Green Lantern movie posters

Here we get a look at some posters, obviously designed for a younger audience, but I'm sure that won't stop many grown-ups from bying them as well.

Look at the bottom of the first poster.

Is this our first shot of Isamot?
Is that supposed to be Iolande at the top or Saalak (or even Parallax)?

 

 

Source: GeekTyrant

Thundercats trailer, Ho!

Giddy geek warning.

This looks freaking perfect! I love that Tygra can still turn invisible. Sight beyond sight! Getting very excited about the return of Thundercats!

Roaring to life through WBA and Studio4°C’s use of the Japanese animated artistry of anime, 'ThunderCats' characters Lion-O, Mumm-Ra, Panthro, Cheetara and others will spring off the screen with realistic cat-like characteristics inconceivable in previous incarnations. 


The new 'ThunderCats' will appeal to viewers who have loved the characters all their lives as well as young newcomers to the franchise. A sweeping tale combining swords and science and boasting ferocious battles with the highest of stakes, the grand origin story of Prince Lion-O’s ascension to the throne – and of those who would thwart his destiny at any cost – takes on epic dimensions in this sharp new telling. As the forces of good and evil battle each other in the quest for the fabled Stones of Power, Lion-O and his champions learn valuable lessons of loyalty, honor and mortality in every episode.

Source: BleedingCool

War of the Green Lanterns

DC The Source has posted this beautiful cover.

Why Tim Drake endures.

Newsarama have posted a great article on Tim Drake's continued popularity and touch on many areas that I have covered in my previous posts. Tim will always be my favourite Robin, probably because he is so cautious and was introduced to be a thoughtful detective that hangs out in the shadows to listen rather than burst through the door and start throwing punches.

"Tim Drake, the former Robin now wearing the mantle of "Red Robin," is a rarity.
Created in 1989, he's one of the few characters introduced during the Modern Age who are still popular with comic fans. In fact, he's among the most beloved heroes in the Batman universe, appearing in multiple titles each month, including the current crossover between Red Robin and Teen Titans.
"I think, given everything that's been done to him, he's exceeded all expectations," said Chris Yost, who launched the Red Robin title in 2009. "Tim Drake carried several Robin mini-series, his own title for well over 100 issues, [and] is currently in a Top 50 book 20 issues in."
But his introduction came at a time when the idea of a new Robin was far from being popular. In the '80s, original Robin Dick Grayson had "graduated" to an adult role, wearing the mantle Nightwing. Batman readers were given another Robin named Jason Todd, whose existence was markedly unpopular — so much so that readers voted to have him killed.
Marv Wolfman, the writer who created Tim Drake as Robin in the pages of Batman, said he thinks it was important that DC successfully restore the Robin legacy after Jason Todd's death. "Nothing was wrong with Jason except that the fans didn't take to him," Wolfman said. "He was a fine character, but during that time period in comics, the idea of a snotty, possibly criminal Robin could not be accepted. But look at Damian today. I had nothing to do with Jason so I could come in and create a Robin the readers of the time would like as a person."
Denny O'Neil, the Batman editor at the time, initially wanted to wait awhile before introducing a new Robin. "After we bumped off Jason, I thought eventually, we'd need a new Robin, but I thought we'd give it a year," he said. "But word came down from on high — I mean, higher than Jeanette [Kahn, then DC president] — no, we need a new Robin right away."
Yet O'Neil made sure the character was introduced slowly, something Fabian Nicieza, who currently writes Tim's character in Red Robin, noticed as a reader. "By developing the character slowly, making it obvious he would eventually become Robin, but not putting him into costume too quickly, fans got a chance to see the character's foundation," Nicieza said. "As a reader and rookie writer at the time, I remember thinking that Denny O'Neil's writing group was doing an excellent job of defining Tim's strong moral underpinning, and most importantly I think, the fact that he never became Robin for selfish reasons, he did it because he knew Batman needed it, and he knew how important Batman was."
O'Neil also had to face a new challenge, particularly after the death of teenager Jason Todd. Because stories were becoming more realistic, the editor felt like he had to come up with a reason why Batman would put another child in danger, something "they didn't think about in the early days, when they made the first Robin character," O'Neil said. "But we had to think about that, because of the realism we were using at the time in the industry. It was a different time. I even hired somebody to design a costume that would afford maximum protection, thinking it might be acceptable to put a child in harm's way if he was well protected. We used almost none of that design, but we did think about those things at the time."
To explain a child's presence in brutal battles, Tim Drake's character had to be developed in a way that made him an asset to Batman in the field, which the writers accomplished by making him a great detective and supportive presence for Batman. "We waited several months before we actually had Tim in danger," O'Neil said. "At first, he was the guy who did reconnaissance from across the street. This is not real life. This is fantasy melodrama, so eventually, the stories put him in danger. But we didn't want to be callous about it. And we wanted to establish that this child was more than just a kid that Batman decided to put in danger. Tim Drake was an asset."
O'Neil also wanted to eliminate the idea of Robin that was established in the old Batman television show, as a sidekick that said "golly!" a lot. And he credits Marv Wolfman with accomplishing a whole new level of intelligence and heroism in Tim Drake.
"Simply, with the end of Jason Todd, I was asked what I'd do to create a new Robin. My thoughts were that this Robin should want to be Robin and not Batman," Wolfman said. "That he have parents, to differentiate him from all other kid partners, and that he not only be a good athlete, but incredibly bright and intuitive. To accomplish some of that, I had him at the circus, as a very young child, when [original Robin] Dick [Grayson]'s parents were killed; I thought that would be something he'd never forget and would cement the memory of Dick's performance in his mind. The rest followed out of that."
Nicieza said the character seemed to be introduced as a likable character from the beginning. "Tim seemed specifically developed to counter the difficult creative position DC had been put in after what had happened with the 'marketing death' of Jason Todd," Nicieza said. "I imagine half the audience was happy with Jason's death and half weren't, so whatever you did with the next character to assume the mantle of Robin had to be smartly designed enough to keep your divided audience satisfied.
Wolfman decided to make the character very moral, and Chuck Dixon further developed that feature in subsequent comics featuring the character. "I think that he's good, bright, and though he figured out who Robin really was, he never said anything, [and that] meant he was honest," Wolfman said. "That he had a family and a background that fleshed him out before he became Robin helped. And that his ties were directly with Dick Grayson — being there for the death of his parents — gave him a heritage."
"I think that's a pretty hard foundation for fans not to embrace," Nicieza said. "They might not like his personality or the role of Robin in general, but you can't deny that it was hard not to respect Tim Drake."
Soon after his introduction, Tim Drake starred in several mini-series by Chuck Dixon that sold well and created industry buzz. "I think new readers were taken by Chuck Dixon's take on the character, which very smartly combined aspects of 'the making of a hero' arc with 'teen angst' that wasn't too dour, but gave Tim conflict in a fun way," Nicieza.
The character is also different from a lot of other heroes because he has faced a lot of adversity, but did so without becoming bitter or "dark," something that's a particular aspect of many other Batman characters.
Brad Meltzer, the best-selling novelist and comic book writer, was given the task of putting Tim Drake through a horrific experience in the mini-series Identity Crisis. "Full credit to [then Executive Editor] Dan DiDio, who knew that Tim's dad was about to be killed elsewhere, and said to me that if I could make it work with the plot, I could do it," Meltzer said. "And since Identity Crisis was about death in all forms — from death of family, to death of self — it worked perfectly for what we wanted. Plus, it was the kind of death that mattered — one that would impact the character forever."
Soon after losing his father, Tim also lost two of his best friends, Superboy Conner Kent and Kid Flash Bart Allen. Yet the impact of all the deaths was not a particularly negative one for the character, making him even more heroic and familiarly human for having experienced those things.
"He's embraced Batman's world, been put through hell, and come out the other side emotionally OK, in ways that Batman still isn't. He's still human in a way that Batman really kind of isn't," Yost said.
By the time Bruce Wayne was assumed dead, Tim Drake had evolved into one of the more respected heroes of the DCU. And with Bruce gone, his ascension from the title "Robin" was something most fans saw as fitting. "I have to believe that since Tim was in serious contention as someone who could take over for Bruce, seeing him evolve from Robin was inevitable. Tim still has lessons to learn, but they're different lessons now. Damien Wayne needed the role and lessons of Robin more," Yost said.
That's when Tim Drake began wearing the costume of Red Robin, a mantle that was first introduced in the DC mini-series Kingdom Come, which told of a future Robin-turned-Red Robin. So the costume and look were somewhat familiar to readers.
But what wasn't familiar was Tim Drake as an adult superhero, something writer Chris Yost had to establish. "Tim was in a horrible place when I got to him, having lost pretty much everyone he loved. Mom, Dad, Conner, Bart, Bruce... it was a rough patch. And Robin was always supposed to be the light in Batman's world," Yost said. "So honestly, I really wanted to bring the light back, to see Tim through the tunnel to the light at the end, and making sure it wasn't a train. I like that he can operate like Batman, be the detective, crack skulls, and still have a life. Still smile. He can be serious like Bruce, and enjoy it like Dick."
The other aspect of Tim Drake that has helped him endure is the role he filled in the Batman family as someone who thinks before he acts, mirroring his mentor Batman, but in a more caring and healthy way.
"I think he considers himself the spinal column of the Bat-family," Nicieza said. "His arrival brought Bruce back into the light, brought Dick back into the fold and in many ways, that status as a thematic lynchpin continues to this day, even now that he's on his own a lot more."
Now that Bruce Wayne has returned, it's unusual that the other players in the Batman family have not returned to their old roles, with Tim Drake continuing as Red Robin. Whether that lasts into the future is anybody's guess, although some fans have voiced a wish that he would someday become Batman.
"I hope he'll never be Batman," Yost said.
"Seriously, as a result of everything that's happened in the Bat-family the last few years," Nicieza said, "I'm kind of burned out to the whole on-going — never-ending it seems — conversation about 'who will this character become?' Will Dick go back to Nightwing? Will Tim become Batman? Or Nightwing? Will Bat-Mite become Sugar & Spike?
"How about if Tim is Red Robin?" Nicieza said.
For Meltzer, the most important thing for Tim's future is that he's handled with the same type of care he's experienced since his introduction 22 years ago. "I think the strength of Tim Drake has been the strength of the many writers and artists who treated him as Tim instead of just as Robin. That's why he endures," Meltzer said. "We all knew what Robin did. We now know what Tim would do as well. No small task.""

