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First Avatar Trailer Goes Live

Posted on August 20, 2009

avatar-2With thousands of fans across the country getting to see 16 minutes of James Cameron’s Avatar in select theaters, the studio is still giving the rest of us a peak at this mysterious film. The first teaser trailer went live today, though in French, shows us the world that the Titanic director conjured up.

The film, starring Sam Worthington (Terminator: Salvation), Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, and Stephen Lang (Public Enemies) is a sci-fi adventure about a hero who helps save a civilization, and “embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery” along the way.

Cameron initially had the idea for this film 14 years ago, but the technology wasn’t available for him to produce it properly. Finally, when pre-production began, the project took 4 years to finish, and this winter, we’ll finally get to see it. Check out the trailer after the jump. 20th Century Fox’s Avatar hits IMAX and 3-D theaters December 18 of this year.

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Bill Birch to Write ‘Shazam!’ Reboot

Posted on August 20, 2009

captain-marvel-1According to Variety, screenwriter Bill Birch has been given the task of adapting the DC comic book character Captain Marvel for Warner Bros. big screen version of Shazam! — a project that already has Get Smart helmer Peter Segal attached to direct.

Birch, who is currently writing the film One Finger Salute for Warner Bros., comes to the project following several other drafts by prominant screenwriters such as John August, Bryan Goluboff, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow and even William Goldman. In addition, Geoff Johns, currently enjoying a very successful run on DC’s Blackest Night, will co-write and consult on the project.

According to the trade, Segal and Ewing began working on the film three years ago at New Line before it moved over to Warners. In case you’re not familiar, the film centers on teenager Billy Batson, who transforms into the superhero Captain marvel when he says the word “Shazam!” The studio is now looking to go back to the original DC Comics source material for inspiration.

Good idea. What took you so long to figure that out?

The Brand New ‘Fable III’ Teaser Trailer

Posted on August 19, 2009

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Considered by many to be the definitive RPG of the original XBox with the hugely successful sequel on the XBox 360, the Fable franchise is, behind Halo, one of the most beloved exclusives Microsoft has. Earlier today in Cologne, Germany, head of Lionhead Studios and Creative  Director of Microsoft Games Studios, Europe Peter Molyneux announced the next piece of the Fable franchise coming in 2010.

Fable has always been about the moral choices of an individual and how those choices have effected the world around him, whether he chose to be a savior or a tyrant. Now, Fable 3 looks to up the ante as you will see in the game’s first teaser trailer that just hit the Internets.

Check it out after the jump.

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New ‘LEGO Rock Band’ Trailer

Posted on August 19, 2009

lego_rock_band_detailsRock Band has never failed to satisfy the wanna-be rock stars within us, but has yet to focus on the younger generation of budding rockers, until now. LEGO Rock Band will feature everything we know and love about the previous Rock Band games as well as the family-friendly, silly antics gamers have come to expect from the LEGO franchise. Players will be able to design their whole band as well as their roadies and manager.

Some notable tracks from the kid-friendly setlist are “Song 2” by Blur, Carl Douglas’ “Kung Fu Fighting”, Good Charlotte’s “Boys and Girls” So What” by Pink, and “The Final Countdown” by Europe.

Coming this Holiday season for the PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and DS, LEGO Rock Band puts the power of Rock into the hands gamers of all ages as they “Build a Band and Rock the Universe.”

Check out the video featuring the “Rock Power Challenge” and Tick Tick Boom! by The Hives after the jump.

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Marvel’s ‘Spider-Woman’ Motion Comic Drops Today In iTunes

Posted on August 19, 2009

SpiderWomanMotionComic_Image2Progress marches on and apparently its not enough to read good comics, now they have to move too. Oh well, can’t stop progress I guess. Besides, as much as I might hate to say it as a fan of reading, this new Spider-Woman motion comic (aka MOCO) does look pretty darn cool. Don’t understand what I’m talking about?

Well, fortunately, we’ve got all the info you could possibly need about this new offering from the folks at Marvel, via an official press release. Of course, we’ve also got some awesome screen shots of the MOCO after the jump, so be sure and check those out!

