Great new G.I.Joe pics

Paramount and Hasbro have been pretty good about keeping fans as happy as can be with regards to the new G.I. Joe movie. Other than a few changes like the costumes, I think the film sounds like its shaping up to be a real winner. Then again I'm a pretty big fan to begin with. :)

Last week though, Paramount went on a one day media blitz across the web, releasing new pictures of a number of characters as single pic exclusives to various sites. The pictures gave us some more insight into especially what some of the maybe more minor characters will look like. That said its a bit of a bitch tracking them all down.

Latino Review had a great new pic of Storm Shadow - pic
IGN had a new one of the Baroness - pic
Dark Horizons had the first pic of Breaker - pic
SuperheroHype had the first pic of Heavy Duty - pic
and finally,
IESB.net had the first pic of Destro (without the mask) - pic

All are really awesome. I am honestly getting more and more excited about this film. But I can't deal with these multiple sites. I have to say my absolute favorite blog for info on the movie is still HissTank.com. I endorse them to the fullest as you know the members there are the most hardcore of fans. That's how I just read about the story that reportedly says Shipwreck will NOT be appearing in the film... what happened?! I thought they had The Rock basically locked in... sigh. I guess we'll have to wait for the sequel.

Anyhow, G.I. Joe is filming now, and will be released on Aug 7th, 2009.
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Another cameo in Wolverine

Well we already know that the Wolverine film is going to be really chock full of Marvel superhero and villain cameos. A ton of the Weapon X people will be there, as will a few awesome baddies, and now if the rumors hold true, a young Scott Summers, aka Cyclops.

Superhero Hype is reporting what seems to be a fairly solid story that a young Australian actor named Tim Pocock has been cast as a younger version of Scott Summers. Presumably this would be a meeting (if indeed they do actually meet) between Scott and Logan, before Scott joins the X-Men. Although the actor appears to be in his teens I can understand why if they were casting this role they wouldn't want Marsden to play it. He's just too old, and as much as we know so far the Wolverine movie is going to be taking place in the 70s and 80s.

I have to say as a true comic geek I love this kind of move. Its basically designed to get fanboys excited... and I suppose it works. Cause Cyclops in the Wolverine film is pretty damn cool. Now if only they'd put in an Alpha Flight cameo... then we'd really be cookin.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is set to come out May 1st, 2009.
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Enter the Sleep Dealer

This one sounds like a cool new film to keep an eye out for. Sleep Dealer is a part Spanish language part English film that deals with themes of "immigration and digital culture. using sci-fi conventions to tell a political tale"; and according to The Hollywood Reporter it's going to be getting a US release sometime soon.

Hailed by Latino Review as a "Mexican Matrix", this dystopian film is said to evoke shades of Primer and Pi. They specifically speak to the plot saying: "The futuristic film creates an environment where Mexican immigrant labor is outsourced from Tijuana via cyber network, with remote-controlled robots working in the United States." Maybe you should just think about that sentence a bit... it sounds a bit confusing. But add the IMDB description of:"The near future. Like tomorrow. In a world marked by closed borders, corporate warriors, and a global computer network, three strangers risk their lives to connect, break through the barriers of technology, and unseal their fates." And now I think you can get a clearer picture, sort of.

Ok it's still confusing, but I know there are some cool sounding elements in there. And despite this mini trailer, I like that it won some of the more obscure awards at Sundance this year. Hopefully we'll get to understand a bit more about this film as a release date gets locked down.
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Captain America speculations

After last weeks awesome announcement by Marvel concerning their future film slate it seems like the internet fanboys collectively jumped up and down with excitement. And one films that really caused that buzz was the newly announced The First Avenger: Captain America. While as far as has been announced there is no script in place for, and that title of First Avenger is only even a 'working' one; there is already a fair bit of speculation on who will get to wear the red white and blue of Steve Rogers though.

And so far all signsd seem to be pointing to Matthew McConaughey. Both CinemaBlend and Latino Review picked up the scoop on this earlier in the week. But even they make note to mention how this is really at the extremely early stages of the game. Right now the studio should be making wish lists and that's about all.

For my money I think I might actually be alright with McCoughaney. He's definitely got the look down. We'll just have to see how this film gets a developed once Marvel gets going on Thor.
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X-Files 2 trailer and poster

Just launched today from the internets of IGN comes the first official trailer for X-Files: I Want to Believe.



Hmm. okay. well here also care of XFilesnews.com Check out this cool international poster with Polish writing for the new film. Its so much better than the lame-o domestic poster.

I'm not sold on it, but I am definitely interested. The movie comes out July 25th, 2008.
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Watchmen video journal 2

After a long break while I was in Toronto for a wedding, I'm going to try to play a bit of catch up here. To start, check out this video, care of JoBlo. It's the second video journal for The Watchmen film. This one is on the costumes, and is pretty cool. There is a hell of a lot of attention to detail going into this film, and I think everyone appreciates that. Check it out.



The movie comes out March 6th, 2009.
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Wolverine and the X-men trailer

Fresh off Marvel.com check out this brand new, and official trailer for the new animated series Wolverine and the X-Men.



The show is set to air 26 episodes on Nickelodeon in the first quarter of 2009.
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2008 MTV Movie Award nominations

Here they are everyone. Care of MTV via ComingSoon, The one awards show you just can't wait for... As is my custom, I've listed my pick for the winners in red.

