JARED HARRIS Will Star In THE QUIET ONES

April 17, 2012, 8:30 am

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In the upcoming film The Quiet Ones, Jared Harris will play Professor Joseph Coupland a ghost creator. Well, kind of, there's a bit more to it.


In a press release from Hammer Films, it was announced that Jared Harris will star in the supernatural thriller/horror that tells the true story of a professor who uses his unorthodox and controversial methods and has his student be a part of his dangerous experiments in an attempt to "create a poltergeist from negative human energy."

Harris most recently had parts in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Mad Men. His next role will be in Steven Spielbergs Lincoln. Read the whole press release right after the break. 

QUIET ONES (PRESS RELEASE)

HAMMER SIGNS JARED HARRIS TO STAR IN 'THE QUIET ONES'

• THE QUIET ONES marks Hammer's next production after THE WOMAN IN BLACK
• Jared Harris will play lead character Doctor Joseph Coupland in new horror/thriller

April 16, 2012: Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media and President & CEO of Hammer and Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media, Hammer's parent company, announced today that Jared Harris has signed on to star as Professor Joseph Coupland in THE QUIET ONES.

THE QUIET ONES is a supernatural thriller/horror to be directed by John Pogue (QUARANTINE 2) which James Gay-Rees (SENNA, EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP) will produce in association with TPSC Films. With the story and original screenplay by Tom DeVille, revisions by Craig Rosenberg, Oren Moverman and most recently John Pogue, the film is currently in pre-production and will start shooting in June 2012 in the UK.

Inspired by true events, THE QUIET ONES tells the story of an unorthodox, but charismatic professor who uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist from negative human energy.

THE QUIET ONES marks Hammer's next production after the worldwide box office hit, THE WOMAN IN BLACK, starring Daniel Radcliffe, which has taken over $120 million at the box-office worldwide to date.

Jared Harris recently starred IN SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS and hit TV series Mad Men. He will next be seen in Steven Spielberg's LINCOLN, currently in post-production.

Exclusive Media's President of Worldwide Production & Acquisitions, Tobin Armbrust, is overseeing production alongside Director of Development, Shira Rockowitz. Alex Walton, President of International Sales and Distribution, is handling international sales. TPSC Film's President, Steven Chester Prince, is a producer on the project for the newly formed independent film division of The Traveling Picture Show Company.

John Pogue said: "Jared Harris is an extraordinarily talented actor and I'm thrilled that he will be playing the key role of Professor Joseph Coupland, who led his most ambitious students in a notorious 1974 experiment to create a poltergeist. Jared has the perfect blend of charisma, intelligence and wit that the part of Professor Coupland demands, and I'm excited to watch him bring the role to life."

Simon Oakes, President & CEO of Hammer and Vice Chairman of Exclusive Media said: "THE QUIET ONES is set to be an incredibly chilling and sinister picture that we are proud to be a part of. It's another unique horror movie which we believe will appeal to audiences around the world."

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THE BOOKMOBILE OF DEATH

April 17, 2012, 9:30 am

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Okay, sure, the video is in French and you don't know what anyone is saying (unless of course, you speak French which means you are a much better human being than I) but that shouldn't deter you from watching what is essentially a homemade book tank roaming the streets of Argentina and blowing away illiteracy with Weapons of Mass Instruction.

I don't know about you but if I were faced with such a tank, I would probably take a free book...you know, in case the person driving it does have a mental issue and has access to guns and stuff.

Source: Dude Craft

Multiple Choice--Jamie Madrox Makes His Mark

April 17, 2012, 10:00 am

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It’s impossible to read comic books and not imagine what it would be like to have some fantastic powers beyond mere mortals.

Whether it’s controlling magnetic fields like Magneto, or having a power ring like Green Lantern, the possibilities are endless.

Now, already being blessed with the mutant ability of Super Sexiness, I’m not immune to such fantasies myself.

And while there are many abilities out there I think it would be awesome to wield, being able to create autonomous duplicates of myself like Jamie Madrox, the Multiple Man, is right near the top of the list.

Warning: Do NOT Enlarge!! (Standard monitors just can’t handle this much sexy.)

Why?

Two main reasons, actually.

For one, with a full time job, writing three columns for Forces of Geek, promoting a book on politics and terrorism, being a husband, and raising a wild two year old, I could use the extra help to keep it all together, not gonna lie.

