The Teaser Trailer To DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Is Unleashed!

20th Century Fox dropped our first look at Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the highly anticipated follow up to 2011's solid franchise reimagining Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Ditching the iconic make-up designs the Apes films were known for since 1968, this modern take uses showcases the amazing Andy Serkis' performance capture skills and top notch CGI to brink the simian messiah Caesar to life.

Director Matt Reeves (Let Me In, Cloverfield) picks up ten years after from Rupert Wyatt's film that left humanity's future in question with a lethal pandemic on the horizon, opening the door for the hyper-intelligent Caesar and his fellow pissed off apes to take back the planet.

Here is 20th Century Fox's official synopsis:

"A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, set for July 11, 2014, also stars Jason Clarke, Keri Russell, Gary Oldman, Judy Greer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Toby Kebbell.

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Watch Today's THE HOBBIT Worldwide Fan Event LIVE Here at 5pm EST!

As promised, NerdyRottenScoundrel.com will be streaming Warner Bros.' special The Hobbit Fan Event the event to you live as it happens at 5pm EST / 8pm PST, which will be beamed around the world wide web from four theater locations in New York, London, Los Angeles and New Zealand.

CNN's Anderson Cooper will anchor the event from New York City, and will be joined by Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield) and Orlando Bloom (who reprises his The Lord of the Rings role of Legolas). Bloom is currently on Broadway in Romeo & Juliet, and unfortunately Ian McKellen (also on Broadway with Patrick Stewart in Waiting for Godot) is not listed on tomorrow's bill.  

Lost's Evangeline Lilly, who joins The Hobbit cast as a new character, the Elf warrior Tauriel, will be based in Los Angeles.  New cast members Lee Pace (Elf King Thranduil) and Luke Evans (Bard the Bowman) join Andy Serkis (Gollum) from London. 

It wouldn't be a Middle-Earth worthy event without Peter Jackson, who will be participating from Wellington, New Zealand.

Expect to see some new footage from the film, a Q&A from the cast and film makers, as well as some surprises to ramp up expectations for the movie. And fingers crossed, perhaps Ian McKellen will make an unannounced appearance from New York...

The cast will be led by Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey, Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. The ensemble cast features Benedict Cumberbatch (Smaug), Evangeline Lilly(Tauriel), Lee Pace (Thranduil), Luke Evans (Bard), Ken Stott (Balin), James Nesbitt (Bofur), and Orlando Bloom (Legolas). The film also stars (in alphabetical order) John Bell, Manu Bennett, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Lawrence Makoare, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Dean O’Gorman, Mikael Persbrandt, and Aidan Turner.

Directed by Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second. The film will be released on December 13th in High Frame Rate 3D (HFR 3D) in select theaters, as well as 2D and 3D formats, and additional IMAX screens.

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New One-Sheets For THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Are Revealed!

We're mere hours away from the word wide live stream Fan Event for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, coming from theaters in New York City, London, Los Angeles and New Zealand, which we will be sharing with you as it happens as well at 5pm EST.

Warner Bros. has dropped another surprise for us, an impressive new one sheet that showcases the film's cast. Plus we have the seven individual character one-sheets that were also recently revealed.

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Watch Tomorrow's THE HOBBIT Fan Event Live Stream HERE at 5pm!

As Warner Bros. gears up for next month's big release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the studio will host a special world wide live fan event tomorrow afternoon with stars from the film participating from four theater locations in New York, London, Los Angeles and New Zealand.

NerdyRottenScoundrel.com will be streaming the event to you live as it happens at 5pm EST / 8pm PST as well, so check back here tomorrow!

CNN's Anderson Cooper will host the event from New York City, and will be joined by Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield) and Orlando Bloom, who reprises his The Lord of the Rings role of Legolas. Bloom is currently on Broadway in Romeo & Juliet, and unfortunately Ian McKellen (also on Broadway with Patrick Stewart in Waiting for Godot) is not on tomorrow's bill.  

Lost's Evangeline Lilly, who joins The Hobbit cast as a new character, the Elf warrior Tauriel, will be based in Los Angeles. 

New cast members Lee Pace (the Elf King Thranduil) and Luke Evans (Bard the Bowman) join Andy Serkis (Gollum) from London. 

It wouldn't be a Middle Earth worthy event without Peter Jackson, who will be in Wellington, New Zealand.

Expect to see some new footage from the film, a Q&A from the cast and film makers, as well as some surprises to ramp up expectations for the movie. Maybe Ian McKellen will make an unannounced appearance from New York...

