Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi movie set within the architecture of the mind has gotten two more castmembers — Ken Watanabe, who played Ras Al Ghul in Nolan’s “Batman Begins”, and Tom Hardy, who some may remember as the Picard clone in “Star Trek: Nemesis”. According to THR, Watanabe will be playing the film’s villain, a man who is blackmailing star Leonardo DiCaprio’s CEO-type character. Hardy, meanwhile, will be a member of DiCaprio’s team.
Archive for May 5, 2009
Two More for Nolan’s Inception
The Onion Puts Me In My Place
I might be taking this “Star Trek” movie a bit too seriously. The Onion reports on how Star Trek fans are outraged that our (my) beloved Sci-Fi fetish doesn’t suck, isn’t boring and features no nerdy bits that will make normal movie goers cross-eyed with fatal propeller-headed overload.
Yet Another Star Trek Trailer
Here’s another in the endless string of pre-release “Star Trek” trailers. I can only say that they surely must be confident that this movie is a winner. Overexposure is not their concern. This trailer has some new looks at engineering spaces within the great ship called Enterprise. Buy your tickets ahead of time kids.
In Depth Leonard Nimoy Interview
When TrekMovie calls the big guys answer it seems. Leonard Nimoy answers many burning questions about his thoughts on “Star Trek”, “Fringe” and his involvement with other projects as well as his thoughts on Big Bill and a ton of other stuff. Here’s a small look.
Fringe and Heroes Officially Renewed, Chuck in Limbo
As reported here and elsewhere, we already suspected that FOX would be renewing Fringe for a second season, but it took them today to make it official. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the J.J. Abrams sci-fi show will be returning for a second season with a full 22-episode order. Heroes on NBC, meanwhile, has also officially been renewed for a fourth season, but may return with as few as 18-20 episodes this time around. Fans of Chuck, on the other hand, will have to wait a little longer for official word that their spy show is coming back for a third season. Or not.
Burger King’s Star Trek Commercial
Because obviously nothing says “Star Trek” quite like Burger King. Right? Right? Ahem. I saw this commercial on TV and thought it was kinda cool, so here it is. J.J. Abrams’ Trek 11 reboot opens later this week on Friday, but then you probably already know that. Expect Trek toys with Burger King’s version of the Happy Meal. I don’t even know what they call it. Heh. He named his dog Tiberius.
Push (2009) Movie Review
Paul McGuigan’s “Push” is like the X-Men without the goofy outfits and codenames. That’s really the best way to describe the film, a mixture of comic book action-adventure and crime caper. Written by David Bourla and directed by McGuigan (“Lucky Number Slevin”), I’ve been interested in “Push” ever since the first time I heard about it years ago, although it appears as if the film’s plot has morphed somewhat, because the first time I heard about the film it sounded more like a heist flick with superpowered criminals. In any case, the finished product boasts a wonderful cast and is quite entertaining from beginning to end, so in that respect you can probably forgive it for being a tad too generic for its own good.
Post Apocalyptic Day One On NBC Is A Go
We have it directly from NBC that “Day One”, an excellent sounding post apocalyptic series from Jesse Alexander (Lost, Alias, Heroes) has been picked up for next falls NBC schedule.
The official synopsis:
James Marsters Paints The Town Red In Alien Western
We have the first video footage of the SyFy channels “Alien Western” starring James Marsters as a gunslinger with a conscience that fights an alien menace that threatens (as menacing things do) a frontier western town. The aliens look pretty cool. Thanks io9.
Two More Terminator Salvation TV Spots
Two more quick TV spots for McG’s “Terminator Salvation”, one featuring John Connor heading off to do some ass kicking, but not before uttering the famous line, “I’ll be Back”. The other is more Moon Bloodgood-Sam Worthington centric. I still have no idea what they’re trying to do with Worthington’s cyborg Marcus character. Check them both out below.
The Punisher, More for Post-Apocalyptic Tribes of October
Ray Stevenson, Jaime King, Stephen Moyer, Robert Duvall, and James Caan have signed up for Philippe Martinez’s post-apocalyptic thriller “Tribes of October”, says The Hollywood Reporter. Stevenson, of course, is a former castmember of HBO’s Rome, and recently assayed the part of the big-screen Punisher, replacing Thomas Jane. The film, er, didn’t do so well, but Stevenson has now moved on to, hopefully, a cooler sounding title.
McG On Terminator 5 Madness
If this “Terminator: Salvation” thing goes as expected and the money flows like a river we will likely be treated to more of that delicious skull faced, devil eyed, robotic mayhem we love so much.
Rumor: NBC To Renew Chuck for Third Season
According to Nikki Finke over at industry insider blog Deadline Hollywood Daily, the Powers That Be at the network have told her that NBC plans to renew their low-rated sci-fi/fantasy show Chuck for a third season. The official announcement is expected to come on Monday, but for now, that’s the word on the street.
Are J.J. Abrams And Damon Lindelof Working On The Dark Tower?
J.J. Abrams and his partner in crime Damon Lindelof (Lost) have begun to work on a film adaptation of Stephen King’s magnum opus Dark Tower series. In an interview with IGN, Damon said he is focused on finishing Lost which ends next year. After that, looks like we’ll be seeing a J.J. and Damon production of the story of the Gunslinger Roland and his journey and quest to save the Dark Tower.
Xmen Origins: Wolverine Review: Hugh Jackman Was Sufficiently Hairy
There are two recent schools of thought when it comes to films based on comic books. In one corner we have the recent Batman films, directed by Christopher Nolan, that attempt to reduce the story to it’s essence, aiming for as much realism as is physically possible. The Batman source material, in general, makes Christopher Nolan’s job fairly easy. He just had to stick with what made Batman such a compelling character. Batman is a guy with problems stuck inside a high tech outfit that allows him a mechanism and a mask to express his dysfunction.
