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‘Alice: Through The Looking Glass’ Trailer Released
Disney has released the first trailer for their upcoming fantasy film Alice: Through the Looking Glass, which is the sequel to Tim Burton’s 2010 Alice in Wonderland. In the sequel, “Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter.”
Starring Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Helena Bonham Carter along with the voices of Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall, the film is directed by James Bobin and produced by Tim Burton. It will be released on May 27th, 2016.
I don’t know many people who liked Burton’s take on Lewis Carroll’s story, which is a book that I love and read through once every two or three years. And while there are people who think a sequel can’t really get any worse, I’m seeing this and think that it can’t really get any better. There is simply way too much CGI that is blatantly obvious for me to feel like anyone is ever in any danger. The best kinds of CGI are the ones that are used to amplify what’s already physically there, not the other way around.
Alice’s tales through Wonderland take the strange sights we see in nature and amplify them to surreal levels. However, there is always something grounding those images in reality, be it a forest, an ocean, a chessboard, or a house that is too small to contain Alice. These kinds of images can easily be filmed and then the additions come on top of that.
Sorry for ranting, it’s just that I love the Alice mythos and I think that going down a CGI-heavy route such as this is almost insulting to what could be if the effort were put in. Get Stan Winston to make a real Jabberwocky just like how a real T-Rex was made for ‘Jurassic Park’. Yeah, it’s unreliable and unwieldy. But when you see it on the big screen and marvel at the beauty of it, doesn’t that make it all worth it? Isn’t that what going to the movies is all about?
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‘Hellraiser: Resurrections’ – BOOM! Studios Event Unleashes Five Brand New One-Shot Comics [Exclusive]
BOOM! Studios recently announced that three classic Clive Barker Hellraiser comic books are coming back to shelves, and we’ve got another exciting exclusive for you today.
Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report that BOOM! Studios will return to the labyrinthine horrors of Clive Barker’s legendary Hellraiser universe with five all-new one-shots this Fall!
A brand new generation of creators will explore the untold corners of Clive Barker’s infernal mythology, revisiting iconic Cenobites while introducing terrifying new stories that expand the boundaries of the Hellscape itself with Hellraiser: Resurrections.
Each week through the month of September, a new chapter of damnation arrives, revealing the forces gathering in the shadows. The descent begins with HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – NEW WOUNDS #1 from writer Mike Costa and artist Paco Camallonga as they draw readers into the hedonistic world of Hellraiser.
When an investigation into the mysterious Puzzle Box goes sideways, the gateways to Hell open anew.
Then, hear the unmistakable chattering of death itself in HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – THE ONANISTIC RITUAL #1 from writer Zac Thompson and artist Gavin Mitchell.
The Chatterer bares his teeth for a brand-new mission. His goal? To reclaim his rightful place as the right hand of the Hell Priest himself!
Next, venture deeper into the hierarchy of Hell with HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – THE DEEP GOSPEL #1 from writer Tini Howard and artist Jenna Cha.
The Female Cenobite was dead. Or close to it…until the Engineer found her. But when she rejects the Engineer’s plans for her remaking, she’s cast down into the harrowing Nidus: the place where the larval stage of Cenobites fight to survive. She’s been here before and made it out alive—and she’ll do it again.
The horrors continue in HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – HELL’S COUNCIL #1 from writer Nero Villagallos O’Reilly and artist Francesca Ciregia.
We saw the fall of Butterball at the end of Hellbound: Hellraiser II. Now we’ll witness his rise as the wounded Cenobite is taken in by a mysterious do-gooder who slowly nurses him back to health, all while worming her way into his brain…and maybe even his heart?
Finally, the event culminates with HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – THE RETURN OF THE PRIEST #1 from writer Sarah Gailey and artist Alessio Avallone.
Caught in the sensory deprivation of Middle Hell, Elliot Spencer suffers the worst fate: no feeling at all. When the glory of Leviathan’s light finally sears through him, granting him the gift of pain—it’s revelatory. The Hell Priest must journey to remake himself and gather his Gash once more to bring the cherished blessing of pain to all that deserve it.
From fresh visions of beloved Cenobites to horrifying new revelations hidden within the depths of Hell, Hellraiser: Resurrections serves as both a celebration of Clive Barker’s enduring mythology and the first chapter of an exciting new era for the franchise. The series kicks off a new publishing initiative that will bring a new Hellraiser ongoing series and miniseries to life through 2027.
Hellraiser: Resurrections begins this September with five weekly one-shots from BOOM! and distributed by Penguin Random House. You can preorder the series at your local comic shops and digitally through major content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.
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