Vol. 3, Issue 32
Holy crap, you guys. BIG news: Joss Whedon is back for Avengers 2 ... and he'll be working on that Avengers 'verse TV show. SO AWESOME. (Thanks, Mark!)
OK, I'm done fangirling. For the moment.
In other movie news:
- Thor: Dark World is filming partly in Iceland, home of all that Norse mythology business.
- And, you know, in case you were worried—Tom Hiddleston says it's going to be great. (And everyone knows, what Hiddles says is law.)
- I'm so on board for this—Jeremy Renner has been talking about a solo Hawkeye film. (1/2 point to Mark for this news.)
- More Catching Fire tributes have been cast: Meet Mags and Brutus and Enobaria.
- In this article, Phillip Seymour Hoffman talks about why he wanted to play the role of Plutarch Heavensbee.
- I love this new Expendables 2 poster. And yes, I did update my Facebook cover photo.
- Another thing I love? The Rock tweeting a photo from the set of Fast 6. I just can't help it.
- These images from Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing adaptation make me giddy.
- This is good(ish) news for people who were worried about the high frame rate The Hobbitses are being filmed in. (Thanks, Wes!)
- Here's a first look at Chris Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson in the remake of Red Dawn, which will be released in November. (There's also a trailer below.)
- You might have already heard, but I somehow missed that in addition to Jackie Earle Haley, Gary Oldman, Hugh Laurie and Samuel L. Jackson have all signed on to the Robocop reboot.
- Reportedly in the works: a Prometheus sequel with Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender. You know, they only people left from the first movie.
- Aw. Bob Hoskins has been diagnosed with Parkinson's and is retiring from acting.
- Here are some set photos from The Wolverine—including some of an extremely mountain-man-y Hugh Jackman.
- Ben Affleck—yes, Ben Affleck—could possibly be the director of the Justice League movie. (Thanks, Mark.)
- There was a rumor that 20th Century Fox was interested in a rights swap with Marvel involving Daredevil and the Fantastic Four, but that has since been denied by the studios. (Thanks, Mark.)
- The Great Gatsby's release date has been moved to summer 2013.
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead is back for A Good Day to Die Hard.
- Looks like Javier Bardem is out of the beleaguered Dark Tower project, but Russell Crowe might be in.
- Daniel Day Lewis is playing Abe Lincoln—and really looks the part.
- Ghostbusters 3 is happening, according to Dan Akroyd, but without Bill Murray. (1/2 point to Wes for this.)
- In the works: a reboot of The Little Rascals.
- Bryan Singer is still working on his Battlestar: Galactica movie.
- Mickey Rourke is in talks to reprise his role in Sin City 2.
- A new documentary takes a look at the life of the man behind the (Chewbacca) mask.
- The World of Warcraft movie has a new screenwriter.
A couple of trailers:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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Red Dawn
The style of these posters remind of of a cartoon (or something) from my childhood, but I can't recall which at the moment. (Rocky and Bullwinkle, maybe?)
I've posted some of Harshness's work before, but I found his Etsy site this week and there's just loads of good stuff there.
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DC is now selling licensed art prints. While I like some of them, I feel like I've seen way better "unofficial" fan art.
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A whole set of the Lantern Spectrum prints would be sweet, though.
In TV news:
- New Supernatural show runner says season 8 will "reboot" the series.
- More actors have joined the Doctor Who Christmas special.
- And some possible spoilers about new companion Jenna-Louise Coleman.
- Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) is working on a new show for SyFy based on a 1969 young-adult sci-fi novel called The Lotus Caves.
- Michael Raymond-James (True Blood) has joined Once Upon a Time as a yet-unannounced character. Captain Hook has been cast as well.
- The cast of Arrested Development have begun filming new episodes. (Thanks, Colt!)
- The Guillermo del Toro-led Hulk show is "just waiting for a writer." (Thanks, Mark.)
- Could Batman make an appearance in The CW's Arrow?
- Archer's season 4 will feature a crossover with Bob's Burgers. (Thanks, Colt.)
- Here's some information on season 8 of How I Met Your Mother.
- This lies firmly in a "things I really don't need" category: a reboot of The Brady Bunch starring Vince Vaughn.
A couple of teasers:
Grimm
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Revolution
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I like this. (Minimalism+The Doctor=Awesome, always.)
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(I might have posted this before. It feels familiar, but I scrolled through my nearly 2,000 Nerd News image files and didn't see it ...)
These illustrations imagine what the Doctors would look like if their Y chromosome got switched with an X. (Although, to be fair, I have no idea what Time Lord DNA is like, so I could be totally off base with that genetic assumption.)
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SCIENCE! And tech news:
- This is a seriously epic photo of Curiosity during landing. And one of the heat shield. (Thanks, Colt.)
- Here's a video of the descent, from NASA.
- And, Curiosity has finally opened her eyes.
- Has definitive proof of the Loch Ness monster been found?
