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Exclusive Interview with Green Lantern's Sinestro: Mark Strong

Mark Strong as Sinestro

It was a true honor to finally meet up with one of my favorite actors, Mark Strong, at Comic-Con this past weekend for a quick interview. Mark plays Sinestro in the upcoming Green Lantern movie from Warner Bros starring Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, directed by Martin Campbell. Mark and I delve deep into Green Lantern, discussing how much of the comic book origin story we'll see, how much of Sinestro we'll see, how he continues to draw motivation for villain characters that are aliens (of which Sinestro is) and his work on the movie so far. It's an absolutely fascinating interview and a must watch for any/all Green Lantern fans!

  Posted July 27 in Comic-Con 10, Hype, Interviews | 28 Comments

Final Photo Recap: Step Inside Tron Legacy's End of Line Club

Tron Legacy's End of Line Club

Disney again stole the show at Comic-Con 2010, not only with a great panel for Tron Legacy on Thursday morning (recap here), but especially with the Flynn's Arcade / End of Line Club viral. Last year, Flynn's Arcade made its first appearance, capturing the awe and excitement of Tron fans worldwide. The arcade was back this year, but instead of leading to a lightcycle, it took fans on a journey into the Tron world to the End of Line Club straight from the movie, complete with a giant video screen and hidden viral clues. This is our final photo recap of this brilliant viral marketing stunt that should make everyone excited for Tron Legacy.

  Posted July 27 in Comic-Con 10, Photos, Tron Legacy, Viral News | 5 Comments

Peter Berg's Battleship Recruits Chart-Topping Singer Rihanna

Rihanna

For better or worse, a fair share of chart topping singers have turned to Hollywood to broaden their horizons by adding "actress" to their resume. Madonna, Cher, Alica Keys and Mariah Carey are just a few singers who have dabbled in the film industry, and now Variety reports that Rihanna will join the ranks as she'll make her feature film debut in Peter Perg's adaptation of the board game Battleship. There weren't any specifics mentioned regarding her character, but she'll join Alexander Skarsgard and Taylor Kitsch in a story taking place across the seas, the skies and over land in a battle for planetary survival against a superior alien force.

  Posted July 27 in Casting, Movie News, Opinions | 18 Comments

Comic-Con 2010: Our Final Sunday Showfloor Photo Gallery!

Comic-Con 2010

As is my tradition, I usually roam the Comic-Con showfloor on Sunday afternoon primarily because it's the only other time I can actually set foot on it besides on Preview Night and because I love snapping a few extra photos of anything I find there before the doors close forever. This time I was exhausted but I still made my annual trek through the overcrowded (more so this year than any year previous) showfloor to find whatever cool things I could and damn did I find some awesome stuff. There's more Tron goodies, lots of collectibles, the motorcycle from Priest, Stan Winston's Iron Man armory, Inception's dream machine, and much more!

  Posted July 26 in Comic-Con 10, Cool Stuff, Photos | 5 Comments

Shawn Levy and the 'Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

In the line of cinematic adaptations of some of my favorite childhood books, I am sad to say that I've never been completely satisfied with one. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the live-action one) completely missed the mark, Jumanji has its moments and despite all the hipster hype, Where the Wild Things Are just didn't move me as much as I'd hoped. Consequently, I'm a little apprehensive as Variety reports 20th Century Fox and Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, Date Night) are developing an adaptation of the children's book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day as a high-concept family comedy.

  Posted July 26 in Movie News, Opinions | 3 Comments

Comic-Con 2010: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost's 'Paul' is Hilarious

Simon Pegg & Nick Frost's Paul

The terrific trio of director Edgar Wright and actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost brought us two amazing comedies in the form of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. But recently, these three kings of comedy have taken a break from the Blood & Ice Cream Trilogy to work on different projects. Wright has Scott Pilgrim vs. the World coming up soon, and Pegg/Frost hit the road with Greg Mottola (Adventureland, Superbad) for an extra-terrestrial comedy called Paul. This year Comic-Con attendees in Hall H were treated to the first bit of footage from the comedy including our first glimpse of the Seth Rogen-voiced titular alien. Read on!

  Posted July 26 in Comic-Con 10, Editorials, Opinions | 10 Comments

Must Watch: Badass Trailer for Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch!

