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  })();</description><title>jim0thy</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @jim0thy)</generator><link>http://jim0thy.com/</link><item><title>Coulson Is Alive And Well In First AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D....</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/G5ODnz78XTI?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2 id="coulson-is-alive-and-well-in-first-agents-of-shield-promo"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coulson Is Alive And Well In First AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Promo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I feel like none of us are really prepared for how amazing Marvel’s upcoming Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be. We love Marvel, we trust Joss Whedon (and the people he trusts), and we’ve never really seen a television show that can expand upon and feed into an ongoing movie universe. How is this not totally exciting?&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;This promo has a lot more superpowered action than I was expecting, but that’s obviously not a bad thing. I’ve heard leery nerds complain that this reeks of Smallville, which A) maybe isn’t such a bad thing, and B) probably won’t be the case. I have nothing to go on but gut feeling, but if this show introduces any familiar Marvel characters, I highly doubt they’ll be reinterpreted for the teen girl and/or budget television crowd. Any such character would have to stand ready to make a jump to the big screen at any moment, something I think we’ll see a lot of when Phase 3 comes along.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But for now, marvel at this brief promo and dream of things to come. And don’t touch Lola.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/50330911277</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/50330911277</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 09:33:00 +0100</pubDate><category>marvel</category><category>agents of s.h.i.e.l.d.</category><category>comics</category><category>tv</category><category>film</category><category>movies</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>agent coulson</category></item><item><title>Spock vs Spock

Mr. Spocks past and present face off in this ad...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WPkByAkAdZs?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spock vs Spock&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Mr. Spocks past and present face off in this ad for Audi. Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock in the latest Star Trek films, and Leonard Nimoy, who originated the role in the ’60s TV show, apparently are quite competitive with each other.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;After Nimoy bests Quinto in an online chess game, Quinto challenges him to a round of golf. Quinto has a smooth ride in his 2013 Audi S7, but Nimoy struggles along in his Mercedes, which lacks both the trunk space and cool features of the S7. When the two arrive at the club, the foul-mouthed Nimoy shows he has a few moves (or at least one key move) left.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Stay tuned to the very end for a sneak peek at a self-driving Audi, which both Spocks find “fascinating.” &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/49948579836</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/49948579836</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:02:00 +0100</pubDate><category>film</category><category>movies</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>star trek</category><category>spock</category><category>leonard nimoy</category><category>zachary quinto</category><category>cars</category><category>audi</category><category>tv</category></item><item><title>New poster for The World’s End

There’s obviously a...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2f1a353752d0ad601bf70248ebf9d0d3/tumblr_mmfge6bHzQ1qcwnr0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New poster for The World’s End&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There’s obviously a high level of anticipation for Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s concluding instalment of the Cornetto Trilogy, The World’s End. The first trailer is set to arrive this week so we will get a better idea on how it’s looking then, but in the meantime Edgar Wright has released the quad poster for the film on his Twitter account.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As you can see, it’s got Pegg and Frost peering out through a pub sign brandishing the film’s title, a sign that appears to have been damaged by a meteor. And there are some bonus creepy looking blue eyed folk giving it an Invasion Of The Body Snatchers feel.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/49850165756</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/49850165756</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 13:08:30 +0100</pubDate><category>film</category><category>movies</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>comedy</category><category>simon pegg</category><category>nick frost</category><category>edgar wright</category></item><item><title>Fun ZOMBIELAND Trailer For Fun-Looking ZOMBIELAND Pilot