Source: Newsarama

Paul

I just got back after finally watching Paul at the cinema. I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised. I was a little worried from the trailer that it wouldn't hold up to Spaced, Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz, but Pegg & Frost carried forward their love of all things geek with the charm that we have come to expect from them. As such the film had lots of cute moments to make the fanboys squeal with delight (one actually did at the Aliens line!) whilst not alienating (pun intended) any non-nerds in the audience. I never had to explain anything for my wife to be able to follow what was happening. From Paul miming being gay to the star destoyer shot there are plenty of jokes to satisfy nerds and normals alike.

My only question at the end was:
What is the next genre to get the Pegg/Frost treatment?
Personally, I'm hoping for a spagetti western.

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights trailer

The trailer for the new Green Lantern based animated featured has hit. Emerald Knights takes a similar format to 2008's Gotham Knight, which served as an anthology released before The Dark Knight.
I loved First Flight and am thrilled to see a return to that universe. This does mean, however, that Emerald Knights will differ from Gotham Knight in that it won't serve as a bridge between or tie-into the live action movies.

"Warner Home Video and DC Entertainment present the first official trailer for “Green Lantern: Emerald Knights,” the next direct to DVD feature in the DC Universe line of movies. “Green Lantern: Emerald Knights” stars Nathan Fillion, Elisabeth Moss, Henry Rollins, Jason Isaacs and Roddy Piper and is set for release on June 7, 2011."

Source: CBR


I've also put the 'First Look' below, just incase you missed it:

David O'Russell talks Uncharted film

Gamespot have an interview with David O'Russell, the man that will direct the movie based on the successful adventure game series, Uncharted. The movie will lift it's plot from the first game, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, in which we are introduced to relic-hunter and self-proclaimed ancestor of Sir Francis Drake, Nate. Nathan Drake is the 21st century's Indiana Jones and to pretend that he isn't would be foolish.
The fact that O'Russell is looking to direct this after doing so well with The Fighter, leads me to think that this may turn out to be more Raiders than Crystal Skull.
My outlook for Drake's Forune? Sunny.