2008 MTV Movie Awards Nominations

BEST MOVIE
-- Juno
-- Transformers
-- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
-- I Am Legend
-- Superbad
-- National Treasure: Book of Secrets

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
-- Will Smith -- I Am Legend
-- Shia LaBeouf -- Transformers
-- Denzel Washington -- American Gangster
-- Matt Damon -- The Bourne Ultimatum
-- Michael Cera -- Juno

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
-- Ellen Page -- Juno
-- Keira Knightley -- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
-- Katherine Heigl -- Knocked Up
-- Amy Adams -- Enchanted
-- Jessica Biel -- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

BEST VILLAIN
-- Johnny Depp -- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
-- Denzel Washington -- American Gangster
-- Angelina Jolie -- Beowulf
-- Topher Grace -- Spider-Man 3
-- Javier Bardem -- No Country For Old Men

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
-- Johnny Depp -- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
-- Adam Sandler -- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
-- Jonah Hill -- Superbad
-- Seth Rogen -- Knocked Up
-- Amy Adams -- Enchanted

BEST FIGHT
-- Matt Damon vs. Joey Ansah -- The Bourne Ultimatum
-- Tobey Maguire vs. James Franco -- Spider-Man 3
-- Hayden Christensen vs. Jamie Bell -- Jumper
-- Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet -- Never Back Down
-- Chris Tucker & Jackie Chan vs. Sun Ming Ming -- Rush Hour 3
-- Alien vs. Predator- Aliens vs. Predator -- Requiem

BEST KISS
-- Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer -- Disturbia
-- Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey -- Enchanted
-- Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung -- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
-- Ellen Page and Michael Cera -- Juno
-- Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman -- Step Up 2 The Streets

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
-- Zac Efron -- Hairspray
-- Seth Rogen -- Knocked Up
-- Jonah Hill -- Superbad
-- Michael Cera -- Superbad
-- Chris Brown -- This Christmas
-- Nikki Blonsky -- Hairspray
-- Megan Fox -- Transformers
-- Christopher Mintz-Plasse -- Superbad

BEST SUMMER MOVIE SO FAR
-- Iron Man
-- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
-- Sex and the City: The Movie
-- Speed Racer
-- The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The show will be broadcast LIVE (is that a first?) on Sunday June 1st, at 8pm on MTV. It will be hosted by Mike Myers, and should prove to be a fun time. I like the fact that these awards aren't too pretentious, just solid good wholesome fun times. Find out more, and vote for the winners at MTV.com.
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Common in T4

Despite the rather depressing news this week that McG and the men behind Terminator 4 are apparently aiming for a PG-13 rating. We do have some good stuff on the casting side of things. The rap-tor (I think that's a word 'rapper + actor') Common has been cast as a freedom fighter and one of John Connor's confidants.

Joining the ranks of Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, and Moon Bloodgood, my guess is at least one of the inner circle will turn out to be terminators in disguise. Although I doubt it will be Common, I think he'll definitely buy it in the film. The black guy always buys it in war films.

I sure hope this film is good.
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The Moon hitting the western world

According to a very cryptic little story in Variety Sony Pictures has picked up the english language distribution rights for a little film called The Moon. The film is a sci fi that star Sam Rockwell and was filmed last year in the UK. It's also interestingly enough being directed by David Bowie's son, Duncan Jones and is the DJ and designers feature film debut.

Little is said about the actual plot of the film. According to Variety the "Story centers on a man who mines the precious gas that holds the key to reversing the Earth's energy crisis." umm... ok. whatever. Is this a sci fi or an eco-documentary. Thankfully Ain't it Cool News has a bit more info on the film saying it's "about a man stuck on the moon with nobody but his clone to keep him company. There was a real effort to make this a lived in space... the sets looked a lot like the original Alien." So, it apparently actually takes place on the moon.... well why didn't they say that in the first place? Anyhow, with a fuller description it sounds like it might be a cool idea. I seem to remember some old Outer Limits or Twilight Zone that took place on some desolate distant planet and starred one man and his robot all alone working on the early stages of terraforming the world. It was a great psychological piece, and I could see something thats a mix of that kind of Silent Running-esque isolation and an ecological crisis to be pretty compelling.

We'll see how this comes along. Since the film is already complete, hopefully we can see a trailer sometime soon. I know I'm interested.
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Knights vs Vamps

The Knights Templar is a new spec script being developed by Universal. However unlike a regular story of knights on a crusade, or even the intricate and fascinating history of the actual order of the Templar, this version of the story is taking a few horrific liberties.

As reported in Variety, the Knights Templar, while still charged with their most infamous mission of protecting and hiding the Grail, sees a group of knights returning to the homelands fresh from the crusades, forced to unexpectantly "fend off an invading vampire army set on destroying the Holy Grail."

Wow! Can you say Awesome? Cause this sounds great ;) hahahaa. No no, just kidding. It honestly might not be that bad, I can also just see it being super cheesy. Who knows, I'll definitely try to keep an open mind.
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The gross side of Harvey Dent

Ok, so we all know that I believe in Harvey Dent.

He's a good man, and Aaron Eckhart seems like the best possible candidate to play him. Of course, anyone who knows the Dark Knight's story knows that there is a much darker more duplicitous side to Harvey Dent.

With that said, and all SPOILER warnings mentioned, if you'd like to see Two Face in all his gory glory, care of CBR via AICN, click right here.

The Dark Knight opens on July 17th.
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Marvel on the move

After a HUGE weekend for Marvel, at their earnings call this morning they dropped some great news for comic fans everywhere. Care of Superhero Hype Marvel has announced release plans for a slew of their next films. All of which have been rumors, but none of which had schedules on them.

The release slate now looks as follows...

