Category: Movies

Joss Whedon on Hulk in Avengers

Marvel's Avengers The Hulk courtesy Marvel Studios

  Will the third time be the charm for the big screen version of Marvel’s Green Goliath in The Avengers? Director Joss Whedon talked with SFX magazine about what he need to get right to make the Hulk work.

  “So much. A Bruce Banner who’s not obsessed with his own problems. A Hulk who not only feels flesh and blood, but is clearly an extension of Banner himself and not just a CGI thing that roars. A Hulk who feels dangerous, who might actually hurt someone we care about, who belongs in a classic horror film. And much more. He’s the hardest character by far, and ended up being the most fun.”

  Whedon revealed what Mark Ruffalo brings to the team as the new Bruce Banner.

  “Mark is such a delightful mensch it’s stupid. His Banner is a bunch of contradictions: graceful and awkward, meek and confident, erudite and working class, funny and sad. And contradictions are what the Banner/Hulk dynamic are all about. Also, Mark kinda looks like the Hulk. So we got to build our Hulk from him.”

The entire interview is in SFX #220 out today.

This Geek’s Opinion: Based on the awesome trailer I still wonder if Banner is on control of the Hulk since he’s working with the Avengers. I’m hoping we see Betty – at least in a cameo.

The Cabin in the Woods Trailer #2

Cast from The Cabin in the Woods courtesy Lionsgate

  Before Chris Hemsworth swings his hammer as Thor this May he will running for his life in The Cabin in the Woods on April 13th. A second trailer debuted on Fear Net for the long-awaited film by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard. The trailer is spoiler heavy but gets you excited for what looks like a hybrid of slasher in the woods/supernatural creatures/conspiracy horror flicks.

“Skyfall” Bond Girl Like a Female 007

 

AP Photo/Joel Ryan. Daniel Craig and the new Bond girls.

New Bond Girl Naomie Harris is sharing her excitement for the role and how she sees her character. 

 “I never thought it was a possibility, so it’s hugely exciting to be a Bond girl. I’m loving it. I love Sam Mendes. He’s a fantastic director. And Daniel Craig is incredible to work with, so I feel incredibly lucky.”

 Harris plays a MI6 field agent named Eve and tells ContactMusic about how she sees her role and the training to play a female spy.

 “My character would like to see herself as a female bond but I don’t think anyone’s really a match for Bond.”

“I kickbox and do a lot with guns. I started off terrified by the sound of a gun let alone having any idea how to hold one but now I really enjoy it.

 Harris, presented at the First Light Awards 2012. First Light provides funding and expertise to enable five to 25 year olds to make their own short digital films and media projects. I’m sure the awards and this actress providing encouragement the next generation of British filmmakers. The film’s director Sam Mendes was a judge for the competition.

Thanks to MI6 and Contact Music for the stories.

I’ve loved Naomie Harris since 28 Days Later. If she can handle a gun the way she worked that machete then looked out bad guys in Skyfall!

 

In another interview

“My character would like to see herself as a female bond but I don’t think anyone’s really a match for Bond.”

Michael Fassbender Will Help Make You a Star

Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy from X-Men: First Class courtesy Marvel.com

  Michael Fassbender has working a long time to become an overnight sensation. Now Hollywood’s hottest leading man will help aspiring film artists get their shot. The star of X-Men: First Class is teaming up with his Prometheus director Ridley Scott for the Your Film Festival, which allows filmmakers to submit 15-minute works.

  Films can be entered from now until March 31st. This summer, 50 submissions will be chosen by Scott’s production company, Scott Free. Films can be any genre or format.Youtube will feature the 50 chosen films. The public will be able to vote for their favorites. The competition be narrowed down to 10. Finalists will be flown to the Venice Film Festival and have their work screened there. Scott and Fassbender will then select the winning film, which will be awarded a $500,000 production grant to collaborate with Scott Free on a new film. 

Thanks to the International Business Times for the story. Here’s the star himself explaining how it works and his role:

 

Taylor Kitsch Geeks Out For…

  Disney’s John Carter takes us to Mars this week. Fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs sci-fi pulp adventures get to geek out but star Taylor Kitsch geeked out for a different reason – the chance to audition for director Andrew Stanton.

“I got a call that said, ‘Hey, would you go down to Disney to meet with Andrew Stanton?’” Kitsch tells Spinoff Online. “I was like, ‘Oh, God, yeah! I loved Wall-E and I’m a huge fan of his!’”

“You know when those opportunities come around they’re rare and you have to fight for them,” Kitsch continued. “Well, I threw my hat in the ring as soon as I could!”

Kitsch says he created his portrayal based on John Carter’s past as a Civil War officer and his research of that time period.

“[John Carter] fought more for the protection of his family and lost that fight,” Kitsch added. “That’s what I stick to, that guilt that he left ironically to fight and protect his family but leaving them vulnerable to be attacked. […] I certainly didn’t play him as a hero. He’s just this everyday guy who is in this extraordinary circumstance.”

Friday Night Lights fans will be interested to hear Kitsch talk about his role as Tim Riggins and his choice of film roles..

“I had the best of both worlds, garnering that critical acclaim as a show and as Riggs, and we’re not so overexposed that I have more of an uphill battle to prove that I’m this guy,” he said. “I pick the roles that are going to make me better … It really boils down to character.”

For more of Kitsch interview here’s the Spinoff Online link. Disney’s John Carter opens this Friday. From what I’ve seen so far, I think Edgar Rice Burroughs will be smiling or cheering from up above!

Edward James Olmos at Emerald City Comicon

Edward James Olmos as Commander William Adama in Battlestar Galactica

  A huge announcement from Emerald City Comicon! Edward James Olmos will be appearing on Friday, March 30th only at the Seattle event.

  Science fiction fans know Olmos as Commander Adama in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica and Gaff in Blade Runner. Olmos was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Stand and Deliver and an Emmy for his role on Miami Vice and recently joined Dexter.

This is a reason to cheer! “So Say We All!”

 

John Carter – The First 10 Minutes

 

 

Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins in Disney's John Carter

  It’s the final countdown to John Carter on the big screen. Director Andrew Stanton brings the creation of novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs (and star of Marvel Comics series) to cinemas March 9th.

  Disney released an early 10 minutes of the film. We see a young man named Edgar start reading the journals left by his late uncle. This is a great introduction to the war weary but eager to fight John Carter exploring in the Arizona territory back in 1868. It’s smart to begin the story through the eyes of a young man with the sense of mystery and wonder.

 

Robocop Reloaded

Joel Kinnaman on The Killing photo by James Dittiger courtesy AMC

Robocop is back on duty. Joel Kinnaman (The Killing, Safe House)signed on for the MGM remake directed by Jose Padilha (Elite Squad) according to Deadline.

Peter Weller played the original Robocop in Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 version. Dark Horse Comics published several comic book miniseries starring Robocop including one in which the cyber law enforcer fought the Terminator. Marvel Comics publised an 23 issue series.