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Recap of the SERENITY Hero Complex Screening with Nathan Fillion; Also Talks MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, FIREFLY Reunion, and Joss Whedon

by Tommy Cook    Posted: May 21st, 2012 at 8:19 pm

This weekend Hero Complex in association with The Los Angeles Times hosted the third annual Hero Complex Film Festival. Highlights to which included a screening of Shaun of the Dead with Edgar Wright, Wall-E with director Andrew Stanton, A Clockwork Orange with Malcolm McDowell, and Robocop with Peter Weller.

Joss Whedon’s cult-favorite Serenity closed out the festival Sunday night.  Star Nathan Fillion was on hand to discuss the film and its short-lived television predecessor Firefly.  (I still maintain that show’s season/series finale “Objects in Space to be the finest piece of writing Whedon’s ever done.)  In the post screening Q&A, Fillion reflected on reuniting with the cast for the film, reciting Whedon’s particular cadences and previews his role in another Whedon project/film: Much Ado About Nothing.  For all this and more, hit the jump.

New AVENGERS TV Report Yields First Footage of Joss Whedon’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

by Matt Currie    Posted: April 30th, 2012 at 1:55 pm

As we come within mere days of the North American premiere of The Avengers, the anticipated marketing A-bomb has officially detonated and is in the process of spewing tiny chunks of promotional material across the globe for all to see. We’ve got special edition cola cans, fancy micro-sites, and even pint-sized LARPing…and, of course, your standard behind-the-scenes TV specials. While this one, from CBS News, is mainly a rehash of stuff we already know/have seen before, it would still be worth watching, if only for the chance to have director/geek god Joss Whedon utterly disarm you with his affable wit, as he discusses his career to date.

But here’s another reason to take a look: it features our first glimpse of Much Ado About Nothing, the self-financed, sub-independent Shakespeare adaptation Whedon shot entirely at his Santa Monica home over a period of 12 days just after The Avengers wrapped. Hit the jump to check it out.

2012 Hero Complex Film Festival to Include Screenings of ROBOCOP, SERENITY, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, SHAUN OF THE DEAD and More with Special Guests

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 25th, 2012 at 2:21 pm

Last year’s Los Angeles Times Hero Complex Film Festival included screenings of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan & J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek, a Jon Favreau-hosted double bill of Iron Man and Iron Man 2, and Warren Beatty opened the festival with his 1990 film Dick Tracy.  The event sounded like a lot of fun and proved more than insightful with some truly swell panels.  The line-up for this year’s iteration of the festival has been announced, and as expected it’s a fun mix of old and new films with special guests galore.  Hit the jump for more info.

ROBOT CHICKEN Taking Aim at DC Comics for Next Special; Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Megan Fox to Lend Voices

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: April 25th, 2012 at 1:21 pm

Seth Green and his crew behind Robot Chicken have already skewered the Star Wars universe several times over with entire specials dedicated to mocking George Lucas and the classic sci-fi saga. Now the stop-motion animated comedy series has their sights set on DC Comics as Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim will present a Robot Chicken special featuring Seth Green as Batman, Robin and Aquaman, Paul Reubens as The Riddler, Neil Patrick Harris as Two-Face, Alfred Molina as Lex Luthor, Nathan Fillion as the Green Lantern, Megan Fox as Lois Lane, and Breckin Meyer as Superman. More after the jump!

Nathan Fillion to Play Hermes in PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE SEA OF MONSTERS

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 15th, 2012 at 11:59 am

The Percy Jackson sequel just got a whole lot more geek friendly. Castle star and all-around great guy Nathan Fillion is set to join Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea of Monsters as a god. THR reports that Fillion will play Hermes (that fast one with wings on his shoes), the father of the antagonist of the series, Luke. The character of Hermes was played by Dylan Neal in the first film, but apparently producers felt like they needed some Fillion in the sequel (a respectable request). Luke—the agreed-upon name for all evil youngsters—is played by Jake Abel, opposite star Logan Lerman who is returning as the demigod Percy. Also reprising their roles from The Lightning Thief are Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jackson. Director Chris Columbus is taking a producer credit on the follow-up, with Thor Freudenthal (The Diary of a Wimpy Kid).

The plot of Sea of Monsters finds Percy and his demigod friends heading to the Island of the Cyclops (the Bermuda Triangle) in order to retrieve a Golden Fleece. Hit the jump to read a synopsis of the book. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea of Monsters opens March 27th, 2013.

