That’s right. The legendary Flash Gordon is being re-invented on the Sci-Fi Channel. Below is a picture of Eric Johnson, from Smallville, who stars in the title role. To read the article from Entertainment Weekly, click here.
I just hope they keep the same theme song…
Most of these movie endings are firmly embedded in pop culture; so much so that you can know how some of these movies end without ever having seen them. Regardless of that fact, you may want to be careful about where you wear this shirt. I wouldn’t recommend sporting it in video stores, libraries, or around people who may have just been released from decades of cryogenic stasis.
P.S. The boat sinks. He comes back to life in three days. They all live happily ever after.
Posted by… Joe
**UPDATE!!**
And if that’s not enough to trip your trigger, here’s the first look at Heath Ledger as the Joker. Creepy, eh?
Well, to all you Punisher fans out there, looks like you better start hoping that the people over at LionsGate find a good replacement for Thomas Jane. Because according to this article, he ain’t coming back for Punisher 2… as if the first Punisher wasn’t enough punishment… pun intended.
MTV spoke with Avi Arad about the upcoming spin-off of the X-Men franchise, Magneto. Here’s a brief clip:
“Think of meeting him in [the first “X-Men” movie] as a young boy in a concentration camp. What happens to his life after the war?” he teased of the film’s plot. Arad quickly answered his own question, telling MTV News that the flick will follow Magneto discovering “if [his powers are] real or not and the whole journey of [his] survival as a young man.”
To read the rest of the article, click here.
Boo-do-do-do-do-do-do! Boo-do-do-do-do-do-do! What’s that? Why that’s the sound of the Bionic Woman coming to NBC in fall!! The show stars Michelle Ryan and will airing on Wednesday nights from 9 to 10. If you like to see a cool little preview of the show, click here! If you ask me, she’s pretty hot… bionically speaking, of course…
Two More Star Wars Movies Coming?
Source: Fox411
May 9, 2007Fox411’s Roger Friedman talked to George Lucas at the all-star Time magazine dinner and got some interesting sound bites from the Indiana Jones 4 executive producer.Lucas says that Sean Connery still hasn’t signed on, but his character, Indy’s dad, is in the script. Other than that, his lips are sealed.
Lucas said that he has seen all the summer movies since his company, Industrial Light & Magic, does most of the special effects. The only one they didn’t work on was Spider-Man 3. What did he think of it?
“It’s silly. It’s a silly movie,” he said. “There just isn’t much there. Once you take it all apart, there’s not much story, is there? People thought ‘Star Wars’ was silly, too,” he added, with a wink. “But it wasn’t.”
While Lucas is readying the new “Clone Wars” animated series, he told Friedman that he will make two more live-action films based in the “Star Wars” universe as well.
“But they won’t have members of the Skywalker family as characters,” he said. “They will be other people of that milieu.”
The two extra films will also be made for TV and probably be an hour long each. But, like “Clone Wars,” Lucas doesn’t know where on TV they will land.
Oh, Mr. Lucas, you gone and done it now! Whatever respect I had left for you after your prequel trilogy – is now gone. You’re right though, Jar Jar Binks wasn’t silly. Neither were metachlorians. They were both taken extremely seriously and well-received by the audience and fans. And with the whole “To the Darkside and back again” story, I’m glad you decided to tell that in 6 really long movies, as opposed to just one. You know, in regards to your prequel trilogy, I remember reading in a magazine way back when that 60% of the story you wanted to tell was in the third movie, the other 40% was split up between the first and second movies, and the rest was just fluff. I love fluff. More so, I love paying $10.00 to watch a two and half hour movie that has only a half-hour’s worth of story to tell. That always makes me feel great.
I’m looking forward to your new made for TV Star Wars movies, too. I’m glad you’re exploiting your one good original idea for all it’s worth. Heaven forbid you try to create something new. Nothing better than beating a dead horse! Especially when the horse spurts out wads cash every time you kick it! You’re truly a genius, Jar-tard.
As a Spider-Man fan through and through, it would be wrong for me not to come forth and give my two cents worth about the reactions Spider-Man 3 has been getting. For the most part, the reviews are pretty mixed. However, the ones that are causing more of an uproar are those dwelling on the negative.
Like any other sequel, Spider-Man 3 tried to top its predecessors. It took everything we liked from the first two movies and multiplied it – giving us more of everything that was good. Too much? Maybe. But the film wasn’t trying to simply meet our expectations, it was trying to exceed our expectations. Perhaps it tried too hard, or not hard enough, but if you ask me – they hit it dead on. Bad pacing, bad script, too many coincidences, too many characters, too many subplots, too campy, etc. These are the things that most of the reviews seem to be harping on. I admit, Spider-Man 3 does have it’s flaws, but I don’t believe it deserves the beating that some of the critics and hardcore fans (who are even worse critics) are giving it. Especially since the fans are the ones who were demanding more in the first place.
First and foremost, let me just say that I don’t give a flyin’ flip about what the professional movie critics say. Chances are they’re not die-hard Spider-Man fans. Since most professional critics do not have a full appreciation for all that is Spider-Man, they do their job and focus on what makes a good film – technically. And if that’s what you want to nit-pick, go right ahead. You’ll only end up ruining the movie for yourself. The film makers weren’t trying to win an Oscar for Best Screenplay, they were trying to make a summer blockbuster that everyone would enjoy. And based on all the Box Office records that it’s been breaking world-wide – that’s exactly what they did. Eat it, critics.
For the fanboys who can’t stop bitching about how “Raimi ruined the franchise” – you need to shut up, too. Because all you do is complain. You complained so much that the producers made Raimi listen to you and give you what you wanted. And what was the biggest thing the fans wanted? Venom. And Raimi captured Venom perfectly. And now you’re complaining because you didn’t get enough and now he’s dead. Venom’s not that deep of a character, folks! In the comics, all he does is threaten to kill Peter Parker repeatedly and fails repeatedly. That’s exactly what he did in the movie, and we don’t need to see it more than once. He’s a one-trick pony. So, get over it. What’s great about all the Spider-Man movies is that they’re all about Peter Parker – not the villians. Each character got the amount of screen time they deserved. Also, if you were pissed because you thought Peter Parker dancing in the black suit was lame and cheesey – remember what the black suit does. It amplifies the characteristics of it’s host. Peter Parker was a nerd who was full of himself. That’s exactly what you got.
Now, I could go on and on about why Spider-Man 3 was a great Spider-Man movie, but I don’t want to take up too much of your time. In my opinion, Raimi and his team successfully captured the spirit of the comics in Spider-Man 3. As long as you’re willing to relax and let the film carry you through, you’ll have a good time. As far as super-hero trilogies go, it’s by far still #1.
… No, really – he is. The critically acclaimed actor was recently been cast in Louis Leterrier’s, The Incredible Hulk, play opposite Edward Norton and Liv Tyler.
Tim Roth will play Emil Blonsky, a KGB agent who purposefully exposes himself to higher dosage of gamma radiation than our beloved Bruce Banner (Norton) received. Although Blonsky is transformed into a creature larger and stronger than the Hulk, he’s pretty pissed off because he can never turn back into human form. And of course, Blonsky blames Bruce Banner for this Abomination.
For the full article, click here.
Apparently Lost star Josh Holloway has been approached to play everyone’s favorite mutant, card-dealing, ragin’ cajun – Gambit! Whether it be for the Wolverine spinoff, the Magneto spinoff, the less-than-likely X-Men 4, or something entirely different – who knows. To immerse yourself in the rest of the rumor, click here.
