#December2011
Rumor: Benicio Del Toro To Play Khan in ‘Star Trek 2′?
Del Toro was rumored to be in Star Trek 2, and now we’re talkin’ his fucking role. Khan? Slashfilm has reported it, and then updated the report with an Abrams rebuttal. Do you buy it? How do you feel about it?
‘Star Trek 2’ Dropping In May of 2013. In 3D. Vulcan Grip My Loins!
I’ve been feigning for the Star Trek Lens Flare Extravaganza to get a sequel for a while now, and while I continue to wait I at least know when it shall end. In May of 2013. With Michael Giacchino scoring it. Hell yeah!
‘Star Trek’ To Begin Filming January 2012, Won’t Open Until Summer 2013. At Least.
Let it never be said that us fans of the Star Trek reboot aren’t being patient in our anticipation of its sequel. Motherfucker is dragging on! It isn’t going to begin filming until next January, and even then we won’t see it until the summer of 2013. At th earliest.
Abrams Wants Benicio Del Toro As Next ‘Star Trek’ Villain. Nice.
I haven’t thought of Benicio Del Toro much lately, but J.J. Abrams has. He wants him to be the villain in the next Trek flick, and that’s fantastic by me.
J.J. Abrams Is Officially Directing ‘Star Trek 2’. Lens Flare A-Go-Go!
J.J. Abrams is officially directing Star Trek 2. This is good news for those of us who like ridiculously stylish bullshit, somewhat talented directors, and most importantly fucking lens flares.
Abrams’ Speilbergsploitation Falls Short
Super 8, the latest effort from J.J. Abrams’ mystery box, is a blend of alien invasion, coming of age, and learning to let go films wrapped up in a glossy, nostalgic shell. The problem is, it never comes close to pulling off any of these narrative instruments completely. It never settles on what it wants to be and muddles through a lot of the narrative to shift to the next set piece. The alien invasion aspect is never given any high stakes that feel real. The coming of age bits are ham fisted. And the letting go element comes up empty with no real emotional depth to it. But, just like Star Trek, Super 8 looks damn good.
Monday Morning Commute: Swamp Rats
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If you’re not careful, you may wind up a regular, boring person. You’ll sip only from bottles of regular, boring mind-juice. Your blood will never boil, whether in contempt or jubilation, at the sight of any unscheduled programming. You will never swing your Existential Monster Truck over the double-lines, crushing regular, boring soul-vessels in the process. In fact, you’ll just become mired in the homogeneous muck of mediocrity.
Forever.
Because that’s what THEY want.
Welcome to the Monday Morning Commute! This weekly post is my excuse to ramble and then show you how I’ll be keeping my (in)sanity via entertainment. After I puff, I’m going to pass – hit up the comments section and share what you’ll be doing in the upcoming days.
Let’s rawk.
FRESH, Check Out The New ‘Super 8’ Poster.
Yeah son, yeah! Did you check out the Super 8 trailer? Did it make you feel like you were staring at Ronald Reagan on television as President, and worshipping at the feet of Hulk Hogan before he was a bloated orange hot dog ready to burst?
Then hit the jump and check out the poster for it that has dropped.
The Trailer For Super 8 Is Here. So Are Goosebumps.
Oh man. Shave off your pubes, pretend you’re not obsessed with death and sex, and prepare to hit the wayback machine. The trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 has arrived, and it is every bit the Spielbergian homage that I was hoping for.
Hit the jump, check out the video.
Then let me know your impressions.
Designs From J.J. Abrams’ Dead Superman Movie Are Sexy
Visual designer Steve Johnson dropped these Superman designs on his Facebook claiming they were from a Bryan Singer Superman movie that never came to be, or a sequel that never materialized. But over at Comics Alliance, they postulate that these sons a bitches were from a J.J. Abrams movie that never got underway, since they bare the title “Flyby” which apparently he was working under.
I like me some J.J. Abrams. Even more than that, I dislike me some Superman Returns by Bryan Singer. Oh, if only Abrams got a shot. Or maybe the script sucked, I never saw it.
I don’t know. All I do know is that these costumes are way better than the low-riding ass clown outfit Singer had Routh wear. And they’re a zillion times better than the Tim Burton conjured abortions for his flick that never came about.
Hit the jump for the designs.