He is Batman

The Internets are all a flutter over the announcement that Ben Affleck will be playing an older Batman who battles Superman in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel Batman vs Superman (July 2015).

The clenching of geek-sphincter all around the world has gotten out of control.



Honestly, I really don't think it matters. He'll be just as good as almost anyone else playing Batman. Lord knows we've gone through enough of them over the years. I don't recall anyone thinking Michael Keaton was the perfect person to play Batman (myself included) and he surprised us all.

Of course, people are over-reacting all over Twitter...which is actually pretty entertaining. If you want to see a great collection of the many responses to this announcement, check out this list of the 50 Greatest Tweets about Ben Affleck's casting as Batman.

This one is my favorite...

NATH @IronCoreMedia

 #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck 

1 Paula Deen 

 2 A cats butthole 

3 Ben Affleck's mom 

4 A No. 2 Pencil 

5 Don Knotts 

6 Caulk 

7 All of China 

8 AC/DC 8:39 AM 

Oh...the kids.

It's not like the movie is a serious drama based in reality. It's Batman fighting Superman. In that reality, that fight should last about all of one minute.

• Batman punches Superman in the face.
• No affect.
• Superman punches Batman in the face.
• No face remains.
• Game over.

We all know it's not going to end that quickly...it'll be dragged out for at least a half hour or more. So why even care about the "reality" of a Superhero movie anyway. Just git yer popcorn, a giant sody pop, and sit back and enjoy.

Someone mentioned that they should cast Tilda Swinton as Lex Luthor and, as funny as that was, I would be psyched if they cast her and made Lex an Alexis Luthor.



No one in their right mind should ever mess with Tilda Swinton.

In other Superhero movie news...



Bradley Cooper is finalizing his deal to do the voice of the "Rocket Raccoon" character in the now-filming Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

I can see that. I mean, HEAR that.



And, Elizabeth Olsen is finalizing her deal to play the "Scarlet Witch" in the upcoming Avengers:Age of Ulton sequel.

Yes, she is the sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

And NO, neither of them will be in any of the movies mentioned above.

So...carry on people.

Nothing to see here...

She won't be ignored

The first pics of Glenn Close (left) as "Nova-Prime" in the upcoming Marvel movie Guardians of the Galaxy have surfaced...



She's got quite and "up-do" there on her noggin.



Glenn plays the leader of this motley crew of unusual superheroes...



I don't know anything about this part of the Marvel Universe, but they've pulled together a pretty interesting group of actors for various parts:



Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation and Zero Dark Thirty) as Star-Lord



Zoe Saldana (Star Trek and Avatar) as Gamora



Dave Batista (WWE wrestler) as Drax the Destroyer.



Benicio del Toro as The Collector.



Michael Rooker as Yondu.



Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies and The Hobbit) as Ronan the Accuser.



Karen Gillan (Doctor Who) as Nebula.



And, although it's not "officially" confirmed..the word on the street (and "accidentally" earlier on his Facebook page) is that Vin Diesel is about to be announced as the voice for the tree character, Groot.

Let the "wooden acting" quips begin...

I am Groot

The latest full trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy was released today and it's the best one yet…

Post by Guardians of the Galaxy.

Much more action-focused than the last one. Plus, we finally get to see Glenn Close in this trailer.

She wasn't going to be ignored, Star-Lord.

Marvel Movies: Phase Three

Not to be outdone by DC announcing their recent slate of upcoming movies, Marvel Studios went ahead and announced their next phase of movies today at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood.



Of note is that the 3rd Avengers movie will be split into two parts (Hello, wads-o-cash!), there will be a Captain Marvel movie (the female version, which I was unaware was even a thing), and a Black Panther movie (never heard of him, but Marvel fans seemed to be psyched).

So, there's that.

Still, kind of awesome.

Here's more info…

At a live event at Disney’s El Capitan Theater in Hollywood today, Marvel Studios officially announced the titles of several of their previously untitled movies. After Warner Bros. surprised fans a couple weeks ago by announcing several DC Comics movies at a shareholders meeting, many had speculated correctly that today’s fan event would be Marvel’s turn to tout their upcoming releases. Marvel Studios officially announced the following movie titles and release dates. 

2015: May 1: The Avengers: Age of Ultron 
         July 17: Ant-Man 

2016: May 6: Captain America 3
          November 4: Doctor Strange 

2017: May 5: Guardians of the Galaxy 2
          July 28: Thor: Ragnarok 
          November 3: Black Panther 

2018: May 4: The Avengers: Infinity War, Part One
          July 6: Captain Marvel 
          November 2: Inhumans 

2019: May 3: The Avengers: Infinity War, Part Two



Ms. Marvel doesn't have an "M" on her suit.

