Random Stuff and Updates

Lots of things to talk about today.



The Fantastic Four is the latest superhero franchise to receive the reboot treatment and the cast for the titular heroes was recently revealed.

• Reed Richards/Mr. Fantasic - Miles Teller ('The Spectacular Now', 'That Awkward Moment', the 'Footloose' remake, '21 & Over', 'Project X')
• Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman - Kate Mara ("House of Cards")
• Johnny Storm/The Human Torch - Michael B. Jordan ('Chronicle', 'Fruitvale Station', 'That Awkward Moment')
• Ben Grimm/The Thing - Jamie Bell ('King Kong', 'The Adventures of Tintin')

I have no problem with a reboot of Fantastic Four.  The first two 'Fantastic Four' movies really aren't that good although the second is better than the first.  My only reaction to the casting was that all of these people are good actors...but I can't really see any of them in any of these roles.  But from what I hear the reboot will be based on the Ultimate Fantastic Four storyline, which features a younger version of the titular heroes so the younger cast makes sense.  Much like Ben Affleck as Batman in the Batman/Superman movie, I'll hold off on judgement until a finally see a production pic.

Currently, 'The Fantastic Four' will be heading to theaters June 19, 2015. 


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TRAILERS
Trailers that I recently watched on YouTube that I haven't seen in theaters yet.

'Son of God' - Remember that miniseries "The Bible" that came out last year on the History Channel?  Well, 'Son of God' is the trimmed down version of the miniseries that focuses solely on Jesus Christ.  Truth be told it doesn't look bad.  My only thing is if you've seen the miniseries or you own the miniseries then you've already seen the movie.

'Guardians of the Galaxy' - The next entry in Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the one that precedes the 'Avengers' sequel.  The trailer looks like it could be a lot of fun. 

'Heaven Is For Real' - Remember the incredible story a few years back where a boy had a near death experience, said he visited Heaven, and co-wrote a book about his experience?  Well that book gets the big screen treatment from the director of 'We Were Soldiers' and 'The Man In The Iron Mask'.  Truth be told, sure it does look like a Hallmark made for TV movie.  But with that being said, it actually does look really good.

'Anchorman 2:  The Legend Continues - The Super Sized R Rated Version' - For one week only, 'Anchorman 2' is coming back to theaters in an R-rated, 143 minute cut allegedly with "763 new jokes".  Sure, I liked "Anchorman 2" and I'll probably buy it when it comes out on DVD.  Do I need to shell out money to see an R-rated 2 and a half hour version of it?  No.  'Anchorman 2' was already too long anyway.


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'Space Jam 2' was recently announced by Warner Bros.  Initial reports had NBA "star" LeBron James starring alongside the Looney Tunes, but his people have since denied that story.  So this sequel may or may not actually happen.  If it does, cool...if not, whatever. 


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UPDATES
This Sunday is the Oscars.  I won't be watching them because I will be busy working.  My predictions for the Oscars will be up on Saturday.  The next several days I will be continuing my Best Picture showcase until I'm finally caught up to this year.  Friday I will post up how the nominations/wins would look like if I was the sole member of the Academy.


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TWITTER!
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