2013 Summer Movie Guide

2013 Summer Movie Guide

ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

IRON MAN OF THE SUMMER

To our fans: What is summer movie without aliens invade, fist fight, car chases, monsters stomp, missiles fire, people run, zombies swarm, bullets fly, building collapse, spaceships fly and superheroes rescue.

Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 hits theaters on May 3rd. The premiere marks the start of 2013 Summer movie season in America. According to Variety, 2012 Summer movie box office was up 2% from 2011. Action movies dominate 2013 Summer. With a action packed lineup like these, e.g., Iron Man 3, Kick Ass 2, Star Trek into Darkness, The Lone Ranger The Hangover 3, Man of Steel, Pacific Rim, and Ranger, The Wolverine, We are sure 2013 Summer movie box office total will surpass 2012’s.

We included a brief list of performers that will appear in 2013 Summer movie season.

C Russell Crowe Man of Steel (6/14) Billy Crystal Monsters University (6/21) Benedict Cumberbatch Star Trek into Darkness (5/17) D Matt Damon Elysium (8/9) Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man 3 (5/3) Julie Delpy Before Midnight (5/24) Johnny Depp The Lone Ranger (7/5) Leonardo DiCaprio The Great Gatsby (5/10)

Enjoy.

Vin Diesel Fast & Furious 6 (5/24)

- The Editor

Richard Dreyfuss Paranoia (8/16) E Chris Evens The Iceman (5/3) A (Alphabetical Order - Last Name) Amy Adams Man of Steel (6/14 USA)

B Sandra Bullock The Heat (6/28)

Jennifer Aniston We’re the Millers (8/9)

C Michael Caine Now You See Me (5/31)

B Kevin Bacon R.I.P.D. (7/19) Alec Baldwin Blue Jasmine (7/26) Sean Bean Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (8/9)

Steve Carell Despicable Me 2 (7/5) The Way, Way Back (7/5) Jim Carrey Kick-Ass 2 (8/16) John Cleese Planes (8/9)

Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine (7/26)

Bradley Cooper The Hangover Part 3 (5/24)

Jeff Bridges R.I.P.D. (7/19)

Kevin Costner Man of Steel (6/14)

F Vera Farmiga The Conjuring (7/19) Isla Fisher The Great Gatsby (5/10) Now You See Me (5/31) Harrison Ford Paranoia (8/16) Jodie Foster Elysium (8/9) Jamie Foxx White House Down (6/28) James Franco The Iceman (5/3) This Is the End (6/14) Martin Freeman The World’s End (8/23)

F Morgan Freeman Now You See Me (5/31) Nick Frost The World’s End (8/23) G Zach Galifianakis The Hangover Part 3 (5/24) Paul Giamatti Turbo (7/19) John Goodman The Hangover Part 3 (5/24) The Internship (6/7) Monsters University (6/21) Maggie Gyllenhaal White House Down (6/28) H Ethan Hawke Before Midnight (5/24) The Purge (5/31) Getaway (8/30) Ed Helms The Hangover Part 3 (5/24) We’re the Millers (8/9) Anthony Hopkins Red 2 (7/19) J Huge Jackman The Wolverine (7/26) Samuel L. Jackson Turbo (7/19) Richard Jenkins White House Down (6/28) Turbo (7/19) Ken Jeong The Hangover Part 3 (5/24) Despicable Me 2 (7/5) Dwayne Johnson Fast & Furious 6 (5/24) K Ben Kingsley Iron Man 3 (5/3) M John Malkovich Red 2 (7/19)

M Melissa McCarthy The Hangover Part 3 (5/24) The Heat (6/28)

R Mark Ruffalo Iron Man 3 (5/2) Now You See Me (5/31)

Helen Mirren Monsters University (6/21) Red 2 (7/19)

S Adam Sandler Grown Ups 2 (7/12)

Julianne Moore What Maisie Knew (5/3)

Michael Shannon The Iceman (5/3) Man of Steel (6/14)

Carey Mulligan The Great Gatsby (5/10) O Gary Oldman Paranoia (8/16)

Will Smith After Earth (5/31) Jason Statham Fast & Furious 6 (5/24)

P Al Pacino Despicable Me 2 (7/5)

T Channing Tatum White House Down (6/28)

Gwyneth Paltrow Iron Man 3 (5/3)

Stanley Tucci Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (8/9)

