Want to check out some cool behind the scenes photos? Jeff Bridges kept his own photo diary during the filming of Iron Man. Check it out.

Swank-mo-tron: Hello everyone, Swank-mo-tron here.  I just wanted to kick off our first roundtable in a while, this time for the new 007 picture, Quantum of Solace.

Let me be the first to say that this movie was pretty good despite obvious mistakes and missteps.  The action sequences, though too choppy, were pretty engaging and cool and Daniel Craig is a certifiable bad-ass.  Having said that, this isn’t my favorite Bond film and there are a few reasons for that.  First, the fact that Forster decided to NOT open with the gun barrel sequence that every other James Bond picture opens with started off this outing with a bit of annoyance for me.  (I was already pissed because there wasn’t a Watchmen trailer on my print but two (count ’em two!) fucking Seven Pounds trailers).  The lack of the gun barrel combined with the utterly patronizing and pointless title screens every time the locale changes served to grate on me through what should have been an otherwise perfect film.  I mean, how many Bond movies have we as a collective audience sat through and didn’t need updates about where the action was heading and all of a sudden we’re too fucking stupid?  I mean honestly, when Bond says, “They’re going to Bolivia,” and they get on a plane and the next shot is him getting off, can’t we just assume that we’re in Bolivia instead of taking me for a moron?  My other big problem was the lack of 007’s theme song in the body of the film.  In Casino Royale, I understood the reason they held off, but for this outing there was no excuse.

Also, where the fuck are Q and Moneypenny?  There is a reason that for 20 straight Bond films there was a Q department and a great scene with Bond and his relationship with Moneypenny.  Why are we not capable of handling that awesomeness anymore?  The next film might as well be Moonraker bad if it can’t include Moneypenny, Q, the James Bond theme and the gun barrel sequence at the fucking beginning.  Otherwise this is just another Bourne movie, and I’ve had enough of those….

Any thoughts?

Humanjunk: The movie was good though. I won’t say it’s as good as Casino Royale, as I seemed to miss the character arc if there was any for Bond. He spent the whole of the movie scowling and being emotionally constipated, don’t get me wrong, Daniel Craig is a fine Bond, by far my favorite, but it seemed to me that he spent the entire time pissed over Vesper. This movie and the last one are more human and real than any of the other ones in the franchise, and Craig, though brooding, brings an element of melancholy to the film; a man who fights against his emotions, fearing that they’ll make him seem weak. He’s well aware that everything he touches turns to shit.

This is a production shot of Johny Depp in Tim Burton’s upcoming remake of Alice in Wonderland. The movie is slated to come out in 2010, and continue to establish the downhill slide of both of their careers.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Johnny Depp. And I think Tim Burton was great at one time. But, I’m kind of getting sick of his emo/goth remakes.

No? Then you need to click here immediately and check it out.

I have been Trek fan my entire life, in fact, I just watched Generations last night because I got this sudden urge to watch Picard and Kirk kick some ass and Data say “Ohhhh shit.” as the TNG Enterprise meets its demise. Star Trek, Star Trek TNG are among my favorite TV shows of all time and I am extremely excited about the latest incarnation by JJ Abrams. I really hope this captures the awesomeness that is the Original Series, as tongue in cheek as it may have been at times.

My only complaint is with 10 year old Kirk, which I hope is just a fleeting opening scene to the movie, and brooding Kirk on the motorcycle. Other than that I think the casting is great, and if I may quote one of the Geek Show Forum members who I think said it best:

“Oh, and Uhura? SMOKING!!! I’ll take her transmissions anytime!”
–TommyMilagro

I’m not sure if this is meant to be a “reboot” with more movies to come, or just simply another installment that happens to be a prequel, but judging by the trailer, so far, so excited.

Christ, I hope not…

Source – Newsarama.com

Talking to the Los Angeles Times the singer/actress said, “I want to do a superhero movie and what would be better than Wonder Woman? It would be great. And it would be a very bold choice. A black Wonder Woman would be a powerful thing. It’s time for that, right?”

