These '
Jurassic World' posters are so gorgeous that I want one for my living room...at least for summer time. Scifi artist
Mark Englert has produced this most recent work for this year's Comic Con. If you haven't seen his previous artwork see
Collider's site. They have a wonderful collection of Englert art. The new 'Jurassic World' poster is clearly an homage to the original 1993 film. 'Jurassic World' opens June 12, 2015 and stars
Bryce Dallas Howard,
Chris Pratt,
B.D. Wong, and
Vincent D'Onofrio.
News
It was announced today that
Lucy Lawless will be joining '
Agents of Shield.' And all of the fangirls and fanboys collectively did a happy dance. Perhaps this show isn't so bad after all? Now if only the show dropped some of the dead weight in the form of Skye and Agent Ward...then all would be right with the world. No word on what character Lawless will be playing.
There's a rumor circulating that
J.J. Abrams is bringing a "
Westworld" remake to HBO with
Sir Anthony Hopkins as the lead. I know that HBO typically attracts movie stars, but if this rumor is true then HBO is seriously stepping up their game.
James Marsden and
Evan Rachel Wood will costar.
Baby Poison Ivy gets a name change on '
Gotham.' Poison Ivy's real name has always been Pamela Isley. Now henceforth baby Poison Ivy will be known as "
Ivy Pepper." Not sure what prompted the name change? Do the producers really think people are not smart enough to know that she's baby Poison Ivy without the word "ivy" in her name?
Ethan Hawke gets all timey wimey in a new time travel flick. Hawke essentially plays a timecop who has to go back in time and stop a disaster or something. Yeah, we've seen this before, but so what.
"All of this has happened before and it will happen again." -- Peter Pan.
In other news-- Has anyone been watching '
The Strain?'
io9's article pretty much sums up my feelings about it. It was just ok. I am still waiting for a show (or a film) to semi-accurately depict the CDC (Centers for Disease Control). Don't these people hire consultants? Would the CDC seriously release four people infected with a mysterious disease that had just killed 300 people? Does that make sense?
Spoilers
Watch the first 5 minutes of 'The Guardians of the Galaxy.'
Beth gets a boyfriend on '
The Walking Dead,' in the form of '
The Fault in Our Stars' star
Ansel Elgort. And all the fangirls swoon. I'm just happy that
Carol and baby Judith seem to still be alive and away from "Terminus." I'm hoping that Carol will save the day. Team Carol all the way. I didn't agree with her decision to kill sick people, but at least Carol has scruples. I can't say the same for the rest of the characters.
Her Universe continues to impress me with their stylish geek girl clothes. Yes please.
Cosplay
My
favorite cosplay this week is a family cosplay! And everyone said "awwwww."
Funny
Dana Scully (
Gillian Anderson) extolls the virtues of science in an autotune of course, because why not?
Links
Melissa Bradley updates us on her cancer fight. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
Alex reviews 'Snowpiercer'
Film Sketcher reveals a female transformer
Jeremy Retro dishes on Tony Jaa's new flick
Brittani reviews '400 Blows' for the Blind Spot Series
Sati gets "Under the Skin" of Scarlett Johanasson
Katy has a cool entry for Hitchcock's Women in Film Blogathon
Speaking of which, go see
Hitchcock's Women in Film Blogathon
French Toast Sunday is hosting Speilberg in July
The Geek Twins discuss the reasons we never got a 3rd 'Batman' film from Burton
Movies and Songs 365 reviews 'Hard Boiled' for the Blind Spot Series
The Flick Chicks review 'Pompeii'
Fisti's best of 2013 is up. Looking great.
Mark gives an account of the Pacific Northwest Writer's Association Conference
Check out
Alex's entry in the Six Degrees of Separation Blogathon that
Nostra is hosting!
Whew, lots of good links this week!
Lucy Lawless on S.H.I.E.L.D.? Sure!
ReplyDeleteRemaking Westworld. Bad idea.
The Strain is following the book and yeah, I agree. Still watching though.
Cannot wait for Guardians...
I'm really looking fwd to the Guardians as well. I hope it's good. Idk about Westworld. The first one really wasn't that great. A remake could only improve things right? Especially with Hopkins. :)
DeleteFinding out Xena was joining S.H.I.E.l.D. was super-exciting, already. I do wonder what kind of role she would have. I'm sure it'll be something interesting.
ReplyDeleteIf it's any consolation given what happened in the Season 1 finale, I don't think it's too much of a stretch to assume Ward might have less screen time in Season 2, at least given he isn't exactly part of the regular cast anymore.
John, thanks. That's the best news I've heard about that show! They need to shake the cast up a bit.
DeleteThanks for the link! Scully did have a one-tracked mind :) I wonder what part Anthony Hopkins would play in Westworld tv-show
ReplyDeleteYes she did! Me too. I assume he will play the character that is in charge of Westworld.
DeleteYES! Team Carol! I didn't agree with her killing Karen and David either, but I see why she did it. I loved that promo pic of her and Judith, her giving Judith back to Rick and them hopefully making up is what I'm looking forward to the most.
ReplyDeleteI could not agree more with dropping Skye and Ward from AoS. Especially Skye.
Ivy Pepper....wtf?
Thank you for the link!
Hi Brittani! Thanks. Yes, I really like Carol as a character. I think she's probably one of the most complex characters on the show.
DeleteI'm all for Gotham at this point...just give it to me already! I don't care about the name change...they can work that in somehow, I'm sure. Odd decision, but there are ways to work it into the story.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link...I really appreciate it.
Hi Fisti! Thanks. I'm looking fwd to Gotham too. I hate to admit that but I am. I hope it's decent.
DeleteOnce I saw Walking Dead spoilers I had to scroll down to avoid them. Loved that Jurassic poster though! :)
ReplyDeleteOh thank you! I'm in a love-hate relationship with the walking dead! I still read all of the spoilers.
DeleteThanks so much for including me with all those great links! But just an FYI, I'm not hosting the Six Degrees Blogathon. That's all Nostra!
ReplyDeleteOops! Corrected. Thanks for letting me know!
DeleteThank you for linking me! :)
ReplyDeleteI can't speak much about The Walking Dead S5 'cause I'm avoiding spoilers - but I can't wait for fall.
The Strain was a little hokey for me in its production, but it had some nice moments of suspense. David Bradley was kick-ass, so I'm holding onto the show for him.
You're welcome! I am still going to watch the Strain. I give a show 3 eps. If it doesn't grab me by ep 3 then I'm out. I may give the strain another ep or two before I give up b/c I do like David Bradley.
DeleteI'm so excited Lucy Lawless will be joining 'Agents of Shield.' She'll make a great agent, but an even better bad guy. That super family is awesome on multiple levels. That Guardians of the Galaxy clip is a little "as you know Bob" but has some great action. I'm hooked on a feeling.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I love Lucy. She will only improve that show. It needs all the help it can get. Isn't that cosplay just the sweetest thing. I love it. I'm sure you're going to be seeing Guardians of the Galaxy this weekend!
DeleteHooray for Lucy! I will have to resume my crush on her!
ReplyDeleteI am wondering why the name change for Ivy? I am hoping that Gotham is half as good a Arrow.
Yay for Lucy is right! I always love her in everything she's in.
DeleteThansk for the link! I'm not liking that Poison Ivy, they made her into some nerdy girl when Pam's sex appeal was what made her so dangerous. I'm still hoping we will finally see proper Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn one day
ReplyDeleteI agree! Why couldn't they do Gotham sans Batman? there are lots of characters besides Batman.
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