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Starz To Film 6-Part Prequel To ‘Spartacus: Blood And Sand’ This Summer

Posted: 11 May 2010 06:54 PM PDT

It's no secret that Starz has a lot of faith in their original series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Before the show's first season even began, a second season had already been ordered; but unfortunately, some difficult complications arose when the show's star Andy Whitfield was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Whitfield is expected to make a full recovery, and he'll even be able to play a small part in this prequel, but the show's second season is in the midst of a significant delay due to the illness. Instead of wait their star's return to health, Starz has decided that it wouldn't be a bad idea to use the time to film a 6-part prequel series to the show. This prequel will begin filming this summer in New Zealand, and is expected to air in January.

The prequel will center around Batiatus (John Hannah) and Lucretia (Lucy Lawless), two crucial characters of the show, and the establishment of the House of Batiatus and the gladiator Champions that were made there. [...]

Watch Now! Teaser Trailer For J.J. Abrams & Steven Spielberg’s ‘Super 8′ Released

Posted: 11 May 2010 05:41 PM PDT

Last week the internet was on fire with rumors that a teaser trailer for Cloverfield 2 might be accompanying the arrival of Iron Man 2 when it was released last weekend.

As you can read at the bottom of our post on that rumor, there was also the chance that it could instead be a collaboration that J.J. Abrams was doing with Steven Spielberg, which would be a nod to the master film maker's science fiction and horror work in the '70s and '80s. In either case, it was very clear that movie fans had something to be excited about for the 2011 summer movie season.

After that, we received an exclusive spy report of the mysterious trailer, which made it clear that it was without doubt the Spielberg collaboration. And though many were saddened that it was not Cloverfield 2, that sadness will quickly be replaced by excitement when you witness the teaser trailer here and now.

Grab your hand-held camera -- just in case -- and be sure not to miss a frame when you click over to the other side to watch the trailer for J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg's Super 8. [...]

Will ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’ Re-Cast Cullen Kids Ashley Greene & Kellan Lutz?

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:49 PM PDT

When it comes to the sequels in a juggernaut franchise, it's only a matter of time before money becomes the main focus of the talent involved, and complications develop.

And so it begins.

As you all know, Summit Entertainment wants to split the final movie in their series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, into two parts so that they can cover more of the story and of course, so that they can make a few hundred-million dollars more to their bank account. But why has this two-part movie always been "hoped" for and not an official decision? Money, naturally.

When Twilight was first being made it had a big following behind the books, but the movie didn't have a massive budget and its stars, who were signed on for a possible three films if the first did well, did not get paid a lot of money. The movie went on to pull in insane box office numbers, instantly creating a worldwide phenomenon and solidifying the birth of a franchise instead of just one film. [...]

Woah Now! ‘Three Musketeers’ Casts Christoph Waltz, Milla Jovovich, Logan Lerman & Many More

Posted: 11 May 2010 11:51 AM PDT

Now THIS is some casting news. Instead of announcing one name at a time, almost all of the cast for Paul W.S. Anderson's new take on The Three Musketeers has been revealed all in one epic explosion of names.

The movie is one of two Musketeer films currently being made (the other being directed by Doug Liman for Warner Brothers), and though Anderson is not always beloved by movie fans, this cast will make it really difficult not to be excited about.

The role of D'Artagnan, a man with dreams of becoming a Musketeer, but who finds much trouble on his road to achieving this goal, will be played by Logan Lerman. Lerman is a budding star who recently appeared as Percy in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and was also a candidate for the role of Peter Parker in Sony's reboot of the Spider-Man franchise.

D'Artagnan eventually meets the Three Musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis along the way. [...]

Spoiler Talk: Iron Man 2

Posted: 11 May 2010 06:58 AM PDT

Well pretty much everyone across the world has been anticipating this movie since Iron Man came out in 2008. I was definitely among that group and had very high expectations for Iron Man. In short I did enjoy myself and had fun watching it but it definitely did not live up to my extremely high expectations. I really wish it had and I also really wish it didn't have so much set up for other movies in it and was just what it should have been, a sequel to a really great superhero movie.

All that aside we are here to have fun so I won't harp on all the things I didn't like about the movie. What I loved about both Iron Man and Iron Man 2 is the graphics and they definitely hold up in this go around just as much as the first one. I still love Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark and I pretty much love Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell in anything, even though Rourke was underused and Rockwell was just an annoying less-successful copy of Tony Stark. I also really love the addition of scenes with Clark Gregg, the mysterious agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and new characterization of Howard Stark, played by a new favorite of mine John Slattery.

I still am a little shaky on the casting choice for Black Widow because I don't buy Scarlett Johansson being as badass as Black Widow should be. Might as well have just cast Megan Fox in my opinion. I also didn't necessarily agree with re-casting James Rhodes with Don Cheadle and didn't see why it was a requirement since no one can seem to give a straight answer as to why it was done. I still like Don Cheadle as Rhodey but I don't think it was the best for the movie. I also wasn't sure why Jon Favreau decided to give himself a more prevalent role.

While this isn't the best made movie or even the most fun I have had in the theater this year, I do suggest going to watch it just for a fun romp and a few great fight scenes. I enjoyed the movie overall and hope that if and when there is a third, that it is back up to par with the first.

Anyway, enough of the boring stuff, let's get on with the SPOILER TALK! The following is my spoiler minefield for Iron Man 2 so step through it and don't forget to drop a few mines of your own at the end of the post in our comments section [...]

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