Ted 2 - Trailer First Look

As Paddington entertains kids in cinemas Universal drops the trailer for their talking bear movie, and this one is not for kids!

After the success of Family Guy and American Dad  Seth MacFarlane made his big screen début with Ted (2012), and people loved the foul mouthed little f**ker!

Ted 2 hit UK theatres July 10th!

Newly-wed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.

Fantastic 4 (2015) Teaser Trailer...Finally!!!

So finally we get our first official look at Fox's Fantastic Four re-boot.

This film has been shrouded in uncertainty since the cast was announced.

No one knew what the tone, the look or really anything would be, except for some dodgy leaked pics.

THE FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel's original and longest-running superhero team, centres on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.- By 20th Century Fox

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Catch it in theatres August 6th 2015.

The Strain Season 2 Promo

As you may know here at Beyond the Box Office we got sucked into The Strain Season One last year and the finale ended on a good old fashioned, action packed, cliffhanger.
No spoilers as if you have not seen season one then you must right now!

Now Fox has just released their promo trailer for Season 2 and by the beard of Zeus does it not disappoint!!!

A quick catch up for those who have yet to check out Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's modern day take on the classic Vampire mythos.

"A thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself."

- FX

The second season should air, once again, on UKTV's channel Watch.

And as you can tell from the promo it's going to be an epic season 2 premier!

You can check out the interview we did with one of the stars of the show David Bradley in the player below.

Check out The Strain Season One on Watch Sky 109 Virgin 124

http://watch.uktv.co.uk/shows/the-strain/

GEEK 2015 - Interactive Experience - Real-life-point-and-click Adventure

Ever thought what it would be like getting sucked into a painting? No me neither, but then again this seems interesting.

"Take part in a real-life point-and-click video game that journeys through art history."

So what's all this actually about then?
Well...

Misuse of an experimental machine capable of sending people INSIDE works of art has dangerous consequences. The faces have disappeared from some of history’s most beautiful and significant self-portraits due to a slight mishap during a test flight of Endless Horizon Ltd's innovative new venture into Art Tourism.

Audiences are invited to join the team behind this experimental machine to rectify this terrible situation, enlisting the help of the Flemish, 17th Century, court painter Sir Anthony van Dyck, travelling through time, genres and styles to save the canon of art.

"Endless Horizons Ltd. have developed an incredible machine that is capable of sending people INSIDE works of art. One day the machine will make it possible for holiday-makers to catch a mini-break arranging Van Gogh’s sunflowers, bathing on Turner’s beaches or swimming in Warhol’s tomato soup."

"To test the machine Endless Horizons Ltd. have acquired three famous self-portraits from the Turner Contemporary's latest exhibition, Self: image and Identity, and now they just need a group of willing test subjects to make the maiden journey..."

Project director Simon Ryninks: “The Milo Wladek Co. creates narratives that bring together many art forms to give audiences a truly interactive experience. For The Van Dyck Vanishments, we’re creating a real-life video game in the vein of classics like Monkey Island and Broken Sword. Combining film, installation, performance and puzzles, we’re exploring the themes of self-expression and identity that run through the cannon of self portraiture. We’re also creating a downloadable digital app and a boardgame version of the narrative, to engage as many people as possible with its themes and ideas. This is a sprawling, slightly bonkers, but very cool project to be a part of. We’re really looking forward to being let loose on Margate!”

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1592295514/the-van-dyck-vanishments?ref=nav_search

www.geek-play.com 

Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd February 2015 

Performances are at 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:30, 19:00 and 20:30 each day. Running time 45 min (approx) – plus a trip to Self: Image and Identity at Turner Contemporary 

Performances start at Turner Contemporary, Margate, Kent

Suitable for those 8 and over.

John Wick - UK Trailer

Keanu Reeves is back! This time as retired Hit Man in "John Wick", A stylish tale of Revenge and Redemption.

