Superman: The Brain Child of Snyder and Nolan

(First official photo)


So about a year ago Warner Bros announced that there will be a new superman movie and after the let down of the previous film (Superman Returns) not a lot of Fanboys were thrilled. But then we found out that Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) would be producing and writing the story behind it, across Fanboy nation there was great applause. then after lots of looking around they announced that the Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) will be directing it, and again there was great applause throughout the Fanboy nation.

And the great news kept rolling in. David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Dark Knight and Blade 1-3) wrote most of the story and the screen play. Leaving Snyder to make final decisions about where he wants the story to go.

With most of the major CBM players involved this movie is set to be on the same caliber as The Dark Knight, which is the highest grossing CBM ever (second place is Spider-Man).

But enough about the crew let’s get to the stars of the bound to be epic, Man Of Steel.

Superman will be played by Henry Cavill.
Louis Lane will be played by Amy Adams (great cast)
Jor-El (Superman’s dad) will be played by Russell Crow
Jonathan Kent will be played by Kevin Costner (great cast)
[I have got to add that Clark Kent/Superman probably has the best casted dad’s ever]
Martha Kent will be played by Diane Lane (no relation to Louis Lane)
The great General Zod will be played by Michael Shannon
And Perry White is to be played by Laurence Fishburne (amazing cast)


Story
I would assume it will be the typical origin story for superman.


The New Suit


I’m mixed about the new suit.

Things wrong (but could be for the best) is missing the red outer under wear, a superman trade mark, and the superman trade mark “S” on the back of the cape. But a cool thing is it looks more futuristic like Jor-El stuffed a Kryptonian war suit in the space shuttle with little Kal-El.



Cloudy with a chance of Doomsday?


Although that can be many things, I noticed the eye marker about two feet above his head. That could make the creature about 8 feet (give or take) and Doomsday is a giant. Also notice the MoCap guy’s hands are huge as well.



Now again who knows what it actually is but I speculate that the figure on the right is Zod (or some female minion) and the guy in the motion capture suit is Doomsday.

Could General Zod have Doomsday come and destroy Smallville and in the process kill superman and leave a huge cliff hanger for a second movie? Doubtful if it is doomsday he will be easily defeated and come back for round two as the main bad guy with double the power.

I'm sure more news will come out soon that will help narrow down what to expect in this movie but until then Man of Steel is set to be released June of 2013

The New 52!

(I like how young all the characters look)

Following the events of the crossover series “Flashpoint” DC Universe is set to reboot all 52 major titles, or in other words restarting the entire DC Universe!

Now I haven’t read Flashpoint yet so ( please don’t spoil it) I can’t really tell you why this is happening but I’ll be glad to share my opinion and tell you what’s happening.

Some things to keep in mind before the reboot becomes active
-----DC confirmed that stories like Blackest Night, Brightest Day, Identity Crisis, Death in the Family, and Killing Joke are still part of the DCU history. In fact, editors said, some events in those stories are specifically referenced in September.
------- DC has not confirmed that other storylines will or will not be part of the universe's new history. (For example, Geoff Johns' recent Superman: Secret Origin story.) We will have to wait and see.


What I don't get is how there are some story arcs that remain "true" but this is going to be the first time they all meet each other. maybe its explained somewhere online(if so i haven't found it) or its explained it Flashpoint

BUT ANYWAY

let’s get to what to expect:

Starting with the best hero of the DCU, Batman:

(Batman #1)


(Detective Comics #1)

Batman’s history will remain intact for the most part. Meaning Robin will be dead and there would be a replacement. Barbara will be the Oracle and come back as Batgirl. And there will be one and only one Batman; Bruce Wayne

And like always there are many titles surrounding Batman, because of how awesome he is of course.



Superman:
There will be two story arcs as always.

One being Action comics which will handle his origin story:

(Action Comics #1)I like the jeans and t-shirt. More realistic for a “new” super hero.

(Action Comics #2. Pretty Sweet!)
Action Comics will talk a lot about his alien roots. maybe explains AC#2 cover.

and the other will be Superman and it will pick up in present day. Superman is single and Pa and Ma Kent are long dead.


(Superman #1)The suit is ceremonial battle armor that pays tribute to his Kryptonian past

Green Lantern:


(Green Lantern #1)
Unlike the rest of the titles Green Lantern will be the only one not to undergo a reboot. Instead it will continue the story line of “War of the Green Lanterns.

Justice League:

(Justice League #1)

In the sneak preview DC gave a peek about Justice League they showed Batman being hunted down by a dark force and being save by the Green Lantern.

Other titles to look forward to:



Teen Titans #1 (I’m blown away by how beast they all look)



Aquaman #1



Green Arrow #1


Nightwing #1


Superboy #1






Here’s a video of writers and producers explaining the DCU Reboot in more detail






Here’s a link to DC’s web page if you wanna check out the full list yourself.

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/the-new-52/


DCU is set to reboot in a couple of days
And Flashpoint (graphic novel) will be on shelves this October 25th.

Is the new James Bond Movie to be based off Carte Blanche?

A news report from Serbia about a Serbian chick who is playing cello in the movie stated that the movie will be about the new James Bond novel Carte Blanche. At first I was like “what how would a cellost (person who plays cello?) Know this?”

