Joseph Gordon-Levitt Gives SANDMAN Movie Update

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is easily one of the busiest and most talented young actors working in Hollywood, and he’s been branching out in other aspects of the business. On top of acting, he’s currently running his HitRECord web project, he made his directorial debut with Don Jon, and he was an executive producer on Looper. He’s now looking at developing the long awaited big-screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s Sandman, which he is looking to star in and direct.

In a recent interview with Moviefone, Gordon-Levitt gave an update on the film saying that he’s been working on the script with David Goyer and Gaiman. He explains,

“It’s a lot of the same people who worked on the Nolan Batman movies. It’s really exciting. There’s not a script yet, we’re still kind of working it out because it’s such a complicated adaptation because Sandman wasn’t written as novels. Sin City was written as a novel. Sandman is 75 episodic issues. There’s a reason people have been trying and failing to adapt Sandman for the past 20 years….You know, we’re still in the middle of it, so I don’t want to make any claims, but I think we’ve got the right ideas.”

I can only imagine how hard it is for these guys to come up with the right story to make the fans happy, but I think they have a great team of talent working on it, and if anyone can pull it off, it’s these guys. They also recently brought in screenwriter Jack Thorne, who recently adapted Nick Hornby’s dark comedic novel A Long Way Down, to help draft Sandman‘s new screenplay.

Obviously the project is still very far away from becoming a reality as they don’t even have a script yet. The project won’t even get a greenlight from Warner Bros. until that is done.

The Sandman comic series was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. But, it wasn’t until Neil Gaiman came along and wrote the series that it really became popular. The 75+ issue comic arc ran from January of 1989 to March of 1996. The studio has been trying to get a movie made since as far back as 1996.

The story focuses on Morpheus, the Lord of the Dreaming, a deity who personifies dreams. Gaiman also introduced the Endless, a group of powerful brothers and sisters named Destiny, Death, Destruction, Despair, Desire, and Delirium (as well as Dream).

Chris Pratt Dresses Up as Star-Lord and Goes to Children’s Hospital

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Chris Pratt previously admitted to taking his Star-Lord costume from the Guardians of the Galaxy set. His plan was to use the costume to bring some joy to the lives of kids who are in the hospital. Pratt doesn’t just talk the talk, but he walks the walk as well. He took what he said he would do and put it into action.

E! reports that Pratt coordinated an event with Marvel and Children’s Miracle Network Hospital to provide a special screening of Guardians of the Galaxy for an audience who may have not been able to see it due to their illnesses. They screened the film yesterday for the patients, families, and staff of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. As you can see in the photos, Pratt also came out in-character to spend time with the kids afterwards as Star-Lord.

The photo above was released by the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and it shows the actor dressed up as Star-Lord and hanging out with the kids. He spent three hours, playing with the them, taking photos, signing autographs, and giving out movie-themed toys.

In the photo below Pratt is seen playing with Dylan “Lego Kid” Prunty whose Make-A-Wish wish was for a LEGO replica of the hospital, which can be seen in the background. Pratt reportedly reenacted scenes from The LEGO Movie with Prunty, and also signed some of Prunty’s prized swag.

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Brian Patrick Wade Joins Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. As Absorbing Man!

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Marvel Entertainment has revealed that “Teen Wolf” actor Brian Patrick Wade has joined the cast of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” as Carl “Crusher” Creel, AKA Absorbing Man! As his name implies, Creel’s powers allow him to take on the properties of any surface or object he touches, making him super strong as well as nearly indestructible. You can check out the first official image of Wade in the role below.

Wade joins a number of guest stars for the upcoming sophomore season of the series including Adrianne Palicki (Bobbi Morse, AKA Mockingbird), Lucy Lawless (Agent Isabelle Hartley), Reed Diamond (Daniel Whitehall), Nick Blood (Lance Hunter), Henry Simmons (Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie), and Kyle MacLachlan (Skye’s father).

The “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” cast includes Clark Gregg as fan favorite Phil Coulson, along with Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Agent Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz and Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons.

The series is executive produced by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Jeffrey Bell and Jeph Loeb. Season 1 of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” will debut on DVD and Blu-ray on September 9, with season 2 set to premiere on September 23.

Batman: Arkham City: 1/6th scale Batman Collectible Figure

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10609715_10152244309587344_384493911682102352_n“You’re not safe here. No one is.” Batman Arkham City has been a very popular video game among fans since its debut! The narrative, character, world designs, and game play have all contributed to the game’s success. Many Batman fans have been craving for the collectible figure from the video game since the release of Hot Toys’ teaser photos.

