May
26
2011
26
2011
Harry Potter Cast Reflects in One Word…
Empire Magazine put together a huge Harry Potter themed issue and decide that there was one burning question they needed the cast to answer.Sum up your Harry Potter acting experience in one word.Empire filmed the answers and put together this ...
May
26
2011
26
2011
Best News You’ve Heard All Day: David O. Russell Quits ‘Uncharted’ and Adam Hughes Leaves ‘Akira’
Oh joy, today is a good day. 3 reasons. 1. The scab on my elbow is ripe for the picking; I can’t wait to pluck it and roll it around in my fingers. 2. Director Albert Hughes leaves ...
May
23
2011
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
17
2011
17
2011
Keanu Reeves Won’t Be in ‘Akira’, Most of Pre-Viz Dept Fired
Keanu Reeves has passed on the lead role in the project. Warner Bros has also fired much of the pre-visualization department. Does this mean the live-action Akira remake is dead? Unfortunately, probably not. Here’s the official statement from the big ...
May
09
2011
09
2011
Super Hero Roundup- Wonder Woman Pilot Review, Spider-Man’s ‘Uncle Ben’ Interviewed, Batman Set Pictures and Details
What happens to all that Super hero news that gets put out into the Internet for everyone to read that doesn’t quite need a full article? Well we here at Nerdbastards screen it, pat it down for anything illegal (none ...
May
04
2011
04
2011
The Last Final Green Lantern Trailer Looks Pretty Damned Good
Don't let the first half of the trailer trick you, because it starts -- and continues -- exactly like the last 18 or so Green Lantern movie trailers. But then shit gets crazy. There's tons of new shots, including:• Some ...
May
03
2011
03
2011
DC and Warner Bros., It Is Officially Time to Get Your @#$% Together
In recent interviews, Marvel Films co-chief Kevin Feige has discussed the possibility of a stand-alone Hawkeye and/or Black Widow movies. He also has mentioned Dr. Strange and Black Panther as two of the Marvel characters who are next in line ...
Apr
27
2011
27
2011
New Two-Minute Green Lantern Trailer Manages to Show Almost No New Footage
I think maybe -- maybe -- there's a new shot of people running from smoke, maybe a new shot of Parallax, and one of Hal flying. I think that's it. I'm only running it because I might be wrong, and ...
Apr
26
2011
26
2011
It Ain’t Easy Being Green (Lantern)
With less than two months to go before its June 17th premiere, Green Lantern is no longer quite as finished as it was -- Warner Bros. has decided to spend another $9 million to improve the CG special effects, according ...
Apr
26
2011
26
2011
‘Green Lantern’ Update; Warner Bros. Adds $9 Million to Budget, Plus New Kilowog & Sinestro Posters
The first Green Lantern trailer didn’t ‘wow’ us. The second, with the included Wonder Con footage, blew us away. Warner Bros. is trying very, very hard to make sure this movie doesn’t suck. And they’ve got a lot working against ...
Apr
22
2011
22
2011
How Green Lantern Got Its Groove Back
Quick timeline: The first Green Lantern trailer arrives, which is light on the Green Lantern stuff and heavy on the banter, making it look like a mediocre Iron Man movie clone. Second trailer arrives, chock full of aliens and space ...
Apr
20
2011
20
2011
Voice Cast for Animated ‘Batman: Year One’ Announced
Today, The Hollywood Reporter had the exclusive scoop on the voice casting for Warner Bros. and DC‘s 12th animated feature, Batman: Year One. The super successful string of animated films have stretched from movies set in their animated series’ universes ...
Apr
13
2011
13
2011
It’s All X-Men, Avengers & Superman in Today’s Wrap-up of Super Hero Movie News
As usual we’re bombarded daily with tidbits of news about the biggest, brassiest super hero movies making their way to a theatre near you. How can you possibly keep track of all the goodies? No need to worry, Nerd Bastards ...
Apr
12
2011
12
2011
Daniel Sunjata and Two Other Names Added to ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Cast
The Dark Knight Rises has just been filling up with actors over the last couple of weeks. Today reports surfaced that Daniel Sunjata, best known for his role on Rescue Me, will be joining the cast as a “courageous special ...
Apr
12
2011
12
2011
What Do You Think of the Final Look of Ryan Reynold’s ‘Green Lantern’ Costume?
Today Warner Bros. released new images of Ryan Reynolds in his Green Lantern suit, with fully-realized special effects. Ooooh. Aaaah. They’re pretty and they’re availalble in all their high resolution glory after the cut, but for me, this suit is still ...
Apr
08
2011
08
2011
We Might See Talia al Ghul in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
Josh Pence, one half of the Winklevoss Twins from The Social Network (Armie Hammer’s face was digitally added to his body) has been cast in Christopher Nolan‘s The Dark Knight Rises, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, he’ll be playing ...
Apr
04
2011
04
2011
Awesome Things You Must Watch This Morning Part 1: Green Lantern
It was a very big weekend for nerd news, but there's probably nothing bigger than this -- four minutes of new Green Lantern movie footage that premiered at WonderCon. Why is it so important? Because however you thought that first ...
Apr
02
2011
02
2011
The Green Lantern WonderCon Footage is Here
Big green machine guns, thousands of members of the Lantern Corps and Tomar-Re‘s voice (it’s definitely Geoffrey Rush) are just a few of the highlights from the awesome Green Lantern footage DC Comics and Warner Brothers rolled out at WonderCon ...
