I was one of the movie-goers appalled at the “remake” (he says snidely) of Clash of the Titans. It was a hot mess that suffered horribly in the reviews. So of course the sequel is full speed ahead!
Now that my daily dose of vitriol is out of the way, we can move on. By now we all know that wizard Radagast the Brown will be featured in The Hobbit. And now, thanks to The One Ring, we may know who’s playing him!
Four new actors have signed on to meet their tragic and gruesome ends in the fifth Final Destination flick, to be called 5nal Destination. Heat Vision tells us David Koechner, Nicholas D’Agosto, P.J. Byrne and Ellen Wroemake up the latest batch of victims.
Actor Stephen Langconfirms that there is a supernatural element, as well as fakirs and wizards, in the upcoming Conan the Barbarian starring Jason Mamoa. So it’s not just a bunch of muscled guys whacking each other. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Earlier this month, we missed some concept art from the Conan film that’s actually pretty cool. I know this guy scares the devil out of me.
The BBC has formally announced that the television adaptation of Douglas Adams’Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agencyis a go for the fall/winter schedule on BBC 4. It sounds as if it’s the first book in the series. While this is believed to be a one-off, if it goes well it could become a series. No word from BBC America on airing it.
The first review I’ve seen forCenturion is out, and it’s positive. “An ambitious and epic film that mixes elements of “The Lord Of The Rings” with “300″ and “Gladiator.” Director Neil Marshall’s visionary eye perfectly sets the tone for this blood and guts fest that features a powerhouse performance by Michael Fassbender.”
This new trailer for Dragon Age 2 contains about 40 seconds of additional video over the first trailer. It’s all fight footage of Hawke kicking butt, plus a touch more dragon.
Singer Lily Allen’s brother Alfie is set for a role on HBO’s A Game of Thrones. There’s an autoplay video at the link with him saying he’s excited to do an accent, and frankly, it scares me.Can he act?
ABC’s superhero show No Ordinary Family has signed up Twilight’s Jackson Rathbone for a role as the telepathic teenage daughter’s classmate. No doubt this will inflate the ratings for any episode he’s in, with the rabid Twilight fans tuning in. With tactics like this, maybe the series will make it after all.
The new director for Being Human series 3, block two, seems to really get what makes the show about a domestic werewolf, vampire and ghost work. It’s effects, it’s savagery, and it’s humor, and he’s aware of that, which is half the battle.
Sylvester McCoyhas confirmed he’s in negotiations for a role in The Hobbit (assuming they make the film in my lifetime). He’s not saying which role, but word on the street is that it’s Radagast the Brown, which is interesting, since Radagast doesn’t appear in The Hobbit. But when he teamed up offstage with Gandalf and the other wizards against Sauron, it was epic – at least as told in The Silmarillion.
Steven Moffat says that he’s going to shake up the traditionalDoctor Who season, running a Christmas special, a spring season with a finale on Easter, then back with seven episodes for autumn. But he’s fairly clear that this isn’t a SyFy split season – it’s more like two separate seasons. I smell a Children of Earth stunt.
Allison Miller has joined Stephen Spielberg’sTerra Nova opposite Jason O’Mara. If they’re in charge of saving the human race and populating the earth, at least we know their descendants will be good looking.
Meanwhile, the Dawn Treader itself (if you’re picky, the “Matthew” in drag) is trapped in tiny fishing village in England to ride out some weather, but it let the BBC get some great footage of the ship, which is mostly CGI in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
IDW is going to give Angel to Dark Horse comics, and the Buffyverses can finally be synchronized. Fans of both Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics had been dealing with goodie-goodie Angel in his own title, and a decidedly less friendly version in Buffy.
Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz is going to make a supernatural WWII tank movie called Panzer 88. They say it’s going to be based on real troop movements in 1944 on the Russian front, but will add an occult element that’s not really specified. It’s only got a $20 million budget, but it has WETA behind the effects.
Rupert Grint says that the old Harry Potter sets in Leavesden are being turned into a theme park, but I don’t think he’s defining “theme park” the same way Disney or Universal Studios does.
Meanwhile a few more photos from Deathly Hallows have leaked out, but they don’t seem to tell you much about the story, except that England hasn’t invented waterproof Nylon tents yet.
Wired talked to David J. Petersonwho is creating the new language for the nomadic Dothrakihorse tribes in A Game of Thrones. He’s create a dozen languages prior to tackling Dothraki, and considers language creation to be an art form. He even found typos in what little of the language George R.R. Martin created in the books. The language currently contains 2,356 words.
