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STYNK: GRRM Vs. JRRT, Disney, Hasbro, Episode VII, Hobbit, Arrow, Etc.
STYNK: GRRM Vs. JRRT, Disney, Hasbro, Episode VII, Hobbit, Arrow, Etc.
? George R. R. Martin considers who would win in a battle between his literary creations and J.R.R. Tolkien’s, in what I like to call “Battle of the R.R.s.” NOW GET BACK TO THAT WRITING DESK, GEORGE.
? Is Disney thinking about buying Hasbro? Yes. Duh. Hasbro is denying talks are talking place, and maybe they aren’t (I’d bet they are), but I guantee someone high up is Disney is wondering if they should buy the toy company that has the licenses to their two biggest acquisitions of the last three years. (
Via TheForce.net)
? Mark Millar says the only reason Matthew Vaughn dropped out of
Days of Future Past was to do some movie called
The Secret Service, not for any
Star Wars-related reason. (
Via /Film)
? Of course, now the rumor is that Lucas met with Colin Trevorrow, who recently directed the indie romantic comedy
Safety Not Guaranteed. He may be a genius, but if Disney gives
Episode VII to someone this unknown I’ll eat my hat. (
Via Collider)
? Apparently Freddie Prinze Jr. called anime “Japanimation” when discussing the
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost the other day, forcing him to issue
the world’s most bemused apology to incensed anime fans. It feels weird enjoying something Freddie Prinze Jr. was involved in.
? The
Mortal Kombat movie is still a thing that is happening, apparently. (
Via Gamma Squad)
? The newest DC villain getting added to
Arrow is Count Vertigo. I have no idea who that is. (
Via Comics Alliance)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.
