Steven Spielberg's classic thriller that made us all afraid to go into the water is finally coming to Blu-ray. The Digital Bits (via AICN) is reporting that Jaws is coming to Blu-ray on August 14, 2012! Apparently, Spielberg has been working on it's release for quite some time. 

Source: AICN (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52366)
Source: The Digital Bits (http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents)

Like most teenagers his age, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. In his journey to put the pieces of his past together he uncovers a secret that his father held...a secret that will ultimately shape his destiny as Spider-Man. This is the first in a series of movies that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story. On July 3rd, 2012, the untold story begins. And starring Andrew Garfield (Peter Parker), Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy), Denis Leary (George Stacy), Rhys Ifans (Curt Conners), Martin Sheen (Ben Parker), and Sally Field (May Parker), directed by Marc Webb, The Amazing Spider-Man movie is swinging into theaters in IMAX 3D!

Check em out below and share your thoughts:

Are you liking the marketing for The Amazing Spider-Man?

Source: CBM (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=51740)

I bet you never thought you would ever see Darth Vader and Adolf Hitler in a rap battle... I know I didn't until today when I was sent this YouTube video of the two evil bastards spitting rap hate at each other. This just seems wrong on so many levels, but at the same time I can't help but laugh at it. The video was created by ERB and this is part of a video series he's working on called Epic Rap Battles of History. It will be interesting to see who will do battle next. Check out the video below and tell us what you think!

Weeks after the second trailer of Walt Disney Pictures' John Carter, international trailer site Addictomovie.com has premiered a new international trailer. John Carter stars Taylor Kitsch, Mark Strong, Bryan Cranston, Ciarán Hinds, Daryl Sabara, Willem Dafoe, James Purefoy, Dominic West, Lynn Collins, and Polly Walker in a film directed by two-time Oscar winner Andrew Stanton. The film arrives March 9th, 2012.

What are your thoughts? Are you looking forward to seeing John Carter in theaters?

Source: AddictedMovie.com (http://www.addictomovie.com/)

Video editor Kees Van Dijkhuizen has created yet another fantastic end of year video montage showing off all of the great films we've seen over the last year. This is the same video editor that created the the [the film of] series focusing on film directors. The video is called Cinema 2011, and here's a note from the editor:

A mix of laughs, kisses, fights, tears and everything in between. Here’s what brought us together this year. God, I love cinema. Each year I’m reminded of the sheer force a couple of frames can hold, and it’s something only found in film. It seems to just fly by, and if you don’t pay attention, you might miss it all. A gorgeous masterpiece about one family coping with the end of the world, the portrait of a young man diagnosed with cancer, the end of a ten-year adventure that reached millions, a cynical writer discovering the magic of Paris… No matter how you look at it, 2011 had something to offer for everyone.

After Cinema 2008, 2009 and 2010, I decided to take a new approach. Artists like Gen and Matt have explored new terrain of the end-of-the-year montage and the urge to keep Cinema’s identity intact became bigger than ever. After experimenting with a more personal vision last year, I decided to focus more on the year itsself rather than my vision on it. The Cinema series has a special place for me because bringing so many films together makes it so very clear why we want to spend hours and hours in a dark room filled with strangers. As always, thanks a million to my wonderful subscribers and viewers, everyone who I’ve had the joy of sharing my passion with and everyone else who’ve made my YouTube career such a wonderful success. This one’s for you.

That being said... enjoy the video.

As if Beauty and the Geek was not enough, MTV is reportedly set to produce a new “experimental documentary series” about geek culture. The show is called Fandom Rising and is from the producers of Jersey Shore.

Ashton Kutcher produced Beauty and the Geek, which was a reality dating competition that did not put a good light (in my opinion) on Geeks. The fact that the same team that is pimping out Guidos and Guidettes is behind this show makes me a tad bit nervous. Read all the details below in the official press release:

Hollywood, CA (December 20, 2011) – From the masterminds behind “The Jersey Shore” comes a new vision for the future of television.

Doron Ofir Casting and 495 Productions is proud to launch the search for the most passionately obsessed, proudly self-identified pop culture fanatics from the worlds of comics, graphic novels, sci-fi, anime, manga, videogames, toys, movies, and television.

