Whedon Planning To ‘Twist That Knife’ in ‘Avengers 2′

I really hoped that after the success of The Avengers, directer/writer Joss Whedon would go and make the long awaited follow up to Firefly. Alas, the dude is a little busy being the supreme overseer of Marvels cinematic universe. He’s currently in the process of developing The Avengers 2, a S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series, and will also serve as a creative advisor on all of Marvel’s other movies in the Phase 2 plan. Ginger in charge, eh?

In a recent interview with 24 Hours, Whedon talked about his role in the second phase of Marvel master movie plan and the themes of The Avengers 2:

The creation of the team is not the happy ending. It is the beginning of something that is complex and difficult, and now I get to dig a little deeper. And maybe, while I’m digging, just twist that knife. And that’s exciting for me.

He then goes on to discuss what his role will be in Phase 2:

“Very talented people are writing and directing these movies, and what I don’t want to be is the guy they dread, who’s going to come in and say ‘Oh, well I have the power to say change this.’ I’m not that.”

What was all that about knife twisting? Is he going to kill more people!? Should I get my black armbands ready? As far as his input on the rest of the Marvel-verse, I say “Is Joss Whedon going bald, or is that his ego protruding?” Jokes aside, I’m glad he has a say. It’s a nice security blanket.

Source: [24 Hours]

Cameron’s Comments on ‘Avatar’ 2 & 3, Promises Better Script Than ‘Matrix Reloaded’

Sure the release dates keep getting pushed back and there’s also all that talk about a fourth movie in the series, but right now filmmaker James Cameron is putting his focus on penning the back to back sequels to Avatar, the number one money-maker of all time in film.

While talking to Coming Soon, Cameron reiterated his plan to take us into Pandora’s oceans in the sequels, and the director says that his focus on the new setting is to draw parallels with environmental issues here on Earth as opposed to creature-porn with all the weird and wonderful species “Under Da Sea!” on Pandora.

"We're doing 'Avatar' films now, so we're making up an ocean ecosystem for Pandora. That's gonna have less to do with the deep exploration that I've done than it has to do with my concerns about conservation of Earth's oceans. The fact that we're basically overfishing, climate change... a few degrees of temperature rise are gonna basically take out the coral reefs. All those beautiful images of the coral environments we all grew up with won't exist in 50 years at the rate we're going in terms of pumping greenhouse gases into the environment. These are the things that concern me."

"I hope that explains it, 'cause people have connected the dots directly together. 'Oh, going to the challenger deep has a direct connection to what we're going to see in Avatar 2,' and that's not the case at all. It's all the scuba diving I did before I even started the deep ocean stuff that has more of a direct connection to Avatar 2 & 3, which by the way won't take place completely in or under the water. That's just part of the environment of Pandora that we're going to see."

Another thing that Cameron’s conscious of: finding the right place to break the story between the scripts for Avatar 2 and Avatar 3. Here’s what Cameron told Hero Complex:

"It's a little bit of a daunting writing task because it's two scripts and they've both gotta be done at the same time... I'm writing it as separate stories that have an overall arc inclusive of the first film. I don't want to suffer from the 'Matrix 2 problem, where it just ends, like, what the hell? It's gotta end. There's gotta be a sense of conclusion, but also a sense that the journey will continue, and that's a fine line."

I’m right there with you, Jim. I remember seeing The Matrix Reloaded in the theater and sitting in my seat stunned for a couple of minutes trying to comprehend how the movie suddenly ended where it did, while trying to remember for the life of me who that guy who was unconscious next to Neo. Hopefully, Cameron is a more skillful writer than Wachowskis. Of course, he did turn the story of Pocahontas into a Star Wars pastiche and made a mint doing it, so anything’s possible.

Source: ScreenRant

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‘Star Trek Into The Darkness’ Title Confirmed!

The other day, we posted a report which supposedly revealed the title of J.J. Abram‘s Star Trek 2. Not even IMDb has the update yet. Perhaps they missed the memo? Well, the report from Comingsoon.net turned out to be true! Confirmed by Trek Movie- fellow Trekkies- the sequel to Star Trek will official know as Star Trek Into The Darkness. Trek Movie said the following:

This is a title that comes out of a long process of discussion amongst the creative team. As reported earlier, Paramount tested a number of titles for the film over the summer, including at least one title that did not include “Star Trek.” Also noted in our earlier article, the title (by design) does not include a colon, like were used for the Next Generation films such as “Star Trek: First Contact” or “Star Trek: Nemesis.”

According to sources, the creative team are still working on how they will officially roll out this new title. The first acknowledgement will likely be made with some kind of visual treatment, either a type treatment for the title or possibly even a teaser poster or image. Indications are that this official roll out should be coming soon.

Star Trek Into The Darkness? Sounds cliche to me honestly. It’s a space type sci-fi fantasy world. Into The Darkness… into the giant space world of blackness. I guess it’s better than the one-word names like, Nemesis and Generations. However, those names made sense once the audience saw the movie, so maybe this one will do the same. But that’s their story and they are sticking to it. Domain names have already been taken by Paramount Pictures which include startrekintodarkness.com and startrekintodarknessmovie.com.According to sources, the team is still trying to rattle their nerdy Trekkie brains as to how to officially unveil the title. I’m hoping for a teaser poster and very soon, because I simply cannot wait!So dudes- what are your thoughts on the official movie title?Source: GeektyrantEDITORS NOTE: This article was provided by Nerd Bastards contributor Andrea Kay.