And two, it would piss a lot people off who aren’t even happy with the prospect of there being one of me, let alone a veritable clone army.

And, believe me, we’d get stuff done.

Jamie Madrox is one of those characters than languished in virtual obscurity for years before finally getting his due.

Debuting back in 1975’s Giant Size Fantastic Four #4, Jamie was introduced to the X-Men by Mr. Fantastic (That’s like naming yourself “Awesome Guy,” by the way. Check yourself, Reed. Seriously.) and spent most of his appearances helping out at Moira MacTaggert’s Muir Island facilities.

While his mutant ability to generate a duplicate of himself after an impact—and he got to the point where he could do it with a foot stomp or a finger snap—would have been useful to the X-Men, he turned down an offer to join the team.

After a brief stint as a member of the Fallen Angels in the mid-1980s, Jamie found himself affected by the Shadow King during the Muir Island Saga (Uncanny X-Men #278-280 and X-Factor #69-70) that left Legion comatose and Xavier bound to a wheelchair once again.

Ok, everybody else is looking down, so what the hell is Cyclops shooting at?!

With the original X-Factor team being brought back into the fold of the X-Men, Val Cooper came with an offer to create a team officially sanctioned by the US Government and Jamie became part of the new X-Factor as of issue #71.

It was there that his character took off, providing part of the one-two punch of Peter David penned humor along with fellow teammate, Strong Guy, and showing that he could be more than just a background character.

Eventually, exposure to a mutate on the island nation of Genosha led Jamie to contract the fatal Legacy Virus unleashed by Stryfe at the end of X-Cutioner’s Song and he was presumed dead as of X-Factor #100.

Havok was so distraught, he couldn’t bring himself to do something with his hair.

But, like many comic characters, Jamie bounced back and he returned as an amnesiac, the truth being that it was actually one of his duplicates that died.

After the House of M, he set up X-Factor Investigations to help residents of Mutant Town cope with the loss of their powers and became the de facto leader, finally headlining a book of his own.

Jamie took a hardline stance against the US Government during Civil War, refusing to back the Superhuman Registration Act and then later showed Cyclops he wanted no part of the greater drama that followed the other X-Teams and preferred to help the little people.

His dupes became more complex, each of them having different personality traits and some of them even having lives and families of their own. One of his dupes impregnated teammate Siryn and the birth of his son was marred by tragedy when he absorbed the baby upon contact, thereby ending its existence.

“Well, sure, you can call him Sean…just not for much longer…”

Another dupe became lost in time during the Messiah CompleX and came back as the villainous Cortex, so Jamie has had his share of jacked up moments in recent history, including the revelation by the mysterious Mr. Trypp that he may not be a mutant at all, but something altogether different known as a killcrop, the ramifications of which have yet to be fully explored.

Most recently, he was killed again, this time not just as a dupe and spent some time bouncing around alternate realities only to return with the aid of a different version of Dr. Strange and to find out that former X-Factor leader, Havok, had returned and was now in the leadership role, post Schism.

What this means for him going forward we’ll see soon, but there’s no doubt that Jamie will find a way to make it all work out in the end.

On a life journey with multiple options, who better to chart the course than the Multiple Man?

Plus, just think of the bitchin’ dance choreography he can probably come up with…

NATALIE PORTMAN AND JOHNNY DEPP Join The Beatles...Just Kidding, They're In Paul McCartney's New Video 'My Valentine'

April 17, 2012, 10:30 am

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Is this song good? I mean, if you take out Sir Paul McCartney and just listen to the song objectively, is this song worthy of being included on your iPod song list? I'm having trouble distinguishing between good and awful here people.

I mean, I already had this debate over his song Temporary Secretary (song after the break) and after months of internal debates I concluded that no, no it is not a good song.

Are you telling me I'm going to have to do this all over again?

Horrible song after the break.




Source: movieline

Letters To Hollywood: Can You Wiig It?

April 17, 2012, 11:00 am

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To: Kristen Wiig

c/o Hollywood

Dear Kristen,

First and foremost massive congratulations on Bridesmaids. 

Not only was it a well-deserved financial success but a refreshing take on the romantic comedy genre AND Kate Hudson wasn’t in it.

