The Kat's Journal

Fox has renewed Human Target for a second season. Either it did well enough or they're trying to get something out of Warner Brothers. Doesn't matter to me - I get more of a show I like!

DreamWorks has acquired the screen rights to Monsterpocalypse (kaiju-themed collectible miniatures game or so a quick serach tells me) and they're trying to shop it out to Tim Burton.

"Universal Soldier IV". Yeah. I hadn't realized there had been a third one...

Sony is making Rollercoaster Tycoon into a movie. Wheee?

Cameron said that he estimates it will take about three years to make the Avatar sequel and that an announcement will be made about the date soon.

There is a trailer out there for Easy A. The synopsis is - After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl (Emma Stone) sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter."

Saban has grabbed back the rights to the Power Rangers, so expect something to come from that.

Another week another Batman casting rumor. Something about Billy Zane talking to Christopher Nolan. I'd much rather seen Zane in a new Superman movie... Heh. MISS TESMACHER!!!

Much the same, people are still insisting that Ghostbusters 3 is going to happen but... well... nothing is going forward yet. Just a lot of people bitching and another set promising.

Apparently, someone somewhere has decided today is officially "Top Gun Day". This means I must use Top Gun quotes for fun. This is lucky, because, well, a number of them work all over the place.

So Matthew Vaughn isn't directing X-men First Class. Unless he is. There has been a flurry of reports and rumors about how he'll never do it or he's back in negotiations now but really, this time he's done with Fox forevers. I would love for him to make an X-men movie. I loved Stardust and Kick-Ass both in entirely different ways.

There is more information coming out about Fallout: New Vegas. Looks like fun! The reviewers are saying it feels more like Fallout 2 than 3 but at the same time, there is flavors of both. I really can't wait. It'll be fun.

NBC announced that it was picking up the new J.J.Abrams series ‘Undercovers.’ The premise should be a little familiar to you - a husband and wife who have retired from the CIA and launched a catering company find themselves pulled back into the world of international espionage when a colleague disappears. Now, the part of this that is groundbreaking (but really shouldn't be in 2010) is that both of the leads are black. (They're not African American because Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who you may recognize as Tish Jones from Doctor Who is English and Boris Kodjoe was born in Austria.) I'm seriously looking forward to this awesomeness.

Speaking of JJ Abrams and awesome, look for something of his that has been kept VERY quiet to show up in trailers in front of Iron Man 2. Word is, whatever it is will be called "Super 8". I have some thoughts about that but I'm looking forward to being surprised myself.

I love this trailer. I LOVE IT.

"YOUNG JUSTICE is an all-new series produced by Warner Bros. Animation and based upon the characters from DC Comics. In YOUNG JUSTICE, being a teenager means proving yourself over and over – to peers, parents, teachers, mentors and, ultimately, to yourself. But what if you’re not just a normal teenager? What if you’re a teenage super hero? How much harder will it be to prove yourself in a world of super powers, super villains and super secrets? Are you ready to come of age in such a world? Are you ready for life or death rites of passage? Are you ready to join the ranks of the great heroes and prove you’re worthy of the Justice League? The members of Young Justice—Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis—are about to find out."

On Cartoon Network in the 2010-2011 season for at least 26 episodes.

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"Sam Register (Teen Titans, Ben 10, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) is the executive producer. Brandon Vietti (Batman: Under the Red Hood, Superman Doomsday, The Batman) and Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, The Spectacular Spider-Man, W.I.T.C.H.) are the producers."

Awesome.

Dude, so sweet. A Marvel vs Campcom game based on the new Street Fighter? Hooray!

What else...?

Oh, so not only is The Hobbit spinning its wheels over the MGM situation, so is the next Bond movie. (They're on the brink of bankruptcy and have been trying to find a buyer for awhile with no good prospects...) No one is really sure how this'll pan out.

Word is, in other video game news, that Stana Katic (otherwise known as Kate Beckett) will be voicing Talia alGhul in the next Arkham Asylum game. There is also word there will be Mr. Freeze.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Alan Cumming has pulled out of "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" due to his increased role on the CBS television series, "The Good Wife." This is my totally unsurprised face. This thing is so doomed.

The Wrap reports that Mark Hamill may be directing a feature version of his comic "The Black Pearl." That would be interesting.

This is also interesting:

Paladin: Trailer (Directors cut) from John Allardice on Vimeo.

Looks like it has something to do with Adobe...? Not entirely sure but it looks like fun.

Star Wars is coming to BlueRay sooner than later. It seems before the end of the year but there is no official date yet.

Also on the Star Wars note, it looks like that animated series is going to be post Return of the Jedi. Which is all kinds of interesting.

Today is new Harry Dresden day! Hooray!

Here is a list of what is cancelled and what is continued into next year on TV: http://www.armchaircommentary.com/2010/04/tv-shows-whats-canceled-whats-saved.html

The Voltron movie is really, really in development hell. It seems we're going to give it a THIRD go around with a THIRD script. Seriously guys, I read one of those scripts and it was pretty good. (No, really.) I'm not sure what you're looking for here.

