I really enjoy watching these silly, hyper, 60-second retellings of classic movies. Today we bring you the latest from 1A4STUDIO, which features Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. Enjoy!

Robert Downey Jr. and director Ben Stiller are hard at work trying to bring a new live-action adaptation of  Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio to the big screen. The film project has passed through the hands of Tim Burton and Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller, but it looks like Downey Jr. and Stiller will be the team to bring it to life. 

This is a very different project for both of these talents, and when Downey Jr. was attached to the project we heard he was going to play Gepetto. Now new details on the film from Bleeding Cool say that the plan is to have the actor play Pinocchio as well. 

I'm not sure how they plan on doing that because the actor said in a previous interview that he didn't want to have to resort to animation. The site goes on to say,

"It’s a younger Gepetto than you might expect – not really with any need for any ageing makeup. As for Pinocchio, I assumed that it might be a performance capture role, but that seems to be still up in the air. It could be just a voice role, if earlier plans to have Pinocchio’s physical form be an actual physical form still live on, and there was certainly a lot of discussion about how that might work."

It will be interesting to see the approach they take on bringing the wooden boy to life in their film, and how Downey will portray him. I'm sure whatever they end up doing will be great and that the actor can pull it off. 

Hopefully they will deliver a sold adaptation. What do you think about the actor playing dual roles in the film? 

I grew up on Calvin & Hobbes. I read that comic strip every chance I got, and I have all of the book collections. Just like several of my favorite movies from the '80s, this comic had a pretty big impact on my life. These are two of the most iconic characters ever created, and I loved them! 

First time filmmaker Joel Allen Schroeder directed a documentary that he kickstarted called Dear Mr. Watterson. It chronicles the impact that the comic strip created by author and illustrator Bill Watterson had on the world. It features interviews with several famous illustrators, actors, and other fans, and the role these characters played in their lives. I'm happy to report that the doc will be distributed in the U.S. by Gravitas Ventures. 

The comic ran in syndication from 1985 to 1995 when Watterson ended its run on New Year’s Eve. Watterson has been extremely protective of his work, and has kept it away from potentially lucrative licensing deals, because he knows Hollywood will screw it up.

The doc premiered at the Cleveland International Film Festival in Watterson’s home base of Cleveland, Ohio, and it will hit theaters and VOD on November 15th. I've included the trailer for the doc below. 

Via: Deadline

The final season of Dexter continues to surprise fans with its twists and turns. We're only three episodes in, and it's been a great ride! We've got a new promo trailer and clip for the next episode called "Scar Tissue." In it, Dr. Vogel starts treating Debra, but it's safe to assume that she has ulterior motives. How is this series going to end!?

The SyFy Channel loves crazy shark movies! Before Sharknado came around they had Shark Swarm, Malibu Shark Attack, Sharktopus, Swamp Shark and Mega Shark. Now they have another original shark movie coming out called Ghost Shark, and they just released the trailer and sneak peek. The film stars Mackenzie Rosman, Night Court's Richard Moll, Tim Taylor and Lucky Johnson.

It shouldn't be too hard to guess what this movie is about. It's set to premiere on August 22nd. Check out the trailer and sneak peek below! Will you be tuning in to watch it? 

"The solution to stopping Zod isn't just a "snap"... it's also a cinch."

The team over at How It Should Have Ended got around to giving us their alternate ending to Zack Snyder's Man of Steel.  It may not be as funny as some of the other movie endings they've done, but it definitely makes more sense than what was done in the film. At the same time, it would have bypassed all of the action that caused lots of death and destruction. Check out the video and let us know what you think of the new ending!

Here's another entertaining DC Nation animated short from Cartoon Network called "Animal Man." This is one of the funnier ones I've seen. Animal Man is a pretty interesting character, and there are some great weird moments scattered throughout. I like the craziness of this character, and I think you'll enjoy it, so check it out!

James Wan's horror film The Conjuring comes out later this week, but the reviews for it have started to roll out, and they've been extremely positive. It seems like this horror movie is going to be even better than it looks, and it already looks pretty freakin' terrifying! 

New Line Cinema is already developing a sequel to the film which is based on a true story about a haunted house that is terrorizing a family. It takes place in Rhode Island in 1971, and follows real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren — portrayed by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga -- as they investigate the house.

New Line president Toby Emmerich told Variety that they are currently exploring ways to turn this into a franchise based on the Warrens’ paranormal investigations. He says,

“This is as good a horror movie as we’ve ever made…. We think it will have great playability. We have Lorraine’s permission and support, and we are working on developing another film."

