Subscribe now to get the latest updates, news, videos and pictures of the Movie for FREE!!!

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Are Geeks Losing Their Cool In Hollywood?

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies Jeffrey Dean Morgan is The Comedian in Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Watchmen'

Sorry, geeks, but it looks like I have some bad news for you. Your days of glory may be coming to an end.

The 00s have been extremely kind to you. Ever since Spider-Man's record-breaking box office run back in 2002, you've held your own kind of superpower, one with much more practical real world uses than the ability to sling webs. You've been wielding the awesome power of being the most coveted demographic in Hollywood. From X2 to 300 to Iron Man, you've been setting trends and turning films into pop culture crazes. You've had the biggest movie stars in the world begging on their knees for your attention at Comic-Con every year. And thanks to Heath Ledger's performance in The Dark Knight, you got to see your favorite movie of the year get invited to the ultimate cool kids' party, the Oscars. But I'm starting to worry that it may be all downhill for you from here.

My fear for you started this past Monday, when I read that Watchmen had made $55 million in its opening weekend. This is by no means a weak performance, but it's certainly lower than what was expected. And when you take into account all the hype -- the heavy advertising, the dramatic legal battle, the threats to boycott X-Men Origins: Wolverine if Fox prevented the film from being released this weekend -- that number really should've been higher. A lot higher. You geeks promised we were all going to love this movie. You told us it would be an outrage and a travesty if the studio battle prevented us from seeing it. You even got me to read a graphic novel for the first time in my life out of anticipation for this movie. But those opening numbers, the mixed reviews, and the 64% grade it got at Rotten Tomatoes are telling me that you geeks may have steered me wrong this time.

I'd be more forgiving if I thought you had something else cool to show me coming up soon, but the truth is you really don't. Wolverine might be promising, but you don't need to be a geek to enjoy Hugh Jackman. Star Trek looks like it might be cool, but "Trekkie" is still a dirty word in mainstream culture. Also, I'm so over the idea of Spider-Man 4, and it hasn't even begun shooting yet. The Dark Knight had me ready to pledge my undying allegiance to the kingdom of geekdom, but you can only watch a DVD so many times and it looks like we're going to have a long wait for the sequel. Who knows if Christian Bale will even come back for it now? The fame you geeks brought him has led to bigger and better movie roles, but it's also been a huge headache for him and he could be feeling a little resentful about that. You're going to have to face the fact that Batman might not be around to save you the next time you get shoved into a locker. (Editor's Note And don't even get us started on Transformers 2 or G.I. Joe ...)

I'm sorry if I sound a bit harsh here, but I've really enjoyed our time together and feel I owe it to you to be honest. Everyone who's ever enjoyed a stint of popularity eventually has to learn the tough lesson that it can and will be taken from you on a moment's notice. No one can stay popular forever, not even if you do have superpowers.

source

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies

Monday, March 30, 2009

411 Fact or Fiction Movies/TV 03.13.09: Week 168

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies Will Last House On The Left be better than the original? Is Terminator: Salvation the summer movie people are most looking forward to? Is anyone surprised by Dancing With The Stars enduring popularity? 411's Leonard Heyhurst and Larry Csonka debate these and other subjects in week 168 of 411 Fact or Fiction: Movies/TV!



Hello! Welcome back once again to the 411 column sure to set nerves on edge, Fact or Fiction!

This week marks the two-year anniversary of my taking over the column. Hooray, me! I'd like to thank everyone that has made this possible, from my higher-ups here at 411, to all the staffers that take part week to week. It's been a lot of fun to be sure, and I hope that all feel the same way.

