by The Flickcast, Aug 2 2016 // 5:00 PM

That’s right, it’s time for a brand new episode of The Flickcast. Yeah, we’re making ’em as fast as we can. Deal with it.
On this week’s episode Chris and Joe discuss the new Ghostbusters, Star Trek: Beyond, Stranger Things, the best stuff from Comic-Con in San Diego including trailers for Wonder Woman, Justice League and Doctor Strange. Plus, the usual more, more and more.
Picks this week include Chris’ pick of Star Trek: Beyond and Joe’s pick of, well, the same thing. Yes, they liked it.
As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship, or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook, Google+ or shoot us an email.
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Tagged: Anton Yelchin, Beastie Boys, Ben Affleck, Bill Murray, Gal Gadot, Ghostbusters, John Cho, Justice League, Justin Lin, Matthew Modine, Movies, Mr. Robot, Patty Jenkins, Paul Feig, Podcasts, Simon Pegg, Star Trek, Star Trek: Beyond, Star Trek: Discovery, Stranger Things, The Duffer Brothers, TV, Winona Ryder, Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder
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by The Flickcast, Dec 18 2015 // 6:00 PM

It’s Friday again (well, Saturday if you’re being technical) and time for a new episode of The Flickcast. Sadly, this isn’t an episode devoted entirely to the new Star Wars movie. That will have to wait until next week.
It is, however, a damn fine episode. Here’s what you can expect from it: Star Trek: Beyond!, X-Men: Apocalypse!, Independence Day: Resurgence!, Mr. Robot Season Two! And a whole lot more! Don’t worry, we’ll stop using exclamation points now . . .until next time.
Picks this week include Chris’ pick of the Showtime Documentary The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs and Joe’s pick of the Syfy Channel mini-series Childhood’s End, based on the classic novel by Arthur C. Clarke. But if you don’t want spoilers, might want to wait to click on that link after you’ve watched.
As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship, or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook, Google+ or via email.
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Tagged: Arthur C. Clarke, Bryan Singer, Childhood's End, Chris Pine, CIA, Documentaries, J.J. Abrams, Justin Lin, Marvel, Movies, Mr. Robot, Podcasts, Showtime, Star Trek: Bayond, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, SyFy, The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs, TV, X-Men: Apocalypse, Zachary Quinto
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by The Flickcast, Dec 24 2014 // 12:00 PM

And we’re back once again with an all-new episode of The Flickcast. Five weeks in a row! It’s a Christmas miracle!
On this week’s episode Chris and Joe discuss a bunch of new and recurring topics. Some of these include Justin Lin taking over the Star Trek movie franchise, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, Idris Elba as James Bond (maybe), their favorite Christmas movies and TV shows and a whole lot more.
Picks this week include Chris’ pick of the movie American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper and directed by Clint Eastwood and Joe’s pick of the movie Predestination starring Ethan Hawke, based on Robert A. Heinlein’s story All You Zombies.
As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship, or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook, Google+ or via email.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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Tagged: All You Zombies, American Sniper, Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Comics, Die Hard, Ethan Hawke, Idris Elba, Justin Lin, Lethal Weapon, Luke Cage, Mike Colter, Movies, Netflix, Predestination, Robert A. Heinlein, Star Trek, Star Trek 3, The Good Wife, TV, Xmas
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by Joe Gillis, Apr 29 2013 // 10:37 AM

With Fast & Furious 6 set to hit theaters on May 24th, the final trailer for it dropped today. That’s right kids, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson and their gang of car nuts are back, and this time, it’s personal.
The new trailer for Fast & Furious 6 out now, and we’ve got it for you. The movie is directed by Justin Lin and also stars Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese, Ludacris and perhaps one or two more people with only one name.
Look for it to open on May 24th. Check out the final trailer, as it most often is, after the jump.
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by Joe Gillis, Feb 15 2013 // 9:45 AM

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any faster or furiouser, here comes another installment in the Fast & Furious saga. That’s right kids, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson and their gang of car nuts are back, and this time, it’s personal.
There’s a new trailer for Fast & Furious 6 out now, and we’ve got it for you. The movie is directed by Justin Lin and also stars Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese, Ludacris and perhaps one or two more people with only one name.
Look for it to open on May 24th. Check out the trailer, as it most often is, after the jump.
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by Joe Gillis, Feb 5 2013 // 2:00 PM

Yep, it’s almost time for The Fast and the Furious 6. To be honest, we’re kinda looking forward to it. Shocking, right?
Anyway, here’s the synopsis for you to take a look at as well as an extended look at the movie itself. Enjoy.
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast of all-stars as the global blockbuster franchise built on speed races to its next continent in Fast & Furious 6. Reuniting for their most high-stakes adventure yet, fan favorites Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Elsa Pataky are joined by badass series newcomers Luke Evans and Gina Carano.
Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian’s (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin’s empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete.
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by Sebastian Suchecki, Mar 28 2012 // 10:00 AM

