Good news everybody, we’re one step closer to the release (slated for May 5, 2017) of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” The anticipated sequel to the 2014 Marvel film has officially begun principal photography at Pinewood Studies in Atlanta, Georgia.

The original cast, which includes Chris Pratt (Jurassic World), Zoe Saldana (Star Trek Into Darkness), Dave Bautista (Spectre), Vin Diesel (Furious 7), Bradley Cooper (American Sniper), Michael Rooker (Jumper), Karen Gillan (The Big Short), and Sean Gunn (Gilmore Girls), are all set to reprise their roles. This comes as no surprise after the first “Guardians” made over $770 million at the worldwide box office, which makes it the most successful debut film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Some newcomers will also be joining, including Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby), Chris Sullivan (The Drop) and Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight), although no details about their characters have been revealed. It has been revealed though that Pom Klementieff (Oldboy) will be joining as Mantis, a former member of the Avengers.

With the news, Marvel also released the above image, which seems to show Rocket (voiced by Cooper), Drax (Bautista), Star-Lord (Pratt), and Gamora (Saldana) standing from left to right. It’s probably a safe bet to assume that Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) is standing on Drax’s shoulder. Written and directed by James Gunn, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2″ will follow Peter Quill (Pratt) and his team as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.

Marvel’s “Ant Man” starring Paul Rudd came out on top at the box office for the second week in a row. The number one film brought in $24.765 million, a 57% drop from its premiere week. Following at number two is Adam Sandler‘s “Pixels.” The Christopher Columbus directed flick brought in a disappointing $24 million.

The Universal comedy “Minions,” came in third, bringing in $22.1 millions. However, the film took the top spot worldwide. Internationally, “Minions” finished with $44 million, bringing it’s total to $66.1 million. “Ant Man” was not far off with a worldwide total of $66 million.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdam‘s film, “Southpaw” came in at number five with $16.5 million, beating the latest John Green adaptation “Paper Towns.” While “Southpaw” outperformed early estimates, “Paper Towns” underwhelmed. Some estimates believed the film, starring Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff, could bring in around $48 million, but in reality, ended the weekend at the number six spot with $12.5 million.

After ending the weekend with $6.9 million, “Jurassic World” broke records, becoming the third highest grossing film in North American history with a total of $623.8 million so far. (Behind only “Titanic” and “Avatar”).

1. “Ant-Man,” $24.765 million
2. “Pixels,” $24 million*
3. “Minions,” $22.1 million
4. “Trainwreck,” $17.3 million
5. “Southpaw,” $16.5 million*
6. “Paper Towns,” $12.5 million*
7. “Inside Out,” $7.4 million
8. “Jurassic World,” $6.9 million
9. “Mr. Holmes,” $2.8 million.
10. “Terminator Genisys,” $2.4 million
* indicates premiere weekend

What did you watch this weekend?

It’s going to be a year for big blockbusters if the latest trailer releases are any indication. Following on the heels of the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” teaser, Universal Pictures releaseda new full length trailer for Colin Trevorrow’s “Jurassic World” starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. The trailer reveals a crucial plot point in the film: a genetically modified dinosaur is created to up the “wow factor” of the Jurassic World theme park. And how could that possibly go wrong? After Claire Dearing (Howard), the park operations managers, tells Owen Grady (Pratt), a dinosaur tamer, this, he cheekily responds, “They’re dinosaurs- wow enough.”

The Steven Spielberg produced film opens June 12th. Check out the trailer below to see more about the new dinosaur, the Indominus Rex. Also, see if you can spot Jake Johnson’s quick appearance.

It’s officially awards season! Last night the People’s Choice Awards kicked off the years first award show. Host Anna Faris called in husband Chris Pratt for a cute skit to open the show. In the skit, Chris Pratt can simply not be bothered with The People’s Choice Awards, or house chores.