To mark this momentous occasion, I managed to wrangle up a couple of big guns this week. Leonard Heyhurst, who was the man who hired me on to 411 in the first place, and Larry Csonka, 411 co-webmaster and a man you don't want to mess with. Let's see what they have to say for themselves…

1. You expect Last House On The Left will be better than the original.

Leonard Heyhurst: Fiction. It's rare that a remake is as effective as the original, especially in the horror genre. While the remake does look interesting from the trailers, going more for suspense than ‘torture porn.' However, in this case, the original was a very raw, very brutal horror film for the period. This actually looks like it might be a step back from that. Technically speaking, it probably will be a better movie, but it won't be as groundbreaking and won't develop as strong a cult following. This will be just another installment of trying to use a familiar name to make dough.

Larry Csonka: Fiction. Yeah, I am just burnt out on the whole remake, reboot, reimagining of shit lately. It seems like every other news post I make in movies is about a remake, reboot, reimagining of SOMETHING! Leonard hits the nail on the head. Technically and special effects wise, sure it likely be vastly be superior, but I cannot see it eclipsing the original.

Score: 1 for 1

2. While you think that NBC's new series Kings has an interesting premise, it won't be enough to get you to tune in.

Leonard Heyhurst: Fact. There's not a lot of current television I watch, unless it's on USA. Kings does look different from anything else on television right now and very creative. That right there will probably doom it to an early death. I don't NBC has done a great job in explaining the series, because I doubt many could tell you what it's about. If they can't do that, they won't want to watch it. It's sad that rarely the original survives the television landscape.

Larry Csonka: Fiction. I will agree with Leonard on a few things. I don't watch a ton of current TV, sure I have my shows, but for the most part I like to stick to my VDD collection of shows, which is always growing. I will also agree that it does look different that just about anything else currently on TV, and while that MAY doom it to an early grave, I will tune in. Sure it may suck, there's a good chance of it. But I am interested to see the modern day take on the monarchy that they have planned. I think that it will be clear after an episode or two if it will work or not. Actually I will likely have my opinion after the two-hour premiere. But there is enough to get me interested to check it out.

Score: 1 for 2

3. Terminator: Salvation is the summer movie you're most looking forward to seeing.

Leonard Heyhurst: Fiction. I'm looking forward to Inglorious Bastards, Star Trek and Public Enemies more. Terminator: Salvation does look exciting and a new turn in the Terminator series that might prop it up for another trilogy. Christian Bale's blow up on the set won't hurt it much, as the old saying goes any publicity is good publicity. Yet, I think this might be too loud and too reliant on special effects. Remember how low tech the first one was. True the second one was filled with cutting edge technology for the time, but it was integrated into the plot. Blowing up robots for the sake of blowing up robots does not a great movie make, see Transformers.

Larry Csonka: Fiction. Nothing against Terminator: Salvation, and I agree with Leonard again in that it looks interesting and will likely serve to begin a new trilogy of films. Hell I am looking forward to the movie and will actually go and see it when it comes out. But for me, the film I am looking forward to the most is the new Star Trek film. I am a self-admitted Trekkie. I own the movies, and I own almost all of the series on DVD as well. I don't have high hopes for the new version as much as I am interested to see how they work it. That has me interested and that is why I am looking forward to the film so much.

Score: 2 for 3

Switch!!!


4. You're still amazed and surprised by Dancing With The Stars enduring popularity.

Larry Csonka: Fiction. Not at all. While some may, the show offers a lot of things to many people. Fist of all you have the reality show buffs. While it isn't the Real World or Survivor, it is an interactive show that pulls people in and causes them to form an attachment, which makes them vote. Secondly you have people that like dancing. My mother in law loves the show and follows it like a religion, as do many friends her age. Thirdly they play to several demographics, like adding in sport stars. This gets ESPN and other outlets to cover the show, hence giving it more promotion and attention. That partially gets a guy like me interested. But what gets me and many others is the HUMILIATION factor. Who doesn't want to see someone that is or was famous make an ass out of themselves? So no, I am not amazed at all that the show is still popular.

