Monthly Archives: August 2014

Daredevil Set Photos Show First Look At Charlie Cox As Matt Murdock

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Marvel Studios left their hordes of fans a bit disappointed after their Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con last weekend, not only because they didn’t talk about any upcoming Phase Three projects beyond Ant-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy 2, but because they also didn’t turn any of the spotlight toward their upcoming Daredevil series on Netflix.

They did announce that the show will hit the streaming service in May 2015, but beyond that we got no plot details or images from the highly anticipated series. It is, however, currently filming in Brooklyn under the codename “Bluff,” giving impatient fans the opportunity to take matters into their own hands and snap a few photos from the set.

We unfortunately don’t have any shots of The Man Without Fear in costume (my guess is Marvel will release an official image before they risk that particular detail from leaking), but we do have a good glimpse of his alter-ego, Matt Murdock.

Some new pictures have surfaced (courtesy of Just Jared) showing Boardwalk Empire and Stardust alum Charlie Cox as the young, blind lawyer. Admittedly it’s not much to look at, but as a big Daredevil fan it’s exciting to see tangible evidence that this show is even happening.

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Every Easter Egg in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

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New Info on Batman’s Beginning in BATMAN V SUPERMAN

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Yesterday some video surfaced of Ben Affleck on the set of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Bruce Wayne. You can see in the video that he’s sporting some grey hair on the sides of his head, which is more confirmation that he will be playing a much older version of this character.

Thanks to Badass Digest, we have some new information on the character and how he will be presented at the beginning of the film. I’ll throw out a SPOILER warning, just in case you think the following are spoilers. I personally don’t see them that way, but to each their own. Now on to the good stuff!

The movie opens with Batman, who has already been around for “close to thirty years, which would place Wayne in his 50s. In this version Batman is still an urban legend, a creature of the night, and no one has ever taken his picture. But he’s had plenty of adventures, and the Batcave includes a memorial centered around a tattered Robin costume.”

I do love that they are going with this version of the Dark Knight as we’ve never seen on the big screen before. This will obviously be very different from what Bale brought to the character, which is what needed to happen. The site goes on to explain that “he’s a quieter operator, not involved in blockbuster battles but in all sorts of badass vigilantism.”

Their source also tells them that “Wonder Woman has also been in operation for some time before Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice begins, and her activities have been just as secretive as Batman’s. Her activities were badass as well… but in a very different, and unexpected, way.”

Everything is exciting so far  lets see  where this  all leads too!   what are your thoughts!

Report: The Future of Studio Ghibli in Question

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Take this with a grain of salt because we’re dealing with unconfirmed information via screencapped translations, so…

This has been rumored for a while, but it’s looking increasingly like the retirement of Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki will also mark the beginning of a break in feature film production for the beloved Japanese animation studio.

French-language animation news site Catsuka reports that during an interview with Japan’s MBS, Studio Ghibli co-founder and producer Toshio Suzuki, they would cease production of animated films while still retaining a small number of staff for “Hayao Miyazaki projects.”

This following reports from earlier this year in sites like Liberation that the studio was struggling to find its footing following Miyazaki’s retirement after the release of his latest film, The Wind Rises, which nabbed an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature earlier this year (and got this writer a little choked up during his first viewing). When the Liberation piece was written, Studio Ghibli had yet to find a successor to Miyazaki, the only man seen by the studio who could rally the troops, putting future projects up in the air. Amid all of the speculation, the studio still launched a new feature film back in July, When Marnie Was There from The Secret World of Arrietty director Hiromasa Yonebayashi.

This isn’t the first time Suzuki has talked about restructuring the studio: back in March, during a shareholder’s meeting, amid discussion about dismantling Studio Ghibli in its entirety, Suzuki suggested simply dismantling the animation department, in effect making Studio Ghibli a holding company for its numerous properties.

