Nerd News for Friday, October 15th

Posted by Bret on 10/15/10 at 02:16 PM Category: No Category

Movie News

Martin Freeman says that yes, he turned down Bilbo. And just how much is The Hobbit costing anyway?

Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel may have been saved by none other than Damon Lindelof (Lost).

Rhys Ifans has been cast as a villain in the new Spiderman movie, and it’s The Lizard. Too bad for Dylan Baker. Or is he really the Lizard. meh.

Just which Marvel characters will appear in Deadpool? Will it be Ryan Reynolds’ defining role?

Is Bruce Willis voicing the Thing in Fantastic Four Reborn? Even he doesn’t know.

Chris Lambert is in negotiations to be in Ghost Rider 2.

Tom Hardy (Inception, Bronson) has been cast in Batman 3...but who will he play?

Zack Snyder says his new Superman movie definitely is a reboot. Will General Zod be the villain? And you can apparently expect two DC movies a year.

Is Bradley Cooper to play The Flash? Maybe…

Morgan Freeman and Fincher reuniting for Rendezvous With Rama? Freeman’s pushing for it.

Luc Besson (Fifth Element) is coming back to Sci-Fi.

Guillermo Del Toro spits on Godzilla, the script for the latest version, and anyone suggesting he may direct it.

Is Danny Boyle directing 28 Months Later? He definitely wants to.

Karl Urban discusses his villainous character in Red.

Urban also will NOT be removing his helmet in Judge Dredd.

Nathan Fillion has started a Twitter campaign to get the lead in Uncharted - Drake’s Fortune, a video game adaptation.

Some more new posters from Harry Potter.

Set video from JJ Abrams’ Super 8. And is Brad Pitt in it?

Jon Hamm may play the Supermanesque character in Millar’s Superior, a tribute to Golden Age superheroes.

Downey’s Great & Powerful Oz may be even more Downerific than Iron Man.

Adrien Brody is waiting for Predators 2.

And will Robert Rodriguez REALLY make Sin City 2 after Spy Kids 4?

Another possible update on Ghostbusters 3. Could be nothing.

The first footage from The Thing prequel debuted at NYCC, and Io9 tells us about it.

M. Night kinda talks about Unbreakable 2. Bruce Willis wants it, yo’!

The Strause Brothers talk about Skyline, and a possible sequel. Also, we get some images.

Betty White joins the cast of Men In Black 3, while Alec Baldwin, Gemma Arterton, and Sharlto Copley negotiate roles.

Cameron may put Avatar on hold in order to do Jolie’s Cleopatra movie. Mmmm, duelling Cleopatra movies.

The script for Star Trek 2...has definitely been started. Jeez man, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, I thought it would be DONE by now.

Bumblebee crashes during shooting for Transformers 3. And here’s some Bayhem.

Television News

Get your first look at It’s A Trap, the Family Guy version of Return of the Jedi.

Io9 does a feature on the new Sherlock Holmes reboot, that takes place in modern day and is supposedly very good.

Io9 also talks about the new footage from The Walking Dead. And here’s tons of new pics!

Timothy Dalton on Chuck.

Danny McBride talks about the third season of Eastbound & Down.

Sneak peak at the 4th episode of Supernatural’s sixth season, Weekend At Bobby’s.

Laura Innes talks about The Event, and her role in it. Here’s some pics from the 5th episode.

Sasha Roiz talks about his role of Sam Adama in Caprica. Ron Moore still thinks there will be a second season.

Some tidbits about the new Wonder Woman show.

And a sneak peak at Smallville’s 200th episode.

Sam Witwer talks about his time on Smallville as Doomsday, as well as the American version of Being Human.

