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A fan edit but a damn good one.

Yeah it was lol. Looked like I saw clips from Alexander, Hellboy, and maybe Clash of the Titans in it?

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The Limited Edition Cheap T-Shirt, Gone in 24hours! | TeeFury Teefury's shirt of the day is a TRON themed shirt.

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OK, so I just got done watching The Sarah Conner Chronicles. First season was OK, but Season 2 crashed and burned right around the fifteenth episode. Not to mention the first season itself is a divergent timeline from T3 and T4, but manages to create two more divergent timelines in the process.

I mean, sure, so long as time travel is part of the plot here, its childish to assume everything ended so neatly with T2, but this show gratuitously abused that angle. And season 2 failed to capitalize on its most intriguing subplot and holding back on it only made the cancellation of the show that much more unfortunate. Had the clipped out that useless Riley character entirely and ditched a couple "Sarah" episodes, they could have gotten to the heart of what the T-1001 was out to do .

I mean, I really liked the T-1001 angle and Agent Ellison was always an great character. But when you blow season 2 like they did, its not surprising the show got cancelled, it tried do too much.

Terminator Salvation even managed to get to the point, for all the unjustified hate toward it not pandering to James Cameron's version of the series. Only problem McG created was the Judgement Day discrepancy. Then again, he's looking to play with the time travel angle, too. Hey let's go back in time before Sarah Conner dies of cancer and prevent Skynet from happening. Ugh.

Just reboot this franchise. Too messy. Not even Star Trek messed with time travel this bad. Not even with Enterprise.

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19 upcoming superhero movies you need to know about | Blastr

"Ever since Spider-Man came out in 2002 and set all kinds of records for making money, the movie industry has gone crazy for superheros. Eight years on, they just keep on coming. We've had some great ones (Iron Man, The Dark Knight) along with some not-so-good ones (Wolverine, Fantastic Four).

Over the next three years we're going to have the chance to see more than a dozen superhero films, mostly from Marvel and DC, but also a few others. To help keep track of it all we've created this handy guide to the 19 most notable titles that are supposed to come out (some more tentatively than others) through 2013.



Title: Ant-Man

Who's involved: Edgar Wright is directing and Joe Cornish is writing the screenplay

What it is: Adaptation of the Marvel comic

Notes: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is proof that Wright is capable of making a solid film. The real question is, is he capable of making a film that people will actually go see? Ant-Man also isn't the first character who leaps to mind when we think "We want to see a movie about a superhero!" But, conversely, that's actually why we're interested in it.

Release Date: Tentatively 2012



Title: The Avengers

Who's involved: Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo as the Incredible Hulk. Joss Whedon has finally made it official as director.

What it is: Adaptation of the Marvel comic

Notes: The buzz is getting higher and higher for Avengers, which will be preceded by a bunch of movies featuring the individual heroes first. It's going to be a completely massive spectacle, good or bad, and is an automatic must-see.

Release Date: May 4, 2012



Title: Untitled Batman 3 Project

Who's involved: Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman and Michael Caine will all be back, as will Chris Nolan.

What it is: Last film in the trilogy

Notes: We all know that The Dark Knight was the most successful comic-book movie ever made (so far), so this is another must-see film. So far Nolan has done right by Batman, and even though this one won't have Heath Ledger it should still be pretty awesome.

Release Date: July 20, 2012



Title: Captain America: The First Avenger

Who's involved: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Hugo Weaving, Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones. Joe Johnston will direct.

What it is: Adaptation of the Marvel comic

Notes: Evans is already well versed in playing a superhero, starring in the Fantastic Four movies. Though not everyone seemed to love the films, most people agreed that Evans stole the show. There's also never been a great (or particularly good) Cap film out there, and we think the frozen super soldier deserves one.

Release Date: July 22, 2011



Title: Conan

Who's involved: Jason Momoa is the new Conan, with Ron Perlman and Rose McGowan as his support team. Marcus Nispel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) is directing.

