So Warner Bros. and DC announced their future installments in the DC Cinematic Universe, with the release schedule for this particular slate of movies going all the way thru 2020. This slate includes:
- 'Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice' and 'Suicide Squad' for 2016
- 'Wonder Woman' and 'Justice League Part One' for 2017
- 'The Flash' and 'Aquaman' for 2018
- 'Shazam' and 'Justice League Part Two' for 2019
- 'Cyborg' and a 'Green Lantern' reboot for 2020
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In other Warner Bros. news, with the success of 'The LEGO Movie' earlier this year it's no surprise that they want to keep that franchise going. 'Ninjago', based on the Ninja LEGO sets, will be released in 2016. 'The LEGO Batman Movie' will be released in 2017, with 'The LEGO Movie 2' finally bowing in 2018. If 'Ninjago' is anything like the Cartoon Network show then I will pass. If it's more like 'The LEGO Movie'....then it might have potential. 'LEGO Batman' could be a fun movie, provided Will Arnett returns to voice Batman. And while I look forward to 'LEGO Movie 2', I also feel that it's a but unnecessary. Not trying to spoil anything, but with how perfectly the first movie ended I would just rather not see a sequel happen. Much like how I'd rather have 'Toy Story 4' not happen. It ended on a perfect note and wrapped things up. No real need to continue the story, but if there's money to be made then why not I suppose.
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The last Warner Bros. announcement involves the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off 'Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them'. This simple, 60 page book is not only being adapted by J.K. Rowling herself, but there will also be a trilogy of movies. David Yates, who directed the final four Harry Potter movies, will return to direct. The only thing I know about this trilogy is that it will be set many may years before the events of 'Harry Potter' and that it will follow Newt Scamander, the author of the titular book as he looks for these fantastic beasts and where to find them. I'd rather see a spin-off based upon 'Quidditch Through The Ages', but I suppose this will do for now. And if this trilogy is a success than I suppose I'll get my wish.
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Enough with Warner Bros. announcements for now, time for other superhero movie news. This time involving Marvel. Last night the 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' was leaked ahead of it's Oct. 28 premiere during "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", so Marvel and Disney decided to just go ahead and release the teaser trailer. I've watched it and rewatched it several times and holy crap...it looks great. It's keeping the dark tone that's been present throughout these Phase 2 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And in all seriousness, it looks like it could be even better than the first 'Avengers' movie. I was already looking forward to this movie because of how much I liked 'The Avengers' but after watching that teaser trailer my anticipation for the movie has skyrocketed. May 2015 can't come soon enough.
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Okay, time for updates. I said I'd try and do 13 posts for this month, but that clearly is not going to happen. I had a schedule laid out to where I could get all 13 posts and not feel too overwhelmed, but writer's block and missing a few of the scheduled days to post kinda ruined that. So rather than cram next week with enough posts to finally get to 13, I will just do the three posts next week that I had already planned on doing. And then starting in November I'll be back to trying to do two posts a week. I could possibly do more a week if something special came up or if a movie came out that I felt needed it's own review rather than being bunched up with a few other movie reviews in the same post. Just depends how I feel. Also depends on my own motivation.
Yes, I do enjoy doing this blog. But sometimes I just get bummed out and don't really feel like typing up anything. What bums me out? Writer's block, low viewing numbers on certain posts, failed Twitter account that was set up to help promote this blog, second guessing my writing ability and my particular style of reviewing, etc. I try and schedule some posts out, but if I feel like I'm forced to do it then my motivation to do it will slip away. My laptop having battery issues also doesn't help matters much since I'll have to either go to the library or wait until the home computer is free. Yet whenever I seem to almost be on the verge of announcing a temporary break in blogging or shutting this down, some news item or some movie seems to always pop up that gives me the inspiration to write.
Anyway, what exactly is coming up for the blog? Well NFL picks will still be going on through the Super Bowl next year. Next week will feature two posts about various horror movies. Current movie reviews will return in November. I saw 'Fury' a few days ago and I rented a smaller movie from Redbox called 'Locke' so expect something on those within the next few weeks. 'Interstellar' and 'Mockingjay Part One' are coming out in November and I am highly looking forward to both of those. And with the year slowly but surely coming to an end, I will be paying attention to possible awards contenders and checking those out. By the time this is posted I know 'Birdman' will be playing in Indianapolis, but I'm not going to drive two hours just to go see a movie. That was a bit easier to do when I was living in Muncie and it was less than an hour away (which is what I did for '12 Years A Slave', 'All Is Lost', and 'Blue Is The Warmest Color') but since I moved back to Fort Wayne that's a bit out of the question. I'll be patient.
And speaking of patience I will be saving up to buy a new battery for my laptop. Sure it also needs new software and a new optic drive, but the battery is the main focus. Once I get a working laptop, the more convenient it will be to blog.
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So the last bit of news I have is some pretty big news. This past Tuesday I have formally accepted a Teaching Assistant position at South Side High School here in Fort Wayne. Paper work still has to be filled out by administration at South Side and then more paper work has to be filled out at the Fort Wayne Community Schools office downtown, so it may be a few weeks before I actually start this job. But I am still excited about this opportunity.
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Well I think that about does it for this post. Once again, as with every thoughts and updates post, I am looking for feedback. Anything you thought was really good? Anything I can improve on? Anything I shouldn't be doing? Any ideas for future blog posts? Any movies you think I should check out? Any helpful words of wisdom? Anything related to those questions or anything else you'd like to add would be helpful. You can leave feedback in the comments on here, leave a comment on Facebook, message me on Facebook, tweet at me on Twitter (@jake_ware), send me a pic on Instagram, send me an email, mail me a letter, leave a message in a bottle, send smoke signals, carrier pigeons, Pony Express, etc., etc.
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