How am I supposed to know who she is?

Get that lady an M, stat!

Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer

The first trailer for the upcoming Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy was released today and it looks oddly fun...











Oh...I'm in.

Hear her roar

Wonder Woman had a great opening weekend....

In her maiden outing, Warner Bros’ Wonder Woman dominated the international box office — and came in higher than estimated on Sunday. The well-reviewed DC warrior cuffed a final $125M on 34,775 screens in 55 markets this weekend – up from yesterday’s estimate of $122.5M on 34,300. And that’s without such major hubs as France, Germany and more. 

In overall terms overseas, the start outperformed such key (and male-led) superhero comps as Thor 1 and 2, Iron Man 1 and 2, Guardians Of The Galaxy 1 and 2, Doctor Strange, Captain America 1 and 2, Ant-Man and Man Of Steel — and is now on par with Deadpool. 

The global cume on the Patty Jenkins-helmed DC pic is $228.1M. 

Domestically there was clearly extra girl power behind the $103.1M opening, yet internationally the sentiment is that to have reached the numbers Wonder Woman ascended to, the film is appealing to all audiences.

That's awesome news and I hope that it just keeps doing better. It's really a great film and one of the few Superhero movies that I think women will enjoy as much as men, if not more.

Thank Hera for Patty Jenkins directing this film and not allowing Warner Bros. to make another dark/angry DC movie.

This one has hope and joy, which is a very welcome change.

He's got high hopes

The first trailer for Paul Rudd's upcoming movie, Ant Man, was just released...



I don't know a thing about the comic, other than the obvious assumptions based on the title (man can shrink to the size of an ant), so I'm not exactly excited about this movie.

However, I usually enjoy Paul Rudd. Plus, I also didn't know anything about or have any interest in Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy before they came out and I ended up really liking both of them.



So, I'm going to keep an open mind and trust Marvel on this one.

Brightburn

The first trailer for James Gunn's (Guardians of the Galaxy) next film, Brightburn, was released...



It looks like what would happen if Clark Kent's parents got a monster, instead of Superman.

Plus, it's got Elizabeth Banks as the Mom and Pam's ex-boyfriend (from The Office) playing the Dad.

I bet he wishes he had stayed with Pam now.

The film flies into theaters on Memorial Day.

Jurassic Parks

The director of next summer's Jurassic World movie tweeted this out to Chris Pratt (the star of his movie) to wish him well on today's opening of Guardians of the Galaxy…



I've liked Chris since I first saw him on Parks and Recreation and I'm glad he's doing so well. I think he's going to be very busy for quite a while.

He better get ready…

Age of Ultron

A behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ulton was released on the Guardians of the Galaxy DVD…



Looking pretty awesome!

Guardians and Aliens

A couple new trailers were released last night...the first, for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2...



Looks like they're keeping things light and action-y...just like the first one.



Also, we got a new Alien: Covenant trailer....



Maybe it should have been called Jurassic Alien Park instead.

They certainly upped the alien quota compared to the disappointing Prometheus.

Well played.

Star Trek Beyond trailer

The first teaser trailer for Star Trek Beyond was released online today...



You can definitely tell that the director of Fast and Furious has taken over because this trailer is unlike any other Star Trek trailer to date (it kinda feels closer to Guardians of the Galaxy than anything else).

I'll wait for the full trailer release before I decide whether that is a good thing or a bad thing.

Star Trek Beyond opens on July 22nd.

Showtime A-holes

The first full trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 was released over the weekend...



It looks like they kept the same fun tone and, seriously...could baby Groot BE any more adorable?

Bring it!

The movie opens on May 5th.

Fatal Distraction

A new international trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy was released today and, like the others, it makes the movie look like it's going to be a lot of fun.



That raccoon has some anger issues.

Enjoyable.

Need a hug?

The first teaser trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was just released today....



It looks like the whole gang is back (including baby Groot), so should be a fun ride.

I'm in.

The movie opens on May 5th.

Captain sparkle fingers

A new Shazam trailer was released...



Although it doesn't look as serious as most superhero movies, it does look like a lot of fun (maybe more like Guardians of the Galaxy). Plus, early reviews have been pretty good.

I'm looking forward to seeing this when it opens on April 5th.

Branching Out

A new extended trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy was released today and it continues to look awesome...



He has a plan and...I like it.

Honest Trailers: Guardians of the Galaxy

These are always entertaining…