RUMOR: Viggo Mortensen to join Marvel?

A new rumor has surfaced regarding Thor: The Dark World. Rumor has it, according to this Twitter account, that Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings) is in talks for an unspecified role in Marvel Phase 2. The rumored role? Doctor Strange.
Marvel has been working on a single movie for Doctor Strange for the past couple of years and Collider suggests that he could appear in Phase 2 and have his own movie for Phase 3, a phase which they feel is inevitable.

If you know nothing about Doctor Strange here is a basic biography for him:

"Born Dr. Stephen Strange, a world-renowned but selfish neurosurgeon who only cared about wealth from his career. A car accident damaged his hands, shattering the bones. The damage and subsequent healing however, effectively ended his ability to conduct the surgery as he had before since his hands now tremble uncontrollably. Too proud to take on a teaching job, Strange desperately began the search for a cure to restore his hands, consulting various doctors, homeopathic treatments, and traveling around the world to remote regions for exotic cures, all to no avail.
Having completely exhausted all funds and reduced to homelessness, Strange is left to performing back alley medical procedures for cash. Depressed and still searching for a cure, Strange locates a hermit called the Ancient One who refuses to help because of Strange's selfishness, but senses his good side which he attempts to bring to the surface. He fails but Strange's goodness does show itself when he discovers the Ancient One's disciple, Baron Mordo, attempting to kill the old man. After Strange selflessly thwarts Mordo (who becomes Strange's most enduring antagonist) he is taught the mystic arts.
As the Ancient One's new disciple, Strange encounters the entity, Nightmare, and a number of odd mystical foes before battling his eventual arch-foe: Dormammu, a warlord from an alternate dimension called the Dark Dimension."

Given the information we have on Doctor Strange I wouldn't be surprised to see him surface at some point in Phase 2. However, I think shoving him into Thor: The Dark World would be overkill. The film already has two villains (3 if you count Loki) and I think that would be a little bit too much. If they are going to throw Doctor Strange into Phase 2 I would prefer him in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Also bear in mind that this is just a rumor. There will be and has been no shortage of Marvel casting rumors so don't take anything too seriously. The only reason this has broken out of its shell is because the Twitter account that hinted the news was right about Falcon being added to Captain America: The Winter Soldier and that Sebastian Stan will return as Bucky/The Winter Soldier.

Olga Kurkulina cast in Kick-Ass 2

Olga Kurkulina has been officially cast in the role of Mother Russia in the upcoming film, Kick-Ass 2. Mother Russia serves as a bodyguard for Red Mist, played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

Production for the film also began today in Toronto. 

Catching Fire fan contest announced!

Production has officially begun on the much anticipated film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire! Filming will continue into late 2012 and will shoot mostly in and around Atlanta, GA.
The announcement comes with a fan contest introduced by director Francis Lawrence. The contest is as follows...

Visit the official contest website to enter  May the odds be ever in your favor.

Twilight Saga marathon hits on November 15th

It appears that what theaters have done for previous movie runs, like The Dark Knight Trilogy screenings, will also be done for The Twilight Saga. It was announced that starting November 15th fans will have the opportunity to see all 4 existing Twilight movies in theaters before the premiere of the 5th movie, Breaking Dawn Part 2. The basic breakdown is Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn Part 1 will be screened on the 15th and with your marathon ticket you will be able to see Breaking Dawn Part 2 at 10pm local time, two hours before the regular midnight screenings. So basically if you go to the marathon you will be exiting the theater around the time the midnight screenings are just starting.

I will not be doing this but I am sure plenty of Twilight people will be.

Daniel Craig to return for more Bond films

It has been confirmed that Daniel Craig will return to reprise the role of James Bond for at least two more films following Skyfall. Including Skyfall he has appeared as Bond in three films total with Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace also under his 007 belt.

I personally am not happy about this because I think Daniel Craig is a lousy Bond, but whatever. He is popular an it's more about money than quality these days.

Star Trek 2 official title revealed

JJ Abrams has revealed the official title for the upcoming Star Trek sequel. The title is Star Trek Into the Darkness... 3D.


This title sounds dumb, imo.

UPDATE: Jeffrey Wright cast in Catching Fire

Jeffrey Wright (Casino Royale, Source Code) is the newest addition to the cast of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Wright has been cast as Beetee, a former victor from District 3 and is somewhat of an electronics expert. Click the jump for spoiler info on Beetee.

Twilight - Breaking Dawn Part 2 VMA Trailer premieres

The newest trailer for The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 2 premiered last night at the MTV Video Music Awards. The show itself was meh, despite Kevin Hart being hilarious, and so was this trailer. All I really had to say after watching it was at least they added a fight at the end. The ending of the book pissed me off because nothing happens. The Volturi basically show themselves to be a bunch of pussies.

