There's a few incredible Back to the Future inspired LEGO projects that have popped up that you need to see! We have sets for the 1955 Hill Valley clock tower, the 2015 Hill Valley clock tower, the Jaws 19 movie theater, the Texaco gas station, the train time machine and more! Look the photos over, click on the links, and let's vote these things into existence! 

This first set is from Peter Kambasis a.k.a. PetKam who says:

"Here is my version of the iconic building from the Back to the Future movies. The Hill Valley Clock Tower (1955 edition) is the perfect companion piece to go with your Official Lego Ideas DeLorean. The set would also come with 2 minifigures:  Doc Brown in his "weather experiment" gear and a police officer."

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The 2015 Hill Valley sets were created by LEGO builder Alex Jones a.k.a. OrionPax:

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Finally we have the time travel train, created by LEGO builder GRusso, who says:

"The set is made in two independent parts. The locomotive and what seems to be some sort of a remodeled coal wagon. There’s very liitle explanation in the movie as to how the train functions except that it is “fueled” by plain water and that to transport to one time to another, the wheels fold inward and it deploys some bat shaped wings from underneath while it flies to its destiny. I choose to make this train as a fully functioning LEGO train. The base is an adapted copy of the Night Emerald including the internal mechanism which makes the gears at each side to roll as the train goes over the tracks, powered by a 9V/6 wheels train engine. Both pieces are attached to each other by standard train magnets.  The cabin includes the doors made in the original designed as seen in the video. However, I included a “drop-down” back door to allow a much better access to its interior which is fully decorated and has enough room for 2 or even 3 minifigs (including a chair)."

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Earlier this year, a rumor surfaced that Legendary Pictures would be making a film about Namor the Sub-Mariner. The rumors suggested that the rights to the character were owned by Universal/Legendary. But, according to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, that's not really the case and it's more complicated than that.

When asked by IGN if there was any truth to these rumors, he said no. Feige was then asked if Marvel would make the movie, and this was his reply:

"Yes, but it’s slightly more complicated than that. Let’s put it this way – there are entanglements that make it less easy. There are older contracts that still involve other parties that mean we need to work things out before we move forward on it. As opposed to an Iron Man or any of the Avengers or any of the other Marvel characters where we could just put them in."

It doesn't sound like a Sub-Mariner movie is going to happen anytime soon, but maybe one day it will happen. It sounds like they would if they could right now.

Anthony Sforza is a 48-year-old hardcore Star Trek fan that has spent 1,500 man hours and half a million dollars to transform his basement into the ultimate Star Trek man cave. As big of a geek as I am, I could think of a ton of other things that I'd rather spend $500,000 on. What he put together though is quite impressive. He even has a ‘bridge’ viewing room that is modeled after the USS Enterprise NX-01. He started with an original set piece that he bought from auction and then matched the exact paint and materials.

A Star Trek fan has boldly gone where no fan has gone before -- by building a replica Enterprise in his basement worth a staggering $500,000. Anthony Sforza has loved the show for as long as he can remember and starting collecting action figures in the 1980s. After amassing a huge collection he started on his most ambitious project to date in 2010 -- building his own replica bridge from the iconic Enterprise in his basement. The married father of two, said: "It was very difficult at first to find the materials that they used on the show -- I tried to call but getting an answer was impossible. "But I was able to purchase a piece of the original set which I pulled apart to find out the exact paint and materials that were used and that's how I created this basement." Anthony has the full support of his wife Annette and sons Michael, 11 and Daniel, 7 who live with him above the replica enterprise in Long Island, New York.

What would you spent half a million dollars on? 

Via: Trek Movie

Kotobukiya has revealed their 1/7 scale Bishoujo statue for Marvel's Jubilee. What I like about this the most is the fact that it's based on the X-Men character design used in the late 80s.

The Marvel Bishoujo collection, bringing you new interpretations of familiar superheroes and villains, continues with the perpetually youthful mutant and sidekick to Wolverine... Jubilee! First appearing in the pages of X-Men in 1989, Jubilation Lee was an orphan and runaway living in a mall when she ran into fellow mutant shoppers Dazzler, Psylocke, Rogue and Storm. Following them to their base, the teen eventually signed on with the X-Men officially, becoming the youngest member and using her unique pyrotechnic powers to help save the day for decades until she became depowered (and subsequently a vampire). Jubilee’s most iconic look is now captured in a fantastic Bishoujo statue based on a new illustration by master artist Shunya Yamashita!

