Too busy to catch up on movie news and assorted genre goodness last week? Well, here’s a peek at some of the coolest stuff you may have missed!
* Weekend Box Office Roll-Call: Rise of the Planet of the Apes comes out on top, The Smurfs hold at #2, Cowboys & Aliens in third from the top slot last weekend, The Change-Up opening at #4 and Captain America: The First Avenger dropping two slots to #5.
* Rhianna’s in Battleship! Don’t believe me? Check it.
* More behind-the-scenes pics from World War Z, which totally helps my The Walking Dead jones right now. And Bryan Cranston will have a “small but flashy” part to play… I’m hoping he’ll be Redeker.
* Super Hero Updates:
- Idris Elba says he is up for Hemidall in Thor 2 (glad to see the crackpots that protested his casting in Thor got the respect they deserved), and chats about Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.
- Meanwhile, va-va-va-vroom goes Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Looks good so far, all apologies to Halle Berry and her S&M kitten suit.
- And The Tudors‘ Henry Cavill has always looked good in tights, so check him as Superman.
- Oh, and Green Lantern 2 will be “darker”. Yeah, there’s a sequel. Like they’d trot out Sinestro with the yellow ring and not do one? I just hope it won’t suck as bad as the first one. Oh who am I kidding? I’d watch it on mute just to see Ryan Reynolds in tights.
- Why does Spidey have web-shooters? Uh, because he’s supposed to. That’s why.
* R.I.P. Cha-Cha (a.k.a. Annette Charles/Cardona in “real life”). Grease would not have been quite as amazing without you and your toreador pants. And Bubba Smith, the same goes for you and Police Academy. You will both be missed.
* Bruce Cambell + Steve Raimi = drool-tastic, any way you slice it. Oz The Great And Powerful? Can’t wait to see ya.
* Stephen Soderbergh will be second unit director for The Hunger Games. Who cares? You should.
* PETA gives Rise of the Planet of the Apes it’s seal of approval. Like a film that decries the use of animals in science wouldn’t?
* And speaking of animals, here’s a peek at Shark Night 3D. Because last week was shark week, that’s why.
* I love fan art. Don’t you? You will, when you see these minimalist posters for The Avengers. Bravo, Marko Manev. And ZOMG, send me a Hawkeye? What? (BTW, peep the whole super shebang at his Web site. Seriously. you really wanna.)
* When I heard that Russell Brand was gonna be in Diablo Cody’s Lamb of God, I squeed; hooray for someone making a movie based on Christopher Moore’s hilarious book! But it’s not Moore…more’s the pity. (Sorry, couldn’t help myself. I’m a bit tired so I’m easily amused.) But with Cody and Brand, I’m hoping it’ll be good anyhow.
* I have absolutely no idea what Mila Kunis is saying, but she’s speaking Russian (hey, she’s from Ukraine, remember?) and defending Justin Timberlake. Just watch it all on YouTube and wish that our school system insisted on a foreign language requirement..
* Now I’m off to eat some Ben & Jerry’s Boba Fett Carbonite Crunch. Or I wish I could. Pleeeeease let this be the next Chubby Hubby (er, I mean Hubby Hubby…mmm, delicious, wonderful marriage equality. Hooray!)
* Oh, a trailer? You got it. This is one to watch after the young’uns go to bed. Mash up Bad Teacher and Adventures in Babysitting and get…The Sitter. I’m on the fence with this one. It could be hilarious, it could be a re-hash of all the other potty-humor movies from this year. But it’s buzz is off the charts. So for now, it’s just glorious, happy, filthy promise.
