Venkman here - I know this is totally fake but I am rolling with the story as if it actually happened because its fun. Boy oh boy am I am so happy Warner Brothers turned Michael Bays ass down! He would have killed this awesome Batman series! It is crazy to think that he thinks he could make a better Batman film! He obviously thinks that because he would not have tried to submit his script and idea to Warner bros. Don't get me wrong the guy is a great action film director but he has no bone of story structure in his body. He makes fun and exciting mindless action films. You just can't do that with Batman... again! Here is the title page of the script. It comes from my.spill.com . I would have to say first off this Bay script is totally not real, but other web sites say that it really is real! Click on the link or the script title page to view some more pages from Michael Bays vision of 'The Dark Knight'. Can you guess where the movie starts off? The pentagon. Its got Michael bays name written all over it! Literally! In the end this actually could make a fun and ridiculous Michael bay movie.

Venkman here I love movies about the entertainment industry like 'The Player' and 'Swimming with Sharks'. I think this movie 'What Just Happened' is going to fit right in with those type of films. 'What Just Happened' is based on a book that is on my list of books I need to read. the book is by Art Linson here is a quick description:

In What Just Happened? we get to explore, at close range, finicky directors, clueless executives, shameless marketers, famous actors, battered screenwriters, and hapless producers crossing paths in such calamitous ways that it's a miracle these films get made at all. Linson is the ideal guide through this heavily land-mined, high-stakes industry, pausing for a moment here or there to explain some aspect or pitfall of the business, to wax nostalgic about film days past, or to serve up a compelling inside Hollywood tale of woe. Whether you love the movies or not, you won't be able to resist the stories behind them.

I think this movie is going to be great! It got Robert De Niro and Bruce Willis and I am sure there will be many other cameos. It is also directed by Berry Levinson. Check out the Red band film clip below!    

Venkman here and I gotta be honest, I really want this Wolverine movie to be just as good as Iron Man and Hulk but I can tell you right now that it wont. First of all Marvel has no creative control with this 'Wolverine: Origins' film. Second of all The origin story of Wolverine is an extremely dark story and Wolverine is a very violent person. It should be darker than the upcoming 'The Dark Knight' Batman movie, but it wont be. I love Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and think he is a great choice for the role, but I don't think the fans are going to get to see the character Wolverine fully realized in this film. I am actually more excited for the Hulk Vs. Wolverine movie from Marvel Animation. Here is the new promo picture that was released by Empire magazine!

Venkman Here and today Warner Bros. has released 4 new promo pictures from the new 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' movie! The time is growing near when we will once again be able to join Harry Potter in his adventures at Hogwarts school of magic. I really can wait to see this new Potter movie, I think it will end up being the best of the series so far. Check out the pics below to get a good look at what we can expect.

What do you want me to say! It's not my fault 'The Dark Knight' is all over the internet and that it is going to be such an amazing movie! If you have not already seen this we have the first 6 minutes of the new 'Batman:The Dark Knight' movie. I will let you know know that this is terrible quality, but its all we got until the movie itself hits theaters in the next couple of weeks! The first 6 minutes is great! Your gonna love this clip. So here we go.

Venkman here with yet another trailer for 'The Dark Knight'! This one comes from Wizard World. I don't think I would really call this a film trailer. It is more like a bunch of random scenes cut together with some music just to show you some visuals. there are a few things in this little preview clip that I have not seen yet. It is by far not the best trailer put together for this movie, but it does its job. Go ahead and check it out below!

Venkman here with some news about what Joss Whedon is up to these days regarding his film work. I have always liked the stuff that Joss has put together 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Firefly' were a couple of fantastic TV shows. I really liked his movie 'Serenity' and it would have been cool to see what he could have done with a bigger budget, but even without the big budget the movie was awesome! Joss Whedon talk with MTV about his upcoming film project 'Into the Woods' this is the first time I had heard he was working on a movie like this but here are a few details for you:

"Whedon moved on to a new movie project, which he co-wrote with "Buffy" alum and "Cloverfield" scribe Drew Goddard. "It's genius, it's funny," Goddard said. "It's got a harder and darker edge, but it's also got classic Whedon qualities. It'll rip your heart out and be heartfelt at the same time... There's a reason the title is so straightforward," Goddard teased. "It's its own sub-genre, the cabin in the woods, and this is sort of our take on it. It's fresh and new." Whedon, who said the pair are close to going out with the project, is also wearing a producer's hat on this one; he said doing double duty is "very hard." "Writing is like a cave," he explained. "You have to go very far down, and you have to have time to get down there and come back up. But producing, that means you're involved with everything. Right now, that has more to do with very preliminary stuff, budgeting and whatnot, but it's still another thing on the list that keeps you having enough time to get into your artistic head." Don't worry, Goddard assures us, it'll be worth the wait. "That man is a genre all to himself," he said. "He's comedy, horror, drama, all at once, and you'll never be able to classify it as one thing. What do you call it? At the end of the day, it's Joss."

So it looks like they are going to reinvent the old cabin in the woods genre. Well I gotta say I wasn't expecting that. I should be interesting to see what comes out of all this. They say it is "fresh and new" but what does that really mean? I can go to a restaurant and order the same meal everytime I go out to eat, and everytime that same order comes out "fresh and new" the thing is its the same meal everytime. I guess what I'm trying to say is we are going to get another movie about a cabin in the woods, but this time it may have a different kind of seasoning. I have always enjoyed Joss Whedon's projects so its something to look forward to. If nothing else it will be a fun little horror movie that takes place at a cabin in the woods, and it will "rip your heart out and be heartfelt at the same time..." Hmmm, thats sounds like some sadistic girlfirend trying to break up with you in a nice way.

If you live is Chicago or New York it is time to stand up what you really believe in. You have to go to http://citizensforbatman.org/ where you will see the countdown to July 8th 9pm in Chicago and 10pm in New York. Here are two threads over at superherohype.com that are discussing where all fans of the Batman are to meet up. Click here for One and Here for another. For those of us that don't live in either of these areas don't worry there will be a live braodcast at the citizens for Batman website posted above.

Sometimes, you have to take a stand. You have to fight for respect. You have to let the entire world know you're here. On July 8th, nobody will be able to ignore us. Gather at the above coordinates at the appointed time, and help us take a stand in support of Batman! If you can't join us on the ground, we'll be providing a way for you to watch what goes down, live on this website. Defend Gotham! Defend Batman!

 I wonder whats going to happen?

Venkman here with some interesting news regarding a Sequel to 'Pinapple Express'. The first movie hasn't even come out yet and apparently people are already interested in making a second one! I honestly think that 'Pinapple Express' is going to the best comedy of the summer. I love the trailer that was released for the movie and I love the vibe that the film has. Seth Rogan had an interview with the guys over at moviehole.net and talked about 'The Green Hornet' and a few other things. but here is what Seth had to say about 'Pinapple Express 2':

"They're been wanting us to do a sequel to Superbad for so long - but we've held off. We eventually said No. But this one, it's not a precious coming-of-age story like Superbad, it's a weed action-movie and if it did well, and they gave us like $50 million dollars (as opposed to the $26M we got for this one) we could benefit from that."

I am actually glad they said no to Superbad 2. I think that movie is funny as hell but it is a film that needs to stand alone. You know I could benefit from $50 million dollars too. After I see 'The Dark Knight' in IMAX 'Pineapple Express' is the next film on my "I can't wait to see list".

Venkman here with the awesome brand new Hulk Vs. Wolverine Animated trailer from Marvel Animation! I have been buzzing about this film for awhile now and it is something I am really excited about and something we should all be excited about because it is going to kick some serious ass! This is a fight us fan boys have been waiting to see brought to life for years! and now we will finally get to see this brutal battle of awesomeness!