What it is: An all-new adaptation of Robert Howard's Conan the Barbarian

Notes: Based on the early pics, this film looks shockingly good. At least relative to what we were expecting. The script has reportedly had a lot of problems (at one point we heard they were working with only 50 "shootable" pages instead of the usual 100 or so), but supposedly those have been somewhat straightened out, so we're cautiously optimistic.

Release Date: 2011



Title: Deadpool

Who's involved: Ryan Reynolds. Robert Rodriguez has been discussed as the director.

What it is: A spinoff of X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Notes: It's not clear whether this flick will actually get made, because Reynolds is busy with The Green Lantern sequels and Rodriguez has about 37 other films on his plate right now. But the writers of Zombieland are apparently working on a script, and that's pretty promising right there.

Release Date: Tentatively 2012



Title: Untitled Fantastic Four Reboot

Who's involved: Some new rumors have been floating around that Sue Storm will be played by either Alice Eve or Amber Heard and that Adrien Brody and Jonathan Rhys Meyers are being considered for Reed Richards. Maybe even the legend himself Bruce Willis will show up to play the Thing.

What it is: Reboot of the 2005 franchise

Notes: The first two Fantastic Four movies have their fans, but overall many were disappointed by them, so why not just ignore those and start over? There is no official director, but some good names have been discussed that give us hope.

Release Date: Tentatively 2013



Title: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Who's involved: Nic Cage will return as the Ghost Rider. Eva Mendes won't be back. Producer Mike De Luca will, as will David Goyer to write the screenplay.

What it is: Sequel to the 2007 film

Notes: All in all, the first movie wasn't so special. Luckily, we like David Goyer and think that he can turn in a good script. Nic Cage is, well, Nic Cage, so there's that. Good if you love him, not so good if you don't. We're okay with him. Mostly.

Release Date: Tentatively 2011



Title: The Green Hornet

Who's involved: Seth Rogen, Christopher Waltz, Cameron Diaz, and Michel Gondry is directing.

What it is: Movie adaptation of the 1966 TV show

Notes: Although we really appreciate Rogen's enthusiasm for the role, we're not quite convinced that he will be able to use his famous chuckle to get him through this one. Still the, trailer looks entertaining, if not especially memorable. We'll see it.

Release Date: Jan. 14, 2011


Title: Green Lantern

Who's involved: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard and Mark Strong. Martin Campbell is directing.

What it is: Adaptation of the DC comic

Notes: Campbell's GoldenEye was pretty sweet, right? Not sure the same can be said for Edge of Darkness, but he definitely has experience making action movies, so that's promising. And this is another one with "good buzz" coming out of Comic-Con. We're there.

Release Date: June 17, 2011



Title: Iron Man 3

Who's involved: So far only Robert Downey Jr. is confirmed, though the rest will follow shortly. John Favreau is back at it again.

What it is: Third film from the 2008 franchise

Notes: Iron Man 2 lacked some of the charm of its predecessor, but Favreau knows that and we trust him to get it back on track. Plus, it's got Downey, who's always fun to watch.

Release Date: 2013



Title: Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall

Who's involved: Looks like the whole cast will return for numero dos. Matthew Vaughn will be back to direct.

What it is: Sequel to 2010 film

Notes: After being relatively well received by critics and fans (and grossing more than $90 million worldwide), Kick-Ass was destined for a sequel. Especially since the first one is going to make a reported $250 million after DVD sales. Ka-ching!

Release Date: 2012



Title: Red Sonja

Who's involved: Rose McGowan. A Robert Rodriguez production

What it is: Remake of the 1985 film of the same name

Notes:This film was originally set to be released in 2009, but due to Rodriguez's busy schedule it keeps getting delayed. Rose seems to be a bit of a muse for Rodriguez, though so if they can get the schedule thing worked out, it should be a good Rodriguez-style flick. Last update was this would follow the Conan remake, so a lot will depend on how well that does.

Release Date: Tentatively 2011



Title: Untitled Spider-Man Reboot

Who's involved: Andrew Garfield has been cast as Spidey. Mark Webb of (500) Days of Summer will direct.