The Incredible Hulk - June 13th, 2008
Punisher: War Zone - December 5th, 2008
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - May 1st, 2009
Iron Man 2 - April 30th, 2010 (newly announced)
Thor - June 4th, 2010 (newly announced, Matthew Vaughn directing)
The First Avenger: Captain America - May 1st, 2011 (newly announced)
The Avengers - July 2011 (newly announced)

Besides the 4 new films announced, Marvel Studios president David Maisel also mentioned that Ant Man is still in development, for what I think we can assume will be a release near the Avengers film timeframe. And that Spider-Man 4 is also in early development. As an awesome little side note he also mentioned that the character Thor will be introduced in Iron Man 2. :) Doesn't that just make you happy? For a more complete list, check out the Marvel development wiki.

This is going to be awesome, seeing everything come together over the next few years leading up to the Avengers film. I love the fact that Mervel is putting so much effort and care into this stuff. Good work guys. Now we've got even more films to stalk :)
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New face on Heroes

Some good news on the Heroes front. Not that all news on the Heroes front isn't good, but this is a neat little bit of casting. Care of TV Guide's reporting, Brea Grant, formerly of Friday Night Lights, has been cast in the new season of Heroes as a super-speedster named Joy who has a knack for getting in and out of trouble.

Guess that's good news for everyone who like alt, hot girls. I'm just happy to see news on the show finally starting to surface again.

Season three will kick off on September 15th, with a 3 hour premiere! of course the first hour is just a clip show to get everyone up to speed, but it will be followed by the first two installments in the next Volume of Heroes lore, entitled "Villains". Creator Tim Kring has said that this season will feature the introduction of a slew of new villains, hence the name. Although something about Brea above makes me think that she might be saddled with the good guys. Just a guess...
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Digging The Ditch

Warner's has reportedly picked up rights to a sci fi adventure spec script by noted producer Sascha Penn called The Ditch.

According to Variety the film is set in the distant future and takes place in a pretty unique location. "Set in the future, a super maximum-security prison has been constructed on Jupiter's moon where Earth's worst criminals are incarcerated. When a prison guard's family is taken hostage, he is coerced into helping the facility's most notorious terrorist, a man who was scheduled to be executed that day, escape."

I wonder which moon it is? Titan maybe? Anyhow, it sounds like a cool enough premise. I do like sci fi prison movies, as evidenced by my unending love for the Christopher Lambert opus Fortress...

This is his first spec film script sold, so I will definitely wish Penn luck. Sounds like it could be cool. We'll see...
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Dangerous Daniel X the movie

If someone came to you and asked who you think the best young adult writer out there is, would you say James Patterson? of course you would ;) and Regency definitely thinks hes a winner having picked up the rights to his new, as yet unpublished young adult novel, The Dangerous Days of Daniel X.

According to Variety, the book is an action adventure that "chronicles the adventures of a conflicted yet extraordinary teen who yearns to discover secrets about himself and his family as he battles alien outlaws who threaten life on Earth."

Apparently Patterson really is a hit young adult author, having penned a popular series called Maximum Ride, but I just know him so much more from his detective Alex Cross books, like Kiss the Girls, and Along Came a Spider. Also he's pretty well known for the many Women's Murder Club books.

Oh well, Dangerous Days sounds like it could be fun, and I do love alien outlaws... We'll see what becomes of this as we move forward.
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Fear Itself trailer

NBCs new anthology horror series set for this summer has a trailer care of G4, via AICN. Check it out.



The show debuts Thursday June 5th, at 10pm.
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New Dark Knight trailer

So technically I did post this sometime last week, but the quality was crap, and it had a purple tinge to the first half. Now though the new Dark Knight trailer is online in glorious HD for everyone to check out. Or you can just watch a nice clean version of it right here.



Also, check out this great fan-made video Batman vs the Dark Knight. Its a duel of trailers and its really awesome. Totally love it.



The Dark Knight comes out July 17th, '08.
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More on Iron Man

Nice job team! Iron Man, has raked in a cool $104 million domestically since it opened on Thursday night, and an additional$96.7 million internationally in the 57 countries it opened in. bringing it basically right up to the $201 MILLION mark total! Now that is pretty damn impressive. And rightly so if you ask me. The film was great, and deserves some serious kudos. I'm just really stoked that everyone embraced it as they seem to. This pretty much ensures that we'll be seeing more of ol' shellhead in the near future.

Robert Downey Jr, has talked about the sequel a bit, and his choice of the "demon in a bottle" storyline, where Tony Stark becomes an alcoholic. Obviously any sequel will have to be amped up a bit, but I think everyone is happy with letting it happen as organically as possible. For example, Terrance Howard has said that while he definitely wants to become War Machine, he would be happy to see it not happen until the 3rd film. Speaking of which all of the main stars have signed onto a 3 picture deal, so they will undoubtedly be reprising their roles soon. What we'll finally see though, and exactly when, has yet to be determined. Although it has been suggested that a summer 2010 time frame is a distinct possibility.

Rumors aboud that we'll get more Marvel mania this coming week, so stay tuned.
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Iron Man review

Woot! for advance screenings!

Yeah that's right sucka, I said advance screening. Cause I just got back from seeing Iron Man on the big screen! And let me tell you, the reviews are right, it is excellent.

I'm tired so I don't want to go on too much, but I really enjoyed the film. It spent a lot of time developing the technology. There was a lot of time with Tony just working basically on his own trying to perfect the suit. This really added to the believability of the entire film.

But that didn't take away from the action at all. I was thoroughly satisfied with each and every action scene; especially the last one. The suits feel real, look heavy, and are great in the heat of pitched battle.

