Weekend Movie Preview

  


The weekend movie preview for this final weekend in April features a comedy about women finding friends (The Other Woman) and a horror flick that is based on some spooky real experiments from the '70s.
And then there is, sadly, one of the final films in Paul Walker's career -- Brick Mansions.

The Other Woman: Cameron Diaz portrays the title character, although as we stated in our The Other Woman review, this is absolutely Leslie Mann's movie. Mann plays a wife who discovers that her husband is having an affair with Diaz, and Kate Upton. The three form an unlikely bond over their cheating man and discover that friendship can run deeper than love. The film avoids a million chick flick cliches and is oftentimes funny and has a lot of heart. We just felt it needed to be a little more grounded in reality.

Brick Mansions: Walker plays a Detroit cop in the near future who has to head into the worst part of town (known as Brick Mansions) to prevent a dirty bomb from being lobbed into the city and killing millions. Walker is astounding, but this action film belongs to the supremely talented Frenchman who invented Parkour -- David Belle -- and there is plenty of that action in this flick. For more, check out our Brick Mansions review.

 The Quiet Ones: Jared Harris stars as a British professor who is conducting a slightly unethical experiment. It is all in an effort to get a woman to manifest a poltergeist. When they realize she really is possessed, the horror truly happens! Our The Quiet Ones review found that the film truly spooks and will leave you thinking about its morality long after the credits have rolled.

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I'll ask my wife before doing sex comedy: Govinda

Tampa Bay (Florida): Bollywood`s undisputed king of comedy, actor Govinda, has nothing against sex comedies, which are a trend in tinsel towns nowadays. However, whether he will be part of such a project or not is a decision he would want to consult his wife for.


Asked about his take on sex comedies, Govinda said here: "I feel whatever gives business...somewhere it is right. Something which is accepted by everybody cannot be wrong. Whichever comedy it might be, I think comedy is comedy."

Is he open to sex comedies? Pat came the reply: "Well I will have to ask Sunita (my wife) about that,"

While he seems to be embracing the new twist to comedy films in the Hindi movie world, he is also happy about young and new talent in the industry.

"Ranveer, Varun...everybody is doing well. These youngsters are working hard. We have never worked so hard. In our times, we were only actors, we were not body builders.

"The youngsters are great, they are fantastic...May god bless them," he added.

Govinda is here to attend the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards, with his wife Sunita in tow.

Maleficent Featurette: Go Behind the Scenes With Angelina Jolie!

 

Jolie chimes in about what appealed to her about the story, and Elle Fanning (who plays Sleeping Beauty) also talks about when she watched the original Disney animated movie, why she wasn’t scared of Maleficent. In fact, there was something about the character that intrigued her. Us too!
Screenwriter Linda Woolverton (The Lion King) also talks about her ideas for “reinventing” the Sleeping Beauty story, and director Robert Stromberg talks about the world he’s created that is still firmly in the Sleeping Beauty landscape, but pushes the envelope much, much further.

1. Angelina Jolie Summons Her Powers

Angelina Jolie is a woman on a mission in Maleficent.

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2. Elle Fanning Appears Lost

Elle Fanning is a little lost... better watch out for Maleficent.

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3. Angelina Jolie Spins Her Web

Angelina Jolie is no spinster!

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4. Elle Fanning is Not Scared

.... but she should be.

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5. Maleficent Banner

The entire world of Maleficent is front and center in this vivid banner!

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6. Maleficent Photo

This shot truly gives you an idea of the magical world that is Maleficent.

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7. Meet the Dragon

Every good story like this needs a dragon!

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8. Enter the Magical World of Maleficent

The magic kingdom is a fitting studio to bring us the magical world of Maleficent.

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9. Maleficent Wings Poster

Angelina Jolie has wings! Jolie's Maleficent supposedly had wings once upon a time.

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10. Angelina Jolie & Vivienne Jolie-Pitt

Angelina Jolie and Vivenne Jolie-Pitt in Maleficent. The mother daughter tandem are making their screen debut.

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11. Angelina Jolie is Beyond Evil

Angelina Jolie achieves a dream in playing the Sleeping Beauty villain in Maleficent.

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12. Jolie Looks Magnificent as Maleficent

Maleficent hits theaters in May and we wish we didn't have to wait so long to see Jolie jam as the Sleeping Beauty villain.

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13. Elle Fanning Enjoys the Fantasy

Elle Fanning better enjoy the little fantasy that she's living in. We're guessing Maleficent will change all of that.

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14. Angelina Jolie is Something Wicked This Way Comes

Jolie was born to be Maleficent... just look at her!

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15. Elle... Don't Touch That!