An awesome product of the late 80's, Jubilee was a spunky young girl with a loud sense of style and all of that resonated with the fans and will again with this hot new statue. Jubilee stands a rocking pose, legs apart for balance and leaning slightly as she raises an arm into the air in preparation for unleashing a fiery display of plasmoids! The young mutant wears a hot update on her classic costume complete with blue high tops, jean short shorts with X logo belt, pink tube top, bright yellow jacket and shredded black gloves. Jubilee accessorizes that ensemble with an X pin on her chest, choker and pink sunglasses perched on her head. All of those details, as well as the heroine’s beautiful Bishoujo-styled face, are intricately sculpted and painted and look great on her!

The figure was sculpted by Gotaro Takeuchi, and is currently available for pre-sale here.

A lot of fans have been speculating that one day the Avengers will team up with Guardians of the Galaxy to take on the villain Thanos. That's one of my big theories. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige addressed this scenario in an interview with IGN saying:

"I don’t know. Part of the fun of the comics is that could happen. Any character could interact with any other character because they inhabit the same time period and the same universe. And certainly it is the inclusion of Thanos most specifically that is a declaration to audiences who are paying attention that this is connected to those other universes. Part of the fun is that it could happen someday. I don’t know when that would be. Or maybe I know and I’m not going to tell you!"

The guy isn't just going to give up their Marvel cinematic universe plans, but I'm pretty confident that a joint adventure with these two superhero teams is going to happen. I just don't know when. 

Here are a couple humorous viral video series called "Daily Ninja" that have been released promoting the ninja vs. zombie film Ninja Apocalypse. Each video feature a ninja trying to defeat something ridiculous. The first is Ninja Vs. Traffic, and the second is Ninja Vs. Ferry. To learn more about the actual movie, and watch the trailer click here.

Darren Aronofsky is interested in directing a sci-fi film project called Moonfall. The script was written by David Weil, and apparently it's hot shit in Hollywood right now. According to The Wrap there is a ton of buzz surrounding the script. 

The story is described as a "Fargo-like thriller that is set on the moon." It's also said to feature a "unique angle rather than the typical point of entry to a sci-fi story set in outer space."

Aronofsky isn't the only filmmaker looking at developing the project. There are multiple studios and high-profile talent who also want to get their hands on it. Apparently Aronofsky has the upper hand at this point as he's already had "exploratory talks" regarding the material. 

I wish we had more story details, but it sounds like the film has promise.

Marvel has released an extended clip from Guardians of the Galaxy featuring Peter Quill trying to convince Rocket Raccoon and the rest of the team that he has a plan to stop Ronan. The scene shows off some more of the great humor that's been implanted into the story. I'm really liking how Drax is portrayed in the movie. 

Warner Bros. has been trying to develop the classic 1980s video game Space Invaders as a feature film for years. The project is once again being pushed forward, this time with producers Akiva Goldsman, Joby Harold, and Tory Tunnell.

Goldsman is the Academy Award winning writer of A Beautiful Mind, and has also worked on films such as I Am Legend, I Robot, The Da Vinci Code, and most recently Winter's Tale. He's a solid producer, and I think the film is in good hands.

There's no information on what story they will tell, but they could basically make it anything they want. There's no real mythology behind the 1978 game, it just featured several rows of aliens  firing lasers at earth, and one ship toggling back and fourth shooting them back trying to stop them. 

Source: The Wrap

Wonder Woman's complete badassery is displayed in this great illustration created by Santi Casas. The artist described the piece as follows:

An homage to "Who is Wonder Woman?" The five-issue comic book story arc written by Allan Heinberg with art by Terry Dodson. Themyscira's beaches are always a funny place."

During my online travels I come across a ton of Star Wars art some good, some bad, mostly repetitive stuff that I see over and over again. But here's a great Star Wars illustration I came across called "The Emperor's Arrival" created by Mark Molnar. It's a "mood setting illustration for the latest Star Wars rpg book," Star Wars: Age of Rebellion. 

