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Avengers 2: Additions and Rumored Deletions

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May 162013

Though the “Avengers 2” movie isn’t set to start filming until next year, it’s generating quite a lot of buzz with rumored changes to the cast. Joss Whedon spoke to Yahoo! at the premiere of “Iron Man 3” in April, saying he’s completed a draft of the script for “Avengers 2,” and adding, “I’ve got these two characters, two of my favorite characters from the comic book, a brother-sister act, they’re in the movie.” Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, perhaps? This seems to be the most popular rumor at present, though with Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” looming on the horizon, Starhawk and sister Aleta Ogord would be logical choices, as well.

According to “Variety,” Robert Downey, Jr. is not currently under contract to star in any more “Iron Man” movies, and Downey told The Daily Show in April that he is re-negotiating his contract with Marvel. It seems unlikely that Marvel will fail to contract Downey for “Avengers 2,” but beyond that, things get murky.

Most recently, speculation has surfaced that Jeremy Renner will not be returning in “Avengers 2” because the studio is unhappy with remarks the actor made in an interview with Total Film about his role in “Avengers.” Total Film quotes Renner: “For 90 percent of the movie, I’m not the character I signed on to play. It’s kind of a vacancy. [Hawkeye is] not even a bad guy, because there’s not really a consciousness to him. To take away who that character is and just have him be this robot, essentially, and have him be this minion for evil that Loki uses … I was limited, you know what I mean? I was a terminator in a way. Fun stunts. But is there any sort of emotional content or thought process? No.” Given that Marvel axed Hugo Weaving mid-contract for his negative comments regarding his role as Red Skull, it’s likely that rumors of Renner’s absence from future Marvel films are true.

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What are your hopes and suspicions for “Avengers 2” and the rest of the Phase 2 films? Sound off in comments below!

Krypton Radio First Look: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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May 122013

Clark Gregg rocks the business suit as S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Agent Phil Coulson in this seven second promotional clip for the new television series recently greenlit by ABC Television, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. There’s so much happening so fast in this tantalizing clip that it’s hard to know what to look at. You almost have to go through frame by frame and examine it, but there is high tech, high risk situations, some obviously super-powered humans (who’s side the one shown is on is impossible to tell from the clip), and the unflappable Coulson who is clearly in charge.

And, from the Twitter hash tag #coulsonlives at the end, we can assume that he didn’t actually die at Loki’s hand at the end of the Avengers. Which is a good thing. It would have been a short TV series.

This is by far the shortest clip we’ve ever spotlighted, but it’s the first bit of video to be released from the Joss Whedon project, so we don’t have a lot to work with. Still, it does the job – it whets our appetites for more. We are frustrated, though. We keep throwing money at the screen, but nothing happens.

Clark Gregg reprises his role of Agent Phil Coulson from Marvel’s feature films as he assembles a small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. Together they investigate the new, the strange, and the unknown across the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary. Coulson’s team consists of Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), highly trained in combat and espionage, Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) expert pilot and martial artist, Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker); brilliant engineer and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) genius bio-chemist. Joining them on their journey into mystery is new recruit and computer hacker Skye (Chloe Bennet). From Executive Producers Joss Whedon (“Marvel’s The Avengers,” ”Buffy the Vampire Slayer”); Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen, “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” pilot co-writers (“Dollhouse,” “Dr.Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”); Jeffrey Bell (“Angel,” “Alias”); and Jeph Loeb (“Smallville”) comes Marvel’s first TV series. “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is produced by ABC Studios and Marvel Television.

Update

We added the full first TV spot so you can get a better feel for what they’re doing.

Our DJ Gary DaBaum found something else, a viral website for the series: http://www.wearetherisingtide.com/blog/ If you take off the /blog/ part, it just takes you to a generic S.H.I.E.L.D page, with the Proceed button taking you to this part.

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The Event Horizon: Sci-Fi & Comics Writer Geoffrey Thorne Talks ‘Star Trek: Federation’

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May 112013

Tonight on Krypton Radio’s exclusive radio series The Event Horizon, we’re pleased to have with us Geoffrey Thorne. We speak at length with Geoff about a version of Star Trek that never was.

The premise and storyline for Bryan Singer’s Star Trek: Federation wasn’t actually created by Singer.

It was created by Geoffrey Thorne.