Lucasfilm Animation said Monday that ‘Star Wars‘ is coming to TV as an animated comedy series. The sitcom is still in development and doesn’t have a title yet. And, really, there are like four different Star Wars TV projects all still heading toward happening some day and really, I'm not looking forward to any of them right now. Even if this new one is with Seth Green. Okay. Maybe just a little.

Harrison Ford may be joining Cowboys And Aliens (directed by John Favreau). Right now this is all rumor but Favreau has teased big casting news and there is a rumor that Ford will be working on a comic book property with a 'hot' director next. Hrmmmm.

It looks like there is an actual draft for a third Batman movie making the rounds. I have NO idea how genuine it is. The rumor mill says Emily Blunt has passed on Captain America because she wants to be a certain feline lady... Hrmmmmm. Lots of rumors.

Kryptonsite has learned: "Alaina Huffman will be returning to Smallville in the show's May 14 season finale, 'Salvation,' as Dinah Lance/The Black Canary." Arg.

Director Sylvain White (a name, I think you should start to be familiar with) has worked on Scott Pilgrim VS The World and now, has expressed his interest in helming an adaptation of the classic "Robotech" animated series. This is another project that has been wandering around out there for awhile without much energy.

What was called "War of Gods" will now be called "Immortals" and will follow Theseus around. Since "Clash of the Titans" did big business with Perseus... Yeah. Wonder how into the myth we're gonna get there. The cast is mostly solid at least: John Hurt, Isabel Lucas, Cavill, Stephen Dorff, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Joseph Morgan, Freida Pinto and Mickey Rourke.

I saw this one on TV and couldn't resist it:


Ahem. IS IT MAY YET?

So, it looks like Chris Evans will be Captain America. You would know him as Johnny Storm from the Fantastic Four movies. He was, pretty much, the best part of those movies, so that's something at least. I'm not sure I recommend him as Cap but, hey, he's a solid actor at least.

Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning have joined Robert Pattinson in publicly lobbying for Gus Van Sant to direct "Breaking Dawn". Well. I don't think they'll get Sophia Coppola, so... Hrmmm.

Ronald D. Moore and David Eick say that we will see more of Tauron and some of Geminon before the season end of Caprica.

Warner Bros. Pictures is developing an adaptation of "Bleach". I'm not sure if it is live action or not.

"Chuck" and "House" has hit season lows in the ratings. These are both good shows but it would pain me more to lose "Chuck".

There is totally a strong indication that there will be a Green Lantern animated series of some sort. I really, really, really hope that it is a GLC series if hit happens. Animated Mogo would make very happy.

It has been awhile since I've made a big entertainment update, so I'll give it a shot for you. There haven't been a lot of solid meaty this to talk about but some things have popped up, so we'll see.

Are you a fan of Kevin McKidd? Even if you don't watch Grey's Anatomy and have never wanted to watch it, there is an episode comine in March/April called “Suicide Is Painless". Yeah, that's a MASH reference there and it looks like it will be PTSD and Kevin McKidd centered. Rumors are that he kills it, too. He's been nothing but awesome on this show. And can I make mention of how AWESOME the triad of Mark, Callie and Arizona are? They're forming this little tribe of people and I love it. Keep Izzie off the show. It is MUCH better for it.

Supernatural got renewed for a sixth season and then the creator left as he'd told his five season story. So, that'll be all kinds of interesting to see what happens there.

Why wasn’t Kate’s name on the cave wall in Lost? Were there people that made it to the island that weren't candidates? It seems likely that is so but why? Did the MiB have his own candidates?

It seems that the Obama girls are Glee fans and have twisted mom and dad's arms a bit because the stars of Glee have been asked to perform at the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll.

Columbia Pictures has hired Shane Black (he did Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang and Lethal Weapon) to direct Doc Savage. Which is interesting in a few ways.

Do you watch Caprica? I'm not sure if I like it yet or not - it seems to ride the line between interesting and creepy (and sometimes just overkill) but there is some awesomeness to it - http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-patrol/2010/02/exclusive-caprica-producer-jane-espenson-explains-sam-adamas-tattoos.html I love shows that build mythology.

Warner Brothers bought a controlling interest in Rocksteady. One might recall that there was this video game Rocksteady made last year... Had something to do with a guy in a suit with pointy ears... I have a feeling there will be a lot more to come here. WB and DC Entertainment are making a lot of moves that seem to make sense to me recently.

Buttercup is the newest toy to be introduced in the Toy Story 3 line-up. Yes, she's a unicorn. http://www.latinoreview.com/news/the-character-poster-is-filling-up-for-toy-story-3-9272?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latinoreview+%28Latino+Review%29

Ian McShane is in negotiations to play the villain (AKA Blackbeard) in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," which makes it a HELL of a lot more interesting to me all at once.

According to a report on IGN, Gil Bellows has been cast as Smallville's Maxwell Lord. Huh.