Mar
31
2011
31
2011
SUPERHERO ROUNDUP: Feedback on Green Lantern Footage, Amy Adams is Super-Pysched to be Lois Lane, James Marsden Wants to be Cyclops Again and Adrien…
Welcome to today’s installment of SUPERHERO ROUNDUP, wherein we take the latest and greatest bits and bobs of Superhero news and put them in a neat little bundle just for you (aren’t we sweet?). Today it’s all about Superhero movie ...
Mar
31
2011
31
2011
Still Unsure About ‘Sucker Punch’? Watch the First Six Minutes Online, Legally!
Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch has been talked about quite a bit since it’s opening last weekend, and unfortunately not for great reasons. (read NB’s Editor-in-chief, Luke Gallagher’s review here) I haven’t had the chance to take in the sexy girl, ...
Mar
30
2011
30
2011
Multiverse, Anyone? ‘Man of Steel’ and The Justice League Flick Won’t Be Related
Zack Snyder was in London Wednesday for the premiere of Sucker Punch, and crushed the hopes of anyone hoping for a shared DC Comics cinematic universe when he spoke to HeyUGuys about Warner Brothers’ planned Justice League film and its ...
Mar
29
2011
29
2011
Zack Snyder And Superman: How Much Should We Really Worry?
So, it’s been about a week since Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch started getting slammed by just about every critic worth reading, and more than a few casual viewers. In just seven short years, the guy has gone from the celebrated ...
Mar
29
2011
29
2011
Warner Bros. Is Gonna Reboot Batman (Obviously) and Make a Justice League Flick in 2013 (No Chance)
Warner Bros. has announced two things. Can you possibly guess what they are?• After The Dark Knight Rises, WB will "reinvent" the Batman movie franchise, albeit with Chris Nolan as producer. This is pretty much the most obvious news ever. ...
Mar
29
2011
29
2011
Rumor of the Day: A Justice League Movie in 2013?
Once upon a time (like in 2008) there were plans for a live-action Justice League movie. It was supposed to be directed by George Miller (Mad Max) and star Adam Brody as the Flash, Armie Hammer as Batman and ...
Mar
18
2011
18
2011
Kevin Costner Has Nothing Better to Do Than Be Superman’s Dad
Kevin Costner has been needlessly cast as Pa Kent in Zack Snyder's Superman movie. As you'll recall, Diane Lane has been equally overcast as Ma Kent, which was announced not long after Sally Field was cast as Aunt May in ...
Mar
17
2011
17
2011
No More Rumors, Costner Signed as Jonathan Kent in Superman Movie
Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures announced today that Kevin Costner will play Jonathan Kent in the new ‘Superman’ movie directed by Zack Snyder.
Snyder stated:
“Jonathan Kent is the only father figure Clark has ever had, the man who was there to ...
Mar
07
2011
07
2011
Charlie Sheen / Deadpool Team-up for Comic Madness
So last week Axel Alonso, the Editor and Chief at Marvel comics tweeted:
Show of hands for DEADPOOL/CHARLIE SHEEN TEAM-UP…?
So the gang over at The Independants manned up and cranked it out. Writer Ben Christian and artist Cory Smith captured ...
Mar
04
2011
04
2011
Movie Tidbit Trifecta: G.I. Joe, Blade Runner, Conan
• Sienna Miller will not be playing the Baroness in the second G.I. Joe movie, according to IMDB. The actress says she "compromised her values" working on the first film. Since she really didn't do anything shameful or even ...
Mar
03
2011
03
2011
From Superheros to Replicants: Christopher Nolan Considered to Direct ‘Blade Runner’ Spinoff Projects
We have an update on yesterday’s news that Alcon Entertainment (a WB subsidiary) has bought the rights to Blade Runner. If there is one person out there that could potentially turn a steaming pile of crap into a work of ...
Mar
03
2011
03
2011
Harry Potter Walking Tour – 3 hours!?!?
Warner Bros. anounced it’s new three hour “The Making of Harry Potter” walking tour in Leavesden England today. What the hell? The last tour that said it lasted three hours was on a little boat called the “Minnow.” We all ...
Mar
02
2011
02
2011
Hollywood F*cks Us Again: Warner Bros. Has Bought Rights to ‘Blade Runner’
Long live unoriginality
The sheer amount of movie sequels, reboots, remakes, and films based on recognizable brands ( Comic Books, toy lines and 80’s cartoons..etc) is just fucking ridiculous. I mean shit kid, there will be a record 27 sequels in ...
Mar
01
2011
01
2011
Details on Planned Americanized ‘Akira’ Will Evoke Nerd Rage
Admittedly, I don’t give a shit about Akira. I know the Anime is a landmark film in Japanese animation and I’m also aware what a huge cult following it has. The Manga is arguably better, but that’s neither here or ...
Mar
01
2011
01
2011
Tim Burton & Josh Brolin Developing ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ for the Big Screen
While production has barely begun on Tim Burton’s next flick, Dark Shadows, we’re hearing news he and Josh Brolin are developing a Hunchback of Notre Dame film for Warner Bros. The 1831 novel by Victor Hugo follows Quasimodo, a hunchback ...
Feb
23
2011
23
2011
Trailer for Justice League XXX – Ron Jeremy as The Penguin… The Role He Was Born to Play
Someone got sex in my comics! Someone got comics in my sex! (Edit comment) Yes, they’ve gone and done it again, those naughty superheroes. For years comic fans have waited for a Justice League movie and those porn merchants have ...
Feb
21
2011
21
2011
[UPDATE: Role Revealed] Kevin Costner Rumored for Role in Zach Snyder’s ‘Superman’
[UPDATE: I just wanted to give you a quick little update. According to our friends at Latino Review, if Costner is officially cast in the film he will be taking on the role of Clarks father Jonathan Kent. Whoa! That ...
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