The ballots for the World Fantasy Awards have been announced, and I’m ashamed to admit that in the novel category, not on have I only have I read none of the books, I only know one of the authors.
·Blood of Ambrose, James Enge (Pyr)
·The Red Tree, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)
·The City & The City, China Miéville (Macmillan UK/ Del Rey)
·Finch, Jeff VanderMeer (Underland)
·In Great Waters, Kit Whitfield (Jonathan Cape UK/Del Rey)
Finally, what would it look like if M. Night Shyamalan spoofed his own upcoming elevator movie with MTV’s Josh Horowitz? You’d have Escalation.
Who’s up for some spoooky stories? It seems that god-among-men Steven Spielberg is teaming up with the guys from Fringe to bring Joe Hill’s Locke & Key to the small screen. Did somebody say awesome?
Ain’t it Cool News’ Harry Knowles has a huge scoop — or, more accurately, clarification — about X-Men: First Class straight from Bryan Singer, and I gotta be honest, it kind of disappointed me. It’s set way back in the 60’s, which could be cool, but there’s no Scott or Jean, and it features the Hellfire Club, which means that Emma Frost would be a generation older than Scott, when in the comics they’re the same age. I wish they would just reboot and start all over with the right ages and relationships. (I just geeked out, there, didn’t I?)
While we’re on the subject, Joss Whedon has said that while the Black Widow will be the only female team member in The Avengers, she won’t be the only female character. So, probably not the Wasp, since she was an Avenger. What do you guys think? Any guesses?
io9 has a pretty awesome article about art appreciation for sci-fi and fantasy, with lots of neat pictures to look at while pretending to read all that text. You should actually read it, though, as the author talks about the esoteric and highly academic attributes to fantasy art, such as the “Holy Sh*t That’s F*cking Cool” Factor.
Here’s a pretty informative and fun interview with Neville Page, the designer of, well, everything, including the creatures from Avatar, Cloverfield, and the upcoming Super 8.
And finally, here’s a bit of rampant awesomeness from CollegeHumor. This really takes me back to when my dad used to take me hunting … humans.
We’ve previously reported on the casting of the child version of a young Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Well, we now know who they cast as the child version of a character we’ve barely seen until now – Lily Potter. She’ll be played by 10-year-oldEllie Darcey-Alden, and most likely appear in Part 2.
Forbes has released their list of the Top 10 Earning Authors, and genre authors figure prominently. Stephenie Meyer is #2 with $40 million, and Stephen King was #3 at $34 million. I have some doubts that J.K. Rowling earned “only” $10 million this year, even if her books are past their prime: perhaps she got most of the money for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park earlier, but she’s still getting a big cut of the proceeds, I’m sure.
Genre television is going to be hard to find in the fall. ABC’s No Ordinary Family isn’t getting great buzz, but you can now watch the first episode online and decide for yourself.
Vampires Suck did all right at the box office over the weekend, raking in $12.2 million for the three-day period, and over $18.6 million since it opened Wednesday. Not bad for a film that only cost $20 million to make.
I’m not entirely sure that the world needs another version of The Tempest, but I’ll generally watch anything with Dame Helen Mirren. She’s cast as the sorceress Prospera (yes, a gender change) in the upcoming film, and can be seen casting spells on the front page. What concerns me is that also in the film is Russell Brand, and I have a policy of never watching anything he’s in. I’m fairly certain The Bard himself wouldn’t approve of the casting choice.
Star Trek’sWalter Koenig is back making comics. He’s starting with a news series calledThings To Come, in a post-apocalyptic world where vampires are the dominant species on earth. He’s also doing new editions of his Raver series, where the hero has to travel in nightmare worlds that are born from his own psychosis.
We’re going to round out the post with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader news. First, young Arabella Morton, who plays the controversial role of Gael in the film, has started a fan page on Facebook. She’s only got 207 fans as of press time, but she is answering questions about the film, so who knows what you might discover?
And finally, three short clips from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader have appeared online. In general, they center around young Eustace Clarence Scrubb (Will Poulter), who is, of course, a little brat. The first clip is partly new footage.
The second clip from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is almost entirely Eustace, as he finds a mountain of gold treasure. Like most movie gold, this stuff is incredibly lightweight. But there’s a twist to what happens, even if you don’t quite understand it yet.
If you haven’t read the books, the final clip resolves the second. That said, it reveals an encounter that I wasn’t expecting, and least not quite this way. Clearly, some license has been taken with the source.
What do you think? Excited for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader now?
