Here’s an incredibly cool fan illustration featuring Batman and Robin from the classic 1966 TV series. The pencils and inks were done by Jim Lee ,and the colors were done by Jeremiah Skipper. It gives these two versions of the classic characters more of a hardcore look than we’re used to seeing them in.
I’ve got a fantastic and beautifully made animated short film for you to watch called "Lunette." This is a fantasy-based short that tells a poetic and delightful story about the journey of a wolf who travels with the moon. This isn’t a hardcore action-packed film, but it’s still great, and it's wonderfully executed. I really hope you take the time to check it out.
I’ve got a wonderfully entertaining video that shows us what the card game Uno would be like if it were an anime series. It completely works too! I haven’t played Uno in years, but I’d totally watch this if it were a thing. I’m not even sure if Uno is still popular, but this could breathe life back into the game and even find a new audience. The video below was posted by JelloApocalypse.
As a person who is afraid of heights, the thought of climbing up the side of a skyscraper using vacuums makes my stomach turn. A rock climber named Sierra Blair-Coyle was hired by LG to demonstrate the sucking power of their cordless CordZero vacuum cleaner by using them to climb up the side of a building in South Korea.
She strapped two of the vacuums on her back, and with the power of suction, she completed the feat. Just in case the vacuums broke down, she was also strapped in with safety equipment including safety lines.
This is such a ridiculous stunt, but it’s also pretty cool. LG is out their risking lives to prove their cordless vacuum has ultra suction power. Watch the video below!
Via: Technabob
Universal Pictures has released one of the coolest features for Fast 8 yet. This one shows off some crazy cool new footage from the set of cars racing around the icy plains of Iceland. There's also a huge explosion! This gives us a great tease of what looks to be one awesomely action-packed car chase scene. We've definitely never seen anything like this before in the Fast and Furious franchise.
Fast 8 is being directed by F. Gary Gray, and it's set to be released on April 14th, 2017. It will be followed by two more sequels are set for release on April 19th, 2019 and April 2nd, 2021.
James Franco is set to star in another Stephen King project! It will be a feature film adaptation of a short story called "Drunken Fireworks." There’s also a chance that Franco could direct it, but he hasn’t decided if he wants to do that or not yet.
Franco most recently worked on Hulu’s Stephen King and J.J. Abrams series 11.22.63, which was incredible! That series was just a perfect storm of awesomeness, and it’s great to see that Franco is taking on another of King’s creations. This sounds like it will be a great project for him.
Drunken Fireworks is a darkly comic tale of a blue-collar mechanic and a retired mob boss who go head to head in an increasingly antagonistic annual Fourth of July fireworks competition. The tale is set in small-town rural Maine, where local good ol’ boy Alden McCausland (Franco) strikes up a rivalry with retired mob boss Nicky Serrano when Nicky moves in across the lake from Alden and his mother. When Nicky bests Alden’s Fourth of July fireworks show, Alden goes to great lengths to ensure that he beats Nicky the next year in a competition known henceforth as the “Fourth of July Arms Race.”
The script for the feature is being written by Matt Rager, who has collaborated with Franco on a few projects such as As I Lay Dying, The Sound And The Fury, and the upcoming John Steinbeck novel adaptation In Dubious Battle. Here's the official story description with additional details:
Alden McCausland and his mother are what they call “accident rich”; thanks to an unexpected life-insurance policy payout and a winning Big Maine Millions scratcher, Alden and his Ma are able to spend their summers down by Lake Abenaki, idly drinking their days away in a three-room cabin with an old dock and a lick of a beach.
Across the lake, they can see what “real rich” looks like: the Massimo family’s Twelve Pines Camp, the big white mansion with guest house and tennis court that Alden’s Ma says is paid for by “ill-gotten gains” courtesy of Massimo Construction. When Alden’s holiday-weekend sparklers and firecrackers set off what over the next few years comes to be known as the Fourth of July Arms Race, he learns how far he and the Massimos will go to win an annual neighborly rivalry—one that lands Alden in the Castle County jail.
