I'm suspicious of some of that casting; for one thing Anton Yelchin is playing Checkov in the new Star Trek movie so I doubt he'd be available for this.
Also, in light of the writers' strike whatever script they may have will have to be locked down - there can probably be no more tweaking unless the strike is resolved.
I've read that WB is supposed to have a formal casting announcement sometime this week, but if this is the real deal then all I can say is: what a bunch of nobodies! You'd think they would have at least gotten Brandon Routh aboard to have one recognizable name to anchor the cast.
If this is really what WB is laying on us then the JLA movie will be a quickie take the money and run job and that could spell DOOM for future DC comics adaptations.
AICN has posted up some pics and press release info from the forthcoming Justice League: New Frontier DVD movie. Looks like there will be lots of extras in the set and there's even BluRay and HD-DVD hi-def versions coming out (woo hoo!).
The images really adhere to the look of the comic and actually look like they came right out of the book. The show only clocks in at 75 minutes however so, like the recent Superman: Doomsday DVD, the story will most likely be greatly condensed and simplified.
Looks like the street date has been pushed up as well as the DVD is due to be released on February 26, 2008.
AICN has posted up some pics and press release info from the forthcoming Justice League: New Frontier DVD movie. Looks like there will be lots of extras in the set and there's even BluRay and HD-DVD hi-def versions coming out (woo hoo!).
The images really adhere to the look of the comic and actually look like they came right out of the book. The show only clocks in at 75 minutes however so, like the recent Superman: Doomsday DVD, the story will most likely be greatly condensed and simplified.
Looks like the street date has been pushed up as well as the DVD is due to be released on February 26, 2008.
I cannot wait for this to come out. I'm a big Darwyn Cooke fan with the old school look. Good to see that his style has carried over to the animation.
Pushing up the date was a good move too since this is about as JLA as I'm going to get thus far.
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I get more and more put off with this project. The Green Hornet deserves better handling than this and at the rate Rogen may be heading with it, he's going to make the Hornet's mythos laughable... X-(
He STILL looks nothing like Britt Reid! He's just too jiggly and just not right for the part.
Seth Rogen on The Green Hornet
Source: MTV November 28, 2007
MTV caught up with Seth Rogen and asked him about his planned adaptation of The Green Hornet comics at Sony. In the interview, he says "there's a more comedic version and less comedic version," and they're not sure what will be the right one yet. Here's a clip:
"Just a few weeks ago, [co-writer Evan Goldberg and I] laid out our outline for the movie to the studio, and before the phone call, Evan and I were like, 'This is not like any superhero movie — they might just hate that,' " Rogen recalled. " 'It's not using any of the normal superhero movie formats. It's not an origin story. It's more like a regular action movie.' [But] they really liked it and told us to go for it."
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AICN is reporting that Megan Gale has signed to play Wonder Woman in the proposed JLA movie. Physically, she looks good. It remains to be seen if she can act.
I'm still not sure how this movie can get off the ground if they don't have a finished script given the ongoing writers strike. And I'm still waiting for some official confirmation of anything relating to this movie from WB.
Anyhow, here's the article along with a couple of pics:
AICN is reporting that Megan Gale has signed to play Wonder Woman in the proposed JLA movie. Physically, she looks good. It remains to be seen if she can act.
I'm still not sure how this movie can get off the ground if they don't have a finished script given the ongoing writers strike. And I'm still waiting for some official confirmation of anything relating to this movie from WB.
Anyhow, here's the article along with a couple of pics:
AICN is reporting that Megan Gale has signed to play Wonder Woman in the proposed JLA movie. Physically, she looks good. It remains to be seen if she can act.
I'm still not sure how this movie can get off the ground if they don't have a finished script given the ongoing writers strike. And I'm still waiting for some official confirmation of anything relating to this movie from WB.
Anyhow, here's the article along with a couple of pics:
Naarf!!! Get the WW costume out of mothballs quick
Yeah, I had read that she was pretty much a shoe-in a couple of weeks back. And I'm glad actually.
And no, Night...she does not have "butterface". 8-)
Are you pondering what I'm pondering? )
Yes, she is hot; nothing wrong with her face at all. ZORT! Somebody just needs to get a pic of her in the WW costume. POIT! Now all they need to do is sign Brandon Routh as Supes and get them a good script. TROZ! *
* This is what comes of watching one too many episodes of Pinky and the Brain.
Naarf!!! Get the WW costume out of mothballs quick
Yeah, I had read that she was pretty much a shoe-in a couple of weeks back. And I'm glad actually.