Simon Pegg Star Trek into Darkness (5/17) The World’s End (8/23)

V Vince Vaughn The Internship (6/7)

Ron Perlman Pacific Rim (7/12)

Jon Voight Getaway (8/30)

Chris Pine Star Trek into Darkness (5/17)

W Mark Wahlberg 2 Guns (8/2)

Brad Pitt World War Z (6/21)

Christoph Waltz Epic (5/24)

R Keanu Reeves Generation Um... (5/3)

Denzel Washington 2 Guns (8/2)

Ryan Reynolds R.I.P.D. (7/19) Turbo (7/19) Sam Rockwell The Way, Way Back (7/5) Seth Rogen This Is the End (6/14) R Paul Rudd This Is the End (6/14) Prince Avalanche (8/16)

Emma Watson The Bling Ring (6/14) This Is the End (6/14) Tom Wilkinson The Lone Ranger (7/5) Bruce Willis Red 2 (7/19) Owen Wilson The Internship (6/7) James Wood White House Down (6/28)

May 3 Iron Man 3 Love is All You Need Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s The Iceman Something in the Air What Maisie Knew Kiss of the Dammed Greetings from Tim Buckley Generation Um...

Dead Man’s Burden 1st Night Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla May 10 The Great Gatsby Peeples Aftershock May 17 Star Trek Into Darkness Frances Ha May 24 Fast & Furious 6 The Hangover Part 3 Epic Before Midnight May 31 After Earth Now You See Me The Kings of Summer The Purge The East

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IRON MAN 3

Iron Man 3 produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to Iron Man and Iron Man 2, and the seventh installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, being the first major release in the franchise since the crossover film (2012) The Avengers.

Shane Black directed a screenplay he cowrote with Drew Pearce, which is based on the “Extremis” story arc by Warren Ellis. Jon Favreau, who directed the first two films, serves as executive producer, along with Kevin Feige. Robert Downey, Jr. reprises his role as the title character, with Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, and Favreau reprising their roles as Pepper Potts, James Rhodes, and Happy Hogan, respectively. Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, and Ben Kingsley round out the film’s principal cast.

After the release of Iron Man 2 in May 2010, Favreau decided not to return as director, and in February 2011 Black was hired to rewrite and direct the film. Throughout April and May of 2012, the film’s supporting cast was filled out, with Kingsley, Pearce, and Hall brought in to portray key roles. Filming began on May 23, 2012 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

The film was shot primarily in North Carolina, with additional shooting in Florida, China and Los Angeles. The film’s visual effects were handled by a number of companies, including Scanline VFX, Digital Domain, and Weta Digital.

Robert Downey Jr. on the set of Iron Man 3 movie.

Robert Downey Jr. on the set of Iron Man 3 movie.

IRON MAN 3 05/03/2013 WRITER: Shane Black / Drew Pearce

PRODUCTION VFX SUPERVISOR: Christopher Townsend

PRODUCTION COMPANIES Marvel Studios / Paramount Pictures

SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Dan Sudick

DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Walt Disney

PRODUCTION VFX PRODUCER: Mark Soper

PRODUCER: Kevin Feige

Scanline VFX VFX SUPERVISOR: Bryan Grill / Stephan Trojansky / Darren Poe

DIRECTOR: Shane Black DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: John Toll PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Bill Brzeski CAST: Robert Downey Jr. / Scarlett Johansson / Gwyneth Paltrow / Ben Kingsley / Don Cheadle / Rebecca Hall / Guy Pearce SUMMARY: Marvel Studios’ “Iron Man 3” pits brash-butbrilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

Trixter Film VFX SUPERVISOR: Alessandro Cioffi Weta Digital VFX SUPERVISOR: Guy Williams / Matt Aitken capital T VFX SUPERVISOR: Jamie Hallett Cantina Creative VFX SUPERVISOR: Venti Hristova Luma Pictures VFX SUPERVISOR: Vincent Cirelli Digital Domain VFX SUPERVISOR: Erik Nash Method Studios VFX SUPERVISOR: Matt Dessero Framestore VFX SUPERVISOR: Mark Bakowski Fuel FX / The Third Floor / The Embassy / Cinesite / Prologue / Lola Effects / Rise Visual Effects Studios / Legacy Effects / The Base Studio

THE GREAT GATSBY

The Great Gatsby is an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel of the same name, the film is co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke.

The Great Gatsby follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick, who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the Roaring Twenties.

