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A Shepherd’s Tale
Firefly’s Shepherd Book, one of the more enigmatic of the show’s characters, is about to get the graphic novel treatment via Dark Horse.
Ron Glass is interviewed by Optimus Douche, of Ain’t it Cool :
OD: No doubt, since it’s been, what, five years since “Serenity” the movie was in theaters. So, how does it feel to come back to the FIREFLY universe for this origin prequel?
RG: This is a great opportunity for me and I think it will be a thrill for Serenity fans. All of the questions they’ve been asking me at the conventions over the years will finally be answered. I know the fans are going to go crazy because this book will be packed with some really wonderful stuff.
There’s lots more at this link, so please go on and read the rest!
Wolverine’s Samurai Movie Starts Filming Next Year [Wolverine 2]
Wolverine’s claws will be tempered with bushido, the Samurai code, in the forthcoming sequel. Based on the Frank Miller/Chris Claremont comic saga, Wolverine 2 already has a script and is gearing up to shoot early next year.
The Usual Suspects‘ scribe has turned in the completed Wolverine 2 screenplay, according to The Hollywood Reporter. But the site also reports that it’s a “bit different” than they expected. Let’s hope that doesn’t mean “ruining Deadpool,” like the previous movie.
But apparently the difference revolves around a love story with a Japanese actress. Which doesn’t seem absurd, as Wolverine was quite partial to the Japanese character Itsu, whom he marries, and with whom he fathers a child named Daken.
The filming will no doubt end up in Japan sooner or later, as Wolverine star Hugh Jackman has been excited about shooting the sequel there since last year. We’re optimistic, only because this storyline deals with an interesting phase in this character’s life. But after last years ridiculous paint fights reports, we’re not getting too excited until we find out who else is involved, including who’s directing.
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Shark Brains!
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The sharkmechas can kick the asses of dinoshark and sharktopus.
Turns out the best pilot for a battleship is a shark brain. Just transplant right into the brain interface bowl on the bridge, and you’re in business. As long as you don’t forget the dorsal fin.
For some reason, shark brains just can’t get adjust to having a ship body unless they can feel that fin moving through vacuum, as if it were slicing through protons the way it once sliced through water molecules back on Earth.
Feng Zhu is a concept designer who has worked on games and movies, from Star Wars to Guild Wars and Transformers. He also does original work and does tutorials, which is what most of these images are from. I love that his ships look designed for space and sea.
See more of Zhu’s work in his portfolio [Spotted on Concept Ships]
Fast Five
Coming Soon has this on the 5th Fast and Furious movie:
Universal Pictures today announced that Fast Five, the fifth film in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, will hit theaters on June 10, 2011. There are no other films scheduled for that date yet. Director Justin Lin, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are returning for the action pic, in which Dom (Diesel) and Brian (Walker) are fugitives being pursued by relentless lawmen.
July 2010: We Are The X-Men
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Change. It always scares me silly where the X-Men are concerned. Every other character can be tinkered with, but it’s always my fear that something terrible will happen to my favorite runty Canuck, Wolverine, and I’ll end up crying in my whiskey in the Princess Bar.
Marvel isn’t saying much of anything about it. Should I be afraid?
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Breaking News: Liev Schreiber Has Read The Wolverine 2 Script
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At a Repo Man press conference today, Liev Schreiber confirmed that he and Hugh Jackman have read the Wolverine 2 screenplay. Even though he’s unsure whether Sabretooth will appear, he’s optimistic about Victor Creed’s return for Logan’s Samurai saga.
At a press conference for Repo Man in New York, Schreiber had the following to say about Wolverine’s Japan odyssey.
Wolverine 2 is slated to film early next year.