New Comic Book Releases 10/20

12 GAUGE COMICS
25 To Life #2 (of 3), $3.99

ANTARCTIC PRESS
How To Draw Scifi Supersize TP, $19.99

ARCHIE COMICS
Betty & Veronica #250, $2.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #218, $2.99

AVATAR PRESS
Night Of The Living Dead #1 (of 5)(Paul Duffield Regular Cover), $3.99
Night Of The Living Dead #1 (of 5)(Raulo Caceres Classic Black & White Incentive Cover), AR
Night Of The Living Dead #1 (of 5)(Matt Martin Gore Cover), $3.99
Night Of The Living Dead #1 (of 5)(Raolo Caceres Wraparound Cover), $3.99

BONGO COMICS
Simpsons Comics #171, $2.99

COMIC SHOP NEWS
Comic Shop News #1218, AR

DARK HORSE
Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus Volume 1 TP, $19.99
Conan The Cimmerian #24, $2.99
Doctor Solar Man Of The Atom #3, $3.50
Frank Millers Sin City Volume 1 The Hard Goodbye TP (3rd Edition), $19.00
Frank Millers Sin City Volume 2 A Dame to Kill For TP (3rd Edition), $19.00
Heart Transplant HC, $24.99
Heart Transplant HC (Limited Edition), $99.99
POP Wonderland Volume 4 Cinderella HC, $16.95
Xerxes Limited-Edition Signed & Numbered Lithograph, $100.00
Xerxes Lithograph, $25.00

DC COMICS
Astro City The Dark Age 2 Brothers In Arms HC, $29.99
Azrael #13, $2.99
Batman And Robin #15 (Frank Quitely Regular Cover), $2.99
Batman And Robin #15 (Frazer Irving Variant Cover), AR
Batman Beyond #5 (of 6), $2.99
Billy Batson And The Magic Of SHAZAM #21 (Final Issue), $2.99
Brightest Day #12 (David Finch Regular Cover), $2.99
Brightest Day #12 (Ivan Reis Variant Cover), AR
Bruce Wayne The Road Home Catwoman #1 (One Shot), $2.99
Bruce Wayne The Road Home Commissioner Gordon #1 (One Shot), $2.99
DC Comics Presents Batman #1, $7.99
DC Dynamics Green Lantern Statue, $195.00
DC Universe Legacies #6 (Of 10)(George Perez Regular Cover), $3.99
DC Universe Legacies #6 (Of 10)(Keith Giffen Variant Cover), AR
DCU Halloween Special 2010 #1, $4.99
DMZ #58, $2.99
DV8 Gods & Monsters #7 (Of 8), $2.99
Fables #99, $2.99
Final Crisis Legion Of Three Worlds TP, $14.99
Gen 13 #38, $2.99
Green Lantern Corps #53 (Tyler Kirkham & Batt Regular Cover)(Brightest Day Tie-In), $2.99
Green Lantern Corps #53 (Patrick Gleason Variant Cover)(Brightest Day Tie-In), AR
Hellblazer #272, $2.99
Hellblazer India TP, $14.99
Ides Of Blood #3 (of 6), $3.99
Justice League Of America #50 (Ethan Van Sciver Gatefold Regular Cover), $4.99
Justice League Of America #50 (Jim Lee DC 75th Anniversary Variant Cover), AR
Justice League Of America #50 (Mark Bagley Variant Cover)(Brightest Day Tie-In), AR
Legion Of Super-Heroes #6 (Yildiray Cinar & Wayne Faucher Regular Cover), $3.99
Legion Of Super-Heroes #6 (Jim Lee & Scott Williams Variant Cover), AR
Luthor HC, $19.99
Power Girl #17, $2.99
Ragman Suit Of Souls #1 (One Shot), $3.99
Ratchet And Clank #2 (of 6), $3.99
Red Eyes Only #1 (was ‘Red Prequel Special’)(One Shot), $4.99
Showcase Presents Superman Volume 1 TP (New Printing), $19.99
Spirit #7, $3.99
Supergirl #57, $2.99
Superman Archives Volume 8 HC, $59.99
Superman Batman #77, $2.99
Telara Chronicles #2 (of 4), $3.99
Tiny Titans #33, $2.99
Vertigo Resurrected #1, $7.99
Victorian Undead TP, $17.99
X-Files 30 Days Of Night #4 (of 6), $3.99
Y The Last Man Deluxe Edition Volume 4 HC, $29.99

