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A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE Could Be 8 Books, Not 7

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Ann Groell, George R.R. Martin’s editor, recently answered fan questions about how she works, why she loves when Martin kills his characters, and how many books it will take to finish A Song of Ice and Fire. The biggest revelation is that there may be a chance for an eighth book. Groell explains:

“I remember when he called me, years and years back, to confess that his little trilogy was…well…no longer a trilogy. He predicted four books. I said Seven Books for Seven Kingdoms. Then he said five books. I said Seven Books for Seven Kingdoms. Then he went to six. I said… Well, you get it. Finally, we were on the same page. Seven Books for Seven Kingdoms. Good. Only, as I recently learned while editing THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE (another awesome thing you must buy when it comes out!), there are really technically eight kingdoms, all having to do with who has annexed what when Aegon the Conqueror landed in Westeros. So, maybe eight books for Seven Kingdoms would be okay. Also, he has promised me that, when he finally wraps this great beast [up], I can publish the five page letter outlining the bare bones of the ‘trilogy.’”

That could be great news, if Martin can ever get the things done. Entertainment Weekly reached Martin for a response, and he said,

“My plan is to finish in seven. But my original plan was to finish in three. I write the stories and they grow. I deal with certain things and sometimes I find myself not at the end of a story. My plan right now is still seven. But first I have to finish Book Six. Get back to me when I’m half-way through Book Seven and then maybe I’ll tell you something more meaningful.”

When will the sixth book in the series, The Winds of Winter, hit shelves? Your guess is as good as Groell’s, basically, but she is pretty sure he’s working on it.

“All I can say is that George is hard at work, and we hope to have it reasonably soon. I currently have 168 pages that he submitted back in Feb 2013 in order to receive a contracted payment, but I know more exists, because he keeps talking about chapter [sic] he hasn’t yet sent me.”

She also explained the decision to remove the three battles from A Dance With Dragons, which seems to have dismayed many fans. Sample question: “Millions of fans cried out in pain when reaching the end of ADWD and not finding the Battle of Ice or the Battle of Meereen. What makes you so cruel?” Basically, it seems to have been a practical decision to get the book wrapped and published.

“Yes, the battles. Structurally, it would have been nice to have them. But there were two severe and real limitations. First, there are only so many pages you can actually physically bind between covers, and less than a handful of binderies out there who are actually capable of handling the larger books. When we wrapped ADWD—minus the battles—it was 1513 pages in manuscript. To include the battles… Well, we’d physically not have been able to bind it. We would have had to split it into two books, which would have felt even less satisfying. And it would probably still not be published yet, as he would STILL be writing. So we had to make a call to get the best book possible out of what actually existed at the time, which is what we did. Despite the lack of the battles, I am still really happy with it. And I know a lot of other people were, too.”

And finally, here’s a quote from Groell on how much of her life has been spent waiting for Martin to turn in his drafts.

“Books one and two came out in fairly short order. And book 3 was not too bad. Then I met and married my husband in the gap while book 4 was late. (I kept worrying that George would deliver and scuttle: 1) Our first Christmas together. 2) Our first summer vacation together. 3) Our wedding and honeymoon. I should not have worried.) In the time George was late with book five, I had a kid. There was this hilarious moment back in late 2008 when I was very pregnant, and both George and Connie Willis were very late with their books. George proposed a race to delivery, and that whoever won could name the baby. I declined the naming thing, but I shouldn’t have worried... But I do remain optimistic! I want to take this one from start to finish, whatever it takes.”

You can read more of her answers here.

Source: Suvudu via Vulture, Entertainment Weekly


Stunning STAR WARS Trilogy Poster Art

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Check out this amazing poster art by Andy Fairhurst paying tribute to the original Star Wars trilogy. One of my favorite things about these posters are the faces that are subtlety included in the designs. There is a lot of Star Wars trilogy fan art out there, and these are some of my favorites. 