As a celebration for Batman’s 75th anniversary, Hot Toys is pleased to officially introduce the Batman: Arkham City: 1/6th scale Batman Collectible Figure. The collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of Batman from the game featuring a newly developed masked head sculpt with 2 interchangeable lower faces, newly sculpted muscular body and Batsuit, and detailed weapons.

Fans of “Bats” don’t miss out on pre-ordering this amazing Collectible Figure!

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priced at 229.99  due out in april 2014

  • Authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of Batman from Batman: Arkham City
  • Video game-accurate facial expression with detailed skin texture
  • One (1) Batman head with patented Interchangeable Faces Techniques (IFT) and two (2) interchangeable lower part of faces capturing Batman’s facial expressions
  • Approximately 31 cm tall
  • Newly sculpted muscular body with over 30 points of articulations
  • Nine (9) pieces of interchangeable gloved palms including:
    – One (1) pair of fists
    – One (1) pair of relaxed palms
    – One (1) pair of partially-clenched palms
    – One (1) right palm for holding Batarang
    – One (1) right palm for holding Batclaw
    – One (1) left palm for holding line launcher

Costume:

  • One (1) Batsuit with iconic Batman logo on chest
  • One (1) dark blue cape
  • One (1) brown utility belt
  • One (1) pair of dark grey gauntlets
  • One (1) pair of dark grey boots

Weapons:

  • One (1) Batarang
  • One (1) Batclaw with interchangeable hook
  • One (1) explosive gel
  • One (1) line launcher

Accessory:

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Everything You Need To Know About Deadpool

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I remember first reading about Deadpool in the early 2000’s in my X-Men anthology series. The picture next to his profile, if I remember right, was DP kicking ass while talking about GI Joe. I remember thinking it was weird and flipping the page, not really giving it a second thought. Longshot was my favorite mutant.

Fast forward to now, when the “Merc with a mouth” has skyrocketed to geek fame. Cons are flooded with geeks in suits, he’s in video games and, yes, even children’s programs.

So with all the hype of the potential movie on the horizon, you may be toying with the idea of getting into Deadpool. For those people, I have a collection of everything you need to know. Where you need to start reading, basic character background, etc. Let this be that little push you need to dive right into his twisted world!

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Deadpool first arrived on the scene in 1991. Artist Rob Liefeld penned the character and his abilities (killler with super agility) and sent it off to writer Fabian Nicieza. Nicieza, after viewing the character, contacted Liefeld and told him he “literally created Deathstroke.” Liefeld, a huge fan of the Teen Titans series, took this as a compliment and named the character Wade Wilson after Deathstroke’s real name, Slade Wilson.

Deadpool made his debut in New Mutants #98 where he was hired by a man named Tolliver to kill Cable and crew. Deadpool ended up with three knives in his back and was mailed back to his employer. This Deadpool was very serious, calculated, and a lot more villainous than the Deadpool we know today. It can also be noted that his movements were very Spider-Man-esque.

It wasn’t until writer Joe Kelly that we got the style of Deadpool that we still see today. Kelly was charged with writing the first Deadpool series ever and immediately made some changes. Where Deadpool was initially seen as a villain, Kelly’s incarnation was characterized by being “morally ambiguous” and had as much focus on comedy as it did kicking ass. This 1997 series is viewed as the bible for all writers of Deadpool and most Deadpool fans. Hilariously enough, the randomness and over the top attitude of the comic came from Kelly’s frustration with Marvel…

“With Deadpool, we could do anything we wanted because everybody just expected the book to be canceled every five seconds, so nobody was paying attention. And we could get away with it.”

Kelly said frustration came from the fact that, unlike now, very few people were reading the series. Every third issue he wrote, he was getting a note saying they would be cancelled. This led to very choppy storylines and a lot of half-baked ideas that never came to fruition. After issue 33 Kelly departed to work on other projects, but would later return to work on a Spider-Man/Deadpool crossover.

Other popular series for those looking to delve into the comic world of Deadpool are Deadpool Corps, Merc With A Mouth, and Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe.

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Long before he was a mutant, Deadpool was an assassin. Highly skilled in the art of killing, his life was pretty good until he got cancer. Desperate for a cure, Wade Wilson joined the Weapon X program where he was infused with Wolverine’s healing factor. The boosted healing factor cured Wilson’s cancer, but at the price of severely scarring his body. Thus he donned the costume he wears today and joined Weapon X.

While his healing ability comes from the manipulation of Wolverine’s genes, Deadpool’s healing factor is much more extreme. His mind is in a constant state of healing, which makes him invulnerable to any psychic manipulation. The healing of his cancer did, however, make him insane, or maybe heightened his sense of reality, it’s hard to tell. It’s hard to question the sanity of a character who knows he’s part of a comic book world.

