Category: Movies

NBC Cancels Wonder Woman Project

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It’s official, Wonder Woman will not be a series on NBC.  NBC held more up fronts today and Entertainment Weekly has learned the network passed on David E. Kelley’s Wonder Woman pilot. A relief to some for sure but for a bummer for others who were looking forward to seeing a live-action Amazon Princess again. The pilot starred Adrianne Palicki as Diana, Elizabeth Hurley and Cary Elwes. There’s no official reason why the show was passed over but that “scuttlebutt reveals the pilot earned mixed reviews at test screenings. And then…

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Priest The Movie

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Priest, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world — one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined…

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Thor Movie Review Marvel

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I just reviewed the movie Thor and was impressed with the story and technical content. I watched in 3D while I always have problems getting the 3D glasses just right because of my prescription glasses the picture was sharp and very well done, quality 3D effects. The movie had a lot to say and the 2 hours was used well. Asgard was done beautifully, truly a place of the Gods.  [Spoilers Ahead] The relationship between Jane Foster and Thor was very touching. It began with Thor as an arrogant castaway…

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Justice League Movie: DC compete with Marvel

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Unless you have been away from comics and the movies you have heard that Marvel is going to produce the Avengers movie in 2012 directed by Joss Whedon, it is already in production. Now DC/Warner Bros has mentioned their intention to produce a Justice League Movie in 2013. The president of the Warner Bros. motion picture group, Jeff Robinov recently sat down for an extensive interview with The Times, he discussed his long-term strategy for DC beyond movies already in the works, such as June’s “Green Lantern” and next year’s…

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Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

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Green Lantern: Emerald Knights is similar to Batman: Gotham Knight, will be an anthology film that tells a series of stories featuring various members of the Green Lantern Corps, including Abin Sur, Sinestro, Kilowog, Mogo, and Rori Dag. It’s a pretty good time to be a Green Lantern fan. For decades, the ring-wielding cosmic cop was all but overlooked in media (beyond the comic books) but after several high-profile comic book crossovers – Sinestro Corps War, Blackest Night – he’s finally making a splash in movies, in television, and on…

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Thor: Tales of Asgard

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Thor: Tales of Asgard is a upcoming 2011 direct-to-video animated film based on the Marvel Comics character, Thor. It is eighth in a series of animated films produced by Marvel Animation and distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment. The film is directed by Sam Liu with a script written by Greg Johnson and is set to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 17, 2011, co-inciding with the early May release of Marvel Studios’ live-action Thor film. Before he ever lifted his mighty hammer, there was the sword. Fantastic journeys…

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The Amazing Spider-Man the Movie

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Sony has announced that Marc Webb’s Spider-Man reboot will be officially titled The Amazing Spider-Man.  That’s not too much of a surprise. Amazing Fantasy 15 and Amazing Spider-Man #1 was the first appearance of the character. Sony also released the first official photo of Garfield in his full Spider-Man costume, making clear that — like in the comics (but unlike in the Sam Raimi/Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies) — this version of Peter Parker did indeed invent his web-slingers. Check out the photo below: The film, which is now in production and is being…

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Wonder Woman NBC pilot reveal Palicki’s new look

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NBC came under fire when it released the first photo of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman earlier this month. As THR.com Heat Vision blogger Borys Kit pointed out, fanboys said she looked “too trashy, too bad-porn-y,” Fox said her look wasn’t patriotic enough and even Lynda Carter, who played her in the ’70s TV series, weighed in with a big negative with glossy look. Los Angeles Times ran a poll asking readers whether the new version was a good representation of the Amazon princess character or more akin to a…

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Wonder Woman NBC pilot reveal Adrianne Palicki’s new look

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NBC came under fire when it released the first photo of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman earlier this month. As THR.com Heat Vision blogger Borys Kit pointed out, fanboys said she looked “too trashy, too bad-porn-y,” Fox said her look wasn’t patriotic enough and even Lynda Carter, who played her in the ’70s TV series, weighed in with a big negitive with glossy look. Los Angeles Times ran a poll asking readers whether the new version was a good representation of the Amazon princess character or more akin to a…

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X-Men First Class Cast Picture

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(left to right) Michael Fassbender stars as Magneto, Rose Byrne plays Dr. Moira MacTaggert, January Jones plays The White Queen Emma Frost, Jason Flemyng plays Azazel, Nicholas Hoult plays Beast, Lucas Till plays Havok, Zoe Kravitz plays Angel Salvadore, Jennifer Lawrence plays Mystique, James McAvoy stars as Professor Charles Xavier. “X-Men: First Class” is about the formative years of Xavier and Magneto, and the formation of the school and where there relationship took a wrong turn. There is a romantic element, and some of the mutants from “X-Men” will figure…

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Henry Cavill Cast As Superman! Movie Preview

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Here’s a nice bit of news for a Sunday evening. WB and Zack Snyder have cast Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman in their upcoming reboot. Despite word that Joe Manganiello was the front runner, Cavill was always a very strong choice among fans but he was never actually mentioned in connection with the project(as far as I know?). Anyway, word is that He was being looked at for the role for quite a while but Warner Bros chief Jeff Robinov only recently got to see his screen tests. Press Release:…

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The Goon Movie (2011) Release?

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SEE UPDATE ON THIS STORY HERE For those who don’t read Dark Horse you would not know The Goon. The Goon is a comic book series by Eric Powell. The series has a paranormal slant, with the average story concerning ghosts, ghouls, skunk-apes with an unnatural hunger for pie, extra-dimensional aliens, and mad scientists. The Goon debuted in Dreamwalker #0 (March 1998, Avatar Press) in a 4-page story (later reprinted as the third story in the Goon #1). In 2003 publication of The Goon moved to Dark Horse.  This MATURE…

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Mark Ruffalo will be Bruce Banner/The Hulk in Avengers Movie

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Versatile actor Mark Ruffalo is set to play the role of Bruce “the Hulk” Banner in the upcoming movie “The Avengers”. At the Comic-Con in San Diego on Saturday, Samuel L. Jackson announced the upcoming movie before a crowd of about 6,000 who were present at the conference. The Avengers movie is set for release in 2012 after two other Marvel superhero movies in 2011. The Avengers movie brings together superheroes of Marvel Comics including Ironman, Captain America, Thor and Hawkeye. Other superheroes included are yet to be confirmed. Robert…

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