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Poster Art for MARVEL HEROES 2015 MMO

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Here's a very cool poster design for Marvel Heroes 2015, which is pretty much the next chapter in the free-to-play MMO video game. Marvel Heroes 2015 is a new launch for the Marvel Heroes brand that will be released today, June 4th.  This is the one year anniversary of the initial launch of Marvel Heroes.  

The game comes from Gazillion Entertainment, and they say it's a "significant step forward" for the free-to-play massively multiplayer online game and will include "sweeping improvements" like new end-game raids and alternate progression paths. They've also included the Marvel characters Gambit, Ghost Rider, Lady Loki, and Surtur. CEO David Brevik had this to say:

"Marvel Heroes 2015 nicely represents everything we have accomplished and intend to accomplish with one name. We've come a very long way since our original launch a year ago, and the now imminent release of Marvel Heroes 2015 alongside our massive anniversary celebrations marks the beginning of something even better."

I've included a trailer for the game as well. 

BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT — Batmobile's Pursuit and Battle Modes Explained

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Batman: Arkham Knight is the first next-gen game that really makes me want to get a new console. With the recently announced delay, pushing it back to sometime in 2015, I've got time to start saving my game money. We posted a teaser trailer for the "battle mode" of the Batmobile that looks pretty crazy. A full trailer will be released around the E3 conference.

Tina Amini at Kotaku got a 20 min hands-on demo of the Batmobile. I picked a couple excerpts from where she talks about the 2 modes, "pursuit" and "battle". But you can read her full hands-on experience here.

Pursuit Mode:
This is the Batmobile at its most blazingly fast speeds. Imagine a situation in which you, as Batman, are gliding through the air and need to make a transition into a chase. Players can call in their vehicle, swoop and glide into the driver's seat from above, and continue on their pursuit in style.

Battle Mode:
This mode makes the Batmobile feel heavier, driving at slower speeds with more deliberate movements and equipped with heavy firing options. In this transformation, the Batmobile's got a host of various weapons: cannons, a riot suppressor, rockets, sharp sticks, and more. Since Arkham Knight will introduce infantries, tanks, and airborne drones, this tank version of the Batmobile is a necessary combatant to that.

DC All Access interviewed the developers at Rocksteady and in the video below they talk about the Batmobile and why this game is next-gen only.

Amusing Pixar Poster Mashup Series

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Artist Luke Flowers created this wonderfully fun series of art that mashes Pixar movies together with other classic films. These art mashups include Monsters Inc. with Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure; Up with The Karate Kid; Ratatouille with Pee Wee's Big Adventure; Brave with Harry and the Henderson's; and Wall-E with E.T. The style of the art is great, and I love the humor that it offers. I hope you enjoy the set.

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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 Featurette - Meet the New Dragons

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DreamWorks Animation has released a new featurette for How to Train Your Dragon 2 called "Meet the New Dragons." As you can gather from the title, the video focuses on the new dragons that have been introduced to the story. Hiccup narrates the featurettes which is packed full of footage from the movie. His mom has a Dragon sanctuary where she protects several different species of dragons, including her own four winged dragon named Cloudjumper. It also introduces a huge dragon called the Bewilderbeast that doesn't breathes ice rather than fire. The movie looks like it's going to be a ton of fun, and it's set to be released on June 20th. 

NASA Releases Most Detailed and Colorful Photo of The Universe

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Sometimes you just have to pause for a moment and take in the mind-blowing awesomeness of the universe in which our little planet resides. NASA has released the most colorful and detailed view of the universe so far, and it's beautiful. The photo was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. This is part of a study being conducted called the Ultraviolet Coverage of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, and it's described as "a composite of separate exposures taken in 2003 to 2012 with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide Field Camera 3." 

One of my favorite subjects in college was astronomy because of how much it melted my brain with insanely cool information. Here are some more details on the photo that was taken:

The resulting image — made from 841 orbits of telescope viewing time — contains approximately 10,000 galaxies, extending back in time to within a few hundred million years of the big bang.

According to Gizmodo, NASA explains that until now astronomers didn't have enough data "for the period in between, when most of the stars in the universe were born — a distance extending from about 5 billion to 10 billion light-years."