- While we're talking cryptozoology—Is this the best photo of Sasquatch ever?
From TCC, in comic news:
TGG offered up some info on the TMNT annual issue from Kevin Eastman. (I feel like there's going to be a lot of crossover between these two.)
Related to both SCIENCE! and comics, this fan-made Curiosity rover/Doctor Who comic is short, but totally on point. The first page (of three) is below.
From TGG, in gaming news:
- Here are details on the Mass Effect 3 Leviathan and Firefight DLCs. (I still haven't played the alternate ending DLC, shame on me.) Also, the Firefight weapons pack is out today.
- Soon, you'll be able to play ME3 on the Wii U.
- The Scott Pilgrim XBox Live game is getting DLC ... two years after the game was released.
- If you're a fan of both Cooking Mama games and Breaking Bad, your day has just been made.
- Sony is releasing game collections for the PS3, starting with the God of War and Infamous series.
- The Star Trek: Infinite Space MMO has been canceled.
- This trailer for "tweedpunk" game Sir, You are Being Hunted looks really great. Plus, I now know there is such a thing as tweedpunk, and that's even greater.
- The Day Z mod for the PC game Arma 2—"a hyper-realistic military combat simulator, like Call of Duty, but if EVERYTHING was realistic and accurate"—is becoming its own game.
- Here's a trailer for Zombeer, a new game which somehow combines zombies and beer. Oh, and there are cheerleaders.
- If QWOP was too realistic for you, try CLOP. With 100% more unicorns.
- Valve will be launching more non-game software on their platform this September.
- And this Matrix video is an example of just how awesome the Valve movie software can be.
- That virtual reality headset I linked to last week? It was fully funded in a day.
- Amazon has moved into the realm of game development with the new Amazon Game Studios.
And TCC ran across the news that Marvel: War of Heroes, a digital battle card game, has been announced. (See what I mean?)
These Shepard and Tali figures are really
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Haha! I love Patrick Stewart. And Simon Pegg. Ryan Lochte, not so much.
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I've long been a fan of Annie Leibovitz's Disney Dream Portrait series, and these two new photos are no exception:
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In case you missed any along the way, here's a collection of all of the photos.
And finally, I will eventually have a child. And when that eventuality becomes reality, you best believe he or she will have a SUPER nerdy nursery like this one. (Thanks, Shaun!)
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I still really, really want that Wampa rug.

I hadn't seen that Funny or Die sketch, but I am pretty sure I'll see it again a few times before the day is over! #PicardLove
ReplyDeleteI think it just got released this week. Simon Pegg tweeted about it. :)
DeleteGood issue, Chief. I think Doctor #10 is the best looking as a woman, but that's just me.
ReplyDeleteI think TCC and I should make it a point to mix up our comic/gaming news as much as possible just to give you a hard time.
Those posters remind me very much of the art style of a lot of Cartoon Network's toons from the late 90's/early 2000's like Samurai Jack and Dexter's Lab.
Thank you sir. And I wouldn't put it past you and TCC to do that.
DeleteHAHAHAHA, oh my god, Female Doctor #10's face! i nearly died laughing.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm really bummed that Javier Bardem isn't going to do The Dark Tower, and even more bummed that they're looking at Russell Crowe. Bah.
The artist really got a lot of each personality in the faces. :)
DeleteAnd I haven't read enough of the Dark Tower series (only book 1) to have a concrete idea of what Roland really looks like, so I can't say that one would be better than the other.
Awesome round-up. I'm particularly excited about the Avengers show and the TMNT Annual.
ReplyDeleteAbout that Lochness Monster story...you'd think a guy who spent two decades of his life hunting down a high-profile mythical creature would have a video camera on him at all times for just such an occasion. Why is it these people only ever have grainy, out-of-focus photos?
Thank you! And yeah ... Something tells me he's battling a lost cause.
DeleteI like the female doctors, but I keep imagining them as a new Time Lady who goes by the name 'The Governess'.
ReplyDeleteI like it!
Deleteis it just me or does the #6 lady doc look like the teacher on magic school bus??
ReplyDeletei'm really hoping they get the dark tower noise sorted out. i don't really want crowe to be a part of it but goodness i want this movie made!!!
Haha, Mrs. Frizzle! She totally does.
DeleteI love the lady Doctors! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd more of the Disney Dream Portrait Series!!! Thank yoooooo! :D
They're so great! Even if I can't really stand Russell Brand, he does make a good Hook.
DeleteI'm thinking Dexters Lab with those posters...
ReplyDeleteI'm very intrigued about Hugh Laurey in Robocop and don't worry we havent played the new Mass Effect ending either, we got sidetracked by Batman and Darksiders 2 is out soon (woo!!!), so it will just have to wait now, oops
Good call Rhianne. You and Wes are spot-on with that.
DeleteAnd good! I'm glad I'm not the only one, haha.