Vocaloid 2: Kaito and Kagamine Len

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After I had woken up from a dream full of good things, yes / What exactly went through my mind then?
Virus ,
I am invaded by this thing called love of incomprehensible nature, and so after that, what happened was, ah

What could I possibly have done for there was a split in two - inside of my heart

It's just that I thought this capacity for control shouldn't exist the way it does, though it is real, yes

"Two-Faced Errors" Lyrics and Translation by
Vocalochu

Two famous cosplayers, Kaname and Yuegene, in one photo?! You know that's feature worthy as soon as you come across it! And isn't it just adorable how Kaito is helping Len with his hair?

For those who are still guessing, that's Kaname as Kaito and Yuegene as Kagamine Len. Please view the original in Yuegene's Facebook post.

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You've gotta love and admire the detailing the cosplayer went through for this armored cosplay. Now only that, but the cosplayer probably had to see the world in green all day. That's probably not much of a problem for some, but I know my eyes would be bothering me all day if I had to do the same thing!

Another photo I took from Oh No! Manga Cosplay Camp 2012. As usual, if anyone happens to know who the cosplayer is and who they are cosplaying us, please don't hesitate to leave a comment on this post! Thanks, guys!

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REVIEW/RECAP: ‘Doctor Who’ Episode 7.2 – “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship”

For all the strength of its characters and the depth of its storytelling, sometimes Doctor Who comes up with an episode that reminds us that there’s a simple truth at the heart of why the show’s so great. This show can go anywhere, do anything, get more bizarre and more adventurous than anything else on television, and that’s where a lot of the joy that comes from watching it is born. This week’s episode is that kind of unapologetic thrill ride, a story with an impossibly cool (or, as The Doctor himself says, “fabulously impossible”) conceit at its heart, the chief goal of which is to take us on an adventure. And what an adventure.

Note: This review will be as spoiler-free as possible, so if you haven’t seen the episode yet, you’ll be able to read on. However, I will be tacking on a slight final word that includes spoilers at the very end, so watch for your second warning.

When an Earth space agency asks The Doctor (Matt Smith) to help stop a spaceship on a collision course with Earth, he decides it might be fun to assemble a gang. Among this gang are the Ponds, Amy and Rory Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill), Egyptian Queen Nefertiti (Riann Steele), famed explorer and hunter John Riddell (Rupert Graves) and Rory’s dad Mark Williams, who you might know best as Mr. Weasley), who just happened to be over at the Pond house when the TARDIS materialized around them.

From there the group arrives on the ship and quickly discovers it’s not only vast and surprising, but filled with an untold numbers of dinosaurs. This excites The Doctor to no end, but (as usual) the gang quickly discovers something darker’s afoot, and they must find out what it is and how to stop it before Earth forces decide to launch missles to blow the ship.

One of the keys to why Matt Smith is such a successful Doctor – and he is a successful Doctor, whether you like it or not – is his ability to shift very, very quickly from grave and ancient to giddy and childlike, then back again. He doesn’t have the same furiously gleeful energy that David Tennant had (he always seemed to attack the fun he was having), but he does childlike better than perhaps any other Doctor, and this is his chance to showcase it over and over again. The Doctor is in awe of the events of this episode, all of them, even the dark things that take away his dinosaur buzz. That says something not just about Matt Smith, but about the character, something that most every Doctor at least since Tom Baker has embraced in one way or another. Despite being hundreds of years old, The Doctor is still able to marvel at the universe. But more importantly, as a few smaller moments in this episode tell us, he’s able to do that in spite of the tragedies that have befallen him, and the tragedies yet to come. Or is he merely going through the motions, hoping no one will notice his pain? With a Steven Moffat-run series, we must always ask that question, and this may be the year we get an answer.

As for the episode as a whole, it’s relentlessly fast-paced and fun, even in the dark moments, with a fantastic guest cast that also includes the likes of David Bradley (who you might best remember as Argus Filch). We get to see Rory’s dad favoring Amy over his own son, we get to see Rory and his Dad do some space adventure bonding, we get to see The Doctor and Amy reconnect a bit and, most important, we get to see Dinosaurs on a freaking spaceship! What’s not to love about that?

Warning: A few possible SPOILERS ahead. Don’t read on if you don’t want to know a few things.

Still here? OK then.

This episode didn’t have too many implications for the overall arc (though there are hints of what’s to come), but I did want to take a moment to remark on a moment in this episode that I found wonderful. At the end, after the adventure is done, Rory’s travel-hating dad asks a favor of The Doctor, and when we next see him he’s sitting on the stoop of the TARDIS, feet dangling into space, eating out of a lunch pail and staring happily down at the Earth. When next we hear of him he’s traveling all over the world. Just this once, forget which Doctor you prefer, or which showrunner, or which villain or which Companion. Forget your quibbles with the overall story arcs and your hopes for the future of the series. This is why we watch Doctor Who. This moment. We want to be the person dangling our feet out into space. We want to travel. This show answers that call for all of us, and though it was just a small moment, it reminded me of that.

Oh, and by the way, who else noticed Amy’s very Doctor-like demeanor when left to her own devices, as well as her willingness to refer to herself as a queen? She’s always been feisty, but is this a self-destructive course she’s on? We shall see. The endgame is short.

Next week: “A Town Called Mercy”