Screenwriters hired for He-Man: Masters of the Universe!

The exclamation mark is on purpose! Heatvision is reporting that the men behind the new Predators script, Mike Finch and Alex Litvak, have been brought on to write Masters of the Universe for Columbia. Back in September of '09 we told you about Columbia buying up the rights to the movie; and not much has been reported about the project since. So this is very exciting for me because I grew up watching He-Man the animated series, played with the toys and was about the only kid on the block that loved the 1987 film starring Dolph Lundgren.

Like the picture above? I've told you guys about the website before, but check it out; deviantart.com/... the artist is Greg Semkow.

UPDATE: Hahaha, I swear this wasn't planned. After I wrote the post, I went looking through some old photos my dad has been scanning and found this marvel... HAHAHA, I SWEAR THIS WASN'T PLANNED. 

That's me dressed as He-Man for Halloween and in case kids couldn't tell, the makers went ahead and wrote the name on the chest. LOL.

Unthinkable trailer looks a lot like anther film I know...

Check out this doozy of a trailer. The film is Unthinkable. It stars Michael Sheen as a terrorist who has planted three nuclear bombs in three major cities in America. The FBI has a secret weapon... Samuel L. Jackson. Also starring in the film are Carrie-Anne Moss and Superman himself, Brandon Routh.

I have an issue with this film... it's a carbon copy of one of my favorite Denzel Washington movies.. The Siege. Check out THAT trailer below.

Iron Man 2 tickets on sale today, will it beat The Dark Knight's record weekend?

Visit Fandango for tickets to the midnight showing of Iron Man 2, May 6th. The movie looks to battle The Dark Knight for biggest opening weekend in history. I have my doubts though.

TDK opened to the tune of $155.34 million to top Spider-Man 3 for the biggest opening weekend in history. The web is flooded with predictions that the record will be broken, come May 7th. The picture above is courtesy of a movie blog in the UK, heyuguys. They put their money on Iron Man 2 winning this obscure race, I'm going the other way.


The Dark Knight:
Strong buzz

Critical praise

All star cast

Heath Ledger's death raised awareness of the film

IT'S BATMAN!


Iron Man 2:
Strong buzz. Just like TDK, the online buzz is huge. The trailer is one of the most watched on the web and Jon Favreau is a Twitter nut (who we do follow); he's always updating fans on great info, casting, etc.

No praise so far, and in fact, the few people out there that HAVE seen it, say the story is not written well enough to keep us interested; something the critics panned the first film for.

All star cast, including the amazing Robert Downey Jr.

An awesome sidekick character in War Machine that has fans really excited. Also, I'd like to note, that War Machine would beat the ever living poo out of Robin! Know that!

I'm sorry, Mickey Rourke is great and all, but A) he's no Heath Ledger, and B) he's not playing The Joker.

It's Iron Man, yeah he's a cool character and Robert Downey Jr. was the man in the first film. Also, I'm sure the first film lifted comic book sales to unprecedented levels, but come on... it's Iron Man.


The door is open for all of us to discuss. Which will be a bigger hit at the box office, opening weekend? We have a month or so to discuss, so let's get started. I don't think Iron Man 2 has that intangible THING that TDK had. I don't know what it is. You can't see it or hear it, but it's something special that only comes around once every decade or so and I just don't see it in Iron Man 2.

Ps... I will be seeing Iron Man 2 opening weekend. ;o)

Quickie: Sex and the City 2 trailer

Love you ladies... enjoy. You too FattMatt.

Quickie: The Other Guys trailer.... great!

I had my doubts, but the trailer looks really really funny. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg play The Other Guys. I love Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson's characters... Typical movie heros! Lol.

Quickie: Harrison Ford joining Cowboys & Aliens

Jon Favreau just confirmed it via Twitter: @Jon_Favreau: Please stop asking if Harrison Ford is in Cowboys & Aliens. Okay? He is. Please don’t tell anybody.

Ford is joining Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde in the comic book adaptation. Robert Downey Jr. was originally linked to the project but had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts. No more details right now, but I like the move and after the "Indy" films, it's easy to see Ford playing a cowboy.

You know what's a good movie? (Part 4)

Let's recap.

Part 1: Forrest Gump

Connection: Tom Hanks

Part 2: Toy Story

Connection: Pixar

Part 3: The Incredibles

Connection: Superhero Films

Part 4: Batman (1989)

So FattMatt and I need to apologize for not keeping this thing alive, but today we deliver. Batman, 1989... 'nuff said! I spent most of the past few hours "researching" this film. And by research I mean watching hours and hours of special features footage about the film. There's a lot to talk about, so let's jump right in.

Before this movie, there was no place for superhero movies the way there is now. Technology was not what it is today, and there was no way to produce these movies in way that would satisfy fans. Before Batman, there was the Richard Donner film, Superman: The Movie. That film proved you could make a good MOVIE that was about a superhero; it wasn't necessarily a good SUPERHERO movie. Batman carried on that tradition.

Also in 1989, the film's director was a relative unknown... Tim Burton. He had some success with Beetle Juice, but it is important to note that Beetle Juice LATER become the cult classic it is now. To add more doubt to the minds of everyone involved was the budget, at the time, it was the most expensive film in the history of the industry. In 1988, while the film was being made, Tim Burton was only 30 years old! Holy mother of wow!

The most controversial move of all was the casting of Michael Keaton to play the Caped Crusader; a move FattMatt and I LOVE! See, no matter who was cast, fans were going to be disappointed. This was a new take on Batman, never before seen on film. A dark Batman required a dramatic actor, not so much an action hero.

And for every Superhero film, you need a super villain; how about one of the best villains in comic book history... The Joker. The Joker was an obvious move on the part of the filmmakers. The trick of course was to cast someone GOOD enough to carry the roll. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Jack Nicholson. Joker Jack; does it get any better than that? This version of the Joker was true to the source material, far different than the one depicted in the 1960's Adam West Batman TV Series. Nicholson played him with a charisma that made you love the bad guy, even though you didn't want to. Kudos to Mr. Nicholson, and I am a firm believer that NO ONE else could have pulled off Tim Burton's Joker better than Jack Nicholson.

Burton enlisted the help of Danny Elfman for the score.

Batman Theme Song sound bite Batman sound bites

Elfman's theme for Batman was so good, so popular, that the studio gave the score it's own soundtrack, apart from the soundtrack with songs by Prince inspired by the film. The movie went on to gross over 400 million dollars worldwide! The movie and soundtrack were huge successes. It made Tim Burton the must-have director of his generation; it paved the way for Batman: The Animated Series; it lead to three live-action sequels; it opened the flood gates of comic book movies that we all know and love today.
The movie won an Oscar for Design and Nicholson was nominated for a Golden Globe for best Supporting Actor. A pretty good day at the office, Mr. Burton, a pretty good day.