Leonard Heyhurst: Fiction.I really have to agree with everything that Larry said. It's a show that engages and filters into the popular conscious on many different levels. If I can look into my crystal ball, I think we might be on the other side of the show's peak popularity. Looking at the cast list this year, there wasn't one person that piqued my interest. Even last year, I was intrigued by Ted McGinley, Susan Lucci and Cloris Leachman. They also seem to be falling into very specific categories with who they get. There's always a former NFL player anymore, a hot chick, someone they know who will be a train wreck. So, no, I'm not surprised by the popularity, but the ride won't last forever.

Score: 3 for 4

5. You would like to see a biopic of the pioneering rap group N.W.A.

Larry Csonka: Fact. As a musician, I usually am interested in bio films on popular musicians. Also, I really enjoy bio pieces overall. I love the biography channel and am always catching shows on there. And then you take a group like N.W.A with such a rise and fall story, and the interest level goes up. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Tomica Wright will all be a part of the production of the film. This will either prove for a very true telling of the story, or revisionist history, which is my only concern.

Leonard Heyhurst: Fact. I don't know a whole lot about this project. I do agree with Larry that having the members of the group and others close to the group involved could be a good or bad thing. Usually this leads to revisionist history, because people want to look good and some things are just too painful or embarrassing to reveal. The recent Notorious was cited to be pretty decent and interesting by reviewers, if not a cut above, and this will probably turn out the same way. To return to the original question, yes, I would be interested in seeing such a film due to the history, controversy and musical importance of the group.

Score: 4 for 5

6. You don't have high hopes that Race To Witch Mountain will be any good.

Larry Csonka: Fiction. For a few reasons. First of all I liked the old Witch Mountain films, they bring back some good memories of watching them with my mother. Secondly, sue me, I am a fan of The Rock Dwayne Johnson. While all of the movies he has been in haven't been great, I have personally enjoyed his performances, as he makes the best out of a bad situation when need be. I have checked out all of his movies, and the man just delivers good performances. And finally, to kind of go back to point number one, I am looking forward to checking this out with my daughter. She loves The Rock as well, The Gameplan is a HUGE hit with her, and when she saw the commercial for the film, she immediately wanted to see it because of him. It may not be a GREAT film, but I am sure it will be good and that Hana and I will have a good time watching it.

Leonard Heyhurst: Fiction.Once again, I have to agree with a lot of what Larry said. For what the movie is intended to be, and that is a fun family targeted action adventure film, it should be at least serviceable. Disney
always puts a technically good product together and Johnson always does his best no matter the project. He's instantly likable and charismatic and there is something about him that oddly children can relate to. I look for Witch Mountain to do well enough at the box office to launch a sequel and other similar movies with Johnson. Is an Apple Dumpling Gang not far off in the Rock's future?

Final Score: 5 for 6

Bonus Non Fact or Fiction Question: What is your favorite movie of all time?

Larry Csonka: TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE. This was a hard one. I am a huge fan of The Godfather, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and too many films to name to be honest with you. Since I work from home, I watch a ton of movies, some good and some bad. But recently, Hana wanted to watch Transformers, cartoon Transformers. So I introduced her to a film I hadn't seen in some time, TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE. Not only did numerous childhood memories come back to me, but sharing the experience with her was so great. You would have thought that this was the coolest thing to ever happen to her the way that she reacted to the movie. So while it may not be the greatest film of all time, it has become my favorite, again, just because Hana loves it so much. We now watch it at least once a week.

Leonard Heyhurst: My favorite all time movie is The Color of Money. The script is by my favorite screenwriter, Richard Price. His key assets are smart and specific dialogue, which really shines here. Every character speaks differently, but all with a unified feel of the "world" in which they inhabit. Phrases are turned in such a way that nearly every word out of Eddie's mouth is quotable. The mantra of the movie is said by him early on, "pool excellence is not about excellent pool." It's that type of simple logic that fills the movie and is the wit of Eddie's wisdom.

Paul Newman finally won an Oscar for reprising his role of Eddie Felson from The Hustler. A sympathy win or not, Newman underplays to a fantastic degree and conveys so much in body language and facial expression, even when you can't see his eyes behind rose-colored glasses. Newman's facial reactions when Vincent is trying to talk Julian into another game early on are priceless. One can see his amusement and the wheels in his mind turning.

