• Here's your first look at a clip from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey...and it's a doozy. I defy anyone to not start weeping when Gandalf launches into his insights on what true courage is. Real talk: The mountains aren't the only thing that are going to be misty when this flick comes out. The Hobbit is going to emotionally wreck me and I CAN'T WAIT.
• Warner Brothers is suing The Asylum over the upcoming release of their mockbuster Age of the Hobbits. The Hollywood Reporter has the details about the lawsuit, which provides a peek behind the curtain to reveal the complexity of intellectual property cases like this one. Transmorphers fans, take note.
• Here's a stunning Japanese poster for The Hobbit. Usually snark is my default setting when I see contemporary movie posters. This time though? Not a chance, it's beautiful.(Via First Showing)
• Warner Brothers is suing The Asylum over the upcoming release of their mockbuster Age of the Hobbits. The Hollywood Reporter has the details about the lawsuit, which provides a peek behind the curtain to reveal the complexity of intellectual property cases like this one. Transmorphers fans, take note.
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UPDATE: It has just been announced that four exclusive character posters will be given to attendees at the 12:01am IMAX shows on December 14th. Take a look:
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Okay, that Gollum one is definitely worth staying up late for. Full details on the giveaway can be found at /Film.
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First, the trailer is fantastic... Second, I was EXPECTING the lawsuit about the Asylum movie... And I still predict the lawsuit will end with a name change and the actresses in even skimpier outfits... Third, I WANT THAT POSTER!... All of which leads to my reaction, and I believe the average person will have the same reaction.... I.E.... BWAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!IWANTITIWANTITIWANTITIWANTIT!
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To those of you suffering from Sherlock withdrawal, here's the Sherlock manga to ease your pain. http://mangafox.me/manga/sherlock_pink_iro_no_kenkyuu/c001/1.html
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Manga just makes things worse. It's all the things I love, turned into a thing I hate.
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Looks like Pacific Rim is starting their internet promotions already.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=d9PFtl2tt9E
and their website
http://www.panpacificdefense.com/
Thanks to denofGeek.com for pointing me in the right direction. Check em out http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/23627/pacific-rim-viral-video-and-faxed-piece-of-paper for more info.
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Jaeger from Pacific Rim
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/underwire/2012/11/JaegerGipsyDanger.jpg
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@10glfan59 I so want this to be good. I want to not only be pleasantly surprised but I want to have to eat my words of all the fears I have about it.
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Well for those who love rumors here is a little more Star Wars rumor.
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/star-wars/23616/matthew-vaughn-directing-star-wars-episode-vii
Thanks Denofgeek.com for giving me a story Chris will give us in a minute.
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@Someguy Something else to think about...
http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2012/11/star-wars-news-writers-episodes-8-9
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My little pony fans News.
http://nerdapproved.com/misc-weirdness/seven-pages-of-the-new-my-little-pony-comic-book/#more-80607
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@10glfan59 YES!! CRYSALIS IS BACK!! And Changeling Zomponies too!! http://i.imgur.com/6FWPg.gif
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Timely thought you might like this.
http://nerdapproved.com/toys/the-fourth-doctor-as-a-huggable-my-little-pony-plush/
@Timely-Tardis-Lego You probably seen this Timely but just in case
http://gadizmo.com/geek-weekly-doctor-who-tardis-book-light-with-secret-uv-pen.php
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@10glfan59 A Donald Sutherland pony from 'Invasion Of The Body Snatchers'?
The internet officially can't surprise me anymore.
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Hey, does anyone remember Baldur's Gate from the end of the 90's? Anyone remember the 90's? Doesn't matter because Boiware is coming out with Baldur's Gate:Enhanced edition.
http://kotaku.com/5963893/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition-everything-you-should-know
Thanks to Kotaku.com for mentioning it and making me feel really old.
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@Someguy Baldur's Gate - where men were men women were women and merchants were all giant fat guys who say "This inn is as clean as an elven arse."
