Hasta La Motion!

The biggest comic convention, San Diego Comic-Con just got over and surely gave us a lot to talk about. The four day con witnessed a massive turnout of more than 100,000 attendees who got to witness some major trailer and teaser releases from the two major comic book giants, DC and Marvel.

Even though many major studies gave Comic-Con a miss, no fan can deny the fact that they were in for a treat this year as Disney owned Marvel and its rival, DC Comics, managed to lure the attendees with their TV shows and movies – teasers, trailers and A-list stars.

Among the absentees were 20th Century Fox, Legendary Pictures and Lionsgate, leaving Warner Bros and Marvel to dominate proceedings.

In case you have missed out on any trailer / teaser admist the chaos, not to worry as we have got you covered. Listing down all the major clip releases at San Diego Comic-Con.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

A spin-off/prequel of the Harry Potter film series and directed by David Yates, the film will be the first installment of a trilogy. A Warner Bros. Studios production, this film is set to release on 18 November 2016.

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island reimagines the origin of the mythic Kong in a compelling, original adventure from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts. In the film, a diverse team of explorers is brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific—as beautiful as it is treacherous—unaware that they’re crossing into the domain of the mythic Kong.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

The feature film version of the classic King Arthur story, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword will hit the theatres on 24 March, 2017.

Marvel movies

Doctor Strange

If you thought the first teaser trailer was psychedelic, this one will make your mind’s blow away. The trailer is something Marvel fans would have never imagined off as it’s the most trippiest and visually grasping video where we observe the Sorcerer Supreme learning the ways of magic, and lots of ‘Inception’-like folding cities.
The movie is set to release on 4 November, 2016.

Marvel TV Series

Though Marvel released trailer of just one movie, they managed to release teasers and trailers of their upcoming shows on Netflix and FX.

Luke Cage

All episodes of Luke Cage are set to premiere on Netflix on 30 September, 2016.

Iron Fist

Iron Fist is scheduled to release on Netflix in 2017.

The Defenders

The Defenders will be a miniseries crossover of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist and is set to premiere on Netflix  in 2017.

Legion

Legion follows David Haller, a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and visions might be real.
Legion debuts in early 2017 and is produced by FX Productions and Marvel Television.

DC Comics movies

The LEGO Batman Movie

The LEGO Batman Movie, a spin off of the film The LEGO Movie, just like its teaser trailer, the trailer will also set you on a roll. Batman’s sidekick, Robin makes his appearance in this new trailer and will surely make you laugh.
The movie is set to debut on 10 February, 2017.

Suicide Squad

Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Entertainment released Suicide Squad – Official Comic-Con Soundtrack Remix which is no less than a trailer wherein the villain is clearly defined and we get to catch a glimpse of Batman and his batmobile.
The ‘Worst Heroes Ever’ are set to make their mark on theatres on 5 August, 2016.

Wonder Woman

It was about time for Wonder Woman to get her own trailer.
The Amazonian princess is set to rule our world on 2 June, 2017.

Justice League

WIth Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman each getting a new trailer, how can Justice League be left behind. A special Comic-Con footage was released of Justice League wherein Bruce Wayne can been assembling the Justice League team. Aquaman, The Flash, Cyborg and Wonder Woman make their appearances in this 2:45 minutes footage; however Superman and Green Lantern give it a miss (probably building up the suspense).
Justice League is set to hit the theatres in November 2017.

DC Comics TV series

The Flash – Season 3

Everything in Barry’s world has changed to become…Flashpoint. The Flash premieres on The CW on 4 October, 2016 on The CW.

Arrow – Season 5

Forced to rebuild, Oliver tries to make vigilantes into heroes on the new season of Arrow, premiering on 5 October on The CW.

Legends of Tomorrow – Season 2

DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow is set to premier on 13 October, 2016 on The CW.

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“I wanna be a wizard! I wanna play around with the magical creatures flying across the street and lastly, I wanna own that briefcase full of fantastic beasts.” A similar desire might erupt in you after watching the recent Fantastic Beasts trailer with the high point ‘now you know where to find them’ in contrast to what the title claims.