Mr....</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v_7Zc7PuAVU?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2 id="fun-zombieland-trailer-for-fun-looking-zombieland-pilot"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fun ZOMBIELAND Trailer For Fun-Looking ZOMBIELAND Pilot&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Mr. Television hit it big with the nasty, depressing, gory, and occasionally grating antics of The Walking Dead, so now it’s time to try the fun version with a television adaptation of 2009’s comedy Zombieland.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Instead of Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Little Miss Sunshine, the Zombieland pilot stars lower-grade replacements Tyler Ross, Kirk Ward, Maiara Walsh, and Little Orphan Annie. Instead of Bill Murray, this crew shot up Treat Williams.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;The trailer above is for the pilot, which you can watch on Amazon right now for free. From what I understand, this is not a done deal yet. So if you want to see more, you must gather your friends and make a big stink out of it. perhaps with a petition, or you could maybe raise a season’s budget on Kickstarter. Whatever you decide, do it quick because the fate of this potential show is in your hands.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Zombieland was supposed to have been a television show in the first place, so this could actually be the universe going in for a bit of course correction, in which case we’d best stay out of the way and hope for the best.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If the trailer adequately entices you, watch the real deal &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pilot-HD/dp/B00CE18P0K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1366228806&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=zombieland+pilot" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/48293829294</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/48293829294</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:15:59 +0100</pubDate><category>zombieland</category><category>movies</category><category>film</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>horror</category><category>zombies</category><category>tv</category></item><item><title>New MAN OF STEEL Trailer Knows Its Own Strength

We now have a...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T6DJcgm3wNY?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New MAN OF STEEL Trailer Knows Its Own Strength&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We now have a new Man of Steel trailer.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And this trailer came to play. Actually, it feels way less like a modern movie commercial and more like an overture. This story is going to be big, you can tell. Zach Snyder and Warner Bros. are selling this with a nearly palpable confidence. Man of Steel is either the real deal, or they’re taking “fake it till you make it” to a whole new level.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;I haven’t read any other reactions, so I don’t know if I’m echoing everyone else’s sentiments or outing myself as a massive fanboy idiot, but these images answer many of my hopes for a genuinely badass (both action wise and emotionally) Superman film. This is all very exciting, since I have always wanted to like Superman more than I’ve ever actually liked Superman, save for the first half of Richard Donner’s film.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here we have two dads to contend with, finally some attention paid to Lois Lane and her romance with Superman, and a finale that highlights General Zod and the physical threat he poses. I don’t really know how much of the film we’re going to spend with Superman as a trucker/crab fisherman/logger/oil driller, but if its executed as well as this trailer indicates, I don’t really care. This is a film I suddenly feel might have genuine utilization for a three hour running time (actually, I think it’s only supposed to be about two and a half hours, which now seems like a bummer).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are so many great looking films coming out this summer. But somehow I doubt this one is going to get lost in the shuffle. For a minute or two, Warner Bros and DC will look really smart instead of almost shockingly unresolved and indecisive.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/48194662604</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/48194662604</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:19:41 +0100</pubDate><category>superman</category><category>man of steel</category><category>movies</category><category>film</category><category>comics</category><category>dc comics</category><category>sci-fi</category></item><item><title>Explosions at the Boston Marathon</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0cd53ab185463f2c6072cc8d0a17efa5/tumblr_mlbdc6nEjr1qcwnr0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://flip.it/VDx9D" target="_blank"&gt;Explosions at the Boston Marathon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/48062960339</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/48062960339</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:38:30 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Warner Bros president updates on DC Comics’ future movies,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a020ad2f8e36d4978e2f65ef4cb9010/tumblr_ml510v1hRC1qcwnr0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warner Bros president updates on DC Comics’ future movies, says Christopher Nolan won’t produce Justice League&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Jeff Robinov, President of Warner Bros Pictures Group, has given EW an update on DC Comics’ next batch of superhero movies, and has confirmed that Christopher Nolan will not be producing the eagerly-awaited Justice League movie.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;“It’s setting the tone for what the movies are going to be like going forward,” says Robinov of Man Of Steel, the next major DC movie to hit our screens. “In that, it’s definitely a first step.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;“I think you’ll see that, going forward, anything can live in this world,” continues Robinov. “Batman was deliberately and smartly positioned as a stand-alone. The world they lived in was very isolated without any knowledge of any other superheroes. What Zack [Snyder] and Chris [Nolan] have done with this film is allow you to really introduce other characters into the same world.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And speaking of Nolan, Robinov was quick to shoot down any notion that the director would be involved with Justice League, a position also confirmed by Nolan’s representatives. However, we may not have to wait too long to find out some more info about that project as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;“We’ll announce something in the next several weeks that will hopefully position the DC characters and the movies we’re going to be making,” said Robinov, tantalisingly. In the meantime there’s a shiny new Man Of Steel image revealed by EW to tide you over, with Henry Cavill showing once more that the suit most definitely fits.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Directed by Zack Snyder and co-starring Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon and Kevin Costner, Man Of Steel opens in the UK on 14 June 2013.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/47772455910</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/47772455910</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:26:00 +0100</pubDate><category>man of steel</category><category>dc comics</category><category>comics</category><category>movies</category><category>film</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>superman</category></item><item><title>This ELYSIUM Trailer Was Worth The Wait