Your portrayal of female friendships was touching and accurate, as was your impression of a penis. I must admit I was a doubter when I first heard Judd Apatow was involved. The guy has an uneven track record. He can make something sneakily sexist like Knocked Up or something unexpectantly touching like The 40 Year Old Virgin,  but with Bridesmaids this was more the latter then the former.

Plus, he looks really smug, like he would order for you in a restaurant and when you begrudgingly admit that yes, you did enjoy the rabbit soufflé and no, you would never have ordered it for yourself, he would make this face at you and whisper “I knew it.”

I know Judd was the one who urged you to put the fitting room poop scene in Kristen and yes, ultimately that paid off, but now you have had your dance with the devil please don’t sell your soul.

You are my new lady icon so please don’t let me down, I have been let down before and alas, it still burns. Many women have come before you, bulldozing their way into my heart with their total awesomeness before letting me down by making soulless derivative junk.

I recall a time when Sarah Michelle Gellar was the cherry on top of my admiration pie, being both an inspirational sexual deviant in Cruel Intentions and an inspirational sexual deviant in Buffy. That was a girl I wanted to imitate but without committing necrophilia. But then she starred in Scooby-Doo, The Grudge, some other forgettable stuff and is now in some TV show where she plays herself twice, or "twins" as they call it.

Sarah Michelle Gellar squared is not enough to stop it being pretty lacklustre stuff.

She let the fire for playing challenging and interesting roles burn out, but more importantly she married Freddie Prince Jr. He is someone you have a crush on between the ages of 12 and 14, not someone you marry and procreate with, JEEZE Gellar.

But my point is that you, Kristen, can’t do the same.

Look, I know you have been around for a while and I should be crushing on Tina Fey or whatever, but I missed that gravy train. You competed with The Hangover Part 2 and won. Sure, it made more money, but you cost less AND got Oscar nominations. Also on reflection no one thinks that is a good film, and if they do then their wrong.

You may have appeared in Paul as a one-dimensional plot device but you have frown lines you haven’t botoxed and I respect that.

I first saw you in Whip It.

I love Whip It. Not only is that a well-made, considerate and smart movie, which you rocked in, but it had some nice performances and was an interesting directorial debut for Drew Barrymore.

Plus it made me cry.

Twice.

Although, off topic and totally nothing to do with you, this photo was a exceptionally lazy promotional tool.

I use to have similar feelings for Anna Paquin back in the day.

I mean talk about a young achiever. When she was eleven she won a Supporting Actress Oscar for “The Piano”, and when I was eleven I wet myself in a ballet class and never danced again. I adopted her as a marker for achievement given the similarity of our ages and gaps between front teeth, and I placed her on a pedestal for hero-worshipping purposes.

She was the second youngest winner in the ENTIRE history of the awards, widely considered the highest accolade to be bestowed on any actor, let alone one too young to celebrate with a martini at Elton John’s after party. Her turn as the daughter of a sexually frustrated mute pianist was astonishingly good and she had "natural talent" and "going somewhere" written all over her in hollywood marker.

But then she starred in True Blood, a show I use to love for it's refreshing take on the vampire genre, but now a show that has written itself into so many corners that there is little reason to watch it other then perverse loyalty and dislike of change.

Plus, you know, she sucks in it.

So Miss Wiig, in short. Keep being the best part of stuff like this.

And steer clear of stuff like this

Love,

Ellen x

I RECENTLY MADE A HOMEMADE PIZZA, And This Is How I Felt About It

April 17, 2012, 11:30 am

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And no, I did not use frakking Boboli.

In fact, I made the crust from scratch (which equals love) and when the extra cheese and turkey pepperoni pie came out of my oven I cried happy tears and realized I just saved myself about $14.

Then I did a little dance like in the above video...right before I knocked the pizza onto the floor where the dog ate it.

Damn you happy dance of joy!

Source: Videogum

TAKEI BACK THE NIGHT with GeeksOUT NYC

April 17, 2012, 11:41 am

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The New York City based group Geeks OUT will be celebrating the 75th birthday of the legendary George Takei this Friday with a grand party called, wait for it,  TAKEI BACK THE NIGHT!

The event promises a Takei-themed art show, a fund-raiser and a geek party.

What more could you ask for?

