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Upcoming Events In Lost And Battlestar Are Guaranteed To Piss You Off

Sigourney Weaver's character in James Cameron's new movie Avatar is based on the most unlikely source possible. And that's not the only movie that has some surprises in store: the Greatest American Hero remake will take some weird liberties with the source material. And Dragonball may commit the ultimate sacrilege. Meanwhile, there are rumors of some developments on Lost and Battlestar Galactica that are guaranteed to upset the fans. All this, plus some hints for Doctor Who, Love Story 2050, Smallville and Star Trek. Your spoiler space begins and ends right here. More »

6:00 AM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
8,525 views, 34 comments

Latest by Luana Arrrr: Some of the Who "quotes" are really fun to mess with, even though they're really quite easy to figure out. It's like MadLibs, only... FANTASTIC! more »

superhero movies

Movie Superheroes Whose Secret Origins Aren't In Comic Books

Hollywood often does such a bad job translating comic books to film, it's better to start from scratch. When movies create their own original superheroes, they can have the cool comic booky trappings, without the need to include/ignore/defile decades of print history. If it works (The Incredibles) you get something really fresh. When it doesn't... it's only about as bad as a superhero movie based on a comic. Click through for our list of superhero movies that didn't have a direct comic-book heritage. More »

10:27 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
10,339 views, 119 comments

Latest by txtracer: Doc Savage is definitely due for a remake/sequel. I don't know if he qualifies as a "superhero" though. If he does, then you need to add Remo Williams (The Destroyer). He was a martial arts superhero... Watchmen is more »

greatest american hero

Believe It Or Not, "Greatest American Hero" Is A Movie

The movie version of TV's worst superhero show, The Greatest American Hero, starts filming in July, says director Steven Herek (The Mighty Ducks). And Herek wants "name" actors to play the teacher who gets superpowers from an alien suit and his main nemesis. The good news: the movie version's synopsis actually has some potential to be way more interesting than the super-dull TV show. More »

6:30 AM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By charliejane
3,611 views, 45 comments