- We all know that The Last Airbender is coming soon, as the movie is about to get an Avatar-like push from all media. (Interestingly, the name of the anime on which it’s based is Avatar: The Last Airbender.) io9 has a lengthy interview with M. Night Shyamalan which addresses, among other subjects, the controversy surrounding the ethnicities of the actors cast in the film.
- Oh, look, more Hobbit news. Now it’s delayed. Again. For this week, at least. Jeez.
- In other news that’s quickly growing tired, we have an X-men update: now Bryan Singer will be producing, not directing the prequel, X-men: First Class. I need something to get me cheerful, stat.
- Yay, found it! The good ol’ folk at io9 has a great list of upcoming popcorn movies to hold us over until summer. I’m looking forward to pretty much all of these.
- Apparently great writers think alike. Way back in July of ‘09, I thought I invented the term “F*%$ Yeah Moment” in an article listing the top seven said moments in fantasy films. But the internet never lies (seriously — everything you read on it is true — always) and so I’ve learned that a blogger named Dave beat me to the punch by about four years. Check out his awesome list of great … ahem … moments in comics.
- I’m a huge sucker for zombie movies. I freaking love them. And even though I didn’t love George Romero’s last two movies, I have enough fanboy loyalty to get excited about the upcoming Survival of the Dead. Here’s the new red band trailer:
- And while we’re on the subject of zombies, here’s a hilarious piece of correspondence between two guys in a zombie-infested world, courtesy of Cracked.com.
- I’m not exactly sure the world is clamoring for sequels to Independence Day, but guess what? We might be getting them anyway.
- Finally, you know what there’s not nearly enough of in the world? Star Wars rap videos. Seriously.
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