Fresh from last year's standing-room only panel at Comic-Con called "It Gets Better (with Comics)," GeeksOUT continues to fight for visibility at the Con and beyond for the LGBT community.

I caught up with Joey Stern, President of GeeksOUT about the event for the scoop on Friday's event...






Is there a cover charge for the event?
It's $10 but that includes a raffle ticket and a beer.

What should people expect art auction costs to be around?
The art will be raffled off throughout the night, so you may be able to get a piece for less than $20!

How did the event come about and is George Takei (or do you think he is) aware of it? 
We wanted to cement George as a gay-geek icon. This event's goal is really to engender that discussion. He knows about the event and is on board! He even just gave an interview with Next Magazine about it.

Are all or any of the artists Trekkies or Trekkers? 
Many. Though some of them are just general fans of his work.

What would you say about George Takei is cooler – his sense of humor or his awesome voice? 
Oh man, choosing between those is impossible, I would miss having "oh, my" as a cultural phrase most I think.

Will there be a shirtless Takei impersonator attacking guests with a sword? 
It depends how drunk I get.

TAKEI BACK THE NIGHT
Friday, April 20, 2012
7:00pm – 10:00pm
@CFAN - 417 W 57th St
New York, NY

Hear George Takei say "Oh, My" over and over for a full ten minutes!

IN THIS 'MY LITTLE PONY' IN SKYRIM MASH-UP, Friendship Is Murder...With Just a Touch of Magic

April 17, 2012, 12:30 pm

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Kid's shows are getting really violent nowadays...thank god, there's no boobs. I mean, that would be unforgivable.

Source: Topless Robot

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MAKE A MEAT PIE WITH 'MY DRUNK KITCHEN'

April 17, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Season Two has arrived at My Drunk Kitchen (okay, so technically it started in January but I've been drinking a lot and lost track of time) and in this season opener Hannah makes a meat pie (should I have built that up better?) in HD.

I know, you can really see how amazing her cooking skills are now that they have upgraded the show.

Anyway, if you aren't familiar with My Drunk Kitchen I suggest you subscribe to it immediately on Youtube so that you can enjoy alcoholism and cooking to the fullest extent.

Trust me, if you are cooking, you really should be drinking.

CYCLE-SKATING, THE SPORT OF THE FUTURE: As Seen In the Year 1923

April 17, 2012, 1:30 pm

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I don't know why this sport didn't take off back in the "olden days" but if the Hipsters have anything to do with it, Cycle-Skating will replace the ukulele as the new past-time for all the "with-it" kids.

I just hope I'm dead by then.

Source: Neatorama

LICK ME: Lickable Wallpaper Appears In London Office...Whatever

April 17, 2012, 2:00 pm

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At the London-based communications company Engine, a PR firm and a snack food company have teamed up to create the first lickable paneled elevator known as the Lickable Lift in their office building.

Why this happened is anyone's guess but judging how office workers are getting down on all fours to lick a coffee-cake glued to a wall, it seems like a huge success.

While this looks gross and unappealing to me, perhaps our friends across the pond are just hungrier than we Americans (I hear that a bell-hop does remove the licked cakes before an outbreak of Montezuma's Revenge occurs) but personally, if I enter an elevator where someone is licking the walls I'm gonna back out of it slowly and take the stairs.

Then again, that's just me.

Source: Laughing Squid

BOOK NEWS - ROWLING Isn't Done With HARRY POTTER JUST YET...

April 17, 2012, 2:30 pm

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J. K. Rowling has announced that in addition to her new adult novel, The Casual Vacancy, she's also working on a new Harry Potter book. 

No, it's not "Book 8," but it's something fans have known for some time, which is the Harry Potter Encyclopedia she's planned on putting together. 


On her website, Rowling says: "For a long time I have been promising an encyclopedia of Harry’s world, and I have started work on this now – some of it forms the new content in Pottermore. It is likely to be a time-consuming job, but when finished I shall donate all royalties to charity."

The Comic Feed - 4/17/12

April 17, 2012, 3:00 pm

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DC New 52 blings out my favorite super hero, The Situation is in the hizzy, and Comic Book City, USA has officially been declared. All this and more in today’s Comic Feed



Man of Steel Went For a Steal

The check that started it all, the check from Detective Comics to the creators of Superman, Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster, was auctioned off this week in an online auction held by New York-based ComicConnect.