Deadpool’s healing ability is mentally driven. This means he can heal at will, as well as focus his healing on different parts of his body. This gives him superhuman stamina, reaction time, and a boost to the already deadly strength and abilities he had prior to the procedure. His reaction time has been noted to be faster than the finest human athlete.

Chopping off Deadpool’s head will not kill him. Wade Wilson is completely capable of surviving independent of his body, and can reattach his head once it is found. While it has not been officially acknowledged in canon, there have been instances where DP’s head has been destroyed, and he just regrew it. There is also a dispute as to whether Deadpool has an extended life cycle due to his healing, or if he has become immortal through his own healing. Whatever the case, the X-Force stumbles upon him 800 years in the future relatively unchanged.

Gadgets!
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Deadpool has a lot of cool gear he’s amassed over the years. Most who have a base level understanding of the character know of his two katanas and pistols, but he’s also got a magic satchel! This satchel contains a litany of weapons at any given moment, usually just what he needs. DP’s specialty is the use of blades, but he shoots a fair number of guns as well.

Deadpool has a teleporter, which can teleport him away from or into danger. It can also disguise his identity, which he has abused several times throughout the years to look like other heroes, innocent bystanders, etc. At one point he even had a time machine, where he went back in time to meet and ruin the lives of past Marvel superheroes.

An Almost Impossible Backstory…http://static.squarespace.com/static/51b3dc8ee4b051b96ceb10de/t/53eb9cdce4b0588f78ec3bdb/1407950092766/?format=500w

Deadpool’s confusion about his own past is practically a meta joke between the writers who have helmed him. So many storylines have been retconned, rewritten, or flat out ignored that it’s really hard to give a legitimate telling of the character’s past. In one telling he was a discharged American soldier, but in another he claims to be Canadian. He’s killed the entire Marvel universe, but then everyone’s still alive, He’s also teamed up with other incarnations of himself that exist in different multiverses, like his zombie self, Headpool.

The most common canon to the character recognized by readers is the Joe Kelly incarnation. Once again, as all fans will say, if you want to get acquainted with Deadpool, this is where you start. It’s what Frank Miller is to Daredevil, if you will, the creme de la creme of Deadpool. The gold standard. You get the picture.

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Deadpool is only one of the cool parts about reading his comics. There’s Blind Al, the roommate/hostage old woman in his apartment. There’s Hydra Agent Bob, who, as his name would imply, is an agent of Hydra who teams up with DP. Then there’s all the variations of Deadpool like the zombie Headpool, Kid Deadpool, Lady Deadpool, Dogpool… etc. This doesn’t even cover the numerous superhero team ups he’s done, which are always fantastic.

Seriously, if you are a fan of superheroes and you haven’t picked up this series yet, do yourself a favor. Deadpool is just as great as the community makes him out to be, and provided you start off reading the right way, you’ll agree. Now get out there, buy his comics in bulk, and feverishly beg for the movie!

 

Would like to see deadpool in a feature film!  what do you think?

Jackie Chan Has Been Approached about RUSH HOUR 4

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It looks like New Line Cinema is planning to develop Rush Hour 4. In an interview with IGN, Jackie Chan admitted that the studio wants to make another film in the franchise, but they don’t have a script and until there is one, he’s not interested. Here’s his exact quote:

“Lately they want to make Rush Hour 4. I said ‘No, show me the script first. I don’t need another Rush Hour 4. You need Rush Hour 4. Show me the script.’ I don’t want to do a rubbish script just because they want to make the movie.”

Talk of a fourth Rush Hour movie started seven years ago, but thankfully nothing ever materialized from it. The last thing we reported on it was back in 2012 when producer Arthur Sarkissian, said that he was working with Chan and Chris Tucker on it. Here’s what he had to say about that and the direction he was looking to take it at the time:

“I am working on Rush Hour 4 right now with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. I’m trying to do it closer to how I did Rush Hour 1, more down to earth, more gritty, introduce two new characters and make it real the way the first one was. I personally was not happy with the third one. I thought 1 and 2 were very good. I think 3 got out of hand a little bit. It’s not a matter of just bringing them back to do another segment of that or a sequel to it by putting them in another city and having them bicker. I don’t want that. I want something new.”

I stopped watching after the first  film  not  so  sure this  film series should keep going  but  what  do u think?