Well, at least she’s hitting the obvious nail on the head. A re-casting of Wonder Woman from her Greek roots to a darker tone would be a major shift for a comic book to film adaptation (rumors about Will Smith playing Captain America notwithstanding). To date, all the major characters who have crossed over have retained their look from the comics, and yes, by look, we mean skin color. Back-up characters and supporting cast have been changed here and there, such as Michael Clark Duncan as Kingpin in Daredevil, but casting an African American as Wonder Woman would be a major departure for DC Comics and Warner Bros., who are notoriously protective of their top three characters, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman…

As for the real possibility of seeing Beyonce on screen as Wonder Woman? It’s very hard to say – Wonder Woman is becoming the Holy Grail of comic book to film adaptations, and has been stuck in various stages of development hell for years. Most notable among the efforts was Joss Whedon taking a spin at the Amazon Princess, but even he had to back off when he wasn’t able to deliver a script that captured the attention of executives at Warner Bros. Beyonce’s interest – if she’s serious – she is, after all, busily promoting her new album, and is currently working any and every angle to get her name in the press – could perhaps be enough to muscle the project back on to the active list for the studio, who recently said they are revising how they work with and view the DC Comics properties.

Recently, Australian actress Megan Gale was pegged to star as Wonder Woman in the planned Justice League ensemble film which was to bring together all of DC’s top-tier heroes. Plans for that film appear to have been put to rest – thankfully, in the eyes of many fans.

At Warner’s, the potential film is under the care of Producer Joel Silver who has said he’s looking for a way to make it work.

Here’s the thing, skin color and continuity aside, I would be more concerned about “Beyonce’s” acting ability. I mean, I’m not going to snap a judgement here, so maybe someone who saw Dreamgirls could let me know, but I don’t see her being a good enough actress to headline a movie, much less the WONDER WOMAN movie. Personally, I don’t see this happening, but you never know.

According to SHH! The Hollywood Reporter reports that Gough and Millar (Smallville, Spider-Man 2, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor) are set to pen the Robotech movie (I know, talk about 3rd string information…).

This more than likely comes as disappointing news to all you Robotech fans out there as Lawrence Kasdan, the genius behind Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and Raiders of the Lost Ark, among other greats, was originally set to write the big screen adaptation… However, coming from a guy not super familiar with Robotech, I thought Spider-Man 2 was a strong, character driven movie which is something that should be strived for in any movie, so perhaps all is not lost.

Newsarama has posted a few good pictures from the set of Kick Ass, which is of course the movie based on the graphic novel of the same name. We have given all the issues of Kick Ass, by the awesome Mark Millar, rave reviews and I hope the movie lives up to the high expectations! Check out the article and pictures here!

Check out the awesomeness that is the new Watchmen trailer over at Yahoo!Movies!

I just checked it out a few times myself and I am getting more and more excited about this movie. I really think this is going to be well done, and while no movie could ever be as good as the Graphic Novel itself I still think it will be Goddamned awesome!

Check. It. Out.

According to Variety Director Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. are being sued by Batman. I know, “What?” But it’s true. Apparently there is a Southeastern city in Turkey called Batman, and they are suing Nolan and company for royalties from the ridiculous amounts of money The Dark Knight made.

I shit you not:

Huseyin Kalkan, the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party mayor of Batman, has accused “The Dark Knight” producers of using the city’s name without permission.

“There is only one Batman in the world,” Kalkan said. “The American producers used the name of our city without informing us.”

The mayor is prepping a series of charges against Nolan and Warner Bros., which owns the right to the Batman character, including placing the blame for a number of unsolved murders and a high female suicide rate on the psychological impact that the film’s success has had on the city’s inhabitants.

A spokesman for Warner Bros. stated that they have yet to see any actualy legal action against them and have only heard about it from the press as the rest of us have.

I wonder if this douche bag mayor is aware of the army of high-priced lawyers he is more than likely going to go up against… good luck with all this buddy.

Comingsoon.net has posted new Watchment posters that were distributed by WB to various sites across the internet. They have collected them and put them all on one convenient page. Personally, I dig them because they remind me of a graphic novel cover or something.

Really excited about this movie, I hope it’s good!