This is one of Cruise's best performances as it plays up his natural qualities, namely being a smarmy dork who you know would be dangerous if he had a clue. Then at the end when he gets one, Cruise turns that twinkle in his eye and grin on his face to something almost scary. Cruise and Newman have nice chemistry between one another. Every film has a turning point and that chemistry really helps to set off the one here, which occurs where Eddie and Vincent are playing each other in the run down pool hall. The dialogue and direction are pitch perfect, but it's how Newman and Cruise deliver their lines and play off of each other that clues one into the fact that the film is about ready to take a shift. Eddie is starting to get the old feeling for the game back, while Vincent's natural cockiness and mean streak starts to creep through.

The cinematography is smooth as silk with a real snap and flow to it. Early in the film there's a shot of Vincent breaking a rack that zooms in slightly that has a seamless jump cut to a zoom on Eddie. It's timed so tightly with the sound and motion of the break that the two shots have such a flow into each other. That's just masterful workmanship. The film is constantly dark and smoky, but never dank and so black you can't see the backgrounds. There are lesser directors who have no idea how to light just right to get that clarity of visual while still obtaining the right mood. A lot of critics at the time thought that Martin Scorsese's direction was a little flat, but I think it works well and is one of his most understated efforts. He knows he has a strong script and actors and lets them stand alone while doing the little technical things that allows both elements to shine.

source Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Which Actor Plays Two Roles In Transformers 2? (Sadly, It's Not Megan)

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies A ton of new Transformers 2 spoilers may fill you with dread. But luckily, there's also an awesome Fringe scoop. Plus Lost/Heroes clips, and the best upcoming Smallville moments. And a Doctor Who tidbit. Spoilervana!


Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen:

Are you ready for a double dose of John Turturro in the new movie? Not only is he back as the angry Agent Simmons, but he also voices a new Transformer, a robot that's old and broken down, and who loses screws and bolts at every move. (Fans speculate this is going to be Jetfire.) The movie starts out at Gyzeh, Egypt, long ago, before the pyramids were built, and ends up in the same place, in the present day, with a huge Autobot-Decepticon fight. And in between, we'll learn how the pyramids were built.

Also, Michael Bay says he wanted to include two "stupid Transformers," Skids and Mudflap, who are always bickering. But they do something heroic at the start of the movie. And Bumblebee has become more serious, and doesn't want to leave Sam's parents' garage. [TLAMB]

source

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Transformers Throws Wrench Into Kendra's Wedding Plans

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies
Transformers Throws Wrench Into Kendra's Wedding Plans

We know in Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, that Decepticons forces return to Earth to kick humanity's butt.

But will the movie also wreak havoc on Hank Baskett and Kendra Wilkinson's wedding?

This is the question Celebuzz has been fretting about since speaking to Transformer-maniac Baskett about his June 27 nuptials.

One little detail he hadn't thought of when choosing that blissful wedding weekend—it's opening weekend for his beloved franchise. Transformer week coincides with Kendra wedding week.

"We were talking and I noticed Transformers 2 comes out before our wedding," Baskett laments. " I was like, 'Oh jeez, do we have to choose the rehearsal dinner on that night. I have to go see Transformers.'"

"I'm one of the biggest Transformer fans there is. Kendra hates it. But I have the shirts, I have every toy. When I was a kid I said, "Man if I ever get rich I am going to buy every Transformer there is.'"

Not surprisingly, this discussion had a predictably sad ending.

"I guess I'll have to wait until after our honeymoon to see Transformers," Baskett laments.

Oh Optimus Prime, help us!

source

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies

Friday, March 27, 2009

John Turturo Voicing Jetfire in TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF THE FALLEN is coming and I personally cannot wait!! Yes I love the giant f***ing robots damnit!

