiration he was, and what you might like to see this weekend at the theater.

• Box Office Report: April 1, 2013
• March 29-31, 2013 Weekend - Box Office Mojo
• Cobra Commander Brainwashes Audience to Watch ‘G.I. Joe’
• China Gets Special Version of Iron Man 3
• Movieology #4: On Tricks and Travesties
• ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ ‘Walking Dead’ Commercial
• Trailer Baits and Switches
• ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’ Trailer 2
• Ellen DeGeneres Announces ‘Finding Dory’
• ‘Catching Fire’ First Trailer on April 14 (video)
• ‘Oblivion’ - New Clips and IMAX Featurette
• Stream Entire ‘Oblivion’ Score Right Here
• The MovieByte Podcast #38: Finding Pixar
• “A Leave of Presence”
• Roger Ebert Dies at 70
• Respect and Opinions
• What to see: Weekend of April 5, 2013

TJ takes a look at two new TV spots for ‘Oblivion’ and what a fine looking film he expects it to be, HBO GO for non-cable subscribers and what that means and why he won’t be getting it, Robert Redford rumored to be in talks for a part in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’, Joe’s ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ review and how Joe rated it slightly lower than he did, ‘The Wolverine’ Teaser announcement on Vine, the 20 second teaser, and the full international and domestic trailers, as well as some general thoughts on the good marketing muscle behind that, House of Tweets, talking about ‘House of Cards’ release schedule, a fun video about ‘Hacking the Mainframe’ in movies, an ‘Iron Man 3’ TV spot, a really great ‘Oblivion’ featurette, ‘The MovieByte Podcast #37’, and what you might like to see in theaters this weekend.

• Two TV Spots from ‘Oblivion’
• HBO Go For Non-Cable Subscribers?
• Robert Redford in Talks for ‘Captain America 2’
• Olympus Has Fallen - Review
• The Wolverine Teaser Trailer Announcement on Vine
• ‘The Wolverine’ 20 Second Teaser
• The Wolverine - Full Trailers
• House of Tweets - Social Media and New Media
• Hacking the Mainframe
• Another ‘Iron Man 3’ TV Spot
• ‘Oblivion’ Featurette: Sky Tower
• The Moviebyte Podcast #37: Nuclear
• What to see: Weekend of March 29, 2013

TJ wraps up the week with a look at Pepper Potts suiting up in an Iron Man suit, the previous weekend’s box office report, a ‘Star Wars’ conspiracy theory expose, a ‘Hansel and Gretel’ sequel and how that might not be warranted, ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ streaming and download in HD, the Apple TV software update and Hulu app update, Joss Whedon’s reaction to the ‘Iron Man 3’ ending, Joe’s review of ‘Emperor’, the new ‘Turbo’ trailer, the ‘Everything Wrong with the Dark Knight’ video and how it’s a bit of a dud, George Lucas sends a drawing to James Cameron, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ international trailer, The MovieByte Podcast 36 in which TJ and Joe discuss ‘The Call’, an ‘Oblivion’ Featurette, and what you might like to see in theaters this weekend.

• Pepper Potts in a Suit?
• Box Office Report for March 15-17 Weekend
• Star Wars Expose - Luke’s Change: An Inside Job
• ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Sequel
• ‘Star Trek TNG’ Streaming and Download in HD
• Apple TV Software Update
• Whedon’s Reaction to ‘Iron Man 3’ Ending
• Emperor - Review
• ‘Turbo’ Trailer #2
• ‘Everything Wrong with The Dark Knight’
• George Lucas Sent Drawing to James Cameron
• ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ International Trailer
• Episode #36: Halle Berry’s Hair
• Another ‘Oblivion’ Featurette
• What to see: Weekend of March 21, 2013

A wrap up to the week talking about ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ box office success and why it’s a bit disappointing in light of ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ doing so poorly, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Teaser Trailer #2 and Anthony Pascale’s deep, shot by shot analysis of that, release reshuffling with ‘RED 2’ and ‘Now You See Me’, ‘Star Trek "3"’ might be out for the 50th anniversary, Emma Watson decides not to become a Disney princess and take the part of the live action Cinderella, a mode of the Enterprise E, an article on motion smoothing on modern TVs and why you should make sure that setting is off on your television set, the ‘Veronica Mars’ Kickstarter meeting its funding goal in short order with many days left to really boost the budget, as well as what this might mean for the future of film, and Joss Whedon considering the options for a Kickstarter with ‘Firefly. And then TJ wraps it up with a look at what’s in the cinemas that you might like to see.