Prison Break star Wentworth Miller has joined the cast of CW's The Flash. The news comes from TV Guide who says that he will be playing Leonard Snart a.k.a. Captain Cold. He is also the leader of The Rogues, and is a recent addition to the Justice League.

I'm surprised to see Miller take the role, especially since he's been focusing on his screenwriting career. The guy is a hell of writer who wrote the movie Stoker, which is a must see. I'm happy he is taking on the part though, I think he'll be great! 

For those of you Star Wars fans who are excited about J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII, and looking for more plot details today is your lucky day! Thanks to Badass Digest we have some info to share with you !

The following information is described by the site as being "very basic and general" premise. This is awesomely exciting stuff for me to read, and I'm curious to see what you all think. If you are trying to keep yourself clean from those dirty SPOILERS, then I suggest you don't read on. Here's the description:

Imagine the standard Star Wars crawl, and when it ends the camera pans up to the stars. But instead of a spaceship zooming into frame we see... a hand! A severed hand, tumbling through space. A severed hand gripping a light saber. 

That hand falls onto a desert planet, where it is discovered by characters who will be our heroes. One is Daisy Ridley. The other is John Boyega, who is playing someone trying to change his path in life (again, I'm keeping it vague here). They recognize the light saber as a Jedi relic and decide to return it to the proper people. 

Their quest takes them off world, and they meet up with Han Solo and Chewbacca, who aren't flying around in the Millenium Falcon anymore but are piloting... well, that could be a spoiler. I'll leave it. Anyway, Han and Chewie recognize the light saber as Luke's, and they say they haven't seen their friend in thirty years, since the events of Return of the Jedi. 

So begins a quest to find the missing Jedi Master. Meanwhile, on an ice planet, nefarious forces are building a super weapon, one capable of destroying not planets but entire solar systems…

How freakin' cool does that sound!? I know it's not much, but it's enough to get me even more excited for this sequel that I'm already crazy excited about. In case you were wondering, this information comes from Devin Faraci, who is extremely reliable when it comes to movie info like this.  

Marvel Studios continues to fill up their release date schedule. They've announced five upcoming movie release dates without giving any indication what these films are.

The dates that they announced are July 28th, 2017; November 3rd, 2017; July 6th, 2018; November 2nd, 2018; and May 3rd, 2019.

Marvel will have a heavy presence at Comic-Con later this week, and I doubt they will announce what they titles are, but I hope they do! What I know for sure is that the studio will be showing off their upcoming films Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man. I'm also hoping for a Doctor Strange casting announcement. 

I'm excited to see what else Marvel is planning for their cinematic universe!

Guardians of the Galaxy blasts into theaters in about two weeks, and over the weekend the cast spoke to the press about the superhero space action adventure comedy (is that enough genres for you?). Director James Gunn joined Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista, Michael Rooker, and Benicio Del Toro to answer questions about the way they approached the movie.

Gunn is known for his less conventional movies Slither and Super (maybe he should have renamed this movie Saviors), which aren’t movies that could have come out of the Marvel movie machine. Luckily, the Guardians of the Galaxy don’t really seem like anything that would come out of the Marvel movie machine either. But did he find the unconventional heroes daunting?

“It was, frankly, liberating. I think I would have had a harder time trying to fit into the regular Marvel scheme of things and this gave me a chance to take what I loved about Marvel movies and Marvel comics and create a whole new universe which is really what has been the most exciting thing for me in my entire professional career. When I was a kid I was obsessed with different planets and the solar system, and I used to create for every single planet a different alien race with a certain kind of pet and a certain kind of house and a certain kind of water system and everything, and I would draw these pictures and I had hundreds of these pictures, had ‘em in a box, and this is really to me like going back to that childhood box and creating this fun universe.”

My favorite exchange of the press conference went like this:

Pratt: "I was aware of Guardians of the Galaxy, but James told me not to read any of ‘em. And so…"
Gunn: "[Laughs] You keep saying that! You overheard me tell [Michael Rooker] not to read the comics, because he’s…" 
Rooker: "I read ‘em. I read ‘em anyway."

Pratt talked about not being the most obvious choice to play a superhero.