DIGITAL MANGA PUBLISHING
Alice The 101st Volume 2 GN, $12.95
Double Cast GN, $12.95
Endless Comfort GN, $12.95

DRAWN AND QUARTERLY
Denys Wortmans New York Portrait Of The City In The 30s And 40s TP, $29.95
Picture This The Near-Sighted Monkey Book HC, $29.95

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Green Hornet Parallel Lives #4 (Paul Renaud Regular Cover), $3.99
Green Hornet Parallel Lives #4 (Paul Renaud Negative Art Variant Cover), AR
Green Hornet Volume 1 Sins Of The Father TP, $19.99
Project Superpowers Chapter 2 Volume 2 TP, $19.99
Thousand Arts (One Shot), $6.99
Zorro Matanzas TP, $14.99

ENEMY TRANSMISSION
Valhalla Cindermane, $2.99

IDW PUBLISHING
Doctor Who #16 (Ongoing)(Paul Grist Regular Cover) , $3.99
Doctor Who #16 (Ongoing)(10 COPY INCENTIVE), AR
Ghostbusters Holiday Special What In Samhain Just Happened (Nick Runge Regular Cover), $3.99
Ghostbusters Holiday Special What In Samhain Just Happened (10 COPY INCENTIVE), AR
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #159 (Agustin Padilla Regular Cover), $3.99
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #159 (Rod Whigham Regular Cover), $3.99
G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #159 (10 COPY INCENTIVE), AR
Last Unicorn #5 (of 6)(Frank Stockton Regular Cover), $3.99
Last Unicorn #5 (of 6)(Renae De Liz Regular Cover) , $3.99
Last Unicorn #5 (of 6)(10 COPY INCENTIVE), AR
Murder Of King Tut #5 (of 5)(Darwyn Cooke Regular Cover), $3.99
Star Trek Captains Log Jellico (One Shot)(J.K. Woodward Regular Cover), $3.99
Star Trek Captains Log Jellico (One Shot)(10 COPY INCENTIVE), AR
Transformers Drift #4 (of 4)(Alex Milne Regular Cover), $3.99
Transformers Drift #4 (of 4)(10 COPY INCENTIVE), AR
True Blood #4 (of 6)(David Messina Regular Cover), $3.99
True Blood #4 (of 6)(Joe Corroney Regular Cover), $3.99
True Blood #4 (of 6)(10 COPY INCENTIVE), AR
True Blood #4 (of 6)(25 COPY INCENTIVE), AR

IMAGE COMICS
Forgetless TP, $14.99
Guarding The Globe #2 (Of 6)(Ransom Getty and Fco Plascencia Regular Cover)(was ‘Guardians Of The Globe’), $3.50
Guarding The Globe #2 (Of 6)(Ransom Getty and Fco Plascencia Variant Cover)(was ‘Guardians Of The Globe’), AR
Haunt #10, $2.99
Image Firsts Mage #1, $1.00
Morning Glories #1 (Joe Eisma 4th Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
Morning Glories #3, $3.99
Pilot Season 7 Days From Hell #1, $3.99
Saga Of Rex TP, $17.99
Skullkickers #2, $2.99
Spawn Origins Volume 2 HC, $29.99
Turf #3 (of 5)(Cover A Tommy Lee Edwards), $2.99
Turf #3 (of 5)(Cover B Josh Ellingson), AR
Turf #3 (of 5)(Cover C William Stout), AR
Turf #3 (of 5)(Cover D Tommy Lee Edwards Sketch Variant), AR
Walking Dead #78, $2.99
Weird World Of Jack Staff #5, $3.50

