Thursday, June 23, 2011

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Geek Gear: Star Wars ‘Kessel Run’ Shirt

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:03 AM PDT

Kessel Run

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is the Star Wars-inspired shirt called "Kessel Run" by artist Eldermoon.

The sale at RIPT began today, Thursday, June 23, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

‘Zombieland’ Star Emma Stone Replaces Natalie Portman In ‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:18 PM PDT



It seems like ages ago we found out that actress Natalie Portman and director David O. Russell had decided to walk away from Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the movie adaptation of author Seth Grahame-Smith's twist on the classic Jane Austen novel...which of course adds the walking dead to the formal 19th century setting.

According to sources Lionsgate has now chosen their leading lady to replace Portman, formally offering the role to Emma Stone. Stone is of course best known from Zombieland and Easy A, and has also appeared in Superbad, The Rocker, The House Bunny, and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

Portman is still going to produce the film and, after a bit of shuffling, Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl, Fright Night [2011]) was chosen to replace Russell in the director's chair. [...]

Jamie Foxx Joins Leonardo DiCaprio & Christoph Waltz In Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 06:34 PM PDT



After a few whispers that Will Smith might be starring in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming western, Django Unchained, Academy Award–winning actor Jamie Foxx has been officially announced as the star instead.

Foxx will take on the role of Django (once played by Franco Nero in 1966's Django), a former slave who, along with a German bounty hunter played by Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds antagonist, Christoph Waltz (The Green Hornet), sets off to get his revenge on the plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio) who enslaved him, and free the woman he loves from captivity.

Though not confirmed at the moment, reports are that Tarantino constant Samuel L. Jackson will play the role of Stephen, the right-hand man to DiCaprio's Calvin Candie character, and Kerry Washington (Fantastic Four, The Last King of Scotland) has met with the director about playing the role of Broomhilda, the slave-girl Django is going back to the plantation to free. [...]

‘The Crow’ Remake Brings In ‘Watchmen’ Writer Alex Tse; Update On Legal Battle

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:06 PM PDT



Last we heard, the planned remake of the 1994 Alexander Proyas title starring Brandon Lee, The Crow, was facing its possible demise by way of legal battles after The Weinstein Company presented to the court their case for owning full rights to distribute the movie globally, and seeking that production be halted on the project.

Since then the two parties have been going back and forth (we'll touch more on that below), but none of this is preventing Relativity Media from continuing to put their pieces together on the film. It's being reported that the studio has hired screenwriter Alex Tse to work on the script, which would follow his work on the Zack Snyder adaptation of the classic Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons graphic novel, Watchmen.

Tse joins director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Days Later), and yes, Bradley Cooper (Midnight Meat Train, The Hangover), who is still attached to star in the remake should the Weinsteins lose their case. [...]

‘The Departed’ Star Ray Winstone Set To Play Final Dwarf In ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 02:49 PM PDT



Just yesterday we found ourselves wondering if the new Universal Pictures take on the Snow White fairy tale, titled Snow White and the Huntsman, could cast known actors in all seven dwarf roles.

The reports yesterday were that Ian McShane (Deadwood, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) had been cast as the lead dwarf, Caesar, and that Oscar nominee Bob Hoskins (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Enemy at the Gates), Eddie Izzard (Shadow of the Vampire, Cars 2), Toby Jones (Harry Potter, Captain America: The First Avenger), Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire, Snatch), and Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes, V for Vendetta) were all in talks for other dwarf roles.

This left one more, which has now been filled.

The wonderfully intimidating talents of Ray Winstone have been chosen for the role of Trajan, and the actor now joins some of the others in negotiations for a part. [...]

Video Game Review: Duke Nukem Forever

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 12:02 PM PDT

Duke Nukem Forever

Duke Nukem Forever
Xbox 360 | PS3 | PC
2K Games
Release Date: June 14, 2011

Duke Nukem Forever has had a wild ride. This game had been in development since 1996, herald at many an E3 convention as being the next "groundbreaking" game. The problem was, it never came out.

Developer 3D Realms would occasionally release some pictures or game play footage, but always staved off finishing the game by trying to put whatever was new and popular into it. Imagine someone you know is writing a book. For 14 years they would change it around adding whatever was hot at the moment: zombies, vampires, robots, the book would be a mess, right? This is the situation I imagine Gearbox Software was in when they inherited the unfinished game after 3D Realms was sued by its publisher. The very fact that this game was able to be pieced together into something releasable is a miracle. And that's exactly what we got, something that feels 14 years old and pieced together. If you think about the game's history, why would you expect anything less? [...]

The GoD List: Comics For June 22, 2011

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 09:41 AM PDT

GoD List Banner

Each week, MK2Fac3 and Henchman21 read a lot of comics. Seriously, a lot of comics. Maybe too many comics. They look forward to some more than others, I mean, who doesn't? So, let's take a look into the depths of their pull list, grab some issues, and we'll let YOU know what the top books to look forward to are for the week of June 22, 2011. Single issues and trades, they're all here.

This week, expect to see some All Nighters, intrepid girl reporters, one of the best comic books on the shelves, the death of an icon, mysterious men, and a really fast youngster. Not to mention some collections about spooky fairy tales and some of the best ongoing manga today. So, brace yourselves, and hit the jump to see what our most anticipated books of the week are! [...]

Bruce Dickinson From Iron Maiden Hosts Airline Safety Video

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:58 AM PDT

Iron Maiden

I've often said this to fellow metalheads, but it's pretty much true: Bruce Dickinson can make anything interesting. Not only is he the air raid siren vocalist for Iron Maiden, but he is also an accomplished solo artist, professional fencer, author (he wrote a kids' book!), and of course, a qualified pilot.

In fact, for those who haven't seen the Iron Maiden: Flight 666 documentary, Dickinson actually pilots Ed Force One, a customized 757 that carries the personnel and crew and gear for Iron Maiden when on tour. It's pretty mind-blowing seeing that stuff all set up in one single plane, watching Dickinson pilot it out into the skies, land it, and then change into his stage gear to scream it out loud on top of the very gear he just flew across the world. Seeing this in action in the Sam Dunn documentary is damn impressive.

Anyway, Dickinson recently recorded a training video called Safety in the Balance for the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The premise of the clip is to discuss the precise requirements in load and balance on aeroplanes, and emphasizes the importance of the mathematical precision to ensure that aircraft, ground staff, crew, and passengers are kept safe [...]

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