New city slum created for The Great Gatsby in Sydney Australia.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey Maguire on the set of The Great Gatsby movie.

THE GREAT GATSBY 05/10/2013 WRITER: Baz Luhrmann / Craign Pearce

SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Dan Oliver

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Warner Bros. / Bazmark Films / Red Wagon Productions / Village Roadshow Pictures

PRODUCTION VFX SUPERVISOR: Chris Godfrey

DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Warner Bros.

PRODUCER: Lucy Fisher / Catherine Knapman / Baz Luhrmann / Catherine Martin / Douglas Wick DIRECTOR: Baz Luhrmann DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Simon Duggan PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Catherine Martin CAST: Carey Mulligan / Leonardo DiCaprio / Tobey Maguire / Isla Fisher SUMMARY: “The Great Gatsby” follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

Animal Logic VFX SUPERVISOR: Andy Brown Method Studios VFX SUPERVISOR: Mark Breakspear Prime Focus VFX SUPERVISOR: Jon Cowley Cartel Artists Industrial Light & Magic Baseblack Rising Sun Pictures Iloura VFX SUPERVISOR: Julian Dimsey

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

Star Trek Into Darkness is the twelfth Star Trek film and serves as the sequel to (2009) Star Trek. It was directed by J. J. Abrams, written

by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof, and produced by Abrams, Bryan Burk, Lindelof, Kurtzman, and Orci.

Most of the crew from the (2009) Star Trek are returning, including director and producer Abrams and his regular collaborators: composer Michael Giacchino, cinematographer Daniel Mindel, and editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey. Kurtzman and Orci are returning as screenwriters (and now also producers), while Lindelof returns as producer and now also acts as co-writer. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, John Cho, and Bruce Greenwood return to reprise their roles from the previous film, with the addition of Benedict Cumberbatch and Alice Eve to the cast.

Filming began in January 2012. The film was shot entirely in California.

Director J.J. Abrams standing in front of the USS Enterprise set of Star Trek into Darkness movie.

Director J.J. Abrams and writer Alex Kurtzman on the set of Star Trek into Darkness movie.

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS 05/17/2013 WRITER: Alex Kurtzman / Damon Lindelof / Robert Orci PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Paramount Pictures / Bad Robot / Kurtzman / Robert Orci DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Paramount Pictures PRODUCER: J.J. Abrams / Bryan Burk / Alex Kurtzman / Damon Lindelof / Roberto Orci DIRECTOR: J.J. Abrams DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Daniel Mindel PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Scott Chambliss CAST: Benedict Cumberbatch / Karl Urban / Zoe Saldana / Chris Pine / Simon Pegg / Anton Yelchin SUMMARY: When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

PRODUCTION VFX SUPERVISOR: Roger Guyett PRODUCTION VFX SUPERVISOR: Ron Ames MAKEUP EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: David Leroy Anderson SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Burt Dalton Industrial Light & Magic Atomic Fiction VFX SUPERVISOR: Kevin Baillie Stereo D Pixomondo Halon Entertainment Gentle Giant

AFTER EARTH

Will Smith conceived this story when he was watching the television show I Shouldn’t Be Alive with his brother-in-law Caleeb Pinkett.

It was originally not a science fiction story but about a father and son crashing their car in the mountains or some remote region, with the son having to go out and get rescue for his father.

Will Smith then decided to change the setting to 1000 years in the future, which imposed a higher budget. Smith had his production company Overbrook contact script writer Gary Whitta with a simple log line for a movie: a father and son crash landed on Earth 1000 years after it had been abandoned by humankind.

After Earth was film on laction in Costa Rica

After Earth concept art.

AFTER EARTH 05/31/2013 WRITER: Stephen Gaghan / Gary Whitta

PRODUCTION VFX SUPERVISOR: Jonathan Rothbart / Mark O. Forker

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Columbia Pictures / Blinding Edge Pictures / Overbrook Entertainment

PRODUCTION VFX PRODUCER: Jenny Fulle

DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Sony Pictures PRODUCER: James Lassiter / Caleeb Pinkett / Will Smith DIRECTOR: M. Night Shyamalan DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Peter Suschitzky

SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Tommy Frazier / John Frazier MAKEUP EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: David Presto Iloura VFX SUPERVISOR: Glenn Melenhorst Prosthetic Renaissance

PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Thomas E. Sanders

Svengali VFX VFX SUPERVISOR: Robert Nederhorst

CAST: Will Smith / Jaden Smith / Sophie Okonedo / Isabelle Fuhrman / Zoe Kravitz

Incessant Rain Studios VFX SUPERVISOR: Kundan Basnet

SUMMARY: One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai’s craft, they crashland on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.

