“He should call himself ‘Ass-Kicked’, huh-huh.”
Check out the final version of the promo Kick-Ass movie poster!
Spider-Man 4 is going to be great, despite the absence of male and female leads, a director, or any notion of who the villain is going to be. In other “everything’s fine” movie news, check out the bitchin’ Fantastic Four reboot!
Screengrab from the DC Showcase: The Spectre short, which will be included on the Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths DVD. This is the first Showcase animated feature, but not the last; DC plans to integrate Showcase into future DC Universe releases:
From the creative forces behind the DC Universe animated original PG-13 movies, DC Showcase puts the spotlight on favorite characters from throughout the annals of DC Comics in fascinating, short-form tales sure to entertain longtime and new fans alike.
The Spectre focuses on a detective story with an ethereal twist, featuring the otherworldly character originally introduced by DC Comics in 1940. The short is written by Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and directed by Joaquim Dos Santos (G.I Joe: Resolute). The voice cast is led by Gary Cole (Entourage) as the title character and Alyssa Milano (Charmed) as Aimee Brenner.
The Spectre will be distributed February 23 by Warner Home Video as part of the Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Blu-ray/DVD. DC Showcase is a co-production from Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Video and DC Comics. Bruce Timm is Executive Producer. Future DC Showcase titles include Jonah Hex (written by Joe Lansdale).
You won’t be seeing Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 4, Sony Pictures said Monday. Also out is Sam Raimi, who directed the first three films in the franchise. You’ll also have to wait one year longer to see the film: It has been postponed until 2012.
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USA Today, Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Jinkies! I knew there were problems but - damn. As for that one year delay - yeah, 12 months should be plenty of time to cast a new Spider-Man, decide on and cast a villain, find a new director to fill Raimi’s shoes, write a script, shoot and produce it, and roll out the 50 billion action figures and related merch that accompany all superhero movies. I’ve got a feeling we’re gonna see the Spider-Man Musical with the $900,000-per-day production budget long before we see Spider-Man 4. And I suspect we won’t be seeing that disaster-in-the-making until after Sarah Palin has been elected president and nuked the Earth from her helicopter. Honestly, I loved the first two movies, but I preferred my old Power Records to the interminable Spider-Man 3. And I’d prefer committing Japanese ritual Seppuku to sitting through a Julie Taymor Spider-Man Broadway production.
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According to The New York Times, it’s a disagreement over the direction of the villain — Raimi favours something called the Vulture, played by John Malkovich, while Sony executives are eager to create a cutesy thief-as-love-interest known as the Black Cat — that has delayed a final script.
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The Vancouver Sun on the search for a bad guy for Spider-Man 4. Am I the only one who sees the obvious choice? No Spider-Villain is a match for the larcenous Leap-Frog! Come on Sony, the time to shine a spotlight on his lily-pad is now! Let your frog flag fly! |