DVD Deals: Joss Whedon’s FIREFLY for 70% Off

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 13th, 2011 at 8:18 am

Today’s Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day is Joss Whedon‘s Firefly – The Complete Series on either DVD or Blu-ray for 70% off.  If you’ve only heard the buzz on this great show, today is your best chance to check it out for a fraction of its regular price.  Here’s the links and hit the jump for the list of special features.  Firefly starred Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher and Ron Glass.

• Firefly – The Complete Seried DVD
• Firefly – The Complete Series [Blu-ray]

New Images from Joss Whedon’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING; Plus Whedon and Cast Talk About Shooting the Film in Secret

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: October 25th, 2011 at 8:00 am

Pretty much everyone was taken aback yesterday when it was announced that Joss Whedon had completed filming an entire movie not called The Avengers. The writer-director was able to compile and shoot an adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing directly after wrapping The Avengers without a single tweet getting out. He shot the pic at his house in 12 days with a cast made up of Whedon regulars. Now that the cat’s out of the bag, Whedon and some of the cast members have opened up about the secret project (which will be black-and-white) and how they pulled it off. Hit the jump to see what they had to say and for a look at the first images from the film.

Joss Whedon Wraps Shooting on Secret Adaptation of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING [Updated]

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 24th, 2011 at 7:48 am

For Joss Whedon, it looks like there’s always time for Shakespeare.  One would think that work on The Avengers would consume almost all of the writer-director’s schedule, but apparently he’s been able to squeeze in the mysterious project Much Ado about Nothing.  Since the website says “Based on a Play”, presumably it means the one by William Shakespeare.  Shakespeare’s romantic-comedy centers around two couples: the lively and interesting Beatrice and Benedict, and the mopey and less-interesting Claudio and Hero.  Both couples a betrayed by the villainous Don John, but love wins out in the end and both couples end up getting married.  Despite the lack of supernatural or sci-fi elements, it’s a story that fits nicely into Whedon’s wheelhouse of characters.

Nathan Fillion revealed the project by tweeting a link to the website, and plenty of the usual Whedon suspects have been rounded up for the cast. In addition to Fillion, there’s Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Tom Lenk, Ashley Johnson, Fran Kranz, Reed Diamond, Riki Lindhome, Sean Maher, plus recent collaborator Clark Gregg along with a bunch of new faces.  If you’re wondering how a project like this flies under the radar until now, it’s probably because it was a low-budget affair that Whedon cranked out over the course of a few weekends.  The photo above is from the website, but we don’t know if it’s an image from the movie, referencing from the movie, or if it’s just how Bellwether Pictures like to congratulate its productions.  I’m eager to find out Whedon’s take on the material and how he plans to distribute the picture. [Update: A full press release has appeared on the website, revealing more details about the project including who's playing what role. Hit the jump to read.]

First Images from JUSTICE LEAGUE: DOOM; Animated Film Lines-Up the A-Team of DC Universe Voice Actors including Kevin Conroy and Nathan Fillion

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 27th, 2011 at 12:04 pm

I was brought up on Batman: The Animated Series.  The voices of the characters are those characters to me, and even more so because the series still holds up.  Kevin Conroy is Batman.  Then Superman: The Animated Series brought us Tim Daly do a solid job voicing the Man of Steel.  Finally, Justice League came along and provided great voices to The Flash (Michael Rosenbaum), Wonder Woman (Susan Eisenberg), and Martian Manhunter (Carl Lumbly).  The upcoming DC Universe animated film Justice League: Doom will bring all these voices back along with Nathan Fillion reprising his role as the voice of Green Lantern/Hal Jordan.  You can’t go wrong with Andrea Romano as your voice-casting director.

All of these superheroes will be “on their heels when a team of super villains discover and implement the Dark Knight’s ‘contingency plans’ for stopping any rogue Justice League member. The story is inspired by Mark Waid’s much-heralded JLA: Tower of Babel.”  The DC animated films are a mixed bag, but I’ll be on board for this voice cast and because it’s the final script from the late Dwayne McDuffie (All-Star Superman).  Hit the jump for the full press release.  Justice League: Doom is due out in early 2012.

PSA Sunday: Nathan Fillion’s “Swamp Ass”

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 7th, 2011 at 8:00 am

With news being slow on the weekends, I started a column called PSA Sunday.  As you can probably deduce from the title, every Sunday we post a PSA featuring TV or movie characters and/or celebrities telling you not to do something.  The first few weeks focused on vintage Star Wars PSA’s (the Cantina aliens in a “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk” campaign, C3P0 and R2D2 talking about the dangers of whooping cough, C3PO and R2D2 warning you about smoking) Clint Eastwood telling you not to do crack cocaine, and the Transformers warning kids about running away from home and not to bike without reflectors.

