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‘Glee’ Renewed for A Second Season

Posted on January 11, 2010

large_glee-review As if we had any doubt, TV Guide reports that Glee, Fox’s ratings juggernaut about a high school choir, has been picked up for a second season. We’ve loved Glee ever since it was a pilot script,” said Fox President Kevin Reilly. “So it’s been an incredible thrill to watch the show take root and see audiences embrace these characters in such a huge way.”

Even more exciting than the promise of another season of Glee is that there will be a nationwide casting call starting in February to fill three new roles being added in the second season. For all the “Gleeks” out there who would die for a place on the show, now’s your chance!

Glee returns to your televisions on April 13th.

Marvel Unveils New ‘Iron Man’ Armor

Posted on January 11, 2010

Invincible-Iron-Man-New-Armor-small Change, as they say, is inevitable. So it is with most things, including super powered suits worn by members of The Avengers. Case in point this new, improved armor design for one of our favorite flawed heroes: Iron Man.

The new suit, according to our friends at Marvel:

” . . . signals a new era for Tony Stark and the Marvel Universe! From the minds of Eisner Award-winning series writer Matt Fraction and Ryan Meinerding, designer on the Iron Man and Thor films, comes the most bleeding edge, out of this world armor you’ve ever seen!

Following the sold-out “Stark Disassembled” storyline, the Marvel Universe still needs its armored champion and a new mission requires a new kind of armor! But when you see just what Iron Man has planned for the Marvel Universe, your jaw will be on the floor! There’s never been a super hero like the new Iron Man!”

The all-new Iron Man makes his debut in Invincible Iron Man #25, which hits stores on April 25. In the meantime, click through to check out a larger pic of the new armor.

Box Office: ‘Avatar’ Keeps Things Interesting

Posted on January 11, 2010

Well, I have officially run out of clever ways to say that Avatar won the weekend box office, and I think I still have weeks, if not months, to go. For the fourth week in a row, Avatar ruled the domestic box office and it has now made a mind-blowing $429 Million in one month. The movie dropped almost 30% from last weekend, yet still managed a hefty $48 Million, which places it in the seven spot for highest grossing movie (domestically) ever. It has earned $1.2 Billion globally.

Trailing the top earner were Sherlock Holmes, and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, which each made around $16 Million. Holmes has now made $165 Million in three weeks, and Squeakquel has made $178 Million in as many weeks. Both look poised to surpass $200 Million during their theatrical runs.

New releases were almost shut out of the top five this weekend, but the vampire horror flick Daybreakers, starring Ethan Hawke, managed to squeeze into fourth place with a respectable gross of $15 Million. It’s Complicated took the number five spot, and made $11 Million, for a cumulative total of $76 Million. The critically maligned romantic comedy Leap Year stirred enough interest to make about $9 Million for sixth place.

Will James Cameron Tackle Hiroshima in 3-D?

Posted on January 11, 2010

It’s easy to go on about how much money Avatar is making at the box office. However, a more interesting result of the film’s success is the possibility that it proved 3-D can be far more than just a gimmick. Instead of having objects fly out at the audience James Cameron used the technology to pull viewers into the environment. It was such a simple twist on 3-D I’m surprised nobody thought of it before now.

However, with Avatar’s explosion in popularity, and everyone it seems hoping on the 3-D bandwagon, Cameron may have unintentionally become the “3-D guy”. Any projects he takes on moving forward people are going to anticipate some kind of 3D component, which may not necessarily be the case.

As such, I (along with everyone else writing about this story) have to assume that Cameron could have 3-D plans in mind for the book The Last Train From Hiroshima. Cameron has optioned the rights to the book by Charles Pellegrino which probably means he plans on making either a documentary or movie based on it. Moreover, Cameron purchased the rights with his own money, which isn’t really a stretch given two of his films, Avatar and Titanic, have made over a billion dollars each.

Pellegrino’s book “…takes place over two days and weaves together eyewitness accounts of the Japanese civilians and American pilots who experienced the atomic explosions firsthand.”

Blake Lively Is Carol Ferris In ‘Green Lantern’

Posted on January 11, 2010

As reported previously, Blake Lively was rumored to be in the running to play the female lead in the upcoming Green Lantern movie, opposite Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan. Well, Variety is reporting that she has indeed landed the role and is set to start filming when the movie goes into production later this spring.