Kotaku offers a little bit of clarification here: during the MBS program, Suzuki talks about restructuring the studio and in very broad terms discusses bringing an end to production as they attempt to figure out the future and direction of Studio Ghibli in the wake of Miyazaki’s retirement. If true, that could leave the studio open to resuming film production once they sort out what kind of direction they’d like to take in the future.

For now, let’s wait for a more official confirmation from Studio Ghibli about where they’re going and what they’re doing before we all panic.

Craig Ferguson Has a Successor to THE LATE LATE SHOW

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It would appear CBS is going to keep the host of The Late Late Show largely the same. It’ll still be a male, and it’ll still be someone from the United Kingdom. The Wrap is reporting that British writer, actor, and comedian James Corden has been tapped to replace Craig Ferguson at the end of the year when Ferguson’s contract expires.

Corden is known for co-writing and co-starring in the series Gavin & Stacey for which he’s won several awards, for co-writing and co-starring in the BBC/Hulu series The Wrong Mans, and can currently be seen opposite Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo in the film Begin Again. However, to most Doctor Who fans, Corden is best known for playing Craig Owens, aka the dad of Stormageddon and him what got jealous of the Doctor, in the Series 5 episode “The Lodger” and the Series 6 episode “Closing Time,” both written by Gareth Roberts.

The 36 year old actor has certainly been funny in most things I’ve seen him in, and can clearly write, but I’ll be interested to see how his sensibilities not only translate to a late night talk show but also to American audiences. Other, much wider known names in the U.S., had also been thrown around in the mix, including Joel McHale and Neil Patrick Harris. However, even though Corden wasn’t anyone’s guess (the Vegas odds-makers must be having a field day), he does have a hefty social media presence with over 4 million Twitter followers.

Disney is making an A Wrinkle In Time movie with the Frozen director

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Frozen writer and co-director Jennifer Lee is slated to adapt Madeleine L’Engle’s children’s book A Wrinkle In Time for the big screen, according to Variety. The first and most well-known of L’Engle’s series about the Murry family, A Wrinkle In Time tells the story of Meg Murry’s cosmic journey to save her scientist father. Lee says the novel was one of her favorites as a child and that she plans to emphasize its strong female lead in her script. A Wrinkle In Time certainly seems primed for a Disney franchise: L’Engle’s Time Quartet includes three more novels about the Murry family, and there’s another four books beyond that based on the next generation of the Murrys.

While no director has been announced for the project, Jim Whitaker and Catherine Hand will produce. Lee co-wrote Wreck-It Ralph and won 2013’s best animated feature Oscar for Frozen.

Bruce Campbell is Getting a Film Festival

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It’s not weird that Bruce Campbell is getting a film festival in his name – it’s weird that it’s taken this long.

The Evil Dead star and producer has teamed up with Philadelphia’s Awesome Fest for the Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival later this month. The four-day festival will run August 21-24, right alongside Wizard World Chicago in the city of Rosemont, IL (that it’s not taking place in Michigan is a damned shame).

Campbell isn’t just lending his name to the fest – he’ll be participating during a scheduled Q&A where I presume 99% of the questions will be about his work in the first Maniac Cop, and what it was like to work with Tom Atkins and Robert Z’Dar.

Campbell is really more than just The Evil Dead at this point: the character actor on the end of one of Hollywood’s most prominent chins is also a filmmaker himself, having directed and produced several movies. It’s nice to see him throwing some support out to a few movies that might not get seen outside of Netflix or VOD. Killers and Starry Eyes in particular have been getting some good word of mouth on the festival circuit, and I’m bummed that I can’t be there to check them out.

‘Dragonriders of Pern’ Set Up as Movie Franchise at Warner Bros.

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The Dragon Riders of Pern

Warner Bros. is launching development of a movie franchise based on the sci-fi series “Dragonriders of Pern.”

The studio has optioned the 22-volume book series from the estate of American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey, who died in 2011.

It has yet to set up the project with a producer.