The principal investigator of the project, Harry Teplitz, from Caltech in Pasadena, California says that "the addition of the ultraviolet fills in this missing range."

Striking Batman Fan Art by Jebedai Couture

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Take a gander at these outstanding Batman illustrations created by artist Jebedai Couture. I like the gritty sketch style used to bring these art pieces to life. It kind of has a Spawn type tone to it. 


Two More Directors in the Running to Helm ANT-MAN

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While the shock of Edgar Wright’s sudden departure from Marvel’s Ant-Man has subsided, the studio has been busy looking for a new director. It has been almost two weeks since Wright resigned from the production, reportedly over a disagreement on rewrites of the script. The two possible directors that fans seemed most eager to see take on the Marvel property were James Gunn, who just directed Guardians of the Galaxy for the studio, and Adam McKay, who worked with Ant-Man lead Paul Rudd on the Anchorman films. But Gunn quickly shot down rumors that he was up for the gig, and McKay abruptly pulled out of negotiations.

Deadline is reporting that Rawson Thurber (We’re The Millers, Dodgeball) is the current favorite and that now Nicholas Stoller (Neighbors, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Michael Dowse (What If, Goon) are also being considered. Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad) was previously reported to be in the mix as well. 

From the list of potentials it’s easy to see that Marvel is keen on landing a director who can handle the comedic aspect of the film. Though I’m sure the directors in the running aren’t the fans’ favorite choices, Marvel seems perfectly capable of shepherding their directors and are clearly more interested in ones who can work within that system anyway. The Russo Brothers, who had mostly directed sitcoms, deftly handled the action in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Marvel is still aiming to release Ant-Man on July 17th, 2015.

Image of Harley Quinn from BATMAN: ASSAULT ON ARKHAM

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I don't know a Batman fan who doesn't like Harley Quinn. She's such a great villain, and I hope that one day she finds a place in a live action movie. In the meantime, we get to enjoy her in the comics, video games, and animated films. A new image of the character has been released from the upcoming DC animated feature, Batman: Assault on Arkham. The character is being voiced by Hynden Walch (Justice League Unlimited, The Batman, Teen Titans).

The movie is a prequel that takes place two years before the first video game, Arkham Asylum. It's being directed by Jay Oliva, and it also features the voice talents of Kevin Conroy as Batman, Eliza Dushku as Killer Frost, Neal McDonough as Deadshot, Troy Baker as The Joker, Matthew Gubler as the Riddler, and C.C.H. Pounder as Amanda Waller.

The movie will be released on DVD and Blu-ray later this summer. 

Tom Hardy in Talks to Join Leonardo DiCaprio in THE REVENANT

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Tom Hardy is currently in talks to Leonardo DiCaprio in the Alejandro González Iñárritu-directed film The Revenant

This is a period revenge thriller that tells the story of “a gold-seeking fur trapper who is mauled by a bear. When the two men who are were supposed to take care of him rob him and leave him to die alone, the man wills himself to survive and goes on a 350 mile journey though the wilderness to survive.” 

That story sounds amazing, and there's no doubt in my mind that it's going to make an incredible film. The movie has been in development since 2011, and different talent has passed through project over the years. The latest version of the script was written by Mark L. Smith.

If Hardy ends up being cast in the movie, it will be the second time he has worked with DiCaprio. They both were in the Christopher Nolan film Inception. They were great together in that movie, so it would be fantastic if they got to work together again in this one. 

Source: Schmoes Know

Bill Condon to Direct Disney's Live-Action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

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With the success of Maleficent, Disney is looking to move fast on their live-action feature film adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. The studio has hired Twilight: Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon to bring the story to life.

No official plot details have been released, but it's Beauty and the Beast! I'm pretty sure you can figure it out. The script is being written by Evan Spiliotopoulos, who has written a ton of Disney's direct to video animated films.

The studio's 1991 animated movie was nominated for an Academy Award, pulled in more that $375 million, and spawned a fantastic Broadway show. 

