Yahoo! Movies have given us a brand spanking new picture of the lovely Scarlett as Natasha Romanoff. Johansson plays Russian superspy Natasha Romanoff (aka the Black Widow), who is hired as Stark’s assistant which inevitably sparks romantic tension between Stark and former assistant Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), who’s been promoted to CEO of Stark Industries. Iron Man 2 hits theaters on May 7th 2010.
Ryan Reynolds you are one lucky man……
(Available as single-disc Theatrical Cut and 2-Disc Director’s Cut)
For the longest time the Watchmen graphic novel was said to be “unfilmable”. Obviously, that’s a nonsensical notion. If we’ve learned anything from the Super Mario Bros. movie, it’s that any property can be adapted into a film, regardless of story (or lack thereof). The real question is whether or not it can be done well. And in the case of Watchmen, director Zack Synder found himself in a lose-lose situation. The problem with adapting any comic or novel for the big screen is that, more often than not, what worked in its original medium just doesn’t translate that well to film. Thus, the only solution is to make concessions by changing various aspects of the source material. In many instances, this process has yielded positive results (V for Vendetta, the latest Harry Potter films), regardless of what the frothing hostility of certain fanboys might suggest. Watchmen though, would only suffer from these types of changes. To significantly alter the source material would be to defeat the purpose of adapting it at all. Zack Snyder was clearly aware of this, and decided (with one notable exception) to remain as faithful to Alan Moore’s classic graphic novel as possible. While I strongly believe Snyder made the right choice, there’s no denying that the resulting film suffers from all the expected flaws that come with going down this route. The pacing is all over the place, certain twists and turns don’t carry the same weight as they do in the graphic novel, and uninitiated viewers may find themselves at a total loss as to what in the hell they’re watching. Simply put: As a movie meant to stand on its own, Watchmen is a failure. It succeeds, however, as a fascinating experiment and companion piece for those who have already read and loved the graphic novel. Likely not what the studio was hoping for, admittedly, but for people like me, it’s just about the best Watchmen film we could’ve asked for… even if, frankly, it probably shouldn’t have been made in the first place.
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A new marketing campaign during Comic Con has been issued for the new Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Be the first to see the new teaser trailer for this film by becoming a fan of the characters on Facebook……
The Loyal Subjects of the Red Queen, the Loyal Subjects of the White Queen, and the Disloyal Subjects of the Mad Hatter are all building armies on Facebook. The fan page with the biggest army at 4PM PDT on Friday, July 24 will get to see an exclusive new trailer from Disney’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND before anyone else. So be sure to log onto Facebook and choose a side.a
(UPDATE: MAD HATTER WON: CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL TRAILER HERE)
BRAND NEW CHARACTER IMAGES AFTER THE JUMP!>>
Apparently for some forsaken reason Hellogoodbye is touring with Hanson?! WTF? Hanson? That’s so odd. Also with guests Sherwood and Steel Train.
I got this information from a myspace post that Forrest they decided to drop. I’ll probably just go to see Hellogoodbye and leave. They put on a really good show and their show is the only reason why I started liking them in the first place. The tour starts the end of September and goes on til November. This tour is a sort of philanthropy of course, knowing HGB’s character, that when you buy a pair of shoes the Toms Shoes will donate a pair to a child in need. Hellogoodbye’s new album should be coming out pretty soon and I’m pretty excited for that.
After the jump is the list of tour dates that they are appearing at. Fortunately they are going to be in Chicago twice:
Today, I stumbled upon a few banned German Sprite ads that are pretty suggestive aka hilarious. You can obviously tell why it is banned, but hey, it’s pretty funny. Once again, the old saying goes, ‘sex sells,’ but perhaps some people might turn away from the idea of a Spirte money shot? Just take a look:
Due to so much copyright infringement I took some ad stills so you can see it in photos, after the jump:
and so it begins……… The Saw VI campaign begins as a new motion poster appears as the first sign of life for this new film from Yahoo! Movies.
(Update: Apparently WordPress sucks so much you can’t even embed the motion poster so go to the Yahoo! Movies link to check out the poster)
Here are some pictures of what the posters look like without motion (click to enlarge):
The official website has also gone live with a countdown to the official trailer, Saw6film. With the countdown underway it seems that the official trailer will release this Wednesday, July, 22 at 5pm if my math is correct?
And ze plot……
Nothing like a good ol’ video mash up, especially between Nirvana and Rick Astley…
Voltron is still underway. The people at Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven, Richard Suckle and Steve Alexander are set to developing this beloved 80’s classic cartoon. RiskBizBlog reports, “The producers behind Get Smart and The International (and Roven of course also produced The Dark Knight) have acquired the rights to make a live-action feature based on the robot-lion property, pushing the project forward after several years in development with the Mark Gordon Company. Atlas’ ‘Voltron’ has not yet been set up at a studio. The company has an overall deal with Sony, which like other studios has been seeking a fresh action tentpole to rival Paramount’s Transformers mega-franchise.”
So apparently a 14 year old kid has been drinking gasoline the last five years to gain “energy” to be more like his pals the Autobots the Sichuan-based West China Metropolis Daily reported yesterday. It started off light by stealing lighters from his parents grocery stall and drinking the fuel casually. After a stern scolding, he later evolved into drinking his parents gasoline from their motorcycle to become a more “valient fighter” just like Optimus Prime. They tried locking up their garage, but later found that their neighbors gas was mysteriously missing. Doctors had reported that his IQ has been dropping dramatically and he can no longer do simple math such as 7 plus 17. There is a high percentage of lead in the gas that can deter brain growth especially in the time of his physical growth development stage. He is now considered to have a mental disorder with a case of “gasoline dependence.”
These two movie posters have appeared all over the new for this new movie, which doesn’t even come out until next Summer. You can click on the images to enlarge them. They look pretty artsy for a movie poster, but hey that’s cool, whatever works……
EmpireOnline: “Based on the very popular series of videogames, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time stars Jake Gyllenhaal as the ‘rogue prince’ Dastan and Gemma Arterton as the ‘mysterious princess’ Tamina (both seen above), who reluctantly team up to safeguard an ancient dagger that could release the Sands of Time, allowing its possessor to reverse time and rule the world. Mike Newell, of Donnie Brasco, Pushing Tin, Mona Lisa Smile, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire previously, is directing the movie. Jordan Mechner, one of the creators of the video game, has been working closely on the script and development of this as well.”
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