Fetching a cool $160,000, the auction house declined to give the name of the buyer, but did reveal that the check had been tucked away in a drawer for years and was sold on behalf of the heirs of a DC employee who saved a bit of history. Vincent Zurzolo, co-owner of ComicConnect said, "That $130 check essentially created a billion-dollar industry." For all you trivia geeks out there, in December the first issue of Detective Comics that unveiled Superman was sold at auction for $2.16 million. A bit more than the 10 cent price it fetched in 1938.

Wonder Woman Goes Gangsta

In a February interview with Comic Vine,  New 52 Wonder Woman artist Cliff Chiang said, “I'll continue to try and bring out the personality and character we've established: a heroic woman who, in spite of her abilities and divine parentage, is as human as the rest of us.” In this week’s issue 8, it looks like that means our Amazonian goddess is going to be wielding more than a golden lasso and bracelets; she’s taking a cue from humans and carrying around a blingy set of golden pistols. Who needs divine powers when you’re packin’ heat?


The Situation Just Got Worse

There are few things that make me scream “nooooo” in Skywalker fashion, but news of Wizard World’s deal with the Jersey famous Sorrentino family signing a deal to “create and publish a comic book hero based on Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and his family” has done just that. “Wizard World is excited to partner with one of pop culture’s greatest stars.  Mike ‘The Situation’ and his family will broaden our relationships with celebrities to new areas that leverage our access to the media, the fans, and especially our ability to bring comic book characters to life,” said John Macaluso, CEO, Wizard World. To quote the man himself, “I mean this situation is gonna be indescribable, you can't even describe the situation that you're about to get into the situation.”


Move Over Gotham…We’re Bringing You Comic Book City, USA




Greensboro, NC has officially declared itself Comic Book City, USA, after mask wielding citizens asked the City Council to approve the resolution. While the title will only be used on Free Comic Book Day every year, the initiative is more about literacy than comic books. Using the platform that comics not only spark the love of reading, but the use of imagination in today’s youth, the city will hold events at ACME Comics on this year’s FCBD.


Max Payne Finds a New Medium



Max Payne fans will be treated to some back story in the soon to be released original digital three-issue limited series collaboration between Rockstar Games and Marvel of Max Payne 3. Fernando Blanco, a Marvel and DC veteran, will take on the roll of penciler and inker, while Rockstar co-founder, Dan Houser, and Max Payne script writer, Sam Lake, will be writing the story. What could be better? It’s freeeeee! Or at least the digital version will be. A limited print issue will be published, with details on that coming soon. Look for the first issue, “After the Fall” to be released free of charge on the Rockstar Newswire and the “Max Payne 3” website in the next few weeks.


Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day is a holiday in my house, and it looks like this year is going to be bigger than ever before. Diamond Comic Distributors has announced a huge jump in comics ordered for FCBD, which will be held on May 5^th this year. Jumping from last year’s 2.7 million books ordered, this year saw a 23% increase to 3.5 million. This year will also mark the first comic industry Halloween event by Diamond, which they hope can create awareness that comic shops are a perfect destination on Halloween night.

Friday the 13th Minus Jason

April 17, 2012, 6:35 pm

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I know it’s past Friday the 13th, and thus, writing my list about Jason Vorhees-themed whatever’s isn’t timely. I don’t care.

If I could only do certain things once a year, then my ex-girlfriends would get presents only on Christmas, and my restraining order knows that that’s not the case at all.

You can have chocolate on more days than Easter and you can dress up like monsters any day of the damn year if you want to. Scare your kids, masked parents. Jump out of closets unexpectedly. Train them for battle.

In short, what I’m trying to say is that you can write about the Friday the 13th series any time that you want. You can thank me later, everyone who planned to write about the Friday the 13th series today.

So grab your collection and get ready to study up.

However, who wants to watch a movie by themselves?



The correct answer is no one. But what earth person, other than completely normal you, wants to see a marathon of all the Friday the 13th films?

This calls for some old-fashioned trickery and deceit.

The following are the main Friday The 13th plots, minus Jason Vorhees. This way, if your friends ask “What are we gonna watch?” you’ll have an answer that’s, for the most part, true. And when they say “Hey, what’s with the hockey masked killer?” you can act just as surprised as they are.

