Whedon Will Not Make Things Easy for The Avengers

Whedon Will Not Make Things Easy for The Avengers
Eric Goldman - IGN

When I brought up Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch to Whedon, he confirmed they were the characters in question, explaining, “You know, they had a rough beginning. They’re interesting to me because they sort of represent the part of the world that wouldn’t necessarily agree with The Avengers. So they’re not there to make things easier. I’m not putting any characters in the movie that will make things easier.”

Not being a comic book nerd, I really don’t know who these characters are, but I’ll take his word for it and let you comic booky types get all excited about this. I have my nerdy…

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A New ‘Man of Steel’ TV Spot

A New ‘Man of Steel’ TV Spot

Man of Steel flies onto our screens soon, and while you are eagerly anticipating, you can watch yet another TV spot. And again, this one has glimpses of things and film footage we have not yet seen.

Superman is a hard super hero to get right. He’s hard for us to connect with and empathize with because traditionally, he is practically invincible and has no character flaws. We flawed humans just don’t understand that. But from some glimpses of some things we’ve seen, perhaps this version of Superman is not so perfect and not so invincible? We’ll find out soon.

Let’s Rob a Bank In a Clip from ‘Now You See Me’

Let’s Rob a Bank In a Clip from ‘Now You See Me’

I’m really interested to see where this film is going, and even what genre it is. Is it fantasy? sci-fi? drama? it’s a little strange. All these clips and trailers are making it look like there’s truly something supernatural going on and not just illusion, placing it squarely in the fantasy and/or sci-fi genre.

In any event, it has certainly captured my interest. And the film has quite the cast with Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and more. I mean that’s quite a bit of star power, right? So that certainly says to me the…

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‘After Earth’ Clip - ‘Beacon’ with Will Smith and Jaden Smith

‘After Earth’ Clip - ‘Beacon’ with Will Smith and Jaden Smith

Sci-fi films shall abound this summer, apparently. First we had Oblivion, now Star Trek Into Darkness, then there’s the upcoming Pacific Rim, and Elysium. But that’s okay with me because I usually like a good sci-fi flick. And that’s what After Earth looks like it’s going to be — a good sci-fi flick.

But, it is a Shyamalan film, and while he’s made some good films, he’s also made some bad ones. And in general, his films tend to take themselves way too seriously so who knows whether we’ll like this film or not. At the same time, Will Smith has proved himself when it comes to sci-fi, first…

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Jimmy Olsen?

Jimmy Olsen?
Hugh Armitage - Digital Spy

Warner Bros has been rumored to be reimagining Superman’s best friend Jimmy Olsen as a woman for its reboot.

A source previously told Comic Book Movie that the character will actually be Jimmy Olsen’s sister and not a gender-swapped version of the classic character.

Warner Bros is yet to comment on which rumor about the character is true.

I’ve previously mentioned the possibility/likelihood of this back in January. I don’t have a lot of opinion to add except that I’m more or less ambivalent about it. As long as it’s a good character, well written, well acted, and well integrated, I…

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‘Man of Steel’ Featurettes

‘Man of Steel’ Featurettes

Not a lot of new information here, or new clips or footage, but there’s a little bit and it’s worth checking these out if you can get past the Norton advertising at the top of each (word of caution, Norton is the virus, if you are using Windows, which I also don’t recommend, I REALLY recommend you find better anti-virus software).

So in any event, we learn about the Man of Steel’s strength, his flight, and his speed in these three clips, “cleverly” titled according to what each is about: Strength, Flight, and Speed.

As much as I was irritated by the complete reboot, and the complete…

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‘Riddick’ Trailer

‘Riddick’ Trailer

I don’t know a lot about the Riddick series, this upcoming film is apparently the third in the live action series starring Vin Diesel. The dude is apparently a highly trained and skilled killer who had weird things done to his eye so he can see in the dark, he’s hard to contain, and sometimes seems to have no conscience. He’s a bit of an anti-hero apparently.

But he does appear to perform heroic actions sometimes, usually against his better judgement.

So I saw the trailer for the upcoming Riddick film and thought I might as well share it. If you are a fan of the Riddick series, enjoy.…

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3 More ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ TV Spots

3 More ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ TV Spots

At the risk of wearing you guys out with the Star Trek stuff, here are three new TV spots to get you prepared to head into the weekend and plant yourself in a theater to see this bad boy!

And as seems to be normal for this film, there’s a couple of new shots and footage we haven’t seen yet, including a shot of the Star Ship that crashes in San Francisco in other trailers from behind as it’s falling with smoke pouring from the Nacelles.

Check them out!

‘Toy Story of Terror’ Short

‘Toy Story of Terror’ Short
Germain Lussier - /Film

Is Pixar making Toy Story 4It’s possible. But we now know they’re at least making a fourth Toy Story Toon, following in the steps of Hawaiian Vacation, Small Fry and Partysaurus Rex. The short is called Toy Story of Terror and will premiere on ABC this Halloween, making it Pixar’s first TV special.

For what it’s worth. The Toy Story shorts are usually pretty fun, and this will make the first time one of their shorts has been a TV special so that’s pretty fun too.

Here’s the short synopsis:

Bonnie is on a road trip to go see grandma with her mom and the toys are in the trunk. Mom…

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‘Into Darkness’ Performing Well Overseas

‘Into Darkness’ Performing Well Overseas
Amy Kaufman - Los Angeles Times

While the USS Enterprise has yet to conquer foreign galaxies, it is starting to pick up speed overseas.

Playing in seven foreign markets this weekend, J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek Into Darkness” collected $31.7 million, according to an estimate from distributor Paramount Pictures. The studio said the sequel performed about 70% better than the original did when it debuted in those same countries four years ago. The movie did well in locations like Germany and Australia but fared best in the United Kingdom, where it grossed $13.3 million.

The movie needs to fare well abroad if it is to…

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