Via a translated REVENGE OF THE FALLEN article in the French magazine "Première Ciné Live," Michael Bay's forums Shoot For The Edit had some info posted about co-star John Turtoro, our favorite Agent Simmons, voicing the Decepticon turned Autobot Jetfire - well I assume it's Jetfire.

The article reads (this is translated remember, the grammar isn't perfect) -

Set: Egypt, in front of kheops pyramid, stands an ancient 30’s palace built for King Faruk’s guests.

At “Action”, Shia runs through the yard, stops at the doorstep and hits the door with his shoulder. Megan Fox, John Turturo and Ramon Rodriguez come next and hurry inside the building.

Shia heads up, shout a few words at an imaginary Bumblebee, and gets in.

Three cars, the Camaro, the red TRAX and the green BEAT, start quickly and stop a bit further away to look out. The three vehicules are driven by black-suited (and thereby “invisible”) stuntmen behind the smoked glass.

At the end of the day, the crew moves to the third and smallest pyramid, Mykerinos.

John Turturo, back as always angry agent Simmons, has to climb up a few stones. This hasn’t been done for 30 years: Too many accident occurred and egyptians had forbidded it.

Turturo will try to run from an imaginary Decepticon.

Michael Bay says: “I had the idea of these two stupid Transformers, Skids ans Mudflap. They’re twins who can’t stop bickering, but they do heroic things at the beginning of the movie.
Bumblebee, on his side, has become more serious. He doesn’t want to leave Sam’s parents’ garage. There is also an old Transformer, who loses screws and bolts at every move. And it’s John Turturo voicing him.”

The description we have of Jetfire for the sequel is as follows - It has been confirmed that Jetfire will be appearing in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as an Autobot. He will continue to be an SR-71 Blackbird and will be able to combine with Optimus Prime. Jetfire is portrayed as an aged Decepticon who becomes an Autobot due to his wounds and old age. He is seen with a cane of sorts (which is formed by his vehicle mode's landing gear) in the film's teaser trailer, whilst being attacked by Scorponok.

So John Turturo is voicing Jetfire I would have to assume right? Awesome.

source Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Dial H for History: The Avengers Switcheroo: What Does It All Mean?

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies

So as you might have seen yesterday, Marvel announced a shuffling of its Avengers film lineup, which has been scheduled to put geeks on life support from 2010 to 2011.

For those needing a score card, the original Marvel schedule:

IRON MAN 2 - May 7, 2010
THOR - July 16, 2010
THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA - May 6, 2011
THE AVENGERS - July 15, 2011

And now, the revised schedule as it currently stands…

IRON MAN 2 - May 7, 2010
SPIDER-MAN 4 - May 6, 2011
THOR - June 17, 2011
THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA - July 22, 2011
THE AVENGERS - May 4, 2012

Now you might be asking — what does that all mean? Well, I’m glad you asked, Gentle Reader! I think a major part of all this is the fact that one of Marvel Studios’ flagship franchises is not like the others: Spider-Man. While the Avengers flicks are all nestled in with Marvel Studios and Paramount, lonely Spider-Man (as always) is an outsider, as Sony will let the rights for the seminal superheroic cash cow revert only after hell freezes over.

For those of you who don’t remember, superhero movies have also seemed to dominate the summer schedules (see Lionsgate’s Christmas time Hail Mary with the Spirit if you don’t believe me). The original Spider-Man came out May 3, 2002, and Spider-Man 3 hit theaters almost five years to the day after the first film came out, on May 4, 2007. Iron Man staked out that same weekend turf a year later on May 2, 2008, utterly destroying its only competitor, Made of Honor. (Sorry about that, McDreamy.)

Well, here’s the problem. With Marvel and Paramount calling the shots for all the movies, the initial schedule seemed fine. But Sony has a little bit of leverage to mess with things: (A) Spider-Man is the biggest superhero film franchise of all time, with the trilogy totaling nearly $2.5 billion in sales worldwide, (B) the three pillars of the franchise — Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, and Kirsten Dunst — have been notoriously finicky about doing a fourth film (especially after the disappointingly-reviewed third film), and both Sony and Marvel doesn’t want to screw around with a winning formula.

