Oh yeah, movie of the year is on the way!!! No, not Dark Knight, I'm talking Step Brothers!
Step Brothers stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, and follows the story of two guys brought together when their parents marry. After some initial drama, they form a strong bond over their liking of John Stamos.
Touching.
Warning: Contains adult themes and some coarse language.
2008 is a big year for the comic book film adaptation. There's Ironman, Batman, and the Incredible Hulk all hitting cinemas within the next few months.
The Dark Knight viral marketing campaign has kicked up another notch. Go check out the "Clown Travel Agency". If you surf around a bit you'll end up getting pointed toward ACME security systems. It gets curiouser and curiouser. One of my favourite blogs, "For the Love of Comics" has the full low down, so check it out.
The promotions machine behind the Incredible Hulk have released some new images from the film, as well as the promotional poster. Things are starting to look interesting, let's just hope this version does not stray into the stinker zone that the previous 'Hulk' film did.
The promo poster.
The Hulk in action.
The movies 'villain', the Abomination.
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Big news on the casting of the Wolverine movie, currently slated for a 1 May 2009 release with the title "X-Men Origins: Wolverine". It's one of those films that I'm keenly waiting for, but at the same time a little nervous about, cos lets face it, if this one goes wrong, it'll go really really wrong!
There were a few high profile actors announced having taken roles in the film, but the biggest part of the casting announcement came when the actors roles were announced.
Obviously the big news for me was the casting of Ryan Reynolds to play Deadpool. Sounds like perfect casting to me. Reynolds has been rumoured to play Deadpool for a few years now, with rumours of a Deadpool film dating back to 2004.
The other big one is the appearance of Gambit, one of my other favorite Marvel characters. To be honest I've never heard of the guy playing him, Taylor Kitsch, I just hope he doesn't play it corn ball.
Here's a shortlist of characters (and actors) from the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" film:
Looking at that list of characters I'm really scratching my head trying to figure out how they are going to fit them all in to the one story. The film could feature a lot of flashbacks, be set in the past, or just jump about through time. Arguably the strangest character to show up in the list is Beak. If you've read the New X-Men comics then you'll know that he's a bird like guy who doesn't have the ability to fly. Not sure why, or how, he's going to fit in to the whole thing...
There are a few new comic based movies coming out in 2008, and if you haven't seen the trailers for them yet, I think it's about time you sat down and took them in.
The film I'm looking forward to the most this year is Batman: The Dark Knight. At last we have a Batman that can be taken seriously, and at last we have a treatment of the Joker that appears how I'd always imagined him to be. Watch the trailer... I've seen it a few times now and it still makes me go 'wow!'.
Iron Man is due out sometime in May, with Robert Downey Jr. starring as Tony Stark/Iron Man. I have to say, Iron Man has never been one of my favorite Marvel characters. Actually my dislike for him grew during the Marvel Civil War when he totally screwed over Captain America, but that's another story. On paper this movie scared me, sounded like it had the potential to be the celluloid version of a septic tank. Having watched the trailer though, I'm a little more hopeful.
Other comic book movies rumored to hit the big screen in 2008-09 include:
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From what I've read elsewhere, it appears that the producers of the new Incredible Hulk movie, starring Edward Norton, have wisely chosen to forget the Ang Lee version of Hulk never happened. If you've seen that film, with Eric Bana as Bruce Banner, you'll know that it's a smart move.
The new film, with Edward Norton as Banner, sounds like it has plenty of potential, and the first official pictures from the film have started doing the rounds on the internet.
According to Marvel, this first pick is of Bruce Banner as he attempts to find a cure for his little Hulk problem.
No idea what's happening in this shot, although it would appear that Bruce Banner is settling in for the dentist appointment from hell!
The movie is scheduled for a US release on 13 June 2008.
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If you've been waiting for the next Batman movie, The Dark Knight, then I'm guessing the 18 July 2008 release date, currently being thrown around, can't get here quick enough.
Based on everything I've read and seen, the Dark Knight is set to carry on the grimy gothic vibe established in Batman Begins. The Joker looks evil and truly psychotic, which can only be a good thing for a Batman villain. As the hype continues to build, WB have released a few more screenshots of the Dark Knight. » Read the rest of the entry..
I Am Legend is a written by Richard Matheson and released in 1954. It tells the story of Robert Neville, capturing the daily grind and horror of his life as someone who might just be the last man alive on earth. The story takes place between 1976 and 1979, as follows Neville as he goes about surviving alone following the sudden appearance of an apocalyptic plague that he is somehow immune to. The plague itself causes people to display many of the symptoms associated with vampires. The infected are vulnerable to sunlight and stakes, fearful of garlic and have a constant craving for fresh blood.
Nevilles existence is a modest one. He spends his days repairing his house, boarding up windows, disposing of vampire corpses, and hanging up strings of garlic around his home. His day light hours are also spent hunting vampires as they sleep in an attempt to thin their numbers.
The book is as much a psychological study of how a man comes to terms with living alone, as it is anything else. At times Neville borders on the insane, but the will to survive keeps bringing him back from the edge. His decision to study and understand the plague gives his life further purpose.
As Neville's studies continue, we learn that some of the infected have discover a way to hold the virus at bay. Whilst they display many of the characteristics of the vampires that haunt Neville at night, such as an aversion to sunlight and sleeping during the day, they have retained much of their humanity. To Neville though, it is hard to tell the difference.
When he stumbles across a female survivor, Ruth, one day, his life is thrown into chaos. Can he trust her after all he's seen and done?
Is the book any good? Yes. Whilst it's not very long (just over 170 pages), this makes sure things keep moving along. This is not a horror novel, nor is it a vampire story. It's a story about the lengths a man will go to in order to survive, and how he deals with loneliness. In short, it's a good read. » Read the rest of the entry..