Robert Downey and Jeff Bridges put in a great performance. And the only small gripe I have really would be with Gweneth Paltrow, as Pepper Potts, the faithful girl Friday assistant who can't bring herself to say that she's in love with her boss. That was a bit... I don't know... cliched maybe. Anyhow, it was predictable enough that it didn't really strike any kind of chord with me. Although that said, give her a bit better writing and she'd be totally fine. Besides that is really a minor gripe.

Everything that I wanted to see I did.. Oh wait NO that's a lie. I am actually an idiot and am really kicking myself over this one. I missed Sam Jackson's cameo god dammit! Why the hell didn't I stay until the end of the credits?! I was looking for him the entire friggin film, and I didn't see him. I even had a feeling as I was leaving that he might be in a sequence after the credits, but I just HAD to pee so badly. Curse my infernal bladder!!! Sigh... ok, I think I just need to let that go for now. I will eventually get to see that part. But just a word of advice to everyone; stay until the very end.

The film itself was great, I think this will be a huge summer hit. Other than Indiana Jones 4 it might even be the biggest film of the summer. I would love to see it again. And considering my Sam Jackson blunder I might just do that. I would definitely recommend everyone see it though. Well worth the time and money it was great to see Marvel hit yet another home run.

UPDATE - ok, I know it won't stay online for long, so I'm just going to post this once, and if you catch it you do, if you don't you don't. BUT here is a link to a youtube video of Sam Jackson as Nick Fury meeting up with Stark after the end credits.
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See more Babylon A.D. finally

Starting to make an appearance finally, the sci fi military film Babylon A.D. has revealed both a poster and a teaser, which while technically in French has no dialogue so just kinda kick ass for you. Oh you mean you don't remember what Babylon A.D. is? well look no further than here. Basically its the new action film starring Vin Diesel. Check out that sweet sweet euro poster. Definitely euro. But I kinda enjoy it. Vin has such a weird head, he's definitely made something out of a career of it. Ok, ok. there's also a more traditional poster below. Click to enlarge either one. Oh and check out a few other production pics at Allocine.

And as for that trailer. Well care of Allocine, via Comingsoon here is the new trailer with introduction.

Plus d'infos sur ce film

Pretty cool eh? I like all the quick cuts, cause its good action, but I also feel like it gives us a bit more insight that this film will really be balls out danger too, and that is honestly the only way to take Vin Diesel. The film is slated for a August 29th, 2008 release.
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new Hulk trailer

Check it out. A great new, and much longer Incredible Hulk trailer...



Also if you're interested, Yahoo has some new pics from The Hulk, including pics from this very trailer and the 'exclusive' Empire pics from last week. very nice. As for this trailer, I definitely think it looks better than the first one, but the effects shots still stand out kind of like a sore thumb. You can check it out in high def on the Apple page.

The movie hits theaters June 13th, 2008.
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Mummy poster

Check out this great new poster for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. I love how its all decomposing, very creepy. Although seriously, that looks nothing like Jet Li :) Click to enlarge.

Also the films official website has launched, although its a bit barren at the moment. You'd still be better off just heading on over to director Rob Cohen's blog and reading his regular updates,. Apparently he's waist deep in editing and FX, hitting the 300 mark of a total 964 visual effects shots. He is also about to get the score recorded, and is starting to work with the marketing people on things just like this very poster.

I know I am definitely interested in this film. I like the Mummy films, and think this will be a solid addition to the franchise.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor comes out August 1st, '2008.
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3 shots of sci fi

Because there are a few other things I'd like to talk a bit about tonight, here is a quickish rundown on three interesting new sci fi films in the works that have recently been announced. All in one little post for your reading convenience :)

The first film on the block is called Uprising, and is reported as being in development for Wolfgang Peterson to direct. I suppose since it was recently announced that he is no longer attached to the long and ill fated Ender's Game movie he needed something to occupy his time. Uprising sounds like it could be pretty cool too. The "story revolves around the resistance efforts of some citizens after Earth has been occupied by a powerful alien race." and its being written by the man who penned the excellent film Blood Diamond. Now I know you're the worry is that this could very well just be another Battlefield Earth in the making, but I have faith in Peterson, and I'll hope for something a little closer to... I don't know The Tripods or something. We'll see how this develops.

Next up is a film called Arena. which is a time travel story that sounds like it would make an excellent if super cheesy fun tv show. Kind of like, The Quest, or Motal Kombat meets Rayman Raving Rabbids, through time :) According to the Hollywood Reporter, Arena "revolves around a group of modern-day soldiers mysteriously transported from the thick of battle to a terrain-shifting landscape where they must fight the best warriors from different eras and histories in a gladiatorial fight to the death or be killed by the all-powerful operators of the Arena." Should definitely be a fun time. My guess is they end up winning.

And the final sci fi story come movie, is called Resurrection, based on the Oni Press comic book of the same name. Although the comic book is only on its 3rd issue now, it sounds like a cool premise, if not at first somewhat familiar to the vaguely revealed plot of Uprising listed just above. As reported though this story "begins where most other alien invasion movies end, centering on a group of survivors trying to take back control of the planet after an apocalyptic invasion." If you're interested you can check out an 11 page preview of the first issue here. I've read it, and I think the series sounds really interesting. It's much more about the human drama of facing a world that has been 10 years in hiding. And that's a pretty fresh idea actually.

