Should ‘Game Of Thrones’ Fans Be Rooting For Arya Stark? By David Chen/April 11, 2014 2:30 pm EST [The following contains SPOILERS for everything through this week’s episode of Game of Thrones (Season 4 episode 1). No book spoilers for future episodes here, or in the comments please.] In this week’s episode of A Cast of Kings, I mentioned how I found the end of the season 4 premiere to be a bit disquieting....
Star Wars Bits: Flash Back To Lawrence Kasdan Discussing ‘Jedi,’ Plus Kevin Smith, Jon Favreau, Ed Burns, Peter Serafinowicz, Chris Hemsworth, And 3D Re-Release Dates By Angie Han/Nov. 21, 2012 3:47 pm EST Jon Favreau’s last couple of efforts, Iron Man 2 and Cowboys & Aliens, have been duds, but we’re agreed with Smith that the first Iron Man was a pretty kickass movie. Do you agree with Smith’s pick?...
Star Wars Toy Documentary ‘Plastic Galaxy’ Now Streaming By Germain Lussier/Oct. 3, 2014 10:07 am EST One of the best/worst things about being a Star Wars fan is the merchandise. There’s just so much of it. You can try and avoid it, tell yourself you aren’t going to buy it, but eventually someone is going to make that exact piece you’ve always dreamed about and you have to have it. That’s because, in one of the most famous business deals ever, George Lucas turned down a significant chunk of his salary on the original film in exchange for rights to any Star Wars sequels and merchandising....
Superhero Bits: Gotham, Wolverine, Daredevil, Flash, Arrow, The Avengers, Captain America 2 By Germain Lussier/Sept. 24, 2014 4:30 pm EST Where can you take a college course on the Marvel Cinematic Universe? How does the Daredevil movie relate to the Netflix TV show? How were the ratings on Gotham and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D? Which popular Marvel Studios movie is going backward and getting a comic book adaptation? Did Ultron himself, James Spader, enjoy Comic-Con?...
The Ones Who Knock S5E11 - Confessions By David Chen/Aug. 26, 2013 10:29 pm EST Joanna and Dave discuss the 11th episode of the 5th season of Breaking Bad, “Confessions.” Be sure to read Joanna’s recap. Also, check out Anna Gun’s character issue. E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at theoneswhoknock@gmail.com. You can find every episode of the show at theoneswhoknock....
Theme Park Bits: ‘Chucky’ And ‘The Purge’ Scare Zones, ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Ride By Angie Han/Aug. 15, 2013 1:00 pm EST Given Po’s Asian roots, it seems appropriate that his next stop will be Universal Studios Singapore. Themeparx (via Disney and More) has heard from multiple sources that the “new family attraction” promised at the park will be a Kung Fu Panda ride. It will be situated between the Shrek-based Far Far Away land and the the Waterworld live show, near the Jurassic Park Lost World area....
This Flow Chart Explains Time Travel In All Movies And Television By Germain Lussier/April 23, 2013 6:00 pm EST Who doesn’t love a good time travel movie? Not only are they fun to watch, they’re fun to discuss and dissect after the fact, evidenced by persistent online conversation about films like Primer, Looper, Back to the Future, and The Terminator. A new flow chart has been created that attempts to break down those films, and dozens others, into a very specific group of rules....
Transformers 2: Wheeljack, John Tuturro, UPENN Shoot Details And More By Peter Sciretta/June 10, 2008 1:19 pm EST /Film reader PAK sent over word that e-mails have been sent to University of Pennsylvania employees warning them of the upcoming Transformers 2 shoot, which will feature Shia’s character at college. Here is an excerpt: To the Penn Community: DreamWorks Productions will be filming scenes for the upcoming movie “Transformers 2″ on Penn’s campus this week....
Watch: Homer Simpson Hologram Appears On Stage At Comic Con 2014 By Peter Sciretta/July 28, 2014 6:00 am EST A special guest beamed into The Simpsons panel this year at San Diego Comic Con International. Homer Simpson appeared on stage in holographic form, interacting with Simpsons creator Matt Groening, lampooning the unorganized convention and location, while also taking a bit of time to answer the obvious Q & A questions from the crowd....
Will Smith To Star In Sci-Fi Film ‘Brilliance’ From Legendary And Universal By Germain Lussier/Feb. 20, 2014 3:45 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Legendary and Universal will produce and distribute, and they see Brilliance as a potential franchise for Smith in the mold of that aforementioned Tom Cruise vehicle from Koepp. Sakey wrote the first novel as part of a planned trilogy. Smith is in need of a major blockbuster hit after years on the sidelines and the disappointment of After Earth....