"Hiya! It's me Imoen!" For many this was the queue to run like the hounds of hell themselves were chasing you... unless you wanted her in your party.
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I used to play through without any companions. Made for a fun time.
BG was the gold standard, but I still loved the Icewind Dale games because they were so much more open in terms of party creation, even if they didn't have as good a story as BG.
I think Boo was overrated.
@nix.nightbird yep, you do the same thing over and over to unlock some new bit of game so you can do the same thing over and over - that's not fun. I've tried WoW, DC, Trek and Star Wars. Trek and Wars had good stories, I never came across any plot in WoW, DC was interesting, but the crap you have to go through to get to the fun stuff in these games is mind numbing.
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@nix.nightbird @Gallen_Dugall Boo was interesting the first time through - mainly because he took up an inventory slot.
I would cheat my character up and take it solo - since I was only interested in the story and not the grinding. D&D was always famous for its grinding, but MMOs took grinding to a level beyond all reason.
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@Someguy We are all heroes: You and Boo and I. Hamsters and Rangers everywhere! Rejoice!
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@10glfan59 imax is great - makes people run out of the theater trying not to puke. Seriously if you want any of those posters copy the pic in the link and take it to a kinkos and have them run one off for you - copy protection on things that are not for sale is pretty weak.
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Gallen you are truly a evil genius so much so you are like just a lab accident away from being a super villain.
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If there are any Bob's Burgers fans...which i am definitely one of...
http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2012/11/the-original-bobs-burgers-pilot-was-horrifying/
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@Canadian.Scott Never heard of it, but I found that enjoyable. Plus Sy Snootles!
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@Gallen_Dugall You've never heard of Bob's Burgers?!? Well, you my friend should link into Fox's animation domination on Sunday night and watch a couple episodes. Might i also suggest watching Archer as well which is voiced and created by the same people.
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In other movie news........looks like Man Of Steel is going for the gay male movie market........
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The truth of it is that Superman is losing the red briefs because it's another step in Warner Bros/DC moving the character away from the original design so they no longer have to deal with lawsuits and more bullshit from Jerry Siegel's obnoxious, greedy, sue-happy, deceptive daughter.
The Siegel estate got a huge payoff, plus merchandising money, from Superman Returns. The only reason they're making Man Of Steel is to prevent another round of fighting with the Siegel estate. If they didn't make it by a specific time, she could put in a claim and prevent future development without her involvement, or something like that. I don't know the details. All I really know is that they're making Man Of Steel NOW because it curtails Siegel's daughter's ability to sue them again.
Of course, she'll still do it. And she'll still appeal to the comics fans and portray herself as some poor, suffering woman being bullied by the company that made her family extremely wealthy and paid Jerry Siegel a king's ransom even AFTER he settled and sold the rights to Superman to DC Comics.
So no briefs makes him a different design not based on Siegel's character. They've transformed Superman enough that they can argue this is a wholly different character from the one S&S created. The S-shield is different from theirs. The costume is totally different. The supporting characters were never really theirs, anyway. The powers are totally different, too.
Expect that some day they'll change Krypton's name, too.
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@10glfan59 we were invaded by giant space shrimp but Captain Cocktail Sauce saved us... you know now that I think about it you two are never in the same place at the same time...
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@Gallen_Dugall @10glfan59 HOLY PASTA SAUCE! I've never been in the same place as Gwyneth Paltrow!
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@Someguy @Gallen_Dugall @10glfan59 yeah but green doesn't make her look fat so you're in the clear
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@10glfan59 Well there is this weird piece of news...
http://www.uproxx.com/media/2012/11/tomb-containing-millions-of-puppy-mummies-discovered-in-egypt/
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@Canadian.Scott @10glfan59 that's cool but someone should have told the guy writing the article that stacking mummies was pretty common... still, I bet you could sell those mummies to the Chinese for big bucks
