It’s nearly here. The conclusion of the Harry Potter film franchise: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. It’s been a long road, with seven previous movies having already been released since 2001, and the books still coming out during those theater releases.
I started to like the movies more and more as they progressed, except the hiccup that was Goblet of Fire after the amazing Prisoner of Azkaban. I’m probably the only Harry Potter fan in the world who just watched Deathly Hallows Part 1 a week ago. I wanted to try to hold out so I could watch the two parts together just as the second was coming out. Alas, I failed, but I was happy that I did because to me, Deathly Hallows Part 1 was just behind Prisoner of Azkaban for my favorite. It raised the stakes incredibly by having our heroes on the run and looking over their shoulders at every turn. The world of Harry Potter had never been more grim and dangerous.
Besides seeing glimpses of Part 2 in the trailer before Part One, the newest trailer shows so much more. Even a little bit of a spoiler for those who haven’t read the books. Check it out below:
Yes, I peed my pants too if you’re curious. It looks spectacular and I’m sure everything remaining from the book will be included. That means goblins at Gringotts, a dragon, The Battle of Hogwarts and a final confrontation between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort.
So get ready on July 15th for the Harry Potter grand finale. It’s going to be magical. (Damn it I didn’t want to use that pun.)
-Harry: “Oh my God!” -Hermione: “Oh no!” -Ron: “I like pancakes…”
Any thoughts on the trailer, or did everyone’s head explode from awesome overload? If you’re still with us please feel free to comment below!
Last June Kevin Tacharoen released Mortal Kombat: Rebirth on YouTube. Initially there was some confusion as to whether or not it was a marketing ploy designed to promote a new film or video game. Turns out the short film was actually made to sell Warner Bros. on his vision for a re-imagined Mortal Kombat movie.
‘Rebirth’ blew up on YouTube leaving many fans wondering when they would see this fresh take on one of the most popular fighting game franchises in theaters.
Well, it may not be that far away. Warner Bros. has hired director Tancharoen to produce ten web episodes of Mortal Kombat which may lead the way for a new movie. The web series will be based on Tancharoens short film Rebirth, but it will expand on the idea by adding some of the more familiar fantasy elements found in the video game series.
The following week on April 19th the new Mortal Kombat video game will be released for the XBOX 360 and PS3.
Personally Mortal Kombat was one of my favorite games growing up. I use to play it all the time on my Sega Game Gear.
Now for those of you not in the know, Mortal Kombat was originally going to be a game based on Jean-Claude Van Damme. However that idea fell through and the Mortal Kombat we all know and love was born. The creators did end up basing the character Johnny Cage on Jean-Claude Van Damme though.
The original Mortal Kombat video game debuted in 1992 and has since spawned eight sequels to date. GamePro has stated that Mortal Kombat II was:
“Arguably the best Western fighting game to date, and certainly the title that defined Mortal Kombat as a brand, this game launched a thousand imitators en route to becoming one of the most famous — and infamous — video games ever made. Its technical and artistic mastery is only matched by its gushing gore.”
It is because of Mortal Kombat and the massive amount of gore and death that we now have the ESRB to tell us if a game is safe for children to play.
So allow me to say that I for one was very excited to see that with the ninth installment of the series, Mortal Kombat has gone back to its 2D fighter roots. But the characters will still be rendered in 3D giving the game a 2.5D appearance.
It has been announced that there will be various game modes including Online Mode, the Tag team fighting mode, the Challenge Tower and a Fatality Training mode. A four player tag team feature will be completely new to the franchise allowing two players to team up and assist each other in tag team matches. To date twenty six playable characters have been revealed, along with two characters available for DLC.
My feelings on TWO AND A HALF MEN are no secret – I hate it. Or should I say – hated it.
However, I have a confession to make, I think I love Charlie Sheen now. Over the last 2 weeks he has done numerous interviews in which he has let us know he is the Baddest Mother F**ker on the planet.
“I’m an F-18, bro, and I will destroy you in the air and deploy my ordinance to the ground.”
“The only thing I’m addicted to right now is winning.”
“I’m not bi-polar, I’m bi-winning. I win here and I win there.”
“I am on a drug. It’s called Charlie Sheen. It’s not available. If you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.”
“I’m tired of pretending I’m not special. I’m tired of pretending I’m not a total bitchin’ rock star from Mars.”
“People can’t figure me out, they can’t process me, I don’t expect them to. You can’t process me with the normal brain.”
“[A.A.] was written for normal people, people that aren’t special. People that don’t have tiger blood, you know, Adonis DNA.”
“I think I’m worth over a 100 BILLION dollars, but that’s just on a cellular level.”
Well amidst all this sheer awesome-ness, Sheen found time to take a break from praising himself and attack TWO AND A HALF MEN creator Chuck Lorre. (tell me this isn’t the worst fricking resume ever)
“I wish him nothing but pain in his silly travels especially if they wind up in my octagon. Clearly I have defeated this earthworm with my words — imagine what I would have done with my fire-breathing fists.”
WINNING!!! But wait, there’s more…
“Everybody thinks I should be begging for my job back, and I’m just forewarn them, that it’s everybody else that’s gonna be begging me for their job back,” he said. “I’m a man of my word. So I will finish the TV show, I’ll even do season 10, but at this point, because of psychological distress, oh my god, it’s three mill an episode. Take it or leave it.”
When asked by the interviewer if Sheen, who currently rakes in about $2 million an episode, was genuinely demanding another six figures a week, the actor confirmed it.
“Well, yeah, look what they put me through. I’m underpaid right now, sure. If you look at the money they’re making, yeah, it’s ridiculous. I’m tired of pretending that I’m not special.”
So following his demand for a raise?
March 7th, 2011 – WARNER BROTHERS FIRES CHARLIE SHEEN! You can read the full letter HERE. If you don’t want to read the full 11 pages, there is a summary below…
[box_light] In the 11-page letter, obtained from sources connected to Charlie, Warner Bros. states, “Your client has been engaged in dangerously self-destructive conduct and appears to be very ill.”
The letter then goes on to describe Charlie’s hijinks, including trashing the Plaza Hotel in NYC, coke binges, on-set failures because of drug fatigue, and diatribes against “Two and a Half Men” creator Chuck Lorre.
The letter also notes that Charlie derailed production when he went into rehab, and then he fired his sobriety coach. In fact, Warner Bros. claims it was so concerned about Charlie’s well-being, “Warner Bros. had an airplane waiting” to take him to a treatment facility … but Charlie would have none of it.
As for why Charlie got fired, the letter says there is a clause in his contract saying they can fire a performer who commits “a felony offense involving moral turpitude.”
The letter says, “There is ample evidence supporting Warner Bros. reasonable good faith opinion that Mr. Sheen has committed felony offenses involving moral turpitude (including but not limited to furnishing of cocaine to others as part of the self-destructive lifestyle he has described publicly) that have ‘interfere[d] with his ability to fully and completely render all material services required’ under the agreement.”
In short, that’s why Charlie was fired.
Charlie’s lawyer, Marty Singer, has demanded Warner Bros. pay Charlie for the eight canceled episodes — or else. Warner Bros. seems undaunted by the threat, even reserving its right to take legal action against Charlie. [/box_light]
WOW. Thank you Charlie, you’ve truly done a service for the quality of Television.
Besides seeing glimpses of Part 2 in the trailer before Part One, the newest trailer shows so much more. Even a little bit of a spoiler for those who haven’t read the books. Check it out below:
Grizzly Bomb 