HULK VS WOLVERINE- This dark, violent, smash and slash story was first told in issue 181 of THE INCREDIBLE HULK and the rematches have continued to thrill comic fans ever since. Now Marvel and Lionsgate takes the best of those famous comic book battles and merges them into one heart pounding 33-minute story. We'll have more on Hulk VS Thor in the coming months but here's a brief description of Hulk VS Wolverine: "ALBERTA, Canada. Over the past week, The INCREDIBLE HULK has been tearing a line across the Canadian wilderness, leaving a swathe of destruction in his wake. He has to be stopped, and there's only one man up to the job. He's the best at what he does, but what he does isn't very nice. He's WOLVERINE, an elite agent of Canada's top secret Department H, and he's been put on Hulk's trail with a single objective: stop the Green Goliath... at all costs. Hulk and Wolverine are about to enter the fiercest battle of their lives. And they have no idea that there are a few unpleasant surprises waiting for them on the other side."

A few unpleasant surprises huh? I wonder what that could? If they are going to follow what the comic books have set up, I can only imagine what it could be! It seems there is going to be more to this story than just Hulk and Wolverine tearing each other apart! I can't wait! Oh so check this out! Added Geek bonus! If you are going to Comic Con this year you will be able to watch the whole damn movie before it's released in January of 2009! You will also get a chance to meet Producer and Supervising Director Frank Paur, Producer and Co-writier Craig Kyle, and Co-writer Christopher Yost. The screening will take place on Thursday July 24th at 4:15 in Hall H so be there or your going to have to wait for the DVD! I think we are all going to be in for a amazing and violent treat with Hulk Vs. Wolverine. The animation also looks amazing! Check out the trailer below and you'll see!

So my question is why are most critics hating on Hancock? It's not the best movie of the summer for sure, but it isn't really all that bad either. Its like in the movie, everyone hates Hancock! Sure Hancock doesn't have that Superhero Finesse everyone wants, but in the end he ends up getting the job done regardless. This goes for the movie as well. It delivers to the audience what it is meant to deliver, which is a good time at the movies. Hancock is a fun Will Smith popcorn action flick. What did you expect, an academy award winner? In a world where comic book / Superhero movies reign supreme, Hancock is an original idea that is not based on a comic book or graphic Novel currently in print. Sure it takes on allot of the elements but Hancock is an original kind of superhero that we have not seen on the big screen. A guy with super powers that is an asshole and a drunk who needs to find himself. Our own R.P. McMurphy recently wrote a review that pretty much summarizes the first part of the movie. You can read that review here. I am going to focus more on what wasn't said and if you haven't seen the movie There are going to be major spoilers in this review. After Hancock (Will Smith) saves a struggling PR rep name Ray (Jason Bateman). Ray takes him under his wing to try and change Hancock into the Superhero everyone wants to see. The first time Rays wife Mary (Charlize Theron) meets Hancock there are strange looks from her. It is obvious she knows something, but what? There is a twist in the movie I really didn't see coming and I am so happy that this twist was not revealed through the movies marketing campaign because it left the audience with a surprise. I though that was great. I knew something was up but I didn't know Mary was going to destructively throw Hancock through the kitchen wall when he tried to kiss her! That's right people I ruined the twist but I did warn you. Mary is a 3000 year old superhero that was Hancock's wife back in the day before he lost his memory. I thought this was a great little twist! Oh! And if you ever wondered what it would look like to see someone's head shoved up another person's ass you finally get to see it in this film, and its pretty disturbing. I thought Hancock's story was pretty solid. There are a few holes and some things that are unexplained but it doesn't ruin the movie experience. I also thought the movie had a good amount of humor in it. There are some great one-liners delivered by Will Smith in classic Will Smith funny style. The special effects looked a bit on the cheap side but you don't really care because I think the story is enough to keep the audience interested. There was no problem with the acting everyone played their parts really well. Will Smith brought his A game, so did Charlize Theron. I found it funny though that through the first part of the film the character Mary was a very normal beautiful looking housewife, then once we found out she was a superhero she all of a sudden started to sport the dark eye liner, new clothes, hair do, and looked slightly hotter than she used to be. Jason Bateman was great in this film though, and I thought he was the best actor in the movie. Like I said this is not the best movie of the summer, but it is much better than a lot of crap that is being released. It's also not the best superhero ever made. It isn't the worst either. I don't think it is a waste of your money or time to see this movie. There are obviously people out there that won't like it. If you like a good action packed, funny, movie, starring Will Smith you can't loose. What ever you decide to see remember to enjoy your time at the movies! -Dr. Venkman  

Venkman here with the new Watchman Video Journal! This little clip is very cool! It has the comic book artist Dave Gibbons talking about the comparison of the Watchman comic book to the film. Everything he has to say is positive. He talks about everything from set design to color. It seems Zack Snyder has packed in every little detail into this movie. It seems that nothing from the comic was overlooked, which is awesome! This vdeo comes from UGO.com. This movie is going to be great!

