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Check Out This Week’s Final Clips From ‘The Losers’

Posted on April 23, 2010

All week long, we’ve been bringing you clips from DC and Warner’s newest comic-to-film adaptation, The Losers, which hits theaters everywhere today. In most of the clips, there has been some stellar action sequences, from what seems to be a pretty action-packed film. Nothing, however, can compare to today’s clips.

We won’t give too much away, but there are the following elements in both clips: a rocket launcher, a sniper, bad guys, a motorcycle, and a jet. Of course, the believability in certain parts of the film can be chalked up to science fiction, but that’s the beauty of calling a film a “comic book movie”, there are no limits.

The film, based on the Vertigo series by Andy Diggle, stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba, Chris Evans, and Zoe Saldana, and will be kicking off what looks to be a military-themed summer blockbuster season.

Check out the two new clips after the jump, and be sure to check out The Losers in theaters everywhere today. Plus, look for our review of the film coming up later today.

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Two New ‘Iron Man 2’ Posters

Posted on April 23, 2010

With the Iron Man 2 release just two weeks away, we are eating up anything and everything given to us about the upcoming super hero blockbuster. Earlier today, director Jon Favreau, who seems to be the main source for all information being spread about his film, posted links on his twitter account to the two newest movie posters for the film.

The first shows one of the villains Iron Man and War Machine will be facing, Whiplash. Though it looks like Mickey Rourke may not have actually even showered since The Wrestler, if there is any actor who can portray this insane amalgam of the comic book versions of Whiplash and Crimson Dynamo, all while bringing the character from obscurity to a household name, we have faith that Rourke is the one.

The second poster promotes the IMAX showings of the film with an image of Tony Stark’s slick new briefcase armor, which has been seen in various trailers for the film.

Check them both out in full after the jump, and stay with us as we draw closer to Iron Man 2‘s release on May 7th.

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Hulu To Start Charging A Monthly Subscription Fee

Posted on April 22, 2010

We’ve all speculated that the time would come when everyone’s favorite free TV and movie streaming site, Hulu.com, would start charging a subscription for people that wanted to use the site to its full potential. Now it seems that time has finally come.

Even though the site is a close second to Google’s YouTube, and has generated more than $100 million in revenue from advertising, major networks are now vying to take some of that profit. The solution? A monthly subscription plan. From LA Times:

Under the proposal, Hulu would continue to provide for free the five most recent episodes of shows like Fox’s “Glee,” “ABC’s “Lost” or NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” But viewers who want to see additional episodes would pay $9.95 a month to access a more comprehensive selection, called Hulu Plus, these people said.

Hulu plans to begin testing the subscription service as soon as May 24, according to people with knowledge of the plans.

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Catch A Sneak Peek At Tomorrow’s ‘Stargate Universe’ And ‘Merlin’

Posted on April 22, 2010

As we often do around here, we’ve got new previews for tomorrow night’s brand new installments of Stargate Universe and Merlin. The shows, which air on the Syfy Network follow the adventures of a group of humans stranded on a runaway starship and the exploits of a boy wizard coming to grips with his powers amidst the turmoil of medieval England.

First up is Stargate Universe where in this clip we see Doctor Rush (Robert Carlyle) having a bit of trouble with his neural link to the Destiny ship. Will his newfound ability save the crew or destroy his mind? Next up on Merlin, Arthur faces a rival in rescuing Gwen and its not exacly who you would expect.

The fun starts tomorrow on Syfy at 9/8C with Stargate Universe followed at 10/9C by Merlin. Until then, check out the previews after the jump.

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Latest Trailer For ‘Beastly’ Gives A New Spin On An Old Classic

Posted on April 22, 2010

How could one take Beauty and the Beast and give it an MTV spin to make it more accessible by today’s youth? This is a question that CBS Studios seemed to answer without taking a breath, as the newest trailer for their take on the classic, Beastly has just his the web.

The film focuses on Kyle (Alex Pettyfer), a rich, douchey New Yorker in his twenties, who cares more about his physical appearance than how he treats people. Kyle comes across a goth witch, who curses him to have the same hideous features that he has on the inside, on the outside, making him a disfigured monster with tribal tattoos. He’s told that if he doesn’t find the love of his life, he’ll stay that way forever.

Did I mention that the evil witch is played by Mary-Kate Olsen, and his true love is played by High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens? And he has a blind tutor played by Neil Patrick Harris? Take that, Twilight.

The film looks pretty straightforward in the way of fast cuts, contemporary alternative music, and melodramatic looks out of windows, but it’s nice to see vampires aren’t the only ones vying for the attention of kids these days.

Check out the trailer after the jump, and be sure to catch Beastly in theaters on July 30th.

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Android Running On An iPhone

Posted on April 22, 2010

Sometimes in the world of Tech reporting writers can occasionally become jaded at having to talk about this new phone or that new device or Apple’s latest amazing creation which is usually amazing but people also criticize because it doesn’t do eveything. However, every once in awhile something happens that’s pretty revolutionary and also, pretty darn cool. Oh, and pretty darn geeky too.

Case in point is the intrepid coder/hacker/mad genius known as planetbeing who was able to install Android on his iPhone and make it work reasonably well. But wait, that’s not all. Not only can you run Android on your iPhone, you can dual boot between Android and the iPhone OS. Like I said, geeky as hell but also, darn cool.

Click through to check out the video showing this tasty bit of hackery goodness. Now where did I put that old iPhone?

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It’s An Old Fashioned Shoot Out In A New Clip from ‘The Losers’

Posted on April 22, 2010

While we’d like you to believe that there is some pretty good story behind Andy Diggle’s original Losers comic, so far we’ve only been showing you some of the shooting, exploding, and punching sequences, so it’s a difficult point to make.

The original story is about a group of special ops CIA agents who are betrayed by their handler and go rogue. In their first mission (which is what the film mostly covers), they go to take down their nefarious ex-handler (played by Jason Patric) and the company he works for. You can understand where the explosions and gunfights fit into there, so our point is proven.

Check out another new scene from the flick after the jump, in which the now sheild-wielding Chris Evans plays his regular smart-ass character, which he’s best known for. The film also stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba, and Zoe Saldana. The Losers hits theaters everywhere Friday.

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Fox Passes On Americanized ‘Torchwood’

Posted on April 22, 2010

Maybe Fox didn’t like Russell T. Davies script after they read it? Or perhaps they thought the show about an elite team that tries to stop aliens invasions would be too expensive to do on a weekly basis? Or maybe they realized, finally, that the immortal lead character of Captain Jack likes to shag both women and men? Guess they’ve never actually watched the show before.

Whatever the reason, angry fans of the BBC’s Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood can rest easy as Fox has decided not to go through with their plans to adapt the show for the United States.

“BBC Worldwide Productions and the FOX Broadcasting Company have mutually agreed not to progress together with a 13-episode serialized ‘Torchwood’ format,” said BBC Worldwide in a statement. “We are currently in discussion with several interested networks.”

To further illustrate that last bit, BBC Worldwide executive vp of programming and production Jane Tranter reiterated that a U.S. version was still making progress. “It’s very much ongoing and very much alive,” Tranter said. Well, that’s good news at least. Right? Or not. To be honest, I kinda like my Torchwood the way it is.

Although, the Americanized version of the british hit Coupling didn’t turn out so bad a few years ago and actually did very well for itself. Coupling became Friends in the US, in case you were wondering.

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