Variety is reporting that 20th Century Fox is looking to reboot the LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN franchise with a new big screen movie. Based on the Alan Moore property of the same name, the 2003 film focused on literary characters teaming up to stop a villain from conquering the world and starred Sean Connery in... Continue Reading →
TMZ has reported that Richard Kiel, best known for playing the villain Jaws in several James Bond movies, has passed away at the age of 74. Jaws is one of my favorite Bond villains and Kiel was great in the role. Click behind the cut to see a really cool video of all of the... Continue Reading →
Meshach Taylor, best known for playing Anthony Bouvier on the CBS sitcom DESIGNING WOMEN, passed away today at the age of 67. While Taylor's DESIGNING WOMEN character is what he will be most remembered for, I will always remember him fondly for another role. Taylor's hysterical performance as the flamboyant Hollywood in the wonderful guilty... Continue Reading →
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has gotten fanboys from across the full spectrum of geeky fandom (comics, action movie and wrestling) all abuzz with one little tweet. A fan asked The Rock what superhero he would like to play in a movie and his response was a bit unexpected to say the least. So just... Continue Reading →
[Image Source] Finally the geniuses in Hollywood are making the greatest Saturday morning cartoon that ever existed into a full-length feature film: Hanna-Barbera's version of the Fantastic Four's Thing! Or at least that is what it seems like with the news that BILLY ELLIOTT actor Jamie Bell has been cast as the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlOxlSOr3_M This real life telekinetic freak out as part of the promotion of the CARRIE remake is really cool. I just hope one day I am in a coffee shop minding my own business when Hollywood decides to get it's prank on.
I will let the few folks who read this blog in on a secret...I like musical theater. Shocking I know. And I am sure that little tidbit has you all very curious about just what a peculiar sort your fearless blogger actually is. So I dig musicals and one of my favorite productions is Stephen... Continue Reading →
For some reason the folks over at HBO's GAME OF THRONES has seen fit to recast the role of roguish mercenary Daario Naharis. Out is Ed Skrein and in his place for Season 4 is going to be Michiel Huisman (TREME and NASHVILLE). The big mystery is just why Skrein was dropped. Now the casting... Continue Reading →
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).... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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