""My son plays most of the games in our house, and I will play them with him, but I'm not hardcore. I’m not going to present myself as hardcore. But I played the game a bunch of times and I also read as much as I could about the game," O'Russell said. "I started to brew together what I thought could be a really cool idea that I’d never seen in a film before…really intense action and really intense family dynamics on a global stage."
"To grow a game into a movie is an interesting proposition because a game is a very different experience than a movie. You guys are playing the game, and it's about playing the game. It's not about a narrative embracing you emotionally," he said. "So, I want to create a world that is worthy of a really great film that people want to watch and rewatch, so that's what I'm working on right now."
As far as the narrative of the film is concerned, O'Russell did not offer specifics but did note that his story will ring true with the video games. That said, he also mentioned how the film is his and his alone, and fans should let him do his work.
"I'm very respectful as far as the core content and spirit of the game, but beyond that, it's my job as a filmmaker to make what I think is going to be an amazing movie," he said. "People have to trust that and let that go, I think. There's not a bunch of movies you can point to that are made from games that are amazing movies...that stand up to time as a franchise or as [individual films]."
In early May, O'Russell was among a list of potential directors for the film, and in August, it was reported that negotiations between O'Russell and Columbia Pictures fell through. However, now all bets seem to be back on.
Unfortunately, further specifics on the upcoming film, like a potential release date or cast members, have not been officially announced. However, O'Russell has indicated his interest in having Wahlberg play Nathan Drake, either Scarlett Johansson or Amy Adams play love interest Elena, with Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci part of the cast as Drake's father and uncle, respectively.


The next entry in the Uncharted series--Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception--is due out on November 1, 2011"

Update:
I've just posted this on twitter and clicked on #Uncharted, just to see what other people were saying and was overwhelmed by the amount of fanboys (and girls) already saying bad things about the movie. The script isn't even completed yet! People just don't realise that some things that work well in the game, just won't translate well into a movie. Yes, Uncharted has got some real cinematic scope, but things will need to be changed. We can't have Drake and Sully running around the jungle for three hours looking for the Strange Relic.
Before you ever grumble about a game-to-movie translation, think this through: it's fun to play, but would it be fun to watch?

Source: Gamespot

Inception sequel

What's that you say internet-chatter?
Tom Hardy has signed on for a sequel to 2010s best film?

Interesting...

Tom Hardy on Alan Carr

Tom Hardy appeared on this week's Alan Carr: Chatty Man. He speaks a little bit about playing Bane in TDKR.
Main points:
-derides Schumacher's Batman & Robin
-he has to bulk up (extra couple of stone in muscle)
-Nolan will redesign Bane (possibly no mask)


Source: CBM

Detroit's Robocop Statue

For those of you who don't know, Detroit will soon have a RoboCop statue! They have just reached their goal of $50,000 in fully crowd-sourced funding.

The above picture is what the statue will look like. Below is the our first look at the statue:

Source: GeekTyrant

Kevin Costner is Jonathan Kent??

After a slow news weekend, I wake up to find three little tid-bits. The biggest of which is below:

EXCLUSIVE! Kevin Costner's Superman Role Revealed!
A holiday is never over, I learned while walking across Manhattan in the frigid cold.

My phone rings and @latinoreview himself, Kellvin was on the phone to fill my ear with sweet nothings of Superman casting awesomeness.

Rumors were abound this President's Day that Zack Snyder was looking towards Costner for a "key role" opposite Henry Cavill as Superman. Costner, who is working on his World War II directorial project "A Little War Of Their Own" had me searching for "if you build it, they will come...to Superman" jokes all day.

Now Kellvin has spoken to his well-placed sources and we can report that Kevin Costner is none other than the Daddy of Superman himself: Jonathan "Pa" Kent.

So, major props to our Melissa Molina for accurately forecasting the role. And FINALLY a Kevin Costner movie I'm interested in seeing. That's right, I thought "Company Men" was too white-to-blue-collar whiny.

Because we know what's under the white collar: Blue spandex.

Source: LatinoReview

Green Lantern's biggest (and littlest) poozer, Kilowog (and Bzzd)!

Here are scans from the latest issue of Green Lantern, which preview Kilowog from this summer's Green Lantern movie. Looks pretty perfect to me!
Thanks to Bleeding for the scans.

Update: I just logged in on my PC and noticed that Kilowog is looking up at Mogo's sector partner, Lantern Bzzd! How awesome is that?

The Dark Knight Rises set photo??

There are a couple of sites floating this photo around, claiming that it is the first set photo from The Dark Knight Rises. Well, yes and no. No, they haven't built the sets already because they apparently didn't take the sets down after Batman Begins so that they could be reused later. So yes it's from TDKR, but it's also from Begins.

Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters trailer

I can't view this on my iPhone, so you'll probably see it before me, but here is a link to the first trailer for the Green Lantern videogame.

Update:

Looks pretty cool! Hopefully there will be lots of construct variation. Doesn't look like it will be amazing, but it definitely looks fun. If you're a fan of the comics (like me), then you'll be getting this regardless of whether its amazing or just okay.

"Warner and DC Entertainment have just released the first trailer for Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters.

According to Warner: "In the videogame players will utilise over a dozen constructs and take flight across the deepest parts of the Universe to restore intergalactic order by wielding the ultimate weapon: the Green Lantern power ring."

The action adventure title is scheduled for release on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS in conjunction with the big screen Green Lantern movie this summer."

Sefton Hill confirms no multiplayer in Arkham City!

IGN have interviewed Sefton Hill, Lead Designer of Batman: Arkham City. The most interesting piece of news from this article is that AC will be a purely single player affair. All their effort is going into making the story and gameplay as strong as possible.
Get in, you fucking beauty!

"Batman: Arkham City is developer Rocksteady Studios' follow-up to the mega-hit Batman: Arkham Asylum and puts players back in the Caped Crusader's boots for some third-person gameplay. It's also still months away, and that sucks because we have burning questions right now. What's up with Catwoman? Do these rumors of multiplayer mean Robin is in the game? What does Hugo Strange mean for the Dark Knight?

Well, we've let these questions eat away at us for long enough, and now it's time to put Rocksteady Studios Game Director Sefton Hill through the wringer to get some answers of our own.


Mr. J's seen better days.
IGN: First and foremost, how hard did you guys have to work to keep the warden's secret room a secret in Batman: Arkham Asylum? Were there company NDAs signed in blood? Were you checking the web every day to see if anyone had found it?

Sefton Hill: To be completely honest, I wasn't sure anyone would ever find it. It required 3 sets of explosive gel to be detonated in the same place (something you didn't have to do anywhere else in the game) and there was absolutely no hint that it was there. But it was kind of exciting knowing there was a big hint to the next game so close if only you knew where to look.

IGN: Were you a bit shocked by how well Arkham Asylum was received? You must've known it was good, but with people's distrust of comic games, were you worried?