“FANDOM RISING” will boldly go where no fanboy or fangirl has gone before! If you are a guy or girl who gets all the references in “The Big Bang Theory,” quotes the Original Trilogy, revels in spotting Cylons among us, joins the horde, wishes to attend Hogwarts, Starfleet Academy, or Xavier’s School for the Gifted, and reveres masters of science fiction and fantasy — this is the show for you!!!.

You are officially being summoned for an experimental documentary series that takes a deeper look at the lives and relationships of people who love fantasy, fiction, cosplay, comics, gaming and science.

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… men and women were free to create their own universes, passionately collect their obsessions, and proudly celebrate their eccentricities without any persecution from their peers. Now it’s time for the nerds to once again have their revenge, and show just why it’s the geeks who shall inherit the Earth,” Doron Ofir, President.

“FANDOM RISING” is currently looking for those who value brains over brawn, substance over status quo, and march to the beat of their own cantina band. If your life is filled with the exquisite, the extraordinary and the exceptional, you are officially being summoned to join the Fandom Rising!

Does this seem like a perfect fit for you? If so, head on over to the Fandom Casting to apply. If I was not working for GeekTyrant and was a little younger, I might do just that. What about you?

Source: /Film (http://www.slashfilm.com/jersey-shore-producers-casting-mtv-geek-reality-show/?utm_source=Movie+Magic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashfilm+%28%2FFilm%29)
Source: Bleeding Cool (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/12/21/makers-of-jersey-shore-create-geek-reality-tv-show-for-mtv-fandom-rising/)

Seth Rogan has attached himself to a new film project at Disney called The B Team. He will serve as a producer on the action spy comedy and will most likely end up taking a starring role in the movie. 

As you can imagine, The B Team is a lower level group of operatives that are not as awesome as The A Team. The film is still in the development stage, but the story focuses on a top secret agent who is kidnapped, leaving his tech support team and researchers to rescue him.

Sounds like there could be some fun elements in the film, but there's not much to go off of right now. According to Variety Disney has been sitting on the project for over three years after they bought the pitch from screenwriters Derek Guiley and David Schneiderman (Chasing Liberty). Better late than never I guess. The reason it kind of got pushed back is because there was another film in development at the time called The B Team at Sony Pictures. It later ended up being retitled The Other Guys which starred Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.

Rogen will next be seen in Paramount Pictures mother-son road-trip comedy My Mother's Curse opposite Barbra Streisand. 

Source: Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118047856.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNews%7CLatestNews&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)

I’m constantly asked ‘why the hold up on Gremlins 3? And that’s because those films were such products of the technology at the time. The movie was more limited and created by technology. They were puppets. The storylines, then, were based around what we could do with the Gremlins. Now, of course, anything is possible but it becomes a little more difficult to hone it on what your storyline would be. First of all, I won’t be asked. Second of all, I wouldn’t bring back the original cast because it’s been too long – the kids now would be familiar with the title, and familiar with Gizmo and Stripe, but as far as the actual [live-action] characters and story, they don’t know them.. it.

Source: Moviehole (http://www.moviehole.net/201150925-exclusive-has-warner-decided-to-do-gremlins-3)

Here's an entertainingly silly sweded trailer for Christpher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. This trailer was created by the same team of people that made The Avengers sweded trailer we posted a couple of months ago. It's fun to see how inventive these guys get with what little they choose to work with. It's fun to see them try and pull off the epic special effects sequences. 

For those of you not familiar with the term sweded, it comes from the film Be Kind Rewind, and it's a low-budget, homemade remake of a film which is why it looks so gloriously bad. The sweded trailer was made by Bryan Harley, check it out below and tell us what you think! Enjoy!

Source: Via: Firstshowing (http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/check-this-out-a-crafty-sweded-trailer-for-the-dark-knight-rises/)

Tyrants!

We’re back for a review of Justice League #4. Let’s dive right in, shall we?

