Gordon's Alive? Brian Blessed may play Odin in Thor

I am really looking forward to Kenneth Branagh's adaption of Marvel's Thor. Now this news has got me even more excited.

Rich Johnston over on Bleeding Cool had this to say:

I understand that British actor Brian Blessed has been cast in Kenneth Branagh’s THOR movie, based on the Marvel Comics title, as the character Odin.

Blessed is best known for his roles as Caesar Augustus in I CLAUDIUS and King Of The Hawk Men in FLASH GORDON as well as being a charity campaigner and mountaineer.

He has appeared in a number of Kenneth Branagh productions, including HAMLET and AS YOU LIKE IT, famed for his booming voice.

I still haven't found any official confirmation on this, however he apparantly confirmed it at a recent public appearance in York. I will keep looking for official confirmation on this, so at the moment count it as a rumour.
The fact that Branagh as previously worked makes even more sense as he has also worked with Tom Hiddleston who was recently cast as Loki. Chris Hemsworth is Thor. Now we just need to find out what characters Natalie Portman and Josh Hartnett are playing.

I personally think this is a brilliant piece of casting and hopefully it is true.

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What do the Heroes and Villains do on their time off?

This cool images have been created by Ian Pool. There are a few more on his site.




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The Proposal - Interviews with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds

Director: Anne Fletcher

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Akerman

Release: 12th June 2009
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The Random - Sucker Punch, The Surrogate, Swift, Caught in the Crossfire, The Runaways, Your Highness,

- When asked about Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch, which stars Vanessa Hudgens as a supporting character named Blondie, Zac Efron admitted he wants in, too. "I think it's an all-girl movie," he told E! Online.

- Halle Berry is in talks to star in the thriller The Surrogate for 20th Century Fox says The Hollywood Reporter. Based on the 2004 book by Kathryn Mackel, the story centers on a couple desperate to have a child who find themselves in an unbearable position when they find out the surrogate they hired to carry their baby is insane. Berry would play the wife who wants to have the child and the studio is apparently keen to have her involved but no formal arrangements or meetings have yet been made.

- Sony Pictures has picked up Swift, a script described as a reimagining of the Tom Swift adventure novels says Variety. This new version would feature Swift as one-half of a father-son team who are among the greatest inventors of all time. The character first appeared in a series of books that launched in 1910. Barry Sonnenfeld will direct.

- Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has joined the cast of the police corruption drama Caught in the Crossfire says Variety. The drama concerns two homicide detectives who find themselves caught in the crossfire of a gang-related homicide and a group of dirty cops. Jackson plays a gang-banger who becomes a reluctant informant. Chris Klein, Adam Rodriguez and Richard T. Jones also star.

- Michael Shannon ("Revolutionary Road," "Bug") is in negotiations for a lead male role in The Runaways for River Road says The Hollywood Reporter. Kristen Stewart will play Joan Jett and Dakota Fanning is on board to play bandmate Cherie Curry in the bioic of the short-lived but highly influential all-female 1970's rock band.

- Natalie Portman has joined the cast of the comedy Your Highness for Universal Pictures reports Variety. Danny McBride ("Tropic Thunder," "Land of the Lost"), who wrote the script with Ben Best, plays an arrogant lazy prince who with his brother (James Franco) must complete a quest to save the kingdom and his brother's fiance. Portman will play a warrior princess that the lazy prince falls in love with.

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Clash of the Titans - First proper look at Perseus

This is out first proper look of Sam Worthington in action as Perseus and it does look pretty cool. Looks like he will be kicking serious ass and makes me wish they would do a David Gemmell adaption with this kind of look.

Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny. Louis Leterrier is directing from a script by Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark).

Source: First Showing

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Our first look at James Cameron's Avatar

IGN have the first proper look at the world of James Cameron's Avatar. Not through images from the film. Instead they are from the video game that has been developed in conjunction with the film. In the video below Cameron talks about the film and the game at the recent E3 press conference.

Cameron said that the movie takes place in the 22nd century, on a large Earth-like moon called Pandora, with rain forests, 1000-feet tall trees, and many different types of creatures. The new story in the game will parallel the story in the movie, meaning you can play the game without worry of spoiling any of the movie.

Video Game - E3 2009 - E3 '09 Live

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - TV Spot - Destiny

Michael Bay's sequel is due out on 24th June. Not long now.

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Doghouse - First 10 minutes of Danny Dyer's horror comedy

Six friends head off for a weekend in the country after one of them goes through a divorce and the rest feel that they need a break. Unfortunately for them, they pitch up in a town where all the women have been infected with a virus that has turned them into man-hating cannibals.

Director: Jake West

Cast: Danny Dyer, Billy Murray, Christina Cole

Release: 12th June 2009

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Batman: Ashes to Ashes - French Fan Film

Batman : Ashes to Ashes HD
by JULMOK

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Land of the Lost - Interviews with Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride and Jorma Tacconee

Here are few interviews with the cast of Land of the Lost. It is due out on 5th June.

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - MTV Movie Awards

Let me know whether you will be seeing this film after watching the clip

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Batman: Arkham Asylum - Meet the Joker

Exclusively on the PS3, Batman: Arkham Asylum players can take on the persona of The Joker and wreak havok in Gotham's most famous insane asylum.

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Billy Zane is in Evil: In The Time Of Heroes (To Κακό 2: Στην Eποχή Tων Hρώων)

Zombies, time travelling to ancient Greece and fighting. Sound good doesn't it? Want more? How about Billy Zane wearing a beard as a kick-ass monk kind of character!

That's what I'm talking about. Billy Zane coolest movie star of all time, but with poor choice of films, is in a zombie film. I still think he would have made an amazing Bruce Wayne / Batman.

Three days ago everything changed. An ancient force turned humans to bloodthirsty zombies.

It wasn’t the first time, though. 2800 years ago the situation was the same. Then they prevailed and The Evil was beaten. Will our heroes manage to do the same today?

Will the manage to re-live The Time of Heroes?

Director - Screenwriter: Yorgos Noussias
Produced by: Yorgos Noussias, Petros Noussias, Claudio Bolivar
Cast: Billy Zane, Andreas Kontopoulos, Argyris Thanasoulas, Meletis Georgiadis, Pepi Moschovskou, Mary Tsoni, Eftixia Giakoumi, Ioanna Pappa, Apostolis Totsikas, Orfeas Avgoustidis, Drosos Skotis, Thanos Tokakis, Christos Biros

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The Prisoner - TV spot for remake of classic TV show

Finally we have a trailer for the new TV show, The Prisoner. It's a remake of the Patrick Macgoohan classic and this one stars Jim Caviezel and Sir Ian McKellan.

It doesn't really show much so I'm not sure how surreal and bizarre it will be. Will there be a Rover in it? Let me know your thoughts on it.

The Prisoner Promo

Source: Quiet Earth

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Tales of Monkey Island - Trailer

Guybrush Threepwood, LeChuck and the rest of the gang are back.

Telltale Games (Lego Star Wars) games, are making a new installment of the Monkey Island adventure games It'll be a 5-episode game available for PC and Wii Ware, beginning on 7th July.

Great news.

Source: Topless Robot

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