MARVEL COMICS
Carnage #1 (of 5)(Clayton Crain Regular Cover), $3.99
Carnage #1 (of 5)(Arthur Adams Variant Cover), AR
Carnage #1 (of 5)(Clayton Crain Variant Cover), AR
Carnage #1 (of 5)(Patrick Zircher Variant Cover), AR
Chaos War #2 (of 5), $3.99
Daken Dark Wolverine #1 (Giuseppe Camuncoli 2nd Printing Cover), $3.99
Daredevil #510 (Marco Checchetto 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $2.99
Daredevil #511 (John Cassaday Regular Cover)(Shadowland Tie-In), $2.99
Daredevil #511 (Jock Vampire Variant Cover)(Shadowland Tie-In), AR
Deadpool #28 (Dave Johnson Regular Cover), $2.99
Deadpool #28 (Mike Mayhew Vampire Variant Cover), AR
Essential Avengers Volume 3 TP (All-New Edition), $19.99
Halo Fall Of Reach Boot Camp #2 (of 4), $3.99
Hulk #26 (Ed McGuinness Regular Cover), $3.99
Hulk #26 (Salva Espin Vampire Variant Cover), AR
Hulk Volume 5 Fall Of The Hulks TP, $14.99
Hulk Volume 6 World War Hulks HC (Premiere Edition), $19.99
Kick-Ass 2 #1 (Of 6)(John Romita Jr. Regular Cover)(was ‘Kick-Ass 2 Balls To The Wall’), $2.99
Kick-Ass 2 #1 (Tommy Lee Edwards Variant Cover), AR
Loki #1 (Of 4)(Sebastian Fiumara Regular Cover), $3.99
Loki #1 (Of 4)(Travel Foreman Variant Cover), AR
Loki #1 (Of 4)(Sebastian Fiumara Inked Variant Cover), AR
Marvel Her-Oes TP, $14.99
Marvel Masterworks The Mighty Thor Volume 9 HC (Jack Kirby Book Market Cover), $54.99
Marvel Masterworks The Mighty Thor Volume 9 HC (Jack Kirby Direct Market Edition Volume 146), $54.99
Marvel Zombies 5 HC, $24.99
New Mutants #18, $2.99
Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe A To Z Update #4, $3.99
Punisher MAX Tiny Ugly World #1 (One Shot), $4.99
Shadowland Power Man #3 (Of 4)(Shadowland Tie-In), $3.99
Spider-Man Grim Hunt HC (Premiere Edition), $19.99
Spider-Man The Gauntlet Volume 3 Vulture & Morbius TP, $14.99
Stand Hardcases #4 (of 5), $3.99
Steve Rogers Super-Soldier #4 (Of 4), $3.99
Tales Of The Dragon Guard Into The Veil #2 (Of 3), $5.99
Thor First Thunder #2 (Of 5), $3.99
Thor Vs Hercules TP, $19.99
Ultimate Comics Avengers Crime And Punishment HC (Premiere Edition), $24.99
Ultimate Comics New Ultimates #4 (Of 5), $3.99
Welcome To The Avengers Postcards, AR
X-23 #2 (Danni Shinya Luo Regular Cover), $2.99
X-23 #2 (Mike Mayhew Vampire Variant Cover), $2.99
X-Factor #210, $2.99
X-Factor Volume 9 Invisible Woman Has Vanished TP, $14.99
X-Men #3 (Paco Medina 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99
X-Men Forever Volume 5 Once More Into The Breach TP, $16.99

TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
Alter Ego #97, $7.95

UDON ENTERTAINMENT
Darkstalkers Red Earth Volume 1 Maleficarum TP, $12.95

Upcoming Releases on DVD and Bluray

10/19
Seven Samurai Bluray
Apocalypse Now 3-Disc Bluray
Predators DVD/Bluray
Rocky Horror Picture Show (35th Anniversary) Bluray
Psycho (50th Anniversary) Bluray
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban (Ultimate Edition) DVD/Bluray
Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire (Ultimate Edition) DVD/Bluray

10/26
Sex & The City 2 DVD/Bluray
Girl Who Played With Fire DVD/Bluray
Back To The Future (25th Anniversary) DVD/Bluray
Clone Wars Season 2 DVD/Bluray
Alien Anthology Bluray
You Don’t Know Jack DVD

11/2
Toy Story 3 DVD/Bluray
The Pacific DVD/Bluray
Highlander (Director’s Cut) Bluray
V Complete First Season DVD/Bluray
Centurion DVD/Bluray
The Goonies (25th Anniversary) DVD/Bluray