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First Look at Superman’s New Costume for ‘Smallville’ Season 9

Posted on September 8, 2009

clark-smallville-season-9-small With the CW’s Smallville about to begin its ninth, and presumably last, season on Friday September 25th, speculation had been running rampant that this would finally be the year we would see Superman, played by Tom Welling in the series, in all of his costumed glory. Of course, rumors circulated before, during and after Comic-Con in San Diego and they even gave fans a sneak peek at the actual costume during the Con. But unless you were there, you didn’t get a chance to see it. That is, until now.

Over at Screen Rant (via LilMissX on Twitter) they’ve got the first look at Welling’s new look as Superman for the show’s new season. Granted, its not the costume we all know and love but still, it seems to be a step in the right direction. It also seems to follow the mythology established for the show. Its not exactly canon, but it does sorta work.

In addition to the new costume, there’s also some other tidbits of info on the new season including the that they will address the non-flying “issue,” Geoff Johns will be writing an episode, Clark will be dealing with issues on trying to be only a hero, leaving the personality of Clark behind and that Welling will be directing an episode or two. Also, there’s appearances by Metallo, General Zod and the Wonder Twins. So, some good and some not-so-good news. Still, the costume may work. We’ll see.

Check out a larger view of the costume after the jump.

XBLA Review: ‘Defense Grid: The Awakening’

Posted on September 8, 2009

Score: 8.0 – XBox Live Arcade – 800 Microsoft Points ($10.00)

Last week, we gave our preview coverage of Defense Grid: The Awakening and after getting the time to play through the full retail release of the game, it definitely lived up to our high expectations of the game. Defense Grid: The Awakening towers over the previous XBLA Tower Defense Game, Crystal Defenders as well as every free flash tower defense game on the internet in not only graphics and control but most importantly in fun. It has also set a high bar for South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense which is coming out in the coming months.

As described in our preview coverage, the game continually evolved with each level. From the addition of upgrade levels and additional tower options to the change from preset Path type maps and hybrid maps, there is constant variety over the course of Defense Grid. For each of the first 10 levels, the game adds a new tower in each level except in level 8. Here is where things get really interesting as an orbital laser that takes much of the time spent in the level to charge up to get ready to fire, but it allows for a 1-shot kill that garners no experience. But it’s one heck of a last resort weapon to preserve those last few precious cores the player must defend from the alien invaders.

Zach Galifianakis Interviews Charlize Theron

Posted on September 8, 2009

Some may think shows like The Tonight Show or The Daily Show are the go-to programs when it comes to compelling interviews with celebrities or people of interest. Those people would be dead wrong. If you want to know what’s really going on in the world of celebrity, look no further than Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis.

Galifianakis is not only a rising star in the comedy world, thanks to this summer’s The Hangover, but he also takes time to host his faux interview web series in which he invites stars like Jon Hamm, Natalie Portman, and even co-star of The Hangover Bradley Cooper. If you’re asking, then yes: each episode takes place between two ferns.

Zach’s latest interview is with international starlet Charlize Theron. They chat about things ranging from her names, her sick dog, and jumping into the naked pool. Check out the Funny or Die exclusive after the jump.

First Look at ‘The Adventures of Power’

Posted on September 8, 2009

Though this may not be a first look for many, The Adventures of Power is a brand new independent film sneaking up on us next month that proves to look quite good. From relative unknown director Ari Gold, who once won a student Oscar for his film Helicopter, the film is about a boy’s dream to become the world’s best air drummer.

With the same aesthetic as Napoleon Dynamite, the film looks like it will find it’s youth audience. The movie stars Gold in the lead as Power, alongside Michael McKean, Jane Lynch, and Entourage‘s Adrian Grenier, who is also in the band The Honey Brothers with Gold.

The movie first debuted at Sundance last year and went home as the Official Selection of the show. With that and a series of other selections from dozens of film festivals, Adventures of Power looks to be one of the cult comedy hits of the year. Check out the official trailer below, and Join the Power in select theaters across the country starting on October 9th.