Rosario Dawson returning for Sin City 2

Rosario Dawson has confirmed her return for the Sin City sequel, A Dame to Kill For. Dawson will be reprising her role as Gail.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is set for October 4, 2013.

The CW picks up Wonder Woman

After failed attempts, including one last year, to bring Wonder Woman to television it appears that The CW has picked up the character and is developing a show called Amazon. There is no timetable on when a pilot episode will be filmed or anything like that, but I guess Wonder Woman will be added to the superhero friendly network. The CW has already had the long lasting Superman origins show Smallville and have a new show centered around Green Arrow called Arrow which is set to premiere this fall.

Personally, I think the Wonder Woman thing is overhyped. She's a female superhero so people automatically think she's badass. I personally never got into Wonder Woman that much so this is whatever to me. I don't watch The CW and I won't start now. Not unless I hear the show is phenomenal.

Trailer for Monsters Inc, 3D re-release

Disney... can we just have new movies? Thanks.

Marvel's Phase One set delayed indefinitely

The release of The Avengers on Blu-Ray/DVD prompted a new set of marketing. One of them was a Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One - Avengers Assembled Blu-Ray collector set which was to be released on September 25, 2012. The set was to feature Blu-Ray editions of every Phase One film; Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Avengers. The set comes in a briefcase with a copy of the Tesseract along with character artwork and sells for like $200.

However... the production and sales of this collector set have been put on hold for an indefinite amount of time. Why? Apparently Marvel failed to obtain permission from a German luggage company who is claiming that they illegally replicated and produced their briefcase design. They have filed a lawsuit against Marvel which is going to halt the production and release of this set. The pre-order page on Amazon has been removed and I assume everyone who already pre-ordered this set just had their orders canceled. I guess if you want The Avengers on home media you will have to do what everyone else did and buy a regular Blu-Ray or DVD copy.

Jim Carrey confirmed for Kick-Ass 2

It has been confirmed that Jim Carrey will star in Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall as The Colonel. Director Jeff Wadlow shared the news on Twitter just 6-days prior to filming.

Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall hits theaters on June 28, 2013 and has Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse all returning.

RIP Michael Clarke Duncan

Michael Clarke Duncan, most recognized for his role in The Green Mile, has passed away at the age of 54. His fiance says it was due to complications after he suffered a heart attack in July.

Rest in peace, Mr. Duncan. Hollywood will definitely miss you.

The Possession - Review

The Possession follows Emily, a 10-year old girl who has her father buy her a mysterious box at a yard sale. Within 29 days of owning the box Emily's family notices she has adopted some odd and scary behavior eventually leading the family to seek exorcism help from a Hasidic Jewish rabbi.


I looked forward to The Possession for one reason; Sam Raimi was involved. Ordinarily Ghost House features aren't necessarily good but I wanted to give this a try. Judging from the trailers and that fact that Sam Raimi's horror has never let me down I went for it. For the most part this movie was good but that doesn't mean it was great. There was problems when it came to character development and some continuity but I will admit it's better that some other exorcism movies I have seen the past couple of years. Definitely more enjoyable than flicks like The Last Exorcism and Paranormal Activity.
As far as acting goes I think it was well acted, including the children. Usually kids are a toss up when it comes to movies and I think the lead girl playing Emily, Natasha Calis, was very good. Jeffrey Dean Morgan was probably the best, though. I also thought it was very visually achieving. The shots were great and the effects were well done. There wasn't an overwhelming amount of effects and the ones used fit great.

But, of course, with every good thing there is something unfortunate. I mentioned the character development and I think that was my main gripe. You find out the most basic details of the family and they just leave it hanging. You find out the dad was a school basketball coach and mom's boyfriend was a dentist, but you never learn anything else about their lives. You also never know why Emily's parents divorced or what the mom did for a living. You also learn nothing about the previous owner of the box or where exactly it originated from. They just show the girl finding it at the yard sale and very quickly becomes obsessed with it.
Like most exorcism/possession movies I think the exorcism itself was very short lived and a little lackluster. The dad goes to find the rabbi and before you know it they are sneaking off to perform this exorcism and it is over within the last 10 minutes of the movie. I was disappointed with that. They wasted a lot of time on things that didn't need the extended focus.


Other than that I would still say The Possession was pretty good for what it's worth. Not quite as good as Drag Me to Hell was but like I said... a lot better than other exorcism movies we have had the past couple years. It's worth seeing.