Dune 2 Will Be the Duniest
A new trailer for Dune 2 came out and it’s pretty much like the last one. It’s full of all the excitement that the first movie lacked. I thought the first Dune film was fine, it just didn’t have much going for it. The movie was practically all set-up. So perhaps Dune 2 will be all pay-off?
Looks good. Definitely looks more interesting, more emotive, than the first film. Perhaps they will ultimately be good back-to-back viewing? I’ll probably never do that, but perhaps I will someday. The future is hard to parse. But one thing we know for sure is that Dune 2 will come to theaters on Nov. 3.
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Hopefully More Futurama is a Good Thing
Look, I like Futurama as much as the next guy. Classic Futurama. Much like The Simpsons, the latter seasons/episodes of Futurama were not as good as the originals. But I still watched, I was still mildly entertained, if I remember correctly. Welp, they’re bringing it back for more episodes for some reason.
None of that looks individually exciting, just that more Futurama will be neat. Notice how they use a lot of Bender dialogue, to make sure we know that John DiMaggio is for sure coming back. Ah well, I’m sure it’ll be a fine watch.
New Futurama is coming to Hulu on July 24.
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Top 6 Comic Book Whippers
A new Indiana Jones movies is coming out this weekend, so I’ve decided to do a List of Six about whips. Yep, that’s the connection. That’s the whole driving force of this article on my blog on this auspicious Wednesday. But not just any characters who use whips, but comic book characters specifically. Because that’s my driving force.
My first thought for this list was old actors who could also come back to revive a favorite franchise from my childhood, but I couldn’t really think of any that aren’t already being done. So then I just moved on to Indiana Jones using an iconic whip, and that some comic book characters use whips or whip-like weapons. And boom, there’s my thought process on putting this List of Six together.
Join me after the jump for the top six comic book characters who use whips as their primary weapon. Because why not? What have you got to lose?
Read the rest of this entryFirst Look at Wingnut and the Mutants in new Ninja Turtles Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is shaping up to be a pretty awesome flick. I’ve been a Ninja Turtles fan since I watched the cartoon and collected the toys in the 1980s. So you best believe I am tickled pink that so many of my favorite guys are gonna show up as a mutant gang in this film, from Mondo Gecko to Ray Fillet to my favorite character, Wingnut! And finally, at long last, we’ve got a clear look at Wingnut and the other mutants courtesy of some dope character posters.
Personally, I would have liked a more humanoid Wingnut, but considering he’s been changed to a she, and she’ll be voiced by Natasia Demetriou, it probably would have been too easy to make her like Rouge the Bat from Sonic the Hedgehog.
I have faith in this fuzzy little critter they’ve created. I like that, instead of Wingnut’s traditional mechanical wings, they’ve given her mechanical arms instead. That makes a lot of sense with the character now being a mutant instead of an alien. I never liked that alien origin anyway. Also, I hope we get some kind of Screwloose Easter Egg.
So yeah, there’s a whole bunch of character posters to check out here. I think everybody looks great in that weird, wild way. Again, I prefer my TMNT mutants to be more humanoid, like the Turtles themselves. But I can definitely wrap my head around these oblong and weirdly shaped mutants. It fits the film, after all.
Also, in case you needed to hear it, I love what they’ve done with April O’Neal. She looks great.
Seth Rogen delivered a quickie behind-these-scenes look at the voice cast, so you can check that out as well.
Mutant Mayhem looks like it’s gonna be great! Comes out in August and I can’t wait!
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