So with Spider-Man now shoehorned into the schedule, Captain America has been — wait for it — put on ice until July 22, 2011. Curiouser and curiouser — isn’t Captain America a shoe-in for a July 4th opening?

There’s a reason for that, as well. His name is Harry Potter.

Now, would you rather get completely flat-tired by a movie that comes right after you, or would you like a chance to do the flat-tiring? The original schedule placed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two and Avengers on the same weekend, and this reshuffling certainly had something to do with this. I think Marvel knows that out of all its films, Captain America is the biggest gamble: by operating as a World War II-era prequel, this has few of the familiar hallmarks of a superhero film, and currently doesn’t have big names like Kenneth Branaugh attached.

Indeed, the fact that this movie is meant to be a prequel to a bigger film already shows that out of all the Avengers slate, this is the most expendable. Of course, the further you push back these summer blockbuster films, the less and less likely you’re going to strike gold — so in this case, I think Marvel is making an effort to take the bull by the horns by putting Captain America one week after Harry Potter, but still saving its nest egg for a clearer, franchise-free season. (That said, it could also get murdered the same way that Speed Racer did, coming one week after Iron Man.)

There’s another misconception here, as well — the 4th of July weekend. As I mentioned earlier, most superhero movies have actually taken the early May slot as opposed to the 4th. That said, genre films have had the largest draws when they do come out: Spider-Man 2 still holds the highest 4th of July grosses in history, and Will Smith vehicles like Independence Day and Hancock did quite well for themselves. (Terminator 2 even came out on a 4th of July weekend.) While it’s unclear what will come out that weekend, it’s obvious the studios are circling around something. Whether it’s a Transformers or Pirates of the Caribbean-style franchise remains to be seen. (UPDATE: 3/17/09: Yep, I called it. Paramount just announced that the third Transformers movie is coming out on July 4th weekend 2011.)

Something else to consider, though, is the Iron Man-Dark Knight Effect. What does that mean? Iron Man was a comparatively lighter, more simplistic kind of blockbuster. It came into theaters about two months before the Dark Knight, which gave it a good eight or so weeks to clean up before getting siphoned by the Dark Knight hype. There is a strong chance that Thor — which, based on Marvel’s comments, seems to be the Next Big Thing for the Marvel movie machine — will do the same, being an underdog to Harry Potter’s obvious commercial appeal. (That said, look at split films like the Matrix or Pirates of the Caribbean — the third films were panned after audience momentum plummeted with a crummy first act.) I think in this case, Marvel is trying to use Spider-Man to alley-oop with Thor before Harry Potter comes out, and then to have Captain America make a token effort to stop the beast before it gets too strong.

(Wow, fantasy novel analogies mixed with sports. I confess, I am a geek!)

So the real questions still remain: is Marvel trying to shoehorn in too much into one summer? Will the time they allot to each of these films give them a chance to shine, or will each film get run over by the one following it? Will Harry Potter pull a rabbit out of his hat and destroy his numerous genre foes? We’ll have to wait and see.

source

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Autobot Tattoo for Megan Fox? (Updated)

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies

It appears that Megan Fox may be sporting a new tattoo, the Autobot logo, if the cover image from the next issue of Empire Magazine is to be believed. The image (left) is one of the best I have seen of her in a while with the topless look and hair extensions. She is no stranger to tattoos as the poem on her ribs and especially the Marilyn Monroe tattoo on her lower right arm which probably caused the Transformers 2 costume and make-up departments more than a few headaches in covering consistently for Bay's action sequences.