Anyhow, let's see how these films shape up. I think they could all be a lot of fun. And you know how much I love aliens and time travel. It's great to see these kinds of projects in serious development.
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The Great White North rides again

Finally I can die happy. Bob and Doug McKenzie are back. Yes that's right kids the Great White North and the most lovable hosers ever Bob (Rick Moranis) and Doug (Dave Thomas) McKenzie are coming to dvd, and tv in Canada at least, in animated form next year! If you've never seen Strange Brew.... well, you definitely aren't Canadian. Watch this video preview, care of AICN, and Kevin Smiths company QuickStop Entertainment. It'll explain everything.

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new Batman trailer

Check it out kids, Care of Comingsoon, a bootlegged version of a great new Batman trailer. Once it hits the net legitimately I'll post a better quality copy, but for now, check it out while you can. Very very VERY cool.



The Dark Knight comes out July 17th, 08.
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Sleestak attack.

As I never really watched the tv series Land of the Lost, I have basically no idea who these Sleestak guys are but they look so cheesy and so funny that I honestly can't help but get a bit excited to see them in this new Will Ferrell movie. I honestly think this could be a hilarious film. Anything that can push Ferrell out of his box is good at this point. He hasn't hit the wall yet, but you can see it coming; so I think this kind of thing is great. And man, will you just look at that mug? How could you not love a Sleestak. The pic is care of The USA Today, who have a few words with the director and also mention at least one difference between the film version being made and the old series. The movie will follow three adults, and no kids on this adventure. Proabbly a smart thing there. Anyhow, enjoy your Sleestaks people :)

The Land of the Lost will come out July 17th, 2009.
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Zero-G in development

FOX has picked up the rights to what they claim will be a new tentpole film for them called Zero-G.

Can I just stop for a sec, and say that while it has nothing to do specifically with this Zero-G film, but how many friggin' tentpole franchises can these studios really have, and when will they stop trying to convince us that everything they do is the next one. It's irritating.

So sorry, back to the story, The Hollywood Reporter says that Zero-G is based on a still in development video game by some guy named Daniel Jevons and centers on "a major U.S. city being attacked by a devastating, never-before-seen weapon."

The game company has been responsible for the very well reviewed game, The Darkness, and are working on an adaptation of Sin City for consoles. Other than that though it looks like most of the players in this deal are middle of the road kinda guys, and that's probably a good thing. Who knows, maybe its about a zero gravity weapon that makes everyone fly off the face of the earth. Wouldn't that suck...

As usual more on this once we know something.
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new Dark Knight posters

Obviously one gorgeous new Dark Knight poster wasn't enough. Just today a site called Omelete posted 5 new exclusive posters, and they are fantastic. Care of them and Comingsoon check out this first, and I think best new poster for The Dark Knight, as he bursts out of the side of a building on his Batpod motorcycle. So cool... click to enlarge.

Check out the rest of these international posters (or banners as they are technically being called) at Omelete, or at Yahoo. The Dark Knight comes out stateside on July 18th, '08.
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Dragonball poster

Well now that principal photography has wrapped and the film is getting solidly into post production it was only a matter of time before we started seeing media resources pop up online for the upcoming Dragonball movie. And so here for you're pleasure, care of /film , where you can also find the international version of the picture below, check out the teaser poster for Dragonball.

The film is set to be released on April 8th, 2009.
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Flashback 08 - FF retrospective

So this past weekend I was sitting around on the internet bored as usual. I always get bored and hang out on the internet when my wife is out of town... :( anyhow, I was sitting around on internets watching some Gametrailers.com and I came across their retrospective section. Wow. Have you seen this stuff?! cause its great. I've always been impressed with Gametrailers. I think they're a stand up site with some very well produced videos of their own, but they are also for my money the best place online to check out pretty much any video game trailer you want.

Anyhow, this isn't some huge plug for Gametrailers, I just honestly like their site and I was really fascinated by their Retrospective section. I started watching their Final Fantasy retrospectives and I was just engrossed. Did you guys ever play Final Fantasy. Personally I only ever played the first and third (American numbering) ones a lot, but I loved them and still remember them as some of the best games and only RPGs I really took all the time I needed to finish. Maybe it was my friend Bernard's influence, but those games really stuck with me.

So without further ado here is the first of their thirteen part, yes that's right, series on Final Fantasy, this one covering FF1. Check it out and head over to Gametrailers to see the rest. Or browse around their other retrospective video series, they have quite a few of them. Really its just great fun, nostalgic stuff all around :)


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Der Golem with Frank Black

This weekend I went and saw Der Golem. An amazing 1920 German expressionist film, about what else, but a golem on a bit of a rampage in a Jewish ghetto in 1775 Germany. It's a really interesting silent horror film, and reminded me a lot of Nosferatu. I really enjoyed it immensely on its own. But perhaps even cooler than seeing this unknown (to me) old horror movie was that it was accompanied by a live band performing an all new score to the film! And even cooler was that this band was actually Black Francis, and my favorite frontman for The Pixies, Frank Black was there himself to play live for the first time his new score to the film!!! It was quite an experience. If you're interested, you can watch the movie right here. Hooray for public domain! Frank Black has not officially announced how or when he will release his score, but personally I'm hoping for a reissue of the dvd. I know I'd buy it, both for the music and the movie. Archive.org isn't the fastest so you might have to wait for it to load before playing, but eventually you'll get there. Enjoy.


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The World will end with Z

Do you guys remember when I wrote a post all about the black list movies of 2007? Its one of those really cool industry lists that turn up every once and a while, this one about strange and interesting films scripts that have been floating around Hollywood and are, or are about to be, developed for the big screen to possibly one day become major blockbuster films. The list is voted on by industry insiders and is basically a popularity contest for the most desirable films scripts at the time. And one of those scripts from 2007 that particularly caught my eye was an adaptation of a book called World War Z: an oral history of the zombie war.

