May
23
2011

It’s Almost Like the Green Lantern Movie People Know What They’re Doing

But that's impossible, right? I mean this is DC and Warner Bros. we're talking about here, so there's no way they could possibly have their shit together. Except... remember the first Green Lantern trailer which was all Ryan Reynolds cracking ...
May
22
2011

Catwoman Sneak Peek, or Crappy Fake?

This is the image said to be the ultra sneak peek at the Catwoman suit for Anne Hathaway in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises.The Story is that the image comes from AICN, who received an e-mail that said,“Thought I’d ...
May
21
2011

Warner Bros. Forced To Fight For Fair Use

V-similitude writes with news that Warner Bros. has been forced into a position of claiming 'fair use' in the defense of an upcoming movie. From the NYTimes: "In The Hangover Part II, the sequel to the very successful what-happened-last-night comedy, the ...
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May
20
2011

Fan Fiction Friday: Batman, Robin and Poison Ivy in "Breasts"

​Although the new Bane was revealed earlier today, let's take a look back to Bane's first movie appearance, back when he was a mindless minion of Poison Ivy, as played by Uma Thurman. Then let's forget about Bane, because this ...
May
20
2011

Oh Hai Bane from Batman 3

​The Dark Knight Rises started filming yesterday, and today the movie has an official website up, with this pic of what looks for all the world to be Tom Hardy as Bane. Although it might not be. Or maybe it ...
May
20
2011

Neuromancer Movie Deal Moving Forward

chill writes "After years in development, a film adaptation of William Gibson's seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer is finally moving forward. According to a press release, the film has secured sales from distributors at Cannes and visual effects work has already ...
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May
20
2011

The Ghostbusters HQ Might Be Up for Sale

So New York City is considering closing the fire department that works out of the firehouse used as the headquarters in Ghostbusters. There are two sets of people upset about this: nerds and the people who live near the firehouse ...
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May
20
2011

Yet Another Transformers-Less Transformers Clip

This time, it's the charismatic Josh Duhamel giving a moving speech to his troops, exhorting them to battle. This seemingly flies in the face of the fact that 1) individual soldiers have never once damaged a Transformer in either of ...
May
19
2011

Small-Blocks: Cars 2 Trailer Rendered Entirely Out Of LEGO (With Bonus Functional 8MM Movie Projector Made From LEGO Technics!!)

Small-blocks, get it? Like the engines, yo! This is the trailer for the upcoming sequel to Cars (cleverly entitled Cars 2), made in LEGO blocks by Patrick Boivin for Disney and Pixar. The original Cars (which came out in ...
May
19
2011

Holy @#$%! First Look at New Footage Inserted into the Star Wars Blu-Rays!

Hmm. I'm not sure why George Lucas would think it a good idea to add in a scene where Darth Vader plays an extended trombone solo as part of an elaborate salsa medley to a disinterested crowd at the local ...
May
19
2011

So, This Exists

​A Green Lantern Oa playset for pre-schoolers. It's from Fisher-Price's ImagiNext line, which you might know as the series that also has that incredibly awesome Batcave playset. Two things: 1) this isn't quite as awesome as the Batcave and 2) ...
May
19
2011

Geek Apparel of the Week: Alderaan Forecast and Say No to Drugs

​• Don't worry, Alderaanians. No matter what they say, weathermen are just guessing. It's $20 at Snorg Tees.​• There's not an enemy that Captain America can't defeat by throwing his shield at it, and that includes drugs. Unfortunately, the real ...
May
19
2011

The New Star Tours Isn’t for Pussies

Or so this new commercial for the Disney ride would seem to imply. Or maybe each ride comes with a free questioning of your manhood by Admiral Ackbar for men, and a free leer by a Tusken Raider for women. ...
May
19
2011

First Transformers 3 Clip Is, Of Course, Transformer-Free

Because no one comes to Transformers movie to see giant robots, but instead those subtle, poignant scenes of human interaction that Michael Bay does so well; here, the Beef and new girlfriend Rosie Huntington-Whiteley meet with evil Patrick Dempsey for ...
May
18
2011

Han and Leia: Worst Couple in the Universe

It's another Star Wars instructional video from the wonderful, funderful OneMinuteGalactica. Now, you should definitely watch it, it's great, but honestly, I think we all know that Anakin and Padme are probably the worst couple in the Star Wars universe. ...
May
18
2011

Professor X: Still a Dick

In news that should surprise no one, Fox has released yet another new clip of X-Men: First Class, and, because it has Professor X in it, it necessarily features Professor X being a total asshole. So let me get this ...
May
18
2011