Although alluring, we're guessing that that little sharp point is not going to work out so well for Elle Fanning.

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16. Angelina Jolie and Her Icy Stare

Jolie gives an icy stare as Maleficent in Disney's latest.

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17. Elle Fanning Falls Asleep

So, you think Elle Fanning is the Sleeping Beauty that has Maleficent as its villain?

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18. Angelina Jolie Gets Shadowy

Jolie paints a shadowy figure as Maleficent.

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19. Jolie Scares Us!

Look at those eyes! Look at her stare! Jolie is the Sleeping Beauty villain in so many ways!

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Lupita, Johansson in talks for Disney's 'Jungle Book'

 

Los Angeles: Disney is eyeing Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong`o and Scarlett Johansson to be added to the voice cast ensemble of a new big screen adaption of `The Jungle Book`.
While Lupita, 31, who scored an Oscar for her debut film `12 Years a Slave`, is in final talks to voice Rakcha, a mother wolf who adopts Mowgli, Johansson, 29, is in negotiations to lend her voice to the character of Kaa, the python who preys other animals.

In Rudyard Kipling`s India-set story, the plot follows the adventures of Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves whose friends include a bear and a panther in the jungles of India.

Kaa is the second villain for Mowgli. The other enemy is man-eating tiger, Shere Khan, who would be voiced by Idris Elba.
No actor has been announced for the main character and his trusty friends, Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther.

Jon Favreau would be directing the upcoming adaptation, while the visual effects will be overseen by Oscar-winning Rob Legato and Justin Marks will write the script.

Disney plans to release the movie across the country on October 9, 2015.

2014 Tribeca Film Festival Winners Include 'Zero Motivation,' 'Point and Shoot' and more

"Zero Motivation"

The 13th Annual Tribeca Film Festival awarded the winners of its competition categories. Israeli director Talya Lavie's female soldier dark comedy "Zero Motivation" led the pack with two awards: Best Narrative Feature and the Nora Ephron Prize, given to a female writer or director with a distinctive voice.
"The Kidnapping of Houellebecq" won Special Jury Mention in the Narrative Feature competition while also picking up a prize for Best Screenplay. Paul Schneider picked up Best Actor for "Goodbye to All That," while Valeria Bruni Tedeschi won the Best Actress award for "Human Capital."
In the World Documentary Competition, "Point and Shoot," Marshall Curry's film about an American at the front lines of the Libyan Revolution, won the Best Documentary Feature prize, with a Special Jury Mention going to "Regarding Susan Sontag."

The full list of winners is below.

World Narrative Competition

The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature – "Zero Motivation"
Special Jury Mention: "The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq"
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film – Paul Schneider,  "Goodbye to All That"

Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Carla Bernaschi, "Human Capital"

Best Cinematography – Damian García, "Güeros"

Best Screenplay – Guillaume Nicloux, "The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq"

Best Narrative Editing – Keith Miller, "Five Star"

World Documentary Competition

Best Documentary Feature – "Point and Shoot"
Special Jury Mention: "Regarding Susan Sontag"

Best Documentary Editing – Sabne Lubbe Bakker and Niels van Koevorden, "Ne Me Quitte Pas"

Best New Narrative Director Competition
Best New Narrative Director – Josef Wladyka, "Manos Sucias"
Special Jury Mention: Alonso Ruizpalacios, "Güeros"

Best New Documentary Director Competition

Best New Documentary Director – Alan Hicks, "Keep On Keepin’ On"

Short Film Competition

Best Narrative Short – "The Phone Call"

Best Documentary Short – "One Year Lease"
Special Jury Mention: "The Next Part"

Student Visionary Award – "Nesma’s Bird"
Special Jury Mention: "Cycloid"

Bombay Sapphire Award for Transmedia

Bombay Sapphire Award for Transmedia: "Clouds"
 
The Nora Ephron Prize

The Nora Ephron Prize: "Zero Motivation"
Special Jury Mention: "I Won’t Come Back"

Tribeca Online Festival

Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film: "Vara: A Blessing"
Tribeca Online Festival Best Short Film: "Love in the Time of March Madness"

Batman-Superman Movie Finds Its Cyborg

 
 
A New York theater actor has nabbed the part of Cyborg in the untitled Batman-Superman movie being made by Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment.