Review:
We return right where we left off last issue. Victor Stone’s armor has fully integrated with his body, and just in time as Darkseid’s parademons are about to kill his dad and the remaining S.T.A.R. Labs staff. Since Victor has no clue what’s going on, his armor reacts defensively with its crazy weaponry and murderizes his attackers. When things quiet down a bit, Silas Stone explains to his son what exactly happened and why half of his body is now made of military-grade cybernetics. To say that Victor is not happy with all his new situation is an understatement. So naturally, he runs off in a flurry of teenage angst.

And along the way, he runs into more parademons. Only this time, Victor’s cybernetic armor interfaces with one of them and finds out its mission objectives. Let's just say that none of those objectives are of the peaceful variety. Wow, Victor Stone has had the worst day ever.

Back to the rest of the Justice League, Aquaman has now joined the scene, which now includes Superman, Flash, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. Aquaman details how Darkseid’s forces rudely started building a fortress in his ocean and are definitely bringing their hostages there.

It seems that while everyone else believed Aquaman was another urban legend, Batman of course knew of his existence.

The League still has no official name or affiliation, but it is acknowledged that a general leader is needed, which both Aquaman and Batman jockey for. But that can’t be decided until they not only deal with this parademon invasion, but also find a way to shake off the U.S. Army helicopters now shooting at both them and Darkseid’s parademons.

As the League takes down the Army choppers without injuring anyone, Cyborg appears on the scene disoriented and nearly out of it. Guess we got the whole gang together. And just in time too, as Darkseid finally makes his first full appearance to personally deal with the newly formed Justice League!

What worked:
I like how the League is still figuring out their structure and is not quite gelling yet. But everyone realizes that given the situation, they clearly need to work together on this. Plus, the whole main roster for the Justice League is finally together. The bits of humor with Green Lanten are good (him touching Wonder Woman's lasso and speaking way too much truth), but Geoff Johns needs to be careful to not turn Hal into a blustery caricature of himself. 

Also, Darkseid’s new outfit looks AWESOME. I guess we’ll have to wait until issue 5 to see if his powers are different at all.

And finally, when does Jim Lee’s artwork not look amazing? It’s a moot point now.

What didn’t work:
I understand the expediency and the need to get everyone together, but the formation of the League still feels a bit rushed and forced. Let’s hope the League gets to figure out its place and structure after the Darkseid storyline ends in issue #6.

Final Thoughts:
Another solid issue with the league now unofficially yet fully formed and Darkseid finally appearing to take on the Justice League. Can’t wait until issue #5! See you guys then.

- CCE

Here's a great collection of concept art for Disney's upcoming sci-fi film John Carter, and I have to say the stuff I see here look better than anything I've seen from the actual movie. I'm thinking that maybe this movie would have been better as an animated feature. I love that first piece of concept art above... that looks like a badass movie. The movie just doesn't have that gritty edge. 

Most of the concept art shows off the land of Barsoom, which is the fantasy version of Mars from the Edgar Rice Burroughs' stories. Director Andrew Stanton brought this world to life using Zion National Park in Utah.  

Check out the concept art and tell us what you think!

Source: Barsoomia (http://www.barsoomia.org/)

Apparently this is the result of crazy holiday Christmas parties at Marvel. This image of a festive Galactus comes to us from Ryan Penagos, and could it be any more awesome? Maybe if you increased the length of the beard to that of the cosmos...but I'm being greedy.

Email Me: MickJoest@Geektyrant.com Twitter: @MickJoest

Source: Agent M Loves Tacos (http://agentmlovestacos.com/post/14655293206/galactuclaus)

It's really no surprise that Paramount Pictures and Skydance want to make a fifth Mission: Impossible movie. After all, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol ended up being an awesomely entertaining movie, and on top of that it was a commercial success! Moviehole recently spoke with an inside studio source who said,

they’re “extremely happy” with how well the film was doing (going so far as to suggest it might be the big money-maker of the Christmas period; Personally, I think “The Muppets” and “Tintin” are forces to be reckoned with) and that they’ve heard “Skydance definitely wants to get going quickly on [Mission] 5. And a Top Gun” with Tom. Paramount are onboard for both.