Sefton Hill: Yes! I was incredibly proud of the game we made. We'd had lots of positive feedback during production, but I didn't really take it in until we released and the reviews started to hit. The awards and feedback from the public blew us away and it was immensely rewarding for the team who had poured so much of their heart and soul into the game.

IGN: Did work on Batman: Arkham City start as soon as Arkham Asylum was out the door? Before then?

Sefton Hill: We started to think in earnest about the story for Batman: Arkham City around the start of 2009. We'd been kicking around a number of possible ideas before then, but at that point we started to crystallize them and make sure they were woven into the fabric of the first game. Then, as soon as people finished off on Batman: Arkham Asylum they moved straight onto Arkham City, with our concept team working on the game as early as February 2009 before being slowly joined by the rest of the team over the following months.

IGN: How much did Arkham Asylum feedback shape Arkham City? Were there things you said you had to change based on fan reactions?

Sefton Hill: Honestly, the biggest message we received from people was, "keep doing what you're doing," which was great. I suppose in some respects the fact that there wasn't a single piece of unified feedback where everyone said "please add this one thing" was a testament to the first game, but it did make designing the sequel more challenging. However, I truly believe that if you want to make something that other people will be passionate about, then first and foremost you need to be passionate about it yourself. So we decided to focus on delivering one main promise: I want to be The Batman in Gotham.


He's probably not going to get the shot off.
IGN: Even though we really know next to nothing about Arkham City (thanks for that, by the way), some people openly complain about there being too many villains announced. What can you say to them right now? Is the story that much bigger this time around or do we have the wrong idea?

Sefton Hill: It was never about making a bigger game for us – just a better one. If we thought the best game featured just one villain then that's we'd do. Rest assured, we aren't putting villains into the game just to make up the numbers, we are choosing characters who we think have an interesting story to tell and who can challenge Batman in an original and exciting way. So it's true, there are more villains. A lot more villains. There will be more exciting announcements soon. (And many who we will never announce!)

IGN: Tell us about Hugo Strange's role in Arkham City.

Sefton Hill: We know Hugo Strange is going to be a completely new character to some players, but he was the perfect choice for the role of Warden of Arkham City. Hopefully the trailer at the end of last year has given you a few hints to his character and motivation. Strange makes the rules that all prisoners have to abide by. He enforces these rules with a zero tolerance policy through his Tyger security force, a force equally as fierce as the gangs the incarcerated criminal bosses have amassed. The walls and airspace are constantly patrolled by heavily armed Tyger guards who share Strange's contempt for criminals.

The other dimension to Hugo Strange is that he knows Batman's true identity, which massively raises the stakes for Bruce Wayne. By entering Arkham City, Batman is vulnerable and exposed in a way that he has never been before.

But don't worry if you've never even heard of Hugo Strange. Arkham City tells the story of the first time Batman has crossed swords with Strange, so you will know a lot more about him by the end of the evening.

IGN: What about Catwoman's role?

Sefton Hill: Catwoman is one of the most recent criminals to be incarcerated in Arkham City. She's independent, strong minded and not aligned with any of the existing super-criminals who are already inside. Batman's presence in Arkham City presents a very interesting dilemma for them both, not only because they have so much history, but also because they are both in an incredibly hostile environment with nowhere to hide in the middle of a brutal turf-war. Like I said before, we selected characters that would challenge Batman in an interesting way and Catwoman, always following her own agenda, is someone who really spices things up for him.


Gotham's lovely this time of year.
IGN: Is it easier working on Arkham City with the experience of Arkham Asylum under your belts or is it tougher because of the expectations on the game?

Sefton Hill: Batman: Arkham Asylum has given us a huge amount of confidence to try and take on technical and gameplay challenges we wouldn't have dreamt of attempting beforehand. There was never a thought of resting on our laurels because as soon as we'd chosen the ambitious setting of Arkham City, we knew we had a lot of work to do. I can honestly say that every department has worked harder and challenged themselves even more on Batman: Arkham City than we did on the first game.

We are also aware of the levels of expectation, but you have to try not to let it affect you too much because if you stop and think about it, it really is bloody terrifying. Then you can become too afraid to make the exciting decisions that made the first game a success.

However, we never lose sight of the position we are in. I can honestly say I feel honored and privileged every day for getting to work on a Batman game.


Sneaky-sneaky.
IGN: Now, give us a Valentine's Day gift and tell us SOMETHING about multiplayer. You know that the couple that plays together stays together – and that works for friends or significant others. What's going on with multiple players in Arkham City? Co-op? competitive? We must know!

Sefton Hill: There have been a number of rumors circulating about a multiplayer mode in Batman: Arkham City so let me start by saying, once and for all, that Batman: Arkham City is a "single-player only" experience.

Our thought process behind this was fairly simple: when we investigated adding multiplayer we asked, "If we use all of the energy that is required to create multiplayer and instead focus this on the single player, would that deliver a better overall game?"

With the game now coming to the final stages, I can honestly say it would not have been possible to deliver Arkham City the way we wanted to if we'd have added multiplayer.

So it might not be the fashionable choice, it might not get us an extra tick on the box, but we are convinced, and we hope that gamers will agree when they get to play the finished game, that we have made the right decision.

We hope that you love Arkham City. We're working as hard as we possibly can to deliver the game you want.

Happy Valentine's Day!"

My Batman Live tickets are booked!

For our anniversary, my wonderful wife has bought tickets for Batman Live at Sheffield Arena this August. Not only are we going to the show, but we're sat in the Gotham City VIP section! Very excited!

Marion Cotillard cast in The Dark Knight Rises?

Batman on Film are suggesting that Marion Cotillard has signed on to TDKR. If true, then I have to agree with their summation that she will play Talia Al Ghul.

"According to the French magazine/newspapter LE FIGARO, Marion Cotillard has signed on for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES and will join the production this Summer while shooting in Los Angeles.
It's in French, but the story basically says that Cotillard has signed on for BATMAN 3, will join the production in LA this Summer, and will be the second female lead next to Anne Hathaway.
Hathaway has already nabbed the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman. So would Cotillard be playing? I was told a while back that there was "A third major character that ties it all together." If true, my money's on it being Talia."

Star Wars Adidas Collection

Obviously this came out last year with the clothing collection from Adidas (which is pretty f-ing cool for sports wear), but I never saw the ads before. Its not laugh out loud funny, just a cute little ad.

Thundercats CGI test footage!

Could be real or fake, but is still quite cool. This is touted as the test footage for the binned CGI movie.