Original Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons takes you on a walking tour through the production design of Zack Snyder's film adaptation. Keep your eyes peeled for a living, breathing Rorschach!

Click on the pic below to watch the new Watchman Video Journal!

Venkman here with a little info from Zack Snyder the Director of the movie 'Watchman'. I love the look of the picture above! Crave Online caught up with him at the Saturn Awards and Zack had a lot to talk about. This is a movie I am really looking forward to. 'Watchman' is an incredible graphic novel one of the best that has ever been written. I can't explain how excited I am to see this story on the big screen. As youknow Zack is a fan boy and fellow geek as well and I have no doubt he is putting together a movie that will be just as good as the comic. Here are a few things Zack had to say:

CraveOnline: So where exactly are you in Watchmen? Zack Snyder: Director's cut stage. Like I showed a cut to the studio and I'm working on it now. CraveOnline: How long is it? Zack Snyder: Yeah, it was three hours.

Holy cow! A three hour movie! He obviously pack as much of the book as he could into this thing. The studio is obviously going to make him cut that down, I only hope he can do it and still retain the momentum of the story. 

CraveOnline: Do you get attached to every minute of the three hour cut?

Zack Snyder: It’s impossible. That's the balancing act for me is you want the movie as tight as possible, I don't know why, I guess so people can enjoy it. For me the hardest part is when is it not Watchmen anymore? I don't think that's a danger but it's a thing that I'm trying to be the gatekeeper of while other forces conspire to say, "No, length, length, length, playability." Whatever the hell that means.

CraveOnline: Can we be sure that at least the DVD will have that full three hour cut?

Zack Snyder: Yeah, that's my hope. Who knows what they do to me but the hope is to do this crazy epic DVD that's a freakshow. That seems like a no brainer to me. A freakshow of length and extras and fan fetish.

 

CraveOnline: Isn't it already fan fetish?

Zack Snyder: Absolutely. It's the king of fan fetish. You know, it's funny because I've lost perspective on that now because to me, the honest truth is I geek out on little stuff now as much as anybody. People will go, "Oh, we've got to cut. You don't need that shot of the Hollis Mason Garage sign." And I'm like, "What are you talking about? Of course you do. Are you crazy? How will people enjoy the movie without sh*t like that?" It's hard for me and I think it's probably good because we're going to end up with that stuff in the movie.

So it looks like the hard core Watchman fans may get the 3:30 hour version on DVD which is awesome! That why DVD was invented isn't it? And it looks like we are going to get to see some great footage at Comic-Con!

CraveOnline: Are you nervous to present something at Comic Con?

Zack Snyder: No, I'm excited. I feel like Comic Con for me is like, when you make the movie, everyone who makes the movie loves the movie. I've never been around so many people that just took the book. It's like a yearbook. At the end of the shoot, we all would sign each other's Watchmen copies. We had Dave Gibbons in there too and he would draw on our books and it was just super cool. And so then you come back from that experience and you go to the studio and the studio's cool, don't get me wrong, but they don't love it like we do, right? It's like just a movie. Like, "Oh, we have this movie Watchmen that's f*ckin' long. What are all these superheroes? They look crazy." So you have that experience so for me right now, I'm in the middle of that. So for me to go to Comic Con is to get a chance to go back to people that love it.

He sounds very confident in what he has put together so far. Thats a great sign! This is a pretty cool article Crave Online put up. Zack also talks about the effects, Dr. Manhattan, and putting a trailer together so check it out by Clicking Here. This is going to be one amazing film and I can't wait to see what they plan on showing at Comic-Con!  

