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‘Doctor Who’ Star David Tennant, ‘Kick-Ass’ Star Christopher Mintz-Plasse Join ‘Fright Night’ Remake

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 06:49 AM PDT

The cast for DreamWorks' '80s horror movie remake Fright Night is really turning into a excellent collection of names and talents. This is absolutely unexpected considering the film being remade and similar remake projects previously attempted.

It's being reported that David Tennant and Christopher Mintz-Plasse have now joined the cast. Tennant is of course best known for his work playing The Doctor on Doctor Who, and Mintz-Plasse has become increasingly-popular beginning as McLovin in Superbad and going on to great parts in Role Models and the recent comic book hit, Kick-Ass.

Mr. Tennant will be playing Peter Vincent, a magician (changed from the horror TV show host he played in the original) who specializes in the realms of horror and vampires, and offers his knowledge and assistance to Charlie (Anton Yelchin), the main character who suspects that his new neighbor is a vampire. Mintz-Plasse will be taking on the role of Evil Ed, Charlie's best friend. [...]

DVD Review: ‘True Blood’ The Complete Second Season

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 01:06 AM PDT

The first season of HBO's True Blood was something of a surprise hit. The crazy new b-movie-like series took some getting used to at first, but once you were engaged, there was no going back. With franchises like The Twilight Saga making loads of money off dumbed-down, sparkle-happy, family-friendly vampires, the ultra-violent and relentlessly graphic vampire drama unfolding in the southern town of Bon Temps was a bloody fresh new title to embrace.

The one thing about True Blood, however, that was hinted at in the first season and was completely unleashed in this second season, was that this is NOT just a show about vampires...not even close.

For those who don't know, the basic premise to the show is that vampires and humans live among each other, but real-world issues like racism and hate crimes and protests are often occurrences between the two species. In the small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, only a few "fangs," as they're called, live among the nervous townspeople. [...]

You’ve Heard About ‘Human Centipede’ The Movie — Now Play The Game!

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:23 PM PDT

I have not seen the shocking new torture porn horror film, Human Centipede. In fact, it might just be the first movie I never see simply based just on what I've heard or read about the movie so far...unless curiosity gets the best of me, that is. Horror movies are some of the most fun you can have when it comes to watching, but when the fun is removed and the only goal is to make you as uncomfortable as possible, that's where this fan usually loses all interest.

Nevertheless, that shouldn't stop us from having fun now, should it? The folks over at I-Mockery had this very same perspective, and it lead to the creation of Human Centipede: The Game!

Throw on your doctor's coat and grab a scalpel or shot gun and head on over to the other side to find out where to play Human Centipede: The Game. This is all in 8-bit and rather silly, but some may still find it offensive for some reason, so a NSFW is in effect here. [...]

Stanley Tucci Joins The Cast Of ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 08:10 PM PDT

Marvel Studios has announced that Stanley Tucci has officially joined the cast of one of their two massive comic book titles arriving next summer, Captain America: The First Avenger. Tucci is reportedly playing Dr. Abraham Erskine, one of the German scientists involved in what the comics called "Project Rebirth," which is what lead to the creation of the super soldiers that turned Steve Rogers into Captain America during World War II.

Tucci is of course one of the great character actor who's always good in any and everything that he does, no matter what the movie is or how good or bad it is. Some of his notable performances have come in titles like The Pelican Brief, The Imposters, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Big Trouble, Road to Perdition, The Devil Wears Prada, and of course, his Oscar-nominated turn in Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones.

The movie of course will star Chris Evans as the superhero. [...]

Olivia Munn Leaving G4TV For ‘The Daily Show’?

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 06:59 PM PDT

Olivia Munn, who is perhaps best known for her work as co-host of G4TV's Attack of the Show, made her debut as a fake-news correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show, which was billed as a "tryout" for the actress, according to Reuters.

Munn appeared in a sketch about the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill's effect on Vietnamese fishermen on the June 3 episode with a pregnant Samantha Bee. And, while met with strong applause when introduced by host Jon Stewart as the newest Asian correspondent, reactions from fans have been mixed across the web.

Typically tryouts on The Daily Show have been given to relatively unknowns, which Munn, who appeared as a reporter in summer blockbuster Iron Man 2, clearly is not. If she does end up as a regular it could mean a departure from G4TV and hopefully an open door for some of her peers to follow suit [*ahem*chrishardwick*ahem*] .

Check out the sketch embedded below and tell us what you think. Hilarious? Horrible? [...]

