DHe #207 - Boo Scares

What would have been a Halloween episode is now an After Sandy Catch-up show. On this episode we talk about movies or TV shows that scared us, either as kids or now or when even. Join the mad house for the first is a couple of catch-up shows. Enjoy.

The Old and the Young

Yeah, it's THAT cool.

It's the tweet heard round the geek world.  Director Bryan Singer confirmed on Twitter that both Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen will be appearing in the upcoming X-Men:  Days of Future Past, the sequel to X-Men:  First Class.  He also announced that the younger versions of their characters will also be played by the original actors, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy.  The film is planned to be released on July 18, 2014. Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult are also returning for the sequel.

Super Tie-in?

Not Superman Returns!

In an interview with the New York Post, Zack Snyder dropped some hints that his upcoming Superman: Man of Steel may tie-in to DC/Warner Brothers 2015 Justice League movie.  The post asked Synder if there is any chance that the studio would be integrating MoS with Justice League and he gave a non-denial denial.  "I can’t really say anything to that, because that’s a big spoiler," Snyder said.  "I will say, yeah, they trust me to keep them on course."  Considering how Super-Heroes seem to be huge money makers, the performance of the Marvel Movies leading up to the Avengers and the huges success of the Avengers itself, DC/Warner would be perfect idiots not to follow suit.  Superman:  Man of Steel releases on July 14, 2013.

Avengers Assemble. . .again

Unstoppable

Remember that special edition briefcase that Marvel was going to release featuring all the Super-Hero movies leading up to the mega-hit Marvels: The Avengers that got stopped when German luggage maker Rimowa BhmbH filed a lawsuit? Well looks like no immediate settlement is in sight, so Marvel has decided to release another version of the briefcase/box set (called, "Marvel Cinematic Universe:  Phase-1 -- Avengers Assemble").  That's right geeks of all walks of life they want to get this release on track - and make even more money, of course, so Marvel has released the blu-ray set this Fall and the pre-orders are most likely going through the roof.  The new release is going to be in box format and is expected to be a huge lift in the home entertainment market. The Avengers four-disc blu-ray is already the number one video release of 2012, mirroring how the movie did - which took in over 1.6 billion dollars at the box office. One up for comic book films.

Geek Writers Strike Back

It's Alive!!!

Disney might not have a director yet, but it is sure lining up writers for their plan making of the Star Wars sequels.  According to Hollywood trades Lawrence Kasden, writer/screenwriter of Silverado, Return of the Jedi, and Mumford, and Simon Kinberg, who wrote the first big budget Sherlock Holmes film, X-Men the Last Stand, Mr & Mrs Smith and the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future past, have both been hired to write the eigth and ninth sequels to the Star War saga.  Reports are also saying that they will be producing the two films as well. Say what you will about Disney buying Lucasfilms, but the addition of two veteran writers of geek fair seems to be a step in the right direction for where things are going.  More news on this as it comes in.