This sounds like a fun story and will make for a great film.
Source: Deadline
Later this week DreamWorks Animation is debuting their new series Voltron: Legendary Defender. To celebrate and to get fans even more pumped up for it, there’s a Voltron art show taking place at the Hero Complex Gallery.
The Dreamworks Voltron: Legendary Defender Art Showcase opened this weekend at the Hero Complex Gallery in Los Angeles, California. it includes a wide range of art from over 40 artists that includes original posters, paintings, pins, sculptures, and more.
Thanks to io9 we have some incredibly cool artwork that is currently on display at the show.
This new Ocean's Eleven film in development that will be led by an all-female cast seems to be shaping up nicely with the actors getting involved. Sandra Bullock is attached to the Gary Ross-directed project, and Jennifer Lawrence is also looking to join. Now thanks to The Playlist, we’ve learned that Cate Blanchett is in talks to co-star in the film.
According to the report, inside sources have told them that the film is currently “affectionately known” as Ocean’s Ocho. This seems to indicate that there will be eight principal thieves pulling off a heist instead of eleven.
If Blanchett is cast, she will be playing the same type of role that Brad Pitt played, which is the role we thought Lawrence was up for, but I guess not. The new movie is supposed to be a continuation of the original films, and Bullock will be playing Danny Ocean’s ex-con sister. With help from her right-hand woman (Blanchett), she’ll form a team of thieves to steal a necklace from the Met Ball in order to frame a villainous gallery owner.
The film was being developed by the late producer Jerry Weintraub, Steven Soderbergh, who directed the first three films, and George Clooney. We also know that screenwriter Olivia Milch (Queen & Country, Little Women) has been working on the screenplay. The latest report says:
While there was some early talk that George Clooney’s Danny Ocean character could cameo in the film, that idea has been nixed for now. However, they have loose plans for sequels should the movie take off, and it’s possible the character could appear down the road.
As a fan of the Soderbergh's three Ocean's films, I’m excited to see how this new relaunch of the franchise turns out. It could be a lot of fun, especially if they bring together an awesome cast like this.
Over the weekend, director Michael Bay revealed Bumblebee's slick new look in Transformers: The Last Knight. This is a custom-built 2016 Camaro from General Motors. The character has gotten a new car design for every film, and as cool as this one is, I'm still waiting for the day we see him go back to the Volkswagon Bug look, because it'd be pretty damn funny.
Bumblebee is a fan-favorite character in the franchise, and he's scheduled to get his own solo film in 2018. I imagine The Last Knight will help set up that storyline. My expectations for these upcoming Transformers films are low. I'm not expecting them to be much better than what we've already seen. Regardless of the mediocrity of these films, they still make a ridiculous amount of money, which is why Paramount Pictures will keep making them.
The Last Knight stars Mark Wahlberg as Cade Yeager, Josh Duhamel as Lieutenant Colonel Lennox, Isabela Moner (100 Things to Do Before High School) as the film’s female lead, Izabella, and Jerrod Carmichael (Neighbors) in an unspecified leading role. Sir Anthony Hopkins also recently joined the film, and I'm really hoping that he will provide the voice of Unicron.
The movie is set to be released on June 23rd, 2017. What do you think of Bumblebee's new look?
Bee is back! @generalmotors really got it done with this custom-built 2016 Camaro. #transformers pic.twitter.com/t8NkOQlqc5
— Michael Bay (@michaelbay) June 4, 2016
Over the weekend, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston appeared at Wizard World Philadelphia, and during their panel, they talked a little bit about Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok. This third Thor film is sure to turn out to be the best of the three. I think director Taika Waititi is going to do something wonderfully special with it and give us something that we’ve never seen before. At one point during the Q&A, Hiddleston was asked what we could expect to see from Loki in the upcoming film and he explained:
"That's a great question. I'm so, I have to say, I haven't said, I'm so excited to be playing him again. I haven't played him, I really haven't played him properly since the end of 2012. I know Thor: The Dark World came out in 2013, but the last time I put the suit on was in 2012 if you exclude San Diego Comic Con."
