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• Original Voice Of Agent 47 David Bateson Confirmed For ‘Hitman: Absolution’
• Elizabeth Banks & Morgan Freeman Lend Their Voices For ‘Lego: The Piece Of Resistance’
• Watch Now: Alternate Opening For ‘The Avengers’
• Universal Hires Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci To Produce ‘Dragonology’
• Countdown To Doctor Who: ‘Pond Life’ Continues With Part 2!
• Movie Review: Premium Rush
• New ‘Skyrim’ DLC Add-On ‘Hearthfire’ Announced
• Watch This: The Final Trailer For ‘The Master’
• Michael Fassbender To Help Natalie Portman Defend The Farm In Western ‘Jane’s Got A Gun’
• Countdown To Doctor Who: TARDISblend 51
• Comic Review: The Ancient Oak
• Countdown To Doctor Who: New Trailer Released For ‘Asylum Of The Daleks’
• Remembering The Late, Amazing Illustrator Jack Kirby On His Birthday
• $5 MP3 Album Deal: Santana ‘Abraxas’

Original Voice Of Agent 47 David Bateson Confirmed For ‘Hitman: Absolution’ Posted: 28 Aug 2012 07:00 PM PDT For some reason earlier in production, developer IO Interactive had decided that they were not going to use actor David Bateson to voice the role of Agent 47 in the upcoming fifth game in the franchise, Hitman: Absolution. Bateson had voiced the main character since the series' first game back in 2000. Now comes word that, after a lengthy search for a new voice actor, that developer IO Interactive has ultimately decided to go back to Bateson for the job. In addition to Bateson, William Mapother (LOST) has handled the motion capture performance of 47. [...]

Elizabeth Banks & Morgan Freeman Lend Their Voices For ‘Lego: The Piece Of Resistance’ Posted: 28 Aug 2012 06:00 PM PDT At first I thought a Lego movie would literally fall apart into multicolored pieces. The idea of a film centered on the connective building blocks sounded like a bad one. Then 21 Jump Street helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller were brought in to direct and it was revealed that title would be Lego: The Piece of Resistance, and that Channing Tatum and Will Arnett will voice Batman and Superman, two supporting characters who will appear in the film. [...]

Watch Now: Alternate Opening For ‘The Avengers’ Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Fans of Marvel Studios' superhero ensemble film, The Avengers, can soon own the Blu-ray and DVD when it hits store shelves in late September. We've already seen one hilarious gag reel showing the light heartedness of the film, but the following clip that Marvel has released is the polar opposite of that, and it shows the movie could have had a very different opening. Check it out below. [...]

Universal Hires Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci To Produce ‘Dragonology’ Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:00 PM PDT Often associated with writing sci-fi material, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have recently evolved into producers and directors. But they still take a dip into writing scripts here and there. Now it's being reported that Kurtzman and Orci will be producing the long-gestating Dragonology, a fantasy-based film for Universal. The film is based on a series of 12 children's books that are presented as faux fiction. So we could be seeing this film from a first-person point of view, which seems like an obvious choice to present the film since video recording technology wasn't available during medieval times. [...]

Countdown To Doctor Who: ‘Pond Life’ Continues With Part 2! Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:00 PM PDT The BBC has posted part two of the ongoing short mini web series, called Pond Life, focusing on the everyday life of Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) in the leadup to Doctor Who Series 7. You can check out the new installment below. In the previous Pond Life, Amy and Rory receive an odd phone message from The Doctor (Matt Smith), as for the first (known) time in his life as a Time Lord he keeps in touch with companions away from the TARDIS. [...]

Movie Review: Premium Rush Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:00 PM PDT Premium Rush Directed by: David Koepp Written by: David Koepp, John Kamps Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Jamie Chung, Dania Ramirez Columbia Pictures PG-13 | 91 Minutes Release Date: August 24, 2012 "I like to ride. Fixed gear. No brakes. Can't stop. Don't want to, either." Directed by David Koepp (Ghost Town) and written by Koepp and John Kamps (Zathura: A Space Adventure), Premium Rush stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Wilee, a New York City bike messenger who picks up a mysterious envelope from Columbia University. Detective Robert Monday (Michael Shannon) is a dirty copy with serious impulse control issues, who's desperate to get his hands on the envelope. Chasing Wilee and his fellow bike couriers Vanessa (Dania Ramirez) and Manny (Wolé Parks) through the streets of New York, Monday must get the envelope before it reaches its intended destination. "Breaks are death!" To his fellow bicycle enthusiasts, Wilee comes off as a bit of a radical - a former stunt performer on a suicide mission. His fixed-gear bike cannot coast, because the pedals are always moving. Keopp's film operates similarly, running at one-speed with no brakes until its conclusion [...]

New ‘Skyrim’ DLC Add-On ‘Hearthfire’ Announced Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT A new downloadable add-on to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been announced by Bethesda Softworks titled Hearthfire. Unlike the first DLC release, Dawnguard, Hearthfire isn't about offering a brand new storyline to follow. Instead, it's all about offering something unique and intriguing to experience in your game, keeping it fresh and fun almost a full year after the game itself was first released. Continue reading for the dirty details and to see a cool video showing off just what you'll be able to do with Hearthfire. [...]

