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- Comic Review: The Amory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 #2
- Who Will Replace Guillermo del Toro On ‘The Hobbit’? Peter Jackson, Of Course!
- First Trailer For ‘Meet The Parents’ Sequel ‘Little Fockers’ Is Here
- Contest: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Strain’
- Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Martian Chronicles’ Heading To The Big Screen
| Comic Review: The Amory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 #2 Posted: 25 Jun 2010 07:43 PM PDT The Amory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 #2 Writers: Claudio Sanchez and Peter David Artist: Chris Burnham Colorist: Zac Atkinson Letterer: Johnny Lowe Published By: Boom! Studios/Evil Ink Comics Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 23, 2010 The science fiction epic The Amory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3 really takes off in this second issue of the series. After the introductions to the cast we get a little more back story regarding the characters, and the action starts when we see the characters of Inferno and his children, and get more of a look at the villains of the story, General Mayo Deftinwolf, and the Supreme Tri-Mage Wilhelm Ryan. Claudio Sanchez and Peter David take this issue to set up the conflicts in the story and provide a refresher in the motivations for each of the characters, and they do a fantastic job in doing so. Issue #2 starts where we left off, with our hero, Claudio Kilgannon, explaining to his former girlfriend's dog where he has been and all of the reasons for his absence in their lives. Sanchez and David use this conversation as a device to explain more of the history of the series, which is very complex and has previously had an entire series that takes place before In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3. Also, we experience the trials and tribulations of those that oppose the Supreme Tri-Mage, and get a real look at the rebel forces through the descriptions of Kilgannon's experiences off-planet, and Inferno growing his forces to fight this evil empire [...]            |
| Who Will Replace Guillermo del Toro On ‘The Hobbit’? Peter Jackson, Of Course! Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:44 AM PDT Yes, you read that correctly -- Deadline is reporting that none other than Peter Jackson is going to direct both parts of The Hobbit himself, and that he's working out all the complicated contractual stuff at this very moment. Funny how things seem to work out. When we found out that a movie was being made based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic Hobbit tale, but that the Lord of the Rings Director Jackson would only be producing, the first name that came to mind was Guillermo del Toro. The confirmation that del Toro would in fact be directing was incredibly exciting, but when many delays and some major issues with MGM caused del Toro to step away, it was undeniably depressing. And what was the first name that people thought of to replace him? It was Peter Jackson, naturally. At first, Jackson directing seemed like an impossible scenario due to his obligations to many different projects he had been lining up. He made it very clear that he would leave the door open to take on The Hobbit if he could, but it was very unlikely at the time. [...]      |
| First Trailer For ‘Meet The Parents’ Sequel ‘Little Fockers’ Is Here Posted: 25 Jun 2010 10:14 AM PDT The first trailer for Little Fockers has been released online by Universal Pictures. The movie is the latest installment in the series following 2000's Meet the Parents and 2004's Meet the Fockers. This time around, Greg (Ben Stiller) and his wife Pam (Teri Polo) have a couple of kids and things are going well. So well, in fact, that Jack (Robert DeNiro) has even finally accepted Greg into the revered Byrnes family "Circle of Trust." This doesn't last long, of course, as Jack suspects Greg of being up to no good and once again questions whether he's worthy of association with the family. Click over to the other side to read a synopsis and check out the trailer for Little Fockers now. Other returning cast members include Blythe Danner, Owen Wilson, and Barbara Streisand...though no mention of Dustin Hoffman, which is depressing. Joining them are newcomers Harvey Keitel, Laura Dern, and Jessica Alba. [...]      |
| Contest: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Strain’ Posted: 25 Jun 2010 08:08 AM PDT Last summer saw the release of Guillermo del Toro's horror novel The Strain, which the Hellboy director co-wrote with Chuck Hogan. On June 29, 2010, The Strain arrives in paperback, so in conjunction with this event, we here at Geeks of Doom have ten (10) copies to give away to some lucky readers! Ten (10) winners will each receive: -One (1) paperback copy of The Strain They have always been here. Vampires. In secret and in darkness. Waiting. Now their time has come. In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country. In two months—the world. An epic battle for survival begins between man and vampire in The Strain [Paperback available June 29] — the first book in a heart-stopping trilogy from one of Hollywood's most inventive storytellers and a critically acclaimed thriller writer. Guillermo del Toro, the genius director of the Academy Award-winning Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy, and Hammett Award-winning author Chuck Hogan have joined forces to boldly reinvent the vampire novel […]      |
| Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Martian Chronicles’ Heading To The Big Screen Posted: 25 Jun 2010 06:22 AM PDT John Davis, in association with 20th Century Fox, has optioned the rights to The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury's collection of short science fiction stories. The basic premise of the book is that Earth is well on its way to becoming all but uninhabitable, and the human species has come to the conclusion that they must colonize Mars. When they arrive many complications arise, including trying to make the red planet a new Earth, a worldwide nuclear war looming back on their home planet, and the differences between them and Mars' native inhabitants. Many of Bradbury's short stories were written and published in science fiction magazines in the late 1940s before coming together in the 1950 book. When written, the stories were set deep into the future in the mid-2030s to 2050s...though some were set in the late 1990s and early double-aughts. Thankfully, we're not quite at a point where Mars colonization is our only answer. [...]      |
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