I’m really happy that Loki will be back again, but it’s kinda sad that this could be the last time we see him in the MCU. He went on to talk about how the characters have progressed, explaining:
"Um, so what I'm interested in really is how his attitudes have changed. While Thor was away with his buddies fighting a computer, and uh, I'll think you'll see it's, there is all sorts of interesting things. I'm four yeas older and Chris is four years older and there will just be new things we find in it. The most exciting thing about him is that he is always a trickster. It is trying to find new ways for him to be mischievous, because I love doing that, and I hope you guys love within that. “
Some new story details were revealed for film recently in which we learned that it will include some elements of Planet Hulk. You can read more about that here. Speaking of Hulk, Hiddleston teased the green goliath’s appearance in the film saying:
“And lets not forget that its no secret that um, that the Hulk shows up in Ragnarok, and um, the last time Loki and Hulk were in the same room didn't go very well for Loki so, he's got a few chips on his shoulder, but um, yeah, it's fun, you'll see.”
Yeah, it’s definitely going to be awesome to see Loki and Hulk come face to face again. I’m sure we’re going to see a rematch between the two, and maybe this time, Loki will get the better of him. We'll just have to wait and see. Hemsworth also shared his thoughts on the film:
"Man, it is a lot of fun. I think tonally it's a big shift in a great way, more than anything we've seen before. Um, Taika Waititi, the director, if you know any of his work, yeah, he's just an incredible sort of comedic talent, um, a lot of heart in everything he does, um, but you know there's a, it's a very different Thor, it's a different Loki, I think there's a, we go off on another world that we haven't experienced before. It's fun you know, uh, but that's me skirting around the issue because I can't say too much."
They will be joined by Idris Elba (Heimdall), Anthony Hopkins (Odin), Cate Blanchett (Hela), Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), and Karl Urban (Skurge). The movie hits theaters on November 3rd, 2017.
Source: ComicBook.com
X-Files star Gillian Anderson is the latest actress to join the cast of Starz’ highly anticipated series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.
Variety reports that Anderson will take on the role of the character Media, “the mouthpiece for the New Gods, functioning as their public face and sales representative, by taking the form of various iconic celebrities.” The report goes on to explain that “she lives off the attention and worship that people give to screens — to their laptops, their TVs, to their iPhones in their hands while they watch their TVs. Ever the perky spokesperson, and always in control, she spins stories in whatever direction best suits her.”
Anderson is going to be awesome in this role! It’s definitely inspired casting! The series will reunite her with producer Bryan Fuller, who most recently worked with her on NBC’s Hannibal.
The story for American Gods focuses on "a war brewing between old and new gods: the traditional gods of biblical and mythological roots from around the world steadily losing believers to an upstart pantheon of gods reflecting society’s modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs. Its protagonist, Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), is an ex-con who becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), a conman but in reality one of the older gods, on a cross-country mission to gather his forces in preparation to battle the new deities."
Anderson will join the previously cast Emily Browning as Shadow’s wife Laura, Sean Harris as leprechaun Mad Sweeney, Yetide Badaki as love goddess Bilquis, Bruce Langley as petulant god Technology Boy, Jonathan Tucker as Low-Key Lyesmith, and Crispin Glover as Mr. World.
David Slade (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night) is directing the pilot episode as well as some additional episodes in the series. The show is set t premiere sometime in 2017.
The big reveal regarding Hodor earlier in the sixth season of Game of Thrones was one of the greatest, most powerful and heartbreaking moments in the series. I loved what they did with this poor character and how through his whole life he was carrying only one thing in his mind, "hold the door."
Well, a group of Game of Thrones fans have come together to pay tribute to Hodor by creating a doorstop in his honor that they are kickstarting. They were only asking for $5,000 to produce it, but they have managed to already raise over $64,700. It's an awesome idea and they explain:
My friends and I are huge GoT nerds. We know more about Westoros history than... actual history. We all agreed Hodor should be the one to sit on the Iron Throne until we watched the ending of season 6 episode 5.
