• Mortal Kombat: Rebirth News

    Timothy

    Remember the Mortal Kombat short that hit YouTube last year? All the interest generated propelled it forward with continued production as a live-action online series.

    Michael Jai White (Spawn) reprises his role as Jax Briggs; as well as Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager) as Sonya Blade. Darren Shahlavi of 300 joins the cast as criminal Kano.

    Written by Kevin Tancharoen, Todd Helbing and Aaron Helbing, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth releases online this spring by Warner Bros.; Tancharoen also directs and produces the online series.

    “It’s extremely gratifying to have such talented actors playing these iconic roles. They will bring the essence of Mortal Kombat to life and gamers will be deeply immersed into the game’s universe.”

    — Kevin Tancharoen

    The online series is an anthology of shorts to provide insight into each character that are in the upcoming game — yes, there’s a game coming out as well, which will release on April 19th, 2011 — which you can pre-order HERE.

    (Bloody Disgusting)

  • Official Photo of Andrew Garfield as The Amazing Spider-Man

    Timothy

    Columbia Pictures made the announcement today that director Marc Webb’s Spider-Man reboot is entitled The Amazing Spider-Man. In addition to the announcement, Columbia Pictures released an official picture of Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man.

    I must say I’m a fan of the costume design. The eyes were a surprise, but it looks more realistic. Then we get a closer look at the webs-shooters — which I’m stoked about. You can also see the touchpads that activate the web-shooters.

    The Amazing Spider-Man comes out July 3, 2012.

    (Deadline)

  • Third Star Wars Deconstruction

    Timothy

    Red Letter Media is at it again with its third Star Wars review, finally deconstructing Revenge of the Sith. As I’ve said before, the narrator’s  voice is off-putting, but you will get used to it — so don’t let it persuade you from not watching a very entertaining review that offers valid insight and criticisms on top of humor.

    You can view the video here: Mr. Plinkett’s Star Wars: Episode III Review

  • Audio Post: HORSE the band

    Timothy

    With a group of friends I saw a band over a year ago (was it a year ago?) whose show still remains one of my favorites. It was intimate with a lot of crowd interaction.

    Here’s HORSE the band with their song Big Business off their 2009 album Desperate Living.

  • Michael Rosenbaum Reprises Lex Luthor for Smallville

    Timothy

    The news still keeps pouring in despite Smallville approaching its swan song. After all the speculation, the producers have come forward with news that Michael Rosenbaum will make a final return as Lex Luthor for the series finale.

    “It feels like the stars are aligning, literally. We couldn’t be more excited about having Michael back. And as far as the way he returns … there’ll be no doubt about how Lex becomes the great rival in Clark Kent’s life. He is the villain of the story.”

    — Executive producers and showrunners Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders

    “I’m simply doing it for all of the fans out there who made Smallville the great success it is. I appreciate all of their passion, their relentlessness and even their threats (laughs). I can’t wait to hug the old crew back in Vancouver one last time and see all of my old friends once again….. Oh, and for Lex to become the badass he’s destined to be.”

    — Michael Rosenbaum

    It’s incredibly exciting that Rosenbaum is reprising his role as Lex Luthor after a three-year absence. It’s clearly looking like the show will be getting the sendoff it deserves, with both its protagonist and antagonist at odds once again.

    The series finale for Smallville is on May 13, 2011 — don’t miss out.

    (Deadline)

  • Milli Vanilli Gets Movie

    Timothy

    Florian Gallenberger will write the screenplay and direct the film on the scandal of 80s popstars Milli Vanilli. This will be the German-born filmmaker’s first Hollywood movie.

    German record producer Frank Farian hired dancers Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan to be the face of the singers of a band he put together; portraying them as the actual singers for the songs. Their looks were used to propel the songs on the charts. Rumors gradually spread that they lip-sync onstage; leading to empirical evidence when during a live performance, the recording they lip-synched to began skipping. The duo panicked and fled the stage.

    Rob and Fab then had a change of heart and refused to promote another album unless they get to really sing, but Farian opposed it and revealed the charade to the public. The two attempted a legitimate music career despite the shame, but eventually the scandal overcame Rob who died from a drug overdose.

    As an 80s kid, I am genuinely looking forward to the film. Milli Vanilli were huge and the scandal felt surreal; no one involved was innocent, and it ended tragically.

    Gallenberger won various German film awards, including an Academy Award for his short film Quiero Ser — the story of Milli Vanilli is in good hands.

    (Deadline)

  • X-Men: First Class Trailer Online

    Timothy

    The trailer for X-Men: First Class released today and it actually shows promise. I’m cautiously optimistic.

    The movie releases on June 3, 2011.

  • Super 8 News and Trailer

    Timothy

    A trailer released for Steven Spielberg’s and J.J. Abrams’ mysterious film Super 8 during Super Bowl Sunday, and despite the additional footage, it doesn’t shine a light on the premise.

    Recently Abrams discussed the movie with LA Times’ Hero Complex, but remained vague on the topic, as he always is with his projects. Could we expect anything less from him?

    “To me, all people need to know is that it’s an adventure about a small town and it’s funny, it’s sweet, it’s scary and there’s a mystery: What is this thing that has escaped? What are the ramifications of its presence? And what is the effect on people? [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][…]”

    — J.J. Abrams

    So what does Abrams reveal on the plot? It’s set in 1979 Ohio, where six children film their own zombie movie with a Super 8 camera. While recording their homemade film, they witness a train wreckage which allows the inhuman thing inside the train to escape.

    I’m still entirely excited by the prospect of Spielberg and Abrams collaborating on a film together; they both excel at the sci-fi genre.

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