Blake Lively, best known for her role on the CW’s series Gossip Girl and in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, will later this year be seen opposite Ben Affleck in the movie The Town. As mentioned in the previous post, her being a newer star makes it easier to lock her down into a contract where she’ll appear in, hopefully, many sequels and not limit her role solely to that of a love interest. ‘Carol Ferris’ is both a vital part of the Green Lantern mythology as the head of the aviation company that employs the former Air Force pilot, and also has played the part of super-villain, in the form of ‘Star Sapphire’.

Not being too knowledgeable of Lively’s career, or talents, I have to say I’m fairly interested in this casting decision and look forward to seeing where it goes. Although, counter to what I had stated in my first post, I think it would have been interesting to see the film cast an older woman that runs the business and is also a viable leading love interest.

The Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) directed movie, has a script by Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green (with Michael Goldenberg working on a new draft) and is scheduled to be released in June of 2011.

Cortney’s TV Digest: What’s On In January

Posted on January 9, 2010

The year 2010 is here! With a new year comes resolutions to make, new goals in mind, and new schedules to follow. But it also means some brand new TV for us all to enjoy.

January 14th

fringe-joshua-jackson-anna-torv-john-noble This night brings the return of some of our favorite shows here at The Flickcast including 30 Rock, Bones, Fringe, Supernatural, Grey’s Anatomy, CSI, Private Practice and The Mentalist.

All these shows have been on hiatus, some for almost a month, so with these ratings giants this is sure to be the biggest night on TV all month, no matter what channel you’re watching.

Chuck

Everyone’s favorite geek-turned-spy is back, and Chuck is better than ever. After downloading the Intersect 2.0, we’ll see Chuck perform karate chops AND Spanish Guitar in his quest to keep his family safe and lead a normal life.

Chuck returns for its third season on January 10th with a two hour premiere, and a brand new episode the day after!

American Idol

Regardless of how you feel about this show, you can’t deny its cultural impact and the success it has produced. However, the fun in watching the first few weeks of American Idol is not the talented singers or the tense eliminations.

It’s watching all the people who really can’t sing try their hand at making it big and failing miserably. Let’s face it, with the economy in the can and the current political climate, we all need a little schadenfreude. Idol returns on January 12th on Fox.

Netflix Delays Release Of Warner Bros. DVD’s For More Streaming Content

Posted on January 8, 2010

According to the Associated Press, people hoping to get the newest Warner Bros. release on DVD via Netflix will have now have to wait 28 days in order to give the studio more time to sell the films on DVD first. The bonus here is that Netflix will then get a discount on the discs when they can buy them for renting and Warner Bros. is opening up more of it’s catalog to Netflix’s Watch Instantly streaming device.

This news has garnered understandable outrage and also acceptance from the online community. From cheering for more online content to wondering what this will do for DVD rentals through Netflix mail service if other studios make the same kind of deal. I have to side with the people that don’t see this as a bad thing because usually new movies are on such a long wait for me that it takes about a month before I can even get a chance to see them anyway.

Plus, more Watch Instantly streaming titles means fewer trips to the mailbox and less hassle, which is also a good thing. What do you think? Is this is a good or bad thing for Warner Bros. and Netflix? Let us know in the comments.

Fans Petition For ‘LOST’ Island At Disney Land

Posted on January 8, 2010

Say what you will about fans of ABC’s LOST, but they are certainly imaginative. From a Lost-inspired painting of the “Last Supper”, to an entire art show dedicated to it, the fans are always looking for some way to incorporate Abrams, Lindelof and Cuse’s mysterious island into their daily lives.

Now it looks like fans want to experience the island for themselves…as a ride. What started off as a joke from California blogger and Lost fanatic Jon Stueve, who originally threw the idea of a Lost ride into the ether, fans are now hungry for the idea. The Examiner reports:

“In a random tweeted conversation between Stueve and someone he follows, photos of Disneyland led to the statement, ‘Let me know when they’ve made Tom Sawyer Island into Dharma Island.’ Having it out there, Stueve thought the idea was 1) humorous, and 2) had potential, so he made another public tweet. He was flabbergasted when Doc Jensen tweeted back, ‘I TOTALLY SECOND LOST_WFTB’s CALL FOR TURNING TOM SAWYER ISLAND AT DISNEYLAND INTO #LOST ISLAND! GET ON THAT, DISNEY!'”

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