Ray Fisher, who is perhaps best known for portraying a young Muhammad Ali in the stage production Fetch Clay, Make Man, is in negotiations to play Victor Stone, the promising football player whose life is derailed and is forced to become the hero known as Cyborg,
 
Batman-Superman is on the surface a sequel to Man of Steel, which starred Henry Cavill as Superman, but it is also acting a building block to a bigger DC film universe.
Already cast in the movie are Ben Affleck as Batman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. The movie has several other actors whose parts have not been revealed, as Warners is trying to keep the whole process mysterious and secret.
Stone/Cyborg was for decades a member of the Teen Titans, a group of heroes that included the sidekicks of adult heroes such as Robin, Wonder Girl and Kid Flash. The character became retrofitted to be a member of the Justice League in 2011, when DC Entertainment relaunched its comic book line as the New 52.
Warners quietly added the character to its casting call several months ago, when it began looking for a physically fit black actor. The part at the time called for only one scene but promised more in terms of future movies.

Dumb and Dumber To: Peter Farrelly Says Don't Expect “Dumb and Dumber Lite”

 The Farrelly brothers are putting the finishing touches on Dumb and Dumber To, which brings back Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. Co-director Peter Farrelly said to Empire recently that he wants to stress that if there were two characters incapable of growth, it is Harry and Lloyd.

“We didn’t want to make Dumb and Dumber Lite. The first one’s a high bar to beat, so whenever we came up with really dumb jokes that didn’t fit whatever movie we were working on, I just put them into the Dumb and Dumber file,” he said.
He sites their lack of growth uttering those Dumb and Dumber quotes in the first movie as evidence that audiences should expect more of the same in Dumb and Dumber To.
“At the end of the last movie, they were exactly the same as they were at the beginning. There had been zero growth. And now they’re still doing stupid (expletive).”

Third The Hobbit Film Now Called The Battle of the Five Armies

 When the third and final The Hobbit film in Peter Jackson’s trilogy hits theaters December 17, you might notice that it is no longer called The Hobbit: There and Back Again. Jackson took to his Facebook page to reveal that the film has changed its title to The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.

As he explained in his statement, the former title was more appropriate should the films be packaged as a set someday on home video. We, honestly, always thought that There and Back Again was a more fitting title for the entire journey, instead of simply the last film.
Which leaves us to wonder: Who are the five armies?
Jackson explains:
Inside Information...
Our journey to make The Hobbit Trilogy has been in some ways like Bilbo's own, with hidden paths revealing their secrets to us as we've gone along. There and Back Again felt like the right name for the second of a two film telling of the quest to reclaim Erebor, when Bilbo's arrival there, and departure, were both contained within the second film. But with three movies, it suddenly felt misplaced—after all, Bilbo has already arrived "there" in The Desolation of Smaug.

When we did the premiere trip late last year, I had a quiet conversation with the studio about the idea of revisiting the title. We decided to keep an open mind until a cut of the film was ready to look at. We reached that point last week, and after viewing the movie, we all agreed there is now one title that feels completely appropriate.
And so: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies it is.
As Professor Tolkien intended, There and Back Again encompasses Bilbo's entire adventure, so don't be surprised if you see it used on a future box-set of all three movies.
Before then however, we have a film to finish, and much to share with you. It's been a nice quiet time for us -- Jabez and I happily editing away in a dark cave in Wellington -- but those halcyon days are quickly coming to an end. It will soon be time to step into the light. Expect to see and hear much about The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in the coming months.
And there's also The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Cut, which we're in the process of finishing, with over 25 mins of new scenes, all scored with original music composed by Howard Shore.
It'll be a fun year!

Terminator Genesis: Arnold Schwarzenegger Shares Set Photos

 Although Skydance posted a Terminator: Genesis photo announcing the start of production, today we have official word that the film has begun shooting. Paramount released a press release announcing the beginning of principal photography on Terminator: Genesis and we’ve even got a few photos of Arnold Schwarzenegger back on the set of the franchise that made him a star.

Alan Taylor (Thor The Dark World) is directing the film in New Orleans and the cast is impressive. It features Jason Clarke, Emilia Clark, Jai Courtney, JK Simmons, Byung Hun Lee and of course Schwarzenegger.

Look for Terminator: Genesis on July 1, 2015. Watch The Terminator online and go back and see how it all started.

Brick Mansions Exclusive: RZA on Why Paul Walker Is So Special

 

Brick Mansions stars Paul Walker as a Detroit cop in the near future who is assigned to head into the toughest part of town, called Brick Mansions, and find a dirty bomb before it is shot into the heart of the city. The film also stars RZA, who had the honor of appearing with Walker in one of his final film roles.

We caught up with the Wu-Tang Clan member for an exclusive video interview to talk about the envelope-pushing action flick and his role as a gangster who runs the Brick Mansions.
But, of course, the conversation quickly turned to the actor who lost his life in a car crash in November.
RZA had a front row seat to what made Walker so special and it is clear that the rapper-actor is forever touched by the experience. “In our business you meet people every day who are not real. He was a real man. I feel like I have a kindred spirit with him,” RZA said.