Brett Ratner To Produce Live-Action Update Of ‘Snow White’

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 05:49 PM PDT

As was completely expected, Disney classics and fairy tale reinventions are continuing to grow toward being the next big craze.

Alice in Wonderland of course got a new live-action/motion-capture makeover and Johnny Depp, and went on to pull down over a billion dollars worldwide. Since then, we've heard that a new take on the evil Sleeping Beauty villain called Maleficent was on the way, and that a new live-action take on the tale of Cinderella was in motion as well.

Now comes word via Deadline that a brand new version of Snow White is now in the making. Relativity Media has preemptively acquired the rights to The Brothers Grimm: Snow White, which is a script penned by Melisa Wallack (Bill). The script is said to be a lot more faithful to the 500-year-old folk tale that Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was based on, and that it will be much more edgy and funnier. [...]

‘Hurt Locker’ Star Jeremy Renner Set To Play Hawkeye In ‘The Avengers’

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:59 PM PDT

Though it's been spoken of quite often over the past few months, it's now being reported that Jeremy Renner is in final negotiations to star as Hawkeye in Marvel's epic upcoming merging of superhero forces in The Avengers.

Hawkeye will be joining the already-packed lineup including Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), The Incredible Hulk (though it remains unknown whether Edward Norton will return or if other options will be used), and lots more.

This movie should become the ultimate dream flick for comic book fanatics all over the world, so long as all of these different story arcs and characters we've seen built up are all brought together carefully. Naturally, there's a growing fear that this plan has gotten too big, and everything might just crash together at the end of the road.

Renner has been around for a while but really broke out the past couple of years with great turns in films like The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and The Hurt Locker, which nabbed him an Oscar nomination and went on to win Best Picture. [...]

Zombies And Vampires Rejoice: ‘Blood’ Energy Drinks Now Available

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:08 PM PDT

Harcos Laboratories, the makers of Mana Potion Energy Shots [which coincidentally look very similar to the ones found in MMORPG World of Warcraft], has released their latest creation: Blood.

Yes, of course they didn't invent "blood," but they did do a stellar job in manufacturing an energy drink that looks like you raided a 'donate blood-mobile'.

Each "Blood Potion" is packaged in a 3.4 oz pouch similar to an I.V. bag found inside any hospital. A single bag contains 80 mg of caffeine as well as other supplements intended to give you a boost when stricken with the bloodlust. It's best served warm (no, I'm not kidding) like real human blood, which can be achieved by placing it into the microwave for about 14 seconds, according to the manufacturer's web site LivingWithBloodlust.com [...]

Spoiler Talk: Splice

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Are you looking for something that will make you think that you have been dosed with a weird drug in your popcorn butter? Well Splice will do that without a doubt. If you are looking for an odd trip through the world of science fiction with a mix of morality and touch of suspense, than this is definitely your movie.

Adrien Brody plays his normal out there character, Clive, that we have all started to expect out of him. We also get Elsa, an odd almost sadistic character portrayed by Sarah Polley. Along with these two human characters we also get Dren, a heavily CGI creature played by Delphine Chaneac and Abigail Chu that will probably keep you thoroughly weirded out throughout the entire movie.

So if you are a fan of movies like Alien or Predator, than get ready for a very interesting ride through cloning and other ethical dilemmas. Science fiction will definitely not be revolutionized by this movie, but it is an interesting movie that gets the audience to ask a lot of questions of the world and themselves. Overall I had a good experience with this very rare quality sci-fi flick and would definitely recommend it to friends who don't mind a very weird experience at the movies.

Well whether or not you are ready for it, it is that time again SPOILER TALK! The following are my spoiler-filled thoughts about the movie and you should definitely stop by the comment section and leave your thoughts as well [...]

Comixology Releases Beta App For Desktop Computers

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 08:18 AM PDT

Comixology CEO David Steinberger released a video on the company's Vimeo site debuting their beta app for desktop computers and talking a little bit about the plan for the full release. The interesting thing is that Comixology is letting anyone with a Comixology account or anyone who wants to register an account use the beta. That is right, if you click the link above, you can go check out all the free comics on your desktop right now!

Steinberger was definitely open with all of the details and plans that Comixology has for this app. The good points are a bigger screen to read all the comics on, you can switch between two page and the special panel by panel view and even enter a full screen mode, as well as whatever you buy on one platform (iPad, iPhone, or Desktop) you will own on every platform. So if you are reading on the go and get home and want to switch to a bigger screen you can just go over to your desktop and continue reading.

The next big question is of course, is this just another neat trick or will this actually influence more people to switch to a digital format on a larger scale? [...]

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