The Amityville Horror and The Haunting in Connecticut are both films based on the Warrens' investigations, but I'm sure there are a lot more interesting stories that they could pull from. Apparently though, The Conjuring is the most terrifying experience they had, so any sequels might not be as scary. 

I can't wait to see The Conjuring for myself! I love horror movies, and this one is apparently supposed to be one of the best.

Ever since Neill Blomkamp released District 9, fans have been patiently waiting for the sequel, District 10. Blompkamp is currently finishing and promoting his next film project, Elysium, and after that he's moving on to his sci-fi comedy Chappie.

When talking about Chappie with Wired, the director says, it's about sentience: “If something is as smart as you, do you treat it differently if it isn’t a human?” He goes on to describe the script as "laugh-out-loud funny but also emotional." Then adds, “It’s fairly touching, buy, you know, fraught with gunfire.”

Maybe when he's finished with that one he'll get around to doing District 10, which he said exists as an 18-page story treatment. He doesn't give any details on the story, but he did say that it is “really fucking cool.” Here comes the bad news though, Blomkamp says he's not prepared to commit to the sequel, meaning its future is even more uncertain than it was previously.

Blomkamp also revealed that he turned down the possibility of working on a new Star Wars project so he could make original films. 

This guy is a very talented director, and he will have a long career of bringing us original and awesome films! 

The adventures of Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon will continue on the big screen with a feature film adaptation of Dan Brown's most recent novel Inferno. Sony Pictures has decided to skip the third book, The Lost Symbol, and make this one first. They'll eventually get around to making the latter though. It's also been confirmed that Tom Hanks will be back to star, and Ron Howard is coming back to direct!

They set the release date for December 18th, 2015, and David Koepp is adapting the screenplay. I enjoyed the first two movies, although they aren't the best work from Howard or Hanks. The books have always been better, and I suspect these other films will turn out the same way. 

Here's the official description of the book:

In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces... Dante’s Inferno.

Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science. Drawing from Dante’s dark epic poem, Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust... before the world is irrevocably altered.

Are you excited that Hanks and Howard are teaming back up to adapt this book into a movie?  

Thanks to Deadline

It's no secret that X-Men Origins: Wolverine sucked ass, but it's still a great movie to make fun of. The gang over at Screen Junkies made a brilliantly funny Honest Trailer for the film that points out all of the things we love to hate about the movie and more. 

I seriously hope that The Wolverine ends up being a far superior film, because if they screw it up I'm going to be pissed!

"The Wolverine" is coming out next weekend, and while it looks better than Wolverine: Origins, so do most types of skin rash. We revisit the massive letdown that ruined the most badass member of the X-Men.

Enjoy the Honest Trailer!

The city of San Diego continues to geek up their downtown area! Below you'll find some more promo art for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 that was spotted on the Hilton Hotel. As you can see it features Spider-Man crouched in a classic pose and Electro playing with his new found power. Above is a new Banner for the film that was released. I can't wait to see some footage from this movie!

Peter Parker's (Andrew Garfield), life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away – but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opens up on May 2nd, 2014. Check back in at GeekTyrant for all of your 2013 Comic-Con coverage!

All if you're going to Comic-Con and you want to meet up with us and hang out, click here for details. 

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For those of you who have attended San Diego Comic-Con in the past, you may have been one of many who have suffered from Post Comic-Con Stress Disorder. It's not easy dealing with the emptiness you feel after the epic geek convention comes to a close and you go home back to your normal lives. 

Comedian Nick Kroll has released a funny PSA that gives you ideas on how to fight the disorder. My suggestion would just be to visit GeekTyrant every day to fulfill all your geek needs, but if for some reason we aren't enough, the video offers some other suggestions.

Tomorrow the GeekTyrant crew departs for San Diego for our Comic-Con adventure! If you're attending this year, there will be multiple opportunities for you to meet up with us for some Ice Cream! Click here for details and enjoy the video!

Break Originals

A movie blog making a documentary movie called Movie Blog Movie, about other people who run movie blogs, which cover movies made by people who read movie blogs. It's like we are making the Inception of documentaries.

So why make such a meta-layered movie? The answer is that we are fans of our colleagues, and we want to know more about them. Things like how they named their site, what inspired them to start, and what keeps them writing.

Right now most of us know very little about the people who influence us, guide us, and share cool stuff with us. We want to learn more about their influences, experiences, and opinions. How did they gather their teams and why did they get into this business? If these stories are not documented, they will just fade away.

