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The Flickcast – Episode 12: The Lost World

Posted on June 17, 2009

iron-man-2-rourkeLast week on The Flickcast, the team discussed and debated a slew of new topics including Apple announcements from the World Wide Developer Conference, the recent E3 gaming convention, The Hangover, Kirsten Dunst joining Spider-Man 4, movies in 3D and a whole lot more.

This week, Chris and Matt have to go on without Christina but are joined by special guest Rick Marshall of MTV’s Splashpage and Movie’s Blog to talk comics, movies and all things geek. Some of the topics discussed this time around include John Carter of Mars casting, the rebirth of Captain America, why Tim Burton should return to the Batman franchise.

They also talked about Rick’s favorite comic book-to-film adaptations (including Iron Man and Man-Thing), the disappointment of Spider-Man 3, the power of Twitter in movie marketing and upcoming comic-book-to-film adaptations including Whiteout, Scott Pilgrim and Iron Man 2.

Chris, Matt and Rick also made some picks this week including one of Rick’s favorite comics, Sleeper, Matt’s pick of one of his favorite movies called Fortress, featuring Christopher Lambert and Loryn Locklin, and Chris’ pick of John Carpenter’s Escape from New York.

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New ‘Whiteout’ Trailer Surfaces

Posted on June 17, 2009

beckinsale-whiteoutEven though filming was completed almost two years ago, the trailer for Whiteout has finally been released. The film, based on the Eisner Award winning graphic novel written by Greg Rucka and drawn by Steve Lieber, stars Kate Beckinsale as U.S. Marshall Carrie Stetko. Stetko is at the remote base of McMurdo investigating the first murder ever to take place in Antarctica. A location so remote, that its described in the trailer as “the most isolated landmass on the planet.”

Of course, while Beckinsale’s character investigates the murder, she comes to realize a greater conspiracy may be at work. With the help of The Spirit‘s Gabriel Macht, who plays another agent investigating the same murder, she must unravel the mystery before McMurdo is plunged into six months of wintery darkness.

As a big fan of the source material, I’m glad to be finally seeing the trailer for this film. Seeing as how it was finished almost two years ago, I was beginning to wonder if it would ever see the light of day. The trailer makes the film look pretty good so I’m not sure why it took so long to get released. Of course, a good trailer isn’t always an indicator of a good film. But with Whiteout finally getting a release date, we’ll get to know for sure soon enough.

Check out the trailer after the break.

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New on DVD This Week

Posted on June 16, 2009

burn-notice-s2-bluThere’s a bunch of movies and TV programs out on DVD this week so if you’re looking for something to watch, here’s a big list from which to choose. Our best best include the original Ghostbusters, Burn Notice Season 2 on Blu-Ray and the HBO Gulf War mini-series Generation Kill.

Movies:

Friday the 13th (Reboot)
Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail
Ghostbusters

TV Shows:

Burn Notice – Season 2
Everwood – Season 2
Family Guy – Vol. 7 and 100th Episode Celebration
Generation Kill – Mini-Series
House of Payne – Vol. 4
The Hunger – Season 1
I Can’t Believe I’m Still Single – Season 1
John Adams – Mini-Series (Blu-ray)
Lost – Season 1 and Season 2 (Blu-ray)
Saving Grace – Season 2
The Secret Life of the American Teenager – Season 2
Sgt. Preston of the Yukon – Season 2
South of Nowhere – Vol. 3
Tom and Jerry – Greatest Chases, Vol. 2
Transformers – Season 1 (25th Anniversary)
Zoey 101 – Season 1 and Season 2

‘Deadpool: Suicide Kings’ Sells Out

Posted on June 16, 2009

From the official Marvel Press Release:

deadpool-suicidekings-01-secondprinting-smallMarvel is pleased to announce that Deadpool: Suicide Kings #1-3 have sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at retail level) and will return with Deadpool: Suicide Kings #1 Second Printing Variant, Deadpool: Suicide Kings #2 Second Printing Variant and Deadpool: Suicide Kings #3 Second Printing Variant!

Emmy Award-nominated scribe Mike Benson (television’s Entourage) and fan favorite artist Carlo Barbieri weave a tale of bullets and betrayal as the “Merc with a Mouth” is framed!  Wade Wilson does a lot of stupid things, but it’s the one thing he didn’t do that gets him into the most trouble!  Someone tarnishes the name of this charismatic enigma and revenge is on his mind, but first he must escape a trio of Marvel powerhouses!

Can Deadpool stay out of the line of fire when the Punisher, Daredevil, and Spider-Man come looking for him?  Be sure to catch the stylish art of Barbieri on the cover of these interconnecting second printing variants!

Critics and fans are raving about Deadpool: Suicide Kings:

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12 Minutes from Ron Moore’s ‘Virtuality’

Posted on June 16, 2009

virtuality-castFox has released about twelve minutes of clips from BSG Exec. Producer Ron Moore’s upcoming tv movie that may or may not end up being a series Virtuality. The footage helps give all kinds of insight into the world, characters and situations that the show depicts. Of course, seeing these makes me hope the show does get picked up. But sadly, that’s pretty unlikely at this point, which is why Fox is airing the tv movie version.

