We are still alive...News Round-Up
Posted by Sinatra The Tank | Posted in Green Lantern, JJ Abrams, Movie, News, Super 8, Transformers, X-Men | Posted on 4:42 PM
Yeah it's been about a week or so wince the last update but things are pretty hectic right now, I'm currently finishing up school and about to head on vacation so I haven't had a whole lot of free time recently but I'm still here with the news that you crave...or just can't find elsewhere on the net. Anyway lets take a look at some cool news bits from the world of the Nerd.
Hector Hammond-Spotted and Snapped
Below you will find a picture of actor Peter Sarsgaard in his Hector Hammond make-up. Big Head-Check, Mustache-Check. So far so good if you ask me, remember that these pics are taken out of context unless Hammond likes getting his villain on in casual clothing. He's probably on his way to the wardrobe trailer to put on some sort of cool costume. Anyway I like the look of it so far and can't wait for more spy shots from the set.
Attack of the Mullet!
JJ+Spielberg=Super 8
The big news out of Iron-Man 2 week was the release of a trailer for a flick called Super 8 to be directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. The whole thing is wrapped up in the normal Abrams super secrecy...I am really starting to get annoyed by Abrams, why does everything need to be such a damn secret, just throw the movie going public a bone and stop with the whole mystery thing. I can't wait til Lost is over.
MYSTERY!
Anyway the trailer can be found right HERE, it is admittedly pretty cool but they apparently haven't even started to shoot the film yet so this footage probably wont even be in the final product...a shame.
I'm a fan of most of Abrams film work (Trek and Cloverfield) but I really can't stand Lost. I for one feel like a TV show that continuously screws with it's viewers isn't worth the time and effort, but I guess thats just me.
Racist Stereotypes out of Transformers 3
You know, for kids...
Yup you read that right Micheal Bay has seemingly listened to the masses and will not be using the characters if Skids and Mudflap (aka the twins) in Transformers 3. Say what you will about Transformers 2 but it was fun admit it, some of it anyway, COME ON I can't be the only one who switched off their brain and had a fun time...can I?
Oh and Megan Fox has been shooting some T3 related stuff with Bumblebee recently. She also has been quoted as saying that she won't be as "Orange" in this film, Maybe she won't wear as much clothing either!
Kick-Ass 2: First Class
In case you haven't heard Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, Kick-Ass) has for some odd reason signed on to direct X-Men: First Class for Fox and Jane Goldman will be rewriting the script. Goldman whom is married to Jonathan Ross (the U.K.s Jay Leno) also worked with Vaughn on Kick-Ass, writing the adaptation. For my money this is good news cause Kick-Ass was pretty solid but I still think Vaughn made a bad choice working on an X-Men flick.
At least it won't be the Wolverine show again...
He already was signed on to direct X-Men 3 and jumped ship so why take another chance, is the story of the young X kids any better then what he could have made 3? Maybe Fox and Marvel are giving him a lot of creative freedom this time around cause he proved his worth, only time will tell.
So thats just a quick recap, there was alot more news of note over the past week but it's all stuff you've probably seen. Things are going to be going bit slow until next week sometime. Keep a look out for some mini-reviews of the latest Doctor Who as well as Iron-Man 2 later in the week and ideally the content will keep flowing once the summer kicks starts in the coming weeks. Til Next Time!
Hey, what do you have against Jonathan Ross? He's a cool guy. Better than Leno for sure.
HAHA yeah I guess comparing him to Leno is a bit of a low blow, he's more like the Letterman. He's not quite Conan but he's entertaining. I actually met him while I was in th UK after the Watchmen Premiere, a real nice guy.