Disney is also in the process of developing live-action versions of The Jungle Book, which is being directed by Jon Favreau, and Cinderella, which Kenneth Branagh is taking on. 

Condon also directed the musical Dreamgirls, and I think Beauty and the Beast will be a good film project for him. I imagine that it will have the same visual feel as all of the other live-action adaptations Disney has made such as Alice in Wonderland, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Maleficent.

Source: Variety

BACK TO THE FUTURE 2 - Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise Poker Set

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Diamond Select Toys has released some great officially licensed products from Back to the Future 2. Most of them are connected to Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise Casino and Hotel. There is a poker set, a pint glass, a shot glass, and a zippo lighter. I've included details for each one under their photo. I've also include a pint glass from Cafe 80s! As a fan of the Back to the Future franchise I would love to own the poker set. You can pre-order any of these here.

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Betting on sporting events is how Biff Tannen made all his money in Back to the Future Part II, so why not make your own luck at the poker tables of Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise? This stylish carrying case contains a full set of poker chips featuring the BTPP logo, plus a similarly decorated deck of playing cards.

Back to the Future 2 Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise Zippo Lighter / SRP $29.99

The Zippo lighter is one of the most distinctive lighters ever made, and we can imagine this all-new Zippo design being sold in Biff Tannen's hotel and casino, located in the heart of Hill Valley. Flip open this metal Zippo lighter sporting the Pleasure Paradise logo, and it's sure to warm the dampest spirits. Comes packaged in a full-color collector case.

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Raise a glass to America's greatest folk hero with the latest glass in the Glasses to Go line! Inspired by the world of Back to the Future Part II, this pint glass bears the logo of Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise, the den of iniquity seen in the corrupted version of 1985. Forget your troubles (and your alternate futures) with a drink at Biff's!

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A Diamond Select Toys release! Welcome to 1985! If you were ringing in the new year in the bar at Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise, you might be raising a shot glass bearing the logo of the famous hotel and casino, as seen in Back to the Future Part II. Sure, that timeline was erased, but this commemorative shot glass can be yours forever!

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Remember the 1980s? The Back to the Future movies may have given us an unrealistic vision of the future, but one thing they got right was the love for everything 1980s! This pint glass is adorned with the logo of Cafe '80s, the theme restaurant visited by Marty McFly in 2015. Remember the 1980s (and the Back to the Future films!) with this nostalgic addition to DST's Reelware line!

Will Smith Cast in Ridley Scott's Football Concussion Film

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Will Smith is set to star in the untitled Ridley Scott-produced football drama that revolves around the deadly effects of concussions in the NFL. Parkland director Peter Landesman is on board to write and direct the picture. 

The movie is based on a GQ article titled “Game Brain” written by Jeanne Marie Laskas, and according to Variety the story follows "Dr. Bennet Omalu, played by Smith, the forensic neuropathologist who single-handedly made the first discovery of CTE [chronic traumatic encephalopathy] in a professional football player and brought awareness to the public."

When the project was first announced, we learned that "Scott wants to create a drama focusing on the debilitating effects that concussions are having on our sports heroes, and the role that league owners play in allowing it to happen. His plan is to create a morality tale on that issue, much the way that Michael Mann’s The Insider took on the tobacco industry’s complicity in covering up the addictive and cancer-causing effects of cigarette smoking."

Smith recently dropped out of Legendary Picture's film project Brilliance, and according to the report the reason Smith left the film was so that he could take on this one. Smith has always been a solid actor, except for that one time he starred in M. Night Shyamalan's After Earth. This new movie should be a great project for him to be a part of. There might be some award potential in it. 

New Poster for DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

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20th Century Fox has released has released a new poster for Matt Reeves' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. It features Caesar riding on a horse and brandishing rifle as he rises up against the surviving humans. He's leading his army of apes into battle in a post-apocalyptic San Francisco. Good lord, that would be a terrifying sight to see in real life. 

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.

The movie is set to be released in theaters on July 11th, and it looks like it's going to be awesome! 