As a tribute to this oversized and simple-minded hero, we are creating this 6" "Hodoor" Hold the Door Doorstops. Yes, it actually works as a real doorstop.
We've already hired multiple designers (with over 20 years of combined experience) to bring this idea to life.
The final version will be a, 6" tall "Hodoor" doorstop guaranteed to impress even the nerdiest GoT Fan.
They still have yet to secure the rights from HBO. If they aren't granted the rights, the project will be shut down and everyone who helped fund the project will be given their money back.
Last week a rumor broke that Tom Hiddleston was in talks to take on the role of James Bond in the next movie. Turns out those rumors might not be true, unfortunately. During a panel at Wizard World Philadelphia, the actor shared the disappointing news saying:
"I'm sorry to disappoint you everybody. I don't think that announcement is coming. But I'm very gratified to hear the enthusiasm. There's not much that I can say that I haven't already said, but I know... your guess is as good as mine to be honest."
I really hope he’s just messing around with us and someday in the near future it will be announced that he will be the new James Bond! The actor has previously said that he’d love to take on the role if it was offered to him.
“I simply love the theme tune, the tropes and the mythology. I love the whole thing. If it ever came knocking, it would be an extraordinary opportunity. And I’m very aware of the physicality of the job. I would not take it lightly.”
When talking about the possibility of taking on the role previously, he said:
"I mean, as somebody who grew up with Sean Connery and Roger Moore, when you mention that there is a part of me that goes really? are you kidding? But I feel like who's going to be the next James Bond is, it's one of the nation's favorite pub conversations. It's up there with who is going to win X-Factor and when is the England National side going to live up to its full potential, and is Britain going to leave the E.U. and all that thing."
It would be such a shame if the producers of the James Bond franchise don’t get Hiddleston on board. But who knows, maybe they have someone on their mind that will be a better, completely unexpected choice. Any thoughts on who you want that person to be?
Source: ComicBook.com
I've got an enjoyable mashup for you to watch today that combines scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens with music from the band They Might Be Giants. The song that it's set to is called "Fingertips," which is actually a collection of 21 silly short songs that range from 5 to 20 seconds long. Each song is set to the scene from the movie that best represents it, and the end result is pretty damn funny. I grew up with They Might Be Giants in my life, so I thought this video was one of the greatest things! The video was created by wyomingnot, and I hope you get a kick out of it.
One of the most celebrated games in the Final Fantasy series is coming to PS4 in 2017. Polygon reports Final Fantasy XII will be an HD remaster, PS4 exclusive, and...read more on Gametyrant
Over the past couple of years, there's been a lot of talk regarding a sequel to The Goonies. That talk has been coming from people like Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, and even director Richard Donner, all of whom have said the movie is going to happen. You can read up on all of our Goonies related news here.
Astin continues to say that The Goonies 2 is going to happen. Over the weekend, he appeared at Phoenix Comic Con 2016, and while he was there he teased that the sequel will include another appearance from the legendary pirate One-Eyed Willy. During the actor's panel which you can watch below, he said:
"In the original Goonies, it's not the only time Mikey will come face-to-face with One-Eyed Willy."
I would really love to see this sequel to The Goonies happen. Astin seems very optimistic, so that's a good sign that things are still progressing with it. It will also be cool to see how One-Eyed Willy will be implemented into the story for the sequel.
Personally, I've always wanted to see a 17th century-set film that tells the story of One-Eyed Willy and the events that led up to him, his crew, and his treasure being trapped in the cave where the Goonies found him. There's a great story to tell with this character! It'd be a shame if it never happened.
Regardless, it seems like a Goonies sequel is still slowly in the works, so hopefully, one day that happens.
If you're a fan of Space Ghost, you're gonna love this new collectible action figure from Entertainment Earth. I've been a fan of this character for years and it's awesome to see him get a cool action figure like this.
