Cincinnati has a real life superhero, and I guess this sort of thing is a rising trend (though obviously it’s not made up of people who read Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass). The news story contains most of what you need to know.
It’s just; damn.
I like this kids’ gumption, but I’m pretty sure it’s illegal. And too early to whip out my superhero costume to start patrolling the streets of Brooklyn. If I do that I might get shot or get the swine flu.
Clip via Cinematical.
Wow, a new Wolverine trailer popped up online today. It’s an internet only trailer, which means 20th Century Fox is trying to win back those of you that torrented the Wolverine leak.
There is much debate going on right now as to just how different the theatrical cut will be from the unfinished version that was splashed across so many websites. Initial reports that there were 10 minutes of key scenes left out are starting to be discussed again since the running time announced for the May 1st finished version is a round 107 minutes…just like the leaked version.
The interesting thing here is that Fox is even trying to get y’all to see this moive. Honestly, it’s tracking well enough even without us internet geeks that they could have just flipped us the bird and gone along their merry way to the first summer hit.
But they didn’t. They re-cut the last trailer ever so slightly and presented it to you, the internet, today. It’s like they’re saying they hate us, but would still REALLY like our money.
That being said, anything I have against Fox is not things that I have against Wolverine. I think Wolverine is a fine film, I even reccommeded it to my own mother yesterday. Except I told her she wasn’t a comic fan, therefore she’d probably like it. You see, SHE is the audience for this movie: people who just want to see another X-Men movie with the promise of super-sexy Hugh Jackman.
Though my mom did say she was checking with me because the friends she brought to Watchmen “thinking it was a fun superhero movie,” might “never go to a movie with me again.”
Comic fans: go buy the Black Frieghter or read up on comic films like Kick-Ass.
Action movie fans: Check out the internet exclusive trailer and get ready for the summer movie season…
God damn, that is badass.
I haven’t written about Kick-Ass since December, so here’s the down low for those that are just joining us. Mark Millar wrote a comic book about an everyday kid that decides to become a superhero and the real-life consequences that would transpire. Millar managed to get this movie funded privately before the comic even hit the shelves, and when the indie comic was uber-successful in its first few issues, the film started shooting.
The flick stars Aaron Johnson as Kick-Ass/Dave Lizewski, an everyday teenager who decides to become a superhero. But unlike Spider-Man and other film heroes, an hyper-violent world of crime is waiting for Kick-Ass. Including an 11 year old murderess named Hit Girl who runs around killing those she considers to be villains.
And that’s what you’re looking at above.
And I’m in love with the idea of watching little Chloe Moretz becoming a stone-cold killer in an R-rated superhero-deconstruction flick. In love with it.
See the whole photo and get some more info at EMPIRE by CLICKING HERE.
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How’s it going, buddy? Excited about Watchmen next week? Maybe you were one of the Neckbeards at the Supa-Dupa Special Austin or London screening! Yeah, all of them exclusive, gushing reviews sound exactly like what I’d expect from one of the best–if now not over-hyped and over-saturated–graphic novels of our time. Empire calls it:
A bleak, rangy tale of a planet beset with disorder, a parable about power, and a superhero soap that shuttles between multiple story arcs that almost divides the film into comic-book cells.
Others are running “non-reviews,” sly ways to pussyfoot around embargos–or as they are normally known, “omfg we’re afraid of being blacklists, but we need to claim Firsties so what do we do? Oh I has idea.” Doesn’t that sound retarded when you read it? Non-reviews are the same way, like this one from CHUD:
1) If you’re a high-powered assistant or an empowered professional woman, never make plans to go home for a big family get together, because you’re going to fall ass-backwards into a romantic comedy plot one way or another.
2) Betty White talking about boobs is hilarious.
3) Ryan Reynolds has two methods of acting: quirky romanic lead and kick-ass action sidekick. Never the two shall meet.
4) Sandra Bullock didn’t quit acting to host a reality TV show, like we predicted would happen after Miss Congeniality 2. Nuts.
5) One of our friends actually considered marrying someone to get them in the country, only to discover that it’s horredously expensive, could take up to 24 months to process the application for a marrigae visa and comes with quarterly visits from an immigration official to make sure you and your partner are actually in love enough to cross all borders and not re-enacting The Proposal.
After getting our first look at Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad, Year One) as Red Mist in Kick-Ass this October, we couldn’t help but think that it was a little more Ziggy Stardust than we hoped.
Thanks to AICN (you should really click the link since we selfishly cropped-out their watermark), we can now see that this might be the point. Where as Kick-Ass himself (the guy in green, played by Aaron Johnson, who we first saw HERE) made his costume out of a wetsuit dyed green, Red Mist’s character, Chris D’Amico, is the son of the film’s villain, a rich crime boss played by Mark Strong. Obviously, more money could be used on Chris making his Red Mist costume, since applying real-life constraints like money are part of what makes Kick-Ass’ superhero movie different than the typical.
That and Hit-Girl, a 11-year-old murderess.
If you have some time, we highly suggest Drew McWeeney’s on set report, which you can read HERE.
We also suggest our previous Kick-Ass photos featuring Nic Cage’s Big Daddy, the opening scene, and the few official photos released.
News is slow this Monday, unless you care about vampires and endlessly discussing the ins-and-outs of vampire romance.
We thought we’d take this time to show you some crazy viral videos and highlight why our YouTube account has been playing them on loop for a few days.
Inside: Bruce Lee plays ping pong with nunchucks, Guitar Hero played on a bike is 1000x more awesome and the best look you’ll ever get at a meteor…
Bruce Lee Plays Ping Pong With Nunchucks
This ad for the Nokia N96 in foreign markets shows Bruce Lee (probably a Bruce Lee look-alike with the help of CGI) kicking ass at ping pong using nunchucks instead of a paddle. It’s tracking amazingly for a viral video, racking up 581,769 views on YouTube and getting linked into for 147 blog posts over the weekend.
In the market for a new Nokia?
Bike Hero
We’ve been showing this one to commercial producers trying to figure out just how it was done. Thus far, the consensus is that the handle bars have been digitally added in and synced to a well-rehearsed shot featuring all the background characters. Post has been added to this video, but it’s hard to tell where, and that makes it a kick-ass viral ad. It has almost a million and a half views and gained 21 new blog posts over the weekend.
Police dash cam of Meteor over Edmonton, Canada
This one doesn’t seem to be linked to an ad campaign. It’s possibly one of those “once in a lifetime” videos of a meteor hitting outside of Edmonton, Canada. A news report of the phenomena can be found HERE. Like all actual videos that are really bad ass, this video tracked well over the weekend with 128 new blog posts jumping up around it, accelerating it’s march to 1.5 million views.