For this weekend’s PSA, Nathan Fillion addresses an important issue affecting gamers worldwide: Swamp Ass.  Hit the jump to watch.

Comic Con 2011: CASTLE Interviews With Nathan Fillion, Seamus Dever, Jon Huertas, Molly Quinn and Executive Producer Laurie Zaks

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: July 27th, 2011 at 9:26 am

Earlier this week, we posted the recap of the Castle panel from this year’s Comic Con. The cast was on hand to give us a sneak peek at Season 4 as well as some insight as to the fallout from the season 3 finale. While our recap had plenty of highlights and quotes from your favorite mystery writer and homicide detectives, I was able to interview the cast and wheedle out a few more secrets.

Other than the obvious repercussions from the cliffhanger ending of season 3, the new season of Castle also promises to have some fun. In addition to a bachelor party episode (you’ll have to read on to find out whose), there will be a special superhero episode early in the season and a Halloween episode of Castle that might even feature a certain ghost-busting guest start. Fans of the show will want to check out more of our insider info, so hit the jump.

Comic Con 2011: CASTLE Panel Recap; “Words were said, bullets were fired; there will be repercussions.”

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: July 24th, 2011 at 9:02 pm

Having ended their third season with a literal bang more than two months ago, the ABC series Castle has kept their fans in suspense ever since. Star Nathan Fillion and the rest of the cast of Castle were at Comic Con today to resolve the cliffhanger from the season finale and shed some light on the future of the series. Along with Fillion, who plays mystery novel author, Rick Castle, co-stars John Huertas (Javier Esposito), Tamala Jones (Lanie Parish), Seamus Dever (Kevin Ryan) and Molly Quinn (Alexis Castle) fielded questions from the audience and rewarded the room packed full of Castle fans. Unfortunately, Castle’s muse Stana Katic (Kate Beckett) was unable to attend the event. (This worked out well for one lucky fan, who got to reenact a line of dialogue with Fillion up on stage.) There is a lot to get to about the upcoming season, including new cast members, changing relationships between characters and two special episodes, so hit the jump!

GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD KNIGHTS Blu-ray Review

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: June 11th, 2011 at 8:43 am

Fans of the Green Lantern franchise who can’t wait until Ryan Reynolds powers up in theaters might want to check out DC’s latest animated film, Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. Not only is Emerald Knights up to the same quality as previous animated DC releases, it embraces the mythos of Green Lantern to tell far more than a mere origin story. Emerald Knights possesses six stories all told: five tales from Green Lantern lore that are bookended by an over-arcing frame story. The main tale revolves around the Green Lantern Corps preparing for battle against Krona, an ancient enemy of the Corps’ progenitors, the Guardians of Oa. The five additional stories come across as fables that various Lanterns tell new recruit, Arisia, while they wait for Krona to make his move.

Check out the trailer for Green Lantern: Emerald Knights here and hit the jump for my full review.

New Trailer for James Gunn’s SUPER Starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 4th, 2011 at 12:13 pm

IFC has released a trailer for James Gunn’s upcoming superhero flick Super.  I like that the trailer has to animate over the language and violence in order to make it viewable for all-ages.  It’s a James Gunn movie and it’s best to expect something violent, twisted, and darkly comic.  Super looks like it’s going to deliver on all three counts and that makes me very excited to see this flick.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  Super stars Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, and Nathan Fillion.  It opens April 1st.

Trailer for Direct-to-DVD Animated Film GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD KNIGHTS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 23rd, 2011 at 2:03 pm

A trailer has gone online for the direct-to-video animated film Green Lantern: Emerald Knights.  The marketing of this film is beautiful in how it confuses and frustrates fanboys.  The selling point is: “Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern!”  And immediately you respond, “Wait?  What!  But I thought Ryan Reynolds was playing Green Lantern!  Is Fillion going to finally get the big break he so richly deserves?  JESUS GOD WHAT IS HAPPENING?!”  Then in fine print you see (“Emerald Knights”…animated movie…direct-to-DVD) and the world goes back to making sense.

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights has six interlocking stories that focus on different members of the Green Lantern Corps.  The voice cast also includes Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter), Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Henry Rollins, and Roddy Piper.  Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  Green Lantern: Emerald Knights hits DVD and Blu-ray on June 7th, ten days before the live-action Green Lantern hits theaters.

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