A couple of new stills from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader have been released, and they seem to mostly exist to highlight the fact that Ben Barnes is the only cast member who can grow a beard (save Aslan).
Has George R.R. Martinwritten himself into corner on A Dance with Dragons? Is it possible that he’s built such rich characters in his world that he doesn’t have an actual narrative? These are conclusions being reached by people with absolutely no knowledge of the facts.
Some folks are so impatient for A Game of Thrones (the series) to begin, they have started creating concept art for the characters. I can’t fault the quality of the sketches, but I do think the artist overestimates the ability to sculpt cool facial hair before the advent of stainless steel and electric trimmers.
Before Denis O’Hare was ripping spines out of newscasters, he was creating a 2,800 old backstory for Russell Eddington, the Vampire King of Mississippi on True Blood. I have to admit, his character has deviated so far from the books at this point, I’m not sure where the story is going.
So exactly what is in the free-to-play version of Lord of the Rings Online when the switch happens September 10th? Nearly everything. You don’t get to play as a monster, and you have some limits on what you can earn at a time, but it’s possible to play the entire game for free. Paying opens up some new options, and likely makes advancing easier, but it’s not required. I may have to try this. Who am I kidding? My friends should visit me now, because come September 10th, I’m off the grid.
The Torchwoodstory arc and basic character descriptions for Captain Jack, Gwen, and the new CIA agent Rex Matheson have been posted. The storyline sounds half fairy tale, half Jason Bourne. I’m a little disturbed by: “The only thing that could call Jack Harkness back is his unstated love for Gwen Cooper.” I thought we were past that?
In Vanishing on 7th Street, Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, and John Leguezamo are in a massive power blackout when everyone disappears. Then the world shrinks some more.
Seth Rogenis set to star in Boo U, an animated tale about a ghost has to return to ghost school in order to learn how to better do his job. So I’m guess half Casper, half Beetlejuice?
Stan Lee and Ming-Na are both taping guest roles on SyFy’s Eureka. Little is known about the roles, but it has been made clear that, with Ming-Na’s role, this is not a crossover with Stargate: Universe. Unlike Warehouse 13, it exists in its own timeline and universe.
Sam Worthington has confirmed for Dracula: Year Zero.He’s going to play Prince Vlad, who really existed, though likely not in the form the movie will portray.
AMC has release five more stills from AMC’s upcoming plague/zombie seriesThe Walking Dead. What does it say of my expectations that I’m truly impressed that there are piles of zombie extras and everything isn’t added digitally after the fact?
Every now and then I see book covers of the pulp novels and magazines from decades ago and wish I could have been born back when pulp fiction was fresh and un-ironic. Then I remember how much I love the internet. Fortunately, those two things are coming together thanks to Pro Se Productions.
The always amusing FactPile matches recently put up a knockdown-dragout between Link and Eragon. Who would you guys choose for the win?
Blastr has the first pics of Joseph Fiennes as Merlin in the upcoming Camelot. There’s also a brief interview with Fiennes where he says, when describing their version of Merlin, that “he is more of a warrior monk and less of a Zen Obi-Wan Gandalf,” thus immediately earning my love for dropping a ton of nerd-bombs in one sentence! You go, Shakespeare!
Anyone else wish they would stop mentioning all these extra roles for X-Men: First Class? I like Rose Byrne, and I think she’ll make a good Moira MacTaggert, but each new character on screen means less actual time for character growth, which made the first two films so great and the most recent two so dizzyingly awful, almost on par with the Street Fighter film.
Speaking of which, Hugh Jackmanhas dropped out of the film Avon Manso he can train for Wolverine 2. Hopefully the writers are training, as well, by watching Bryan Singer’s films and seeing what he did right.
Ever notice how when you walk into the fantasy section of a bookstore, you’re suddenly surrounded by millions of covers with a beautiful woman holding a weapon? Orbitbooks examines this phenomenon, and notice that the ladies have gotten increasingly bad-ass in the last year. Awesome.
You know what, I’m just going to let this video speak for itself.
I’m not the kind of person who immediately dismisses a movie based on the trailer — which is probably naive, for the most part. But I don’t know … this trailer for the upcoming alien film Monsters looks like there’s absolutely nothing original in it. But who knows? Might be worth a look.
No doubt tiring of the question, Craig Englertweeted yet again that SyFy would not be saving Legend of the Seeker. I won’t lie to you, Marge – it looks beyond grim.