The Elysium trailer is...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oIBtePb-dGY?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This ELYSIUM Trailer Was Worth The Wait&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

The Elysium trailer is finally here, and it looks a lot like Neil Blomkamp’s last film, District 9. Which is to say it looks like an incredibly well-shot and kind of down and dirty science fiction action hybrid with both a brain and an R-rating (just guessing on that).

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The basics of the plot are all laid out for those of you who haven’t come across this film yet. What surprised me was the uniqueness of Damon’s body suit. Rather than a casual piece of future machinery all workers have, this appears to be a very special weapon and the key to Damon’s character’s success. They basically have to drill it onto him. Instant badassary.

There’s not a ton more to say, and I’m sure we’ll be talking about this movie a lot before it comes out August 8. All I know is I need to see it now. This year has been kind of awful so far movie-wise. But the second half is definitely looking up.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/47702750493</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/47702750493</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:49:25 +0100</pubDate><category>sci-fi</category><category>film</category><category>movies</category><category>matt damon</category><category>elysium</category><category>neil blomkamp</category></item><item><title>Anne Hathaway A Possible Lead For Christopher Nolan’s...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a3c7b4fcb9f6deb75545e35c83ab9c3d/tumblr_ml3i5nG8n51qcwnr0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anne Hathaway A Possible Lead For Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTELLAR&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;How stellar is Anne Hathaway? We don’t know yet, but if the word at Deadline pans out, the answer could be: Inter. Even if you, for some weird reason, think Anne Hathaway is only mildly stellar, your opinion is very likely to soon be turned into bullshit. Anne Hathaway’s interstellar-ness will become absolute. Because you can’t be a pretty person in a movie called Interstellar without actually being interstellar. Look at Matthew McConaughey. Does anyone out there want to dispute that his interstellar-ness? I thought not.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;So we know Anne Hathaway is a good actress. We know she can be good in Christopher Nolan movies. We know Christopher Nolan is a good director. We know Matthew McConaughey is a good actor. We DON’T know if Matthew McConaughey can be good in Christopher Nolan movies. We just have to take that one on faith. And finally, we don’t know if Anne Hathaway’s potential character will be McConaughey’s daughter, lover, or (this being a Christopher Nolan film) his fellow human.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Since the film isn’t even close to shooting yet, it’ll be a while until we find out. Precedent does, however, indicate that this will be a movie to see regardless of what it’s about or how good it’s eventual trailers look. So don’t even bother reading anything about it.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/47702396517</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/47702396517</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:41:47 +0100</pubDate><category>movies</category><category>film</category><category>anne hathaway</category><category>christoper nolan</category><category>interstellar</category><category>sci-fi</category></item><item><title>Bryan Singer teases new concept art for Beast