Watch This: The Final Trailer For ‘The Master’ Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT The marketing for Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master has been absolutely great. We've gotten prolific teasers, a real trailer, a secret showing, and advanced screenings for a good cause. Now in the days leading up to the Toronto International Film Festival, The Weinstein Company has released one more trailer. Check it out below. [...]

Michael Fassbender To Help Natalie Portman Defend The Farm In Western ‘Jane’s Got A Gun’ Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT Lynne Ramsay may not be a household name, but you may have heard of the very dark film called We Need To Talk About Kevin. Now Ramsay is ready to follow that up with Jane's Got A Gun, and she already has Natalie Portman signed on to play the lead. The film centers on a wife who must protect her farm from a gang after her husband stumbles into her home injured with multiple gunshot wounds. She hopes to get some help by recruiting her former lover. Now it's being reported that Michael Fassbender is in talks to play that former lover. This sounds like it has the potential to be a very good western flick. The script originated from the 2011 Black List and was written by Brian Duffields. [...]

Countdown To Doctor Who: TARDISblend 51 Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:20 AM PDT In the leadup to the seventh series of Doctor Who, the TARDISblend returns, as we take a look at what may await the Doctor (Matt Smith) and companions Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill), in the season opener entitled Asylum of the Daleks. We examine how the opening episode may tie in to the conclusion of the Ponds' life with the Doctor, and how upcoming new companion Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman) ties into the first part of the season before her first appearance in the show! Later, we look down the list of all the upcoming episodes for the season, preview the new mini online series called Pond Life, discuss some of the rumors surrounding Moffat's approach to Series 7 and 8, and examine some intriguing rumors surrounding the future of the Daleks and whether we will ever see the return of Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman). All this and more on the latest TARDISblend! [...]

Comic Review: The Ancient Oak Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:00 AM PDT The Ancient Oak Written by Sean Patrick O'Reilly Art by Chris Uminga Letters by Shawn DePasquale Edited by Casey Jones Arcana Comics Release Date: August 29, 2012 Cover Price: $5.95 The Ancient Oak is a charming little graphic novel for all ages. I read this to my 8-year-old daughter and she loved it, definitely picking up on the moral of the story. Not to worry, though. This isn't a preachy little book. Quite the opposite, it is a fun read with a point to be made. I loved the tale and all of it's Eco-friendliness. Centered around a young Princess, the story starts with her father, the King, cutting down a forest at record speed. Even after a warning, he continues until it seems he has destroyed the local climate. Luckily, the young Princess isn't afraid to try to repair the damage. In the process, she learns a valuable lesson about doing her part to help nature [...]

Countdown To Doctor Who: New Trailer Released For ‘Asylum Of The Daleks’ Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT The BBC has released a new trailer for the upcoming premiere episode of Doctor Who Series 7, entitled Asylum of the Daleks. Complete with the return of all versions of the iconic Daleks, including some from the Classic era, you can check out the new teaser at the bottom of this post. Asylum of the Daleks begins with [WARNING: some minor spoilers ahead!] the Doctor being reunited with companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams (Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill respectively), who are dealing with some of their own real-life dilemmas. As the Doctor sweeps them into time and space again, they are captured by the Dalek Parliament, who demand that the Predator of the Daleks aka The Doctor (we assume so) is sent into the Asylum of the Daleks to destroy those therein [...]

Remembering The Late, Amazing Illustrator Jack Kirby On His Birthday Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:01 AM PDT Today marks the birthday of one of the greatest, most influential, and innovative comic book artists of all time, the late Jack Kirby, responsible for creating and co-creating some of comicdom's most well known and gold standard characters in the history of the genre - Captain America, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, and The X-Men, to name a few. The New York Times, who had written about Kirby 10 years after his death on February 1994, by which time he had amassed a portfolio of work almost tantamount to the works of Picasso or Michelangelo in his respective field, summed up the style of the man's art this way [...]

$5 MP3 Album Deal: Santana ‘Abraxas’ Posted: 28 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT The second album by the Latin/jazz/funk/rock hybrid ensemble Santana, entitled Abraxas, is now available on MP3 format from Amazon this month for only $5. (The CD is currently only $6.99.) Released about a year after their starmaking and now legendary performance at the Woodstock Festival in late summer 1969, Abraxas now stands and is regarded as one of the most popular records released by the still-going guitarist Carlos Santana, who during the time employed a multi-racial band which sported his last name. Almost every track sizzles with a swinging fervor guaranteed to keep you moving while grooving at the same time. Much of this music is now familiar to stalwarts of classic rock radio like "Black Magic Woman" and "Oye Como Va," but the tracks "Se A Cabo," the beautifully haunting, quiet, and guitar tour-de-force "Samba Pa Ti," and the wonderful rocker "Hope You Are Feeling Better" hold equal weight and sonic verve. 12 tracks in all, including 3 live performances not on the original release. Browse all 1,000 albums on sale this month for only $5 each [...]

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