The end of Ghost Protocol definitely suggests that a fifth movie would be made, and that Cruise would be back to reprise his role as Ethan Hunt. There was a lot of speculation that this would not be the case after Jeremy Renner was cast in the movie. There was a possibility that he would end up taking over the franchise. Not anymore. Pegg offered some insight on this in a previous interview,

I think that might have been the plan earlier on, but as the film progressed and we enjoyed it so much I think the idea of Ethan Hunt retiring fell by the wayside. Tom [Cruise] suddenly remembered why he loved doing these films so much and suddenly thought ‘well maybe I do want to do more?’.

If “Mission : Impossible 5″ does become a reality (and all signs suggest it will), Pegg says he’d “love to be part of that gang” again. And he says “It’d be nice to see them go into a mission a little better equipped and prepared and have some things that actually work”, as opposed to what goes on in the latest film.

After seeing Ghost Protocol I hoped that we would get to see another one. It would be great to see this team get back together taking on impossible missions, but only if the same people are involved. I want J.J. Abrams and Brad Bird back to develop the story and direct the film. At one point Bird was offered a suggestion to bring Leonard Nimoy back as his old character from the original TV series in the fifth film, to that he said, 

Hey man, what a good idea! cross pollinating the bad robot films!”, Bird says of bringing ‘Paris’ back from the classic series. “I’ll bring that up with JJ. I’ll be sure to discuss it.”

Hopefully he does bring that up with JJ because that will mean that Bird would be back and activily developing the fifth Mission: Impossible film. Would you like to see a Mission: Impossible 5 happen?

Source: Moviehole (http://www.moviehole.net/201150891-caffeinated-clint-skydance-wants-mission-impossible-5-asap)

Disney has released a brand new image from Tim Burton's highly anticipated black and white 3D stop-motion animated film Frankenweenie. The movie is an adaptation of a great live-action short film Burton made back in the 80's. Disney had no interest in making the film back them because it was too dark. Now Disney can't wait to get the movie released! It's amazing how this industry functions. 

The new image features a young Victor Frankenstein laying in bed while his faithful pup Sparky lays beneath it. Frankenweenie is a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students, teachers, and the entire town all learn that getting a new "leash on life" can be monstrous.

The films characters will be voiced by Winona Ryder, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer, Robert Capron, and Conchata Ferrell. Check out the image below:

I loved what I saw from this film at D23 this year, and I'm certain that Burton fans are going to love it, I just hope it will do well with general audiences. I love the fact that it will be in black and white, but not sure if the kids will be into it. GT writer Kristal Bailey had this to say in her first impression review...

The film has a unique look not only because of Tim Burton’s signature style and stop motion; it’s also shot in black and white. The film’s producer Allison Abbate shared with the enthusiastic crowd that kids loved the “fresh” look of a black and white film; while I hate to think of the classic black and white style as “fresh” it is for the young kids and entire generation who have grown up with big budget, explosion heavy blockbusters.

Here's what Burton had to say recently to EW,

It just tries to keep that idea of a very, simple pure relationship. Mix that with the Frankenstein myth, and it causes problems.” But the big beating heart in the story (apart from the re-animated one inside Frankenweenie’s chest) is the sad fact that we all outlive those four-legged pals from our childhood, and goodbye can be a painful thing. The idea of bringing a lost friend back to life? “It has its good side and repercussions. Ultimately, we try to go with the slightly more positive aspects of keeping that [boy-and-his-dog] relationship going.

The movie is set to be released on October 5th, 2012!

Source: Stitch Kingdom (http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-brave-frankenweenie-hires-stills-18979/)

I can't say I'm the biggest Taylor Swift fan, but she wrote and recorded an original song for the big screen adaptation of The Hunger Games with The Civil Wars called Safe & Sound. It's really not that bad of a song. It kind of reminds me of the style of music from another band I listen to named Eisley. Listen to the song and hit us up with your thoughts!

Click Here to check out the song over on iTunes.

The movie has a wonderful large cast of actors that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth,Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Wes Bentley, Toby Jones, Amandla Stenberg, Alexander Ludwig, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jacqueline Emerson, Paula Malcomson, Dayo Okeniyi, Jack Quaid, Leven Rambin, Willow Shields, and Lenny Kravitz. 