Despite Fox's love of tattoos I doubt this is the real deal. I think it’s either a Photoshop or a temp tattoo. Part of the reason is because she just doesn't strike me as a Transfan. For her it is just a job and you don't get tattoos of a job. She loves the comic series Fathom so would believe a tattoo from that more. Besides, the tattoo is too small and in too standard a location. She likes tattoos you can't miss and feel compelled to ask about and she would probably throw a new tat on the inner thigh, top of her foot or some other unusual location that you normally don't find them. At least it makes for a nice change of pace from toy pictures. Hopefully the actual interview, assuming it has Transformers 2 content, will be made available online soon.

Update: To probably the surprise of no one, the tattoo is faked. As Seibertron.com found out, the picture is modified from an old issue of Rolling Stones Japan. I was hoping it was at least new as recent pictures of Fox have no been as good as the older ones, not sure why. Best guess is she has lot too much weight (yeah too much of anything is never good). Sigh, we need some real Transformers news so sexy but pointless crap like this isn't even worth posting about. Thanks to Selective Realism for the link.

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies

Megan Fox On The New Empire Cover

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies With Wolverine, Star Trek & more
Megan Fox On The New Empire Cover

The new issue of Empire is poised to hit shelves, and it's a doozy. Our cover star is Transformers 2's aptly-named Megan Fox, leading the collection of the hottest upcoming stars in Hollywood today. But that's not all in this month's issue.

We have an exclusive look at Coraline, the ace new stop-motion animation from Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick and genius author Neil Gaiman. We've been hanging out around CERN in Geneva with Angels & Demons, slashing through the bull to bring you the future of the superhero movie with Wolverine, and talking to JJ Abrams about a certain S. Trek movie.

Empire Megan Fox / Transformers 2 Cover
Click cover to enlarge

Add in Charlie Kaufman, Sam Raimi, Tron past and present and a feature on William Castle, and you've got a jam-packed issue.

The new Empire is on sale Thursday 26. Click here for your exclusive sneak preview of what's inside the issue.

Helen O'Hara
Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies

John Turturro Plays Two In Transformers 2

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies

John Turturro as Jetfire

Agent Simmons, the dumbest character of Transformers and possibly one of the worst film characters ever is brought back as a main character in the sequel, Revenge of the Fallen. He of course is played by John Turturro.

They must really love Mr. Turturro because now it’s being reported that he is playing a second character in Transformers 2 - Or should I say voicing.

A user on the official Michael Bay forums read some interesting information from the French movie magazine Première Ciné Live and was kind enough to translate it for us. In it, we have some potential plot spoilers from some set reports as well as a hint of Turturro voicing the character, Jetfire.

Jetfire in Transformers: Revenge of the FallenJetfire (also called Skyfire in the original Transformers cartoon) is a flyer with the Autobots. It was not always that way, as Jetfire has history with Starscream and was part of the Decepticons for a stint before switching over to the good guys. In the film, Jetfire takes the vehicular form of an SR-71 Blackbird. Coming full circle, it was rumored late last year that in the film Agent Simmons users some sort of radiation tracker to locate the Blackbird at some point in the film.

I paraphrased the loosely-translated quote so it actually makes some sense (as well as corrected an enormous amount of typos) [Spoiler Alert]:

Set: Egypt, in front of Kheops Pyramid, stands an ancient palace built for King Faruk’s guests. At “Action”, Shia runs through the yard, stops at the doorstep and hits the door with his shoulder. Megan Fox, John Turturro and Ramon Rodriguez follow next and hurry inside the building.

Shia heads up, shout a few words at an imaginary Bumblebee, and gets in.
Three cars, the Camaro, the red TRAX and the green BEAT, start quickly and stop a bit further away to look out. The three vehicules are driven by black-suited (and thereby “invisible”) stuntmen behind the smoked glass.

At the end of the day, the crew moves to the third and smallest pyramid, Mykerinos.

John Turturo, back as the always-angry Agent Simmons has a scene involving him climbing up a few stones running from some Transformer (to be CGI-inserted in later). This hasn’t been done for 30 years as Egypt had forbidden filming on the pyramids as a result of too many accidents.