The cast will be led by Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey, Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. The ensemble cast features Benedict Cumberbatch (Smaug), Evangeline Lilly(Tauriel), Lee Pace (Thranduil), Luke Evans (Bard), Ken Stott (Balin), James Nesbitt (Bofur), and Orlando Bloom (Legolas). The film also stars (in alphabetical order) John Bell, Manu Bennett, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Lawrence Makoare, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Dean O’Gorman, Mikael Persbrandt, and Aidan Turner.

Directed by Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second. The film will be released on December 13th in High Frame Rate 3D (HFR 3D) in select theaters, as well as 2D and 3D formats, and additional IMAX screens.

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New Stills From X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Revealed! UPDATED!

Bryan Singer has been tweeting revealing behind-the-scenes pics from the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past since pre-production, and the first trailer hits next Tuesday (did you catch the six-second teaser yesterday?). But for now we have some official images from Empire Online and Entertainment Weekly showing us both generations of cast members from the Marvel mutant series. 

Behold as we get our first good looks at the battle ready future costumes of the X-Men team, Jennifer Lawrence in and out of make-up as Mystique, Hugh Jackman's Wolverine looking worse for wear with some unhealed bullet holes, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, James McAvoy's Charles Xavier, Bryan Singer on set with Patrick Stewart, plus Ellen Page (Kitty Pryde) with Shaun Ashmore (Iceman/Bobby Drake) and Peter Dinklage as Dr. Bolivar Trask. 

X-Men: Days of Future Past, set for May 23rd, 2014,  has enlisted an all-star Mutant line-up of Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Halle Berry, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Omar Sy, Anna Paquin, Fan Bingbing, Daniel Cudmore, Boo Boo Stewart, Evan Peters, Josh Helman and Lucas Till.

SOURCE: Empire Online, Entertaiment Weekly

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The Full Trailer For 'THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG' Is Here!

Sir Ian McKellen and Orlando Bloom made an early morning appearance on the Today Show and brought with them the epic full trailer to The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug to debut for fans. The middle chapter of The Hobbit trilogy heralds the return of Bloom's Legolas from the Lord of the Rings films, adds Lost's Evangeline Lily as the Elf Tauriel and will also feature more Benedict Cumberbatch, who voices the dragon Smaug.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, directed by Peter Jackson, is set for theaters in 3D, IMAX 3D and HFR 3D (48 FPS) on December 13th.

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First Teaser Posters For 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Reveal Young & Old Professor X and Magneto

Hot on the heels of the big Hall H Mutant gathering at Comic-Con, Entertainment Weekly has our first look posters for X-Men: Days of Future Past blending both timelines of Charles Xavier and Magneto. These very cool teaser one-sheets split images of Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy for Professor Charles Xavier and Ian McKellan and Michael Fassbender for Magneto.

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly

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Orlando Bloom Re-Creates His Viral Hit And Bids Farewell To 'The Hobbit'

This week saw the final days on The Hobbit set for Ian McKellan, Evangeline Lily and Orlando Bloom. Bloom, who reprises his LOTR role as the elf Legolas in the next two installments of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and There and Back Again took a unique approach in saying goodbye to fans at the conclusion of his busy last day.

Behold Bloom in his blonde wig and full Legolas gear, singing along to the 2007 spoof viral hit “They're Taking The Hobbits To Isengard.” The short re-mix video, based on a scene from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers has over 2.1 million views to date, provides a fun few moments for Bloom to enjoy poking fun of himself here with the New Zealand crew.

“A day after saying goodbye to Gandalf and Tauriel, it was time to farewell Legolas. What a great day it was, with Orlando battling a serious Orc for all 12 hours of shooting - part of the Battle of the 5 Armies for the third Hobbit movie,” director Jackson wrote on his Facebook page. “When we finally got the day done, we said goodbye to Orlando, had a couple of beers ... and couldn't resist doing this!”

Jackson had this to say about McKellan's last day as Gandalf the Grey earlier in the week, and posted this final image.

"Seconds ago we finished our last shot with Gandalf. The end of an incredible adventure that began in 1999. I'm feeling very sad right now."

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is set to hit theaters on December 13, 2013, and the trilogy's conclusion The Hobbit: There and Back Again will bow on December 17, 2014.

SOURCE: Peter Jackson's Facebook Page

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TOY FAIR 2013: New Figures From 'The Hobbit' Revealed

The Bridge Direct took to the 2013 Toy Fair to debut their latest additions to their impressive line of Middle Earth figures that tie in with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. NerdyRottenScoundrel.com was invited to their special showroom for a preview what we can look forward to seeing on store shelves.

Included in the Wave 2 figures are both 3.75" and 6" editions of Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins, Radagast the Brown and Thorin Oakenshield that certainly deliver on detail which will easily appeal to collectors.

In addition to two and four figure packs, accessories and role play toys will also be available.
There will be more to come, including something special for San Diego Comic Con, as the next chapter in the trilogy approaches, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

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