So, Anna called in fellow host, Allison Janney to nanny. Check out the clip below, and underneath, the full list of winners:

Favorite Movie Actor
Winner: Robert Downey Jr.
Brad Pitt
Channing Tatum
Hugh Jackman
Mark Wahlberg

Favorite Movie Actress
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence
Angelina Jolie
Emma Stone
Melissa McCarthy
Scarlett Johansson

Favorite Movie Duo
Winner: Shailene Woodley & Theo James (Divergent)
Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Chris Evans & Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
Jonah Hill & Channing Tatum (22 Jump Street)
Shailene Woodley & Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars)

Favorite Action Movie
Winner: Divergent
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy
X-Men: Days of Future Past

Favorite Action Movie Actor
Winner: Chris Evans
Denzel Washington
Hugh Jackman
Liam Neeson
Mark Wahlberg

Favorite Action Movie Actress
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence
Angelina Jolie
Scarlett Johansson
Shailene Woodley
Zoe Saldana

Favorite Comedic Movie
Winner: 22 Jump Street
Blended
Let’s Be Cops
Neighbors
The Other Woman

Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
Winner: Adam Sandler
Channing Tatum
Jonah Hill
Seth Rogen
Zac Efron

Favorite Comedic Movie Actress
Winner: Melissa McCarthy
Cameron Diaz
Charlize Theron
Drew Barrymore
Tina Fey

Favorite Dramatic Movie
Winner: The Fault in Our Stars
The Giver
Heaven Is for Real
If I Stay
Noah

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor
Winner: Robert Downey Jr.Ben Affleck
Brad Pitt
George Clooney
Matt Damon

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress
Winner: Chloë Grace Moretz
Emma Stone
Meryl Streep
Reese Witherspoon
Shailene Woodley

Favorite Family Movie
Winner: Maleficent
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The LEGO Movie
Rio 2

Favorite Thriller Movie
Winner: Gone Girl
Annabelle
Dracula Untold
The Equalizer
The Purge: Anarchy

Favorite TV Show
Winner: The Big Bang Theory
Game Of Thrones
NCIS
Once Upon a Time
The Walking Dead

Favorite Network TV Comedy
Winner: The Big Bang Theory
2 Broke Girls
Modern Family
Mom
New Girl

Favorite Comedic TV Actor
Winner: Chris Colfer
Ashton Kutcher
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jim Parsons
Ty Burrell

Favorite Comedic TV Actress
Winner: Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting
Amy Poehler
Melissa McCarthy
Sofia Vergara
Zooey Deschanel

Favorite Network TV Drama
Winner: Grey’s Anatomy
Chicago Fire
Downton Abbey
Revenge
Scandal

Favorite Dramatic TV Actor
Winner: Patrick Dempsey
Dax Shephard
Jesse Williams
Justin Chambers
Taylor Kinney

Favorite Dramatic TV Actress
Winner: Ellen Pompeo
Alyssa Milano
Emily VanCamp
Hayden Panettiere
Kerry Washington

Favorite Cable TV Comedy
Winner: Melissa & Joey
Baby Daddy
Cougar Town
Faking It
Young & Hungry

Favorite Cable TV Drama
Winner: Pretty Little Liars
Bates Motel
Rizzoli & Isles
Sons of Anarchy
True Detective

Favorite Cable TV Actor
Winner: Matt Bomer
Charlie Hunnam
Eric Dane
Sean Bean
William H. Macy

Favorite Cable TV Actress
Winner: Angie Harmon
Ashley Benson
Courteney Cox
Kristen Bell
Lucy Hale

Favorite TV Crime Drama
Winner: Castle
Bones
Criminal Minds
The Mentalist
NCIS

Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor
Winner: Nathan Fillion
David Boreanaz
Kevin Bacon
Shemar Moore
Simon Baker

Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress
Winner: Stana Katic
Emily Deschanel
Lucy Liu
Mariska Hargitay
Robin Tunney

Favorite Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
Winner: Beauty and the Beast
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Once Upon a Time
Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries

Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
Winner: Outlander
American Horror Story
Doctor Who
Game of Thrones
The Walking Dead

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor
Winner: Misha Collins
Ian Somerhalder
Jared Padalecki
Jensen Ackles
Paul Wesley

