Posted on 08.01.08 by Widge @ 6:31 am Comments on this: 2 so far. Add your own.
Wow, this sounds like a terrible idea. Marvin the Martian is in development as its own feature. Which is the same sort of brilliant thinking that had a Venom movie in development at New Line, if you get my drift. If this next bit is accurate, you can see just what we have in store: the pitch was developed "as a Christmas story, with Marvin coming to Earth to destroy Christmas but being prevented from doing so when he's trapped in a gift box." Yeah. Source: Variety.
Chortle reports that George Carlin's ashes have been scattered around some of the New York nightclubs where he used to perform. Bravo.
Dark Horse provided a handy recap of all their San Diego announcements. It was too big to go in here so I just slammed it into the Press Release section. You can find it here. You might want to check it out: new Amano, the return of Creepy and Eerie, Neon Genesis Evangelion and more.
Robert Ludlum's game rights have been reacquired by Ludlum Entertainment. Ludlum E. has brought it back in house after the new gestalt-being Activision Blizzard didn't hold onto it. Now they can exclusively "develop, publish and distribute multi-platform games" based on the work of their late namesake. I'm thinking Bourne Kart...who's with me? Anyway, another casualty of this new merger-up is the Ghostbusters game, which is now seeking a new publisher. Source: Variety.
Anti-hypertension medicine (which is for your blood pressure, not for being extremely tense) might help stave off Alzheimer's. Nobody knows why they just have a study saying it seems to work. Any news on this front is good news.
The more-than-likely-cancelled Kelsey Grammer series Back to You hits DVD as "Season 1" on October 14th. Pre-order yours here. I hate to say this, but they should have had Grammer guest star on the show as Fraser and play both parts with no one in the show even acknowledging the fact that they're played by the same actor. Would have been a huge ratings boost. Speaking, of Grammer, he's back in the hospital with chest pains. We hope he gets well soon.
Posted on 07.28.08 by Widge @ 11:54 pm Comments on this: just one. Add your own.
Most sites choose to write up six-hundred words on the announcement that so-and-so has joined the latest Saw movie. Bollocks to that. Here's the news in a nutshell. It might not be the freshest, but honestly, did not knowing this stuff six hours ago negatively impact your well being? That's what we thought. Enjoy.
Capeshooters. See at what point you walk away from this story. It's based on a comic book. It will be produced by Bryan Singer, who will not be doing anything but producing. It's about two guys who decide to become spandex paparazzi, taking pics of superheroes and then find themselves in a bit of a fix when they get pics showing a big time hero is really a big time villain. And...the comic is coming from Rob Liefeld. Yup, that last one's the one that did it, isn't it? At least now we have the CGI technology necessary to make everybody's feet look like Liefeld drew them. Source: Variety.
Posted on 07.27.08 by Widge @ 10:57 pm Comments on this: just one. Add your own.
There's no need to try and keep up with all this crap. We take everybody else's hoohah-filled 500 word nonsense and distill it down to just the important bits for you. Enjoy.
Meet the new Alice in Wonderland: Mia Wasikowska. Tim Burton is doing a live-action/performance capture/digital 3-D version of Alice for Disney. Starts shooting in November. Folks worldwide might not recognize the name: she's an Australian actress. Anyway, can Colleen Atwood please design the costumes, so at least if it goes off the Burton Deep End (like some films), it'll still be nice to look at? Source: Hollywood Reporter.
When you have a problem and no one else can help and if you can't find Derren Brown, you call...
We're getting a new animated Batman. Called Batman: The Brave and the Bold, it's going to try a more light-hearted take on the character, pairing him with other heroes. Of course, this will lead children to want to check out the comics that these characters hail from. And as we all know, those things aren't fit for children to read.
Posted on 07.25.08 by Widge @ 2:57 pm Comments on this: 7 so far. Add your own.
Trying to play catchup here following the results of Zzzax stopping by to ask for a cup of sugar. Anyway, we are here to tell you, in brief, the pop culture developments that you need to know. Because you have better things to do than keep up with this crap. We, naturally, do not. Even though the bits are brief, they add up. So. You know. Get comfortable.
Afro Samurai: Resurrection is a sequel to the series with Sam Jackson returning to voice the lead character and Lucy Liu as his foe. Mark Hamill is in the cast as well, playing what sounds like Lucy Liu's character's Walsingham. The sequel hits Spike TV in January. Source: Variety.
Amazon and Hasbro are doing something kinda cool: for every "Hasbro Hot Summer Toy Event item" you buy through Amazon now through August 2nd, Hasbro will donate a toy to Toys for Tots. I try not to look at new toys these days. The results are just too depressing. Bloody LazerTag is unrecognizable.And you can ride a dinosaur. Granted, it's not as cool as this badboy, but still. Remember when Stretch Monster was the cutting edge of toytech? Man, I miss drinking at times like these. Anyway, to check out the Amazon/Hasbro offer, go here.
Ben 10's live action made-for-TV movie based on the animated series at Cartoon Network was directed by Alex Winter. Yes, Bill from Bill & Ted. Well, he's also getting to helm the second TV movie which will be based on the second animated series. He's apparently been busy since Freaked, which was the last time I had seen his name come up. Good for him.
