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Joss Whedon Must Be A Fan of Tuff Turf…Casts James Spader In Avengers Sequel

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James Spader has been cast as the villainous robot Ultron in the Avengers sequel which will reunite Spader with Robert Downey Jr., his co-star from one of the greatest bad movies ever: TUFF TURF ( I know they starred in LESS THAN ZERO together but that movie sucks ass and not in a good way). This is an odd bit of casting though, much odder than Ben Affleck as Batman to be honest, and I am curious as to just how Whedon plans on depicting Ultron in this movie.

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How Warner Bros Execs Reacted To The Frenzy Over Ben Affleck As Batman

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Amid all of the Sturm und Drang over Ben Affleck’s casting as Batman I have wondered just how the public uproar has gone over at the Warner Brothers offices and after the cut you can see what I think is probably the closest thing to what really happened when the casting news broke the InterWebz.
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Walter White Is The New Lex Luthor?

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According to a website called Cosmic Book News (yeah I have never heard of it before either but outlets from Rolling Stone to The Daily Mail are reporting the story ), WB has signed BREAKING BAD’s Bryan Cranston to a multi-picture deal to be Lex Luthor. Cranston was on my list of candidates for the gig so I am going to be quite pleased if this turns out to be true. I wonder how Cranston’s hiring will effect the opinions of the rabid anti-Affleck freak shows.
Click the jump to see a cool fan-made pic of what Cranston’s Luthor may look like.

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: R.I.P.D.

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 11% (Critics) / 43% (Audience)
Directed By: Robert Schwentke
Written By: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi and David Dobkin
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary-Louise Parker and Kevin Bacon
Studio: Universal Pictures

Synopsis: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. – (Source)

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Ben Affleck Is The New Batman. Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That

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So Warner brothers has announced that actor/director/screenwriter/husband of Jennifer Garner/BFF of Matt Damon, Ben Affleck has been cast as the new Batman who will be facing off with Superman in the upcoming MAN OF STEEL sequel. And like any other announcement steeped in geekiness, it has caused the collective Internets to shit themselves in fits of over-exaggerated apoplexy. Twitter is on fire, the message boards are exploding, Facebook is melting, petitions are being started (with over 20, 000 signatures…nerds I am so ashamed of you!), all due to Mr. Affleck being named as the new Dark Knight.
Well I will give four reasons why Affleck’s casting is not the worst thing since GIGLI was foisted upon an unsuspecting populace.

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Rule 63 Cosplay of the Week: Kick-Ass

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This week’s Rule 63 is a pretty timely one with the release of the KICK-ASS sequel this past week. This week’s entrant is cosplaying as the roughed up Kick-Ass that I tend to like more than any other depiction of the character.
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Kick-Ass 2

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 28% (Critics) / 78% (Audience)
Directed By: Jeff Wadlow
Written By: Jeff Wadlow
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Jim Carrey
Studio: Universal Pictures

Synopsis: The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows. – (Source)

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Guardians of the Galaxy Goodies

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Of all the Marvel Comics properties Disney could have put into production, The Guardians of the Galaxy had to have been the last one anybody thought would actually happen. As a fan of the GOTG I was admittedly a little geeked out and as dribs and drabs of pics and info get’s leaked my excitement is growing and growing.
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This Man Might Be The New Batman

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According to a story floating around, 47-year old actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan had a meeting with MAN OF STEEL director Zack Snyder about the Superman vs Batman movie. If true this would lend some credence to the rumor that Snyder is looking to go with a more seasoned Batman who has been in the costume for a while and is more of the grizzled version of Batman from the DARK KNIGHT comics. Morgan also has past history with Snyder having played The Comedian in the WATCHMEN movie. Of course this could all be nonsense and Morgan’s name is just being … Continue reading This Man Might Be The New Batman

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: 2 Guns

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 60% (Critics) / 75% (Audience)
Directed By: Baltasar Kormákur
Written By: Blake Masters
Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Edward James Olmos, James Marsden and Bill Paxton
Studio: Universal Pictures

Synopsis:A DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer find themselves on the run after a botched attempt to infiltrate a drug cartel. While fleeing, they learn the secret of their shaky alliance: Neither knew that the other was an undercover agent. – (Source)

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Short Shrift Theater: #TRUTHINJOURNALISM

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Director Adi Shankar follows up his really cool Punisher short film with another gritty take on a Marvel Comics character. This time he focuses his lens on Eddie Brock or as he is better known, Venom.
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Wolverine

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 67% (Critics) / 81% (Audience)
Directed By: James Mangold
Written By: Mark Bomback and Scott Frank
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Svetlana Khodchenkova and Famke Janssen
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Synopsis:Hugh Jackman returns as Wolverine in this sequel to the member of the X-Men’s first solo outing. Mark Bomback and The Usual Suspects’ Christopher McQuarrie penned the script, which takes its inspiration from the Chris Claremont/Frank Miller Marvel miniseries from the 1980s dealing with the character’s adventures in Japan as he fights ninjas in the ceremonial garb of the samurai. Knight and Day’s James Mangold directs. (Source)

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