Friday the 13th (Minus Pamela):
 
After spending a long time in disrepair, Camp Crystal Lake is back! A group of campers (including Kevin Bacon in his first starring role) have joined together to return the camp to its former standards. But there’s only one problem: Crazy Old Ralph is trying to spook everyone with his ghost stories! Can the group ignore Ralph’s warnings of doom, and bring some fun back to the camp? Filled with love and laughter, this is a story for the whole family!

Friday the 13th Part 2 (Minus Jason)

Camp Crystal Lake just can’t stay clean, can it? A whole new group of counselors have been sent in to bring some order back to the place, including wheelchair bound Mark, who dreams of getting his first kiss. But can the counselors focus on their work when a new, booming bar opens in the same town? Will Mark finally get to first base? And just what is Crazy Old Ralph up to again? Find out in Friday the 13th Part 2!

Friday the 13th Part 3 (Minus Jason)

There’s no one at the camp and it’s time to party, in 3-D! Join Chris, Debbie and the whole gang as they have the night of their lives at Higgins Haven. But not everything is smooth sailing as a drunk preacher takes it upon himself to warn them! Will the teens keep up their good spirits or will they decide for a quiet night at home? How will they handle the bikers who just want to vandalize the place? As Chili says “Give me something to scream about” and the in-your-face attitude of Friday The 13th in 3-D will do just that!

Friday the 13th The Final Chapter (Minus Jason):

When Chris breaks up with his girlfriend, BJ Betty, his friends take him out to a lakeside cabin for a chance to get his mind off things. But the sudden arrival of hot twins on bikes changes everything and soon all the boys are vying for their attention. Will teenage hormones prevail? They usually do! Join Chris and the rest as they navigate this tricky little thing called love. And someone tell Ted that, once and for all, it’s not a real computer!

Friday the 13th A New Beginning (Minus Not Jason):

Tommy Jarvis just wants a normal life, but his memories keep catching up to him. After being transported to a cabin in the woods for troubled teens, he might finally get the chance he deserves, especially with the hottie, Pam, always checking up on him. Can Tommy’s scars heal or is he doomed to the nightmares his brain inflicts upon him? This is truly a new beginning, in more ways than one!

Friday the 13th Jason Lives (Minus Jason):

Sheriff Garris’ daughter, Megan, just wants a normal life, away from the clutches of her strict father and suffocating small town atmosphere. Enter Tommy Jarvis, a bad boy with a complicated past, who sweeps Megan off her feet. Is Tommy the man that she’s been looking for, or will her father’s paranoid mentality end their relationship before it gets a chance to start? Including a hilarious paintball sequence, this is one Friday The 13th that is not to be missed!

Friday The 13th The New Blood (Minus Jason):

Tina Shepard bears a dark secret: she might be psychic! However, these powers led to the death of her own father and Tina has all but given up hope for a regular existence. Will the caring Dr. Crews manage to get her to break out of her shell and accept her extraordinary gift? The triumph of the human spirit is just one of the many themes of this inspiring film.

Friday the 13th Jason Takes Manhattan (Minus Jason):

Get into your empire state of mind with a trip to the Big Apple! Join the senior class of Lakeview High as they take a trip on the SS Lazarus, set to port in New York City. Watch in delight as they successfully dodge chaperones and unsuccessfully dodge underwater power cables in this madcap journey to the city that never sleeps. This is one adventure that proves that getting there really is half the fun, or more!

Friday the 13th Jason Goes To Hell (Minus Jason): 

A virtual anthology of stories comes together in the craziest Friday the 13th yet! What do the FBI, a couple of nutty coroners, some campers and a mystical dagger all have in common? You’ll have to see this one to believe it! Really, you will.

Jason X (Minus Jason):

Make a wish on a falling star and set your sights for the future!

Featuring the always creepy David Cronenberg as a scientist, this Friday the 13th has it all: androids, space stations and hell, even a little bit of love too. This entry in the iconic series goes for uber-hilarity, making you wish you could be cryogenically frozen, just so you could see it forever!

New Pictures From The Set Of THE LONE RANGER

April 18, 2012, 6:00 am

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The Lone Ranger is moving ahead with filming down in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado, and today we have a few new pictures.

Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer were both in character when they met with some leaders of the Navajo Nation. In the action-comedy, Depp wants to “take some of the ugliness thrown on the Native Americans, not only in The Lone Ranger, but the way Indians were treated throughout the history of cinema, and turn it on its head.”



ET brings us the new pictures of Tonto and the Lone Ranger at the meet and greet with the leaders who are helping to make sure the characters show the Native American's in a positive light. The movie will also star Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale, Ruth Wilson, and Helena Bonham Carter.

The Lone Ranger is a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.

The Lone Ranger opens May 31, 2013.

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Here are three new clips from The Avengers. Do I really need to say more.

It seems like Marvel has been giving us new clips from the film on a daily basis. The latest showing a little bit more of Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Thor fighting Iron Man, and Loki when he's locked up. There are also some fast cuts that zoom by at the end that show a closer look at Loki's army.

The Avengers are set to assemble on May 4th in theaters everywhere. Watch all three of the clips right after the break.

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At Disneyland there is an attraction called Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. The Mouse is now planning on turning that ride into a blended live-action/CGI movie.

According to Deadline, Disney is working with Pete Candeland to develop the feature that is based on the ride that was in part based on The Wind In The Willows. The ride was one of the originals when the park opened in 1955 and has remained popular since that time.


The latest ride-to-feature adaptation follows movies like Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion. The studio also has a planned 20,000 Leagues Under The Seas with David Fincher and several others that are still in very early development. 


Candeland is known for his work on commercials and videos with bands like The Gorillaz. He will be working to develop the film with a writer that has not yet been found.

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James Cameron may not be a part of the next Terminator movie, but that doesn't mean he hasn't been talking to Arnold Schwarzenegger about the next entry in the franchise.

In an interview with MTV News, Cameron was asked if he had talked to Schwarzenegger about the direction of the next Terminator movie. Although the two are very busy with multiple projects, they have talked and Cameron has suggested that whatever comes next in the series should focus on the T-800 and the original character from the first movie.



As Cameron says "there are some great stories that can be told about that character that haven't even been thought of yet." It will be interesting to see how the advice is taken and what Arnie will do with the character is best known for. You can watch the snippet from the interview right here.

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David was born yesterday, at least Weyland Industries told me that. Check out the latest video from the makers of Prometheus and see what makes robots so robotic.

According the company David 8 has a range of eight emotions, though confidence and disgust appear to be exactly the same. David can also go into a neutral state where his "devoid of emotional engagement. Anyways, you will learn all about this in this short video from the makers of the next evolution of artificial intelligence. You can also see a large poster after the break.

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Last year, Netflix landed the exclusive to bring back Arrested Development, and now creator Mitch Hurwitz is talking a little bit about what will happen in the upcoming fourth season.

On Tuesday at the Netflix panel at the National Association of Broadcasters convention, Hurwitz said that the next season would be more of an anthology and that not every Bluth would be shown in every episode. This could be a possible way to re-introduce characters before the movie comes out, but Hurwitz didn't say anything about the movie.


It's been five years since the show went off the air, changing the style of the show will account for all the major actors different projects and shows they will be doing at the same time. In each episode we will "meet the characters, where they have been one at a time," Hurwitz said. "That is evolving into the old show again, even though the concept is slightly different."

Unlike a traditional weekly release of episodes, Netflix is likely to use the same model they did with Lilyhammer have the entire season able to stream when the show premieres. Netflix exec Ted Sarandos noted that the show remains extremely popular and has only grown over time with many fans wanting the show right now.

"The seeds for a Netflix reunion came from a simple party conversation with Ron Howard, that let to a meeting with Brian Grazer, which led to a meeting with Mitch Hurwitz, which led to a meeting with Gary Newman at Fox," Sarandos explained, with cast members Arnett, David Cross, Alia Shawkat, Tambor and Jessica Walter. "It was clear that everybody wanted to come back; we just need to figure out how to make it work with everyone's incredibly busy schedules. We decided not to follow the conventional definition of a season; we would produce exactly how many episodes were needed to tell the story."

Like the cast and crew, Hurwitz also stated that he was excited to get back to the show and tackle the new format that he wants to use for Netflix. During the panel he said, "We were very fortunate to get on the air with a show that was very different at its time, and there is something very exciting about doing that again in this new format, especially dropping all of these episodes at the same time."

[via THR]