Michael Cera / Scott Pilgrim
Some highly anticipated Upcoming Superhero Movies are coming out 2010, 2011 and 2012. This is an ongoing movie blog list that will be updated on a regular basis, so bookmark this page and keep checking back to get the quick rundown on what’s around the corner. And let us know of any cool movies we forgot to list.
2010
- Scott Pilgrim VS The World - Aug 13: Based on the comic book series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley. Directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz and TV series Spaced) and stars Michael Cera (the eternally youthful, puppy dog faced kid from Arrested Development, Superbad, and Juno) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Grindhouse: Death Proof, Live Free or Die Hard, Final Destination 3).”Scott Pilgrim, bass guitarist for the garage band Sex Bob-omb, has just met the girl of his dreams. However, he must defeat Ramona Flowers’ seven evil exes, who are coming to kill him…As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues’ gallery from her past, from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsomely identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over.” — statement from the official film website. If you liked Kick-Ass, then this is a must see. We’re definitely going!
- Tron Legacy - December 17: Staring Jeff Bridges (The Men Who Stare at Goats, Iron Man, Tron), Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, James Frain, Beau Garrett and Michael Sheen (30 Rock, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans). Tron came out in 1982, produced by Walt Disney, starred a much younger Jeff Bridges who plays Kevin Flynn, a software engineer who works for ENCOM where a security program, “Tron,” goes rogue placing a digitized Flynn into the Mainframe, where he’s been for the past 25 years.In Tron Legacy, Jeff Bridges reprises his role as Kevin Flynn and Garrett Hedlund portrays Flynn’s now-adult son, Sam. At over 28 years, Tron Legacy marks the longest gap between a live-action film and its sequel in cinematic history. Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, looks into the disappearance of his father and finds himself pulled into the same world of sociopathic gladiatorial gaming programs where his father has been living for 25 years. He and his father embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that is as advanced as it is lethal. I still have to see the first Tron, but this is going to be a blast. I can’t wait to go see it.
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2011
- Green Hornet - Jan 14: Directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind) Seth Rogen (Pineapple Express, Superbad)as Britt Reid/The Green Hornet. Jay Chou as Kato: The Green Hornet’s Asian valet and martial artist sidekick. The newspaper publisher and his valet moonlight as a dynamic duo to fight crime, specifically a gangster villain that will attempt to join all of the mafias of Los Angeles together to form a “super-mafia.” Seth Rogen better not muck this film up. The Green Hornet was campy, at best, but Bruce Lee the once living legend made it larger than life. Rogen’s popular with the counter culture crowd, making slackerdom and dope now a cultural mainstay, is great as dude-comedy, but let’s hope he doesn’t ruin the one chance this movie has of making a hit.
- THOR - May 6 -3D and 2D: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Below, the Los Angeles Times came out with this new photo from Marvel Studios’ Thor. Chris Hemsworth (Cpt. Kirk’s father in recent Star Trek movie) is Thor, seen kneeling before Odin (Anthony Hopkins) as Loki (Tom Hiddleston: Magnus Martinsson in Wallander), left, looks on. Also stars Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgard, Jaimie Alexander, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Clark Gregg and Colm Feore.Thor, son of Odin, is an arrogant, reckless warrior whose actions reignite an ancient war between the Asgardians and .. (the frost giants?). Thor is punished, banished, cast down to Midgard (Earth, whereas the gods live in Asgard) where the trash hang out, by his father Odin and is forced to live among us humans (yuk). A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman rawrrrr), is the love interest here. But she isn’t wearing the young Catholic girl outfit she wore in “V.” Extremely excited to see!
Odin (Anthony Hopkins, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and Loki (Tom Hiddleston)
Thor Kneeling Before Odin - Loki Watches
- X-MEN: FIRST CLASS - June 3: BRYAN SINGER (director X-Men & X2) AND Kick-Ass director MATTHEW VAUGHN plan on creating a movie based on the beginning of the classic X-Men comic mythology. Before there was Professor X and Magneto, Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr were young men discovering their mutant powers for the first time. Before they became archenemies, they were the best of friends, working together, with other mutants, to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. … I don’t know, this has a really big chance of ending up really stupid. 70% chance of these guys forcing this thing hoping to ride the mutant cash train instead of relying on a real story. I hope I’m wrong.