Marvel Comics On Sale This Week

Posted on September 8, 2009

UltimateComics_Avengers_02 Normally, this list of new Marvel comics drop on Monday of the week. But, of course, yesterday was a well-deserved holiday for everyone (including The Flickcast team) so here it is for today. This week, there’s lots of new comics from our pals at Marvel that we’re excited about including Kick-Ass #7, the first issue of Nomad: Girl Without a World, Enders Game: Commando School #1 and Ultimate Avengers #2.

Here’s all the info from the official press release. And, as always, be sure to check out the large covers to some of these comics after the jump.

Hey there True Believers, here’s your official list of comic books, collections and posters arriving in comic stores on Thursday, September 10th, 2009. For more information on any of these titles, and on upcoming mighty Marvel releases, please visit http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?date=2009-09-10 or contact your local comic book retailer at 1-888-comicbook. Stay tuned each week for a brand new list of Marvel releases so that you’ll never miss your favorite heroes in action!

Comics On-Sale:

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First Set Pics from ‘Green Hornet’

Posted on September 8, 2009

Seth Rogen’s Green Hornet has been in and out of the news in recent weeks. From the bizarre casting of Edward James Olmos and Nic Cage to the last minute release date from next summer to December of next year. It now looks like we’re getting our first look at some of the cast, with new set photos.

There are only a few photos to check out, thanks to our friends at SuperHeroHype, but they give us a glance at Rogen’s Britt Reid, Cameron Diaz as his squeeze, Lenore Case, and even our very first look at Taiwanese actor Jay Chou as the Hornet’s faithful sidekick, Kato.

Check out the images after the jump, and you’ve got plenty of time before you can see Michel Gondry’s first take on the super hero classic in theaters on December 17, 2010.

Q&A with the Cast of NBC’s ‘Community’

Posted on September 8, 2009

community-cast-new We may have mentioned NBC’s upcoming new show Community once or twice here at The Flickcast. We’re looking forward to it mostly because its got a lot of things going for it including a great cast, (some of which are Joel McHale, Ken Jeong and Chevy Chase), experienced producers and writers and a premise that seems to have “legs,” as they say in the “biz.”

Recently the cast and producers got together to screen the pilot episode for an audience and take a few questions. Naturally, they had this particular event at a community college. Los Angeles City College to be exact. Sadly, you probably weren’t in attendance at this event so you missed the questions and the often very funny answers. Fortunately, we feel your pain and have video from the event to share with you right now, courtesy of our pals at NBC who always seem to come through with stuff like this.

Check out the video, in three parts, after the jump. Community hits NBC on Thursday, September 17th at 9:30/8:30C.

This Week’s ‘Rock Band’ DLC: Jackson 5, Audioslave, 3 Doors Down and More

Posted on September 8, 2009

Rock Band Tracks This Week for XBox 360 and Playstation 3:

He may not be with us anymore but the King of Pop’s musical legacy is still alive and kicking with one of his first hits (along with his brothers) when “ABC” from the Jackson 5 makes it way to Rock Band this week. In addition, super-zero themed “Kryptonite” from 3 Doors Down joins them. Along with Audioslave’s “Gasoline” and AFI’s “Miss Murder”, all these singles will be available for $1.99 each (160 Microsoft points) when they go live on the Rock Band store on XBox 360 on September 8th and the Playstation 3 on September 10th.

In celebration of this past weekend’s Penny Arcade Expo PAX, the Freezepop Pack 01* and PAX 2009 Collection** will both be available with a selection of songs from the event’s performers. All the Freezepop and PAX songs will be available for $1.00 (80 Microsoft points) each or as 3 song packs for $2.99 (240 Microsoft points) when they go live on the Rock Band store on XBox 360 on September 8th and the Playstation 3 on September 10th.

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