"Hey gang! I've got an interesting little video to show you today that may or may not be actual test footage from Warner Bros. CGI feature film adaptation of the classic 1980's animated TV series Thundercats. It's got the WB logo on it, but this could still easily end up being a fan-made video. The character designs seem to match up with some concept art from the film that leaked online back in 2009 though.

As of right now the Thundercats feature film is on hold, and there is a new animated series that's being developed in preparation for the film. There's no word on how old this footage is, but if it's real I imagine in was made around the same time the concept art leaked out online.

This isn't top quality CGI animation, this is just some decent concept footage thrown together by the studio or a fan to give us a glimpse of what a CGI Thundercats movie might look like. Watch the footage below and tell us what you think!

Here's the concept art that was leaked in 2009 over at MovieLine"

:Source: GeekTyrant

Batman Solicitations for May

DC The Source have posted a preview of the Batman titles that hit in May. Full solicitations hit on Monday as usual.
I wasn't going to post these, but here are a couple of the more note-worthy ones (see also the Arkham City prequel series announced the other day).

RED ROBIN #23

Written by FABIAN NICIEZA

Art and cover by MARCUS TO and RAY MCCARTHY

The “7 Days of Death” begin with assassination attempts on Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox by the international assassin Scarab – but isn’t she in jail? To find the killer, Red Robin may have to spring the real Scarab from prison! Is this an assault on Wayne Enterprises, or do the first two days of death signal the start of a deeper conspiracy?

On sale MAY 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

Red Robin started slow, but has been consistantly great since issue #6. Marcus To is a fantastic fit to pencil this book and Fabian Nicieza has taken Chris Yost's seeds and grown them into Redwoods.
I love how Red Robin is a hero who uses his brain before his fists and tries to play chess with his crimefighting. Excellent stuff.

BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM #1

Written by SCOTT SNYDER and KYLE HIGGINS

Art and Cover by TREVOR MCCARTHY

1:25 Variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN

When a mystery as old as Gotham City itself surfaces, Batman assembles a team of his greatest detectives – including Red Robin, Owlman, I-Ching and others – to investigate this startling new enigma. As clues are discovered and the mystery deepens, Batman’s team soon finds itself on a journey that explores different eras in Gotham’s history and touches upon notable Gotham families including the Waynes, Kanes, and Elliotts.

This miniseries spins out of recent events in the Batman titles and sets the stage for several exciting storylines in 2011. Additionally, this limited series touches upon mysterious story elements introduced in Grant Morrison’s RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE. Featuring many exciting Batman Family guest stars!
BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM bridges Gotham City’s past to the overall future of BATMAN. Pick up issue #1, on sale May 25.

This looks really interesting. Hopefully it will be a really tight mystery that wraps up nicely. 6-8 issues tops. Remember, its not a superhero team, it is a team of the world's greatest detectives!

Star Wars: The Old Republic

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic probably remains my favourite ever video game. The sequel KotORII: The Sith Lords, was good, but they rushed it to meet a deadline and so the story suffered. The comic book series, whilst not outstanding, was definitely a fun read.
When I heard about The Old Republic (about two years ago - has it been that long?), I was at first excited and then immediately turned off. It was to be a PC only MMORPG.
Problems:
1- I bought my PC in 2002 and I've pretty much done all I can to it to keep it going, but bless the little 1.5GHz processor is starting to slow down.
2- I'm not convinced that I would enjoy playing a MMO. Do I really have to play with other people?
3- How will being an MMO affect the strength of the story?
4- I have a real problem with paying for a game and then continuing to pay for it every month that I use it.

Why am I posting about it now? Well it looks like I'm going to be getting a new PC in the next three months. So have been thinking that I might have to have a deeper look into the details of the game and weigh up whether or not it's going to be a rip-off.
I've had a similar thought about DCU Online for PS3, but decided that I'd give it a miss purely because I don't want to play alongside Green Lantern, Batman and The Flash. I want to control those characters directly. Especially at £40-50 retail and then £10+ per month.
Star Wars though comes with the built in beauty of Jedi being plentiful. I could easily be a Jedi, with 3000 other Jedi running around. I couldn't be Batman with more than one other Batman running around.

Whether you are getting the game or not, these trailers from Blur Studios will rock your freaking socks off.

Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters and Animated Series

Update!:

The Official Facebook page for the game is now up. There isn't much there at the moment, but I'm sure that will change in the next month or so.

Original Post:

Even though there is next to no information on how the game will actually play, I am looking forawrd to this.

I think it could work, even if the gameplay is as simple as this, it will be enjoyable.
By the end of Justice League Heroes you could play as John, Kyle and Hal, so it was almost like playing a Green Lantern game anyway!

I have previously posted this on arkhamcity.co.uk:

8th Jan:

          Found this article, nothing really new except for the cover art.

HMV have listed the game on PS3, Xbox360, Wii and NintendoDS, due for release 3rd June 2011.

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3rd Jan:
This game was announced a while back, but here are some of the first real details:

Here is some cool information that Warner Bros. released about the video game that will accompany the release of The Green Lantern. Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is planned as a multi-platform game set for release on June 1st. Ryan Reynolds' voice and likeness will be used for the game, but at this time it is not known if the other stars of the film will be in the game.

Here is what Warner Bros. said about the games storyline:

"An android race, originally created by the Guardians of the Universe to serve as the first interstellar police force. The Manhunters became more obsessed with administering punishment than serving justice, forcing the Guardians to dissolve their ranks. The few Manhunters that survived fled into exile and the Guardians founded a new elite police force called the Green Lantern Corps and armed its members with specially crafted power rings. Now the Manhunters are back and out for revenge, readying their forces for a war against the Guardians and the Green Lantern Corps. Faced with destruction, the Corps is looking to you as the newest recruit, gifted but cocky test pilot Hal Jordon, to protect peace and preserve justice."

Here is what you will need to do to combat the Green Lanterns' mortal enemies:

Master the Ring: Wield the Green Lantern Power Ring to create a spectacular range of “hard-light” constructs including a gatling gun, giant fists, and much more, all of which can be linked together to form an endless number of combinations.
Stand Together: Join forces with a friend to play as Hal Jordan or Sinestro to battle the Manhunters, with the ability to drop in or out at will.

Take Flight: Dodge, blast, and destroy legions of enemies as you soar across the universe in battles of intergalactic foes."

Also, very excited about the CG animated series that starts in November. Bruce Timm, creator of the Emmy award winning Batman the Animated series is involved. It's going to be good. The test footage is entertaining - how often is test footage entertaining?!?

They have said that it will focus on Hal, but there may be opportunities for Kyle and the other Earth-based Lanterns to show up as well later down the line. The main villians? Atrocious and the Red Lanterns.