But then I started to think about it and it actually made sense and no worries the fact she is playing music in the movie had no affect on my thought process.

Let’s look at some facts we already know.

--The new James Bond book is located in Serbia, India, and South Africa. What we know now from interviews with producers and director Sam Mendes

--We know from news reports that the producers have asked permission to film a big car chase in Serbia…in the book, Carte Blanche, there is a big car chase scene in Serbia

--Then we know the producers have been seeking India's approval to film a dangerous action sequence on a train. In the book, the big opening scene is a big train crash.

--Another portion of the book has scenes in the location of South Africa, and producers have asked permission to film there, and received it. No details yet on which scenes will be filmed there.

--You might be thinking but Carte Blanche isn’t a sequel to Casino Royal and Quantum of Solace so how can this book relate to the set story line? The answer is that Producer Barbara Broccoli has said that the series "will go on to other different stories from now on."

I get how some people doubt this news because the source material isn’t an Ian Fleming original but Jeffery Deaver (writer of Carte Blanche) was chosen by the Fleming family to write this version and Deaver is a renowned author.

So it makes some sense to me that Hollywood would look for a more “modern” story to go along with a more “modern” audience. Also Hollywood is all about the now. They would have more opportunities of making money off a book that came out this summer more than one that came out twenty summers ago.

But on the other hand there are some reports that it’s going to be titled “Property of a Lady” or “Red Sky at Night”. So I guess all of this is speculation till the producer or director comes out and says “hey it’s going to be called….”

Regardless the “set” release date is November 2012 and filming to start shooting sometime this year.

Two and a Half: a New Start and a Death

CBS has recently released a promo picture of Two and a Half Men featuring Ashton Kutcher in replacement of Charlie Sheen.

It looks really awkward. But I have high hopes because Kutcher was hilarious on The 70’s Show and other movies. So I think this is what TAAHM needed because was it just me or was it starting to get repetitive?

And they also released a synopsis of the first episode (which airs September 19th)

“After the death of Charlie Harper, an Internet Billionaire purchases Charlie's beach house.”
Even awkwarder, right! Is Alan just going to sell the house with a discloser that he and his son are still living there, or is he just going to rent out the room.
Regardless I’m sure the awkward (and perverted) jokes will keep on coming and I can’t wait!

Battleship: The Movie

I was looking forward to this movie so badly but when the trailer hit, I changed my mind immediately. It had such potential but they made it aliens (or at least it looks like that) and the alien ship doesn’t even look original! It looks like a mix from Transformers and Terminator: Salvation. And the story looks extremely predictable (ten bucks says at the end Liam Neeson's charactor dies but right before he gives that kid premission to marry his daughter).

Only bright side is it has Liam Neeson it!

I hope they release a new trailer soon and have the “alien” ship be some sort of Chinese/Japanese prototype ship then it could once again have huge potential.

If it doesn't have a better trailer indaciting something other than alien I’ll probably just wait for DVD for this one though.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Although the first Ghost Rider got a bad rap from the critics and a lot of fans (not me though I loved it) Marvel studios went ahead and made a sequel. There was some controversy about if it’s a remake or a sequel but Nick Cage stated that it is a sequel but with a new origin sequence (huh?). Last week they released the first trailer for the movie…..and it looks amazing (minus GR peeing fire thought that was lame)

But be the judge for yourself…






Need more reasons that it’ll be awesome?

It is directed by Mark Neveldine and Brain Taylor who directed Crank, Crank: High Voltage and Gamer.

Its screen story is written by comic book movie legend David S. Goyer who is responsible for The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Blade 1-3 and upcoming movies The Dark Knight Rises and The Man of Steel.

The Walking Dead: Walking Straight Again

The smash hit TV show The Walking Dead is set to air season two on October 16th. Although the first season of the show started out with a huge bang it left many Fanboys confused.

SPOILER ALERT!!!! DON’T READ ON IF YOU DON’T WANNA GET SPOILED!






Season one ended with Rick and his crew of survivors leaving the CDC and starting to head out on the road again. But in the comics there is no CDC scene. Also Shane is alive and kickin which is again not how it goes in the comic book world.

But it seems they writers have kicked themselves into gear and are heading towards the right direction by having the survivors head to Greene Farms. I’m not going to spoil what goes down there but it’s bound to be intense.

Although it worries me that executive producer Gale Hurd has confirmed that all principal cast has signed onto a multi season contract, which is GREAT in most cases but what about Shane because he is dead by issue six of the comic.

But maybe there is hope yet. The first episode of season two is called “Miles Behind Us” which is the title of the second collected edition of The Walking Dead (. But who knows that might just be how their starting each season. Season one’s first episode is “Days Gone Bye” which is the first C.E)

Other than the two mishaps of season one (CDC, Shane) the shows stays close to the source material which is amazing and I don’t think they could have picked better actors to play Rick, Glenn, Lori, Dale and Carl.

And the adding of characters Daryl Dixon and Merle Dixon are just amazing story lines and I hope that Robert Kirkman (creator of the comics, producer of the TV show) takes note and does a spin off series of the two brothers. And in interviews Kirkman does seem very interested in doing so.

Here is a trailer for Season 2!



I know a lot of rambling but those are some hopes of Season 2 and thoughts of series.