Bryan Singer has...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f808fe8499c105c9d0869cec2ae88d5d/tumblr_mkxqfjwjZR1qcwnr0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bryan Singer teases new concept art for Beast&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bryan Singer has tweeted what looks to be a new piece of concept art for blue-furred badass Beast, with the character’s design having undergone a subtle change for X-Men: Days Of Future Past.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The new-look Beast seems to have more human definition in his facial features, and is more recognisably Nicholas Hoult than the more overtly bestial incarnation we saw in the last film.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;For my money, it looks a definite upgrade on the First Class version, which looked a tiny bit silly at times. Beast is less of a teddy bear this time around, and all the better for it. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Singer unveiled the new image accompanied by the caption, “Many a monster wears the form of a man; it is better of the two to have the heart of a man &amp; the form of a monster”. That’s deep, man…&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Co-starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Peter Dinklage, X-Men: Days Of Future Past will open in the UK on 18 July 2014.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Many a monster wears the form of a man; it is better of the two to have the heart of a man &amp; the form of a monster” &lt;a href="http://t.co/SNS1zckYY8" title="http://twitter.com/BryanSinger/status/320230503687020544/photo/1" target="_blank"&gt;twitter.com/BryanSinger/st…&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Bryan Singer (@BryanSinger) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/BryanSinger/status/320230503687020544" target="_blank"&gt;April 5, 2013&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/47451063948</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/47451063948</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:54:55 +0100</pubDate><category>x-men</category><category>days of future past</category><category>marvel</category><category>comics</category><category>movies</category><category>film</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>bryan singer</category><category>nicholas hoult</category></item><item><title>The Wolverine Gets a 20-Second Teaser and some Motion...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AuB6izN9yJM?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Wolverine Gets a 20-Second Teaser and some Motion Posters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Just yesterday, the first bit of footage from tomorrow’s first trailer for The Wolverine was revealed by director James Mangold on the 6-second video service called Vine. But now the bigger tease is here with a 20-second sneak preview of the full trailer coming tomorrow, which will be nearly two minutes long. Keen eyes noticed interesting bits in the Vine video, including an appearance from Famke Janssen that may or may not just be footage from X-Men: The Last Stand. In addition, two rather boring motion posters have been revealed. One is quite familiar, while the other is all new and kind of cool to see, but still lackluster.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Here are the two newest motion posters from The Wolverine, found via Facebook and SuperHeroHype:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;video controls="" autoplay="" name="media"&gt;&lt;source src="http://www.comingsoon.net/images/WOLV_LOSWEB_Kneeling_TXLS5.mp4" type="video/mp4"&gt;&lt;/source&gt;&lt;/video&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/46341374027</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/46341374027</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:52:00 +0000</pubDate><category>the wolverine</category><category>film</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>comics</category><category>marvel</category><category>movies</category><category>hugh jackman</category><category>x-men</category></item><item><title>Doctor Who: see the Strax prequel here

The story of...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Mxaka4HyP4Q?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doctor Who: see the Strax prequel here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The story of Strax’s resurrection and recruitment by Vastra and Jenny has earned its own mini-prequel, or as I prefer to call it, spin-off pitch, starring the wonderful Dan Starkey, Neve McIntosh, and Catrin Stewart.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let’s go back to two days after the Battle of Demons Run…&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/46332635744</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/46332635744</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:37:58 +0000</pubDate><category>doctor who</category><category>tv</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>bbc</category></item><item><title>Doctor Who: see The Bells Of St John prequel here

I think...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2IROtC6cAT4?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doctor Who: see The Bells Of St John prequel here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think I’m probably incredible&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is a lovely thing. Two and a half minutes of despondent Doctor, the oldest, strangest child in the universe, in a playground, talking to a little girl. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/46254698873</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/46254698873</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:34:38 +0000</pubDate><category>doctor who</category><category>matt smith</category><category>tv</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>fantasy</category><category>time travel</category><category>bbc</category></item><item><title>Peter Jackson Wants To Direct An Upcoming DOCTOR WHO Episode