George Lucas announced this weekend that he will finally release all six Star Wars movies on BluRay in 2011. But if you’re looking for the original films, you’re out of luck – it would cost too much to restore them to BluRay quality. You’ll have to make do with the special editions, and console yourself with this never-before-seen lightsaber scene of Luke activating it for the first time. Is that the “official” moment he became a Jedi?
Why did Scott Pilgrim vs. the Worldhave such a horrible opening weekend, around $10.5 million? Was it because of Michael Cera fatigue? Maybe because some women’s groups found it misogynistic? Me, I loved it, but I blame the entire opening weekend disaster on editor Brent Hartinger, who wrote two negative reviews of the film. Love ya, boss! [Editor's note: I'd like to think I had that much power. In fact, I do think that! Nah, nah, nah. Next up? Stomping Ed's new kittens!]
As long as we’re discussing it, here’s the Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation that ran on Adult Swim Thursday night after I fell asleep. It’s oddly innocent, but gave me some backstory that I didn’t know since I haven’t read the graphic novels.
I completely missed a theatrical release on Black Lightening, which seemed to happen in February. It’s now hitting DVD, and looks goofy and fun. A weird cross between James Bond, Herbie, and a touch of Men In Black, the trailer truly surprised me – has anyone seen it?
One of the favorite things in the world for people to do is blame James Cameron for things. So we may as well blame him for Guillermo del Toro abandoning The Hobbit, because that’s what’s being reported. And Cameron conveniently has a new partnership with del Toro.
There’s so much coverage on one page out of Movie-Con III in England, it’s hard to summarize it all. The detail for everything else in the post is at this link, but the highlights are (definitely spoilers beyond this point):
Ironclad showed new footage. The original clip just showed a castle siege, but they now explain that it was about the siege of Rochester Castle in 1215, after King John signed the Magna Carta and reneged. It’s the longest siege in English history. The filmmaker says it’s a siege movie with a Magnificent Seven feel, while the moderator says it’s Saving Private Ryan in a castle. Jame Purefoy’s broadsword in the movie is named Florence, and it’s huge.
Jason Flemyng confirms that, now that he’s done swinging an ax in Ironclad, he’s in X-Men: First Class as Azeazel, who can teleport by waving his arms. He’s got a huge heavy costume, but his tail with be CGI.
Simon Pegg swears that his alien farce Paul is 80% done, and that we’ll actually see him, Blythe Danner, Sigourney Weaver, et al at some point. It is one of the odder films I’ve ever heard described or cast.
They explain why there are two Jeff Bridges in Tron: Legacy, about one being a digital counterpart who doesn’t age.
Pirates of the Caribbean 4 is nearly half-way done in the filming process.
Daniel Radcliffe showed up for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows panel.He says that, despite their best efforts, the final shot took place in front a green screen. He also says that if they do remake these films in 30 years time, he calls dibs on playing Sirius Black.
Zack Snyder showed new footage of The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga-hoole, but they said he was so incoherent talking about it, they couldn’t report anything except that the footage looks good.
I’m just going to lift a line about Red, because I can’t imagine what this looks like. “Then a rather girly clip from Red, with Helen Mirren bonding with Mary Louise Parker while also using a high-powered rifle to pick off armed attackers – wow, chick flick.”
Prince Caspian is back in Dawn Treader, obviously, and Ben Barnes is happy about that. The director also promises that this film is more magical and fun, like the first film. He feels that the second film was too political and heavy.
O.K., that was a lot of information, and trust me, it was the Cliff Notes version. Enjoy this clip of Nanny McPhee with a baby elephant to unwind your mind.
There’s a wild rumor going around that Universal and Disney are thinking about creating a theme park based around Lord of the Rings. But /film asks an important question – who would go? Theme parks are built around families and children, and Mordor is cool, but is it kid-friendly? [Editor's Note: Are they kidding?! Me and 500 million geeks would go -- repeatedly!]
R.I.P.D. is looking to make the jump to the big screen, and the rumor is they want Ryan Reynolds as the lead character, Nick Cruz. He gets murdered, but gets a chance for justice in exchange for 100 years of service in a form of divine law enforcement. It’s unclear how Reynolds would find time with the two Green Lantern sequels – rumor is he’s being forced to drop out of Deadpool.
Joe Dempsie, most famous for playing Chris in the first two seasons of Skins, has been cast in HBO’s Game of Thrones as the armorer’s apprentice Gendry.
We’ve got a new troll-centric trailer available for the Lord of the Rings: War In the North game. The graphics look a little preliminary, but hey, it’s trolls – they aren’t supposed to be pretty!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallowshas confirmed the splitting point. I’m not going to spoil the story point, but I will say it’s chapter 24 – if you get spoiled at the link, that’s on you.