• ‘Oz’ is Great and Powerful
• ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Teaser Trailer #2
• TrekMovie Shot By Shot on the New ‘Into Darkness’ Trailer
• Release Reshuffles - RED 2 and Now You See Me
• ‘Star Trek “3”’ Could Be Out for 50th Anniversary (2016)
• Emma Watson Decides Not to Do Cinderella
• Enterprise E Model
• Watching It Wrong
• Oblivion Featurette
• The MovieByte Podcast #35: Monochromatic
• Veronica Mars Meets Funding Goal on Kickstarter
• ‘Veronica Mars’ Just Changed the Film Business
• Joss Whedon on Kickstarter and ‘Firefly’
• What to see: Weekend of March 15, 2013

In this episode, TJ talks bout ‘Hobbit 3’ getting its release date pushed back, Emma Watson in a live action Cinderella, ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’s’ dismal opening weekend, rumors of Christopher Nolan taking on Justice League with Christian Bale returning as Batman, a DreamWorks version of ‘Robin Hood’ which TJ doesn’t think will be all that great, the upcoming ‘Tomb Raider’ reboot with a younger Lara Croft, the newest trailer for the upcoming ‘Iron Man 3’, why Sam Raimi didn’t do a ‘Spider-Man 4’, soundtrack from the upcoming ‘Oblivion’ which is sounding good, Episode #34 of ‘The MovieByte Podcast’, Joe’s article on the star rating system and how he ranks films, a big ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ spoiler scoop from Anthony Pascale at TrekMovie.com, and what you might want to see this weekend at the box office.

• ‘Hobbit 3’ Pushed to December 17, 2014
• Emma Watson in Talks for ‘Cinderella’
• ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Dismal Opening Weekend
• Nolan to Take On ‘Justice League’ with Bale?
• DreamWorks and ‘Robin Hood’
• ‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot Film with Younger Lara Croft
• Newest Trailer for ‘Iron Man 3’
• Why Raimi Didn’t Do ‘Spider-Man 4’
• LISTEN! - Soundtrack from ‘Oblivion’ by M83
• Episode #34: Darth Vader Meets Barack Obama
• Star Studded Ratings by the Numbers
• Super Spoilery ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Scoop
• What to see: Weekend of March 8, 2013

TJ takes a look at a few things that happened this past week. First there’s Bryan Singer promising to fix some of the flaws with ‘X-men: The Last Stand’. Then there’s the the confirmation of a ‘Jack Reacher’ sequel from Paramount and that seems like good news. And of course there’s the 85th Academy Awards and TJ talks about a few of The Oscars given out, and really the only choice he was annoyed with. There’s also some hints from the director about what might be coming in ‘Wreck-it Ralph 2’. Plus TJ is geeking a bit about a lost documentary on ‘The Empire Strikes Back’. And how can we miss Audrey Hepburn’s digital double staring in a commercial? And to get you all set for the weekend, TJ reviews what’s new and currently in theaters.

• Bryan Singer to “Fix” ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’
• X2: X-Men United - Rotten Tomatoes
• X-Men: The Last Stand - Rotten Tomatoes
• A ‘Jack Reacher’ Sequel
• 85th Academy Awards - /Film Liveblog Archive
• The Moviebyte Podcast #32: Nuclear Fallout
• ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Cost $185 Million
• Hints about ‘Wreck-it Ralph’ Sequel
• ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ Documentary
• The Moviebyte Podcast #33: Bio-Digital Jazz
• TRON: Legacy - Review
• Is That Audrey Hepburn?
• What to see: Weekend of March 1, 2013

TJ takes a look back through the week with a look at Pixar, Monsters University, and what would happen if Pixar rebooted the original ‘Star Trek’, Star Wars news with rumors of a standalone Obi-Wan Kenobi film featuring Ewan McGregor, and information that John Williams would like to return to score Episode VII, plus Hamill is not yet signed for Episode VII. There’s a new featurette for Olympus has fallen and TJ is looking forward to the film. TJ will also be attending the ‘Best of Both Worlds’ Star Trek Theater event and tickets are now on sale. The fans of Back to the Future have a lot of theories as to why Marty’s parents did not recognize him from the 50s. TJ and his wife welcomed a new little girl into their family this week. TJ also reviewed the film ‘Downfall’ and though he probably won’t be seeing it again, it was a good film and worth your time. Then there’s a video on aspect ration that is highly recommended. And in stupid news this week, Michael Bay is bringing Megan Fox back to one of his sets with the upcoming Ninja Turtles film. And finally, the low down on what you might want to see this weekend. The box office offerings are pretty week this time of year, but there may be something.

• ‘Monsters University’ - A Message from the Dean
• What if Pixar Rebooted ‘Star Trek’
• Ewan McGregor/Obi-Wan Standalone Film?
• John Williams would Like to Score ‘Star Wars VII’
• Hamill Not Signed for Episode VII Yet
• ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Featurette
• Best of Both Worlds Theater Event
• Fan Theories on Back to the Future
• Kaylee Marie, Child of the Covenant
• Meeting the Siblings
• Downfall - Review
• An Aspect Ratio Visual Essay
• Michael Bay to Bring Megan Fox to TMNT
• Episode 32 Reschedule
• What to see: Weekend of Feb 22, 2013