Here we have the new cover for the July 15th issue of Entertainment Weekly and they have already released the story that goes along with this this awesome looking cover. The story pretty much revolves around Heath Ledger and his performance as The Joker. From what I have seen from the trailers and clips his performance looks amazing. This is a great article that you definitely need to take the time to read! There are a few things from the EW article I just had to share with you all. Here are the thoughts from the cast and crew regarding Heath Ledger and his performance.

Director Christopher Nolan calls Ledger's acting in the film ''fearless.'' Christian Bale, the Caped Crusader himself, says it's ''intense - a superb performance.'' Morgan Freeman, who plays inventor Lucius Fox... ''extraordinary.''

''The guy had serious nuts,'' Nolan says. ''What I needed was someone who wouldn't be afraid of the comparison with Jack Nicholson. And then I saw Heath's incredible performance in Brokeback Mountain. Such a lack of vanity. This was an actor who wasn't afraid to bury himself in his character - to a massive extent.'' ''He tried to articulate to me what he was doing with his voice, but it was sometimes hard to understand,'' Nolan confesses. ''He talked about ventriloquist dummies, the way their mouths moved, the way their voices wouldn't appear to come out of them. He said he wanted the voice to have a mocking quality, a sort of disconnectedness.'' Ledger also gave plenty of thought to the makeup that would be splattered across his face throughout the film. ''He started applying the makeup himself - just to see what it would look like if he put it on with his own hands,'' Nolan says. ''We talked about how streaking the paint could get across the idea of corruption, of decay.''

''It was the scene after we capture the Joker and he's in a holding pen, sitting with his back against the bars,'' Oldman says. ''And Heath is sort of looking at me, kind of under his brow, and then he just starts clapping. I remember going over to him between takes and saying, 'You know, you remind me of Alex from A Clockwork Orange.' And Heath said, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah. Funnily enough, I was just watching that movie in my trailer.'''

''Heath got the same kick out of acting that I do,'' Bale says. ''He enjoyed the sort of crazy immersion of acting. He took it incredibly seriously but simultaneously recognized how ridiculous it all is.'' Oldman got a similar impression. ''I know there are these rumors out there that playing the Joker drove him to his grave,'' he says. ''But I never saw anything of that. He was always on time. He knew his part backwards and forwards. I just thought he was a really sweet kid.''

Look at where Heath drew his inspiration from! Those freaky ass evil ventriloquist dummies, and that crazy good evil movie 'A Clockwork Orange'! It makes sense, because I can really see those things in his performance that have been released. Then there is this cool little insight that Michael Cain gives on the background of his character Alfred!

''I always make up my own backstories for my characters,'' says Michael Caine. ''Nobody cares but me, but I do it anyway. And my backstory for Alfred was that he was with the Special Infantry Service - sort of like the Navy SEALs - during World War II. But he got injured. So in order to stay in the service, he took a job in the officers' mess as a barman. And that's where [Bruce Wayne's dad] found him. That's why the accent I use for Alfred is that of an army sergeant. You see, you're not dealing with an ordinary butler here...''

He thinks nobody cares!? I love that backstory! Who wouldn't want to know that little nugget of information? That is great! This was just a taste of what the EW article talks about. But from what everyone is saying it looks like Heath Ledgers performance is going to be his best ever. There is already a lot of Oscar buzz about it. I can't wait to see this movie! I have already got my tickets and I am ready to go! -Dr. Venkaman  

 

Venkman here with some new pictures from Harry Potter 6! I like what I read yesterday regarding the film and I just assume that this movie is going to be better than the last 5, because each one has been better as they go along. I love the casting they have put together for these films as well. These Harry Potter film productions are great! As you know Harry Potter comes out in November so were going to start seeing more and more Potter stuff pop up, we'll make sure to keep it updated. Have a great 4th of July!