Space Ghost is an intergalactic crime fighter from the Ghost Planet. He has various powers that include the ability to turn invisible (thanks to his belt), the power to fly, and shoot various rays from the powerbands on his wrists.
The action figure glows in the dark and comes with his sidekick, Blip the monkey. It also features interchangeable heads, hands, 32 points of articulation, and some of his weapon accessories like the Force Ray, Freeze Ray, Destroyer Ray, and Magna Ray.
The detailed costume design comes complete with a fabric cape with an integrated wire so you can pose it. This is seriously something that I'd love to get my hands on! Here are the details from Entertainment Earth:
Entertainment Earth Exclusive! Mezco's Space Ghost Glow-in-the-Dark 1:12 Collective Action Figure - Entertainment Earth Exclusive features over 32 articulation points, intricate sculptural work, incredible costume detailing, and tons of accessories for an iconic classic vision with a real-world look. But that's not all. Space Ghost comes with his trusted companion, Blip the monkey, who also boasts an exceptionally realistic sculpt and more than 10 points of articulation. Perhaps best of all, this exclusive version of Space Ghost actually glows in the dark! Whether you're a fan of the classic 1960s cartoon or Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, or you know him as Thaddeus "Tad" Ghostal or Thaddeus Bach, this Space Ghost Glow-in-the-Dark 1:12 Collective Action Figure is a must for your collection.
Patrolling the known galaxies in his ship, the Phantom Cruiser, intergalactic crime-fighter Space Ghost uses his Power Bands and Teleportation Belt to deploy righteous justice across the cosmos!
If you want to get your hands on one, all you have to do is click here. The cost is $70.
If you've been waiting for more info on Telltale's take on the Batman series, looks like we're going to get our first look next week at E3! Developer Job Stauffer...read more on Gametyrant
DC's Rebirth is being heralded as a success as sales numbers are starting to come out for their first issues. If it's any indicator of how well the other heroes are selling, WeTheNerdy and writer Benjamin Percy say Green Arrow: Rebirth currently sits at 90,000 copies sold, which is MASSIVE for the franchise. It's assumed larger heroes' numbers are well beyond that, but nothing has been confirmed. Compared to the New 52 Green Arrow launch, that's about 40,000 more copies than its first issue.
@Masked_Demon As I understand it, we're upward of 90,000 copies right now. Thank you, readers.
— Benjamin Percy (@Benjamin_Percy) June 1, 2016
Guess I'll be stopping by the comic shop today! Anyone know any other Rebirth titles worth checking out?
Warning: spoilers ahead for season 6, episode 7 of Game of Thrones, entitled "The Broken Man." If you haven't seen the episode yet, turn back now.
This season, I'm going to try to write up some quick thoughts about each episode the day after it airs. I won't get too deep into full-on recaps (you can find those all over the internet, and you've probably already read a few today if you're into that sort of thing) and will instead focus on what I consider to be each episode's best moments. This can be as many or as few as I want, and will likely vary every episode — today, there are three. I'll also toss in some additional observations that don't fit into the "best moments" category, which you can find at the bottom of the post. For the best moments of earlier episodes this season, click here. Onward!
Catelyn Stark's uncle, Brynden "The Blackfish" Tully, has taken his home of Riverrun back from the Freys. As we saw last week, Walder Frey isn't happy about that, so he sends his two idiot relatives and the Lannister army to take it back. This week, we see the incompetence of the Frey army (threatening to kill Edmure, but not actually doing it), and Jaime Lannister has to roll in and get things under control. His parlay with The Blackfish was pretty entertaining because of how dismissive Tully is of the once-great fighter known as The Kingslayer, and with Riverrun seemingly impenetrable and stocked for up to two years, it'll be interesting to see what Jaime does to attempt to take the castle back.
