thefantaseer

Friday, July 30, 2010

io9 asks: Who'd win a battle between a Kilingon battlecruiser and the Death Star

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk

So earlier this month, Edward Norton gracefully admitted that he would not be reprising his role as Bruce Banner, or better known as, "The Hulk," in the upcoming movie, The Avengers. Over the weekend it was announced that Mark Ruffalo, star of Eternal Sunshine and The Spotless Mind, 13 Going on 30, Shutter Island, and most recently The Kids are All Right, was going to take over. A similar situation happened for Jon Favreau (the producer of The Avengers) when he had to replace Terrance Howard with Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2. Director Joss Wheadon, sounded off about the casting choice of Mark Ruffalo,

"I'm stunned that we landed that, just stunned. He has what I remember loving about the show, that quality of, you just look at him and you go through it with him, he invites you in in a way that [no] other performer has since Bill Bixby. He is a guy who's been beaten up by life, but not defined by that. That’s what I want from Bruce Banner, is a guy who’s still getting it done, even though he has his problem."
(http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/07/28/joss-whedon-explains-casting-rennerruffalo-in-the-avengers/#ixzz0v0ymB3Mn)

While there is no way to argue with the fact that Ruffalo is a fantastic actor, The Incredible Hulk is not exactly similar to the rest of his resume. I don't exactly have doubts, but I am anticipant to see what he does with the part.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Crazy Costumes at Comic Con

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/collections/gallery/2766/2010-comiccon--costumes

Kudos to people who go all out!

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Another article about 3D and a couple of more Comic Con links

http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/3d-progress-lost-dark-19392

The article discusses how 3D movies are screened with much lower lights than normal 2D films. Apparently this is becoming a distracting issue for audience members, but I wonder how big of an effect it will have on the success of future 3D films. Restating what I said earlier, the technology behind 3D movies is going to have to keep growing in order to keep the fascination of the audience.

Comic Con is going strong and the more I read about it, the more I wish I could be there!

http://io9.com/5593037/we-unmask-comic-cons-biggest-celebrities-who-walk-the-floor-incognito

A cool article about celebs that walk around Comic Con wearing masks and what to look for. I remember watching an interview with Megan Fox last year and she said she just walked around. Gutsy. If you're there, keep your eyes open!

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/07/24/comic-con-video-true-blood-spoilers/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNrqZ1XMMgI

Interviews with some of the True Blood cast about this season and what the reception has been like at comic con. This show is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine so I thought it was cool to see.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/07/comic-con-green-lantern-power-ring.html

According to Geoff Baucher a lucky fan already has a replica of the ring in the new Green Lantern movie. Lucky guy.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/07/24/comic-con-2010-cast-and-crew-talk-tron-legacy/

A transcript of the Tron Legacy panel.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644374/20100724/story.jhtml

One of the most exciting pieces of news form Comic Con thus far - Guillermo del Toro will be writing, producing, and maybe directing a remake of "The Haunted Mansion." Hopefully this will be a little better than the Eddie Murphy film.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Ryan Reynolds as The Green Lantern

Here's the first peak of Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming Green Lantern movie.

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/07/15/ryan-reynolds-green-lantern-2/

What do you think? It sounds like he's working hard on and off set in order to maintain the physique to fill out the suit. But will loveable Ryan Reynolds be convincing as a badass super hero? I suppose time will tell.