Narnia.com continues to launch new content. Now you can land the Dawn Treader on Magician’s Island, explore, and play games. It sounds like there are tricks to making it work, so head on over for tips.
Adam McKay says his gritty, hard-R adaptation of The Boys might shoot in 3D, if the story calls for it. But it won’t be a conversion.
There’s little doubt the superhero genre has contributed mightily to geekdom. Now Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics brings the history of the characters and the men who created them to life. It’s narrated by Ryan Reynolds.
Nobody from Harry Potter showed up to Comic-Con (and no one was supposed to), and people were upset. Now James and Oliver Phelpsare going to bring their Weasley mischief to Dragon-Con.
Daniel Radcliffe says he kept three pairs of glasses from the Harry Potter films as souvenirs. Of course he also claims he’s chasing girls, but getting very few responses, so we also know he lies. For all we know, he kept the Hogwarts Express train engine.
I’m not completely sure of the details of Outcast from the trailer – I know there’s a beast, and there appears to be some symbology-based magic, but the setting is the modern world. It’s got a loose release date of “winter 2010.”
The latest set of rumors, being fed by the Wall Street Journal, are that Spyglass Entertainment is nearing a deal to run MGM, and the debt will be converted to stock for the creditors. This would get the studio back to making movies, including James Bond and The Hobbit.
While my movie plans this weekend are for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, people who have dates are probably going to see Eat Pray Love with Julia Roberts. I pity them. It would be more interesting this way though.
As we all know, the odious Proposition 8 regarding gay marriage was deemed unconstitutional and struck down in California. io9 gives us their opinion through a decidedly science fiction lens.
I think I’ve made my opinion of the Lost finale quite clear on this site — it sucked as few things in the universe have sucked before it. So it almost hurts to read this collection of theories about Lostwritten during the run of the series, because each one is about a bajillion times better than the actual ending.
Ah, geekdom. Some Avengers fan took it upon himself to create a trailer for a non-existent Avengers film from the 50’s using a smorgasbord of source material. See how many you can name!
If there’s one project that rivals The Hobbit in being stuck in development hell, it’s the big-budget Broadway Spider-man musical. However, that hasn’t stopped them from naming an opening date. Now, as it happens, I’m the only member of TheTorchOnline.com’s staff that lives in New York. Normally, I don’t like to whine, but … Breeeennnnt, can you get me tickets?
So this is … a little weird. Turns out the superhero genre and the hand-held genre (think Cloverfield) are about to merge.
I’m not a huge fan of H.P. Lovecraft, but I do know that he’s a god among horror fans. So kinda weird that his work is getting the cutesy anime treatment, don’t ya think?
Alien abduction films are nothing new, but this trailer for the upcoming film Skyline looks fairly impressive for the little it shows us, particularly the disturbing last scene.
Remember back in June, we showed you pictures of the new Shire that was being built for The Hobbit, even as we didn’t know when it would be filmed? Some folks questioned if that wasn’t just the old LotR set. Now we can say, absolutely it was not – because the Shire from LotR is now home to sheep, who have taken their field back, hobbit holes and all. I have no idea why the pictures make me laugh, but they do.
Now that the Vampire Academy books have been optioned for a movie, fans are trying to come up with dream casting for the roles. Fantasy casting is always fun, and some of the suggestions here can actually act, like Henry Cavill from The Tudors.I’m less impressed with the choices of Jessica Lowndes of 90210 or Ben Barnes from Price Caspian. Who are your dream actors for the roles?
Speaking of fantasy casting (at least my fantasy), Spartacus: Gods of the Arenahas cast Aussie actor Josef Brown to play Auctus, a gladiator love interest for Barca, the Beast of Carthage. This will be a fun dynamic, a relationship of equals.
There’s not a lot genre television on the fall broadcast networks’ schedules, and the two obvious choices, The Cape and No Ordinary Family, are both adamant that they’re not genre shows. Even genre queen Summer Glau is determined for you to know that her show The Cape is not supernatural, futuristic, and nobody has powers. And Michael Chiklis says even if people on his show have powers, they’re doing something new, not a mere superhero show. Man, is the stench of Heroes hanging around television or what?
There’s a new picture of Professor Lupin and Nymphadora Tonksavailable, although I’m a little unclear if it’s just a collectibles shot or something from Deathly Hallows.