On tonight’s episode, we talk with Geoffrey about his experiences writing for television, comics, novels and anthologies.

Thorne is a science fiction novelist, a writer for television’s Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and science fiction novels both graphic and otherwise . Writer and founder of a comic book studio called Genre19 along with gifted illustrator and friend Todd Harris, Thorne’s work has appeared in Dark Horse Comic’s showcase with the popular Journeymen title, as well as his first graphic novel Prodigal.

He’s also the author of the Star Trek: Titan novel Sword of Damocles. As a screenwriter, Thorne has worked with Kickstart Entertainment to develop two of their properties, Of Bitter Souls and Sword of Dracula, for television. He was a writer for season 9 of the USA network’s Law & Order: Criminal Intent, season 2 of Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, seasons 3,4 and 5 of TNT’s Leverage, and is the co-writer of an in-development audio drama for Pendant Audio.

Gene Turnbow and Susan Fox host, with guest panelist and science fiction author and game designer Neal Hallford.

Tune in tonight at 9PM Pacific / 12AM Eastern to hear the show. It will repeat on Sunday at 4PM Pacific, 7PM Eastern.

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Movie Review: ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’

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May 112013

Reviewed by Movie Moxie’s Alicia Glass

Studio: New Line Cinema

MPAA Rating: PG 13

Director: Don Scardino

Review Rating: 7

Burt Wonderstone and Anton Marvelton have been using stage magic to wow people for many years, but their act, and friendship, is tested when a psycho street magician challenges their popularity.

This is one of those movies where the arrogant main character simply needs to be drop-kicked over the goal post of life. Burt started the world of magic as a way to get back at the bullies who bothered him and Anton in grade school, with wonder and awe and perhaps just a little bit of snark. Now he’s all grown up and still with Anton, doing the same act over and over, pompous and flippant to the point of idiocy, seducing women and discarding them like tissue paper. He’s forgotten the simple joy he found in the original box of Rance Holloway starter magic tricks, and gets royally pissed off when demented street magician Steve Gray starts a large internet and tv following with his ever more outrageous “magic” tricks. Burt and Anton plan to do a large stunt of their own to revamp the popularity of their stage show, but given Burts’ ego, it goes horribly wrong and Anton walks in disgust. Burt simply cannot do the show on his own, and so takes a downhill drive from there. Aided by a former stage assistant, Jane, herself an aspiring magician despite being well you know, female, Burt starts over at the bottom after discovering Rance Holloway in an old folks home. Can Burt, after eating the entire humble pie, bring Anton back for the next great big illusion that will top Steve Gray and cement their standing as the eternally best stage magicians around?

Burt Wonderstone is acted by Steve Carell, and while I didn’t care a whole lot for the character, he did a perfectly fine job acting the guy. Steve Buscemi is Anton, I always liked him, though it’s odd seeing the man play a very simple and innocent stage magician that everyone seems to dump on. Olivia Wilde is Jane, you have to admire the characters sheer endurance if nothing else. And of course Jim Carrey is the Chris Angel-esque Steve Gray, completely over the top and reminding me of Fire Marshall Bill. The long half-dyed hair was a bit much though. Alan Arkin is Rance Holloway, his own personal snark is lovingly brought to the character in a nice unsubtle way. And we even get treated to James Gandolfini as Doug Munny, hotel manager and all-around money-loving jackoff.

It’s hard to bring back the original mystery and wonderment one had when one was a child and first discovered magic. It’s even harder when one is a very jaded older man who just lost everything due to his own idiocy. And while the stage magic tricks aren’t real, there’s nothing illusory about the wonderment that never truly goes away, even when you’re Rance Holloway’s age. That’s what the film tries very hard to bring across, in a tired and roundabout manner, yes, but we get there in the end.

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Krypton Radio First Look: ‘Ender’s Game’ Trailer

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May 092013

Here is a link to download the high resolution movie poster suitable for wallpaper on your computer. Consider making a donation to Krypton Radio while you’re about things – even small donations help.

The first of what we presume will be several trailers for the new movie Ender’s Game, based on the 1985 novel by Orson Scott Card and starring Harrison Ford and newcomer Asa Butterfield, was released just the other day. Here’s your first look at it from Krypton Radio.