When you walk back in the past on the land of New York City in 1926, there seems to be peace and discipline due to the ideal way according to which the society functioned. However, too much of peace is not good, in fact too much of anything is not good. So, the ground underneath the feet of fellow citizens suddenly slips as ‘Magic takes a toll and invades the human race’.

How can you define the hypothetical being? Or rather how can you control the invisible and invincible? If something has escaped you either need to let it go completely or get it back with all your heart and soul bearing the consequences in mind. J.K. Rowling’s fictional creatures have escaped far and wide and the protagonist Newt Scamander played by Eddie Redmayne is on his journey to get them back.

When fiction and the realistic world meet, there seems to be chaos. Well more than chaos, the intersection of the creatures of the two worlds calls for an emerging war for man can’t bear anything unusual invasion in his own lifestyle. On the contrary if magic takes the lead, every turn of the wand, every word spoken by the wizard and every move of the powerful creature can change the face of the entire human race. It can destroy man or transcend him into ecstasy with the blink of an eye.

Directed by David Yates and produced by Rowling, David Heyman, Steve Kloves, and Lionel Wigram, Warner Bros. Pictures’ Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them will hit theatres on 18 November, 2016.

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Esso, the Exon fuel brand, has launched “Sophie”, a moving commercial at the centre of a major European brand campaign, “Journeys That Matter”. The new film follows Sophie’s journey as she travels through Europe to revisit an old flame. Along the way Sophie deals with a flat tire, a tree across the road and snow storms, picking up hitchhikers and hanging out with truckers, trying out an arcade video game. Finally she reaches her destination to find the man she’s been missing for 43 years. The film broke online and on video-on-demand in the UK on 19th July and will also run in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. The Esso Journeys That Matter ad is supported by an integrated media campaign ranging from outdoor, press, digital display to forecourt POS.

Paul Cohen, ECD on ExxonMobil at adam&eveDDB, says: “We’ve tried to talk to fuel consumers differently, we’ve avoided the hard-hitting fuel economy claims and instead, we’ve put Esso front and centre in people’s lives as the facilitator of ‘Journeys That Matter’. By telling the story of Sophie, a strong independent woman making a significant journey of her own we hope to engender an emotional engagement with one of the world’s largest corporations and inspire people to make meaningful journeys of their own.”

Esso Journeys That Matter Credits

The Esso Journeys That Matter campaign was developed at Adam&EveDDB, London, by chief creative officer Ben Priest, executive creative director Paul Cohen, creative Simon Lloyd, planners James Price and Peter Lewis, business director Caroline Logan, agency producer Charles Woodall, senior account manager Elena Kalogeropoulos, account directors (regional) Katie Toller and Alannah Wells.

Media was handled at UM by Richard Wright.

Filming was shot by director Nick Gordon via Somesuch & Co with director of photography Thimios Bakatakis, executive producer Seth Wilson and producer James Waters.

Editor was Daniel Sherwen at Final Cut. Post production was done at MPC by VFX supervisor Iain Murray, producer Hannah Ruddleston, VFX team Giles Hicks, Jonathan Box, Eliot Hobdell and Michael Drayton, and colourist Jean-Clement Soret.

Sound was produced at 750mph. Music, “Lauren’s Walking” performed by Angelo Badalamenti, was supervised by Tom Stanford at Platinum Rye.

Pokemon Go gets the Sir David Attenborough treatment in a new viral video.
The Irish website Lovin Dublin posted the clip to its Facebook page on July 14. It gained major traction online over the weekend and has now garnered more than 2.4 million views.
The renowned British naturalist’s wildlife commentary is dubbed over footage of someone playing the augmented reality game in the hilarious clip.
“It is, of course, a bird,” Attenborough is mashed up to say about a Spearow, before describing a lizard-like Charmander as a “top predator.”

“Bats, with their fluttering zig zag flight are not easy targets,” he later narrates as a Zubat hoves into view. “That is one bat that will not return to the roost tonight,” he adds after it’s been caught by the player.

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