After Watching Furious 7 what were Casey's thoughts on the movie, the franchise and should they continue without Paul Walker? James and Casey discuss what other movies should have their movies go past the traditional trilogy.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Charlie Hunnam Drops 'Fifty Shades!'
In the official statement from Universal Studios and Focus
Features:
“The filmmakers of Fifty
Shades Of Grey and Charlie Hunnam have
agreed to find another male lead given Hunnam’s immersive TV schedule which is
not allowing him time to adequately prepare for the role of Christian Grey.”
Dakota Johnson will
still play the ever coveted role of Anastasia Steele.
As disappointed as a lot of people are in the change of
plans, I couldn't agree more with the following statement Hunnam made in Entertainment
Weekly recently: "There are so many
fans of that book and I know that on the surface, I am probably not what
everybody imagined."
I myself envisioned a more tall, dark, and handsome type for
Christian Grey. And while Hunnam's looks are definitely more than acceptable, I
never felt he matched the physical description of Christian Grey's character
from the novel series. Evidently, a lot of other fans agree with me, some even
petitioned to have the role recast when the news first hit that Hunnam had
landed the role. I guess said fans got their wish!
Fifty Shades of Grey
was first published in 2011 and quickly became a worldwide spectacle, selling
over 70 million copies of the novel series. It has become the fastest selling
paper back of all time even outshining the previous record held by the Harry Potter series.
Who do you think will replace Charlie Hunnam as Christian
Grey?
Star Wars: The Clone Wars will have a season 6
That's right Clone Wars fans 22 steaming hot off the press episodes which will wrap up the Ahsoka Tano story-arc and finally move Anakin into position to fit into the final moments of his life as a Jedi in 'Revenge of the Sith'.
Also we'll finally get to see more of the story surrounding that awesome teaser scene that was shown to us where one of the Clones suddenly taps into his sleeper agent orders and guns down a Jedi.
Here was what Filoni had to say:
"Star Wars fans - I have some exciting news! We have wrapped production on all of the remaining Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes, and while that might be sad news in one way, it's good news in another. It means you will finally get to see them. When, exactly, is a detail I cannot yet share. I can confirm that in early 2014 you will be watching the final episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, including one of Master Yoda's most challenging missions. So, get ready. We've got Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels coming at you in 2014. Animated Star Wars is alive and well. Trust in the Force my friends.
- Dave"
So there you have it Clone Wars fans, we will finally get to see our beloved series come to the proper close that it fully deserves. It seems that Disney is not the power-hungry, nasty tyrant that we once thought it was.
...okay it still is all that stuff, but CLONE WARS!
No word yet on whether the final season will be broadcast on Disney XD or released via streaming online, but either way we will be seeing it in 2014.
Also we'll have Star Wars Rebels to look forward to keep us all entertained until the much awaited Episode VII hits theaters in 2015.
Until all that check out he video of that Clone gunning down a Jedi scene below, because 'good soldiers follow orders'.
By: James Bowler
Friday, October 11, 2013
Viral Friday: Telekinetic Pranks and Ultimate Dog Shaming
With a new "Carrie" movie on the way a telekinetic prank was pulled on unsuspecting coffee shop customers as an attempt at viral marketing. Being that the video was posted on October 7th and has since received almost 30 million views... I'd say it worked.
The video begs the question. If you were in a coffee shop and witnessed someone seemingly holding someone to the wall using nothing but their brain, how would you react?
I noticed that through the clips no one ran away. Sure, almost everyone took a few steps back with every new development, but no one actually left. They were all way to curious on how the event would unfold. One woman was even recording it with her phone. I guess our curiosity has no limits... Even if we're in a room with a raging telekinetic woman.
This next video is dog shaming like you've never seen it before.
Pet owner of Maymo and Penny posted this video on October 8th. It hs since been watched by pet shaming lovers everywhere over 100,000 times.
If it weren't so damn funny, I'd suggest investing in some dog training... But c'mon, who doesn't love any reason to dress their dogs up as Yoda and tiny Darth Vader?
