Fannish Items of Interest

[calliopes_pen]

Criminals Target Megaupload Users With Fake Settlement Demands.

This is the actress who will be the Doctor’s next companion—since some might feel the name of the actress is a spoiler, try not to hover over the links if you wish to avoid that. Also, there are a few vague spoilers involving Amy and Rory’s fate in several of the links, so be aware. Is it just me, or does she vaguely resemble Lucy Hale? (Kept writing Sarah Vale, so thank you x_project and canadiandiamond!)

Nine Dark Shadows movie character posters. The cover of Fangoria features Barnabas.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows has grossed $529 million internationally.

Eddie Izzard is in final negotiations to play Grandpa in the Munsters reboot.

First look at Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock and Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren in The Girl.

The Twilight Zone Mystic Seer Replica.

Dimestore Dames spotlights Nightshade.

The newest title from Rifftrax is Frankenstein Island.

Trailer for Battlestar Galactica: Blood And Chrome.

A featurette showing the behind the scenes creation of the Chimera for Wrath of the Titans.

Anthony Stewart Head has joined the cast of Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Sea of Monsters, in the role of the centaur Chiron. He replaces Pierce Brosnan. whedonesque discusses it here.

From Cracked: 6 Psychotic Punishments Doled Out By Famous Superheroes.

8 Times Comics Creators Became Comic Characters.

Steven Moffat denies those rumors about Benedict Cumberbatch as the Master.

First images of Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu as Holmes and Watson on the set of Elementary.

Gene Wolfe and Neil Gaiman on a merry-go-round. No, really.

Cover and details for Star Trek: TNG/Doctor Who #2.

How Juan Carlos Fresnadillo will de-cheese his Highlander reboot.

Now Playing Podcast discusses The Death of the Incredible Hulk.

Comments

[scrollgirl]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, WAIT. Someone is planning to REBOOT HIGHLANDER?? This is either... awesome or horrific. Oh jeez. I'm leaning towards horrific, because the movies were one thing, but the TV show wasn't really that cheesy. I'd hate for someone to reboot Highlander and treat its mythology like an in to the vampire craze.

[calliopes_pen]

For the last couple years, it's been vaguely discussed and I believe it's gone through various producer/script changes. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is just the latest guy saying he'll tackle the project.

I have to agree, definitely on the horrific side of the fence.

Highlander: The Source pretty much killed the sequel interest for them, so they went the reboot route.

[scrollgirl]

Oh, hell, I would totally take a reboot that went AU and ignored the later movies, much the way Star Trek Reboot went AU, but still kept the TV show mythology.

But I'm not sure having a reboot would be at all interesting if it was merely Highlander I: Now With Younger Actors!

If you're saying this is all just talk and not likely to actually happen, then I won't worry about it until we get more concrete news. :)

[calliopes_pen]

Checked Wikipedia to see how long the whole thing's been going--since 2008. It's listed under the Highlander (Franchise) section, in the portion that's Highlander: The Reckoning. Up until 2011, Justin Lin was due to direct it.

At the bottom of that page is a review of the remake's script, since that whole thing (possibly before even more rewrites) was leaked back in 2009.

So, yes, currently it's more talk than anything else.

[scrollgirl]

Whoops! Next time I'll comment and have a discussion with you first, you can tell me I'm overreacting, and then stuff like this won't spread. Pretty sure nrrrdy_grrl picked up the link from me, though Killa is also on my dwircle/flist.

[canadiandiamond.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! :D

That makes me want to write a little ficlet or something about Sarah dreaming of being a companion. XD

[calliopes_pen]

Heh. As a vague reference to Blink, I had Meggan dress up as a Weeping Angel her first Halloween back at the school.

So I'd say go for it.