Wednesday, January 19, 2011
X-Men First Class poster
The first teaser poster has been released. I'm still not sure about this film, could be good, but I hear that it is being rushed and Matthew Vaughan is under alot of pressure from the studio to get shots completed.
Jonathon Ross appears in DC Comics
The Source has posted a panel preview of next month's Knight & Squire. Knight & Squire is quite a charming mini-series about the British mirror of America's Batman & Robin. The Knight (2nd generation, he used to be Squire beofre his dad, the first Knight, popped his clogs) lives in a Castle rather than a batcave, drives a motorcycle, dates a fictional version of Cheryl Tweedy and knocks around with a teenage girl called Beryl (or Squire).
"From Superman vs. Muhammad Ali to even stranger appearances such as Orson Welles and John Walsh, celebrities have a long tradition of showing up in the DC Universe. This year won’t be any different, as British comedian and television host Jonathan Ross will appear in next months’ KNIGHT & SQUIRE #5.
Here are a few words about Mr. Ross’s cameo from the Knight & Squire creative team:
It’s an absolute pleasure to feature Britain’s most famous comic fan, collector and now professional in an issue of Knight and Squire, and thanks very much to Jonathan for being such a sport in allowing it to happen. I’m only sorry we haven’t given him powers and a costume.
- Paul Cornell
Capturing Mr. Ross’s boyish good looks and natural charm was an artistic challenge, getting his suit right, an artistic triumph!
- Jimmy Broxton
Look out for Jonathan Ross in KNIGHT & SQUIRE #5, on sale in February."
Hal and Hector
Photo from the Green Lantern movie. Looks like and uncomfortable moment setting up the animosity between the two at the start of the film.
Bane and Catwoman announced as villians in The Dark Knight Rises!!
This is fantastic news! I knew that Catwoman was a dead cert, but that fact that Nolan wants to use Tom Hardy as Bane is mindblowing. Literally. My brains are all over the floor.Finally something to take away the taste of Franken-bane from the abysmal Batman and Robin (1997).
For those who don't know, Bane was introduced in the early 90s as a man bent on destroying the Batman. He was physically enhanced by a super-steroid called 'Venom'. This would basically double his speed and muscle mass. He blew open a hole in Arkham Asylum, letting all the inmates go free. He waited until Batman was exhausted from recapturing them and then broke into Wayne Manor and broke the Batman's back. Following this we had a year of a replacement Batman before Bruce Wayne eventually recouporated.
The casting of Tom Hardy is great, I'd be happy for him to play anyone, but I'm not so thrilled about Anne Hathaway. I would have much preferred Eva Green or Naomi Watts, who were both rumoured to be in the film last week. Oh well, in Nolan we trust.
The casting of Tom Hardy is great, I'd be happy for him to play anyone, but I'm not so thrilled about Anne Hathaway. I would have much preferred Eva Green or Naomi Watts, who were both rumoured to be in the film last week. Oh well, in Nolan we trust.
More on this when I catch my breath - until then (from NY Times):
"January 19, 2011, 12:51 PMRoles of Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy Revealed in ‘Dark Knight Rises’By DAVE ITZKOFFBatman has found a nemesis for his next cinematic adventure – and it looks like a love interest, too. On Wednesday, Warner Brothers Pictures announced a new cast member and clarified the role of another for “The Dark Knight Rises,” the third Batman movie to be directed by Christopher Nolan, the “Inception” and “Memento” filmmaker. Joining Christian Bale, who returns as Batman and his daytime alter ego, Bruce Wayne, is Anne Hathaway (of “Love and Other Drugs”) who will play Selina Kyle; the film will also feature Tom Hardy, a co-star of “Inception,” as a villain named Bane.
As comic-book fans know, the Selina Kyle character is the secret identity of Batman’s sometime paramour (and sometime foe) Catwoman, and Bane is a muscular bad guy powered by an addictive drug called Venom. But a news release from Warner Brothers gave no descriptions of how these characters would be utilized in Mr. Nolan’s film; Mr. Nolan said in a statement only that Ms. Hathaway was “a fantastic addition to our ensemble as we complete our story” and that he was “delighted to be working with Tom again and excited to watch him bring to life our new interpretation of one of Batman’s most formidable enemies.”
“The Dark Knight Rises” is planned to be released on July 20, 2012, with a screenplay by Mr. Nolan and his brother, Jonathan Nolan, from a story by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer."
The same reported on Deadline.
Flashpoint
DC the Source have been teasing the big Flash storyline that was announced at the end of last year's Flash: Rebirth. Personally, I saw no reason that Barry Allen needed to be brought back, as his successor had been doing the job admirably for 20 years with fairly strong sales. After losing interest after the first 4 issues of the new Flash monthly, I'm interested to see what this storyline can do to revitalise the Flash family (after all, Wally West is still the Flash as well, but we've hardly seen him since Barry returned).
From the teases below, it looks like this will be an alternate timeline story, which is in keeping with the Flash's history, featuring the Justice League, if not the whole DCU.
A reference to Martian manhunter, J'onn J'onz?
Abin Sur never crashed, so he couldn't give Hal Jordan the Green Lantern ring?