If They Should Bar Tours… Please Let the Star Tours… Stay

​The new and improved Star Tours ride opens in Disneyland this Friday. Topless Roboteer Quixotico alerted me to some developments regarding it, and since a great many of you guys care deeply about the ride -- readers and writers -- ...
May
18
2011

Keanu Says No to Kaneda, and All Is Right with the World

​From Anime News Network:According to the entertainment news website JoBlo.com, actor has passed on playing the role of Kaneda in Warner Bros.' planned live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's manga Akira. The Hollywood Reporter trade magazine's Heat Vision blog had ...
May
17
2011

Celebrating the Sci-fi Ray Gun

brumgrunt submitted the latest Den of Geek compilation story: this week it's the the science fiction ray guns. From Han Solo's blaster to the Forbidden Planet, there's a lot of nostalgia to get your pew pew out. ...
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May
17
2011

Enter the Exciting, Slightly Nauseating World of Tintin

Hey, it's the first trailer for the CG Tintin movie. Now, a lot of you gave me grief last time for saying that Tintin was only a property that foreign people cared about, and I apologize. I still remain somewhat ...
May
17
2011

8 Features Missing from the Star Wars Blu-Ray Box Set

​May 4th was all about two things for nerds: groaning at the sheer amount of terrible "May the Fourth Be With You!" puns and blog posts, and dissecting the latest news from Skywalker Ranch - the unveiling of the special ...
May
16
2011

It Don’t Matter If You’re Black (King) or White (Queen)

​​As god is my witness, I honestly don't which new pic makes me more excited for X-Men: First Class. I do know this -- these pics are the only thing that make me want to still see the movie after ...
May
16
2011

Lunatics of Dune

Specifically, one lunatic. I am of course referring to director Alejandro Jodorowsky who was going to make a Dune movie in the mid-'70s, and who is so fucking insane that he makes David Lynch look like Nora Ephron. Jodorowsky's film ...
May
12
2011

Shorts From the Cannes Film Festival

Every spring, the Short Film Corner at Cannes features hundreds of the world's best shorts. Now, for the third year running on YouTube, you'll be able to watch 10 of the best, courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada's ...
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May
12
2011

Remember How Michael Bay Said the Racist Twins Weren’t Going to Be in Transformers 3?

​He lied. This isn't a huge surprise, or at least it shouldn't be, since Michael Bay also swore Megatron wouldn't be in Revenge of the Fallen (and he was) and because Michael Bay is an enormous douchebag who enjoys lying ...
May
12
2011

Geek Apparel of the Week: Blaster, Middle Earth Maths and Combustible Lemons

I have three more great nerd shirts, and none of them are from the shirt-a-day sites. Go figure.​• A strikingly cool schematic of an item that is reportedly better to have at your side than hokey religions and/or ancient weapons. ...
May
12
2011

Breaking: Professor X Still a Dickweed

It's good to know that no matter how many clips from X-Men: First Class get released, as long as Professor X is in them, he will be a total bastard. Kind of comforting, really. "Yes, senator, mutants may already be ...
May
12
2011

The Hunger Games – Tributes Casting Complete!

The Hunger Games production have completed casting the roles of the “Tributes,” the children from the 12 districts that must fight to the death in the annual Hunger Games. Take a close look because most likely this movie will be ...
May
11
2011

Muppets of the Caribbean: On Stranger Frogs

Please note: I am not running this video of Kermit the Frog interview the stars of Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (and a variety of other celebrities) because it is a promo for Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (although if ...
May
11
2011

The 15 Worst Things About The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Movie

​"Hitchhiker's by its very nature has always been twisty and turny, and going off into every direction. A film demands a certain shape and discipline that the material just isn't inclined to fit into." - Douglas Adams To badly paraphrase Douglas ...
May
10
2011

Here’s the Most Interesting Part of Thor If You Have No Interest in Seeing Thor

​Even if you don't give a shit about Thor, if you're reading Topless Robot, there's a decent chance you're interested in the rest of Marvel movie-verse being built in these movies (which, I failed to mention in my review yesterday, ...
May
10
2011

Real Steel May Be the Finest Robot Boxing Movie of Our Generation

It might be the worst robot boxing movie of our generation, too. Actually, it could be best and worst, because I can't imagine there are going to be many more robot boxing movies in the near future. I can barely ...
May
10
2011

Summer Movie Posters Rendered In LEGO

First two robot posts in a row, now two LEGO ones. Looks like it's turning into a 2-for-Tuesday, folks! No -- just a beautiful day in the neighborhood? Then why do I hear screaming and gunshots? ...
May
10
2011

What the @#$% Is Going On with the Lizard

Sony is busy filming the Spider-Man reboot, of course, and I think most of us are on the same page when I sawywe're tentatively looking forward to it, at least more than when it was originally announced. However, a new ...
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