We plan to keep Movie Blog Movie focused on the first generation of sites founded between 1995-2005 and will be documenting them in the style of Indie Game: The Movie, Pumping Iron, and Side by Side, using a combination of talking heads, a day in the life, and biographical stories.

We already have key people committed and hope to bring on many more, which is why we are announcing the project now. Because we start filming tomorrow at San Diego Comic-Con.

To find out more about Movie Blog Movie
or to be involved, go to: http://movieblogmovie.com

People committed to MBM so far:

Kellvin Chavez - Founder
El Mayimbe - Writer

Berge Garabedian - aka JoBlo

Patrick Sauriol - Founder

Vic Holtreman  - Founder

Alex Billington - Founder

Ben Pearson - Senior Editor

Germain Lussier - Writer

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Check out this epic piece of concept art for Gareth Edwards' Godzilla that gives us a taste of how big this movie will be. I know a lot of people are going to compare this to Pacific Rim, but Godzilla is its own beast, and a classic franchise. I loved Pacific Rim, and I think that Godzilla is also going to be just as fun and entertaining. 

The illustration comes from the "Godzilla Encounter" app that Legendary Pictures launched this week. Make sure to click on the piece to see it in all its glory.

An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence. 

The movie stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston, and Sally Hawkins. The movie hits theaters on May 16th, 2014.

The Comic-Con panel takes place on Saturday, July 20th, in Hall H from 10:45AM – 1:15PM. They are going to show off some epic footage! 

The LEGO Movie looks like it's going to be incredibly fun, and as expected, LEGO will be developing a video game around the movie and will release several building sets for it as well. Warner Bros. has also released the above Comic-Con poster. If you haven't watched the trailer yet, make sure you check it out here.

Check out the full Press Release below for all of the details: 

The LEGO Group today announced that it will produce a collection of movie-inspired building sets celebrating the brand's premiere as a theatrical film. The company has recruited an impressive roster of global partners to a broad, multi-category licensing program to support the much anticipated animated adventure film from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and produced by Dan Lin and Roy Lee, "THE LEGO® MOVIE" is rapidly building buzz following its first released trailer and assembles on the big screen starting in February 2014.  

"The LEGO brand has been a vehicle for creative storytelling around the world for decades, so it's no surprise that there is such growing enthusiasm for the first LEGO theatrical film," said Jill Wilfert, vice president licensing and entertainment for The LEGO Group. "We are thrilled to collaborate with our valued partners to build a varied and compelling portfolio of products through which fans of all ages can celebrate this LEGO brand milestone."

Building Sets

Inspired by pivotal scenes in the film and starring key LEGO minifigure characters, a collection of 17 LEGO building sets will deliver all of the "THE LEGO MOVIE" action to the playroom. Fans will delight in highly detailed and functional vehicles and structures that reflect the creative versatility of the movie's many LEGO themed backdrops, such as City, Wild West, and Space. Comic-Con International attendees in San Diego, California will see the first "THE LEGO MOVIE" building set unveiled at the LEGO booth (#2829) on Saturday, July 20.

Additionally, the company's line of collectible LEGO Minifigures will receive its first Hollywood makeover with a series inspired by "THE LEGO MOVIE" cast of 16 new and "new-again" LEGO characters.

Videogame

In related news, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the chart-topping and award-winning LEGO videogames franchise from TT Games will include an epic gaming experience based on the film across all major console and handheld gaming systems. With more than 90 playable characters inspired by the film and 15 exciting levels, kids will be able to build an adventure like never before.

Movie-Inspired Merchandise

A roster of global licensees covering several categories will immerse filmgoers in the world of "THE LEGO MOVIE." Perennial publishing partners Scholastic, Penguin, Ameet and DK Publishing will offer a range of readers, sticker books, activity books and movie guides. Apparel partners include T-shirts from Mad Engine, Isaac Morris, Kabooki, TV Mania and Casco Blu, hoodies from TV Mania, pajamas from SGI Apparel, TV Mania and Kabooki and undergarments from Handcraft Mfg. and Kabooki. Carry Gear and Grown Up will offer bags, including backpacks and cinch bags. Clic Time is producing clocks and buildable watches. MZB Imagination and Funtastic are creating an array of stationery items including notebooks, journals, folders, pens, pencils and pencil cases, erasers, rulers and luggage/bag tags. Functional key lights featuring movie characters are being produced by IQ HK. Storage partner ROOM Copenhagen is producing a lunchbox, lunch set, drinking bottle and storage and sorting boxes.