What we found interesting is how RZA felt that in many ways, he had to refer to Walker in the present tense. “I’m going to say that Paul is a unique guy. I’m not going to say he was. When you look at the magic of film, it captures us. That’s a blessing.”
Check out the Brick Mansions trailer to get an idea of the action fest that is set to hit theaters April 25. And speaking of action and Walker, watch Fast and Furious 6 online and see what it is that is so special about Paul Walker.

1. Paul Walker Takes Aim

Paul Walker gets ready to take a shot in Brick Mansions.

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2. Paul Walker Stares Down RZA

RZA has an issue with Walker's character as David Belle looks on. Wonder how this is going to work out?

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3. Run, Paul Walker, Run!

Walker makes a run for it in Brick Mansions.

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4. Walker & RZA

When these two join forces in Brick Mansions, everyone else needs to look out.

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5. Paul Walker is Surrounded

It doesn't look good for our hero.

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6. David Belle Moves on Paul Walker

It appears that David Belle has Paul Walker beat. But, does he?

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7. Paul Walker on the Brick Mansions Set

Paul Walker takes some direction on the set of Brick Mansions.

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8. Brick Mansions Star Paul Walker

Paul Walker in one of his final film roles, in Brick Mansions.

Jurassic World: Sequels Already Being Discussed

 When we first heard that audiences were finally getting a chance to go back to Jurassic Park in Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt, we could not contain our thrill. They hired a director in Colin Trevorrow who is supremely talented and we’re sure he will be under the tutelage of film series creator Steven Spielberg. But, did you know that Jurassic World could be just the beginning? You bet!

Trevorrow was talking to Empire magazine for its 300th issue and let it be known that follow-ups to the June 12, 2015 movie are already on the table.
“We definitely talked about sequels a lot. We wanted to create something that would be a little bit less arbitrary and episodic, and something that could potentially arc into a series that would feel like a complete story,” Trevorrow said.
When it comes to the story, beyond what we know about it taking place at the park 22 years after the goings-on of Jurassic Park, Trevorrow explained: “It’s about alpha dominance and the fact that humans have been the alpha species for a very long time and so now we’ve brought back another that happened to be the alpha species during its time, and we have to co-exist, so what is that relationship?”
Maybe it’s us, but that doesn’t sound good for the human race. Then again, it never did when it came to Jurassic Park’s premise of bringing back the dinosaurs to walk the Earth.

Avengers Age of Ultron: Lou Ferrigno to Voice The Hulk!

 

 Avengers: Age of Ultron is busy filming right now -- we saw that first set photo from Robert Downey Jr. yesterday -- and we've got more news and it comes in the shade of green. Lou Ferrigno has said that he will return to the role that made him famous in the '70s TV show and voice the Hulk in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Ferrigno played the green monster for many years and some people probably didn't know this, but he did provide the voice for one "puny" line that was one of our favorite The Avengers quotes: "Puny god." And we're sure you remember the scene where Hulk tosses Loki around like a rag doll.
Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters May 1, 2015 and is just one of the movies that should make 2015 the best summer ever.

John Travolta to Be Named Hollywood's 'Most Popular All-Time Star in India'

 

John Travolta will receive the “Most Popular All-time International Star in India” award at the 15th International Indian Film Academy Awards in Tampa Bay, Florida on Saturday night.

Travolta is well known in India for his memorable roles in music and dance -heavy cult classics of the past three decades, from Grease to Saturday Night Fever to Pulp Fiction. But it wasn't immediately clear why the IIFAs -- an awards show held each year in a different international city to promote Indian cinema -- is naming Travolta the superlative Hollywood star in the country. Representatives of the IIFAs couldn't be reached for comment.

Kevin Spacey will also be brushing shoulders with top Indian talent at the event. The House of Cards star is scheduled to host an acting masters class along with Bollywood actress Vidya Balan.
This is the first year the IIFAs are being hosted in the U.S. Organized by Mumbai-based event management company Wizcraft Entertainment, the IIFAs include various events and run from 23-26 April, culminating in the awards ceremony at the Raymond James Stadium.
A galaxy of Bollywood stars are expected to perform at the awards, including top actresses Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Sonakshi Sinha, along with actors Hrithik Roshan, Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar, among other celebrities.

'Walking Dead' Actor Steven Yeun, Felicia Day Voicing Comic Adaptation 'Chew'

Walking Dead star Steven Yeun and Felicia Day, the creator of web series The Guild, are voice-starring in Chew, the animated feature adaptation of the popular comic from Image Comics.