I was worried the show would skip Arya's storyline this episode since we saw her so much last week, but I'm happy we got to check in with her again so quickly. After renouncing her apprenticeship at the House of Black and White, embracing her identity, and uncovering her Needle, Arya's looking for passage back to Westeros. Everything seemed to be going well when, BAM — the Waif comes out of nowhere and stabs her multiple times in the stomach. I wasn't expecting that at all...so much so that at first I wondered if this was a dream sequence. But it's very real, and Arya goes over the edge of a bridge and plunges into the water, and the Waif makes the classic mistake of not confirming the kill before smugly walking away. Arya survives, but she's terrified, wet, and wandering the streets. Where will she go? What will she do? My guess is she'll call upon the actress whose life she saved, Lady Crane, and Crane will help her to make them even.
In one of the show's rare cold openings, we discover that despite Arya leaving him for dead, The Hound survived his fight with Brienne and has become a peaceful man living and working with a church group. I knew this was coming, but suspected the show might play coy with the reveal; instead, they unveiled it before the credits even began. The theme of resurrection factors heavily into this season (there's another character I'm hoping to see before the season ends that would continue this theme even more — book readers probably know who I'm talking about), so seeing The Hound pop up again fits right in with that.
The show did a tremendous job of imparting a lot of information in a short time: The Hound is still alive, he still hates his brother Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane, and he's tried his best to live a peaceful life. But when the Brotherhood Without Banners murder his entire group (including the awesome Ian McShane, who was great in his brief one-episode stint as a septon), The Hound gives in to his old ways and now has vengeance on his mind.
Though it was nice to see Lady Olenna take Cersei down a peg and leave the Queen Regent fuming at the knowledge of her own mistakes, I'm not convinced Olenna would be daft enough to believe Margaery's fake conversion to the Faith. I get the sense that the old woman taught her granddaughter everything she knows about playing the game of thrones, and I feel like she would instantly see through the facade and understand the move Margaery is making. That obliviousness seemed out of character for the veteran, and I suspect the show chose to have Olenna not understand the ploy simply for the benefit of audience members who forgot about the scene earlier this season in which Margaery spoke with Loras in the dungeon and revealed a quick flash of her true self. Either way, it was good to see Margaery slip Olenna that note with a rose on it after the High Sparrow made his threat about Olenna's safety; it's the sigil of House Tyrell, which lets Olenna know Margaery still has her family in mind (it may also be a reference to Loras, nicknamed "The Knight of Flowers").
With his sister's help, it seems like Theon Greyjoy is finally starting to regain his identity. He spent so long as "Reek" it's no surprise he's still a little shell-shocked, but Yara explained that she needs him to be the real Theon again if they're going to take back the Iron Islands (with Dany's help). Considering this season began with Theon and Sansa on the run after escaping Winterfell, it'd be appropriate for him to regain his full sense of self by the end of the season, so I'm hoping that's where his storyline is heading and I'm fascinated to see what he'll do moving forward. He's still troubled by his misdeeds of the past and prickles at the mention of justice, so he'll have to settle for vengeance in the meantime and hope for redemption in the long run.
Jon, Sansa, and Davos had mixed results recruiting their army to take down Ramsay Bolton and reclaim Winterfell (I'm so thankful we haven't seen Ramsay in weeks; it's been such a nice breather from his tired, one-note character). They managed to convince the Wildlings to fight with them, and thanks to Davos, they gathered 62 fighters from the young Lady Mormont. Convincing the young leader of that house to pledge her men to their cause was a tough task, one they couldn't duplicate with House Glover after Sansa pushed a little too far and got a nasty history lesson about how Robb's philandering screwed over the house in their time of need. So it makes sense that Sansa would (presumably) write her letter to Littlefinger and request aid from the Knights of the Vale, even if she'd rather never see him again. She knows she needs his help if they're going to win, and as we're reminded here, this battle isn't just about squabbling families — it's essential for the North to be united if they're going to have any hope of keeping the White Walkers at bay (good luck with that, by the way).
This was a really solid episode. For the most part, it actually felt like actual progress was being made in many of the storylines, which I was thankful for because when episodes spin their wheels and don't do as much to forward the larger narrative, I get a little antsy. Writer Bryan Cogman and director Mark Mylod did an excellent job here.
What did you think?