As with The Road, a week or two ago I listened to the audio recorded version of the book World War Z, and as with The Road, I simply loved it and felt like I really had to share a bit. The book is exactly what the tittle implies, an oral history, or accounting of the zombie war, told a few years after the fact by the people who survived it. It's told in vignettes, playing out as a historical human interest document. These are testimonies of people who survived a globe spanning years long zombie war and tell the tale in somewhat piecemeal fashion, but always from a unique and fascinating perspective. The book, takes an interesting if somewhat improbably idea, brings it into a real world setting, and then presents it in a way that makes it feel even more authentic. The varied voices in the book tell different parts of the same overarching story with totally different styles, changing viewpoints, and opinions. But the structure is there, and the overall plot advances in such an interesting way that I almost felt like I was listening to an author who had really gone to the trouble of finding the people's voice so that he could showcase the human element and essentially liven up, what from the character's perspectives is a fairly clinical piece of recent history.

Then on top of all that, listening from my point of view to hear this story as a book on tape, I felt like I was listening to a documentary, with the authors voice very noticeably framing the structure and crafting our reaction to it. The voice cast is also absolutely top notch on this production and each story, or chapter if you will, is told conversationally by someone who's voice fit the character exactly. It includes such thespians as Alan Alda, John Tuturro, Mark Hamill, Henry Rollins, and Rob Reiner to name a few. If you have a chance I'd definitely recommend you check out the book, or the audio book (which even won an audio book award!) if you get a chance. I personally just rented it from the library and ripped it. Well worth the minimal effort.

But just to mention the film adaptation again. Currently Brad Pitt's Plan B entertainment has the rights to the film, based on a script written by none other than Bab 5 creator J Michael Straczynski. Since its not strictly speaking a straightforward one man starring vehicle story I'm not sure Pitt would be interested to star in it, but who knows; maybe the film script is a bit more linear, or perhaps it changes things a bit. I'm interested to see how this film really gets itself together in any way. The word is that the film is supposed to be ready for 2010, but until it gets a bit further in development that seems like a bit of a ways off and something that could be pushed as well. Here's hoping that the zombie war does come to the silver screen though. If and when it does it will be unlike any other zombie film ever, and I think that's a good thing.
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Blakes 7 redux

While it was definitely before my time, The premise behind the late 70s British sci fi hit Blakes 7 is pretty fascinating. And as the Hollywood Reporter notes, Sky One's plans to bring it back in a new and updated format a la Battlestar Galactica, have understandably already begun exciting fans around the internets. If however, like me you're unfamiliar with the series, here's how wikipedia describes the premise.

"Blake's 7 follows the exploits of revolutionary Roj Blake as he leads his band of rebels against the forces of the totalitarian Terran Federation which rules the Earth and many of the planets of the galaxy. The Federation controls its citizens by means of mass surveillance, brainwashing, and pacification with drugged food, water and air. Sentenced to deportation to a penal colony on a remote planet, Blake escapes with the help of his fellow prisoners and gains control of an advanced alien spacecraft, the Liberator, a spacecraft far in advance of anything the Federation possesses, with superior speed and weaponry as well as a revolutionary teleport system that allows crew members to be transported to the surface of a planet without having to land the ship. Blake and his crew then attempt to disrupt and bring down the Federation."

The show was noted especially for being dark in tone, and having many morally ambiguous characters. Although it didn't have the highest production value, and some of the science fiction adventure elements were cliched, its the sympathetic characterization that made the show such an enduring hit.

Sky One has reportedly commissioned two 60 minute scripts for the project with the intention of spining it out into a series. Hopefully it will be good and the fans stateside will get a chance to see it. We'll see what becomes of this, as Sky One has a rocky history of remakes in the past, when they focused on a thankfully aborted planned Prisoner remake a few years ago. (incidentally that Prisoner remake is now happening at ITV). And for every Doctor Who relaunch, we also get a Bionic Woman. So lets keep our fingers crossed.


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Awesome new Dark Knight poster

While its floating all over the net today, I picked up this copy of the amazing new Dark Knight poster at Comingsoon.net. It's very pretty. Click to enlarge.

I wish I had time to follow all the viral stuff going on. I'm still getting emails from Harvey Dent, and Jim Gordon, but man its just too much on a day to day basis you know. As for that poster though, I love it. just utterly fantastic. The movie comes out July 18th. Not soon enough :)
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Hancock First Look

Ok, you know at first I thought Hancock would be terrible. Total crap, but man, I have to say the more I see, the more I think that it might actually be good. I mean honestly it seems pretty funny, and kinda sweet. Check out this first look and tell me what you think.



And what a team behind the film too... it's a Peter Berg film for cripes sakes. Anyhow, we'll see I guess. The proof will be when we start to hear reviews I guess. Hancock comes out July 2nd,'08.
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New Prince Caspian trailer

Check out this great new trailer for TCON: Prince Caspian. I know a lot of it's in the dark, but man, this is the bomb. Looks like such a great film. I think I'm definitely going to have to go to the theater for this one.



The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian opens on May 16th. Oh and on a side note, the third Narnia film is gearing up and will begin shooting in New Zealand, and... Baja, I believe, in the same gigantic water tank they did Titanic in, this October. Nice :)
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Universal Soldier, again?

According to AICN, ne Cinemablend, there are some rumblings that Van Damme, and possibly Dolph Lundgren are in line to reprise their roles as awesome undead cyborg soldiers in a third Universal Soldier film!