X-men: First Class trailer

On the way back from the pub, so can't link video directly yet. In the meantime, here is a link to the video. I don't know if it works or not, as it wouldn't play via my 3G connection, but I'll update tomorrow with an embedded video.



Having watched it again, I must say that I'm a bit disappointed. It didn't fill me with any kind of excitement and the text at the beginning ("Before he was Professor X, he was Charles.") just seemed really, really childish. Hopefully future trailers will fill me with more confidence.

Gordon-Levitt as Alberto Falcone?

I'm not sure about the validity of this one, but the rumour may be found below:

"It seems like Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the new go-to guy when looking for a villain. The rumor is that he may play gangster Alberto Falcone in The Dark Knight Rises. CBM has reported this from an anonymous source so we'll see if it holds up or not.

If Nolan is adding Falcone to The Dark Knight Rises, the character will fit right in seeing as the first two movies have involved the crime ring in Gotham. Alberto Falcone is the son of crime boss Carmine Falcone, played by Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins. Falcone also has ties to Selena Kyle aka Catwoman and has played key roles in several of the Batman mini-series comics. So this kind of makes since doesn't it? Batman has gone in hiding, everybody is looking for him, good guys and bad guys alike.
So, what do y’all think if Gordon is actually cast in this role?"

Source: GeekTyrant.

Green Lantern movie prequel comics announced

Prequels to the Green Lantern movie have been announced. They will arrive in comic form in May. The really exciting part is that they are going to be written by both regular Green Lantern writers and the movie's writers, as well as featuring art by experienced comic industry pencillers. Joe Bennett and Karl Kerschl alone are enough to be plaesed about.

"Written by the creative talents behind the highly anticipated motion picture, these exclusive one-shots tell the tales of the movie characters before the events of the film. What were Hal Jordan, Sinestro, Kilowog, Abin Sur and The Guardians all doing before the curtains rise on June 17?

Experience it all in these one-shots, as told by the superstar Green Lantern movie team including producer Geoff Johns (GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH), screenwriter Michael Goldenberg, producer/screenwriter Greg Berlanti, producer Donald De Line, screenwriter Michael Green (SUPERMAN/BATMAN) and screenwriter Marc Guggenheim (JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA). Each issue will be available day-and-date digitally for $2.99.

GREEN LANTERN PREQUEL SPECIAL: SINESTRO #1
Written by GEOFF JOHNS and MICHAEL GOLDENBERG
Art by FERNANDO DAGNINO
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GREEN LANTERN PREQUEL SPECIAL: KILOWOG #1
Written by PETER J. TOMASI and ADAM SCHLAGMAN
Art by JOE BENNETT and FABRIZIO FIORENTINO
Movie art cover

GREEN LANTERN PREQUEL SPECIAL: ABIN SUR #1
Written by MICHAEL GREEN
Art by KARL KERSCHL
Movie art cover

GREEN LANTERN PREQUEL SPECIAL: TOMAR-RE #1
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by CLIFF RICHARDS
Movie art cover

GREEN LANTERN PREQUEL SPECIAL: HAL JORDAN #1
Written by GEOFF JOHNS, GREG BERLANTI and DONALD DE LINE
Art by JERRY ORDWAY
Movie art cover

Each issue is 32 pages / Color / $2.99 US / RATED T "

Source: The Source

Red Robin v Deathstroke

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Arkham City Mini Series in May

I'm grabbing coffee in the middle of parent's evening appointments, but this is AWESOME news! Bring on May!
I was really hoping that this kind of story would be released as a playable DLC mission, but a mini written by none-other than Paul Dini is fantastic news. Think that I'll buy digital and then buy the collected edition after the game has come out.

Here is what DC: The Source has to say about it:

Batman: Arkham Asylum was one of the most successful video games of 2009, and earned a Guinness World Record for the “Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever.”  This May, find out what happened between Batman: Arkham Asylum and its highly anticipated sequel in BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY, a six-issue miniseries that bridges the gap between the two games, and leads into the game’s release this fall.

Written by Batman: The Animated Series writer Paul Dini (who also penned both Arkham games) and drawn by Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City concept artist Carlos D’anda, BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY picks up one year after the original game, where former Arkham Warden turned newly elected Mayor of Gotham City Quincy Sharp has decided to close down the infamous institution. In its stead, he establishes “Arkham City,” the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds.  Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, inmates can roam free and do whatever they want as long as they don’t try to escape. To run this urban prison, Sharp has appointed Dr. Hugo Strange, a man who knows that Bruce Wayne is Batman.

Each issue of the miniseries will be available day-and-date digitally worldwide for $2.99 each. These releases will alternate with 8-page digital-first interludes that will expand on the story included in the miniseries. Written by Dini and drawn by a variety of artists, these digital stories will focus on The Dark Knight’s many enemies as they vie for power in this new city within a city. Each eight-page digital-first interlude will be available for .99 cents, releasing in between issues of the miniseries, and will later be included in print in the BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY collected edition.

“The digital first stories offer a unique incentive for fans to experience interesting and exciting stories beyond the pages in the printed comic,” said Jim Lee, DC Comics Co-Publisher, “The additional pages will serve as interludes within the regular issues and won’t be necessary to follow the main story of the miniseries. Fans will also be able to read these interludes in print later, when we publish the collected edition.”

Read the comic before you play the game, and keep an eye out for the issue #1 variant cover, utilizing in-game graphics.

BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY will double-ship in its first month, with issues 1 & 2 landing in May

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Idiots have opinions

CVG have posted this summary of a FoxNews article that promotes idiotic scapegoating over the video game rating system.
Warning, you will feel your blood rise as a 'doctor' claims that video games play a large part in the increase of rape. I would say that a lack of upbringing, the availability of violent pornography online and/or a history of childhood abuse is what causes rape, not video games. But, hey, I'm no psychologist.

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights first image and Nathan Fillion

A first look at Emerald Knight, which after All-Star Superman is the next DC Animated Movie. All of which have been pretty cool. The best so far being Green Lantern: First Flight. From the sounds of things below, Emerald Knights might not actually tie directly to the movie, which, as long as we get good Green Lantern stories, I'm more than happy with.
Hopefully this will sell well and they will bring out an animated version of the Sinestro Corps War or Blackest Night (I can always hope).