EW...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b4238398c320960833582e67eed2fafd/tumblr_mk2g3jcooC1qcwnr0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2 id="peter-jackson-wants-to-direct-an-upcoming-doctor-who-episode"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Peter Jackson Wants To Direct An Upcoming DOCTOR WHO Episode&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;EW has a brief interview with Peter Jackson in which he makes explicit his desire to someday direct an episode of Doctor Who. You might assume the BBC doesn’t have enough cash to pay a crazy popular guy like Jackson for the job, but he claims he’ll do it for the price of one Dalek. That’s kind of cute until the article later reveals that he already owns two of the iconic Doctor Who villains, and he suddenly just looks greedy.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Like most people who make the show but few who actually watch the show, Jackson is a massive Who fan who has been watching from nearly the beginning of the show’s 50 years of scaring the shit out of children and blind dates alike. He has apparently spoken with Doctor Who head honcho Steven Moffat about bringing this idea to fruition, so he’s really not kidding around. When asked what he thought of Peter Jackson directing an episode of Doctor Who, Moffat just held up a sign that said “piss off.”&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;This isn’t really news or anything, but it’s fun to speculate on what a Peter Jackson episode of Doctor Who might look like. I think he’d do a good job, and the show’s tone would bring out Jackson’s long dormant goofy side. Also: Brevity. It might be like visiting an old friend.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Jackson’s a busy guy, but it seems like his Hobbit and Tintin duties can be done on a laptop at this point. Maybe he does have the time to slip off for a brief Doctor Who shoot. Moffat better not let him direct a Neil Giaman script though, as the resulting fangasm would send a sizable percentage of Doctor Who’s viewing audience into early (and some not so early) graves.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/45991259823</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/45991259823</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:26:00 +0000</pubDate><category>doctor who</category><category>tv</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>lord of the rings</category><category>geek</category><category>the hobbit</category><category>peter jackson</category></item><item><title>Doctor Who: BBC responds to Matt Smith quitting rumours

The...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2ab27fea553749fa66d5b2b8cb30703f/tumblr_mk22o0dYGX1qcwnr0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2 id="doctor-who-bbc-responds-to-matt-smith-quitting-rumours"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doctor Who: BBC responds to Matt Smith quitting rumours&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The last time showrunner Steven Moffat was asked how long incumbent Doctor Matt Smith would remain in the role, he snapped back with a cheerily brisk “Forever. For the rest of time”. There’s the slightest chance, you know, that he wasn’t telling the truth…&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Of course he wasn’t. If there’s one thing more certain than death, taxes, and repetition of the phrase “Doctor Who?” in the new episodes, it’s that Matt Smith won’t be the Doctor forever. The Sun, amongst others, is keen for us to think that his departure will come sooner rather than later, namely, after the 2013 Christmas special. The newspaper ran a story suggesting that “Insiders say the festive special will be Matt’s last outing as The Doctor”, citing Smith’s ambition to break into Hollywood as his reason for bowing out after a four year stint.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;The BBC was quick to respond to the story, and had this to say:&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;Sorry folks but even we don’t know what’s going to happen at Christmas. It’s not been written yet! But Matt loves the show and is to start filming the unmissable 50th anniversary, and the new series starting on Easter Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;It’s not exactly a denial, and neither was Smith’s answer to the question posed by Jonathan Ross last week, “I am very happy doing it. I do the anniversary special, then the Christmas special. At the moment it’s 2013 and we will see what 2014 holds.” &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/45981657996</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/45981657996</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:35:00 +0000</pubDate><category>doctor who</category><category>matt smith</category><category>tv</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>geek</category></item><item><title>DOCTOR WHO SERIES 7 PART 2 Trailer Raises Excitement For New...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9oEUsKwVqeA?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2 id="doctor-who-series-7-part-2-trailer-raises-excitement-for-new-half-season"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DOCTOR WHO SERIES 7 PART 2 Trailer Raises Excitement For New Half Season&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You guys! It’s only two weeks until Doctor Who returns with the first of eight episodes. BBC America has posted the newest trailer for Series 7B, and it looks like it’ll be a doozy. Lots of creepy monsters, including Cybermen, which actually look threatening, are included, as well as quick glimpses of guest stars Dougray Scott and David Warner. The focal point is, of course, the mystery surrounding Clara Oswin Oswald, the girl who has already [REDACTED] twice. So, Amy was the girl who didn’t make sense and Clara is the impossible girl… I think it’s all just a metaphor for the Doctor not being able to understand women.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The BBC has also released synopses for the first four episodes. Avoid if you don’t like spoilers.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;h3 id="episode-6-the-bells-of-st-john"&gt;Episode 6: “The Bells of St. John”&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/styles/insert_main_wide_image/public/bells_large.jpg" alt=""/&gt;
Written by Steven Moffat, Directed by Colm McCarthy&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Doctor’s search for Clara Oswald brings him to modern day London, where Wi-Fi is everywhere. Humanity lives in a Wi-Fi soup. But something dangerous is lurking in the signals, picking off minds and imprisoning them. As Clara becomes the target of this insidious menace, the Doctor races to save her and the world from an ancient enemy.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 id="episode-7-the-rings-of-akhaten"&gt;Episode 7: “The Rings of Akhaten”&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/styles/insert_main_wide_image/public/rings.jpg" alt=""/&gt;
Written by Neil Cross, Directed by Farren Blackburn&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clara wants to see something awesome, so the Doctor whisks her off to the inhabited rings of the planet Akhaten, where the Festival of Offerings is in full swing. Clara meets the young Queen of Years as the pilgrims and natives ready for the ceremony. But something is stirring in the pyramid, and a sacrifice will be demanded.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 id="episode-8-cold-war"&gt;Episode 8: “Cold War”&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/styles/insert_main_wide_image/public/cold_war_large.jpg" alt=""/&gt;
Written by Mark Gatiss, Directed by Douglas Mackinnon&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Doctor and Clara land on a damaged Russian Submarine in 1983 as it spirals out of control into the ocean depths. An alien creature is loose on board, having escaped from a block of Arctic ice. With tempers flaring and a cargo of nuclear weapons on board, it’s not just the crew but the whole of humanity at stake!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 id="episode-9-hide"&gt;Episode 9: “Hide”&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/styles/insert_main_wide_image/public/hide_large.jpg" alt=""/&gt;
Written by Neil Cross, Directed by Jamie Payne&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clara and the Doctor arrive at Caliburn House, a haunted mansion sat alone on a desolate moor. Within its walls, a ghost hunting Professor and a gifted psychic are searching for the Witch of the Well. Her apparition appears throughout the history of the building, but is she really a ghost? And what is chasing her?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;How about those, huh? Pretty cool.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/45758939298</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/45758939298</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:38:06 +0000</pubDate><category>doctor who</category><category>tv</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>bbc</category><category>geek</category></item><item><title>David S Goyer and Henry Cavill talk Man Of Steel