While still in the planning stages its reported that Sony is developing Universal Soldier 3 as a direct to video film, but that especially since Van Damme is in talks to star, and the rumor is out about Lundgren it could very well make it to theaters, depending on what transpires.

Honestly any way it comes I will be glad. I really enjoyed both Universal Soldier films, and think the first is absolutely one of Van Damme's best early films. I mean I hold a special place in my heart for Cyborg, but at least in this film it made sense that he acted kind of robotically ;)

I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled for more info on this as it comes to light. Fingers crossed this film actually happens.
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Indy 4 synopsis

Care of IESB, here you have it folks, the official synopsis for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. While the following isn't probably much more than you'd find on the back of the dvd case I know a lot of people out there would probably rather go into this film knowing nothing at all, so the following should definitely be considered SPOILER filled... ok. you've been warned.

Seriously now; last warning....

"His exploits are the stuff of legend and his name has become the very definition of adventure.

Indiana Jones.

The whip-toting, punch-packing, snake-hating, globe-trotting archaeologist with a fedora is back on screen in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” debuting worldwide Thursday, May 22, 2008.

This newest adventure begins in the desert Southwest in 1957 – the height of the Cold War. Indy and his sidekick Mac (Ray Winstone) have barely escaped a close scrape with nefarious Soviet agents on a remote airfield.

Now, Professor Jones has returned home to Marshall College – only to find things have gone from bad to worse. His close friend and dean of the college (Jim Broadbent) explains that Indy’s recent activities have made him the object of suspicion, and that the government has put pressure on the university to fire him. On his way out of town, Indiana meets rebellious young Mutt (Shia LaBeouf), who carries both a grudge and a proposition for the adventurous archaeologist: If he’ll help Mutt on a mission with deeply personal stakes, Indy could very well make one of the most spectacular archaeological finds in history – the Crystal Skull of Akator, a legendary object of fascination, superstition and fear.

But as Indy and Mutt set out for the most remote corners of Peru – a land of ancient tombs, forgotten explorers and a rumored city of gold – they quickly realize they are not alone in their search. The Soviet agents are also hot on the trail of the Crystal Skull. Chief among them is icy cold, devastatingly beautiful Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), whose elite military unit is scouring the globe for the eerie Crystal Skull, which they believe can help the Soviets dominate the world ... if they can unlock its secrets.

Indy and Mutt must find a way to evade the ruthless Soviets, follow an impenetrable trail of mystery, grapple with enemies and friends of questionable motives, and, above all, stop the powerful Crystal Skull from falling into the deadliest of hands.

Paramount Pictures Presents a Lucasfilm Ltd. Production “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” starring Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent and Shia LaBeouf. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by David Koepp. Story by George Lucas and Jeff Nathanson. The film is produced by Frank Marshall. The executive producers are George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy. The co-producer is Denis L. Stewart. The director of photography is Janusz Kaminski. The production designer is Guy Hendrix Dyas. The film is edited by Michael Kahn, A.C.E. The costume designer is Mary Zophres. The music is by John Williams. The visual effects and animation are by Industrial Light & Magic. This film has not yet been rated."

Pretty intense stuff, eh?

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Empire exclusives

Well it looks like they've done it again. With their exclusive scoops and crafty marketing Empire magazine has horn-swaggled us all into pretty much definitely buying their latest issue with not one but two sets of exclusive photos and a 3-D cover to boot!!!

First they've got a bunch of exclusive Incredible Hulk photos to share. Probably the most interesting one of which you'll see below. But the big greenie makes his appearance on the cover too, ripping his way out of the pages... and into our hearts, in MONSTROUS 3-D!

And next Empire manages to snag not one but 3 exclusive pics from the new Clone Wars cartoon show. The coolest of which features the character Asajj Ventress, seen below. Seems pretty sweet.

Anyhow, since there are no more American print magazines for film, this might be just what you're looking for. For me, I'm just excited to see these properties finally nearing their release dates. Good job Empire.
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Bloodgood joins T4

Super hottie Moon Bloodgood, of small screen fame, has reportedly been cast in the feature film Terminator 4. Bloodgood, if you'll remember played the super hot wife to Taye Diggs in the short lived sci fi show Day Break. And then starred as the super hot almost girlfriend and fellow time traveler opposite Kevin McKidd in last season's Journeyman. Both are shows I watched and really enjoyed; also both are shows that failed to find a commercial audience. But I don't think anyone can blame poor, hot Moon for that. And it's funny to note that the one constant in Bloodgoods work, besides the sci fi, and time travel angle is that shes always super hot. So I suppose its only fitting that she takes her place in yet another sci fi time travel story, as another super hottie.

Bloodgood will reportedly play "a no-nonsense and battle-hardened member of the resistance who is carrying a lot of guilt over surviving the nuclear holocaust." Filming is supposed to start on May 5th, for a summer '09 release. Very nice...

oh and as a semi related side note, TV Guide is reporting that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has definitely been picked up for a second season, despite the fact that FOX still won't acknowledge it.
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The Spirit teaser trailer

Right from the clutches of New York Comic Con and released to MTV, comes The Spirit teaser trailer. Its interesting. Very stylized, and not what I was expecting. I'm not 100% sold on it to be honest, but maybe I just need time to absorb. I do like all the kitties. Anyhow, check it out



If you're interested you can also check out a video interview with writer and director Frank Miller over at MTV, as well as a not so great interview with Eva Mendes who plays Sand Saref in the film. Oh and finally in conjunction with NYCC they've released a new character poster for Sand Saref. You can check that out here. The movie itself comes out January 16th, 2009.
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Hellboy II poster

Care of the great guys over at CHUD check out this truly inspiring poster for Hellboy II: The Golden Army. What amazing art! This poster is going to be exclusive to the New York Comic Con crowd who are gathering this weekend. Click to enlarge. Very nice work.