The sci-fi high adventure thriller sets the stage with an imperiled humankind that has barely survived two conflicts with the “Buggers”, an insectoid alien species. They know the third invasion is coming. An international fleet maintains a school to find and train future fleet commanders. The world’s most talented children, including the novel’s protagonist, Ender Wiggin, are taken at a very young age to a training center known as the Battle School where they are taught in increasingly difficult games including ones undertaken in zero gravity in the Battle Room, where Ender’s tactical genius is revealed.

Critics at the time denounced Card’s perceived justification of his characters’ violent actions, and in fact it is Wiggin’s ultraviolent tendencies that bring him to the attention of the Battle School in the first place. The book is suggested reading for many military organizations, including the United States Marine Corps. It’s won several awards, including the Nebula in 1985 and the Hugo in 1986 for best novel.

For decades the book was thought to be unfilmable owing to the many zero gravity sequences and visual effects, though modern CG capabilities have finally removed that obstacle. The film is directed by Gavin Hood, and is planned for release on November 1, 2013. Card is co-producing the film.

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Video Of The Day: Battle Of The Spocks

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May 072013

The caption on the YouTube video we found reads “What happens when old school goes head to head with new school in a battle of speed and wits? Leonard Nimoy takes on newbie Zachary Quinto and his all-new Audi S7.”

Okay, yes, the car is cool. But frankly, all anybody’s going to remember is how much fun these two cultural icons have playing off one another in this epic Battle of the Spocks over who has the better car.

Enjoy.

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Ray Harryhausen, Animation & FX Pioneer, Dead At 92

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May 072013

Raymond Frederick Harryhausen
Born: Los Angeles 29th June 1920
Died: London 7th May 2013

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The following was posted on the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation page on Facebook:

The Harryhausen family regret to announce the death of Ray Harryhausen, Visual Effects pioneer and stop-motion model animator. He was a multi-award winner which includes a special Oscar and BAFTA. Ray’s influence on today’s film makers was enormous, with luminaries; Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Peter Jackson, George Lucas, John Landis and the UK’s own Nick Park have cited Harryhausen as being the man whose work inspired their own creations.

Harryhausen’s fascination with animated models began when he first saw Willis O’Brien’s creations in KING KONG with his boyhood friend, the author Ray Bradbury in 1933, and he made his first foray into filmmaking in 1935 with home-movies that featured his youthful attempts at model animation. Over the period of the next 46 years, he made some of the genres best known movies – MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949), IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA (1955), 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (1957), MYSTERIUOUS ISLAND (1961), ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. (1966), THE VALLEY OF GWANGI (1969), three films based on the adventures of SINBAD and CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981). He is perhaps best remembered for his extraordinary animation of seven skeletons in JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963) which took him three months to film.

Harryhausen’s genius was in being able to bring his models alive. Whether they were prehistoric dinosaurs or mythological creatures, in Ray’s hands they were no longer puppets but became instead characters in their own right, just as important as the actors they played against and in most cases even more so.

Today The Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation, a charitable Trust set up by Ray on the 10th April 1986, is devoted to the protection of Ray’s name and body of work as well as archiving, preserving and restoring Ray’s extensive Collection.

Tributes have been heaped upon Harryhausen for his work by his peers in recent years.

Ray has been a great inspiration to us all in special visual industry. The art of his earlier films, which most of us grew up on, inspired us so much.” “Without Ray Harryhausen, there would likely have been no STAR WARS
- George Lucas

THE LORD OF THE RINGS is my ‘Ray Harryhausen movie’. Without his life-long love of his wondrous images and storytelling it would never have been made – not by me at least. His patience, his endurance have inspired so many of us.
- Peter Jackson

In my mind he will always be the king of stop-motion animation.
- Nick Park

His legacy of course is in good hands. Because it’s carried in the DNA of so many film fans.
- Randy Cook

You know I’m always saying to the guys that I work with now on computer graphics “do it like Ray Harryhausen”.
- Phil Tippett

What we do now digitally with computers, Ray did digitally long before but without computers. Only with his digits.
- Terry Gilliam

Ray, your inspiration goes with us forever.
- Steven Spielberg

I think all of us who are practioners in the arts of science fiction and fantasy movies now all feel that we’re standing on the shoulders of a giant. If not for Ray’s contribution to the collective dreamscape, we wouldn’t be who we are.
- James Cameron

Goodnight, Ray. Thank you for the memories, and the inspiration that changed all our lives.
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