‘All Is Lost’ Director J.C. Chandor To Make Vince Lombardi Biopic By Germain Lussier/Dec. 2, 2013 4:15 pm EST The National Football League is known for a slew of iconic names, but only one has his name on the championship trophy. When a team wins the Super Bowl, they received the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after the legendary and innovative coach of the Green Bay Packers. Lombardi coached the Packers from 1959-1967, a run during which they won both the first and second Super Bowls....
‘Breaking Bad’ Saul Goodman Spin-Off Is Developing “Full Steam Ahead” By Germain Lussier/July 2, 2013 3:42 pm EST Just a few weeks remain until the final eight episodes of Breaking Bad begin to air on AMC. Fans across the world have begun to rewatch the previous seasons in anticipation. (New Yorkers can catch prior seasons of the show for free at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center Amphitheater from July 26-30....
‘Downton Abbey’ Season 4 U.S. Teaser: “It’s Time For You To Come Back To Us” By Angie Han/Oct. 31, 2013 11:45 am EST As British Downton Abbey fans brace themselves for the Season 4 finale in two weeks, American Downton Abbey fans are just now preparing for the Season 4 premiere in January. PBS has released a new U.S. teaser for the post-Edwardian drama, featuring all the tasteful string music, lush period costumes, scandalous kisses, and shocked glances that you’d expect from a Downton Abbey teaser....
‘John Wick’ Trailer: Keanu Reeves Is Thinking He’s Back By Angie Han/Sept. 12, 2014 9:45 am EST Between this weekend’s The Drop and next month’s John Wick, handsome action stars snuggling adorable puppies could just be the next big movie trend. And just for the record, I would be totally okay with that. Keanu Reeves leads John Wick as the title character, whose greatest joys in life are his sweet ride and his even sweeter dog....
‘Richard Garriott: Man On A Mission’ Trailer: Video Game Godfather Goes To Space By Russ Fischer/Jan. 13, 2012 11:30 am EST For years, most people who knew Richard Garriott knew him by his game industry alter-ego: Lord British. Under that name, Garriott made some of the best games in the early days of the hobby. His early effort Akalabeth: World of Doom paved the way for his Ultima series, a collection of games that still influences role-playing game development today....
‘RoboCop’ Viral Campaign Reveals The New ED-209 By Russ Fischer/July 7, 2012 5:35 pm EST That image above is a shot of the redesigned ED-209 automated security sentry drone from OmniCorp — you may remember the original ED-209 as the roaring, bullet-spitting hulk that went haywire in a boardroom demonstration and lead to the funding of RoboCop. (The funding of the fictional project/character, that is, not the funding of the original film....
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Teaser Kicks Off Viral Campaign: ‘Are You The 1701?’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 17, 2012 12:00 pm EST No one should be surprised that when a new Bad Robot trailer is released, it holds the key to the beginning of a viral campaign. Some eagle-eyed Star Trek fans went through the brand new Star Trek Into Darkness teaser trailer frame-by-frame, and noticed that a URL briefly flashes on one of the Enterprise monitors at the trailer’s 1:07 mark....
‘The Lego Movie’ Leads Are On The Floor At Comic-Con, As Legos By Germain Lussier/July 19, 2013 3:00 pm EST What better way to meet the stars of The Lego Movie than on the floor of San Diego Comic-Con, as Legos? Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks provide the voices for the leads of The Lego Movie, which hits theaters in February, and to promote the film, Lego has created “life size” versions of each character....
‘The Zero Theorem’ US Trailer By Russ Fischer/July 8, 2014 10:30 am EST There’s a new US trailer for Terry Gilliam’s latest film, The Zero Theorem, and some release info for the US, too. After months in limbo the movie finally has a Stateside release date of August 19th for digital and VOD, with a theatrical release set for September 19. Christoph Waltz stars as a troubled man tasked with a potentially impossible problem, and Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges, Ben Whishaw, Tilda Swinton and Matt Damon all play roles as well....
By Russ Fischer/April 10, 2014 5:00 am EST Briefly: A Timecop remake has been in the pipeline for the past year, with Mike Richardson, founder and president of Dark Horse Comics, as exec producer. (Dark Horse published the comic that led to the original Jean-Claude Van Damme film.) Truly motivating the reboot is Marc Shmuger, who produced 2013 films We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks and The Spectacular Now....