Spy Post Tippett Studio VFX SUPERVISOR: Blair Clark / Aharon Bourland Pixel Magic VFX SUPERVISOR: Ray McIntyre Jr. Ollin Studio VFX SUPERVISOR: Charlie Iturriaga Spin VFX VFX SUPERVISOR: Jeff Campbell Cirux Render / Creative Cartel / The Third Floor / Dive / Pixomondo

June 7 The Internship Much Ado About Nothing June 14 Man of Steel This Is the End The Bling Ring June 21 Monsters University World War Z June 28 The Heat White House Down I’m So Excited Byzantium

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MAN OF STEEL

Man of Steel based on the DC Comics character Superman, the film will be a reboot of the Superman film series, portraying the character’s origin story.

The film stars Henry Cavill in the title role, with Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, and Russell Crowe as Jor-El. Man of Steel will launch a shared fictional universe of DC Comics characters on film.

Development of Man of Steel began in 2008 when Warner Bros. Pictures took pitches from comic book writers, screenwriters and directors, opting to reboot the franchise. In 2009, a court ruling resulted in Jerry Siegel’s family recapturing the rights to Superman’s origins and Siegel’s copyright. The decision stated that Warner Bros. did not owe the families additional royalties from previous films, but if they did not begin production on a Superman film by 2011, then the Shuster and Siegel estates would be able to sue for lost revenue on an unproduced film. Nolan pitched Goyer’s idea after story discussion on The Dark Knight Rises. Snyder was hired as director in October 2010. Principal photography started in August 2011 in West Chicago, Illinois before moving to Plano, Illinois and Vancouver.

Henry Cavill on the set of Man of Steel in Vancouver Canada.

Henry Cavill on the set of Man of Steel in Vancouver Canada.

MAN OF STEEL 06/14/2013 WRITER: David S. Goyer / Joe Shuster / Jerry Siegel

SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Alan Hall

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Warner Bros. / Legendary Pictures / Atlas Entertainment / Cruel & Unusual Films / DC Entertainment / Syncopy

PRODUCTION VFX SUPERVISOR: John Des Jardin

DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Warner Bros.

Weta Digital VFX SUPERVISOR: Joe Letteri

PRODUCER: Christopher Nolan / Deborah Snyder / Emma Thomas

Double Negative VFX SUPERVISOR: Ged Wright

DIRECTOR: Zack Snyder

Quantum Creation FX

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Amir M. Mokri PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Alex McDowell CAST: Henry Cavill / Russell Crowe / Amy Adams / Michael Shannon / Diane Lane / Kevin Costner / Laurence Fishburne SUMMARY: A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

Scanline VFX VFX SUPERVISOR: Chad Wiebe Weta Workshop MPC VFX SUPERVISOR: Guillaume Rocheron Pixel Liberation Front Film Illusions FX Look FX

WORLD WAR Z

World War Z based on the novel of the same name by Max Brooks. Brad Pitt stars as Gerry Lane, a worker at the United Nations, as he searches the globe for information that can stop the zombie outbreak that is bringing down nations.

Plan B Entertainment secured the film rights in 2007 and Forster was approached to direct.

In 2009, Carnahan was hired to rewrite the script to the film. Filming began in July 2011 in Malta on an estimated $125 million budget, before moving to Glasgow in August 2011 and Budapest in October 2011.

Originally set for a December 2012 release, the production suffered some setbacks. In June 2012, the film’s release date was pushed back and the crew returned to Budapest for seven weeks of additional shooting. Damon Lindelof was hired to rewrite the third act, but did not have the time to finish the script and Drew Goddard was hired to rewrite it. The reshoots were due to take place between September and October 2012.

World War Z was film on location in Malta.

