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There Are 200 'Real' Superheroes In The United States
This story is perfect for Hollywood: real people who lead ordinary lives by day, but like to put on leotards and spandex briefs at night and actually fight crime. People like Geist, The Emerald Enforcer, Black Arrow, and Mr. Silent fight baddies in major cities across the country, meaning you probably have one somewhere nearby as you read this. They carry weapons like smoke grenades and big sticks, and they even have their own group name: "The Reals." More »
sentient subway
Your Subway Car Wants Kill You
What do you get when you combine a sentient, artificially intelligent subway train (starring Emma Clarke, the voice of the London Underground and Keanu Reeves) with Speed and Titanic? It turns out you get "Sentient Subway," a hilarious Hollywood movie pitch that needs a bit of work on its title. However, having heard this whole pitch, I'm going to go out on a limb and say... it ain't half bad. We'd take a ride on it. In fact, we're all for sentient every mode of transportation: bicycles, cars, roller skates, scooters. Just not buses. Those things are filthy.
Milo Wuvs Hayden, We Saw It Coming
At the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival last month during the Heroes event, we noticed that Milo Ventimiglia and Hayden Panettiere were canoodling with each other the whole time, whispering back and forth like giddy schoolkids. But, we chalked it up to nerves and confusion about what was going on during the Q&A. For instance, Milo's answer to "How has Heroes changed your life?" was "I don't really know what to say." Nice. Our tabloid-papparazzo circuit wasn't working properly that day and anyhow, now it's official. The brother/sister set of Peter Petrelli and Claire Bennet are Hollywood's newest incestuous power couple. At least until Sylar swoops in and eats their brains, hoping to gain some of their couple-of-the-moment pheromones.
At the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival last month during the Heroes event, we noticed that Milo Ventimiglia and Hayden Panettiere were canoodling with each other the whole time, whispering back and forth like giddy schoolkids. But, we chalked it up to nerves and confusion about what was going on during the Q&A. For instance, Milo's answer to "How has Heroes changed your life?" was "I don't really know what to say." Nice. Our tabloid-papparazzo circuit wasn't working properly that day and anyhow, now it's official. The brother/sister set of Peter Petrelli and Claire Bennet are Hollywood's newest incestuous power couple. At least until Sylar swoops in and eats their brains, hoping to gain some of their couple-of-the-moment pheromones.
trailers
Our basic human right to teleport around the world on a whim is at stake in Jumper, coming out next February. The trailer, released today, showcases the jarring "scar" special effect which rips holes in reality to let Hayden Christensen bop all over the place. And a secret war between free-thinking teleporters and the repressive anti-teleportation Paladins (led by Samuel L. Jackson) looks like the perfect way to ease into an election year. Secret conspiracies, zapper-batons and double-decker bus attacks add to the paranoid-action-movie feel. More »
Jumper Highlights Secret War Against Teleporters
Our basic human right to teleport around the world on a whim is at stake in Jumper, coming out next February. The trailer, released today, showcases the jarring "scar" special effect which rips holes in reality to let Hayden Christensen bop all over the place. And a secret war between free-thinking teleporters and the repressive anti-teleportation Paladins (led by Samuel L. Jackson) looks like the perfect way to ease into an election year. Secret conspiracies, zapper-batons and double-decker bus attacks add to the paranoid-action-movie feel. More »
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