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress
Winner: Kristin Kreuk
Ginnifer Goodwin
Jennifer Morrison
Jessica Lange
Nina Dobrev

Favorite Competition TV Show
Winner: The Voice
America’s Got Talent
Dancing with the Stars
Hell’s Kitchen
MasterChef

Favorite Daytime TV Host(s)
Winner: Ellen DeGeneres
Kelly Ripa & Michael Strahan
Queen Latifah
Rachael Ray
Steve Harvey

Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host
Winner: Jimmy Fallon
Conan O’Brien
Craig Ferguson
David Letterman
Jimmy Kimmel

Favorite Dramedy
Winner: Orange Is the New Black
Awkward.
Shameless
Suits
White Collar

Favorite TV Icon
Winner: Betty White
Katey Sagal
Mark Harmon
Tim Allen
Tom Selleck

Favorite TV Duo
Winner: Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries)
David Boreanaz & Emily Deschanel (Bones)
Ginnifer Goodwin & Josh Dallas (Once Upon a Time)
Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles (Supernatural)
Nathan Fillion & Stana Katic (Castle)

Favorite TV Character We Miss Most
Winner: Dr. Cristina Yang played by Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy)
Dr. Lance Sweets played by John Francis Daley (Bones)
Hershel Greene played by Scott Wilson (The Walking Dead)
Leslie Shay played by Lauren German (Chicago Fire)
Neal Cassidy played by Michael Raymond-James (Once Upon a Time)

Favorite Actor In A New TV Series
Winner: David Tennant
Ben McKenzie
Dylan McDermott
Laurence Fishburne
Scott Bakula

Favorite Actress In A New TV Series
Winner: Viola Davis
Debra Messing
Jada Pinkett Smith
Octavia Spencer
Téa Leoni

Favorite Sketch Comedy TV Show
Winner: Saturday Night Live
Drunk History
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Kroll Show

Favorite Animated TV Show
Winner: The Simpsons
American Dad
Bob’s Burger
Family Guy
South Park

Favorite New TV Comedy
Winner: Jane the Virgin
black-ish
Cristela
Marry Me
The McCarthys

Favorite New TV Drama
Winner: The Flash
Constantine
Forever
Gotham
How to Get Away with Murder

Favorite Male Artist
Winner: Ed Sheeran
Blake Shelton
John Legend
Pharrell Williams
Sam Smith

Favorite Female Artist
Winner: Taylor Swift
Beyoncé
Iggy Azalea
Katy Perry
Sia

Favorite Group
Winner: Maroon 5
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
One Direction
OneRepublic

Favorite Breakout Artist
Winner: 5 Seconds of Summer
Charli XCX
Fifth Harmony
Meghan Trainor
Sam Smith

Favorite Male Country Artist
Winner: Hunter Hayes
Blake Shelton
Brad Paisley
Luke Bryan
Tim McGraw

Favorite Female Country Artist
Winner: Carrie Underwood
Dolly Parton
Faith Hill
Lucy Hale
Miranda Lambert

Favorite Country Group
Winner: Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry
Florida Georgia Line
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band

Favorite Pop Artist
Winner: Taylor Swift
Beyoncé
Jennifer Lopez
Jessie J
Sia

Favorite Hip-Hop Artist
Winner: Iggy Azalea
Drake
Jay Z
Nicki Manaj
T.I.

Favorite R&B Artist
Winner: Pharrell Williams
Chris Brown
Jennifer Hudson
John Legend
Usher

Favorite Album
Winner: X by Ed Sheeran
G I R L by Pharrell Williams
Ghost Stories by Coldplay
In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith
My Everything by Ariana Grande

Favorite Song
Winner: “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor
“Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
“Maps” by Maroon 5
“Stay with Me” by Sam Smith

Last night the stars of “Delivery Man” came out for the Hollywood premiere of the film at the El Capitan Theater. The film, staring Vince Vaughn, centers around David (Vaughn) as he finds out he’s fathered 533 children through donations to a fertility clinic. Now, 142 of them are filing a lawsuit to reveal his identity.