It is confirmed that Paul McGuigan will be working on a show for BBC Scotland written by Grant Morrison and starring Stephen Fry. That's the hell of a combination of people. Paul described it as "If you know Grant's work you might have an idea of what it will be like. It’s like Twin Peaks meets Brigadoon!" There is more at Bleeding Cool if you're interested.

Bruce Willis is talking about a Die Hard 5. There isn't anything solid, yet, I think just press junket talk but... C'mon. Really? Ugh. He's also talking Unbreakable 2, which I'd be a little more interested in but still uncertain about.

Filming has started on The Tourist. This one is about an American tourist (Johnny Depp) who finds his life in danger when a female Interpol agent (Angelina Jolie) uses him as a dupe to flush out an elusive criminal with whom she once had an affair. Because that's all kinds of awesome.

Dietrich Bader will be on Chuck in the second half of the season as some Buy More upper level executive.

Thandie Newton, Jason Isaacs and David Tennant are set to be in "Retreat", reports Screen Daily . The film follows a couple (Newton and Isaacs) who are seeking to rebuild their relationship by taking time out on a remote island but their peace is shattered when they find a man in uniform (Tennant) half-dead who tells them there is a lethal virus killing millions on the mainland. DUN DUN DUN!!!

And.... I think that's it for now.

Deadline Hollywood is now reporting that Christopher Nolan has been assigned to try to save the "Superman" franchise - specifically in a mentoring capacity to figure out the best way to proceed. Uh-huh.

Christopher Lloyd will be in an upcoming episode of Chuck. I continue to LOVE the casting on this show.

Halcyon Holding Corp accepted a $29.5 million bid on the Terminator franchise from, you're never going to believe this, the debtholder which pushed it into bankruptcy in the first place, hedge fund Pacificor. So, neither Sony nor Lionsgate got it.

24 is going to the big screen! Rumor is there will be something or other happening in Europe and Jack Bauer must... do whatever it is he does. Will the movie be 24 hours long? How will you keep up the whole 24 idea?

In personal news, chorus practice tonight. I'm hoping I get a better idea of what I'm doing this time. That said, I did enjoy it all last time as well as the long walk to the bus stop after. I just wish I didn't get home quite so late. It is interesting that the chorus is also an activist group but that shouldn't surprise me. It is very Seattle.

So, it looks like Disney is so excited about what they're seeing for Tron: Legacy, they're getting ready to put on a TV show after the movie comes out. No word on whetehr it would be animated or live action, though. There will also be a new trailer in early March.

The word on Captain America is that they're looking for an unknown and are hoping to have an announcement on casting March 1. Also, the villain is going to be Red Skull. I like the idea they have about the costume. It could actually work like that, which is neat.

The guy who played Krychek on the X-Files will be joining V.

Jacob from Twilight (I don't remember his actual name) will be playing Stretch Armstrong. That seems like a great career move. Really.

Dear John, starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, knocked Avatar out of the top box office spot. I had no plans on seeing it but I feel like I almost should see it now because, well, it knocked Avatar out of the top spot.

Fox is working on a Daredevil reboot, which should really come as no surprise to anyone who saw the first one. It wasn't horrible but in comparison to Iron Man and even Incredible Hulk, it is a pale imitation.

Sony has joined Lionsgate in the bidding on the rights to the "Terminator" franchise. Lionsgate put in a bid of $15 Million and 5% of gross reciepts. I didn't see anything on what the Sony bid was.

Heh. "Through a unique collaboration between Marvel Studios and Columbia Records, AC/DC’s music will be featured in Marvel Studios’ “IRON MAN 2,” the sequel to the 2008 blockbuster film. In addition, Columbia Records will release the album AC/DC: Iron Man 2 on Monday, April 19, 2010. AC/DC: Iron Man 2, features 15 classic AC/DC songs selected from ten of the band’s studio albums, ranging from 1976 to 2008." The track list is:
1. Shoot to Thrill
2. Rock ‘N’ Roll Damnation
3. Guns for Hire
4. Cold Hearted Man
5. Back in Black
6. Thunderstruck
7. If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)
8. Evil Walks
9. T.N.T.
10. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be
11. Have a Drink on Me
12. The Razor’s Edge
13. Let There Be Rock
14. War Machine
15. Highway to Hell

Here is the video which goes with it. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43768 Not a lot of new footage but there are bits and pieces here and there.

There is a Criminal Minds spin-off in the works and it will star Forrest Whitaker.

A mountain in central China has been renamed Avatar Hallelujah Mountain as officials claim it inspired scenery in the sci-fi blockbuster. This is just stupid. The movie is not that good, people.

The 4th Pirates movie is getting ready to start filming. Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley are both totally not in this one, so it looks like we'll get a bunch of new characters.

The cover for the 2010 Monsters and Dames book is out: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24575

Warner Brothers is relaunching the Mortal Kombat franchise. Wheeee?

Gremlins 3 is still rumored to be on the way and now the rumors say 3D. Of course they do. What isn't 3D these days? Ehn.