Brand New Spirit Stills!

Screw the last post, because hot off the presses, we’ve got the first two official stills from Will Eisner’s The Spirit, courtesy of Lionsgate and IGN.

Scarlett Johansson as Silk N. Floss

 Samuel L. Jackson as The Octopus 

We will be pausing from our Spirit reportage this Sunday for the Weekly Roundup, then we will be back to our Spiriting ways all week next week, culminating in a post containing the possibly crappy and bootlegged copy of the film’s teaser which will be screened at The New York Comic Con on April 19th.

It has also been reported that the teaser will make its theatrical debut on May 2nd, together with Iron Man. We’ll keep you posted on that one.

Cinemabuzz Exclusive: Less Crappy Wallpapers of Will Eisner’s The Spirit!

This has been the only known copy of a fairly hi-res photo from Will Eisner’s The Spirit that’s been floating around. Like I mentioned during the last Weekly Roundup, these three "puzzle posters," when combined, form a mega poster giving us a first, not-so-good-look at Denny Colt, a.k.a. The Spirit. 

At first I tried to adjust the image and getting rid of the gap, the text, and the watermarks below, and they were actually pretty good. The source files were already pixelated so I tried cleaning those up, especially with the tie. I just didn’t know how to make it more crimson.

But it turned out to be a waste of time, seeing as I could simply print-screen the film’s home page and do a little resizing and background-filling magic. So without further ado, here be photos of Will Eisner’s The Spirit, for your wallpapering pleasure: 

Watch this space all week, as I intend on giving you a bi-daily dose of The Spirit, and gonorrhea. And this will all hopefully culminate with the release of the film’s teaser, or with whatever the countdown on the upper right side of your screen is for.

Casting Cabana Update: Condoleeza Rice Is Also Bangable, Mister Fantastic Is Esteemed and Such

Last week we reported that Oliver Stone had filled the roles of at least four major characters for his forthcoming George W. Bush biopic, W., which included signing the ridiculously hot Elizabeth Banks to portray First Lady Laura Bush.

In yet another left-field-but-sort-of-brilliant casting move, the producers are partaking in final negotiations with Thandie Newton (Run Fatboy Run, Crash) to play U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice.

I say “left-field” because, well, Thandie Newton looks nothing like Condoleeza Rice. But I do think it’s “sort-of-brilliant” as well because Thandie Newton not only possesses the acting chops, but Thandie Newton also definitely brings the sexy. (Thandie Newton hereinafter and will always be referred to as “Thandie Newton.” No pronouns will ever do Thandie Newton justice. Thandie Newton.)

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New Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk Clips!

There are no words. But I managed to put my being speechless into words! Weird! Okay!

First up is a brand new clip from Iron Man, which features Tony Stark doing test flights for his Mark 2 armor. At least I think that’s his Mark 2. I was kind of hypnotized by his freakishly perfect mustache. Help with the geek talk, Comicology?

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And we’ve got two and a half minutes’ worth of spankin’ new footage from The Incredible Hulk, including a little insight into The Abomination, and some gratuitous shots of Lou Ferrigno’s arm from the live action TV series. Producer Kevin Feige and director Louis Letterier also offer their comments here.

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Iron Man zooms and The Incredible Hulk smashes into theaters this May 2nd and June 13th, respectively. Fanboys ejaculate into their trousers on the same dates. I’m just sayin’.

Weekly Roundup: 04/07/08 - A Day Late, A Buck Short, But Supersized!

Apologies for the day-late Roundup. I was on vacation in Batangas where, I swear to God, I spent half the time on the beach with a shirt and an umbrella over my head, sitting beside my sunbathing girlfriend, and giving mean looks to any douchebag who might stop, stare, and mack on her.

Dude, you were sitting on the beach with an umbrella. Why would any guy be afraid of you?

Well I had a gun, thank you. Jackass.

But to make up for the delay, I’m going for another twelve news bits as opposed to the usual ten. So lace those cowboy boots and yippie-ki-yay your frail, old aunts out of their death beds (?) for another gun-slingin’, dial-up-disregardin’ good time with the Weekly Roundup! Late, but Supersized!

1. Screen legend Charlton Heston passed away over the weekend at the age of 83. Sadly, his last two major appearances on screen were as his gun-loving, crazy, old, farty self in Michael Moore’s 2002 documentary, Bowling For Columbine, and as Professor Walter Finlay in Jean Claude Van Damme’s The Order, which was released on local shores as Jihad Warrior.

And for the obligatory Heston retrospective: One of the first DVDs I ever owned was Ben-Hur, which was a gift to me from my Mom and Dad. It was a double-sided disc with the snapper case which Warner has now discontinued production for. God, I hated the bejesus out of that movie. But he will be missed. I doubt that anyone can quote a more iconic sci-fi movie line than “Take your stinking paws off me, you damn, dirty ape!” If you think you can, then you, sir/ma’am, deserve a cancer to the face.

2. USA Today has some updates from the set of Bond 22, a.k.a. Quantum of Solace. Quite notably, they have a photo of James Bond running up a flight of stairs! zOMFG!

3. Matthew McConaughey has been offered the role of Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV, better known as Hawaii’s only mustachioed, crime-fighting private dick, Magnum P.I. in (What else?) Magnum P.I.: The Movie. The film will be written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thuber (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story).

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Hellboy II New Trailer Sweetness

Hey, Cinemabuzz! writer guy, what’s that in your pocket?

Oh, these? Nah they’re nothing. Just a couple of new photos from Hellboy II: The Golden Army, plus a trailer, a candy wrapper, a little change, and, uh, some of your sister’s hair.

What?

What?

What was that last thing you said? You said something about my sist—

PIÑATA!!! MOOSE PIÑATA!!!

 
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Optimus Prime and Barricade Roll Out For Transformers 2!

Superherohype! and Internet Business Daily have snapped photos of Optimus Prime and Barricade being transported in Culver City, California over the past week, inciting speculation that filming for Michael Bay’s sequel to Transformers is under way. 

You can view the rest of the Optimus Prime photos over at Superherohype!

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The Casting Cabana: First Lady Laura Bush Is Totally Bangable

We’re kicking off the month of April with the return of The Casting Cabana, and we’ve got news on which four actors will be playing America’s First Family in Oliver “Captain Timing” Stone’s upcoming George Bush biopic, “W.”

In a bold casting move that’s bound to make for awkward future wanking to Slither or The 40 Year-Old Virgin, the film’s producers have tapped girl number 4 on my Five (5) Celebrities Whose Trunks I Need to Put My Junk In Before I Die list, Elizabeth Banks, to play the reigning and defending First Lady of the United States of America, Laura Bush. 

In case you’re wondering, Mandy Moore is tops in my aforementioned list, followed by Anne Hathaway and Zooey Deschanel at numbers 2 and 3, with TNA Knockout Christy Hemme rounding out the bunch at number 5.

Now that we’ve established that I’m a total perv, do you notice how I set this article to go live at midnight on April 2nd, despite it being late in the afternoon on the 1st as I type this? It’s because I didn’t want you guys to misconstrue this as an elaborate April Fool’s prank. This is really happening.

I also have three testicles.

Again, it’s April 2.

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