- Green Lantern- June 17: From the cover of the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, “Ryan Reynolds stars as Hal Jordan, a cocky test pilot who becomes a ring-wearing intergalactic superhero in this massive sci-fi epic from director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale). Though Reynolds has prior experience in the superhero realm from his role as Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, playing Green Lantern involved some major challenges, like getting hurled through the air on a wire at up to 60 feet per second to create the illusion of flight. “The first time you do it, you’re seriously considering an adult diaper,” Reynolds says. Still, he couldn’t resist the chance to play the beloved DC Comics hero, whose power ring can conjure virtually anything he can dream up. “Will and imagination are his superpowers,” Reynolds says. “We need a circus of Timothy Learys to think of things Hal would invent with his ring.”” .. Super Extremely excited to see… but the costume sucks eggs! COME ON! You tell me he doesn’t look like Will Ferrell! That IS NOT the GL costume we have come to expect, and that mask sucks!
Will Ferrell Is Green Lantern
- Transformers 3 - July 1: … WAS extremely excited to see Megan Fox! AGAIN! But she just pulled out. DAMNIT! Word on the street is Tobey Maguire will be taking her place. Let’s hope they don’t ruin the franchise with the 3rd movie.
- Cowboys & Aliens - July 29: … meh… have to read up on it first.
- The First Avenger: Captain America - July 22: … Super Extremely excited to see
- Red Sonja - 2011 : Starring Megan Fox (Jonah Hex, Transformers 1, 2, 3) … Extremely excited to see Megan Fox! AGAIN!
2012
- The Avengers - May 4: … Oh Yeah!!
- Star Trek 2 - June 29: … Can’t wait. The first was surprisingly well done! Let’s hope Leonard is still alive by then.
- Spider-Man Reboot - July 3: … Jesus! Get the franchise right, will ya?
- Batman 3 - July 20: … Oh Yeah!!
Release Date Unknown
- Conan Super Extremely excited to see, but pics look NOTHING like Conan is supposed to look like!! Hope they don’t ruin this fantastic story.
- Deadpool
- Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance
- Men in Black 3
- Sin City 2
- G.I Joe 2
- Iron Man 3
- John Carter of Mars
- Superman Reboot
- Ant-Man
- Hancock 2
- Kick-Ass 2: Balls To The Wall
- Wanted 2
- Wolverine 2
Rumored
- Doctor Strange
- Iron Fist
- Nick Fury
- Silver Surfer
- Thundercats
- X-Men Origins: Magneto
The crappy looking animated series, which appears to be a take on the WB big-jawed, 2D animation, is just a step backwards in what’s considered, “good art.” Come on, yeah, we love the Avengers and I’m sure the story line is right on the money (.. pray.. hope) but enough of this Hannah Barbera art already! Seriously, this simpleton art is like… from the 60s and is only done to save money. Yeah, we’re in bed with Marvel and DC. And Yeah we love Spidey, Iron Man, Bats and Superman. And who could say “No” to Wonder Woman or Scarlet Witch, or Black Widow… Rawrrrrr, for that matter? Regardless… someone just has to say, “NO! GIVE US BETTER ART!”
Not that we can really do anything about it, but still. Take a look-see at a simple comparison between “bad art” and “good art.” Looking at the WB style, you have the Fred Flintstone type of thing going on, where the artists used to paint a picture of Fred’s body and then rotate between 3-4 different images for the mouth and legs to give the impression that Fred was actually saying something or moving from one place to the other, like from the bowling alley to Barney’s place.. while Barney’s at work.
Seriously, this is maybe one step forward in the “can do” direction because you can see a little reflection on Bats’ and Supes’ undies… see that little blue and red stripe? That’s skill baby! Quality work.
going to go on about Thor. … note two-tone hair color, another reflection on his shiny, conditioned hair. Thunder gods use Head & Shoulders.