Supercut of Table Flips in Film

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The best way to for a person to convey their anger is to flip over a table in front of other people. That way they know you're freakin' serious and willing to destroy things. A supercut of movie scenes featuring table flips was created and released by Roman Holiday, who says:

"I bet you guys I can name every film used in this video...because I made it. It's not that impressive of an achievement actually."

But it is fun!

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Gets an ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Style Promo

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"And now the story of a wealthy girl who lost everything, and the one family who had no choice but to help her keep it together."

Netflix is getting inventive with their marketing for the second season of Orange is the New Black. They recently released a great promo that is clearly inspired by Arrested Development, and it's fantastic. 

If you haven't seen the first season yet, you still have a little time to binge watch it before season two starts on June 6th! 

Darren Aronofsky to Adapt Futuristic MADDADDAM Books for HBO

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Darren Aronofsky is going to adapt the futuristic MaddAddam book trilogy for HBO. They were written by Margaret Atwood, and the three books are called, Oryx and Crake (2003), Year Of The Flood (2009), and MaddAddam (2013). Aronofsky is only producing the project for now, but according to Deadline, he may end up directing it as well. 

The story is described by the author as “speculative fiction,” which is apparently a genre she made up. It's set "in the mid-21st century in a world where corporations have taken over for governments and the genetic modification of organisms is perversely ubiquitous. It centers on the events before and after a Waterless Flood that wipes out almost all of the world’s population and follows an extensive cast of characters, including those responsible for the apocalypse and those struggling to survive it."

Sounds like a pretty intense story, and the kind of concept that fits in perfectly with HBO's programming. I'll definitely be tuning in to watch it! The filmmaker and his team are currently meeting with writers to pen the series. With Aronofsky on board to develop the project, it's sure to turn out great.

Here are descriptions of the three books:

Oryx and Crake

Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey–with the help of the green-eyed Children of Crake–through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride. Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.

Year Of The Flood

Set in the visionary future of Atwood’s acclaimed Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood is at once a moving tale of lasting friendship and a landmark work of speculative fiction. In this second book of the MaddAddam trilogy, the long-feared waterless flood has occurred, altering Earth as we know it and obliterating most human life. Among the survivors are Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside the high-end sex club Scales and Tails, and Toby, who is barricaded inside a luxurious spa. Amid shadowy, corrupt ruling powers and new, gene-spliced life forms, Ren and Toby will have to decide on their next move, but they can't stay locked away. 

MaddAddam 

Months after the Waterless Flood pandemic has wiped out most of humanity, Toby and Ren have rescued their friend Amanda from the vicious Painballers. They return to the MaddAddamite cob house, newly fortified against man and giant pigoon alike. Accompanying them are the Crakers, the gentle, quasi-human species engineered by the brilliant but deceased Crake. Their reluctant prophet, Snowman-the-Jimmy, is recovering from a debilitating fever, so it's left to Toby to preach the Craker theology, with Crake as Creator. She must also deal with cultural misunderstandings, terrible coffee, and her jealousy over her lover, Zeb. 

Zeb has been searching for Adam One, founder of the God's Gardeners, the pacifist green religion from which Zeb broke years ago to lead the MaddAddamites in active resistance against the destructive CorpSeCorps. But now, under threat of a Painballer attack, the MaddAddamites must fight back with the aid of their newfound allies, some of whom have four trotters. At the center of MaddAddam is the story of Zeb's dark and twisted past, which contains a lost brother, a hidden murder, a bear, and a bizarre act of revenge. 

Impressive, Cool Cyberpunk Short — MECH: HUMAN TRIALS

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About a week ago an interesting viral-marketing “teaser” for a short film titled "MECH: Human Trials" surfaced all over the interwebs. It appeared under the guise of a PSA warning people against the use of a new street drug known as MECH. The drug is supposed to speed up recovery, but things seem too good to be true for the unfortunate users.

This week the short film by director Patrick Kalyn went live online. In the six-minute short we see Luke, played by Steve Baran, beginning to lose touch with humanity as he is consumed by the drug. The side-effects of MECH apparently include destroying human tissue and replacing it with mechanics. He begins a search for the mysterious suppliers of the drug in order to try to save himself before he becomes more machine than man.

