About Heroes @ Comic Con 2010: Tron Legacy-Flynn's Arcade

I got a chance to do the TRON LEGACY experience at Comic Con this year by going to Flynns Arcade.

I was hoping to play some cool old school video games...what I got was something completely different....

Yes, that last shot is my real expression from the night.

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!!...in 1952?

For shits and giggles, lets imagine that an Avengers movies was already made...58 years ago....

Did you catch the little cameos from other Marvel heroes not mentioned in the role call?

The Walking Dead Cast Also revealed!

Not sure if you dug the Green Lantern costume? How about a cool pic from The Walking Dead show?

Picture came from io9.com.

Yeah, thats pretty awesome. Anyone else still can't believe this show is actually happening?

Mortal Kombat: REBIRTH?? What is this?

So, this mysterious video poped up on YouTube recently.

As of now, no one knows where it came from or why it exsist.

Why not watch it first and we'll discuss after....

Pretty crazy right? A Mortal Kombat movie with NO magic in it.

Rumors have been running pretty high on what this thing is. Is it a fancy promo for a new game? Is it just another fan film but with some great production value and some big names? OR, is this a pitch to make into a new film?

My thoughs? The video itself looks great. The fight scene is awesome. It's fun seeing how they tie all the game elements and make a "real" world take, and the idea of making Scorpion the lead is intriguing to say the least.

But, is this the right way to do it? Can this work as a feature film before the we get tired of waiting for the next reimagined character or reference? If this is just a game promo, would fans of the game accept this new take?

What do you guys think?

Thor Concept Art

Following yesterday's revealed cap concept art, we have Thor concepts today!

I think it's cool, but I wish it was a little less 'techie'. The chest, gauntlet and boots need to be toned down a bit and less 'ultimized' in my opinion. Thoughts?

Movie Sequels: Why They're Often Terrible

Another fine article/pic stolen from the wonderful cracked.com.

A Kick Ass director to work on X-Men First Class

Variety reports it here"":http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118018731.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&ref=vertfilm

I'm actually really surprised by this news.

Heres a history recap...

Vaughn was set to direct X-Men 3, but due to...well...a ton of shit (creative differences, the rushed schedule, the studios interferance....) Vaughn left, which led to the Ratner version.

He then made Stardust, and while not a Box Office success, it got some soild reviews (76% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Vaughn then was working on Thor for Marvel Studios, until he left that project too (information is a little less clear on why he left Thor)

Vaughn then made Kick-Ass...and you guys know ALL about that film don't ya.

Maybe theres a trend here.

Obviously he wants to play with the big toys so he'll keep trying till everything works out for him.

Maybe he will work on it, realize that Fox is still runned by a bunch of A-Holes and go off and make another good film on his own.

By the way, Fox wants this movie out by June 3, 2011 , another rushed schedule.

Personally, I have very little interest in another prequel movie. Why Fox wants to keep looking into the past for this franchise makes little to no sense to me.

Bryan Singer is still on board as a producer (his being back to the franchise is also just as surprising for me).

I wish Matthew Vaughn luck, but I wish he'd go on and do his own thing.

West Coast About Heroes Episode 26: Meat Flavored Potatoes / Jonah Hex Review

In this episode, Josh P and Chris H read viewer mail, and review Jonah Hex (that's right, we saw it!). Review is spoiler free up until towards the end, but we give a spoiler warning, so don't fret, Hex fans, you can get in on the fun too. Just tune out when you hear the queue. Also: Kick-Ass is briefly discussed.

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Jonah Hex Trailer is blasting away online

Some of the West Coast About Heroes guys caught an early test screening of the flick so hopefully we will get some news on what they thought of it soon.

My thoughts on the trailer? Josh Brolin pretty much nails Jonah, and I'm sure at the very least he will be the best thing about it.

The steampunky western weapons are pretty cool and the action could be fun.

My problems so far is that the story looks too generic for a character as odd and interesting as Jonah Hex(looks like your standard revenge film). It also looks a little too slick and glossy for my taste, I personally would have liked a grittier Hex film.

BUT, I didn't make this thing, and who knows, maybe this will be a blast!

The flick comes out on June 18th.

Joss Whedon to direct The Avengers movie

Variety has reported it "":http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017689.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&ref=bd_film

For as long as the Avengers movie was announced, I racked my brain on who would be a good choice.

Jon Favreau made sense to me since he started this big wave of Marvel movies thanks to Iron Man, but he stated he has no interest in making The Avengers movie(instead he will be a producer on it).

Maybe Zack Snyder? His visuals are amazing and the action is guaranteed to be well shot and big in scope. Granted his character work is fine(at best) but it’s not his forte and for the Avengers film you need someone who can make this ensemble work and be fun to watch.

Maybe J.J. Abrams? He’s work on Star Trek was great, and the ensemble in that film was stupendous. He was able to balance both the action and the character while still making it exciting.

BUT both Snyder and Abrams are busy as fuck guys with no room to make an epic movie like The Avengers.

SO, enter Joss Whedon.
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Lets look at his stats.

Dude’s an accomplished writer/director. His writing is what he’s known best for, but his directing is energetic and nicely stylized.

For at least FOUR different shows he’s handled large ensembles and gives each character personality, humor and enjoyable traits to make them distinct.

He knows his comics,and has written 25 issues of Astonishing X-Men (plus his run on The Runaways comic). His X-Men run was critically acclamed and a huge hit.

And most importantly…he’s HUNGRY.

Not in the sense that he’s poor assholes, no, he’s hungry to prove himself.

He has a huge following, but it’s a cult following and it’s not enough for someone who needs make more projects.

Right now, Hollywood thinks Whedon only works for a niche audience, much like Kevin Smith.

Whedon has been trying to get into the big leagues, to be someone in the industry that can make a blockbuster hit off a project.

He’s had a few movie projects get away from him or be stuck in development. The stuck in development hell Goners, an original script at Universal, and the Wonder Woman film that didn’t work out

His recent show,_ Dollhouse_, also got cancelled, making him a very available man.

He’s been kicked around by some bad luck in the last few years, and he needs to make a movie to make a big stamp.

This movie is his answer.

Personally (as if you couldn’t tell) I think he’s perfect for the job.

I'm a big fan of his stuff and I have been waiting for someone to give him a big budget superhero film, I just didn’t think it would be this big budgeted superhero film.

This will be the most ambitous project he has ever worked on, but I think he’s ready.

Good luck Joss, because it’s your job to make sure the Avengers assemble!