Glasgow Scotland dressed to look like the American city of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was passed on due to “uncertainties about state tax credits for filmmakers.�

WORLD WAR Z 06/21/2013 WRITER: Matthew Michael Carnahan / J. Michael Straczynski

PRODUCTION VFX SUPERVISOR: Scott Farrar PRODUCTION VFX PRODUCER: Robin Saxen

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Plan B Entertainment / Latina Pictures / Apparatus Productions / UTV Motion Pictures / MAKEUP EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Paramount Pictures / Skydance Productions Prosthetic Makeup Designer: Mark Coulier DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Paramount Pictures SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Neil Corbould PRODUCER: Dede Gardner / Jeremy Kleiner / Cinesite Brad Pitt / Colin Wilson VFX SUPERVISOR: Matt Johnson DIRECTOR: Marc Forster MPC DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Robert Richardson PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Nigel Phelps

4D Max The Aaron Sims Company Framestore

CAST: Brad Pitt / Mireille Enos / Elyes Gabel / James Badge Dale / Julia Levy-Boeken

Halon Entertainment

SUMMARY: United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to decimate humanity itself.

Legacy Effects

The Third Floor

HALON Entertainment FX3X

July 5 The Lone Ranger Despicable Me 2 Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain The Way, Way Back July 12 Pacific Rim Grown Ups 2 July 19 Red 2 R.I.P.D. The Conjuring Turbo July 26 The Wolverine Blue Jasmine Fruitvale Station

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THE LONE RANGER

The Lone Ranger is a fictional character, a masked ex-Texas Ranger who, with his Indian companion Tonto, fights injustice in the American Old West. The character has become an enduring icon of American culture.

The Lone Ranger first appeared in 1933 in a radio show conceived either by WXYZ radio station owner George W. Trendle or by Fran Striker, the show’s writer. The show proved to be a huge hit, and spawned a series of books (largely written by Striker), an equally popular television show that ran from 1949 to 1957, and comic books and movies.

The Lone Ranger was film on location in Moab, Utah.

A fictional wild west town was built in Albuquerque New Mexico for movie The Lone Ranger.

THE LONE RANGER 07/03/2013 WRITER: Ted Elliott / Justin Haythe / Terry Rossio

SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: John Frazier

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Silver Bullet Productions / Jerry Bruckheimer Films

MAKEUP EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Joel Harlow - Harlow Designs

DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures PRODUCER: Jerry Bruckheimer Director: Gore Verbinski DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Bojan Bazelli PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Jess Gonchor CAST: Johnny Depp / Armie Hammer / Tom Wilkinson / Helena Bonham Carter SUMMARY: From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind the blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, comes Disney / Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger,” a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.

Industrial Light & Magic VFX SUPERVISOR: Tim Alexander Creature Effects Lola VFX Gentle Giant MPC New Deal Studios 32TEN

PACIFIC RIM

Pacific Rim directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Travis Beacham.

The film is set in a near future where soldiers piloting giant robots battle against invading giant monsters who have mysteriously risen from beneath the ocean. Del Toro has said the film will be “a beautiful poem to giant monsters�.

Idris Elba on the set of Pacific Rim movie.

Idris Elba, Rob Kazinsky and director/writer Guillermo del Toro on the Pacific Rim set.

PACIFIC RIM 07/12/2013 WRITER: Travis Beacham

PRODUCTION VFX PRODUCER: Christopher Raimo

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Legendary Pictures

PRODUCTION VFX SUPERVISOR: John Knoll

DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Warner Bros.

SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Clay Pinney

PRODUCER: Jon Jashni / Thomas Tull / Mary Parent

MAKEUP EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Steve Newburn / Sean Sansom / Mike Elizalde

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Spectral Motion MAKEUP EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Mike Elizalde

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Guillermo Navarro PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Carol Spier CAST: Ron Perlman / Idris Elba / Charlie Hunnam / Charlie Day SUMMARY: When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

Legacy Effects VFX SUPERVISOR: Shane Mahan Mirada Studios Industrial Light & Magic VFX SUPERVISOR: Lindy DeQuattro Stereo D

R.I.P.D.

Welcome to the Rest In Peace Department -- the devoted, yet dead, officers of divine law enforcement “patrolling the deadbeat... reporting to one boss.” Yep -- THAT boss. Nick Cruz was murdered by an unknown assailant, at the height of his personal and professional life. Now he’s traded a hundred years of service to the R.I.P.D. in exchange for a shot at finding who killed him.

Ryan Reynolds, Mary-Louise Parker, and Jeff Bridges on the set of R.I.P.D..

R.I.P.D. was film on location in Boston.