And no, Night...she does not have "butterface". 8-)
Are you pondering what I'm pondering? )
Yes, she is hot; nothing wrong with her face at all. ZORT! Somebody just needs to get a pic of her in the WW costume. POIT! Now all they need to do is sign Brandon Routh as Supes and get them a good script. TROZ! *
* This is what comes of watching one too many episodes of Pinky and the Brain.
Yeah, I had read that she was pretty much a shoe-in a couple of weeks back. And I'm glad actually.
And no, Night...she does not have "butterface". 8-)
Are you pondering what I'm pondering? )
Yes, she is hot; nothing wrong with her face at all. ZORT! Somebody just needs to get a pic of her in the WW costume. POIT! Now all they need to do is sign Brandon Routh as Supes and get them a good script. TROZ! *
* This is what comes of watching one too many episodes of Pinky and the Brain.
yyyeeeess!!
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I thought those sounds were familiar. )
I was about to say Mork & Mindy. )
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Mork & Mindy? Bah! Truly a symbol of the decline of western civilization. The only episode I ever liked was the one with Raquel Welch as a space vixen who falls in love with Mork. Ms. Welch's ample ... talents ... were put to good use in that one.
Pinky and the Brain was a very clever cartoon; lots of subtle gags and references for adults and that's always a good thing.
BTW Rogue, your Batusi signature pic is killing me from laughing so hard. ) That one's been saved for future use.
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Mork & Mindy? Bah! Truly a symbol of the decline of western civilization. The only episode I ever liked was the one with Raquel Welch as a space vixen who falls in love with Mork. Ms. Welch's ample ... talents ... were put to good use in that one.
I hated M&M back when it aired but I remember Robin Williams made those sort of sounds...at that time a couple of nerds in my school would recite them daily...in between getting bullied all of the time. 8-)
BTW Rogue, your Batusi signature pic is killing me from laughing so hard. ) That one's been saved for future use.
That's right my friend...Embrace The Bat. B-)
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I don't know about you guys but I'd like to see another one of these. I'm not a faithful reader to the comic but it was done decent enough. Not really sure why they shook it up like they did by casting Keanu Reeves.
Of course this time around Constantine should be blond and British...and wear a beige trenchcoat.
UPDATE: Francis Lawrence Would Do Constantine 2
Source: Ryan Rotten November 30, 2007
Director Francis Lawrence said today at the I Am Legend junket that he would love to helm a Constantine sequel. He said that the sequel will depend on them finding the right story.
In a one-on-one interview with ShockTillYouDrop.com, Lawrence added a follow-up could be a sequel or a prequel. "I like origin stories, that would be cool. What worked for me is the film came from the 'Dangerous Habits' storyline - he had cancer and he was dying. To me that was the core of the story. It's why the movie works for me, because the story couldn't be more personal. People have thrown concepts around [for a sequel] and I go 'Why does he give a f**k?' In the first film he's trying to save his own skin. Everything else, you can come up with these stories where he goes to different lands and fight the bad guys or witch doctors, but I think it all falls flat. Until someone comes up with a great idea, whether it's earlier [in his life] or later, we'll just have to see."
2005's Constantine, which starred Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Tilda Swinton, Gavin Rossdale, Djimon Hounsou, Shia LaBeouf and Peter Stormare, earned $230.8 million worldwide.
Based on the DC Comics/Vertigo "Hellblazer" graphic novels, the film starred Reeves as John Constantine, who was born with the ability to recognize the half-breed angels and demons that walk the earth in human camouflage. Constantine was driven to take his own life to escape the tormenting clarity of his vision. But he failed.
Resuscitated against his will, he found himself cast back into the land of the living where he patrols the earthly border between heaven and hell, hoping in vain to earn his way to salvation by waging war on the earthbound minions of evil.
Mrs. Man Face: "You wouldn't hit a lady? Would you?"
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice isUNISEX!"
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I don't know about you guys but I'd like to see another one of these. I'm not a faithful reader to the comic but it was done decent enough. Not really sure why they shook it up like they did by casting Keanu Reeves.
Of course this time around Constantine should be blond and British...and wear a beige trenchcoat.
UPDATE: Francis Lawrence Would Do Constantine 2
I quite enjoyed the first film. I'm curious though as to why Reeves won't be returning for the sequel. I thought he was very good.
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Here's the ET clip showing Matthew Fox as Racer X in the upcoming Speed Racer movie:
Well, one person I know for sure who'll get excited about this is my little brother. He loved the cartoon and read whatever comic of Speed Racer there was on shelves when he was a kid. B-)
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Well, one person I know for sure who'll get excited about this is my little brother. He loved the cartoon and read whatever comic of Speed Racer there was on shelves when he was a kid. B-)
Racer-X's car, the Shooting Star, looks like a dead ringer from the one in the cartoon. The costumes also look very faithful, right down to Speed's blue shirt and red bandana. I'll be curious to see how this translates into live action, but they've gotten my attention.