Marvel’s ANT-MAN Officially Starts Shooting

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It’s been a very long journey to get Marvel’s Ant-Man into production, but it has finally happened. After almost nine years of development and a little bit of drama, Ant-Man has started shooting! The movie is being directed by Peyton Reed, who replaced Edgar Wright after he walked off the project. Reed is the one who made the announcement on Twitter this morning, saying,

“Alright, gang. Today is the day. LET’S. GET. small.”

Hopefully Marvel and the team of people developing this movie will give the fans something that they will love and embrace. Here’s the synopsis of the movie:

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

The film also stars Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, and David Dastmalchian. Ant-Man is scheduled for release on July 17th, 2015.

Stallone Training for RAMBO V

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It looks like Sylvester Stallone really is going to come back for Rambo V. The sequel was in development back in 2009, and at the time it was called Rambo V: Savage Hunt. It was shut down in 2011. The most recent news regarding Rambo was that a couple of production companies who were developing a TV series were also going to develop the fifth film.

We learned that this time Rambo would be going up against a Mexican cartel. “Stallone, who has also written the screenplay, describes the new Rambo as his version of No Country for Old Men.” That should definitely be interesting. Stallone has now confirmed himself that he is getting really for Rambo V. This is what he said in a interview with Vulture,

“I’m getting ready for that. I’m starting to work out. I’m going to be appropriately vicious and all that stuff, but intellectual. A killer with a heart. Smart, yet stupid. Tall, yet short. Broad, but thin. You know what I mean. We’re going to try to cover all the boundaries.”

The sequel was originally supposed to be an adaptation of a novel written by James Byron Huggins called Hunter, but it doesn’t sound like that’s the case anymore. It definitely would have been a very different adventure for Rambom as he would have gone up against a “half-human abomination created by a renegade agency through a series of outlawed genetic experiments.”

Would be nice to see one more if he can do it!  lets see if he can pull it off  or if it was a mistake!

The Guardians Of The Galaxy Soundtrack Is The #1 Album In America

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The Guardians Of The Galaxy Soundtrack Is The #1 Album In America

It turns out Peter Quill’s mix-tape really is awesome. The Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack — titled Awesome Mix Vol. 1 after Star-Lord’s beloved cassette of ’60s and ’70s hits — has reached #1 on the Billboard charts. This makes it the best-selling album in America. Madness.

According to The AV Club, the album sold over 100,000 copies last week alone, and is the first soundtrack to hit #1 while containing nothing but previously released music. Director James Gunn took a moment to gloat on his Facebook page, and since he was responsible for choosing the songs contained in the Awesome Mix, I’d say he has every right to do so. Ooga Chaka indeed.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY End Credits Scene

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SPOILERS: Don’t read any further if you don’t want to know:

Before I begin, I just want to say that I’ve been seeing this characters appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy plastered all over the internet, so I don’t think it’s a spoiler at this point. I just wanted to provide the fans who thought it was cool to see the character with information on how the character actually ended up in the film, and if we’ll see him again.

George Lucas‘ Howard the Duck movie was the first Marvel film ever made, and an embarrassment. I actually tried watching the movie again recently, and I couldn’t even get 30 minutes into it. Regardless of how bad the movie was though, he has still got the nostalgia thing going for him, and it was awesome to see him in Guardians. If anyone could make Howard work, it’s Marvel and director James Gunn.

While talking to Empire, Gunn revealed how Howard came to be in the movie saying:

“I think it was some combination of me and the editor Fred Raskin who said, ‘Let’s put Howard The Duck in there. What if The Collector looks over and sees Howard The Duck sitting there?’ And I wrote down the line, ‘Whaddya let it lick you like that for? Gross.’ Fred and I thought it was hilarious, but we weren’t sure that (Head of Marvel Studios) Kevin Feige would go for it. But we told Kevin and Kevin couldn’t stop laughing, so that’s how it came about.”

When asked about Howard the Duck possibly getting his own movie, Gunn replied:

“I’ll be honest with you, I was just talking about it with my assistant right now (Laughs). It’s possible Howard could reappear as more of a character in the Marvel Universe. But if people think that’s going to lead to a Howard The Duck movie, that’s probably not going to happen in the next four years. Who knows after that?”

I don’t think the character needs his own film, but it would be cool to see him pop up every now and then. In a separate interview with CBR, Kevin Feige talked about Howard’s cameo as well, saying:

“I think it would be fun to lay claim to Howard and to remind people that he’s more than just a pseudonym for film failure. And that he is a Marvel character. That would be fun.”

Feige then went on to talk about the famous Disney lawsuit threat that forced Marvel to give Howard a different character design and wear pants so that he didn’t look like Donald Duck:

“And no legal wrangling over pants with Disney this time! No. I wasn’t even aware of all that stuff until recently!”