What it is: Reboot of the 2002 film franchise

Notes: We're not really sure what to say about this, as there are so many unknowns, but alongside Batman and Superman this is the hero we most want to see on the big screen again by a wide margin.

Release Date: July 3, 2012


Title: Superman: Man of Steel

Who's involved: All we know is that Brandon Routh is unlikely to return. Christopher Nolan is producing/writing with the help of David Goyer. The rumor mill is spreading word that Nolan's brother Jonathan will direct.

What it is: Reboot/remake/let's pretend Superman Returns never happened

Notes: Superman has recently had a long, troubled history as far as films go, but it seems like Chris Nolan and David Goyer are a good duo to sort things out. There's not much else to say at this point, other than—fingers crossed!

Release Date: December 2012



Title: Thor

Who's involved: Chris Hemsworth (George Kirk in J.J. Abram's Star Trek), Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins and Kat Dennings, with Kenneth Branagh directing. Ashley Miller (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Fringe) wrote the script.

What it is: Adaptation of the Marvel comic

Notes: Branagh is better known for directing Shakespeare than anything else, so a superhero film doesn't seem like an immediate match. But Thor does have Shakespearean overtones, so we don't see why this shouldn't work out well. Plus, the trailer looked very promising.

Release Date: May 6, 2011



Title: Wanted 2

Who's involved: James McAvoy is the sole cast member coming back so far. Timur Bekmambetov of nothing else you've probably ever heard of will return as the director.

What it is: Sequel to 2008 film

Notes: Angelina Jolie dropped out of this film after reading the script, so that's not good (or maybe it is if you're not a fan). But the first film turned out better than anyone had any right to expect or hope, so lightning could strike twice.

Release Date: 2011



Title: X-Men: First Class

Who's involved: The cast is finally nearing completion (it's so big we'll just give you the highlights), with James McAvoy as Professor Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw, January Jones as Emma Frost and Oliver Platt as the Man in Black. Matthew Vaughn will direct, and Bryan Singer is returning to produce. Ashley Miller had his hand in this screenplay too.

What it is: Reboot/prequel of original franchise

Notes: Everyone seemed to be pretty happy with Singer's first X films, so there's no reason to believe he can't do it again. Plus, he seems to do better with ensemble casts, and this one is ensemble-rific. We'll definitely miss the original cast, but some of the new players aren't exactly shabby.

Release Date: June 11, 2011



Title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2

What it is: Hugh Jackman is the sole actor signed right now. There's also a little rumor going around that Darren Aronofsky may direct.

Notes: Well, we all know how the first one turned out. This can't be any worse. We hope. A lot.

Release Date: Tentatively 2011"

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Nolan doing Superman movie?

Sold.

The man has a gift for taking things that could risk becoming too convoluted and manages to sensibly reel them in without selling them short. He never takes the easy way out. I just hope he's referencing Geoff Johns' work for Superman, because in the last 15 years or so its been his stories that really stood out from the pack and really captured the essence of Clark's humanity.

The only thing is you can't do is make Superman a dark character. Nolan has to take him the opposite direction of Batman. Batman relies on fear, but Superman relies on trust. Additionally, no references or nods to Smallville as it doesn't deserve any.

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no references or nods to Smallville as it doesn't deserve any.

Smallville going off this year. /dance

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I know some of you really like that show Spartacus. Just a heads up, the guy that plays Spartacus has cancer (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) so the next season will be delayed. There will be a 6 episode prequel in January but the full season is on hold.

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Getting worried about the lack of news on X-Files 3, which is a movie that kind of needs to happen, given the 2012 event is part of the mythology arc and needs to happen so the can close it.

X-Files 2 wasn't a bad movie per se, just not appropriate material for a movie. It would have been a nice TV episode, though. The other problem was releasing it the week after The Dark Knight. They got bulldozed hard.

Duchovny, Anderson and Carter all want it to happen. At the very least, they could shoot it as a TV movie or mini-series. Its not like Fox has much TV drama worth watching anyway.