USA Today has some stills from the Speed Racer movie up online. Looks...interesting. The FX appear stylized and don't look particularly realistic but that's not necessarily a bad thing given the material. The characters appear hit and miss with some (like Pops) looking like their 4 color counter parts and others (like Spridel) not. The actor they got to play Chim Chim is a dead ringer for the original though. )
The shot of Speed and the other cars racing thru those columns looks very familiar; I think that was from one of the episodes, with another racer called Cabala, I think.
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In a recent interview with director Lexi Alexander, there's a pic that popped up with Ray Stevenson in action as none other than: THE PUNISHER.
The film is scheduled for a September '08 release.
Cue the '89 theme!!!!
Looks great, huh? I cannot wait for this to come out. {[]
I thought that as well. ) Let's hope the film is better than Seagal's output.
At a glance, he does look like ol' Segal. )
Before Steve got lazy, older and bloated, he might've made a good Castle too.
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Well, it would appear that the project is back on again. I'm glad but I'll believe it once the media has actually reported that cameras are rolling:
Miller Says Justice League is on Schedule
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald December 7, 2007
The Sydney Morning Herald talked to Justice League director George Miller, who said the movie wasn't affected by the recent writers strike in the U.S. and is expected to start shooting in the new year. Miller wouldn't comment on the casting rumors.
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Here's a link to the Speed Racer trailer. Lots of little homages to the cartoon but it looks kinda cheesy. Be warned, this is in quicktime so getting it to play could be a chore.
Here's a link to the Speed Racer trailer. Lots of little homages to the cartoon but it looks kinda cheesy. Be warned, this is in quicktime so getting it to play could be a chore.
Here's a link to the Speed Racer trailer. Lots of little homages to the cartoon but it looks kinda cheesy. Be warned, this is in quicktime so getting it to play could be a chore.
I don't care how cheesy that looks, I'm going to see this. Call it nostalgia I guess. B-)
Okay...SR has the dated style boots and helmet....but where's the red ascot? ?:)
He and Scooby Doo's Freddy have to wear the ascot. )
I'm pretty sure I saw a pic with the red ascot, so don't worry - it'll be there. Scooby Doo is a pretty good comparison; I'm getting a similar kind of vibe from the clips to this movie.
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Tony, you should be happy today because on The Batman this morning, Green "Hal" Jordan" Lantern is supposed to be the guest hero.
Too bad I have to wait thirty minutes to see it...
LOTSH just introduced Karate Kid MINUS cool costume yet...STILL NO MON-EL! X-(
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Also, in light of the writers' strike whatever script they may have will have to be locked down - there can probably be no more tweaking unless the strike is resolved.
I've read that WB is supposed to have a formal casting announcement sometime this week, but if this is the real deal then all I can say is: what a bunch of nobodies! You'd think they would have at least gotten Brandon Routh aboard to have one recognizable name to anchor the cast.
If this is really what WB is laying on us then the JLA movie will be a quickie take the money and run job and that could spell DOOM for future DC comics adaptations.
The images really adhere to the look of the comic and actually look like they came right out of the book. The show only clocks in at 75 minutes however so, like the recent Superman: Doomsday DVD, the story will most likely be greatly condensed and simplified.
Looks like the street date has been pushed up as well as the DVD is due to be released on February 26, 2008.
Have a look: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34912
I cannot wait for this to come out. I'm a big Darwyn Cooke fan with the old school look. Good to see that his style has carried over to the animation.
Pushing up the date was a good move too since this is about as JLA as I'm going to get thus far.
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
He STILL looks nothing like Britt Reid! He's just too jiggly and just not right for the part.
Seth Rogen on The Green Hornet
Source: MTV November 28, 2007
MTV caught up with Seth Rogen and asked him about his planned adaptation of The Green Hornet comics at Sony. In the interview, he says "there's a more comedic version and less comedic version," and they're not sure what will be the right one yet. Here's a clip:
"Just a few weeks ago, [co-writer Evan Goldberg and I] laid out our outline for the movie to the studio, and before the phone call, Evan and I were like, 'This is not like any superhero movie — they might just hate that,' " Rogen recalled. " 'It's not using any of the normal superhero movie formats. It's not an origin story. It's more like a regular action movie.' [But] they really liked it and told us to go for it."
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
I'm still not sure how this movie can get off the ground if they don't have a finished script given the ongoing writers strike. And I'm still waiting for some official confirmation of anything relating to this movie from WB.
Anyhow, here's the article along with a couple of pics:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34935
Naarf!!! Get the WW costume out of mothballs quick
Yeah, I had read that she was pretty much a shoe-in a couple of weeks back. And I'm glad actually.