Here's the Synopsis:

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which "Tributes" must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross, and produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel, the first in a trilogy published by Scholastic that has over 16 million copies in print in the United States alone, has developed a massive global following.

The movie is set to be released on March 23rd. 

In a recent marketing stunt celebrating the release of the game Star Wars: The Old Republic, an army of Sith Lords invaded New York's Times Square and created an epic freezeframe lightsaber battle with Jedi and plainclothes warriors.

Plainclothes warriors join the battle among Jedi and Sith in the first ever lightsaber freeze mob duel in the heart of New York's Times Square. Watch as over 100 fans joined the battle to celebrate the launch of STAR WARS™: The Old Republic on 12.20.11

This actually looks really cool even though everyone is frozen in a certain position, and there's no real movement going on. Check out the video below and hit us up with your thoughts!

Source: Superpunch (http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2011/12/sith-lords-take-over-times-square.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SuperPunch+%28Super+Punch%29)

As io9 put together a nice little frame by frame break down of the Prometheus teaser trailer they noticed something interesting that I completely missed! As you can see in the picture above there is a pale looking man standing around on the classic Space Jockey ship. Is this the actual Space Jockey? Click here to watch the trailer again because you know you want to.

I have so many burning questions about this movie, but at the same time they are all being answered right before my eyes! I just want to see the movie already! Care to share your thoughts on this?

Make sure to head over to io9 to read their detailed breakdown.

This is seriously one hell of cute Chewbacca cake! The cake was created be flickr user Chocolate Moose. The question is... does it taste good? I don't think I would want to eat it anyway; it looks too cool. 

Source: Superpunch (http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2011/12/chewbacca-cake.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SuperPunch+%28Super+Punch%29)

I'm really excited about Pixar's new animated film Brave. I love that it has a different feel and story than anything they have done before. I'd actually like to see more of this kind of stuff from them. You should check out the full trailer for this film if you haven't already, to see what's in store for us.

The image above we see the main character Princess Merida skillfully aims her bow and arrow as her family of royals look on in disapproval.

The movie was directed Marc Andrews/Brenda Chapman and it features the voices of Kelly Macdonald (No Country for Old Men, Boardwalk Empire) Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, and Robbie Coltrane.

Here's the Synopsis:

Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus (Connolly) andQueen Elinor (Thompson). An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Merida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Merida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman(Walters) and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Merida’s quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin (McKidd), the surly Lord Macintosh (Ferguson), and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall (Coltrane).

Brave arrives in theaters June 22nd, 2012.

Source: Pixar Planet (http://pixarplanet.com/blog/new-brave-still-merida-aims-for-greatness)

Last year is was announced that Warner Bros. was looking to reboot a feature film version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and fans didn't seem very happy about it. Well, I'm happy to tell you that it doesn't look like that Buffy reboot is going to happen anytime soon. 

The studio ended up hiring first time screenwriter Whit Anderson to take on the script, and according inside sources the studio wasn't really happy with the script she turned in. LA Times reports that Anderson "fell far short of expectations and, in the end, was rejected completely."

Ouch, for a first time screenwriter that would be incredibly discouraging to hear, and a massive blow to her self esteem. The studio is now out looking for another writer, but according to the source the project may have lost it's steam. Producers also have a fear of the fans, and the fact most of them were pissed off when they heard about the reboot in the first place. The source went on to say,

If you’re going to bring it back, you have to do it right. [Anderson] came in with some great ideas and she had reinvented some of the lore, and it was pretty cool but in the end there just wasn’t enough on the page.

The fact that Joss Whedon will have nothing to do with this reboot gives me no confidence or excitement in a Buffy reboot. Whedon himself wasn't happy with the idea and he expressed his feeling in a statement he made last November,

This is a sad, sad reflection on our times. when people must feed off the carcasses of beloved stories from their youths — just because they can’t think of an original idea of their own, like I did with my Avengers idea that I made up myself.

The studio should just let this one go. What do you think?

Source: Hero Complex (http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/12/22/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-movie-looking-for-new-writer/)