What You Missed: Dec. 20, 2014

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood.

Why should you have to search all over the Internet for movie news when you can get it all right here. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy.

From Walt Disney Studios’ Facebook page. Remember, there’s less than a week before Christmas. Be sure to get those presents wrapped.

OUR HEADLINES

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ says ‘thank you’

First picture of Spielberg, Hanks in Cold War spy mission film

Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart team up in first ‘Get Hard’ trailer

Well, looks like we’re down to four directors for next ‘Star Trek’ film

Legendary Pictures really wants you to get to know ‘Seventh Son’

JoBlo.com gives us six featurettes to educate us on “Kingsman: The Secret Service”

Andy Serkis can finally spill the beans, somewhat, on ‘The Force Awakens’

Watch the new trailer for ’71’ before you go see ‘Unbroken’

Jim Carrey teaming up with ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ producers for ‘Deep Cover’

Coming to Theaters: Dec. 19, 2014

What You Missed: Dec. 19, 2014

THE LATEST ON THE SONY HACK AND “THE INTERVIEW”

• Obama: Sony made a mistake in canceling “The Interview.”

• Sony’s CEO: “We have not caved.”

• Sony says it spoke to White House before and after “The Interview” was pulled.

• Sony hackers gloat over the studio pulling the plug on “The Interview.”

• Three actors from “The Interview” speak about the film and their roles.

• Sean Penn gives his opinion. So does George Clooney.

• Screen Junkies has six Seth Rogen/James Franco movies that also should be banned.

• Vulture has a great story about how “The Interview” has renewed interest in Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator.”

• Wanna see how Americans look in North Korean films? It’s not very flattering.

A new trailer for “The Interview,” approved, of course, by Guardians of Peace.

REST OF THE NEWS

• Kate Winslet is the latest to be considered for the Steve Jobs biopic.

• Is Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) going to make an appearance on the ABC television show “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?”

• Why hasn’t a redhead ever won an Oscar? The Hollywood Reporter explains.

• The first official trailer for “The Duke of Burgundy” makes “50 Shades of Grey” seem like a walk in the park.

• There are two 30-second TV spots for the Johnny Depp film “Mortdecai,” which hits theaters on Jan. 23. I’ll let you think on that.

You have seen the Christmas lights display set to songs from “Star Wars” and “Frozen.” You haven’t? Well, here you go.

• See Sarah Michelle Geller in a clip for the video-on-demand film “Veronica Decides to Die.” It releases on Jan. 20.

• The next movie on the Schmoes Know 25 Days of Christmas: “Elf.”

• Peter Jackson has never read a comic book and has no plans to make a Marvel film.

• Children’s movies are really sad and violent, a study concludes.

• Here’s the cast from “The Santa Clause” 20 years later.

• Screen Rant’s worst movies and best movies of 2014.

• Screen Crush’s best and worst movies of 2014.

• Bad Ass Digest has its best films of 2014 list.

First picture of Spielberg, Hanks in Cold War spy mission film

Written by O’Boyd

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks always make a great film couple.

The two have worked together on such classics as “Saving Private Ryan,” “Catch Me If You Can” and “The Terminal” along with the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers.” Their latest project comes out on Oct. 16 and involves the Cold War.

Entertainment Weekly posted a photo of the two during shooting for the yet titled film.

The film involves a rescue mission of a captured pilot behind enemy lines in the Soviet Union during 1960. Hanks plays a lawyer, James Donovan, involved in the situation. The film is based on a true story of Francis Gary Powers, a U.S. pilot shot down over Soviet airspace in 1960 while piloting a U-2 spy plane.

From EW.com:

“This is one of the more astonishing stories about the Cold War I’d ever heard. James Donovan is a hero to me, and Tom made him so completely accessible.”

It’s part of EW’s slideshow promoting the films of 2015 they are anxiously looking forward to seeing. That includes “Chappie,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Ted 2” (in the first official picture released from the film), the Spielberg-Hanks film, “Spectre,” “Hunger Games: Mockingly Part 2” and some space film called “The Force Awakens.”

“Chappie”

“The Avengers: Age of Ultron”

Ted 2

“Spectre”

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2”

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 

Felicity Jones in early talks for latest ‘Da Vinci Code’ film

Felicity Jones with “The Theory of Everything” co-star Eddie Redmayne

Written by O’Boyd

Fresh off her success in the Stephen Hawking bio film “The Theory of Everything,” Felicity Jones is in early talks to join Tom Hanks in Ron Howard’s “Inferno.”

“Inferno” is the third installment in “The Da Vinci Code” book and films. Deadline.com, which broke the story, breaks down the film:

“In Inferno, Harvard symbologist Henry Langdon (Hanks) awakens in an Italian hospital with amnesia. He teams up with Sienna Brooks, the role Jones is being considered for, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories and prevent a madman from releasing a global plague connected to Dante’s Inferno.”

Jones at one time was considered for the role of Black Cat in the DC Comics film universe. She also appeared briefly in this year’s “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.”