9th February update: 2nd image

"He's enjoying mainstream success as the star of ABC's Castle, but Nathan Fillion is still a fanboy favorite — and a fanboy himself. So the Firefly and Dr. Horrible alum totally geeked out when he was offered the voice role of DC Comics superhero Green Lantern in the DVD movie Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, due June 7 from Warner Bros. Animation. Emerald Knights is a series of vignettes about the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic police force. Fillion plays Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of Earth's space sector, who mentors Arisia, a new recruit played by Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss. "I was always reading the comic books, I was always a spectator," Fillion says. "Now I feel like I own a little piece of Green Lantern."

And he's getting to share it with an old friend, Ryan Reynolds, who is starring in the Green Lantern feature film, which opens 10 days after the DVD comes out. Both actors got their big breaks together on the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl. "He's a great guy, a gem, deserves all the success that he's getting," says Fillion, "so it's neat to have a little piece and share it with someone you know.
The voice cast for Green Lantern: Emerald Knights also includes Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies), Kelly Hu (Hawaii Five-0, The Vampire Diaries), actor/spoken-word artist Henry Rollins and ex-wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper."

 

Source: TVGuide

Red Robin #20 Preview

Okay, I never do this, but I think that Red Robin is the best book with the best writing and art out at the moment, so I'm going to post the preview. It's on sale on Wednesday.

Source: Newsarama

Red Robin paperbacks - the art in The Grail isn't great, but all together they are a fantastic read. Highly recommended.

Star Wars and Decepticons

More Super Bowl Spots

Packers won apparently.

In addition to the Cowboys and Aliens spot that I posted last night, the following also recieved TV Spots: Thor, Captain America, Pirates of the Caribbean 4 and Transformers 3.
I was disappointed that Green Lantern wasn't featured, but I figure that the Super Bowl TV ad spcae must be so expensive that you've got to be careful about what you advertise. Hopefully they figured that they didn't need to put the Super Bowl spot out and that the money would be better spent elsewhere.





and because they disabled embedding, Transformers 3.

Cowboys and aliens

With the title of this movie being what it is, I use largely ignored any news about this. In fact, it has pretty much snuck in under my radar. I don't really know why, I mean I like cowboys and I like aliens. Perhaps the bluntness of the title had conjured up an image of another Scary Movie or Space Cowboys in my head.
Anyway, Harrison Ford is always good, even when he is in shite (see IndyIV) and Favereu has proven that he can direct on numerous occasions.

Writing Showcase

Starting today, I have added a Writing Showcase to the right hand menu of the site, where I will post links and share examples of writing that I have done in the past and hopefully some that I will do in the future.
This is a fluid page that will change and grow as it is added to. Please feel free to comment on it and let me know if it should remain as a single page or expand into the main site.

The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel rumourmill continues to churn

Apparently those rumours that MoS won have Lois Lane have already been proven false. LatinoReview have claimed that the female lead up for grabs is that of Kryptonian, Ursa. Synonymous with General Zod, the villainous Ursa has notably featured in SupermanII and a recent run of Action Comics.

Elsewhere, someone has gotten their wires crossed and claimed that Nolan's been scouting out locations for Robin's hideout in TDKR. I can't imagine Nolan introducing Robin, especially with a separate hideout, which leads me to think that the source is confused.
If Nolan were to introduce a Robin, however, I suppose setting him up as a kid who is already trying to fight crime when he meets Batman and Bruce deciding to train him so he doesn't get himself killed, makes more sense than Batman just putting a kid out on the streets.

Batman Chess set [update]

Apparently the Batman chess set that I ordered wasn't the one pictured here, but in fact features the Bat-family VS the Justice League. Was I upset about this? Not at all. Was I annoyed that I only found out because I e-mailled to ask where it was? A bit.

Why Green Lantern was made a pawn, whereas Steel (!) manages to be a Knight, I have no idea. Personally, I would have stuck with Superman, Wonder Woman and the Flash as King, Queen and Bishop, but I would have made the Knights, Rooks and Pawns, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Aquaman respectively.
I also would've had Huntress, the Cassandra Cain Batgirl or even Barbara Gordon as Oracle rather than Babs as Batgirl.

Anyway, it still looks really cool and I'm looking forward to it arriving next week.

Ghostbusters 3 progress (or lack of)

It looks like GB3 is just waiting for Bill Murray. Basically, no Murray, no movie. I don't know if this is good news or bad news.

This is from ScreenRant:

As each month passes, the hopeful spring start date for Ghostbusters 3 becomes increasingly unlikely.

While Sony Pictures, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd and Ivan Reitman have already signed-off on the much revised Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky screenplay, there still remains one final hurdle to overcome… the Bill Murray factor.Last week, Lee Eisenberg and Ghostbusters 3 producer Joe Medjuck separately discussed the stalled production of the highly-anticipated return of everyone’s favorite parapsychologists. Despite being on opposite sides of the country, both discussions quickly turned to Bill Murray and his reluctancy to sign-off on the Ghostbusters‘ final installment -- or even read the script.

Eisenberg, visiting his alma mater Connecticut College to kick off a series of lectures, talked about the lengthy waiting period they’re in because of Murray:

“Right now, we have a script we haven’t worked on probably in a couple of months, and we’re waiting for Bill Murray to read it. People seem excited about it, and the studio seems high on it. … We’re very proud of it. We worked really hard on it, and I think it’d be a really fun movie.”

Additionally, Eisenberg noted how involved Reitman, Aykroyd and Ramis have been during the writing process, noting that Ramis will now receive a story credit on the film because of it:

“We’ve been working really closely with Ivan Reitman for a couple years on it. Dan Aykroyd has been really involved. Harold Ramis has been very involved -- we’re sharing a story credit on it with him. Then we reworked the script. I mean, that script went through a lot of rewrites, and it kept getting, we think at least, tighter and funnier. It took a little bit to really understand the tone of a movie like Ghostbusters. It’s really scary when you’re writing characters you grew up on. … The last thing you want to do is disappoint.”



On the other side of the country, Ghostbusters 1, 2 & 3 producer (and longtime producing partner of Ivan Reitman) Joe Medjuck attended the Ghostbusters screening at the Arclight Cinema. Following the film’s presentation, Medjuck, along with other members of the Ghostbusters special effects team (including William Atherton), fielded questions from the audience.

Obviously, the first thing that came up was Ghostbusters 3. While Medjuck related similar information regarding Bill Murray, he provided a more in-depth look at the process – or lack there of – that Murray is known for and how Murray didn’t even read the script for the original Ghostbusters until the first day of filming.

“Sony says they’d like to make it, everyone thinks it’s a good script. Bill has heard it’s a good script, but he hasn’t read it. Bill’s like that – he just says he’s busy.

