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Oh yeah, it has finally begun. The marketing for one of next years already most awesome movies, Kick-Ass, is finally beginning to kick in. I am so excited for this film it is ridiculous. It’s good to see that Lionsgate is taking what they have here serious, because it could really turn out to be something big.
IGN has unveiled the first official posters for the film, which are interlocking (and can be seen smaller above). More importantly though, the Official Website is now live, along with a countdown to the trailer debut on MySpace in just under a week! YAY!
That is really all that needs to be said about this story to be honest. Anthony Hopkins of Hannibal Lecter fame has been cast in the role of Odin, the Father of the God of Thunder, THOR. Personally I don’t like this casting since I feel that Odin should be imposing, and I don’t find Hopkins threatening at all.
Yes, I realize that is a picture of THOR in the header, but it’s surprisingly hard to find good pictures of Odin. Also, I apologize for not posting anything in ages. There just hasn’t been anything that’s interested me lately to be honest. But here I am now. Even though this news is pretty late. . .
Reports are now saying that the Venom movie is in production with Gary Ross set to re-write the script for the film, as well as possibly even direct. There has been no word on whether Topher Grace, who played Eddie Brock in Spider-Man 3 will return to reprise the role.
Ross is currently working on the script for Spider-Man 4, so he isn’t a stranger to the world of spider themed superheroes. Avi Arad and Marvel are also set to produce the film.
After an incredibly long wait, the first details for Epic Mickey have finally been unveiled thanks to Eurogamer. A source close to Disney claims that the anticipated title will be primarily based on the forgotten aspects of Walt Disney: the characters, the rides, and the lesser-known cartoons, and the antagonist is going to be Oswald The Rabbit, Disneys first true creation, who is angered by Mickeys success. When these Disney features are forgotten, they are cast into a world that is nothing but a dark void, whom now want revenge.
The gameplay focuses on Mickey attempting to restore his world, after Oswald unleashes the Phantom Blot which causes the color in his world to run and fade, using tools as brushes, pencils, erasers and thinner to get through challenges and obstacles presented. Mickey must make use of his tools by scribbling, erasing, painting, and thinning walls and color to rescue his endangered world from these forgotten friends turned villains.
The famed British Cable Channel, BBC, has officially unveiled the logo for the upcoming eleventh Doctor Who, which will be played by newcomer, and now youngest Doctor, Matt Smith. The new logo is a homage to the 1960’s era of the massively popular sci-fi TV show, which now includes for the first time an insignia, showcasing the abbreviation DW in Tardis form.
I personally love science fiction television shows, and Doctor Who is undoubtedly the best. I also think this new logo is absolutely fantastic and really pushes forward the idea of a new, younger Doctor. Lets just hope the eleventh Doctor is as awesome as his logo.
SEGA has officially stepped up the amount of awesome that was already flooding their upcoming Mario Kart-esque game, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. The already fairly large cast has now been enlarged even further with the addition of fan favorite hero Ryo Hazuki, from SEGA’s massively popular Shenmue games.
The trailer above not only shows Ryo riding his awesome motorcycle, but it also shows him on a forklift. That’s right. . . a forklift. Before this, I was only passing through the thought of picking this up, but it has now officially became a must-have for me.
A while back I posted concept artwork for the brand new suit that comic strip icon The Phantom would be wearing in his SyFy movie debut. The modern Phantom was met with a lot of criticism, but there was still hope.
That hope seems to have paid off as SyFy has revealed the first official trailer for the TV movie starring Ryan Carnes as the titular hero. To be completely honest, I’m still not sure how I feel about the new suit but I have high hopes for it. It’s incredibly modern and thrusts The Phantom in a direction he had yet to actually take: a modern one.
The rumors and talk of Super Street Fighter IV have been running rampant since the game was released earlier this year. These rumors have been increased tenfold thanks to the launching of a teaser site by Capcom during the Tokyo Game Show, and now GameSpot has made the game official.
According to GameSpot, the game will feature several new characters. Including the all Juri and the long-awaited T.Hawk, with a total of eight possible new characters. The standalone game will also feature a bonus for players that purchased the original game. Perhaps the largest perk of Super Street Fighter IV is that while it will be sold as a standalone game, it will not be sold at full price, making it all the more enticing.
Media Molecule has announced that this Thursday, the Watchmen will be invading LittleBigPlanet with four costumes and several new stickers. The costumes allow the sack-boys to assume the roles of the Silk Spectre, Rorschach, Nite Owl, and Ozymandias.
