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Doctor Strange is visually stunning film Marvel meets Inception

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Release date:February 28, 2017

Studio:Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios

Director:Scott Derrickson

MPAA Rating:PG-13 (for sci-fi violence and action throughout, and an intense crash sequence)

Screenwriters:Joshua Oppenheimer, Thomas Dean Donnelly, Jon Spaihts

Starring:Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Scott Adkins, Amy Landecker, Benedict Wong

Genre:Thriller, Sci-Fi

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To start things off I have to say that this movie is visually stunning! The level of intricacy displayed in the magic symbols is breathtakingly gorgeous! I was very impressed with how the visual effects team was able to bend the reality of this world! I also enjoyed the use of practical sets, which were also amazing.

Now as far a the storyline goes I felt that it was good. It moved you along without making you feel rushed, although I think I would have liked just a little more development of Strange’s character and his interaction with the people around him.

The story from the beginning shows Strange to be definitely full of himself yet incredibly skilled at what he does! He is a world class neuro-surgeon who, due to a massive accident, loses the full use of his hands. This, of course, sends him into a deep spiral of depression which causes him to lash out at nearly all of his friends and colleagues and after he exhausts nearly all of his resources he ends up in Nepal where he, through persistence ends up winning the attention of “The Ancient One, played by Tilda Swanson. Now here is where I must express my disappointment with their casting choice. For me, I would have liked to have seen someone of a different ethnicity come in. It seemed a bit out of place, for me, to have Tilda in this role because she didn’t seem to fit the style of the film. That is not to say that her performance was off, in fact she presented a very calm and centered portrayal of this character while also bringing in a hint of vulnerability.

The story continues, showing Dr. Strange being trained in the mystical arts (which, of course, he picks up almost immediately) and then he is off to take on the main bad guy, who was introduced earlier and played by Mads Mikkelsen .

There is plenty of action and stimulation for your senses in this film, but there is a lovely gem as well in the form of humor. Benedict Cumberbatch gives a larger than life character a real humanity. He is funny, pained, desperate, awkward, and powerful.

In short, I would say that Marvel did a wonderful job of bringing this comic to the screen and I’m looking forward to seeing the crossovers.

 

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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