Deadpool footage is finally here, and it is looking awesome. But we’re not just here for the violence and the fourth-wall-breaking—we’re here to find out what secrets we can uncover from Fox’s new take on the merc with a mouth. “Everyone hates what they did to Wade Wilson in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but nobody blames Ryan for it.” So says Tim Miller, director of Deadpool, in which almost uniquely, Ryan Reynolds has doggedly pursued the opportunity to revisit the character and do it right. All indications are that he and his team have absolutely nailed it this time. And with the trailer for the long-developed and much-rumoured Deadpool finally with us, we dragged Miller away from the editing suite long enough to talk us through it. (POTENTIAL SPOILERS ALERT!!!) Continue reading
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Top 10 Ficitional Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs aren’t only found in dried-up riverbeds and ancient quarries–their fictional counterparts can also be seen in TV shows, movies, kids’ books, comic strips and video games. Here’s a selection of pop culture’s most notable dinosaurs, most of which would stand a fighting chance against their paleontologically correct forebears. We can see from todays movies, tv shows and video games that dinosaurs are still very much alive! This is why we present to you our very own top 10 fictional dinosaur list! Continue reading
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Casts Brittany Ishibashi as Karai
Deadline brings word that Brittany Ishibashi (“Emily Owens M.D.,” “Political Animals”) is set to take on the role of Karai for the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Briefly played by Minae Noji in the 2014 film, the character is one of the leaders of the legendary Foot Clan in the source material and in the original comics outranked the Shredder. In other versions of the series, the character is the adoptive daughter of the turtles’ sworn enemy; however, she sometimes served as an ally for the heroes.
Megan Fox and Will Arnett lead the cast for the film that also includes William Fichtner as Eric Sacks and newcomers Tyler Perry as scientist Baxter Stockman, Brian Tee as the new Shredder, Stephen Amell as the sports-themed vigilante Casey Jones, and Gary Anthony Williams as the humanoid warthog, Bebop. Alan Ritchson, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, and Noel Fisher will reprise their roles as Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo (Johnny Knoxville did the voice), and Michelangelo.
The original film, which grossed more than $485 million at the worldwide box office, also starred Danny Woodburn and Tony Shalhoub.
Set to be directed by Earth to Echo‘s David Green, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 is set for release on June 3, 2016.
A Pizza with a Hot Dog crust? That’s CRAZY TALK!
You’ve heard of the term “Frankenfood”? According to the Spike TV show of the same name, a Frankenfood is, “new and unique flavor combinations by pairing existing dishes together. Culinary concoctions that look so bad, they must be good.” Well, what do you get when you combine monster movies and food? Wait, why would anyone want to do that? Why would anyone think to do that? I don’t know, but before you start thinking about edible ectoplasm or something like that, the Fresno Grizzlies have something interesting for you. Get ready for the hot dog crust pizza: Continue reading
The Mets Could Have Been Named The Avengers
A bottle of champagne is ceremoniously tapped by a bat in the hands of Mrs. Charles Payson majority stockholder, at a party in New York’s Savoy Hilton Hotel May 8, 1961 to officially christen the New York National League Baseball team as the”Mets.” The jovial christening guests are, left to right, George Weiss, club president; Warren Giles, National League President; Ford Frick; baseball commissioner; Mrs. Joan Payson, and Don Grant, “Mets” board chairman. Woman in background is unidentified. (AP Photo)
Did you know Avengers was once considered for the name of the team that became the Mets? This was back in 1961, two years before Stan Lee and Jack Kirby released the first comic book featuring The Avengers. Are they supposed to be avenging the relocation of the Dodgers and Giants from Brooklyn and New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively? It doesn’t seem like a great name for a baseball team, but maybe that’s just because we now associate it with the comic book. Continue reading
Why did Age of Ultron fail to match box office expectations?
Sure, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes were able to defeat Loki, and thwarted the plans of Ultron, but the Avengers could not rise above the drawing power that is Floyd “Money” Mayweather. In fact, a huge coalition of sports over the weekend successfully torpedoed the sequel’s chances of not only cracking the $200M opening weekend plateau, but also matching the opening numbers of 2012’s The Avengers. Continue reading
Ryan Reynolds Says DEADPOOL Will Appease Critical Fanboys
It’s been months since a Deadpool movie was officially confirmed by 20th Century Fox, but I’m still having trouble believing that it’s actually moving forward. This is one of those projects, like a new Ghostbusters movie, that has been talked about endlessly for years and years, and now both of them are finally happening (and more, in Ghostbusters’ case). Star Ryan Reynolds, who has spoken a lot about the film since its official greenlight, opened up again in a recent interview with Shortlist, and mentioned that he thinks the film will definitely please the vocal, super critical section of fanboys that have been following this project for years: Continue reading
Sony’s ‘Popeye’ Loses Director Genndy Tartakovsky
It looks like Genndy Tartakovsky won’t be directing Sony’s adaptation of “Popeye,” after all. Continue reading
A Glimpse Of Jim Butcher’s Next Book, Aeronaut’s Windlass!
For 15 years, Jim Butcher has been keeping us guessing with his twisty urban fantasy series, The Dresden Files. But now, he’s changing gears and launching a Horatio Hornblower-esque new series, The Cinder Spires. Check out the cover of the first book, The Aeronaut’s Windlass, and an excerpt, exclusively at io9! Continue reading
Chris Weitz on stand alone Star Wars film
There are very few secrets in this world of spoilers and hype. One of the few secrets still out there is what the first Star Wars standalone movie is going to be about. Recently, /Film caught up with screenwriter Chris Weitz at the premiere of Cinderella and asked him a few questions about his current writing project, the Star Wars spinoff film being directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). Continue reading