Michael Bay says:

  • I had the idea of these two stupid Transformers (Skids and Mudflap). They’re twins who can’t stop bickering, but they do heroic things at the beginning of the movie.
  • Bumblebee has become more serious. He doesn’t want to leave Sam’s parents’ garage.
  • There is also an old Transformer, who loses screws and bolts at every move and it’s John Turturro voicing him.

I’m already worried about this movie with how he describes the two new Autobot twins. When we got our first look at the twins from Transformers 2, I described them as looking stupid with their disproportionate faces and now we know that’s exactly what they are. What a great decision to include these characters over of any of the unused original lineup from the cartoon…

So, what do you think of John Turturro’s characters?

source

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies

TRANSFORMERS ROTF: Two Voice Actors & Transformers Revealed - PLUS Plot SPOILERS

Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies
Original Megatron Frank Welker will voice one Transformers villain...
Frank Welker, the man who voiced Megatron in the original animated series, as you know was not chosen for the 2007 movie adaptation of Megatron in favor of Hugo Weaving. His co-star Peter Cullen however was, thankfully, recruited for Optimus Prime.

Michael Bay has recently revealed that he wants Frank Welker to voice a villain in the sequel Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.
Bay said that he will pursue Welker for the role of Soundwave.

Soundwave was a Decepticon who shape-shifted into a cassette player in the original cartoon. In Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen he will become a satellite.
Bay also has admitted that Megatron will be back for the sequel, for those of you that did not know already.

The article can be found at: http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a149293/welker-to-voice-transformers-2-villain.html?imdb


This second bit is about the other character. This was found on screenrant.com
it is more rumor than confirmed, but the reasoning is pretty solid.

John Turturro, who of course played agent Simmons of Sector 7 in the first film, has been found to be voicing a Transformer as well as reprising the Simmons role in the sequel.

A user on the official Michael Bay forums read something interesting from the French movie magazine Première Ciné Live and translated it for the forum. It revealed potential plot spoiler as well as who Turturro may be voicing, Jetfire.
Jetfire better known as Skyfire in the original Transformers cartoon is a flying Autobot. Jetfire in the film is disguised as a SR-71 Blackbird.



In the original cartoon Skyfire was a Decepticon who was a close friend of Starscream. He and Starscream came to Earth On a mission to explore prehistoric Earth, Skyfire was lost in a storm. Starscream searched, but there was no sign of his comrade, and assumed he was destroyed. He returned home.
Millions of years later, after the Autobots and Decepticons had begun their war on Earth, the Decepticons found Skyfire, encased in a block of Arctic ice, ala Captain America, and revived him. Skyfire joined them due to his friendship with Starscream, though he disliked their methods. When Skyfire's compassion led him to disobey Megatron, Starscream turned on his friend. Skyfire then left the Decepticons and joined the Autobots.

This is a paraphrased version of the quote from screenrant.com
Spoilers!

This is not in my own words, I’m just reposting it.

In Egypt- In front of Kheops Pyramid, stands an ancient palace built for King Faruk’s guests. At “Action”, Shia runs through the yard, stops at the doorstep and hits the door with his shoulder. Megan Fox, John Turturro and Ramon Rodriguez follow next and hurry inside the building.
Shia heads up, shout a few words at an imaginary Bumblebee, and gets in.
Three cars, the Camaro, the red TRAX and the green BEAT, start quickly and stop a bit further away to look out. The three vehicles are driven by black-suited (and thereby “invisible”) stuntmen behind the smoked glass.
At the end of the day, the crew moves to the third and smallest pyramid, Mykerinos.”

The article goes on to report that Michael Bay says “There is also an old Transformer, who loses screws and bolts at every move and it’s John Turturro voicing him.”

He also goes on to say that two Autobots Skids and Mudflap, are basically the comic relief of the movie. And Bumblebee has become a bit more serious in the second film as well.
Well that’s it. You can check out the rest of the article here at http://screenrant.com/john-turturro-plays-transformers-2-rob-6112/

source
Watch TV on PC - 12,000 TV Channels and Movies