“People probably didn’t see me, I’m not sure I even saw myself in this kind of a role, but what’s really kind of nice about this movie — and I believe this — is that we did something in this movie that’s never been done before… So I don’t think I was right to do anything that’s similar to what’s been done before. I wouldn’t have been right to do those other movies, so maybe people wouldn’t have seen me in this role, but that’s because they weren’t able to have the vision that kind of James had for what this could be.”

Gunn confessed that he actually hadn’t seen Pratt in the role either.

“Sarah Finn, our casting director, really deserves the credit for Chris in a lot of ways because she kept putting his picture in front of me and saying, ‘What about this guy? Why don’t you meet with him?’ and I was like, ‘The chubby guy from Parks and Rec?’ I don’t remember ever agreeing to see Chris, I just remember her saying, ‘Okay, and after this guy, Chris Pratt’s here,’ and I was like, I was a little mad. I was like, ‘I thought I didn’t want to see him.’ But you know, and then Chris came in and he started to read, and this is 100 percent true, that within 20 seconds I was like, ‘Holy sh-t, that’s the guy. That’s who we’ve been looking for.’”

Saldana spoke about finding the right fighting style for Gamora.

“I wanted her fighting technique to be very, very different… I just didn’t want Gamora to look like any typical action person that’s just like very martial artsy and does those Underworld jumps and lands and the ground breaks and sh-t. I just wanted her to be a little more graceful, and antique, very classy in the way that she fights. And my husband, one of his colleagues… was showing us her last collection of work that… she basically recorded this bullfighter from Spain dancing a duel, a fight, and sort of leading the bull with his sword and his cape, and she shot it at 60 frames per second so it was very slow and I’ve never seen somebody move so, so smoothly and it was just such a seductive dance, and I thought well, that’s Gamora. She’s a woman and she just has to be very seductive in the way that she tricks her enemy into falling into their own death. And I thought, well that’ll be interesting, I’ve never done that. So when I told that to James, he thought, ‘Oh yeah yeah yeah. Go for it, go for it.’ It was hard telling the stunt people because they’re so hard and they think that girls are stupid, so when you walk into this testosterone-driven rehearsal place and you’re like, ‘Well, she does fencing. and she’s a bullfighter,' they’re kind of like, 'Quoi?' but then they realized they didn’t really have a choice and they adapted it.”

Diesel explained his process of recording the voice of Groot, who is only capable of saying “I am Groot.” One day turned into four, and Gunn was in the recording studio with him.

“It would be wild to actually see my script, because I don’t think anyone’s seen my script. On the left hand side of the page it said, ‘I am Groot.’ And then on the right hand side of the page, it could be a whole paragraph about what ‘I am Groot’ meant, so when I walked into that situation I saw somebody that cared so much about every little nuance of that character. It was so refreshing for somebody that didn’t think that being a perfectionist was a bad thing… To have a director that loves his actors is something you can see translated in the film.”

I’m not supposed to write about what I thought of the film yet, but it’s in theaters on August 1, and I can’t wait for you guys to see it.

Here's a piece of TPB (trade paperback) cover art for Ash and the Army of Darkness that was whipped up by artist Ben Templesmith. I love the skull throne that Ash is sitting on as he's deep in thought. I really hope that Sam Raimi finally gets around to making Army of Darkness 2.

Thanks to XombieDirge.

Director J.J. Abrams shows off a cool new X-Wing and pilot from Star Wars: Episode VII in a new video giving fans an update on the Star Wars: Force for Change charity. I love the touch of blue! In the video below the director announced the chance for fans to win an advance private screening of Star Wars: Episode VII, which sounds pretty awesome to me! Here's some additional information on the charity:

"We are so grateful for the support that the fans from over 119 countries have shown for Force for Change," said Abrams. "As we close this final week, we've added an additional prize that allows the fans the opportunity to see the movie early as a thank you for supporting such a great cause as UNICEF's innovative, lifesaving work for children." By contributing at any level by July 25th, participants will be eligible for all prizes including a chance to be in the movie.