Celebrities in attendance included Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smulders (who plays Vaughn’s parter in the film), Chris Pratt and his wife Anna Farris, Erin Gerasimovich, Molly Sims, Co-Chairman/CEO of DreamWorks Studios Stacey Snider, director Ken Scott, Bobby Moynihan, Britt Robertson, and many more!

“Delivery Man” will be in theaters November 22.

Check out our photos from the event in the gallery below.

Photography by Rosemary Vega.
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Last year at Comic-Con, Marvel unveiled its plans to make a Guardians of the Galaxy film and gave a sneak peak at some concept art, this year they sweetened the deal by introducing us to the cast members. Marvel invited a few select members of the press to a small press conference after the larger Hall H panel to discuss the new project.

Even though the movie just started filming two weeks ago, the cast and director were eager to tell the world just how cool it will be–and cast member David Bautista wanted the chance to tell everyone he would win in a fight with the Hulk.

Before, they got into comparisons of the different Marvel franchises, the first thing people wanted to know was who else would be cast in the film.

“Is there any chance we might hear soon about Rocket Racoon or Groot?” a reporter asked.

“Soon,” director James Gunn said.

“like casting anytime soon?” the reporter repeated.

“Pretty soon.”

“Nowish?”

“Not nowish, tomorrow… next weekish, next monthish. I don’t know soon,” Gunn said.

Since not a lot of people are familiar with the Guardians of the Galaxy comics, the next question was about the overall premise of the film.

“Really Guardians is about a family coming together and it really is about a group of individuals who have acted selfishly throughout their life and learning something about themselves that makes them heroes,” Gunn said.

The first questions were really just formalities. What everyone really wanted to know about were the rock hard bodies in the film (Chris Pratt, David Bautista, Michael Rooker etc.). People were especially curious to know how Pratt, playing Star-Lord, transformed his body in such a short amount of time. The actor lost 40 pounds and gained a ton of muscle in just six months.

“Oh man it was like a combination of, you know about six months of just going after it. A combination of different things, lifting weights, cardio and really strict nutrition. I mean it’s really boring stuff,” Pratt said. “But, basically I cried like 40 pounds off and the rest was being hungry and running a lot.”

“He’s being very disciplined. His birthday was three weeks ago, four weeks ago, I had to be there, they brought out a tray of vegetables that spelled happy birthday,” producer and Marvel executive Kevin Feige chimed in.

“Yeah, and if there was one that was sharp I would have used it to cut my wrists,” Pratt said as the audience laughed. After a short pause he added, “that’s not, you shouldn’t make jokes about suicide that was seriously inconsiderate.”

WATCH THE CLIP:

(apologies for the shaky video, our camera guy forgot his tripod, fail.)

In pure comic-book-nerd fashion, another reporter asked David Bautista whether or not his character, Drax the Destroyer, could beat the Hulk or Thor in a fight.

“I would have to say yes on that,” Bautista said.

“Have you seen his hands for the love of God? They’re like this big. Like if it’s raining I just have Dave put his hands over my head,” said Zoe Saldana who plays Gamora.

It’s that kind of confidence that is helping the cast win over fans quickly. When someone asked if they were intimidated by taking on fairly unknown roles with so many other very popular Marvel franchises already established, they answered with a mixture of sarcasm and gravitas.

“No there’s nothing intimidating about 200 people looking at you at a press conference,” Pratt said sarcastically. “This is easy, I’m not scared. Oh yeah, that’s fine, yeah being at Comic-Con and answering questions about comic book movies is super easy… I don’t know, anyone else?’

“It’s exciting! Of course you’re nervous, I would be cautious to use the word intimidated because I don’t want it to be interpreted like I feel less or inferior,” Saldana said. “I feel very excited to be doing a Marvel family of superheroes and I do believe that Guardians have bigger powers in a way and if we were up against like Captain America or Thor we would totally kick his ass.”

Watch more clips from the press conference on our YouTube channel and listen to the full audio below:

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