I’m usually able to come up with some kind of smarty-pants way of starting these things, but today I’m shooting blanks. So I figure I’ll just let you know that it has been confirmed that some guy named Mark Ruffalo has been signed to play Bruce Banner and another guy named Jeremy Renner is set to play Hawkeye in THE AVENGERS. We all know about Banner/The Hulk, but if you didn’t know, Hawkeye is the joker of the group who shoots arrows at people.
I have no idea who the Ruffalo guy is, but I just saw Jeremy Renner in THE HURT LOCKER. The movie seemed like a pretty by-the-books war drama, but he was good in it. I’m pretty sure he can play Hawkeye with all the nuance and depth that it demands.
Boy, we went so long without much news coming out about THOR, (ah, memories) but those days are long gone. Long live the age of THOR information! To go along with that pic that I posted a few days ago, there’s this new one that shows various characters in a very large, very gold room.
And it reclines.
The best part of that picture for me is that you can see Loki over on the left side wearing his silly pointed hat. I know I kind of bashed the look of Loki from the previous picture that we got, so I should give props where it’s due. Nice job with the hat guys. I still don’t dig the full ensemble, but hey, beggars can’t be choosers.
Also, coming from over at Yahoo are some pieces of concept art from both THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER. You may click them for larger versions.
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Time to kick some Kraut!
Those are pretty boss, but hey, what concept drawings aren’t. You may join me in lamenting the lack of wings upon Captain America’s head if you like…fine, who needs ya!
Perhaps you’ll recall that The Rock was working on a new movie about driving and revenge titled FASTER. If you don’t recall it, the above sentence is all you really need to know regarding the previously mentioned movie. But really, the best way to explain it is through a one minute sampling of video and sound. Enjoy.
As I mentioned way back when, I’m psyched to see The Rock doing action again! I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m sure he was positively splendid in TOOTH FAIRY, but it just isn’t what he was born to do. God gave him the name The Rock for a reason, and I am a firm believer that the reason is so that he can star in action movies that I will enjoy.
Very soon now, the world will be graced with the greatest theatrical experience ever in history, THE EXPENDABLES. As we await its glorious coming with meals of bacon, let us sit back and enjoy these behind-the-scenes clips courtesy of Apple.
There’s some pretty cool stuff in there. I love to watch Stallone work; he just has such a great way of communicating what he wants from everyone around him. It’s also cool to know that he actually says “absolutely” in everyday conversation.
You know that things in Hollywood are in bad shape when they want to remake TIMECOP. According to Variety Joel Silver is getting ready to hire people to make a movie out of the script written by some fellow named Colin Trevorrow titled WORLD WAR X. The movie is about a guy who battles a time-traveling terrorist, maybe in Ancient Egypt or something.
I’m probably the only guy in the world that thought TIMECOP was alright, so I guess this WORLD WAR X is being made specifically to get my $10, American. That’s cool and all and I suppose I’m flattered, but it really wasn’t necessary guys. Also, stop following me home from work Joel Silver or I’m calling the cops!
As an aside, I’m confused as to what the deal is with the X in WORLD WAR X. Usually you put an “x” after something that is unknown or is the tenth version of. But we all know what time travel is…it’s time travel. This guy mastered it for crying out loud!
Uh oh!
My guess is that they just picked WORLD WAR X because it sounded cool and hip. The kids will totally be able to relate to this movie in a rad way! You feel me?
You know what internet, I’ve got Sammy Hagar rocking in my ear, and I’ve got a new pic from Zack Snyder’s SUCKER PUNCH…it’s a good day! Allow me to give your life meaning as well. Here’s Sammy:
And here’s the pic:
Five gets you twenty.
The picture comes from Live Journal, if you’re curious. I think I mentioned this movie once before a long time ago and honestly it looks like how I thought it would look…stupid. Sure, it’s a little unfair to make fun when all we’ve seen so far is this picture, but you know what? Shut up!
Stuff is happening IN SPACE! Stuff like people taking pictures of Ryan Reynolds in his costume from GREEN LANTERN, putting that picture on the cover of a magazine, and then putting that magazine cover on the internet! Check him and see.
Ribbed, for my pleasure.
You know what, it could be worse. Maybe I’m turning into that grumpy guy across the street that never wears a shirt in the summer even though he’s in horrible shape and yells at everyone who looks sideways at his lawn, but I was expecting more…maybe it’s my fault, I don’t know. The ripples aren’t as bad as Batman’s nipples,
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but they’re not great either. Though I do like how it looks like energy is flowing from the symbol on his chest outward, that’s pretty sweet.
I think what really gets me is just how…green it is, which is a weird thing to say about a guy called Green Lantern. But, I think a little black to break up the monotoneness of it would be welcome, but then again, this is just a still-photo of his torso. Maybe it’ll look better once we get a little leg action.
From the man that brought you RUSH HOUR, RUSH HOUR 2, and RUSH HOUR 3 comes (drum roll?) HERCULES! Oh yeah! Someone dust off Kevin Sorbo and let’s get this flag wavin’!
According to the L.A. Times, the producer Avi Lerner has been trying to get his new version of HERCULES made for a while now and I guess the final pin that had to drop was to get an average/bad director to handle the camera and point at actors. And it’s not like I didn’t like the RUSH HOUR‘s (cause I did like them, at least the first two, never saw the third) it’s just that it’s pretty obvious that Mr. Ratner had nothing to do with them being enjoyable. Jackie Chan carried those movies on his China-loving shoulders. Every other time Brett has attempted to make a movie it hasn’t turned out so well for anyone. Let’s hope he has finally turned the corner.
The casting news has been flying hard and fast regarding the prequel movie X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. Coming down the wire this time is everyone’s favorite nude-guy, Kevin Bacon. Entertainment Weekly‘s story doesn’t make mention of who he will be playing, but they do know that he will be a bad-guy. They also mention that some kid named Lucas Till is currently in discussions with people about playing Cyclops’ kid brother Havok.
As long as Mr. Bacon keeps his meat hidden behind cloth, I’m totally on board with his casting. I hope they give him a good villain to be, someone intense so he can really ACT! As far as Havok goes, apparently that kid was in HANNA MONTANA: THE MOVIE, so that’s one strike against him already. Don’ swing at the curve kid!
A lot of nerds are flipping-shit over the sequel to TRON called TRON: LEGACY. I think it helps bring back memories of Donkey Kong or Centipede or whatever. Anyway, the director of the sequel is a guy named Joseph Kosinski who we now know is also going to be directing a new movie titled ARCHANGELS thanks to The Heat Vision Blog. The movie is about an elite squad of (I’m sure) 20-something badasses who fight aliens that get past Earth’s defense system.
This sounds like MEN IN BLACK mixed with Ronald Reagan era politics. Not that it’s a bad idea for a movie, we’ll just have to wait and see how much meat is on this bone before we can really get excited. Hey! Maybe the alien that gets through our defenses will turn out to be a good guy and must then make an uneasy alliance with the scruffy yet handsome hero so they can defeat the evil corporation that runs the planets defenses! That’d be pretty sweet and oh so topical!
Or they could just make a movie with laser guns and punching…yeah, do that.
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