New quotes from Batman in a new commercial for The Dark Knight Rises from the UK.
Thanks to Dark Horizons.
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Avengers Vs X-Men: Civil War in the Phoenix Five
Lovers Cyclops and Emma Frost go to war in a new preview of the Avengers vs. X-Men #11 cover by Jim Cheung courtesy Marvel.com.
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WARNING
DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN’T READY AVX #5!
In the finale of AvX Act One in Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus and Magik became hosts of the Phoenix Force instead of Hope Summers due to Iron Man’s actions in Avengers vs. X-Men #5.
Captain America takes a cosmic hit on this cover too but what would drive Scott and Emma to attack each other?
I had suspected that an X-Woman might be sacrificed in this storyline. Will Emma revert to her villainous ways? Don’t forget this image of Emma! Has the Phoenix Force inflamed the slow burning attraction between Emma and Namor? Will Emma think that Scott is wrong and must stop him to save the mutant race? I still suspect the sliver of the Void (once trapped in Emma and now buried in Cyclops’ mind) may be a factor in Scott’s zealous actions.
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For my previously published theories click here.
“Prometheus” Writer to Work on “World War Z”
Damon Lindelof (Prometheus, Lost) is working on the script for World War Z according to The Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision. The zombie apocalypse film based on the novel by Max Brooks has been delayed 6 months for reshoots. Lindelof is said to be working on the third act according to Dark Horizons. Brad Pitt is the lead in the Paramount film.
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“Prometheus” End Credits Viral Video
My mind is still torn and reeling from Prometheus. Several viral videos heralded Ridley Scott’s return to sci fi and helped set up the prologue for the events of the film. There’s a new viral video. The film’s end credits reveal a website with a new video starring Guy Pearce as Peter Weyland.
Thus Spoke Zarathrusta: A Book for All and None is a novel of philosophy by Friedrich Nietzche. This appears to be Weyland to come on stage for his TED 2023 talk.
Planet Zarathrusta, anyone?
Thanks to Dark Horizons.
Icons of Science Fiction: An Expert on Ridley Scott’s Prometheus
Director Ridley Scott’s return to the science fiction genre is finally in theaters. While on a sneak preview of the new Icons of Science Fiction exhibit at EMP Museum in Seattle I had to ask the curator his thoughts on Prometheus. As excited as I am for the new movie, what does a guy responsible for creating a science fiction exhibition feel about a return to the world of Alien?
“We were talking about Ridley Scott. He’s more than a storyteller. He’s also a designer. He’s such a visual storyteller. So much of the power of Blade Runner is that world and those vehicles. He did designs or he brought really talented people to do amazing designs. The stories are rock solid too. But the films are so visual and I think it’s a rare combination he does really well so there’s got to be another Ridley Scott sometime? I don’t know of any right now or on the horizon. So I think it’s just incredibly fortunate that he’s still working. he’s been working for decades and he’s still creates incredibly good product…I haven’t seen Prometheus yet! Who knows?
I interject: “What are you expectations?”
“I think it will be beautiful certainly. Prequels make me nervous because you kind of know what’s ultimately going to happen. So you lose some suspense but I’m sure within the film he’ll create all kinds of suspense.
Sometimes…the thing about prequels is 20 years later the special effects technology blows aways what we saw before but also blows away some of the charm. Some of that they had to do more with less they had to be more creative with special effects Now it’s like throw a computer at it. Sometimes… again I don’t know in Prometheus some things we’ve seen it could be like well not quite as charming…but I’ll be there. I’ll be there.”
Prometheus is now in theaters. Icons of Science Fiction is now open at EMP Museum.
Congrats Liam Hemsworth
A big congratulations to Liam Hemsworth on getting engaged to Miley Cyrus. If you’re a Hunger Games fan you’re excited to see more of him as Gale Hawthorne in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
In honor of his engagement here’s a flashback to my brief interview with him at The Hunger Games Tour Seattle in which we talked about working with Woody Harrelson:
Congrats. Shouldn’t this guy play Green Arrow if the ever make a Justice League movie?
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Dressing James Bond in Skyfall
James Bond is more than an action hero. 007 is a style icon. The costume designer for Skyfall reveals how she worked with Daniel Craig and fashion designer Tom Ford to give Bond a modern edge in this new videoblog. This latest video from 007.com reveals Craig on location of the Shanghai set sets and in action in the streets of London.
Alas, I could never look that flattering in that cool suite with all the designers in the world.
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Wolverine Team on Return of Sabretooth!
No head? No problem! The meanest mutant of all is back! Jeph Loeb, Simone Bianchi and Editor Jeanine Schafer are the team behind Sabretooth Returns kicking off in Wolverine #310. The Loeb & Bianchi pick up where they left off in Evolution when Logan beheaded Victor Creed. The trio answered questions on today’s Marvel.com Next Big Thing event.
“We always said Wolverine: Evolution was only half the story. We thought it be great if Sabretooth would be off the table for a while, though none of us thought it would be for five years. Axel Alonso and Jeanine Schaefer really stood on the wall and kept him out until we were ready to come back,” Loeb revealed.
“This isn’t a story where we pick the needle up off the record and then drop it back down on the same song. Between Evolution and now, some really talented people have worked on Wolverine. In particular, Daniel Way advanced a lot of the story lines we put together and we wanted to acknowledge what had happened. A lot of this revolves around Romulus, and when we last saw him, he had been sent to the Darkforce Dimension by Cloak. When our story opens, something has happened to bring Cloak to the top of the Empire State Building. Romulus, Sabretooth, Cloak and Dagger are all tied together,” Loeb said.
Evolution was the first arc but as Loeb revealed it’s a major theme of his upcoming arc.
“This story is very much about the nature of being a villain. No villain wakes up in the morning and sees himself that way. They have a point of view and it happens to be the antithesis of the hero. How do you embrace that side of Sabretooth? He has an opportunity, being reborn. What has his death taught him?”
“There is a brand new character who I hope will join Wolverine’s rich cast of characters. I’m excited to add to that. One of the things I like about working with Simone is his extraordinary ability to design looks that will stand the test of time.”
Creed recently turned up as a “mentor” to Kade Kilgore of the new Hellfire Club in Jason Aaron’s Wolverine and the X-Men.
“I love Wolverine & The X-Men and what Jason Aaron is doing, but there are times when you want Wolverine to feel more like a singular character. This really is more of a story of Wolverine, Sabretooth, the nature of their relationship and the lies they’ve been told through the years,” Loeb said about guest stars from the Jean Grey School.
“Romulus said some stuff in Evolution that was really bold and outrageous. He’s the villain. If you saw Empire Strikes Back in the theaters, you didn’t automatically believe that Darth Vader was telling the truth about being Luke’s father.”
“I can only tell you that the way Sabretooth returns is through a way that was planted in the first story and comes from a well-known place to do with one of our characters,” Loeb revealed about the new character.
For more quotes and variant covers here’s the Marvel.com link. The 4-part arc kicks off July 4, 2012.
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