After the sudden death of his beloved wife, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) receives one last gift from her, a beagle puppy named Daisy, and a note imploring him not to forget how to love. But John’s mourning is interrupted when his 1969 Boss Mustang catches the eye of sadistic thug Iosef Tarasov (Alfie Allen) who breaks into his house and steals it, beating John unconscious and leaving Daisy dead. Unwittingly, they have just reawakened one of the most brutal assassins the underworld has ever seen.

John’s search for his stolen vehicle takes him to a side of New York City that tourists never see, a hyper-real, super-secret criminal community, where John Wick was once the baddest guy of all.

Released in the tail end of 2014 in the States, John Wick was a Box Office success grossing almost $100 million on a budget of just $20 million, the Film was also a hit with critics who praised Reeves as the titular character.

John Wick fires into UK Cinemas on 10th April 2015

GEEK 2015 - Downloading Now - Highlights of 2014

With GEEK 2015 just a few weeks away gamers are getting ready to download themselves to Margate to join in 3 days of retro, indie, AAA, arcade and PC gaming.

GEEK is currently on its loading screen but level one will start on Friday 20th February.

With hundreds of consoles, arcade cabinets, pinball machines, stalls, exhibits, cosplay shows and workshops the organisers hope to make 2015 the biggest GEEK yet!

Here's some highlight footage from 2014 so you can see what to expect from the weekend.

Featuring Nintendo and SEGA tournaments, a Minecraft cave and interactive experiences.
However it is not just video games on offer.
Fans of card and board games will also be treated to a weekend of gaming.

So whether you are a Gamer Dad, a Pinball Wizard, a newb, a SEGA or Nintendo fanboy...or fangirl...a candy crush queen or just need to get the damn kids out of the house during half-term get down to Margate as there is something for everyone at GEEK!

More to follow as new details come out...

Tickets are available at:
http://www.geek-play.com/margate.html

#Margatesgotgame #IheartGEEK

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Star Wars vs Lord of the Rings - Which is Better?

The ultimate battle between two of the most successful franchises of all time is the basis for endless debates on message boards, polls and forums.
I personally love both sagas, however I was interested to see, beyond any of my own fanboy arguments, just which of these epics was actually, not so much better, but ultimately more successful.
I was actually quite surprised by the stats.
Before looking into some basic figures I had already called it for one side, mainly based on my personal views of each individual movie on its own stand alone merits.

Star Wars scored, to me, a 10/10 with Episode IV, 11/10 for Empire and Jedi at 8/10.
That is a solid set of numbers, I then thought "well Lord of the Rings must be pretty close?"
So I rated them 8/10, 9/10 and 10/10; so Star Wars won overall, but it was a close battle.
The Star Wars OG Trilogy ended up with a 9.66/10 average and LotR finished on 9/10...ooooh that's tight, yet unfortunately, although close, Middle Earth didn't manage the (almost) impossible of delivering an 11/10.
Now all that was just my personal opinion, all ratings were off the top of my head while watching the films.

Then I stopped to think, "but what about both franchises as overall sagas?"
I thought over Christmas, as I watched both sets of films, that I can see Jackson's movies being better overall as a 6 film series?
 I have little affection for the overall vision Lucas had for the prequels, not to even mention Jar Jar!
Then with the final Hobbit movie just hitting theatres I thought "what if the prequel trilogy ended up costing Star Wars in this close fight, when all 6 films were thrown into the equation would they let the force down?"
The original trilogies were always going to be close as they are great films.
The prequel trilogies, however, that's a different story.
I was actually surprised by the results, as much as The Hobbit films are seen as inferior to Jackson's first outings in Middle Earth, I thought they surely would top the prequel trilogy? Right???

See pretty close. Now the US box office was always going to higher for the OG trilogy simply as between 1977-1983 more people went to the cinema.

Now the prequels...

The numbers give victory to the rebellion! Sorry Frodo!