While these costumes are absolutely astounding, I’m a little disappointed that they are coming out this late. Mostly due to the fact that the Game of the Year Edition of LittleBigPlanet was just released a few short weeks ago. But I guess they have to have something for us to buy on the PlayStation Network. The costumes and stickers will be available this Thursday as a package and individually.
Ph LEVEL Review: Eureka Seven Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers
One of my favorite Japanese Anime of all time is without a doubt Psalms of Planets: Eureka Seven. So, naturally when I discovered that a movie was in production I became ridiculously ecstatic at this incredible prospect. “There could be complete and total closure. We could find out exactly what happened to everyone after the series,” I thought. Then I discovered the story.
I went into the one-time showing of Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers already having a general idea at how different the film was going to be from the series, but I can’t say I was expecting this much difference. That is to say, the difference didn’t diminish the film in the least, and I left thoroughly satisfied.
Hit the jump to view my thoughts on Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers.
Capcom has released the official trailer for Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars at this years Tokyo Game Show and aside from the usual assortment of incredible characters, Capcom decided to throw in another new character on their side of the roster. The new character is, unexpectedly, Frank West from Dead Rising.
Never mind the fact that Frank West wasn’t even one of the characters I considered to be in the game, his move set is probably one of the most incredible fighting game move sets I have ever seen. Pulling random weapons out of nowhere and summoning zombies in shopping carts. It’s truly a incredible thing to witness, which you can see by watching the TGS trailer above.
When Capcom trademarked the name Okamiden, everyone knew that it had something to do with a new Okami game. Or rather, we all hoped it had something to do with that. Fortunately, we were all correct, and pleased to be so. Capcom unveiled the adorable DS title, Okamiden earlier this month, and we now have the debut trailer thanks to this years Tokyo Game Show.
The trailer doesn’t showcase too much, primarily focusing on what the game itself looks like, which suffice it to say, is very cool. I’m rather looking forward to this, due to how awesome the original title for Playstation 2 and Wii was at the time. It’s good to see Capcom knows when they have something.
Warner Bros. Pictures has released casting calls for three of the major players in the upcoming Green Lantern film, and they tell quite a bit about what direction the Green Lantern team could be taking. The most interesting bit being that Carol Ferris was once a pilot, but is now the work-a-holic CEO of Ferris Air. Sounds a lot like an adaptation of Secret Origin if I do say so myself (OMFG YES PLEASE!). I can only hope that Secret Origin is the story they’re choosing to adapt in this instance.
[CAROL FERRIS] 26-32, a smart and attractive woman with an MBA. She started as a pilot and now runs Ferris Aircraft. She is a work-a-holic…FEMALE LEAD
[DR. HECTOR HAMMOND] 27-35, Character actor who is austere and impersonal, he is real “scummy.” He is a pathologist and also the son of a Senator.
[SINESTRO] Mid-30s to Mid-40s, he is smart, tough, intimidating and in great physical shape.
[ABIN SUR] Mid-30s to mid-40s, he is a great warrior.
Thanks to Japan Cinema for the heads up on this one. The image above is a snippet of the back cover for the upcoming DC Universe animated feature, Superman | Batman: Public Enemies. The bullet makes a point of showcasing the title of the newly unveiled (thanks to this cover) DC Universe animated movie, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.
The film is going to be a mixture of an adaptation taking bits from the Marv Wolfman classic, Crisis on Infinite Earths, and from Grant Morrisons JLA: Earth-2. I think it’s a safe bet that we won’t be seeing the anti-monitor in this one, nor will we be seeing the death of the Flash, though anything is possible. The voice cast thus far has Mark Harmon (NCIS) as Superman, James Woods (Ghosts of Mississippi) as Owlman, Chris Noth (Sex and the City, Law & Order) as Lex Luthor, William Baldwin (Dirty Sexy Money) as Batman, Gina Torres (Serenity, Firefly) as Super Woman and Bruce Davison (X-Men) as the President.
Hit the jump to view the first official images from the DC Universe animated feature, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.
The past few months have been interesting for the newly formed DC Entertainment, and the property of their most valuable asset, Superman. After a judge ruled that Warner Bros. had to make a new Superman film by 2011, we all figured that the company would most likely jump on the first thing that seemed moderately interesting. But apparently, that’s not the case at all. Diane Nelson, the newly appointed President of DC Entertainment has stated that there are no current plans for a new Superman film. Interesting. . .
“We actually don’t have any current plans for Superman,” said Nelson when asked if the new environment (and the recent legal decision regarding the character) made a “Superman” movie more or less likely in the near future… We’ve obviously done a lot of great things behind the property in our history, and it’s a key part of the family, but we don’t have current plans behind Superman,” she said.