David S Goyer...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6b12b1aa1114c807093e07dd7d4d9648/tumblr_mjwtkuDWhu1qcwnr0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2 id="david-s-goyer-and-henry-cavill-talk-man-of-steel"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;David S Goyer and Henry Cavill talk Man Of Steel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;David S Goyer has been chatting a little more about the forthcoming Man Of Steel, this time with Total Film, and he’s divulged some intriguing hints at what we can expect from the upcoming Zack Snyder-directed Superman reboot.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Firstly, here’s what he had to say about the secrecy surrounding the movie - something we’ve typically associated with producer Christopher Nolan:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;It’s something Chris tried hard to do with the Batman films. I’m genuinely pleased with how much secrecy we’ve been able to maintain. There’s so much of the movie that people don’t know, that hasn’t been touched upon. The trailer’s just the tiniest, tiniest tip of the iceberg.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;As for the film’s serious tone - another Nolanism, you might say - Goyer was keen to separate Man Of Steel from the Dark Knight trilogy. “Relatable and realistic doesn’t necessarily mean dark,” he insisted. “I think it would be inappropriate for us to approach a Superman film as if we were doing The Dark Knight. Batman films are a lot more nihilistic; Superman has always been a story about hope.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In a separate interview with the same publication, Superman himself, Henry Cavill, also addressed the tone of the film, toeing the same line that realism and darkness aren’t necessarily one and the same thing. “It’s not betraying anything that Superman is,” Cavill argued, “but it is grounding everything in reality. It’s the story of this incredible being who can do incredible things, but whom we can associate with.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;They’re certainly promising noises, and thanks in part to the production’s admirable dedication to secrecy, we’re positively champing at the bit to see what this new incarnation of Superman will look like.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Man Of Steel will be released on the 14th June 2013.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/45753505558</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/45753505558</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:31:41 +0000</pubDate><category>man of steel</category><category>movies</category><category>film</category><category>comics</category><category>dc comics</category><category>sci-fi</category></item><item><title>Tom Cruise and Guy Ritchie for The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