Been watching the series on Netflix of late, I'm into season 5 now, which has had a good share of comedy. "Post-Modern Prometheus" was always a favorite of mind and "Bad Blood" is just fucking hilarious.

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Transformers 3 is having issues.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkq6fi2U2zE]YouTube - Autobot Bumblebee Hits DC Police SUV at Transformers Filming in D.C. Fox 5 News WTTG-TV[/ame] DANG!

Family Files Lawsuit over Transformers 3 Injury

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HAHAHAHAHAHA Good damn job! They need to put that in the movie!

Ok, first things first, they need to get permits to film at these spots. So its surprising that this cop came barreling through when it should have been blocked off. Also, they do briefings every shift and this should have been included in the briefings. "Oh fyi guys, stay away from Blah and Blah streets because thats where they are filming that Transformers movie."

As for that lawsuit, don't know all the details so I can't really comment. It's unfortunate that someone was hurt but who's at fault is up in the air.

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What is 'Bourne Legacy' without Matt Damon? | EW.com

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It's clear the cop was completely at fault in that accident. In fact he almost went head on with Prime as they were all driving down the road in a convoy scene when the cop came barreling down on the same side of the road. You can actually see that there are barricades in place on other streets and that most of the road they were on was closed off.

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Star Wars Returns? - Movies News at IGN

So more rumored Star Wars.

I wouldn't put it past Lucas to convert the other movies to 3D, but I'd only go see like four out of the six.

Episode II ranks as the least watched Star Wars film for me, I only watched it a second time to see Yoda fight again. Never again. They'd have to do a lot more than covert that to 3D to get me to see it, they'd have to reshoot everything that had Hayden Christensen in it with a new actor until he sounds a lot less whiny. Episode III was quite a bit more stable and I just think Episode I gets a bad rap for the kid and Jar Jar Binks, neither of which I had a problem with.

At any rate, if they want to do the sequel trilogy, they need to get on that a lot sooner than "when we get these done in 3D." Fuck 3D, kick them out on Blu Ray and get rolling. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fishier and Harrison Ford aren't getting any younger.

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At any rate, if they want to do the sequel trilogy, they need to get on that a lot sooner than "when we get these done in 3D." Fuck 3D, kick them out on Blu Ray and get rolling. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fishier and Harrison Ford aren't getting any younger.

He should've put the Star Wars movies on Blu-Ray a long time ago. I was waiting for LotR to get Blu-Ray'd and it got it a few months ago. Back to the Future will be out on Blu-Ray tomorrow (I think). So, why hasn't lucas cashed in on Star Wars with Blu-Rays and digital copies instead of rereleasing the whole shebang in 3D. I'm sorry, but I refuse to go see Episode 1, Episode 2, and maybe Episode 3 in 3D. Isn't it going to be upconvert 2 1/2D anyways?

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Well, Lucasfilm is known for its wizardry, we'll just have to see what they do with it. I'm sure they'll layer in some new CG effects if they can, but all of this is rumor still.

If they go forward with the final trilogy, I'm hoping Lucas doesn't seriously think he can still direct. I would say Spielberg, but he's well past his prime as a director, too. He needs to get someone like Chris Nolan or JJ Abrahms that can really get into a mythos and understand it not only from Lucas' perspective but from that of the fans.

As it stands, though, those guys still have other projects. Abrahms is already starting to piece together the story for the next Trek movie and after Nolan is done with his final Batman movie, he's off to work on Superman (it will be really interesting to see what his take on that will be).

Though, come to think of it, the only other guy out there that could really make something of it would be Peter Jackson. I'll still take his District 9 over Cameron's Avatar any day of the week. Jackson has proven to be capable with expansive mythologies like Tolkien's and even poppierstuff like King Kong. Once he has Hobbit done, I'd go for him for Star Wars. It think he could really tap in to what Lucas and Star Wars fans want. Jackson dreams on a Lucas level, that's for sure, but he also knows how to keep things reeled in.