"Star Wars: Force for Change" impressively raised over one million dollars within the first 24 hours of its launch - a record for Omaze, the fundraising platform. So far contributors from 119 countries around the world have backed "Force for Change," in support of the United Nations Children's Fund’s (UNICEF) Innovation Labs and programs. UNICEF's network of 14 Innovation Labs help create sustainable solutions to critical issues facing children around the world in the areas of nutrition, water, health, and education. The funds raised through "Star Wars: Force for Change" will impact the lives of children around the world, through projects like MobiStation, a portable, solar-powered educational kit to ensure children have access to quality learning anywhere, and Rapid FTR (Family Tracing and Reunification), a mobile phone application that helps reunite separated and unaccompanied children with their families in natural disasters. Fans can continue to pledge support and enter for a chance win until 11:59pm on July 25.

The "Star Wars: Force for Change" Grand Prize includes:
· Airfare and accommodations to London for one winner and a guest
· Behind-the-scenes access on the closed set of Star Wars: Episode VII as VIP guests of J.J. Abrams
· Winner will have the opportunity to meet members of the cast
· Winner and their guest will then be transformed by makeup and costume teams into a Star Wars character and filmed for a scene in Star Wars: Episode VII

Disney committed US $1 million to support the launch of "Star Wars: Force for Change." Star Wars continues to inspire generations of dreamers and doers to use their creativity to accomplish great things. Star Wars and Lucasfilm were built on the belief that in uniting creativity with innovation, you can make the impossible possible.

Guillmero del Toro has stated several times that Frankenstein is his dream project. It's my dream to see him have his dream come true because I really want to see that movie! In a recent interview with Badass Digest the director talked about the project:

"If I do Frankenstein, I literally would stop everything, and I'm going to a sabbatical of three years, just to write that. It's not something that's gonna just flow, like second nature. It's my favorite book in history.

"I would love to do [Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein]. Hopefully one day it coincides that Donna [Langley] wants to do it and I am not a chicken shit."

Universal Pictures needs to make this happen, and it's not something that is impossible. Writer and producer Alex Kurtzman is working on developing several Universal monster movie projects, and in an interview with Collider, he was asked if Del Toro could be a part of Frankenstein. This is what he said:

"Nothing would make us happier. We’re only at the beginning exploratory phase of all of it, but I’m a crazy huge Guillermo del Toro fan. So, anything he wants to be involved in, we’d be honored."

I hope they actually do let him make it and do it his way. The filmmaker also says he would like to tackle The Creature from the Black Lagoon, which would be freakin' awesome! He says,

"I think that it's a great universe to develop. I personally think that they should all be period movies. I would love to see Creature from the Black Lagoon in Victorian England with the Victorian exploration, with a balloon and steam riverboats."

I wish that Universal had brought on Del Toro to create their monster movie universe instead of Kurtzman. Hopefully they actually do let him come in to play.

Our friends from Sneaky Zebra recently hit up London Comic-Con 2014 to film a ton of cool cosplayers who showed off their fandom by dressing up for the event. 

London Film and Comic Con! One of our favourite conventions in the UK took place in Earls Court. With record crowds, amazing costumes and some hero's of ours we filmed with as many as we could see.

It looks like there was a lot of great cosplay at the event, and this great video puts the spotlight on many of them. The next cosplay video we see from Sneaky Zebra will be from San Diego Comic-Con! Enjoy the video!

Dwayne Johnson and Warner Bros. have been looking for a DC comics superhero film project for him to be involved with for years. Rumors of it started back in 2012, but according to the actor there is going to be an official announcement very soon. During an interview with Total Film, Johnson confirmed that he will be playing a superhero character, and it seems like he's saying that he's going to play Shazam. Here's the quote:

"I will say this. There's a character out there that we're going to announce very soon that I'm going to play, and I'll just say this: This character has the power of Superman, he can throw down. Just say the word. That's all I'm going to say."

About a month ago, the studio's comic book movie line-up leaked out, and there was a Shazam solo film booked for release in July of 2016. I assume WB will announce the project and casting during their panel at Comic-Con this weekend. 

If this turns out to be the case, Johnson is definitely an interesting choice to take on this superhero character. As much as I like Johnson though, it's hard to imagine him as Shazam. Can you see him taking on this character? I guess I'd have to see him in costume. 

You can watch the interview with him below talking about the opportunity to play a DC character.