Monthly Archives: October 2015
Netflix’s With Bob and David Trailer Is Here
Netflix has released the first trailer for With Bob and David, a new sketch comedy show from Mr. Show creators and stars Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.
Not only does the minute-and-a-half video feature plenty of new wigs for Odenkirk and Cross, but there also is a snippet of a Keegan-Michael Key cameo as well for the series. Watch it for yourself below:
Announced back in April, With Bob and David is set to premiere November 13th. As usual, Netflix will release every episode for the show on that same day.
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Spielberg: Ready Player One Movie a ‘Cautionary Tale’
Director Steven Spielberg's next movie will be an adaptation of Ernest Cline's novel Ready Player One, and the Oscar-winning director recently described as "a cautionary tale but it’s also a big rockin’ adventure movie, too.”
While promoting his new film Bridge of Spies, Spielberg told USA Today he sees the Ready Player One movie serving as “a crystal ball into exactly what is going to be happening not in 30 or 40 years but in between 5 and 10 years from now, where a virtual world becomes almost like a drug of choice and where we are spending more time in a nonorganic space than we are breathing and eating and interacting in real life."
Supergirl: New Info on Toyman and Maxwell Lord
CBS's Supergirl took flight at New York Comic Con. Warner Bros. TV screened the pilot of the upcoming superhero series (it will premiere on October 26th) before a panel featuring executive producer Ali Adler and cast members Mehcad Brooks (James Olsen) and Peter Facinelli (Maxwell Lord). Adler discussed bringing the story of Supergirl to life. She said, "We all have a familiarity with Superman. What's amazing for us is we were able to weave our own canvas." She said they plucked the best stories from the comics and invented Alex Danvers. Adler added they hope Alex is as much a supergirl as Supergirl.
The pilot provides Kara Danvers' origin story and though Superman has a presence, he isn't mentioned as being Superman. Adler said, "We're a little coy about it. But we all live in someone's shadow in our lives, and we're all second best to someone in our lives. What's amazing on this show is she gets to be at the forefront, so we're going to address where he is very quickly in the series. But it's her show."
Hateful 8: Tarantino’s 70mm Version Will Be Longer
The Hateful Eight's special 70mm run will be slightly different, and longer, than the general release.
Variety reports that the roadshow version has an overture and intermission, and about six extra minutes of footage. On the whole it will total three hours and two minutes.
Director Quentin Tarantino said he didn't want either version to feel lacking, so he tweaked certain scenes to make it all fit comfortably depending on the version. Specifically, the 70mm sequences utilize "big, long, cool, unblinking takes" that wouldn't work as well in the multiplex.
8 Comics You Can’t Miss This Week
We all want the best of the best, so let us point out the hottest comics released each week. We spotlight our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent, new books that look cool and any toys we can't wait to play with... er... display on our shelf.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what looks good to you!
By writer Scott Snyder & artist Greg Capullo | DC Comics
Captain Marvel Writer Hopes to Avoid ‘Superman Curse’
Screenwriter Meg LeFauve, who's working alongside Guardians of the Galaxy writer Nicole Perlman to co-write Captain Marvel, recently discussed the challenges involved in penning a film centered around such a powerful female lead.
"We have not started yet," LeFauve told Collider. "We just got the phone call to come over to Marvel. But for me personally, the wonderful thing about her and the challenge of her is going to be that she’s a female superhero."
LeFauve continued, highlighting the challenges involved in portraying a character with incredible power who also has her own set of vulnerabilities. In fact, the writer cited Superman as an example of a character whose near-invincibility proves difficult to make dramatically compelling.
Blindspot EP and Cast Tease Hidden Messages and Character Developments
Blindspot recently received a full season order from NBC. Creator and executive producer Martin Gero said, "It was super arrogant of us, but we designed the first season to be a 22-episode first season. We have a huge cliffhanger at the end of episode season 10, and it will pick right back up with episode 11." He appeared at New York Comic Con with cast members Ashley Johnson (Patterson), Audrey Esparza (Tasha Zapata), Rob Brown (Edgar Reade), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Bethany Mayfair), and Sullivan Stapleton (Kurt Weller). They discussed what's ahead for their characters and the revelation that Jane Doe (Jaimie Alexander) is Taylor Shaw.
Jane still identifies as Jane. That won't change. The reveal will of course have an impact, especially on Kurt. Sullivan said, "The guilt he's carried for 20 or so years will start to wash away. It
See Punisher and Elektra in Daredevil: Season 2 Teaser
As first shown to New York Comic Con attendees this past weekend, here's the new Daredevil: Season 1 sizzle reel from Marvel and Netflix made for NYCC, which concludes with a short, 20-second or so teaser for Season 2 - and includes our first look at Elektra (Elodie Yung) and Punisher (Jon Bernthal).
Season 1 was awesome. Watch the @Daredevil #NYCC sizzle... Season 2 looks epic! http://t.co/Ce7EJjhZkT https://t.co/Ak03ebZIJq
Gotham EP and Cast On the Villainous Rise of Season 2
Season 2 of Gotham has been given the tagline "Rise of the Villains," and so far, they're living up to it. At New York Comic Con, Gotham executive producer John Stephens said they're doing a long story over the course of 22 episodes. He said Batman has the best rogues' gallery of villains in comics, and they're leaning into it. They spent Season 1 looking at the mobster type of villains and want to now focus on tracing the trajectory of supervillains to show how they rose to power in Gotham. Stephens was joined at NYCC by cast members Ben McKenzie (Jim Gordon), Michael Chiklis (Nathaniel Barnes), Cory Michael Smith (Edward Nygma), Erin Richards (Barbara Kean), Robin Lord Taylor (Oswald Cobblepot), Jessica Lewis (Tabitha Galavan), and James Frain (Theo Galavan).
Luther Creator Scripting Escape From New York Remake
Luther creator Neil Cross will reportedly pen the screenplay for the Escape From New York remake.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, 20th Century Fox has selected Cross from a selection of writers to reboot the film franchise. The studio reportedly wants to repeat the success it's seen with their relaunch of Planet of the Apes.
