Posted on 08.07.09 by Widge @ 5:50 pm Comments on this: 2 so far. Add your own.
Uncle Ray Bradbury is celebrating his 89th birthday and there's apparently a party taking place on August 22nd at Mystery and Imagination in Glendale. Sadly, I won't be able to make the shindig, but here's the cool bit: the bookstore will pass any birthday cards off to the man himself. So if you owe him some snippets of imagination that he inspired or if he helped shaped your writing (his Zen in the Art of Writing is an invaluable resource), then shoot him a card, why don't you? I'm sure you can still find a meatspace mailbox somewhere near where you are. Found via.
An Alien prequel? Ugh. I know. It just makes your head hurt. But when you tell me that Ridley Scott is attached to direct? Then I'm just...terribly confused. The way you revitalize the franchise is to go backwards? When all you need to do is make an actual Aliens vs. Predator film based on the comic? But later in the article, it's referred to as a "reboot." So are people learning the wrong lesson from the latest Star Trek film? No idea. I just know the script hasn't been written yet and it's a long, long road between pre-script and hitting the cinema. And Ridley's a busy guy, as has been discussed before. So I'll believe this when it starts shooting.
Posted on 07.28.09 by Widge @ 7:25 am Comments on this: 2 so far. Add your own.
There's plenty going on in the world of pop culture. But you have a life--we don't. That's why we do this: news in quick digestible chunks so you can be about your business, armed with geek info. You're welcome.
A bunch of posters were rolled out at San Diego, including Jonah Hex (snippet shown), can be found at Yahoo Movies. Some are unimpressive, like, oh, Saw VI. But the Alice in Wonderland posters give a better look at the characters. And such.
Castlevania is back on again, with James Wan (Saw) on board to co-scribe and helm. And they're apparently discarding the previous version of the script and starting over. And what does this mean to the animated version that Uncle Warren scribed? No idea. Although if somebody wanted to send me his script, I wouldn't be sad. I'm just saying. Source.
You L.A. types, be aware that Cirque du Soleil is doing more of their 25th anniversary fun-stuff at the Grove this coming Sunday, August 2nd. All six shows from Vegas will have acts on hand to perform starting at 12:30pm and for free. Nice. "The event will be family friendly, featuring a circus play area set up for kids with face painting, jugglers and other activities. Prize giveaways, specially priced tickets for the shows in Vegas, and a chance to meet Cirque du Soleil castmembers will round out the festivities." Also nice. Seriously, if you're out that way, go. It'll be a hoot. Source.
Posted on 07.26.09 by Widge @ 6:23 am Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.
San Diego Comic-Con happened this weekend. We, like you, are trying to pick up the pieces. We'll break out the Shop-Vac and let you see the results. You just relax and have an espresso.
So here's the trailer from Comic-Con for the upcoming Starz mini, Spartacus: Blood and Sand (which we warned you about previously). Which is cool, as long as you understand it appears to be Zack Snyder's Gladiator.
Posted on 07.24.09 by Widge @ 5:40 pm Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.
Don't panic because San Diego is going to be throwing news at your head. We'll try our best to run some interference. It's a madhouse out there--trust us, we've been before--but there's no reason for it to spread like something out of Romero's The Crazies. Enjoy.
Don't miss this: Amazon's deal of the day is The Definitive Collection of the original Twilight Zone on DVD. For $105.99, which is 65% off. It is worth it, especially at this reduced price. Trust me. It's the whole freaking series plus bonus bits. Get yours here.
So The Losers has started production. And here's the poster from original series artist Jock--click to embiggen. Jock and original scribe Andy Diggle have stated they've seen a still of Oscar Jaenada as Cougar--but to my knowledge that's not online anywhere. (Would love to see it, though, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.) If you haven't read the comics, you should. And if you haven't told me what dark arts I have to perform to get these guys to do The Authority, then you're falling down on the job. Get on it. Found at Comic Book Resources via the creators' respective Twitters...get them here: Jock and Andy Diggle.
The first ground test firing of the Ares I solid rocket booster is happening August 25th. For those not keeping score, Ares is what will replace the Space Shuttle. Last I heard it was 2015 when Ares was expected to hit, and that sounds far away to say until you realize that it's, you know, not. Ah well. Source.
Posted on 07.11.09 by Widge @ 7:44 pm Comments on this: just one. Add your own.
Feeling overwhelmed with pop culture news? Don't worry. It happens to us all the time and we're professionals. Don't worry. We've got this. Enjoy.
So we've got a Green Lantern. Ryan Reynolds has come on board with production starting January and a 2011 release date. This is what we call DC/Warner Brothers coming to their senses after the "brilliant" idea to have Jack Black play the role. I think Jack Black rocks as much as the next webmaster--but seriously, Ryan Reynolds is Hal Jordan. Jack Black is G'nort. You follow? Anyway, DC/WB wants an Iron Man out of this. Translation: people don't know this character as well as our Bigass Tentpole Characters (BTC) but if we do this right we can have a killer franchise. DC/WB, free advice--remember the 300 Trailer Test. Source.
So the District 9 trailer is making lots of people talk. With good reason. It looks freaking fantastic.