As his...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f6d5ab06d6b3358ee638401b93cb2dd3/tumblr_mjwsewEI721qcwnr0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2 id="tom-cruise-and-guy-ritchie-for-the-man-from-uncle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tom Cruise and Guy Ritchie for The Man From U.N.C.L.E.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As his next film, the incoming sci-fi blockbuster Oblivion, gets ready to land next month, Tom Cruise has continued to keep himself busy (he’s already done the bulk of work on the film after that, All You Need Is Kill). It seems as though he’s already found his next project, with reports this morning that the actor is circling the long-mooted big screen take on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;The film version has been bubbling away for some time, with Steven Soderbergh linked with directing the movie a little while back. But Soderbergh dropped out of the project, and the man who has signed up instead is apparently Guy Ritchie.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Tom Cruise would take on the role played by Robert Vaughn in the television series, and Scott Z Burns has penned a screenplay for the movie.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Assuming all of this goes ahead as planned, it may also open up a vacancy for a director on Sherlock Holmes 3, which Warner Bros continues to develop. Ritchie directed the first two movies, but may just find himself otherwise engaged for the next one, if The Man From U.N.C.L.E. presses ahead.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/45752582958</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/45752582958</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:06:00 +0000</pubDate><category>tv</category><category>movies</category><category>film</category><category>tom cruise</category><category>the man from u.n.c.l.e.</category><category>60s</category></item><item><title>Kevin Feige on Pepper Potts’ role in Iron Man 3

Gwyneth...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/204d935c9021d3e730a448d2d48e5033/tumblr_mjpdgoYcMc1qcwnr0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2 id="kevin-feige-on-pepper-potts-role-in-iron-man-3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kevin Feige on Pepper Potts’ role in Iron Man 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Gwyneth Paltrow has been a solid element in the Iron Man movies, and even with the focus clearly not being focussed on her for the majority of the time, her chemistry with Downey Jr is great and she brings a lot to the role of Pepper Potts. With the release of Iron Man 3 drawing ever closer Kevin Feige has been chatting about what we can expect from Pepper Potts in the upcoming film:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;The love triangle in this movie is really between Tony, Pepper and the suits. Tony, Pepper and his obsession with the suits, and the obsession with technology. And it’s sort of unique for a big super hero summer blockbuster franchise to have that kind of layers.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;He continued:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;Yes, there’s a bad guy. Yes, the stakes are very, very, high – the President of the United States is in danger. Air Force One is attacked. There are big stakes to this movie. But the real stakes are, is Tony going to be able to set aside the obsession to spend all day, every day, in that workshop, tinkering with the suits in order to focus on, as he says in the trailer, the one thing that matters most – Pepper. And actually that’s what the movie is about.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Feige also added that “I will tell you this. In this movie we play with the convention of the damsel in distress. We are bored by the damsel in distress. But, sometimes we need our hero to be desperate enough in fighting for something other than just his own life. So, there is fun to be had with ‘is Pepper in danger or is Pepper the saviour?’ over the course of this movie”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Finally, he teased that “In terms of where we go with future movies, we’ll see. In the comic books she does get a taste for the suit and becomes her own hero named Rescue, who doesn’t necessarily battle other people, but is on missions to help people and to save people. Will we do that down the line with Gwyneth Paltrow? Who knows…”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Well, I suspect you do, Kevin…&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/45416087147</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/45416087147</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate><category>iron man</category><category>marvel</category><category>comics</category><category>movies</category><category>film</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>gwyneth paltrow</category><category>pepper potts</category></item><item><title>You Want A VERONICA MARS Movie? Well, It’s Up To You