Part one can be found here.
@lamron_eb_yhw
Original Star Wars teaser trailer shows a humble beginning
Because your next logical step from making your first popular film is to basically jump to something completely different than what got you noticed in the first place.
But it worked.
On the verge of a possible new teaser coming out for Star Wars Episode VII, the very first teaser ever released for Star Wars: A New Hope has been released.
It has a cheeseball 70's feel that mixes in with Alien, The Black Hole and possibly Tron. You even have the dude who sounds like he'd probably be a huge buzzkill at a party with a voice like that.
Now this teaser was actually released before a lot of the proper edits had been completed and the special effects like colour in the light sabers (yes your eyes aren't fooling you, they are totally white in this teaser), so it looks super low budget.
Not to mention the lighting is terrible and its grainy as hell, not like our digital, super hi-def, max sound films we're used to today, with glitzy big-name stars and fancy lifelike special effects.
When you watch this teaser you wonder, how did this become a series of films, cartoons, video games, toys, merchandise and novels.
How did this little film that looks so cheesy, so 70's, turn into one of the largest franchises, so big that it spawned five more films over the next three decades with at least five more on the way and even helped created some of the film and stereo technology still used today.
It's almost a humbling experience to sit and watch this small clip and realize that great things come from very small beginnings, and imagination has the power to create anything.
It also takes us back to a time when movies were more about the experience, the journey, it wasn't about the hipster attitude of who is or should be in this, and how your favourite story line should have been portrayed, how the filmmaker or writer screwed it all up.
We went to the movies to go on an adventure that we couldn't take in our real lives, we put ourselves in the hands of the directors, actors, editors, and we were taken to magical places we could never have dreamed of.
When those lights went down your excitement and anticipation went up and for just over an hour, your life changed forever.
Take a look at the Star Wars teaser below and maybe inspiration will hit you as it did with Lucas so many years ago.
By: James Bowler
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Nemesis: Money, mayhem, and mystery
"What if Batman was the Joker?" was the question asked by writer Mark Millar (Wanted, Kick-Ass). This was also the only preface I had when I picked up a copy of "Nemesis". As it turns out, this is all I needed to know to jump head-first into this re-imagining of the classic archetype. Coincidentally it was also enough to keep me from putting it down.
Set in Washington D.C., chief of police Blake Morrow receives a business card reading, "Blake Morrow, March 12th at midnight, Flatline still counts. He knows this chilling message and it's delivery to be the modus operandi of the famous international masked cop-killer known as Nemesis.
The book looks very much like a good old super-hero comic with all off screen gore not only added back in but glorified. Steve McNiven pulls no punches when showing off the antics and depravity of Nemesis. From the fountains of blood to the smirk, Nemesis maintains realism while providing a cinematic feel.
I personally love the character of Nemesis. He has all the great assets of Batman: the wealth, the physical form, the pre-emptive nature, the gadgets, a cool car, even a cape and cowl, but none of the conscience. Following him is a laundry list of dead cops and civilians, and those who manage to stay alive aren't much for the better. He wears an entirely white costume, and insists on getting it covered in blood. He keeps a motorcycle in his Audi. He even has a pile of cocaine on his table that would make Scarface sneeze. And when confronted he says he's "rich and bored".
Whether or not we get a chance to see "Nemesis" in the theaters, I would recommend checking out the book. It's four issue limited run makes for a great short read, and leaves itself wide open for another set. So get on board with the next big psychopath and give "Nemesis" a shot.
By Logan Thomas Dillon
Pokemon X & Y I Choose You
Most of us have followed Pokemon from the beginning, and have almost grown up with this franchise. With Pokemon blue and red on the original Gameboy , your goal was to become the Pokemon master and catch and train all 150 Pokemon. Now do we still feel this as a realistic goal? Have some of us grown away from the series, as they just keep bringing out more and more Pokemon? Well I have to say to people who do feel that way to give it another chance.