And no, Night...she does not have "butterface". 8-)
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
Are you pondering what I'm pondering?
Yes, she is hot; nothing wrong with her face at all. ZORT! Somebody just needs to get a pic of her in the WW costume. POIT! Now all they need to do is sign Brandon Routh as Supes and get them a good script. TROZ! *
* This is what comes of watching one too many episodes of Pinky and the Brain.
yyyeeeessssssss!!
I was about to say Mork & Mindy.
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
Pinky and the Brain was a very clever cartoon; lots of subtle gags and references for adults and that's always a good thing.
BTW Rogue, your Batusi signature pic is killing me from laughing so hard.
I hated M&M back when it aired but I remember Robin Williams made those sort of sounds...at that time a couple of nerds in my school would recite them daily...in between getting bullied all of the time. 8-)
That's right my friend...Embrace The Bat. B-)
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
Of course this time around Constantine should be blond and British...and wear a beige trenchcoat.
UPDATE: Francis Lawrence Would Do Constantine 2
Source: Ryan Rotten November 30, 2007
Director Francis Lawrence said today at the I Am Legend junket that he would love to helm a Constantine sequel. He said that the sequel will depend on them finding the right story.
In a one-on-one interview with ShockTillYouDrop.com, Lawrence added a follow-up could be a sequel or a prequel. "I like origin stories, that would be cool. What worked for me is the film came from the 'Dangerous Habits' storyline - he had cancer and he was dying. To me that was the core of the story. It's why the movie works for me, because the story couldn't be more personal. People have thrown concepts around [for a sequel] and I go 'Why does he give a f**k?' In the first film he's trying to save his own skin. Everything else, you can come up with these stories where he goes to different lands and fight the bad guys or witch doctors, but I think it all falls flat. Until someone comes up with a great idea, whether it's earlier [in his life] or later, we'll just have to see."
2005's Constantine, which starred Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Tilda Swinton, Gavin Rossdale, Djimon Hounsou, Shia LaBeouf and Peter Stormare, earned $230.8 million worldwide.
Based on the DC Comics/Vertigo "Hellblazer" graphic novels, the film starred Reeves as John Constantine, who was born with the ability to recognize the half-breed angels and demons that walk the earth in human camouflage. Constantine was driven to take his own life to escape the tormenting clarity of his vision. But he failed.
Resuscitated against his will, he found himself cast back into the land of the living where he patrols the earthly border between heaven and hell, hoping in vain to earn his way to salvation by waging war on the earthbound minions of evil.
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6572
Well, one person I know for sure who'll get excited about this is my little brother. He loved the cartoon and read whatever comic of Speed Racer there was on shelves when he was a kid. B-)
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
Racer-X's car, the Shooting Star, looks like a dead ringer from the one in the cartoon. The costumes also look very faithful, right down to Speed's blue shirt and red bandana. I'll be curious to see how this translates into live action, but they've gotten my attention.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-12-05-speed-racer_N.htm
The shot of Speed and the other cars racing thru those columns looks very familiar; I think that was from one of the episodes, with another racer called Cabala, I think.
THE PUNISHER.
The film is scheduled for a September '08 release.
Cue the '89 theme!!!!
Looks great, huh? I cannot wait for this to come out. {[]
BTW, here's the interview in it's entirety.
http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6583
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
-Roger Moore
I thought that as well.
I'm not sure; this is a waist-up shot so who knows? This is The Punisher - he'll throw a bullet at you if he has to.
I recall from some of the comics that he carried backup guns in his boots.
I'm glad that Alexander is taking an 80s action approach and staying light on the emo for this character. B-)
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
At a glance, he does look like ol' Segal.
Before Steve got lazy, older and bloated, he might've made a good Castle too.
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
Miller Says Justice League is on Schedule
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald December 7, 2007
The Sydney Morning Herald talked to Justice League director George Miller, who said the movie wasn't affected by the recent writers strike in the U.S. and is expected to start shooting in the new year. Miller wouldn't comment on the casting rumors.
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
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http://movies.aol.com/movie/speed-racer-2008/28066/main
I don't care how cheesy that looks, I'm going to see this. Call it nostalgia I guess. B-)
Okay...SR has the dated style boots and helmet....but where's the red ascot? ?:)
He and Scooby Doo's Freddy have to wear the ascot.
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
I'm pretty sure I saw a pic with the red ascot, so don't worry - it'll be there. Scooby Doo is a pretty good comparison; I'm getting a similar kind of vibe from the clips to this movie.
Too bad I have to wait thirty minutes to see it...
LOTSH just introduced Karate Kid MINUS cool costume yet...STILL NO MON-EL! X-(
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
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