Indulge me for a minute. I’m a cartoon nut, I can’t help myself, and one of the funniest these days is Phineas & Ferb on Disney XD. They have an episode coming up August 16th that has the boys going to the Tri-State Area sci-fi/comic book convention to meet a special effects guru voiced by Kevin Smith. And the B-plot has Dr. Doofenshmirtz holding a TV exec hostage while pitching a monster television show, with the TV exec being voiced by Seth MacFarlane. Trust me, it will work, and has monsters and potions. Previews at the link. Any kids’ cartoon that can work “long chain hydrocarbons” into a Bollywood musical number is smarter than it gets credit for.
SyFy has a pilot with the unfortunate name of Three Inches about a guy who develops the nearly useless superpower of being able to move any object 3” to the side with his mind. They’ve named a star in Canadian Noah Reid.
I’m not really sure what genre to drop Scott Pilgrim vs. the World into, I just know I’m oddly excited to go see it. But the marketing has been brilliant, and keeps getting more meta. Now the action star played by Chris Evans in the film has new movie posters for his fictional movies with ridiculous titles like Action Doctor or Thrilled To Be Here.
On Wednesday, my fellow Palantir-peer Tim O’Leary told you that Buffy alum Amber Benson was questioning the originality of the new SyFy comedy Human Relations, and was wondering if she was going to have to call Dark Willow on them. Syfy has broken their silence, and said “Poppycock!” Not literally, but they may as well have said it.
Yesterday, Beauty and the Beast 3D disappeared from the release schedule at Disney. At the same time, Pixar saw Twilight: Breaking Dawn Pt. 2 releasing on November 16, 2012, with Monsters, Inc. 2, and promptly moved Monsters, Inc. 2 to November 2.
Alan Ball confirmed he’s planning to bring witches into the mix on True Blood in season four, right in line with the books. Since that also coincided with Hurricane Katrina in the books, I’m not sure how he’s going to resolve it, but I do remember it means Sookie gets a cat.
Pacey from Dawson’s Creekis probably going to guest star on Vampire Diaries for his old boss Kevin Williamson. No idea what character he’ll play, but I’m hoping he’s just a supernatural version of Pacey, because Pacey was already otherworldly.
This is somewhat random, but a family was packing up their home in preparation for eviction, and found ten comics in the basement. One was an Action Comics #1, and that basically paid off their mortgage since it’s worth at least $1 million dollars. Why do I only find dead mice in my basement?
I made our vampire-hating editor Brent cry when I told him that NBC bought a script for Zombies vs. Vampires, which is described as a “procedural buddy cop show.” Zombies in this reality are normal and part of society, just medicated. And the cop’s partner is a secret vampire. McG is going to produce it. Can we drive a stake through this craze yet?
It turns out that men cry a lot at genre movies. Topping the list of movies that make men cry is Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Bridge to Terabithia also made the top twenty, but the one that truly puzzles me is The Night Before Christmas (Tom & Jerry). Is that a typo?
As long as we’re talking about things that Tom & Jerry have played, here’s an interview with Paul W.S. Anderson, who wrote the Three Musketeers 3D that’s underway. Probably not going to see that, just stay home and watch reruns of Tom & Jerry’s version on Cartoon Network.
Twilight has invaded Riverdale in the new Archie comic, and MTV has a preview of the first eleven pages of the special edition spoof. Just at a glance, I had a hard time telling if it was spoofing Twilight or Vampire Diaries.
The producer of Watchmenhas licensed the rights to Mage: The Hero Discovered. I’m not sure if it’s a superhero thing or a magic thing – I just can’t get past the fact that he carries a “magic baseball bat.” If A.Rod had that, it wouldn’t have taken him so long to get to 600 homeruns.
The list of guest stars for the 22nd season of The Simpsons is endless, but the most notable is using Daniel Radcliffe to voice a Twilight spoof in “Treehouse of Horror XXI.” When franchises collide!
Here are some blurry photos of the mechanics that make The Forbidden Journey ride at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter work. At least it looks like sturdy metal.
The Guardian is a respected newspaper, so I was amused they created a list showing Ten of the Best Dragons in Literature. But it’s still respectable because they called it “literature” – see how that works? Which one is your favorite?
Here’s a fairly detailed character description for Jerrik Dace, the elite veteran featured in the upcoming “Golems of Amgarrak DLC” for Dragon Age: Origins. He’s royalty – dwarven royalty.
And apropos of nothing, here’s the trailer for Venture Bros. 4.5. There are people with magic in it, right? Oh, who cares – Venture Bros. is just awesome!
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