Heh. I can't see DB as Doom.
Simon: Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword. Zoe: I think he knows which end to hold.
'Shindig'
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DavidS - Jul 09, 2004 12:38:42 pm PDT #18 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
§ ita § - Jul 09, 2004 12:38:42 pm PDT #19 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This is fun. Shia LaBeouf on Superman in which he has been cast as Jimmy Olsen:
LaBeouf may not have left with a script, but he did leave with some intriguing casting info. Mainly, Jake Gyllenhaal is apparently no longer in the running for Superman.
"They're going to go with an unknown," said LaBeouf, adding that McG is trying to lure Scarlett Johansson for Lois Lane and Johnny Depp for Lex Luthor.
§ ita § - Jul 09, 2004 12:49:18 pm PDT #20 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And, in other comic news (I can't tear myself away), Batman Begins is supposed to be 1/2 origin story, including training, and the second half fighting villainous threat.
The above isn't significantly spoilery -- no characters named, just about how much of the movie is to be dedicated to origin.
eta: Gary OLDMAN is James Gordon? How did I miss that? They should switch him with Caine.
Miracleman - Jul 09, 2004 12:53:03 pm PDT #21 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Boreanaz is in talks for the neferious Dr. Doom.
"So pouts DOOM!"
Polter-Cow - Jul 09, 2004 12:55:21 pm PDT #22 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Now that I think about it, Shia LaBeuof has Jimmy Olsen written all over him.
And nifty news on the Bats movie. Although could be tricky to develop the villains with only half a movie, what with their being obscure to a mainstream audience (and hell, even I don't know who Ra's Al-Ghul is).
eta: Gary OLDMAN is James Gordon?
Really? How odd.
§ ita § - Jul 09, 2004 12:55:42 pm PDT #23 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I figure they're thinking if they just paint him metallic, they won't need expensive prosthetics.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 09, 2004 1:02:04 pm PDT #24 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
OK, I've tracked down internet rumors that the secret woods-dwellers in Shyamalan's The Village might be Indians, or alternately modern construction workers.
Please tell me the twist isn't that everyone's being menaced by The Village People.
§ ita § - Jul 09, 2004 1:05:02 pm PDT #25 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's very scary, Matt. More scary than the individual scenarios.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 09, 2004 1:09:49 pm PDT #26 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
On the plus side, it would get me to not only be happy I paid my money, but also to drag other people back for repeat showings.
Sue - Jul 09, 2004 1:13:12 pm PDT #27 of 10001
hip deep in pie
So, claiming I had errands to run before five, I skipped out of work twenty minutes early to see an afternoon matinee of Arthur. Sigh...I felt a little sorry for the actors and some of the lines they had to say. They weren't given much to work with that's for sure.
I don't think I care about it enough to actively dislike it, but it was the least of the Arthur movies. A big old meh. Worse than campy old MoA? It was so dour, it's hard to compare the two. Some beefs:
Don't you think the Saxons, over Britains, would know how to deal with crossing a frozen lake? Or and sure, one guy with an axe can cause the lake to break up when a couple of hundred Saxons walking in time can't.
There was no apparent reason for the loyalty to Arthur, beyond him being a good soldier. The story was set up so that he was aloof from the other knights and the filmmakers left him absent from the few scenes of camaraderie. Obviously it was deliberate, but to what purpose? To show that it was his leadership qualities? It wasn't working for me.
Little, tiny, ropey-armed Guinevere didn't look like she would have lasted a second in hand to hand if she hadn't been an above the title star.
Was that Brian Blessed as a Saxon extra? ye gods! Get that man some real work.
Lots of smoke seems like a lame way to stage a battle
Clive and Keira had almost no chemistry.
My god, why a perm on Clive? Why!?!?!? Clive in leather pants, however, mreow!