Following in the steps of Twilight and The Hunger Games, DIVERGENT is set to be the young adult sensation of 2014 – this is your first chance to check out the exciting new “First Look” trailer!

Based on Veronica Roth’s best-selling novel, DIVERGENT is a gripping action-thriller set in a futuristic world where society has been divided into five factions. As each person approaches adulthood, he or she must choose a faction and commit to it for the rest of their life.

Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley from The Descendants) chooses Dauntless – the daring risk-takers who pursue bravery above all else. During the Dauntless initiation Tris completes death-defying stunts and faces her inmost fears in spectacular simulations. When she discovers she is “Divergent”, someone who will never be able to fit into just one faction, she is warned that she must conceal this secret or risk her life.

As Tris uncovers a looming war which threatens her family and the life of the mysterious Dauntless leader whom she has come to love, Tris must face her greatest test yet – deciding whether revealing she is a Divergent will save her world – or destroy it.

The extremely popular young adult novel Divergent topped the New York Times Best Sellers list. To date, book sales are over 2.6 million copies for the first two novels with the final book to be released later this year.

DIVERGENT will be in cinemas March 2014.

Source: Hopscotch Media Release

The first full length trailer for TIM WINTON’S THE TURNING has launched today.

The trailer highlights the linking and overlapping stories that explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives and is set to a backdrop of music from Melbourne band The Tiger and Me.

From 26 September 2013, TIM WINTON’S THE TURNING will release as a unique cinematic event starring Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, Brenna Harding, Richard Roxburgh, Callan Mulvey, Dan Wyllie and numerous others.

Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. Under the guidance of curator Robert Connolly (Balibo), first time filmmakers Mia Wasikowska and David Wenham make their directorial debut amongst acclaimed directors such as Warwick Thornton and Justin Kurzel.

Tickets for TIM WINTON’S THE TURNING went on sale in early August. Demand has been very strong, with many early Q&A events already sold out. All sessions currently on sale as part of the limited season will screen with an interval, audiences at these screenings will receive a special 40 page program.

TIM WINTON’S THE TURNING was created by Robert Connolly (Balibo), who produced the film together with Maggie Miles and Arenamedia. Funding partners include Screen Australia, Film Victoria, ScreenWest, ABC and the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Premiere Fund. TIM WINTON’S THE TURNING is co-distributed by Madman Entertainment and CinemaPlus.

DIRECTORS: Marieka Walsh, Warwick Thornton, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Anthony Lucas, Rhys Graham, Ashlee Page, Tony Ayres, Claire McCarthy, Stephen Page, Shaun Gladwell, Mia Wasikowska, Simon Stone, David Wenham, Jonathan Auf Der Heide, Justin Kurzel, Yaron Lifschitz, Ian Meadows

STARRING: Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh, Hugo Weaving, Callan Mulvey, Brenna Harding, Dan Wyllie, Susie Porter, Harrison Gilbertson, Robyn Nevin, Matt Nable, Wayne Blair.

Source: Madman Media Release

Lionsgate announced today that Australian actress Stef Dawson has joined the cast of THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PARTS 1 & 2 as the character Annie Cresta, Finnick’s (played by Sam Claflin) love interest in the films.

A native of Canberra, Dawson is known for her work on television as well as numerous independent films including the recent thriller WRATH.

The news follows last week’s announcement that Natalie Dormer, currently starring as Margaery Tyrell on HBO’s GAME OF THRONES, had been cast as the character Cressida.

About The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2:

Directed by Francis Lawrence and based on the novel “Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PARTS 1 & 2 make up the third and fourth installments of heroine Katniss Everdeen’s (Jennifer Lawrence) journey as she leads the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical and corrupt Capitol. As the war that will determine the fate of Panem escalates, Katniss must decipher for herself who she can trust and what needs to be done, with everything she cares for in the balance.

The blockbuster first installment of THE HUNGER GAMES franchise is the 14th highest-grossing North American release of all time and grossed nearly $700 million at the worldwide box office. The second film, THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, will open in Australia on November 21, 2013.

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 will be released worldwide on November 21, 2014 and THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2 opens November 20, 2015.

Source: Roadshow Films

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS: 86 year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion, his 8 year-old Grandson Billy in “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”. This October, the signature Jackass character Irving Zisman (Johnny Knoxville) and Billy (Jackson Nicholl) will take movie audiences along for the most insane hidden camera road trip ever captured on camera.

Along the way Irving will introduce the young and impressionable Billy to people, places and situations that give new meaning to the term childrearing. The duo will encounter male strippers, disgruntled child beauty pageant contestants (and their equally disgruntled mothers), funeral home mourners, biker bar patrons and a whole lot of unsuspecting citizens.

Real people in unreal situations, making for one really messed up comedy.

We are excited to share that the CAPITOL COUTURE summer issue Zoetic Sol is now live at http://capitolcouture.pn/

CAPITOL COUTURE was created prior to the release of THE HUNGER GAMES last year and has been established as the preeminent source for Capitol Fashion and Culture. You can catch up on the archives here: http://74th.capitolcouture.pn/

For the CATCHING FIRE re-launch, the website is much more high fashion and will roll out as three main issues for Spring, Summer, and Autumn.

The website, which will be updated weekly in-between each main seasonal issue, will include cover stories, Capitol ‘inspired’ looks, designer and character profiles, guides, and user generated content.

In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.

Directed by Francis Lawrence, the film will be released in Australian cinemas on November 21.

Source: Roadshow Films