Sucker Punch

Oh hell yes! Warner Bros has decided to debut most of all the awesome footage from Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch that showed at Comic-Con online via Apple today and it is badass. If those sexy character posters were any indication, this is a must watch trailer that you will all (hopefully) love. Both Ethan and I loved the footage and I cannot wait to see more from this because it looks so damn unique. Sucker Punch stars Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Jena Malone, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn and Oscar Isaac. I think I'll let this awesome trailer just speak for itself, so fire it up below and enjoy!

  Posted July 26 in Opinions, To Watch, Trailers | 128 Comments

Comic-Con 2010: Reactions to Footage Shown at Marvel's Panel

Marvel Studios: Captain America / Thor

As you've probably heard from all of the buzz, the Marvel Studios panel this past weekend was one of the most highly anticipated and exciting panels of Comic-Con 2010. We provided a live blog with updates as it was happening, but as that is a bit hard to read through now that it's over, I wanted to provide a quick recap of the footage we saw and our reactions to it in a new video blog with Ethan, Alex and Tim from the Golden Briefcase for your viewing pleasure today. Marvel showed some early footage from Thor as well as Captain America and we talk a bit about our reactions to all that we saw from both of those movies. Watch below!

  Posted July 26 in Comic-Con 10, Editorials, Hype | 12 Comments

Four Awesome Character Posters for Green Lantern Revealed

Green Lantern

"In brightest day, in blackest night. No evil shall escape my sight." Get ready Green Lantern fans, here's the first debut of some awesome early teaser posters for Warner Bros' Green Lantern movie. Although not everyone was able to get a glimpse of the footage they debuted at Comic-Con this weekend, you'll get a first look at Mark Strong as Sinestro and Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond on these posters (something that fans in Hall H didn't even get to see!). I'm really digging these sleek posters as our first tease at Green Lantern, especially the fact that the green in the logo slowly changes to yellow by the time it gets to Hector.

  Posted July 26 in Comic-Con 10, Hype, Posters | 50 Comments

Zach Braff Planning to Finally Direct 'Swingles' Sometime Soon

Zach Braff

Over a year ago, we got word that Zach Braff would make a return to the director's chair for the first time since his directorial debut with the 2004 indie Garden State. Now that his involvement with the hit series "Scrubs" is over (not to mention the series itself) Braff looks to finally be following through on this year old news as TimeOutNY (via The Playlist) spoke with the actor and learned that he's looking to direct Swingles soon. The film's story follows a bachelor who is dumped by his wingman and teams up with a sharp-tongued woman he can't stand in order to meet singles. No word if Cameron Diaz is still attached to this anymore.

  Posted July 26 in Movie News, Opinions | 12 Comments

First Concept Art Unveiled for Legendary's Next New Godzilla

Godzilla

You may (or may not) remember that it was officially announced back in March that the fantastic Legendary Pictures and its partner Warner Bros would be officially bringing back Godzilla in a new movie due out in 2012. Although they don't have any writers, or a director, attached yet (as far as we know), and although we know nothing else about it, that doesn't mean Legendary can't start teasing it early on. We never saw this in person ourselves, but apparently at the Legendary Pictures booth at Comic-Con this weekend, fans could get a t-shirt with this new Godzilla concept art image on it that would come to life using augmented reality.

  Posted July 26 in First Look, Hype, Photos | 14 Comments

Marvel's Infinity Gauntlet Revealed at Comic-Con - Now What?

Infinity Gauntlet

Holy sh*t this is a hell of a tease. As I was walking around the Comic-Con showfloor yesterday (Sunday), I stopped by Marvel's booth to snap some shots of the gigantic Thor throne on display. I also wanted to find the helmets from Thor that I heard were out, but I only came across a display case containing this beast of a glove (seen below). I took a quick photo and moved on, not thinking too much about it. Well, turns out this thing is something incredible. It's called the Infinity Gauntlet, essentially (and I'm not exaggerating) it's the most powerful weapon in the Marvel Universe, worn by the most ultimate villain (Thanos) in one series.

  Posted July 26 in Comic-Con 10, Hype, Movie News, Photos | 46 Comments

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