Jeff Krelitz, who helmed the animated Torchwood: Web of Lies and Peter Panzerfaust, is directing the project, which has a script by Chew co-creator John Layman.
Krelitz is producing with David Boxenbaum via Heavy Metal, the duo's multimedia company. It will be the company's first animated project.
Chew centers on a detective who is a "cibopath," a person who gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats, and is set in a world where bird meats are illegal after bird flu killed millions of Americans.
 
The book's trade paperback collections have hit the New York Times' best-seller charts, and the comic has won two Eisner Awards, one for best new series and one for best continuing series, as well as two Harvey Awards.
Yeun is voicing the detective, Tony Chu. Day is voicing his love interest, a food critic named Amelia Mintz who is a "saboscrivner," someone who can write about food so precisely the reader actually feels like they are tasting it.
Chew is being executive produced by Scott Boxenbaum, Layman, and Chew's other co-creator, Rob Guillory. It's being co-executive produced by former BBC executive Dan Tischler.


The producers are aiming for a digital broadcast and home entertainment release.
Yeun is a longtime reader and fan of the series, and was considered by the filmmakers to be a no-brainer to play the Asian-American Chu. He is repped by Paradigm, Gotham/Principal and Hansen Jacobson, and will next be seen in Fox Searchlight's sci-fi movie I Origins, which opens July 28.
Day has been a fan of the book since 2010, when she called it "sublime" and "original" in a tweet.  The actress-comedian, repped by WME and Lichter Grossman, has also appeared on shows such as Supernatural and Eureka.

Avengers Age of Ultron: Robert Downey Jr. Shares First Official Set Photo

Robert Downey Jr. is back in Avengers: Age of Ultron as Tony Stark/Iron Man for the fifth time he’s played the character. And if you think he’s growing weary of playing one of the most popular superheroes in the Marvel universe, think again.
The actor shared the first “official” photo from the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron on his new Twitter account. And he looks to be having the time of his life (again).

Downey is posing with the film’s producer Jeremy Latcham. Yes, sure, there’s not much to this photo. But, it does tell us that there is some serious danger being filmed around the two of them, due to their “hazard” vests.
And what else becomes clear from this first photo from the Joss Whedon Avengers: Age of Ultron set is that Downey’s charm and humorous verve for playing the Stark/Iron Man character has only grown. Believe it or not, our anticipation for the sequel to the film that gave us those unforgettable The Avengers quotes has only increased today.
So, thank you, Robert Downey, Jr.!

Terminator Genesis: Production Has Started!

It’s official! Terminator: Genesis has started shooting with Jai Courtney cast as Kyle Reese, Emilia Clarke cast as Sarah Connor and Jason Clarke as John Connor, plus the cast also has veteran JK Simmons.
The production team, led by director Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World), took to their Facebook page to make the announcement in the form of a photo of the first slate and a message that is as follows:
::SKYNET preparation routines complete.
::Initialization sequence complete.
::Reboot initiating in 03m00s.
Terminator: Genesis will also welcome back Arnold Schwarzenegger to the franchise that made him a star and is slated to hit theaters July 1, 2015.

12 Pictures of Godzila 2 movie.

1. Best Pic Yet of King of Monsters

This is the best picture yet of Godzilla, King of the Monsters.

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2. Godzilla Makes Waves

Godzilla takes a dip in the Pacific Ocean.

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3. Aaron Taylor Johnson Stars

Aaron Taylor Johnson, what has caught your eye? Could it be a giant Japanese monster?!

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4. Elizabeth Olsen... Run!

You might want to grab that kid and start moving away from whatever it is that has your giant blue eyes ablaze!

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5. Looking For Godzilla

Godzilla, are you home? It's the US military calling!

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6. Godzilla Over Asia

Godzilla shows us his cute little, er, big tail for the first time.

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7. Godzilla Causes Mayhem

Wherever he goes, Godzilla destroys. And that's why we love you big guy!

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8. Godzilla Flaunts his Body

Our first pic of the mid-section of Godzilla's body shows off one lean physique. He must work out.

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9. Godzilla, Say Cheese!

Our first pic of Godzilla's face! If were a small lizard, we'd say, "Cuuuuute!"

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10. Bryan Cranston Looks Worried

If you've heard his manic voice in the Godzilla trailer, this look fits his tone!

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11. Godzilla Attacks!

Just a thought... you might want to put on a life jacket, or grab something sturdy. This is going to get bumpy.

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12. Godzilla Stars Bryan Cranston & Aaron Taylor Johnson

 
Godzilla lands in theaters May 16 from director Gareth Edwards and also stars Aaron Taylor Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen.