News Round Up: The World's End, Ghostbusters 3, A Field in England AND Halo TV Project with Spielberg at the Helm!

First bit of excitement in the world of film today, is the release of the quad poster for The World's End.

As we already know, this is the final installment in Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy. It follows the story of five childhood friends reuniting in their home town to embark on a previously attempted 12 venue pub crawl which culminates at The World's End. Quite apt really, as it turns out mid-boozing the world may actually end. Previous posters have been a moderate and slightly subtle affair but this is a piece displaying all manners of explosive action and pub weaponry. The tagline 'Prepare to Get Annihilated' is i'm sure just a taster of the witty dialogue that will encompass pub culture and British behavior, already so brilliantly addressed in the trilogy's previous installments, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. The World's End is due for release on July 19th.

Elsewhere in the landscape of film today, plot details were revealed for the urban legend that is Ghostbusters 3. Does it exist? Will it go ahead? and more importantly... does Bill Murray reprise his role as Peter Venkman? According to Dan Aykroyd the answer to that is no, but in a recent interview on Larry King Now he stated... 

"There will be a hole for him... If Billy wants to walk in the door and be in the movie, we will find a place". 

One thing is for certain, the film is going ahead and the plot concerns "new research that's being done in particle physics by the young men and women at Columbia University..."

 Aykroyd continues "..Basically, there's research being done that I can say that the world or the dimension that we live in, our four planes of existence, length, height, width and time, become threatened by some of the research that's being done. Ghostbusters -- new Ghostbusters -- have to come and solve the problem". 

Ivan Reitman is rumored to direct with a script from Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg and Etan Cohen. A release date has not been revealed yet but 2014 is looking likely. 
(Source: Shock Till You Drop)

Next up - the trailer for Ben Wheatley's new horror A Field in England, which you can catch below...



Described as a 'psychedelic trip into magic and madness' the film is set during the English Civil War in the 17th century. A small group flee from a raging battle and embark on a search to find hidden treasure. Passing a mushroom circle (which provides them with a meal), the group soon descend into terrifying chaos and paranoia. Undoubtedly it looks bonkers but a raw, powerful sensibility is definitely evident, with apparent strong performances to boot. The film will simultaneously see its release in cinemas, On Demand, DVD and television broadcast in the UK on July 5th. 

Lastly and hot off the press, it has within moments been revealed at the latest Xbox Reveal (Xbox One) that Microsoft have confirmed original Xbox TV programming with its first project based on the Halo franchise. Here's the kicker - Steven Spielberg is at the helm. The idea of a Halo adaptation has been thrown about since 2006, however, it wasn't until late 2012, in which Microsoft hired former CBS executive Nancy Tellem, that this planned adaptation would be part of the plan of original Xbox TV content - something they hope will "pioneer the future of TV...". Stay tuned for further developments! 

That's it for now - what are your thoughts on any of the above? Excited by the pairing of Halo and Spielberg? Ghostbusters 3? Will you put yourself through the experience of watching A Field in England? Post a comment!