'BeetleJuice 2' Happening, Kinda...

"BeetleJuice, BeetleJuice, BeetleJuice."  Ok, I said his name three times...where is he?  If you loved Tim Burton's original BeetleJuice creation and Michael Keaton during the 80s as much as I did than you're probably excited for the possibility of a sequel too.  Unfortunately, we may find ourselves waiting longer than expected.  STYD spoke with sequel writer/director Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) who discussed how close to a reality BeetleJuice 2 truly is or isn't.

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New 'Wrath of the Titans' Posters

Hollywood, I think you have a problem.  Let’s talk about overindulgence for recent blockbuster gluttony: Wrath of the Titans.  I understand there’s money to be milked out of the franchise since the remake Clash of the Titans was a box-office win, but regurgitating the plot for its sequel, you’re pushing your luck.  As luck would have it, here are the new posters for Wrath of the Titans only with different myth-monsters, hairstyles and some familiar faces.

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Al Pacino Lends Voice To 'Despicable Me 2'

I expect Al Pacino’s “acting style” to come through the animation in his first ever voice work as the lead villain in Despicable Me 2.  It's reportedly the same role originally left by Javier Bardem and Pacino stepping in makes me wish it was a motion-capture film.  Who knows what kind of character is expected since, I would assume, both actors are very different from one another.

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'G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation' Super Bowl TV Spot Will Impress Viewers

As painfully bad as G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was, it's sequel, Retaliation has made all the right moves thus far in distancing itself from that disaster.  The decision to cast The Rock and Bruce Willis as the leads instead of relying solely on the mumbling beef cake Channing Tatum was the first improvement implemented by director Jon Chu and company.  This year's Super Bowl commercials will include a Retaliation TV spot, and it's fairly good. 

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Matthew Vaughn To Direct 'X-Men: First Class' Sequel

With this summer’s successful continuation of the X-Men franchise, Matthew Vaughn has been officially brought back as the director for the X-Men: First Class sequel.  Also returning is screenwriter Simon Kinberg and Bryan Singer as producer.  Many would’ve been surprised had there not been an announcement since the latest film, set in 1960s exploring the beginnings of the “X-Men” Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender), grossed more than $350 million worldwide.

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