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First Images Of Martin Freeman As Bilbo. Plus Gandalf! OMFHobbit.
EW, god love their soulless husks, has brought the world the first pictures of Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins. They always have such righteous first glimpses, and all it costs them is their journalistic integrity! Still though, we win!
Hit the jump for some pictures from the set of The Hobbit, featuring Gandalf, Petey Jackson, and most importantly Bilbo.
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‘Games of Thrones’ Theme Gets 8-Bit Style Remix.
The theme to Game of Thrones is one colossally awesome affair. Some enterprising lads or ladettes, or both, have taken said theme and given it an 8-bit wash. Now my favorite geeky fantasy TV show can sound like a throwback to the RPGs I played to the point of obesity and perma-virginity.
Hit the jump to check it out.
The Last ‘Harry Potter’ Trailer Is Colossal. It Ends!
The final trailer for Harry Potter has dropped. Weird to type this words. Despite not getting emotionally involved in any of the movies since Phoenix, the trailer moved me into a ball of excitement for the finale. I loved the books, but I’ve felt disconnected more and more with each adaptation hitting the screen.
Here’s hoping.
Hit the jump for the trailer.
Tom Hanks To Produce Six-Season Adaptation of Gaiman’s ‘American Gods.’
The whispered-about, rumored-about HBO adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods is officially a fucking go. Tom Hanks and his totally mint production team are planning a six-season adaptation.
Monday Morning Commute: By My Corrupt Soul!
Hey there, welcome to Monday – the worst fucking day of the workweek! Tuesdays see the release of CDs and DVDs. Wednesdays are sacred, as comic books are released. Thursday is the last real workday, the final chance for bosses to make requests without being scoffed at. And Friday is a goddamn party – beers are drank and the ghettoblaster is cranked!
So how do we get through this most abysmal of days, this return to drudgery and serfdom? Well, we rock the Monday Morning Commute! This is the spot where I share what I’ll be doing in the upcoming days.
After you see which bits of entertainment form my anti-stress forcefield, it’s your duty to hit up the comments and tell me about your forcefield.
Let’s do this!
‘The Hobbit’ Movies Have Official Titles And Release Dates, Wee.
I don’t really think much about the fact that Peter Jackson is out there somewhere in the mythical land of New Zealand making two movies based off of ‘The Hobbit.’ This stems from a callousing of my heart, after years of my heroes following up beloved works with installments in said beloved franchises that stab my gooey blood-pumper and make me frown.
Regardless of my thinking, Jackson is, and now the movies have titles and release dates.
‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ Red Band Trailer Hits Net, Rules.
The red-band trailer for the Fincher adaptation of ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ has hit the internet thanks to intrepid souls with camera phones and the such. And let us praise those souls, for it’s fucking awesome.
Hit the jump for the trailer.
‘Neuromancer’ Movie Goes Into Pre-Production. Gulp.
William Gibson’s Neuromancer is something of a Bible to me. A sacred text. For years they’ve been talking about getting a movie done, and now it’s officially moving into pre-production.
Badass Japanese SONG OF ICE AND FIRE Book Covers
The U.S. mass-market paperback copies of George R.R. Martin’s “Song of Ice and Fire” series are seriously lame. My copy of book two, “A Clash of Kings,” is a generic crown on a solid purple background. No effort. No direwolves. Just bore-ing sigils.
Publishers in Japan know what’s up. They know Martin’s epic series warrants equally epic covers. Here’s a gallery of select editions in all their illustrated beauty. Check out how wicked Tyrion looks on these bitches. (via)
Monday Morning Commute: DESTROY APATHY!
Spark a cigarette and pour a drink – you’ve made it home after the first day of the workweek! Congratulations! You’ve only got to get through that 9-5 shitstorm four more times until the weekend! And from there it’s only a few more decades before you either retire into poverty or die! Ta-dah!
Fugg that, son. Life’s a glorious experiment, so let’s dance in the laboratory and smash some beakers! This here’s the MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE, a weekly post dedicated to combating ennui. If you fear that you’re becoming one of the flesh-and-blood automatons that chokes Wonder to death, hop into this refugee-camp. I’m going to show you what I’m doing to destroy apathy.
If you’re daring, you’ll hit up the comments section and do the same.
