The Fangirly Diary of a Geek Girl: Fighting on the planet’s side

MONDAY

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is on the cover of Empire. The Mirkwood elves are the thing now~

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Also, here we have a lot of new images from Pacific Rim. And I do mean a lot! They are over 50 and they are all hi-res! Yay! Deadpool game launch trailer! Now with 100% more dubstep~

Paul Giamatti in going to be in Downton Abbey season 4! He will play Harold Levinson, the maverick, playboy brother of Cora. He is set to appear in the finale together with Shirley MacLaine, who comes back as Martha, mother of Harold and Cora.

TUESDAY

Peter Jackson talks to Empire about the new things we will get in the extended version of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey:

We are putting things in the extended cut that are going to play straight into the second film, like this character Girion, who is defending [the city of] Dale using black arrows against Smaug. And the black arrows play a part in an ongoing story, for they are the one thing that can pierce the dragon’s hide.

Despite some sayings that a Justice League movie migth be around the corner, Henry Cavill ain’t sure about that:

Justice League could be great if done correctly. It’s a very tough one to do because the DC comic heroes are all god-like in their power. So in this real world setting we’re telling our story in, it’s going to be tough to achieve that and it has to be done very delicately with a lot of thought. So, it won’t be right away, I hope it’s not anyway. It may take some time of building up other movies and other characters and introducing them together in one way or another. I think it would be great to do, but I don’t think it’s around the corner.

Apparently, we might get a new S.H.I.E.L.D. base in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Yup, we are getting The Triskelionm, which is actually part of the Ultimate universe, and it’s not only S.H.I.E.L.D.’s headquarter but also a sort of super-villain prision.

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So, Doctor Strange might be the new Iron Man in MCU phase 3? Seems like Marvel/Disney are try to get a new star franchise.

The studio needs a new ‘hub’ character going into Phase 3 and beyond, as there is audience fatigue, aging stars and a need to move from Tony Stark/Iron Man as a ‘hub’ for films.

Bryan O’Malley acknowledges how white Scott Pilgrim comics turned out to be on his tumblr, but this ending bit is kinda depressing:

I’ve sometimes joked that Scott Pilgrim is my fantasy of being a cute white indie rock boy (which, as an ostracized mixed-race weirdo, was something I occasionally wished for when I was younger). I guess I whitewashed myself out of my own story, and I got what I deserved.

mirella

YAM Magazine geek resident. Cloud Cuckoolander. Seldom web developer. Graphic designer.

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