Well it gets better with the introduction of mega evolve forms, for now they are restricted to certain Pokemon, but man are they cool. You can now power up your favorites like Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur and evolve them one step further.
I myself am very excited for the release of this game and know how I'm spending my Thanksgiving weekend, Pokemon X and Y on sale Oct 12th. .
Till next time, Game on gamers!
By Chris Bingham
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Bitten: The First Nibble of the Series
Bitten is based off the "Otherworld" series written by Kelley Armstrong and centers on Elena Michaels (Laura Vandervoort) who is the worlds only female werewolf.
Elena thought she had left the furry world, and ex boyfriend Clayton Danvers (Greyston Holt), behind when she left Stonehaven to be a "normal" photographer in Toronto - a life she has longed to live. Hiding her secret from new boyfriend Phillip McAdams (Paul Greene), Elena learns of mysterious bodies that are showing up at the packs mansion, Stonehaven.
Now, after years of working to get the "protect the pack and man" out of her system, she finds herself dragged right back in the middle of the life she fought so hard to escape. She quickly learns that nothing can stop her from defending her pack.
Initial reactions on social media seem mixed with some saying it's a show worth howling over, some noting it seems like Twilight meets Smallville, and others still say it seems like any other romantic/drama with model-esque type characters and no real meat. Although, no matter the opinion, it seems many are willing to watch the series for themselves before placing final judgement.
The series will also star Greg Bryk as pack leader Jeremy Danvers and is set to air in 2014 on Syfy and Space. Until then, lets take a look at the trailer and some production photos below.
By: Britt Turkington
@lamron_eb_yhw
Source: Comingsoon.net
Doctor Sleep: Stephen King's Long Awaited Sequel
This review contains spoilers!
On September 24th, at long last Doctor Sleep was released to Stephen King fans. The sequel to The Shining was a long time coming, what
with the original being released in 1977!
The story kicks back just a couple of years from where we
left off. Danny is now eight years old. He and his mother (who has recovered
from her injuries but still suffers from chronic pain) live in Florida. As a
child, it is evident Danny does not blame his father for the events of The Shining, if anything he misses him
deeply. Danny is also still tormented by the ghosts of The Overlook Hotel. Dick
Hallorann, also gifted with the shining and returning from the first novel, teaches
Danny how to lock the ghosts away in his mind.
We then fast forward to Danny, all grown up. He has
succumbed to the same addiction that aided in the destruction of his father:
alcoholism. In an attempt to get his life together, Danny begins attending
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings regularly and secures employment in a hospice.
This is where the title of the novel comes in. Danny is coined "Doctor
Sleep" because he uses his shining talent to aid patients into an easy and
fulfilling cross over to the other side.
Danny ends up meeting Abra, a 12 year old girl with an even
stronger shining ability than himself. She is in danger of Rose The Hat, leader
of the True Knots. The True Knots are a group of sub-humans living a nomadic
lifestyle that wish to drink in the "steam" of those with paranormal
gifts. The "steam" sustains their extremely long lives --- hence the
sub-human reference --- and is most effective when the victims they take it
from are tortured to death. Many of these victims are children, since the
shining is always stronger in younger people than older people.
Danny and Abra begin communicating, bonding over their
shared gifts. And none too soon as Rose The Hat has named Abra her next target; not only that, she has labeled Abra the ULTIMATE target. Danny dedicates
himself to protecting Abra, and being unable to seek out the help of the
police, he enlists his friends from the local AA chapter to help battle it out
against the True Knots.
I won't spoil the actual ending for you, you can read that
much for yourself. I will tell you it was less than satisfying.
Overall, I didn't really care for the novel. I read the
first one as well and I definitely feel it is the better of the two. Not that
the novel wasn't well written, it definitely was. And it supplied some chills
but not the same hair-standing-up-on-the-back-of-your-neck reaction I had with The Shining. It was more of an anxious,
disturbed feeling. This is probably because literally five pages into the book
we get a detailed description of Dick Hollaran's sexual and physical abuse at
the hands of his evil grandfather. The book is not for the faint of heart: the
torture of innocent children, both mind and body, is a central plot line in the
story.
