For those of you who, like me, may be on the fence about whether to tune back in for more Doctor Who after the devastating departure of David Tennant, here's an incentive: Neil Gaiman.
Gaiman is the celebrated author of things which are awesome (my favorite is Good Omens which he co-authored with Terry Pratchet) and he's getting involved in Doctor Who. According to SFX Gaiman is writing a Who episode. Neil tells them:
As anyone who’s read my blog knows, I’m a big fan of a certain long-running British SF TV series. One that started watching -- from behind the sofa -- when I was three. And while I know it’s cruel to make you wait for things, in about 14 months from now, which is to say, NOT in the upcoming season but early in the one after that, it’s quite possible that I might have written an episode. And if I had, it would originally have been called “The House of Nothing”. But it definitely isn’t called that any more.
Daredevil is the latest superhero franchise to get an unnecessary, and unwanted reboot. This trend really started with Hulk, which was redone a few years later as Incredible Hulk and, not surprisingly fared no better. But Hollywood refuses to learn its lesson and now everything is being done and redone and redone in an endless cycle of redo and fan trampling. It's like a snake eating it's own tail.
Here's what Deadline says about the impending Daredevil reboot:
Regency is mounting the remake with former News Corp No. 2 Peter Chernin producing. Writing the redo is screenwriter David Scarpa, who scripted The Day The Earth Stood Still for Fox, which will distribute Daredevil 2.0 or whatever it's going to be called. The reason this is happening is simple: Hollywood studios with Marvel superheroes need to keep reinventing these Marvel movie franchises or the rights revert back to Disney-based Marvel.
David Goyer, perhaps best known as the writer of such gems as Dark City, Blade, and Batman Begins, is also the guy responsible for TV's FlashForward. He's been the series showrunner since it's inception but now he, much like a lot of us, has better things to do.
THR says he's leaving the series to pursue other projects. Here's the statement he issued this week:
"As my feature projects have started ramping up again, I felt I was being pulled in too many directions. I'm proud of the show and excited about the relaunch. It's in great hands."
Casting is underway on Joe Johnston's Captain America movie The First Avenger. Word is that he'll pick someone to play Steve Rogers, aka Captain America soon. That someone could be Ryan McPartlin.
McPartlin plays brother-in-law character "Captain Awesome" on NBC's Chuck. He's an all-American type (hence the character's nickname) and an obvious choice to represent America. The news of his involvement comes from Moviehole where McPartlin tells them:
“The one thing I can't stand are these actors that are twittering about auditioning for Captain America. It's really tacky. With that said, it is in the casting process and like many other actors, I read for it, so we'll wait and see what happens. Regardless, I'm pretty psyched to be Captain Awesome for the time being.”
While James Cameron settled for generic machine guns in his sci-fi fantasy Avatar, Neill Blomkamp kicked things up a notch earlier in 2009 in District 9, by arming his aliens with a wildly creative assortment of badass weaponry, of the type never seen before on film. And while Avatar may be the number one sci-fi movie of all time, if you're out to kill alien bad guys, you're probably better off arming yourself with District 9's Gas Projector than you are whipping out Col. Quartich's comically oversized hunting knife.
In fact, not only is it perferable it's now possible. The folks at the WETA effects house are selling lifelike replicas of some of District 9's coolest weapons. A Gas Projector will run you $710 New Zealand dollars, which I assume is the American equivalent of three fully-grown sheep. They're also selling the Arc Generator. You'll need them both if you want to lead your household cockroaches to freedom. more...
So you tuned in for the season premiere of Lost this week, learned the identity of the Smoke Monster, and now you're dying for more. We've got you covered with a clip from the next episode. It'll be titled "What Kate Does" and here's a little taste of just exactly what she do. Hint: It's not Sawyer.
Note: This picks up right where the season premiere left. If you haven't watched the Lost season premiere yet, don't watch this!
"What Kate Does" - Kate finds herself on the run, while Jack is tasked with something that could endanger a friend's life, on Lost, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender is one of the movies getting a big, marketing push during the Super Bowl this Sunday. But you don't have to wait until the Colts take on the Saints to see it. It's available, right now.
The trailer is a huge improvement of the brief teaser from a few months ago. If you're a fan of the animated series on which it's based, get ready to do some sort of fanboy happy dance. It's perfect. Watch:
Maybe we can finally all get closer on Star Wars. George Lucas has fired our imaginations, filled our fantasies with scantily clad slave women, and left us bruised, battered, and bitter. The People vs. George Lucas may be a way to finally put it all to rest.
The documentary will debut at this year's SXSW, and here's the film's new trailer.
Last summer Disney kicked off their promotion of Tron: Legacy with what will surely go down as one of the coolest events in San Diego Comic Con history. Attendees were sent on a scavenger hunt around downtown San Diego, which led them to an actual re-creation of Flynn's Arcde from the original Tron. That alone would have been cool but once inside, the wall suddenly parted to reveal an actual, life-size light cycle lit up and spinning on a pedastool in the middle of a room. Only a handful of people were there and if you're a fan of Tron you're probably still kicking yourself for not being one of them. Stop kicking, here's your chance. more...
For those of you who, like me, may be on the fence about whether to tune back in for more Doctor Who after the devastating departure of David Tennant, here's an incentive: Neil Gaiman.
Daredevil is the latest superhero franchise to get an unnecessary, and unwanted reboot. This trend really started with Hulk, which was redone a few years later as Incredible Hulk and, not surprisingly fared no better. But Hollywood refuses to learn its lesson and now everything is being done and redone and redone in an endless cycle of redo and fan trampling. It's like a snake eating it's own tail.
David Goyer, perhaps best known as the writer of such gems as Dark City, Blade, and Batman Begins, is also the guy responsible for TV's FlashForward. He's been the series showrunner since it's inception but now he, much like a lot of us, has better things to do.
Casting is underway on Joe Johnston's Captain America movie The First Avenger. Word is that he'll pick someone to play Steve Rogers, aka Captain America soon. That someone could be Ryan McPartlin.
While James Cameron settled for generic machine guns in his sci-fi fantasy Avatar, Neill Blomkamp kicked things up a notch earlier in 2009 in District 9, by arming his aliens with a wildly creative assortment of badass weaponry, of the type never seen before on film. And while Avatar may be the number one sci-fi movie of all time, if you're out to kill alien bad guys, you're probably better off arming yourself with District 9's Gas Projector than you are whipping out Col. Quartich's comically oversized hunting knife.
Last summer Disney kicked off their promotion of Tron: Legacy with what will surely go down as one of the coolest events in San Diego Comic Con history. Attendees were sent on a scavenger hunt around downtown San Diego, which led them to an actual re-creation of Flynn's Arcde from the original Tron. That alone would have been cool but once inside, the wall suddenly parted to reveal an actual, life-size light cycle lit up and spinning on a pedastool in the middle of a room. Only a handful of people were there and if you're a fan of Tron you're probably still kicking yourself for not being one of them. Stop kicking, here's your chance. 