Doctor Strange: The Oath cover courtesy Marvel.com
Doctor Strange appears to be a huge element of Marvel’s Cinematic Phase Three if you believe all the rumblings on the web! Pulling off the Master of the Mystic Arts could be tricky but who knew Iron Man would have been a blockbuster smash leading to Avengers Assembling on the big screen!
Like Robert Downey, Jr. playing Tony Stark – casting is key! You need an actor with charm, charisma who can make dark magic believable.
Doctor Stephen Strange was a brilliant, rich, arrogant surgeon who injures his hands in a freak accident. When the Doctor can no longer practice medicine he goes Continue reading Casting DOCTOR STRANGE
Star Trek: Into Darkness courtesy Paramount Pictures
Star Trek Into Darkness goes boldly with excitement, action and passion! J.J. Abrams and his crew honor the Star Trek legacy while taking it warp drive into new directions. It’s everything you love about Trek yet feels fresh and exciting like a cadet on their first Starfleet mission!
The story is thrilling packed with moments that make your heart race and make it hurt as Captain Kirk and his crew face threats within the Federation and in deep space. Every member of the Enterprise crew you love (Spock, Uhura, Scotty, Bones, Chekov) stars in their own powerful sequences that all thread into the greater story of family. The acting is superb with emotion, humor and power.
Benedict Cumberbatch – no words can express just how incredible this actor and his character is!
Star Trek Countdown to Darkness #4 courtesy IDW Publishing
As I watched the big screen trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness right before Iron Man 3 this weekend I immediately thought John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) is working with the Klingons!
The Federation’s greatest enemy (of the original Star Trek series) were developed but cut from J.J. Abrams first film.
At the Star Trek Into Darkness London premiere Damon Lindelof appears to confirm the inclusion of the alien warriors in the upcoming film and in a possible third movie:
Ryan Gosling as Matt Murdock/Daredevil – Gosling would be perfect as the public defender from New York’s most brutal streets who fights crime by night as the masked vigilante.
Vin Diesel as Kingpin – smooth, cool and oozing menace in a sharp suit and when the finally unleashes his raw power in a fight – watch out!
Zachary Quinto as Bullseye – after 2 seasons of American Horror Story and his explosive moments when Spock lets his emotions loose in Star Trek proves Continue reading DAREDEVIL Dream Casting
Benedict Cumberbatch lends his villainous voice to a new motion poster for Star Trek: Into Darkness courtesy Paramount. Watch as it reveals the Wrath of John Harrison!
Star Trek: Into Darkness courtesy Paramount Pictures
The Star Trek: Into Darkness Super Bowl trailer fueled the fire over the Khan rumors! The action packed spot featured an interrogation between John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) to Captain Kirk (Chris Pine)
“I’m better.”
“At what?”
“Everything.”
This exchange certainly sounds like Kirk debating with an arrogant, genetically enhanced villain with a “superior intellect.”
Paramount will screen the sequel on IMAX screens two days early according The Hollywood Reporter. Fans can boldly see Star Trek Into Darkness on select IMAX screens starting May 15th.
Paramount Pictures revealed this new photo today with the caption stating Cumberbatch is playing…John Harrison?
Fascinating.
The villain is locked in what appears to be a brig. Is Harrison a human? Could the new Trek film explore genetic cloning – is he a super human? an alien hybrid?
Thanks to the excellent and thorough StarTrek.com – a great source for all things Trek.
The poster does show Benedict Cumberbatch (he plays the villain) surveying the ruins of an Earth city or is it Starfleet HQ. Some bloggers have said the city is London given the similarities to specific landmarks in the British capital – good eye IGN. The villain is walking through a blast zone that is in the shape of the Starfleet insignia.
The villain is sporting a Neo (from The Matrix) style look. Speculation about Cumberbatch’s role has run from Khan to Gary Seven. The teaser does have a look similar to The Dark Knight Rises.
Here’s the official synopsis:
“When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.
With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.
As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.”
What do you think? I personally think it’s cool that it doesn’t look like a typical Star Trek movie poster. JJ Abrams make Trek cool again with respecting the legacy without being chained to it – warp speed!
