Nerd News for Friday, October 1st

Movie News

So, yeah…actor’s guild is now stopping the Hobbit from getting made.

Darren Aronofsky to direct the new Superman? Maybe. Or is he doing Preacher? Dunno.

Will Chris Nolan actually not have a say in Batman 3 being in 3D? Meanwhile, Ed Norton is lobbying for a role.

Ryan Reynolds discusses Green Lantern, and Sinestro.

Greg Berlanti, who cowrote Green Lantern, talks about the character of Hal Jordan. He also discusses Barry Allen some. And here’s some more stuff about the Flash movie.

Joss Whedon discusses his worries about the new Avengers film. Mark Ruffalo also claims he’ll be the first person to ever play Bruce Banner AND the Incredible Hulk. How is that possible?

Some new images from the shooting of X-Men First Class. And more images.

Check out Captain America’s submarine. And here’s some more set pics. And more set pics.

Check out some viral footage from Battle: Los Angeles.

And how about Independence Day 2?

Zemeckis getting back to time travel movies?

Jesse Eisenberg is down for Zombieland 2, though he isn’t sure how to top zombie clowns.

Read an interview with Ryan Reynolds where he discusses his new film, Buried, and also used “ironically” correctly!

Some design work is being done for the new Alien prequel...but is it already in trouble?

Still aren’t sure about the ending of Inception? Michael Caine explains it.

See some evil kids in Case 39.

They’ve almost finalized the casting of Edward and Bella’s daughter, though I admit I had to really think hard to figure out who Edward and Bella are.

Alicia Silverstone in a movie that’s Absolutely Fabulous with vampires? wtf.

Is Human Centipede 2 in fact the sickest movie ever?

yay! The new Transformers 3 set pics are here!!!! And here’s some more…from the last day of shooting! it’s over, peeps. It’s over.

Not quite in love with The Walking Dead? How about now?

Synopsis for episode 4 of The Event.

With Summer Glau appearing on Chuck with Adam Baldwin, will there be a Firefly joke?

Wondering why the original Cylon in Caprica had to be half robot and half teenage girl? Now you don’t have to.

Josh Jackson speculates on some Fringe stuff. And here’s some more cast interviews.

Supergirl gets a costume on Smallville, while Tom Welling explains what he wants from the series’ finale.

Lucas gets his CG cameo in The Clone Wars.

Mitch Pillegi’s character, Samuel, may not be as trustworthy as he seems on Supernatural. Well, since I did watch the premiere, I’d say he’s REAL untrustworthy, since to me he seemed mildly untrustworthy. Right?

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10/5
Grindhouse: Special Edition Bluray
Beauty & The Beast Bluray (limited time Disney release)
Bones Season 5 DVD
Exorcist Bluray
Karate Kid DVD/Bluray
Splice DVD/Bluray
Nightmare on Elm Street DVD/Bluray
Human Centipede DVD/Bluray
Medium Season 6 DVD
30 Days Of Night: Dark Days DVD/Bluray

10/12
How To Train Your Dragon DVD/Bluray
Jonah Hex DVD/Bluray
Dollhouse Season 2 DVD/Bluray
Tudors: Final Season DVD
Wolverine & The X-Men (Complete Series) DVD/Bluray
Hangover: Extreme Edition DVD/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

11/23
Deadwood:Complete Series Bluray