Venkman here, and this is our first look at what we can expect from the film 'Knowing'. The movie stars Nicholas Cage and was directed by Alex Proya who also directed 'Dark City' and 'I Robot'. Why are we so facinated by our planet being destroyed? There are so many movies that deal with this subject matter. It is really interesting to look at all the interpretations we have on film about how the world could end or an epic disaster that could change everything we know. 'Knowing' actually doesn't look that bad, I imagined worse. The story seems really interesting. I'm in! Check out the trailer below thanks to IGN. The movie is being release by Summit Entertainment and opens up March 20th 2009 so we got a long ways to go.

Good Grief John Woo has made a bloody masterpiece! We posted a crappy version of this a little while ago, but this is nice and clean. You can really see what is going on. This movie looks amazing and I think it will be John Woos best film yet. Check out the 9 Min promo reel below thanks to Twitch!

Venkman here and I can't wait to see Hellboy II. Our own Mazer went and saw it the other night and loved it so rock on! I also love how movies are being marketed these days it is really fun and entertaining. Well, they matched up Hellboy to meet up with Jay and Grant from the Sci-Fi series 'Ghost Hunters' which is one of my favorite shows on TV so this little Hellboy II marketing bit was especially fun for me. If you don't watch Ghost hunters you should! It's good ol fashion Ghost Hunting fun! It plays for 5 hours strait on the Sci-Fi channel every Wednesday night. Hellboy meets up with boys from TAPS, who would a thought! Thank you to CHUD for pointing this out! Enjoy the clip! I also just wanted to point this little video clip out to you as well. It hit the net a couple days ago. It is Hellboy on the TV Show 'Inside the Actors Studio'. This is also very funny.

And yes you are geeks just like the rest of us. Don't think your any better. Looks like your Beloved 'Friends', you know, the NBC TV show that went off the air about 4 years ago may be getting a movie made. Thats right people The Daily mail is reporting that Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Joey, and Monica will be heading to the big screen in as little as 18 months! You know what? I thought this might happen after the success of 'Sex in the City'. Here is what they are saying:

Cast members Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer will reprise their roles for a big-screen adaptation 'within the next 18 months', according to insiders. 'The box office success of Sex And The City has really got their wheels spinning about how a Friends film could be just as big, if done right. While Cox, 44, LeBlanc, 40, Perry, 39, Kudrow, 45 and Schwimmer, 41, were believed to be keen on the reunion, Aniston, 39, is believed to have dragged her heels.

I remember that word on the street was to big a star to go back to her roots. She really was the only one out of the bunch that became very successful. Matt and Lisa crashed and burned the hardest. Hell they need this movie to happen. I gues Jennifer has had a change of heart though. The article goes on to say:

Now, however, she is keen to move ahead with the project, which will be produced by Warner Bros. The source added: 'As the biggest star of the Friends franchise, Jennifer can't help but look at what's happened with Sarah Jessica Parker and the Sex And The City film and be a little jealous.

Why is she jealous? Jennifer does not have a horse face. This is what gets me, and makes me think this news story could be a little iffy. I don't think she would get jealous over a movie. but, I could be wrong.

'What's held back a Friends movie so far is that people were worried that Jennifer had simply become too famous to play Rachel again. 'But the truth is that Jennifer is finally willing to do it, and she'd love to work with that whole team of actors and producers again.

 So there ya have friends! This will give you something to look forward to. Its been a long time though, are you over the 'Friends' hype now? Did you loose hope in a movie? This could be just a crazy runor you know so don't get your hopes up until its official. -Dr. Venkman  

This actually is not a bad thing so don't worry. I don't know if you remember that before James McCullen was cast as Destro ord went out that David Murray was cast as Destro first. Well it looks like both of them are in the New G.I. Joe movie and Both of them are going to play Destro! Here is the explination Thanks to hisstank.com:

Hiss Tank.com has just received some new Casting Information from our agent 001 reporting in from the European Cinema Expo. It would seem that David Murray the original actor picked to play James McCullen AKA Destro is still indeed set to play Destro in the G.I. Joe Movie "Rise Of Cobra". David Murray will play James McCullen The 1st (The Original Arms Dealer)! He will play a huge part in the telling of the Destro Clan back story and how the "Family" came to don the Menacing Mask.

 So thats cool a little back story to the origion of Destro and how he came to sport the shiny silver mask of death! Venkman Out!