More in the style and tone of Blade Runner or Alien than BSG, this show, in case you’re not familiar, concerns a dozen astronauts on a journey crucial to the survival of life on Earth. The crew can access a virtual world to keep them entertained during their decade-long journey. When problems begin with the virtual system, things get tense and the crew begins to wonder what’s real and what’s just part of their virtual world.

Virtuality was directed by Peter Berg and features Sienna Guillory, Clea DuVall and James D’Arcy. It airs Friday, June 26th on Fox. Check out all the footage after the jump.

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Dave’s Weekly Comic Book Recommendations

Posted on June 16, 2009

captainamerica_600_eptingcover-smallThis week its the massive event Captain America #600 that everyone is talking about, including us. Since we at The Flickcast care about what you read, we can’t let you not pick this book up. With talents such as Roger Stern, Mark Waid, and Ed Brubaker handling the writing, you can bet Marvel ha lined up some all-star artists too, and they have. Leading off with Dale Eaglesham, batting second Butch Guice, batting third Luke Ross and Alex Ross cleaning up. With all that talent assembled, this book is a definite must-read.

My second recommendation this week, and if I haven’t said enough about it before,  is Starman Omnibus Vol. 3.  Starman is written by James Robinson (currently handling Superman and World of New Krypton) and drawn by Tony Harris (Ex Machina). This completely brilliant series explores the idea of legacy and turns it on its head in the DC Universe. Started in the mid 1990s, these Starman collections boast art from such talents as Gene Ha, Phil Jimenez and J.H. Williams III, so if the story doesn’t do anything for you (and if that’s the case, you and I should not speak) you at least have some pretty, pretty art to look at.

My final recommendation is Image Comics’ Red Mass for Mars #3.  Written by Secret Warriors writer Jonathan Hickman, this series was another independent project of Hickman’s that raised his profile, and his talent, from Nightly News to Pax Romana. This book tells the story of a Superman-like character that refuses to save the Earth. Drawn by newcomer Ryan Bodenheim, if you’re finding yourself addicted to all things Hickman (and you should be) you cannot go wrong with this series.

That’s all for this week. As always, if you don’t like what I recommended, check out Midtown Comics for this week’s releases and find something else you do like. Also, be sure to let us know in the comments what you liked this week.

‘World War Z’ Movie Delayed

Posted on June 16, 2009

world-war-z-coverIf you love zombies, are a fan of Max Brooks’ excellent novel World War Z and are excited a feature film version of the novel is being made, then this news might be a bit disappointing to you. According to Fangoria News, the adaptation of Brook’s novel about a war against a virtually unstoppable zombie horde is going to take a bit longer to hit the screen than originally thought.

In an interview with the Swiss site Migros-Magazin referenced in the article, World War Z director Marc Forster, of the recent Quantum of Solace, said that the screenplay by J. Michael Straczynski is in development but “still far from realization.” And instead of waiting around for it to be ready, Forster has moved on to another project, the thriller Disconnect. As for World War Z, hopefully we’ll get to see it eventually after the script is ready. It just doesn’t look like we’ll be seeing it any time soon.

When I interviewed Max Brooks last year, he was pretty sure the scrip was moving along nicely. Although, as he said in the interview, he didn’t really have that much to do with it except for the fact he was thrilled J. Michael Straczynski was the writer. Now that the script seems to be taking longer than expected and the film is delayed, I wonder how he feels about it now?

I know how I feel. This delay is unfortunate for sure but I choose to look on the potential bright side here. Mayabe Stracyznski is taking so long because he wants the script to be awesome? And maybe the departure of Forster isn’t such a bad thing? To be honest, I didn’t really like Quantum of Solace very much so if Forster never comes back, maybe we’ll get an even better dirctor? One can hope.

Shia LaBeouf Talks ‘Indiana Jones 5’

Posted on June 16, 2009

ford-labeouf-indina-jonesI greet this news with a mix of excitement and trepidation. But no matter what, it seems inevitable its going to happen. According to an interview with Shia LaBeouf over at the BBC News, director Steven Spielberg has apparently figured out what the story for the next Indiana Jones film should be and is now working on it.

According to LaBeouf in the interview: “Steven just said that he cracked the story on it before I left, and I think they’re gearing that up.”

At the moment, there’s no word on what the story is or if LaBeouf’s character, Mutt Williams, will be returning for the sequel. Obviously, Harrison Ford would have to sign on for another film as Indiana Jones. Or he would have to at least be in the film long enough to pas the torch to the next generation, if that’s the way the story goes.

To be honest, after the disappointment of the last Indiana Jones film, I’m not sure I want to see another one at all. For better or worse, it seems inevatible we will get a fifth film — especially as the last one made over $750 Million worldwide. You can’t argue with figures like that. And really, my concern isn’t as much what the story is, if Harrison Ford is in the film or even if Shia LaBeouf returns. I just don’t want George Lucas anywhere near it.

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