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GM’s Corvette Centennial Design Concept was recently spotted on the set of “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”.  News has yet to come on which Transformer this will be.  Let the speculation begin…

I’m not a Trekkie myself, but here are 4 new posters that Paramount Pictures has released, featuring John Cho (Sulu), Simon Pegg (Scotty), Karl Urban (McCoy), and Anton Yelchin (Chekov).  Once again, we see the Delta emblem formed when all 4 are put together.

I had to post this…

Original Version

Baby Version

In an recent interview with Newsweek, George Lucas spoke about his thoughts on Harrison Ford and the Indiana Jones franchise.  Here’s what he had to say:

He is Indiana Jones.  If Indiana Jones wasn’t in it, you’d have to call it ‘Mutt Williams and the search for Elvis.’ … Yeah, it’s ‘Mutt Williams and the Search for Elvis.’

He also added some insight on his plans for a 5th installment, with the following:

The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea.  And that series is very research-intensive. So we’re doing research now to see if we can’t come up with another object for him to chase … hopefully we’ll come up with something.

Yes, he was serious and I’m going to say this straight out.  George Lucas, you are wrong!  The franchise does not “depend on you coming up with a good idea.”  That’s Spielberg’s job, or at least it’s certainly appeared that way.  Spielberg was the one who prevented you from making a vomit-inducing atrocity of sending Indiana Jones to outer space.  Please, please wake up.  Either retire or come up with something new!  No more special edition, restored, remastered, digitalized, 3D rereleased Star Wars garbage.  Please stop.

I can honestly say that George Lucas has been the only writer-director who has made me wholeheartedly embrace his franchise with open arms and in the end, hurl massive wads of spitballs at it.  I remember completely loving Star Wars as a kid, watching all 3 Special Edition theatrical releases on their opening days, eventually buying the VHS box set with the Darth Vader cover slip.  I even had a box set of that Star Wars collectible card game with the Rebel and Imperial card backings and different planet packs.  Flash forward 10 years…now I utterly loathe Star Wars and can’t stand the sight of it.  “Clone Wars” simply looks like a rehash of the CGI-garbage we got for the prequel trilogy and it’s the last movie I’ll ever seriously watch (factoring in “Gigli”).  During my visit to Comic-Con, Lucasfilm had an enormous ”Clone Wars” booth which featured life-size displays of some of the characters, a wide assortment of action figures, and giant, overhead screens that played fan-films.  I did not visit that booth once.  The reason: Mr. George Lucas.

So to Mr. Lucas, please put an end to Star Wars.  I assure you, it’s better off dead at this point.  I am sick and tired of seeing fans dressed up as Jedi Knights, desperately clinging on to a franchise that has been threatening suicide since Episode 1.  They don’t deserve this.  You don’t deserve this.  Please stop.

One more thing, let Spielberg take over the next Indy film.  You will be the demise of Star Wars and I seriously do not want that to happen to the Indiana Jones franchise.  “Crystal Skull” was an apocalyptic foreshadowing of the tragic events that are to come if you do not let this franchise go.  I cannot ask for anything more.

Signed,

Disgruntled Ex-Star Wars Fanatic

Paramount Home Entertainment has released the specs and artwork for the 1-disc and 2-disc special edition of “Iron Man”, which is set to hit DVD and blu-ray on September 30th.  Here they are:

Iron Man: 1-Disc
• Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16:9 televisions
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround
• Deleted/Extended Scenes

Though it is nothing but a rumor at this point, the recent word from Yahoo! Buzz is that we might see The Riddler played by Johnny Depp, Catwoman played by Angelina Jolie and even The Penguin played by Philip Seymour Hoffman in the followup film to “The Dark Knight”. After Ledger’s performance as The Joker, one must question whether a 3rd installment can actually surpass “The Dark Knight”. Another question that comes up with this rumor is one that asks how can characters like The Penguin work in Nolan’s universe? With none of this noise confirmed, we are left only to speculate until some sort of official announcement is made. To read the original article, click HERE.

UPDATE: According to recent news, the release date has been pushed back until December 9, 2008 for both the Blu Ray and DVD version. We will bring post more information as it’s released.

Reports are already coming in on the blu-ray release of “The Dark Knight” from director, Chris Nolan and producers, Charles Roven and Emma Thomas.  Here’s what Nolan had to say:

The blu-ray, in particular, will be able to actually use the shifted aspect ratios as it appears on the IMAX screen because the 16:9 aspect ratio is sufficiently different from the 2:4 that you’ll actually see a shift on the Blu-ray. The resolution on the Blu-ray is clear enough that you can actually see difference in grain structure and sharpness. So I think it will be quite spectacular.

Emma Thomas has stated that it is unlikely there will be alternate takes of Heath Ledger as the Joker, although it’s been noted that he did improvise parts of his dialogue.  Regarding deleted scenes, Charles Roven has stated the following:

We know there won’t be any deleted scenes because there never are.  There weren’t any on Batman Begins and there weren’t any on this one.

“The Dark Knight” may also be the first blu-ray release to utilize the new BD-Live feature.  This will allow viewers to watch the film simultaneously, while allowing for them to chat during and after the film.  Another possible feature would be library access, although further details are yet to be revealed on this.

“The Dark Knight” is slated for a November 18th US release date on DVD and blu-ray.

Interestingly enough, pictures of the Hungarian DVD release for November 25th have shown up online…wow.