The Feature Film

"THE LEGO MOVIE" opens in some global markets the first week of February, 2014. The 3D computer animated adventure tells the story of Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared. 

"THE LEGO MOVIE" stars Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie and Charlie Day, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman, as the voices of the animated characters. The film is directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller ("21 Jump Street," "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs") from their original screenplay, story by Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, based on LEGO construction toys. It will incorporate some of the LEGO world's most popular figures while introducing several new characters, inviting fans who have enjoyed the brand's innovative toys and hugely popular video games for generations to experience their visually unique LEGO world as never seen before. The film is produced by Dan Lin ("Sherlock Holmes," "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows") and Roy Lee ("The Departed," "How to Train Your Dragon").  "THE LEGO MOVIE" will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

Here's a new featurette for the adventure fantasy film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. It gives us some more new footage from the film along with interview from the cast and crew. In this sequel, Percy Jackson journeys into the Bermuda triangle in search for the golden fleece. I didn't really care for how the first movie turned out, but this looks like it could be better. 

The Thor Freudenthal-directed film stars Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Douglas Smith, Mary Birdsong, Yvette Nicole Brown, Missi Pyle, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Head, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Leven Rambin, Stanley Tucci, Robert Maillet, and Zoe Aggeliki.

Percy Jackson has had an unnervingly quiet school year. But then he discovers that the magical borders protecting Half Blood Hill are failing. Unless something is done, the camp will be attacked by demons and monsters. The only way to restore power to the camp's borders and to save their home is to find the mythical Golden Fleece. And the only who can undertake this dangerous quest are Percy and his friends. Embarking on a treacherous odyssey into the uncharted waters of the Sea of Monsters (known to humans as the Bermuda Triangle), they battle terrifying creatures, an army of zombies, and the ultimate Evil.

The fantasy adventure film comes out on August 7th.

Digital Spy

Legendary Pictures set up a crazy cool promo event at Comic-Con for their upcoming remake of Godzilla. I'm going to get to go through it tomorrow, so I don't know what it is yet. I do know, though, that they have transformed a section of Downtown San Diego into a Tokyo street that includes underground decontamination bunkers and abandoned skyscrapers looking out over a destroyed city.

Apparently at the end of the little adventure they take you on they give a first look at the giant lizard. Well, that image of Godzilla has been released online, and it gives you your first close-up look of Godzilla's face. It ended up having a much more classic design than I expected. It's more reminiscent of the 1984 and 1989 designs. 

The image comes from Deadline, who explains that the shot is not from a scene in the film, but "you do get an up close and personal look at the monster as he almost sticks his head though the window-like screen." I can't wait to see this awesomeness for myself!

An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence. 

The movie stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston, and Sally Hawkins. The movie hits theaters on May 16th, 2014.

The Comic-Con panel takes place on Saturday, July 20th, in Hall H from 10:45AM – 1:15PM.

Marvel has finally announced that Joss Whedon's  Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is set to premiere on Tuesday, September 24 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC! I'm pretty confident that the series is going to be a huge hit, and I'm excited to see it! I've also included a new featurette for the series that focuses on S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge).

The show will have a panel at Comic-Con on Friday, July 19 that will feature executive producer Joss Whedon and Marvel's Head of Television and series executive producer Jeph Loeb. The show will also be spotlighted at the Marvel Entertainment Booth on the Convention Center floor throughout the entire weekend, with special surprises to be announced!

Clark Gregg reprises his role of Agent Phil Coulson from Marvel’s feature films as he assembles a small, highly select group of Agents including that also includes Brett Dalton as Agent Grant Ward, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, and Chloe Bennet as the mysterious computer hacker Skye.

Marvel's 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' First Look: Fitz And Simmons

It looks like Sylvester Stallone has confirmed that Mel Gibson will indeed play the villain in The Expendables 3. You just have to read between the lines of a brief tweet he sent that simply says, 

"Mad Max vs Barney Ross...."

Gibson's involvement with the project has been rumored for some time. At first it looked like he might direct the movie, but then another rumor hit saying that he would be playing the villain. So the fact that Stallone tweeted that out tells me that it's basically official, otherwise why would he tweet it?  

I was hoping that this bit of casting news would turn out to be true. This would be a great project for Gibson to be a part of, and I'm sure he'll make an awesome villain. I enjoyed the first two Expendables movies, and I'm looking forward to the third!