I’m...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6343f527905582c01b4a79fb0aefbe01/tumblr_mjnq7xAzzg1qcwnr0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;h2 id="you-want-a-veronica-mars-movie-well-its-up-to-you"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You Want A VERONICA MARS Movie? Well, It’s Up To You&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I’m usually not the person rallying for a reunion movie after my favorite shows have ended. I don’t think the format makes sense for most stories, and I never want to spoil my memories of great writing with a subpar, obligatory reunion special. But I’ve always felt that Veronica Mars would make a great movie. The undisputed best first season has a very cinematic arc, and what makes the show so interesting is that noir mysteries are usually told as films, not TV shows.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And yeah, I miss Veronica Mars. I miss the blade-sharp writing and the offbeat tone and that distinctive palette of Neptune. And I miss the characters, all of them, but I most miss Veronica herself. She’s fearless and brilliant, unapologetically flawed and like no other heroine on TV or in film. What I love about Veronica Mars is that she’s not a marshmallow. She’s an anvil, all jagged points and steel, and I like that. I like that she isn’t sweet, and we still love her.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;I’m burying the lede here. This morning, Veronica Mars (and, not for nothing, Party Down) creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell launched a &lt;a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/559914737/the-veronica-mars-movie-project" target="_blank"&gt;Kickstarter campaign&lt;/a&gt; for the Veronica Mars movie. Warner Bros. have given their blessing, as they’ve always shown interest in the film but feared lackluster fan response. Considering that the Kickstarter page has already exceeded its $2 million goal by $500,000, I think we can put that worry to bed. Because of tight schedule conflicts between the principal players, they only had 30 days to reach this goal, but that’s not going to be a problem now. Any more money they make on top of the goal will just go toward making it a bigger movie.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Like any Kickstarter campaign, rewards are attached to donations, all the way up to getting a speaking role in the film and attending the premiere. They’ve apparently been working on this campaign secretly for over a year, as &lt;a href="http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/13/veronica-mars-movie-kristen-bell-kickstarter/" target="_blank"&gt;they filmed&lt;/a&gt; the below video in February 2012:&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;iframe width="800" height="600" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/559914737/the-veronica-mars-movie-project/widget/video.html" frameborder="0"&gt; &lt;/iframe&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Goofy, sure, but I like it. I didn’t cringe.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Obviously a movie is nothing without a good script, but Thomas has been working on his in earnest, and I like the sound of this:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;Life has taken Veronica away from Neptune. In the years since spoiling Keith’s chances to be reelected sheriff, Veronica hasn’t taken a case. But something big is about to bring her back home and back to her calling. My goal is to include as many of your favorite characters as possible. It is, after all, time for Veronica’s 10-year high school reunion.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So, this is the biggest Kickstarter film campaign in history, and there are a couple of different ways to feel about that. Maybe it’s greedy. This is a big movie with big names attached to it, and that doesn’t seem to be in the intended spirit of Kickstarter. On the other hand, I like fan-funded projects. I like the idea of skipping the bullshit and getting the people what they want directly, much like &lt;a href="https://buy.louisck.net/purchase/live-at-the-beacon-theater" target="_blank"&gt;Louis C.K.&lt;/a&gt; has done with his comedy specials and &lt;a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amandapalmer/amanda-palmer-the-new-record-art-book-and-tour/posts/232020" target="_blank"&gt;Amanda Palmer&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/gingerwildheart" target="_blank"&gt;Ginger Wildheart&lt;/a&gt; have done with their recent albums. And man, these are some legitimately cool rewards.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Far be it from me to tell you what to do with your money. I can only tell you what I did with my money: I pledged $50 to get a DVD, a shooting script PDF, a digital copy and a t-shirt, but mostly I pledged because I want to see the Veronica Mars movie.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here’s the &lt;a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/559914737/the-veronica-mars-movie-project" target="_blank"&gt;Kickstarter&lt;/a&gt; page.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://jim0thy.com/post/45347212385</link><guid>http://jim0thy.com/post/45347212385</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:40:45 +0000</pubDate><category>tv</category><category>veronica mars</category><category>geek</category><category>kickstarter</category><category>kristen bell</category></item></channel></rss>
