Sunday, June 8, 2014

X-Men Days of Future Past Short Review and End Credits Scene Explained !


I finally watched this afternoon in theatre X-Men Days of Future Past and i have to say that the film is absolutely fantastic! The editing is so perfect that there is no one shot that i would cut. Storyline, filming and visual effects are top and the cast is absolutely perfect ( but with such excellent actors... ). Without any doubt the best "X-Men" movie of the series, best super-heroes movie since a long time, and probably even better than Captain America : The Winter Soldier which was already excellent. Go ahead, go and watch it if it's not done yet!

By the way, also stay until the very end of the end credits as there is as usual an additional surprise sequence at the end, which looks great and brings new questions for the next X-Men : Apocalypse set to be released at the end of May 2016.

Look out, Spoiler! IF you've already watched X-Men Days of Future Past and didn't stayed till the end, here is this very final scene. And if just like me you're asking "what the hell all of this mean?!?" then watch the video HERE which will explain you all about this very last scene and what it means for the next X-Men movie.





More spoilers below, so always beware! :


"Days of Future Past end credits scene tease the villain of the next movie X-Men: Apocalypse. Apocalypse is a very powerful and dangerous enemy who has caused a lot of problems for the X-Men and X-Factor teams over the years. The scene shown at the end of the credits is set in Ancient Egypt, and we get to witness Apocalypse building the Great Pyramids with his powers. In a recent interview with CinemaBlend, screenwriter Simon Kinberg explains why they chose to go with that scene:

"What you see is Apocalypse sort of using his powers to manipulate the Pyramids. And in the shot, you can see The Four Horseman sort of in shadow, or silhouette. Now, when we make the movie, it will not take place in ancient times. We went back and forth a lot on… what that scene should be. Bryan and I just locked into this idea of seeing Apocalypse at the height of his power and glory, which is what we imagined would have been in Egyptian times. It was just to give a tease of, ‘This guy is super-powerful, and there was a moment in time when he was essentially treated as a god, and he’s going to rise again in X-Men: Apocalypse.’"

The actor playing Apocalypse in the end credits scene is young, but it was confirmed that the actor they used will NOT be playing Apocalypse in the 2016 sequel, and that this sequence was done just to show "that this force has been around for such a long time."


Picture and video: copyright 20th Century Fox

Awesome Old Classic Style DC Comics Heroines Pin-Up Art


It's the week-end and here's a beautiful set of 1940s-style pin-up art featuring several famous heroines from DC Comics universe ( Super Girl, Bat girl, Star Girl, Hawk Girl, Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Mera ). All these artworks were created by Ant Lucia, and I like very muck their old-classic style.

If you're interested by prints of them they are available at QMx's DC Comics page: "Each DC Comics Bombshell will be rendered on a museum quality 18"x24" art print and will be priced at $14.95."











Pictures: copyright Ant Lucia

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Marvel Announces Officially Ant Man Director


Marvel announced officially who will be Ant Man director! Yes Man director Peyton Reed has officially been set to direct Marvel's Ant-Man, and even if Adam McKay turned down the offer to direct, he will help to develop the script. I'm afraid to say that we've gone from an amazing director like Edgar Wright - who resigned or was "fired" recently - to a very mediocre director like Reed, a guy who did other films such as Bring It On, Down With Love and The Break-Up.

That's no good news indeed, but the movie is supposed to be released on July 17, 2015 and i suppose that the time is running against Marvel. During this week many others directors were running to be Ant Man director but it's Peyton Reed who will direct. Let's hope he'll do a good job and here's a synopsis that the studio also released today:

"Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world."

Picture: copyright Marvel

Friday, June 6, 2014

DLP WDS Ratatouille Ride Update !


Here we go for a new Ratatouille pictorial update thanks as always to Max Fan, D&M contributor and DLPWelcome webmaster. As you'll see almost everything is ready for the press event which will happen on June 21 - 22. But the most important change of the day is definitely the new sign now in place at the entrance of the ride. Almost everyone agreed that the first one looked terrible with the big and awful cooking pot and it has been replaced by this new one that you can see on the pictures above and below. Also below a before / after picture.


The new sign looks undeniably better, although i still find it a bit too big, personally. I'm not a big fan too of the blue color which is for me too strong in regards to the facades behind ( same for the Fast Pass signs ). I suppose that the park wants the entrance to be instantly identified by WDS guests and it might be a reason why they've kept this blue color which is coming from the original movie logo. Anyway, it's much better so let's not complain too much...





Before the arrival of the new sign...







Some close shots on the "Bistrot Chez Remy" restaurant and the "Chez Marianne, Souvenirs de Paris" boutique awnings.






There is two "streets" in the Ratatouille area, and they do have names.



More close shots on different signs and theming here and there...










The clock is in place but not yet on time...



The fountain at the center of the plaza is practically the only outside element which is not totally finished and will be anytime soon.




More views of the area...







The bicycle below are part of the theming, remembering the ones used by the characters in the animated movie.



And that's it for this new Ratatouille update. I'll be back on Monday with a new DLP update, this time about Disneyland Paris park and in the meantime i remind you that, to celebrate Disneyland Paris 22nd Anniversary, i'm doing a special offer price on the great Disneyland Paris "From Sketch to Reality" book - for both ENGLISH or FRENCH editions!  Thanks to this special offer you will save $50 on the normal price, so if you don't own the book yet i'm sure you don't want to miss it! Paypal and credit card payment are accepted, so make sure you to place your order now! 

You can use the Paypal button below for the english edition, and for orders of the french edition or for credit card payment please send me an email at: neverlandeditions@gmail.com



Disneyland Paris From Sketch to Reality - Include shipping
 

Don't know yet the Disneyland Paris book? Have a look at the video below or on the book website HERE.




Pictures: copyright Max Fan - DLP Welcome