R.I.P.D. 07/19/2013 WRITER: Phil Hay

SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Mark Hawker

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Dark Horse Entertainment / Original Film / Universal Pictures

Rythm & Hues VFX SUPERVISOR: Derek Spears

PRODUCER: Neal H. Moritz / Mike Richardson

The Aaron Sims Company

DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Universal Pictures DIRECTOR: Robert Schwentke DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Alwin H. Kuchier PRODUCTION DESIGNER: CAST: Ryan Reynolds / Kevin Bacon / Jeff Bridges / Mary-Louise Parker SUMMARY: Veteran sheriff Roy Pulsifer (Bridges) has spent his career with the legendary police force known as R.I.P.D. tracking monstrous spirits who are cleverly disguised as ordinary people. His mission? To arrest and bring to justice a special brand of criminals trying to escape final judgment by hiding among the unsuspecting on Earth.

Once the wise-cracking Roy is assigned former rising-star detective Nick Walker (Reynolds) as his junior officer, the new partners have to turn grudging respect into top-notch teamwork. When they uncover a plot that could end life as we know it, two of R.I.P.D.’s finest must miraculously restore the cosmic balance... or watch the tunnel to the afterlife begin sending angry souls the very wrong way.

Spectral Motion Image Engine VFX SUPERVISOR: Jesper Kjolsrud Gradient Effects Proof, Inc. SUPERVISOR: Alexander Vegh

THE WOLVERINE

The Wolverine is the sixth installment in the X-Men film series. Hugh Jackman reprises his role from previous films as the title character, with James Mangold directing a screenplay written by Christopher McQuarrie, Scott Frank, and Mark Bomback, based on the 1982 limited series Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller.

McQuarrie was hired to write a screenplay for The Wolverine in August 2009. In October 2010, Darren Aronofsky was hired to direct the film. The project was delayed following Aronofsky’s departure and the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunamin March 2011. In June 2011, Mangold was brought on board to replace Aronofsky and Bomback was hired to rewrite the screenplay in September 2011. The supporting characters were cast in July 2012 with principal photography beginning at the end of the month in New South Wales before moving to Tokyo in August 2012 and back to New South Wales in October 2012.

Hugh Jackman on set of The Wolverine in Japan.

A long dolly shot at the Yashida compound on the set of The Wolverine.

THE WOLVERINE 07/26/2013 WRITER: Christopher McQuarrie / Mark Bomback

SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Brian Cox

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Marvel Enterprises / Twentieth Century Fox

MAKEUP EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Nick Nicolaou

DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox

Weta Digital

PRODUCER: Hugh Jackman / John Palermo / Hutch Parker / Lauren Shuler Donner DIRECTOR: James Mangold DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Ross Emery PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Francois Audouy CAST: High Jackman / Framke Janssen / Will Yun Leer SUMMARY: Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world, he will face a host of unexpected and deadly opponents in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality.

Iloura Rising Sun Pictures Halon Entertainment Makeup Effects Group

Aug 2 300: Rise of an Empire 2 Guns The Smurfs 2 The Spectacular Now Aug 9 Elysium Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Planes We’re the Millers Aug 16 Kick-Ass 2 The To Do List Paranoia Prince Avalanche Ain’t Them Bodies Saints Aug 23 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones The World’s End You’re Next The Grandmasters Aug 30 One Direction: This Is Us Getaway Close Circuit Random

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ELYSIUM

Elysium written and directed by Neill Blomkamp. The story takes place on a ravaged Earth and a luxurious space habitat named Elysium. The film will explore political themes such as “immigration, health care and class issues�.

Matt Damon stars as Max De Costa in Elysium.

Sharlto Copley stars as Kruger in Elysium.

ELYSIUM 08/09/2013 WRITER: Neill Blomkamp

SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Cameron Waldbauer

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Media Rights Capital / QED International / Sony Pictures Entertainment

PRODUCTION VFX SUPERVISOR: Peter Muyzers

DISTRIBUTION COMPANY: Sony Pictures PRODUCER: Bill Block / Simon Kinberg DIRECTOR: Neill Blomkamp DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Trent Opaloch PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Philip Ivey CAST: Matt Damon / Jodie Foster / Alice Braga / William Fichtner SUMMARY: In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine manmade space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined planet. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the crime and poverty that is now rampant throughout the land. The only man with the chance to bring equality to these worlds is Max (Matt Damon), an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission – one that pits him against Elysium’s Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her hard-line forces – but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.

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