The books are set in a pre-industrial society with  intelligent firebreathing dragons and their riders teaming to fight a rogue planet that attacks the world of Pern. The books take place over a period of over 2,500 years.

Drew Crevello and Julia Spiro are overseeing for the studio, which has launched the “Harry Potter,” “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” franchises.

New star wars comic book lines from marvel!

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Earlier this year, we learned that Marvel would be taking back the Star Wars license from Dark Horse Comics. The change seemed inevitable given Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm. Dark Horse has released piles of great stories over the years, and Marvel will hopefully follow suit. They announced the first of their upcoming Star Wars titles at Comic-Con, and it seems like they’re off to a strong start.

At Marvel’s Cup o’ Joe panel, Joe Quesada previewed the Star Wars line, and I have the opposite of a bad feeling about this. Marvel will return to the galaxy far, far away in January 2015 with a Star Wars series by writer Jason Aaron and artist John Cassaday. It will take place right after the destruction of Death Star in Episode IV and will focus on the core cast we know and love.

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Star Wars #1 by Jason Aaron and John Cassaday

And that’s not all! Two more titles will be out in February and March. Ongoing series Star Wars: Darth Vader by Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca will explore facets of Vader’s personality we haven’t necessarily seen before. Gillen tells StarWars.com it’s about where see Vader before the beginning of Episode V.

“Vader has so many more responsibilities and problems to deal with than anyone could possibly understand. There are things that people above him may want him to do, versus what he actually needs to do to achieve his own aims, which is not the least bit to discover what the hell was going on with that mysterious fighter pilot who was strong with the Force.”

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Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 by Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca

Finally, there’s a Star Wars: Princess Leia five-issue miniseries by Mark Waid and Terry Dodson coming in March will also take place after A New Hope and show Leia as she wrestles with the destruction of Alderaan. Waid explains the basics of the story:

“So, our story is about Leia not long after the end of Episode IV deciding, “Well, as the princess, there are still responsibilities that fall to me, like making contact with any stray Alderaanians out there who may not know what happened. It is my job as princess to deliver the bad news. It is my job to bring those who survived by being in other places, together. It is my job to help preserve some sort of cultural heritage of my people, so that everything my planet stood for and everything my people stood for doesn’t get forgotten.”

Sign. Me. Up.

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Star Wars: Princess Leia #1 by Mark Waid and Terry Dodson

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE TITLES? we want to know what you are thinking?  me  personally  i think the  Liea series will go down first!

Spider-Man Spinoff News — Female Superhero Film Planned, Venom Title

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Sony Pictures continues to expand their Spider-Man cinematic universe. The next film set to be released in the franchise is writer and director Drew Goddard‘s Sinister Six. That’s the first of several films that will revolve around Spider-Man’s rogue gallery of villains. That movie is coming in 2016, and The Amazing Spider-Man 3 is now set for 2018.

According to Deadline, the studio is now looking to add a female superhero to the mix. They’ve hired Lisa Joy Nolan (Pushing Daisies, Burn Notice, Westworld) to work on the script for the character’s story. We don’t know exactly which character the film will center on yet, but Black Cat, Silver Sable, Firestar, and Spider-Woman are a few characters that come to mind. But right now any of these names are speculation. I will say that the Black Cat character was already introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, played by Felicity Jones, so that is a strong possibility.

It is only a matter of time before we see a comic book movie that centers on female superhero, and this is the first one that has kind of been announced in this new generation of superhero movies that is actually going into development. Hopefully it turns out better than the Electra and Catwoman movies. Those did not work at all.

The report also mentions that the title of the Venom movie being developed by Alex Kurtzman is called Venom Carnage. No other details are given, as it’s just mentioned in passing, but if the word “Carnage” is in the title, does that mean we’ll see the character Carnage in the movie?! I sure hope so, because I would love to see Carnage finally brought to life on the big screen!

There’s a lot of potential with these Spider-Man spin-off movies. There’s some decent talent being hired to help in their development, so hopefully they turn out great.