I also found the approach of the True Knots strange and not
really all that scary. The things they did were evil and sinister, but the general concept of their existence just seemed kind of silly to me. They breathe in
their victims "steam" which is apparently really painful and usually left
the victim dead. Does this not remind anybody else of Disney's 1993 film Hocus Pocus? The witches breathed in the
souls of children to remain alive and beautiful. The only difference is that
when the True Knots took their victims, nothing was left behind except for
their clothing (oooh, I get it...it's the rapture!)
Maybe I feel the way I do about the novel because I was
expecting something with the same tone
as The Shining and got something
completely different.
What I will say is that I found it interesting that at the
time that Stephen King wrote The Shining,
he was an alcoholic, writing about an alcoholic. In Doctor Sleep, Stephen King is a recovering alcoholic, writing about
a recovering alcoholic. AA is the acknowledgement and treatment of addiction.
The True Knots are a group of beings that feed off their addiction, and enable
each other. So with that said, King more than likely released a lot of his own
personal demons in writing this novel and for that the book has earned my
respect. I'd give it a 3 out of 5 stars.
Danielle Beaudin-Lawrence
Twitter: @daniellebeaudin
Twitter: @daniellebeaudin
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Supernatural Season 9: One Hell of a ride ahead
Hello witty repartee, welcome back complex story line and plot, I've missed you brotherhood.
Supernatural Season nine has kicked off and it has kicked off with a series kick in the ass, as Dean might put it.
This should come as no surprise that there are definitely spoilers after this very sentence.
When we last left Sam and Dean they were watching as Angels fell from the sky after Metatron ejected them from Heaven.
Now we've caught up with the brothers to find that Sam is in a coma, damaged badly from the spell he was tricked into doing by Metatron through Castiel, and is at Death's door (literally), and Dean is desperately looking for help from any stray Angel that might hear his plea.
Although the Angels aren't out to help the Winchesters, but rather seek revenge on their brother Castiel who was responsible from casting them from their warm and fuzzy home in Heaven.
While having a first fist encounter with one of these angry Angels, Dean is lucky enough to have Ezekiel come upon him and attempt to save him from his brother Angel's attack (although Dean ends up being the one to save Ezekiel).
The two work out a deal to save Sam by Ezekiel inhabiting Sam's body and repairing it from the inside while also healing himself as the host he has taken has left him damaged.
So Dean is left to convince Sam once again to come back to the world of the living and interrupts a meeting between Sam and Death (one of my favourite sub characters in the series).
In a very strange and ironic twist of fate Dean convinces Sam to come back from Death's clutches (many fans will remember a similar situation where Dean requested the help of Death to bring Sam's soul back from Hell's pit where he was stuck with Michael and Satan).
But Ezekiel explains to Dean that he can never tell Sam that he has been possessed by an Angel for fear of him ejecting Ezekiel and leaving them both to die once again.
So once again Dean is forced to put on a brave face and lie as Sam's memory is wiped (again the irony of the situation that was much similar to when Death had to block Sam's memories of the pit to keep him from going insane).
And now we are left with an image of what is to come. Castiel is human now, running from the Angels that want his blood, Sam and Dean are trying to find him while dealing with this new threat of Angels seeking the Winchesters to try and find the location of Castiel alongside the fact that much like when Demons would possess bodies to get to the Winchesters, there are now Angels who are floating around looking for hosts and oh yeah, they still have the King of Hell, Crowley, safely tucked away in the trunk of Dean's car.
This is going to be one amazing season of Supernatural and with the teased Chicago spin-off series being introduced first by this season, there is a lot more to look forward to.
Check out the producers of Supernatural Robert Singer and Jeremy Carver talking about this season and the teaser for episode two of season nine 'Devil May Care' below.
By: James Bowler