Kamala Films has acquired film rights to the big screen adaptation of Lone Wolf and Cub. Kazuo Koike’s 1970s Japanese manga comic has been adapted into six films, four plays, a television series, and is widely recognized as an important and influential work.
The original, set during the feudal Edo period, chronicles the story of Ogami Itto, the Shogun’s elite executioner. In an attempt to take his position, a rival clan falsely accuses Itto of a crime and murders his wife. Disgraced, Itto is forced to wander Japan with his three-year-old son Daigoro as an assassin for hire, earning the title “Lone Wolf and Cub.” Ultimately, Itto and Daigoro seek revenge on the clan that murdered his wife.
David and Janet Peoples have been brought on to write the script. Fast Five‘s Justin Lin whas already been attached to direct. The scribes have a long and successful body of work including Blade Runner, Unforgiven and Twelve Monkeys. Lin is currently working on the sixth installment of Universal’s The Fast and the Furious.
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Tagged: Blade Runner, David Peoples, Fast Five, Janet Peoples, Justin Lin, Kamala Films, Kazuo Koike, Lone Wolf and Cub, Ogami Itto, Twelve Monkeys, Unforgiven
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by Nat Almirall, Apr 29 2011 // 10:00 AM
Maybe I should preface this with the disclaimer that I’ve not seen any of the previous installments of The Fast and the Furious. I’m not a fan of Vin Diesel. I’m not particularly interested in fast cars and, most of the time, I’m more irritated than outright furious.
I also didn’t know anything about the characters’ backstories going into the film nor was I, in full disclosure, looking forward to this screening. That said, I had a lot of fun with this flick—and evidently so did everyone else at the screening, from the critics, who laughed snarkily at the plot contrivances and flagrantly obvious exposition, to the rest of the audience, who clapped at every conceivable moment and in general ate it up like hotcake-crepes wrapped in unicorn butts.
If you have seen the other movies, you may be happy to know that the original trio of Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto), Paul Walker (Brian O’Connor), and Jordana Brewster (Mia Toretto, Dominic’s sister and Brian’s lover) are back, as are Sung Kang (Han Lue), Tyrese Gibson (Roman Pearce), Matt Schulze (Vince), Ludacris (Tej Parker), a whole bunch of others I’m not sure were in the other several thousand Fast-and-Furiouses, and, what the hell, they got The Rock, too.
The movie begins with the jail-springing of Toretto, a stunt so implausible that not even the film itself takes it seriously, and soon the gang’s in Rio (and, after seeing the animated film Rio recently, I’m guessing that somewhere there’s an elephantine warehouse filled with stock shots of the cityscape as leered from behind Christ’s shoulder), plotting a car-jack heist for their shady friend Vince, who’s after three seized cars being transported across the country by train.
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Tagged: Action, Dwanyne Johnson, Elsa Pataky Joaquim de Almeida, Fast Five, Jordana Brewster, Justin Lin, Ludacris, Matt Schulze, Paul Walker, Sung Kang, The Fast and the Furious, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel
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by Matt Raub, Apr 27 2011 // 11:00 AM
Now that he’s not in office anymore, it seems like former California Governor can’t keep still. First he announces that he’s doing a comic book/cartoon franchise based on the fictional affairs during his term as the Governator, and now he’s ready to jump on the big screen as The Terminator.
THR has the full scoop.
The star’s agency, CAA, has put together a package that it’s currently shopping to the studios that includes rights to produce a new Terminator sequel, which would be directed by Justin Lin, hot off Fast Five, which opens domestically Friday, and produced by Robert Cort. No screenwriter has come on board yet.
When the movie’s rights holder the Halcyon Group went through bankruptcy in 2010, Lionsgate and Sony joined together in an unsuccessful bid to claim the franchise for themselves. More recently, Universal has been talking to CAA about tackling the project.
The idea of both Lin and Schwarzenegger is obviously still in the preliminary stages, but with Lin’s Fast Five opening big this weekend, you can imagine that Universal, Sony, and Lionsgate all jumping on the project like a Snickers at a fat camp.
No word just yet on how this effects McG’s “reboot” of the franchise with Salvation but even McG will have to step aside when the Governator wants back at playing the metal-head.
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Tagged: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Fast Five, Halcyon Group, Justin Lin, Lionsgate, Terminator, Terminator: Salvation
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by Joe Gillis, Sep 23 2009 // 2:30 PM
We here at The Flickcast are all but shocked when we hear about this thing or that getting rebooted or remade. Sadly, we were a little bit surprised when news came that 1986’s Highlander is getting a fancy Hollywood facelift, and even has a director and producer attached.
Distributor Summit Entertainment is going forward with the reboot of the film, hiring the team of Justin Lin to direct and Neal H. Moritz to produce. The team was also behind Fast and Furious, which was one of the bigger film of the year, and the highest grossing title of the year for Universal Pictures.
Summit has had great success so far with the adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series (with New Moon hitting theaters this November). According to Variety this may be the birth of another franchise for the company:
Summit plans to expand on the original “Highlander” premise of immortals hunting each other through the ages. The new pic will center on the immortal Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod, who must confront a murderous barbarian who lusts for a fabled prize.
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Tagged: Highlander, Justin Lin, Neal H. Moritz, Summit Entertainment
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