I had the pleasure of talking with the director of the film, who put in an ungodly number of hours to make his dream project a reality. He had this to say about the process:

“With 'Mech' I wanted to do a character piece, something lo-fi - not many visual effects and could be done for almost no budget. I location scouted around some of the sketchiest parts of Vancouver to find the right aesthetic for the film... Nailing the edit was one of the most difficult parts and the most laborious. But that's where the film is made so we didn't want to rush it. All in all it was about a 9 month journey from the initial concept,writing the script and the final film. All this was done with a larger, feature film in mind that I want to make. 'Mech' is an entire universe I want to explore.”

Despite being such a low-budget project, this film has a serious high-budget feel to it. Bursting at the seams with sweeping aerials of Vancouver, fantastic cinematography from Cliff Hokanson, Hollywood grade visual effects, and a killer soundtrack produced by Sam Hulick (composer on the Mass Effect series) and up-and-comer Nick Borrego. It is no wonder that it is currently being shopped around to studios for a feature-length adaptation. Even if we don’t see this film on the silver screen, I think it is safe to say we haven’t heard the last from these impressive artists.

If you want to see the film for yourself check it out below. It’ll be six minutes of your time VERY well spent. I also included the awesome PSA “teaser.”

Review: EDGE OF TOMORROW - A Thrill Ride of Awesomeness

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I had some rather mixed expectations for what I was getting into when I went to see Edge of Tomorrow, but any doubts I had about the movie quickly washed away in a wave of fantastic action! Tom Cruise delivers a great performance from the get-go, and his character evolves in front of you in a very interesting way.

After being accused of deserting during an all-out war between the human race and a mysterious alien force trying to take our planet, Cage (played by Cruise), a media consultant with the U.S. Military, gets mixed up in a battle that he is forced to relive over and over again. While doing so he encounters the badass war hero Rita (played by Emily Blunt), appropriately nicknamed the Full Metal Bitch, who informs Cage that she once had the same ability he has — the ability to reset the day by dying.

The film is presented beautifully. From the fight on the beach to the desecrated remains of Western Europe, the landscapes are breathtaking. And on top of that, the realistic yet stylized nature of the action reminded me of a gritty, action-oriented anime. With the big exoskeleton suits used by the troops, the over-the-top giant sword wielded by Rita, and the general fluid movements of Cage and Rita later in the film, some of the action feels more like a choreographed dance than a haphazard gunfight. And that is incredibly appropriate for this film.

The gruesome nature of the story paves the road for some rather dark humor, which surprised me, as all the trailers Warner Bros. has shown us made it seem like all work and no play. But watching Cage die over and over again to try to get his plans just right often results in some rather funny, albeit twisted, sticky situations. And watching him continue to try to convince his companions over and over again that he isn’t crazy makes for some great laughs.

But of course the film isn’t exactly a fun-romp through “War Land.” It is full of some pretty raw emotion, delivered incredibly by both Cruise and Blunt. The evolution of the characters in the film is superb. Watching Cage evolve from a complete novice who can’t even figure out how to turn the safety off on his firearm to a grizzled, hardened badass shows me more of the reasons I love Cruise as an actor. I genuinely felt his emotion as he went from lost to desperate to broken, finally becoming one hell of an awesome hero. Along with the tragic story of Cage falling in love with Rita while he is also forced to watch her die over and over again, there is a lot of emotion along with the laughs and explosions. And sometimes that’s just hard to find in the middle of Summer Blockbuster Season.

All in all, Edge of Tomorrow is a unique and fantastic journey. The evolution of the characters is amazing, the source material is fresh and engaging, and the acting is spot on. This is a film that I will gladly recommend to sci-fi buffs far and wide. I just hope that WB’s weirdly misleading marketing for the film doesn’t result in its downfall. It's worth the movie ticket, and get your popcorn ready, because it’s a thrill ride that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat!

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