The Fangirly Diary of a Geek Girl: Of advertisements and animation~
TUESDAY
Is Zack Snyder involved in a Star Wars movie outside the new trilogy? Vulture says yes, spokesperson says no, Vulture says maybe not right now but he will be. And guy for Variety says he met with Kathy Kennedy about the idea.
The Oddisey… in Space! Not sure if want. It could be awesome, but it also could be a hot mess. Depends on who Warner Brothers gets to work on this.
First poster of Out of Darkness, a short independent film by Manjinder Virk, with Tom Hiddleston… and 8 other actors. Sorry, I just don’t know them! The plot and everything else is a total mystery because these guys are more tight-lipped than J.J. Abrams. I’ll still stalk their Twitter if some more news are forthcoming.
Jeph Loeb talks about Ultimate Spider-Man and gives good reasons to watch this cartoon. One of those I liked, besides the obvious one, which is Clark Gregg voicing Coulson, is the lack of (teen) romance:
Our show lives in a world that is pre-romance. Stan Lee once referred to Spider-Man as a soap opera where a fight breaks out every now and then. We really felt like that element had been done and it was so much a part of the movies. We wanted something more action-adventure and humor based. So all the male/female relationships show our audience that girls and boys can be friends. It doesn’t always have to evolve into a romance. We’re not opposed to romance though obviously, with Principal Agent Coulson and Aunt May, but that came more out of what could be ickier than your principal dating your “mom”?
Also hints that a Heroes for Hire movie could be in the future… YES PLEASE!
WEDNESDAY
Jeremy Irons has been campaigning Shakespeare Uncovered (documentaries about The Bard that were shown BBC back to back with The Hollow Crown) in the US, which is fine and dandy… and then he made this comparison with Downton Abbey:
If you think [Downton Abbey]’s good, then watch the Shakespeare productions. You’ll see what real writing, what real stories, what real characters are about. A Ford Fiesta will get you there and give you a good time. But actually an Aston Martin…
While I like Downton Abbey, I gotta say “oh snap!”
Jonny Lee Miller was totally surprised (after someone explained to him what it was) that Elementary got the coveted Super Bowl slot. Not bad for a first-year series. Not bad at all. He also talked about his Sherlock in the show:
One thing I love about this character is that he’s quite raw, and his struggles are on the surface. Hopefully, that makes it more enjoyable for people, and they can identify with that.
Here’s a curious list of actors who should be considered to play Skeletor in Jon Chu’s upcoming Masters of the Universe. I like these choices more than the ones for new Batman. Although, it would be a shame to cover up Cillian Murphy’s pretty face with either CGI or prosthetics.
Oh, the fans~ Here’s a the trailer of Man of Steel done with Legos:
Urbance looks outstanding xD
But I think most animated TV shows were done in Canada (or partly done)… including stuff like The Adventures of Paddington Bear, The Adventures of Tintin, Babar, Beetlejuice, Inspector Gadget, Pippi Longstocking, The Care Bears xD I learned most of it (eye-opening, really) when watching TV (most likely YTV) and they showed the little maple leaf on the corner of the tv. LOL
@amy, Yeah, but those are ooooooooooooooold. I meant new ones, that’s why I said “since ReBoot and Beast Wars: Transformers” XD
nice to see that Riz Ahmed and Andrew Gower are also in the Out of Darkness project!
@Diandra Rodriguez, Tell me more about them! :)
@mirella, aw man where can I even begin with Riz Ahmed. I first saw him play a sort of romantic hero in the zombie miniseries “Dead Set.” Then he was the lead in “Four Lions,” a British terrorist comedy (it’s much better than that) that became my favorite movie of 2010. (psst it also has a Cumberbatch cameo) He’s been in other movies too, usually…cast as a terrorist. He also raps as Riz MC. Check out “Sour Times” [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EfXvKKflBoM] and “All of You” [http://youtu.be/HjtXgTlvfPA]
Andrew Gower’s biggest role so far was Cutler in series 4 of Being Human UK. Series 4 doesn’t start well (haha I talk enough about that in my review on this site) but it gets better, in part due to his character.
@Diandra Rodriguez, Quoting Leo in Django Unchained: “You had my curiosity… but now you have my attention.” All the stuff you have mentioned interests me a lot! Seems I’ll have howework for the weekend! (I really need to start watching Being Human UK… some many people have recommended it to me! And it has hot dwarf Kili!)
Ah, first: a tale of two creators.
“Dead Set” is a fine take on the horror genre, where Big Brother contestants (they even used the hosts and the set) end up as some of the few survivors in a zombie outbreak. It’s written by Charlie Brooker, known for shows like “Screenwipe” that critique TV. He also created the EXTREMELY bleak sci-fi anthology “Black Mirror.” Its first series aired in late 2011. The first episode, starring Rory Kinnear, may have had a strong gross-out factor, but the second episode, “15 Million Merits,” starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jessica Brown-Findlay, more or less broke my heart and infected my dreams. The show returns January 28. I don’t know if I can handle it.
“Four Lions” was written and directed by Chris Morris, known for the parody news show “Brass Eye” and I think currently directing/writing episodes of shows like “Veeps.” It was based on his research into terrorist cells and some of the baffling goofs made by both terrorists and government agent. I was glad that the first time I watched it was at home, because I laughed so hard I had to run to the bathroom twice.
as for Being Human, series 1 is the best! but the following series have great characters and powerful story arcs. Aidan Turner had to leave at the end of series 3 for The Hobbit, though, so that was one of the factors in a bumpy transition. Many fans left because of that, but I kept through even though I didn’t like how another character was forced to exit offscreen. Still, prepare for the emotions!