Harold tells a very funny story about the several months it took to get Bill to read the script for Groundhog Day. Every week or so, [Bill] would go up to Harold and say, “You know, I read 10 pages… they’re really good. Is it going to stay this good?”

He hasn’t even read 10 pages [of Ghostbusters 3] yet, to the best of our knowledge.

[Regarding the original Ghostbusters] Bill just committed to it… he just said yes. He went to India to make The Razor’s Edge. I don’t think he even read the script [for Ghostbusters] until he arrived back, [and] the day he came back, we shot with him.”

New TDKR fan posters

Now that the villians have been announced, fans have been busy Photoshopping new posters for The Dark Knight Rises.

I think that the Catwoman one is a little too simple and cliched; almost as if it was the first idea they thought of.

However, the Bane poster is quite cool. It would have been better with a Venom pump wired into the back of his skull, perhaps with some dark veins showing through the skin around it, but it is still quite cool.

DailyBlam

Star Wars Careers Guidance

I've been feeling a little fed up with work recently, so I was forced to smile when I saw this today.
I would be a Jedi Knight, apparently. Which is exactly what I would have hoped for!

Back to real life.

Wonder Woman TV Show Details Revealed

The following could either mean that Wonder Woman is going to be the superhero version of Ally McBeal or it could simply be biased misinterpretation of portions of the script. Judge for yourselves, but I am dialing my hopes down for this project (so that I will, hopefully, be pleasantly surprised).

NBC and David E. Kelley have been extremely secretive about the upcoming Wonder Woman TV show. Our friends over at BleedingCool got their hands on a draft of the pilot script and have shared some details. No worries, the following information is spoiler-free!


Fans of the comic books will be happy to know that the new show features a lot of elements and characters from the comics:
■Myndi Mayer is a part of the show, herein portrayed as Diana’s best friend.
■It has a scene featuring comic character Etta Candy. The script is written as an open-invitation for Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly).
■The series will focus on the relationship between Steve Trevor and Wonder Woman. Long ago government man Trevor crashed onto Wonder Woman’s island and brought her back to New York, and now they’ve split up, but she still has feelings.
■There may not be an invisible jet, but Diana has a whole rainbow’s worth of over colored aircraft.
■She still has her lasso, and her bullet-deflecting bracelets.
■Her nemesis is Veronica Cale, who in this series will be an evil scientist and rival businesswoman with an evil plan that audiences will be easy to guess ahead of time.

This reboot will be a lot different too. In addition to her Diana Prince alter ego, this time Wonder Woman will have a day job as Diana Themyscyra, the head of Themiscyra industries. The series will be very similar to Iron Man and the Tony Stark character where everyone will know that Ms. T and Wonder W are the same.

Apparently Diana has a trendy crew of 20 something techie and science geeks that live in her basement and help her solve crimes in further episodes.

Here are some details on who her character is and what motivates her emotionally. This new Wonder Woman:
■Relates to ET the Extra Terrestrial when his movie comes on TV.
■Loves planes.
■Loves Steve and wishes they could be together.
■Yearns to belong and be “among” people, not just “with” them.
■Sings along to the radio in multiple scenes.
■Hates being “marketed, commercialized, merchandised”, though she is – there’s a joke about Wonder Woman tie-in dolls having their costumes redesigned that seems to reference the recent makeover for the comics.
■As Diana Prince she’s a mousey Miley Stewart, when she’s Diana Themiscyra she’s the Hanna Montana of businesswomen, and she will only be Wonder Woman twice in the pilot episode.
■Is a capitalist.

It looks like we are in for a goofy comedy-drama about an aggressive business woman by day and a super heroine by night. In more groan inducing news, the show will be full of Girl Power pop-songs and the phrase “You go, girl” is used.
BleedingCool reports that some of the jokes are good, but the overall drama elements are lacking. The character relationships are nothing new, audiences have seen them before, and there’s nothing in the plot that is amazing or unexpected.
The script features songs like Beyonce's Single Ladies. It also has the following songs: One Way or Another by Blondie; Wonder of You by Jeffrey McDonald; Golddigger by Kanye West; Bad Romance by Lady Gaga; Last of the American Girls and Extraordinary Girl by Green Day; Pepinot by Les Choristes; I Only Know How to Love by Christina Aguilera.

GeekTyrant

TDKR will be phenomenal

GeekTyrant have written up an interview with Nolan's Bat-cinematographer, Wally Pfister. The DoP (Director of Photography) has said that he has been blown away by the script and that he was impressed by how it ties the first two films into a trilogy.
Personally, I'm thrilled because Chris Nolan could have just done another film in the series, but to tie everything that he has done up into a whole package is just sublime. I cannot wait to see this at IMAX. Chris Nolan has very quickly become my Scorcese, my Hitchcock and my Spielberg all rolled into one. He could direct a My Little Pony movie and I'd watch it.

Here's what he had to say:

"I read the script two weeks ago, and he's done it. Plain and simple — he's done it. It's a phenomenal script. He's still in the process of cutting it back because it's a very long script right now, but it's really phenomenal. And he actually had me go back and wanted me to watch, in IMAX, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight again. When I watched those I had read the script for The Dark Knight Rises and was like, 'dude, it is a perfect trilogy.' I think that was his intent, to work of those two pictures — and they are very different pictures. And it's funny, we all had different opinions about which picture we like better.

Our goal is to shoot as much in IMAX as we can. We're going to put in on the screen, and put it on the screen big. And I really encourage everyone to see it in IMAX if they can because we're really going for it this time. In terms of the action, we are all scratching our heads right now trying to figure out how we're going to do it; how we're going to do it in the amount of time we're going to do it in. The opening scene of the movie will blow your mind."

Joseph Gordon-Levitt cast in Batman3

Cast? But as who? Could Nolan add a third villian? Will we see him as a cop working against Gordon?
Curiouser and curiouser...

After all the rumors about Joseph Gordon-Levitt possibly being cast in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, it looks like his casting is becoming a reality. The actor is currently in talks to reunite with Nolan for a second time. There's no information on who he will play in the film, but Deadline reports that he'll be in the movie when Nolan starts production in the spring. Levitt's schedule will be wide open once he's finished shooting Rian Johnson's Looper with Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt.

When the rumors of Levitt's involvement were going around everyone was speculating that he would be taking on the role of the Riddler, but from what it's sounding like The Riddler wont be involved with this movie. Bane and Selina Kyle (Catwoman) have already been confirmed, so I doubt Nolan will throw in a third villain.

The big question is... who do you think Levitt will play in the film?

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