The film, as we know comes out June 11th, '08. Which just happens to also be my 30th birthday. Boo ya!
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Spirit teaser poster

Care of AICN check out this great teaser poster for The Spirit. very nice work. Click to enlarge.

remember to check for updates on the film at www.mycityscreams.com, the film is set to come out on Jan 16th, '09.
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Impact, the miniseries

David James Elliot, of JAG fame (?!) has been cast as the lead in the 4 hour miniseries titled Impact. The effects heavy sci fi mini is reportedly budgeted at $13 million and is set to begin shooting this month, presumably for a Fall airing.

Although no network is attached to the project yet, it sounds like a pretty cool show. The plot is said to "chronicles the aftermath of a meteor shower during which a piece of a dwarf star lodges itself in the moon. That triggers a series of anomalies on Earth, including cell phone service interruption, exaggerated tides and the occurrence of sporadic weightlessness.

Astrophysicist Alex Kinter (Elliott), with a help of a female astronomer, discover that the moon has been dislodged from its orbit and is on a collision course with Earth."

Gotta hate it when you lose cell phone service. That totally blows. I mean the other stuff is cool but I'd die without cell phone coverage... Hpoefully this'll turn out cool. Sounds like it should.
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Moore on the loose

In the most nondescript news story of the day, Ronald D Moore of Battlestar Galactica, and much more now, fame has signed on to create and write a sci fi trilogy of film for United Artists. No details.... and I mean nothing else, was revealed to the press. Hooray for non-news news!

Moore is also reportedly continuing work developing his remake to The Thing.
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MK vs DCU

Check out this sweet teaser trailer for the new game Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. It's a fighting game coming out this fall (I believe) by Midway for the PS3 and the XBOX 360. Looks totally fun.



More info will be released through the Worlds Collide site. Sweet.
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G.I. Joe pics

Wow. Well there is some very exciting stuff on the G.I. Joe film today. Over at What Would Tyler Durden Do, which is a great site they have a heap of exclusive pictures like the one we saw yesterday of Rachel Nichols all decked out in her Scarlett gear. Please go and visit their site for pictures in costume of Scarlett , Duke, Snake Eyes, Ripcord, Storm Shadow, the Baroness, Cover Girl, and General Hawk. It is awesome stuff.

I am loving the look of this film. I know the outfits are closer to Sigma Six than the classic cartoon look, but come on people. It really had to be done. There is no friggin way anyone could dress like they did in the comics and have it be believable in a military situation. Its just like what they did with the X-Men film.

While you should go check out WWTDD, just in case anything happens to their pics, you can also check out Scarlett, Duke, Ripcord, Snake Eyes 01, Snake Eyes 02, Cover Girl, Storm Shadow & Baroness, Baroness, and General Hawk right here... :) Enjoy.
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A reason to watch BET

BET (black entertainment television) recently held their 'upfront' presentation in New York, and they had one awesome announcement that might actually induce me, an extremely white geeky guy, to watch. They have reportedly struck a deal with my beloved Marvel comics to bring an animated Black Panther series to life.

No other details are really known at this point, although the show is apparently being redied for the '08-'09 season. I wonder if it will be the same Panther we saw recently in the Ultimate Avengers 2 direct to dvd movie. I actually hope so, because I thought that storyline was excellent.

For those of you that might not know, although there have been a few different Panthers over the year, the generally accepted most popular and seen one is T'Challa, prince of the Bantu tribe in the small fictional African country of Wakanda. The Black Panther has enhanced senses, agility, strength and perception. He has also had an on again off again relationship with and in The Avengers and basically all around kicks ass.

There was, and has been a rumor for a few years now that Wesley Snipes wants to star in a feature film take on the character. Maybe a successful animated show will kick that off finally. I hope this show is awesome, I'm definitely looking forward to it.
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The McLovin Fund

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Scarlett revealed

JoBlo.com presents us with the very first look at Rachel Nichols as Scarlett from the upcoming G.I. Joe movie. I know its not like her comic book, or cartoon counterpart but damn...That's very nice :) Click to enlarge.

G.I. Joe is filming now, and will come out on August 7th, 2009.
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The Last Airbender moves along

According to AICN it looks like Shyamalan's Avatar: The Last Airbender film is finally getting off the ground, with the slightly altered (in lieu of James Cameron's film I'm sure) title of simply The Last Airbender. The studio has announced a release date, of Friday, June 2nd 2010... the day we reclaim our Independence.

The film itself is obviously based on the beloved Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender, and follows young Aang. He is the reincarnated spirit of the great and powerful avatar. The one who will bring balance to the force and unite the warring tribes of the world. Aang is , as should be obvious, an airbender and can manipulate the air around him. Aided by his friends Katara, a water bender, her brother Sokka, and Aang's flying bison Appa, they three teenagers try to master their powers and resolve the conflict raging between the warring Fire Nation and the rest of the earth.

Its really a fascinating story, and the cartoon is definitely worth checking out. I am only partway through it myself as I keep getting distracted, but I'm really enjoying it.

So now that we've got a firm-ish release date, I think we can all start expecting to see more on this film soon. I suspect the story, which has yet to be finished as a cartoon, will be told in at least two films, although it'll probably be set for four like the toon. Still should be an interesting ride. Why not go watch the first episode of the cartoon and let me know what you think. Its pretty cool stuff :)
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