MARVEL LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER ORIGINAL MOTION COMIC

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First episode available on iTunes on August 19, 2009

If the pages of Marvel Comics could move, what would they look like? Wonder no more! Marvel Comics announced the launch of its first ever original motion comic, Spider-Woman. The legendary, Eisner-award winning Brian Michael Bendis wrote the story of Spider-Woman, with art by Eisner Award winning artist Alex Maleev (Daredevil and Stephen King’s N. Mobisodes).  The first episode of Spider-Woman will be available on iTunes beginning August 19, 2009, with additional episodes released every two weeks.

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‘Tron Legacy’ Producer Jeffrey Silver to Keynote HD Expo Event

Posted on August 19, 2009

jeffrey-silverI’m still on the fence about the whole “3-D Renaissance” that seems to be captivating Hollywood at the moment, but if I ever wanted to know some compelling reasons why everything seems to be coming up 3-D these days, this would be the guy to ask. I’m talking about, of course, mega-producer Jeffrey Silver, whose credits include Training Day, 300, Terminator Salvation and the upcoming Tron Legacy — which is in, you guessed it, 3-D.

And now, it looks like I’m going to get the chance. Or, at the very least, have a chance to hear him speak on the subject because Silver is going to Keynote the upcoming HD Expo event in beautiful Burbank, CA. Silver is, as you might have guessed (and according to the official info from the event) “is one of the industry’s most respected and prolific producers (and) will Keynote HD EXPO – Createasphere on November 5th, 2009.”

“Mr. Silver has been involved with groundbreaking technology on a number of productions including 300 and Tron Legacy, a sequel to the 1982 game changer Tron.”

I’m actually looking forward to checking this out and if you happen to be in Burbank on November 5th and are curious about the whole 3-D thing like I am, you should probably join me there. Who knows, maybe 3-D really is the way to go?

‘Buffy’s’ James Marsters Joins ‘Caprica’

Posted on August 19, 2009

james-marsters-1The Caprica casting office seems to be working overtime lately and is snagging a bunch of great new people to take on key roles in the show. Previously, we told you about Battlestar Galactica alumni Luciana Carro joining the show as well as comedian Patton Oswalt recently being cast. And now, word comes today that everyone’s other favorite former vampire James Marsters is joining the show as well and taking on what is described as a “sizable role.”

No word yet on exactly what Marsters will be doing on the show and who, or what, he will be doing it to but we do know, according to EW, that he will be pretty much doing what he does best and playing a dangerous and unpredictable bad guy driven by his carnal and moralistic desires. Marsters will play a terrorist leader named Barnabus Greele in at least three episodes of the upcoming Syfy series.

As a fan of Buffy and all of Marsters’ work, I’m always glad to see him make an appearance on any show. He always brings something special to the table and raises the level of any show he’s on. The fact that he’s going to be in Caprica makes me even more excited for its debut on Januray 22, 2010. Not that I really needed a reason to watch the show.

‘Ghost Hunters’ Back for New Season Tonight

Posted on August 19, 2009

ghost-hunters-1One of SyFy’s most popular shows returns for its fifth season tonight on the network. No, I’m not talking about another edition of the “monster of the week” low-budget sci-fi movies (not that those are so bad), I’m talking about real live Ghostbusters here.

Yes, that’s right, the guys from Ghost Hunters return to the airwaves for another all-new season of , well, hunting ghosts and those other things that “go bump in the night.” The show is a fun ride and often scarier than the so-called “scary” movies that come out these days — mostly because this stuff looks so damn real. Oh yeah, that’s because it is.

We’ve got some clips from the show for you today including a preview of tonight’s premiere where the team investigate some strange occurrences in the town of Blackstone, MA where “a family’s paranormal experiences have recently taken a turn for the worse. The increasingly violent incidents show no sign of letting up during the team’s investigation, during which Jason is attacked by an invisible force!” Damn. Sign me up for that.

Check out both of the clips, as usual, after the jump. Ghost Hunters premieres tonight at 9/8C on SyFy.

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