This is basically what every comic book geek lives for — superpowered people going at it full-speed ahead. Check out one action-packed clip from DC’s upcoming “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” direct-to-DVD movie. One hopes the rest of the movie will be just as action-packed. This is animation, after all, the possibilities for superpowered fights are endless and only limited by the imagination of the writers.
Archive for Sci-Fi Animation News
Justice League Crisis on Two Earths Action-tastic Clip
Drilling Too Deep Is Hazardous In OceanSize Animated Short
It’s animated short film day here on SciFiCool. Here we have another really good one about a crew of French parkour loving dudes manning a deep sea oil rig that drills into something that was best left sealed away in a very deep and dark place. It has subtitles so you’re safe, at least from the French. Thanks Io9.
Passengers Animated Short Is A Dark And Stormy Night With Goldfish
I watched it. I laughed. It’s really good. I have no idea why the Goldfish was in the bag, or who left the Goldfish there. What the music had to do with the whole sordid affair I have no idea. All I know is that Chris Jones spent 8 years putting this thing together completely all by himself. He even did the music. That it makes no sense is not really the point. Like I said, it’s really funny and Chris deserves 7 minutes of your time after 8 years of work. So please push play.
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009) Movie Review
Superman and Batman: bad guys? What madness is this? Well in a world where Lex Luthor is President, anything’s possible. That’s the background premise of “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”, the most recent D.C. direct-to-DVD movie starring their two biggest icons.
Green Lantern: First Flight (2009) Movie Review
It hasn’t been easy finding a decent D.C. Comics live-action movie without the words “Bat” or “Knight” in the title nowadays. Luckily for fans of the veteran publishing house, the company has found other ways to bring their famous characters to life – direct-to-DVD animation. The latest is “Green Lantern: First Flight”, directed by Lauren Montgomery, who is no stranger to the D.C. verse, having previously helmed the company’s animated movies for Wonder Woman and Superman. There are good reasons to go this route while the live-action movie versions gestate in studio development hell: the animated form allows filmmakers to remain loyal to important facets of the source comic books without having to concern themselves with budget. In the case of the mostly space-set “Green Lantern: First Flight”, that’s a very good thing. Everything else, unfortunately, not so much.
Sci-Fi Trailer: The Rock in Planet 51
You have Jessica Biel in a movie and it’s just her voice? What a waste. Oh well, at least there are some funny bits in this first trailer for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s latest kiddie movie, the CG flick “Planet 51″. The movie sees Johnson playing an astronaut who lands on an alien planet. It’s basically a 1950s comedy, except we’re the aliens and the aliens are us. Get it? Anyways, first trailer for the film below.
Two New Astro Boy Images
Just got in two new images from David Bower’s CG movie “Astro Boy”, based on the popular Japanese character. Still not sure if this thing will piss off more fans than it creates, but the first image, with Astro Boy confronting a giant robot, looks very cool.
New Planet 51 Poster
The CG animated movie “Planet 51″ has a pretty nifty premise: what if there are other alien life out there, and they regard us as the “alien invaders”? The premise actually sounds a bit like “Battle for Terra”, except I believe “Planet 51″ is all comedy, while “Terra” is all “human sucks!” with a serious face. New poster for the movie after the jump.
New Trailer and Poster for Astro Boy
Here’s the second teaser trailer for the upcoming CGI movie “Astro Boy”, based on the Japanese manga/anime. It actually looks very good, better than I had expected, actually. Then again, I don’t know the series all that well, so I’m just going by what my layman’s eyes tell me. The kids should love this one.
The Mysterious Geographical Explorations Of Jasper Morello
If you have the time in your busy day to wonder at something very beautiful, let me please recommend this SteamPunk short film, nominated for both an Oscar and a British Academy Of Film And Television Arts award.
SteamPunk Artistic Award Winners: Your Sci-Fi Victorian Vision
SteamPunk is a brilliant alternative parallel Sci-Fi universe. It’s a place where Charles Babbage and his difference engine ciphers a life’s probabilities by gaslight and all your darkest clockwork dreams are realized.
A Sci-Fi Injection For Your Daily Commute
I love the fact that many of the new cars I see coming off the lines are starting to look like the concept cars I have been seeing on the cover of pulpy Sci-Fi novels for years. The designers imagine these cars, but in the past the brain dead executives in charge of the car companies have refused to stick the real rubber and chrome on them and get them on the road.
Sci-Fi Trailer: Battle for Terra
Humanity strikes again in the CGI animated movie “Battle for Terra” from Canadian director Aristomenis Tsirbas. The film is set in outer space, where the last remnants of humanity, now living on a ship, are forced to seek out a new planet after having already used up Earth. There will be a lot of preaching about the environment and how we humans are such a miserable, conniving, and destructive bunch, but at least it’ll also have cool CGI space battles.
Three More Astro Boy Images
Three new images from the upcoming “Astro Boy” CGI movie. Here’s the press release for the movie: A thrilling tale of a true hero, Astro Boy is an all-new, feature film full of action, adventure, humor and heart. It will be brought to life on the big screen in breathtaking CGI animation on October 23rd, 2009.
Two New Astro Boy Movie Images
Two new images from “Astro Boy” via AICN. The first image is of Astro Boy soaring through Metro City, and the second image is of Astro Boy’s nemesis, the ironically named Peacekeeper, who absorbs other machines and their powers. “Astro Boy” is directed by David Bowers from a script by Timothy Harris. Voice works by Kristen Bell, Bill Nighy, Nicolas Cage,a nd Freddie Highmore as Astro Boy himself.
