Quicksilver will be in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Before AVENGERS 2

The Marvel character Quicksilver has been in the news a lot recently because Joss Whedon plans on using him and Scarlet Witch in The Avengers 2. What’s interesting about this is that Bryan Singer has revealed the character will now be a part of X-Men: Days of Future Past, and he’s cast American Horror Story star Evan Peters to play him. 

Singer tweeted out the news saying….

Before he was an #Avenger, he was just a REALLY fast kid. Thrilled to say #EvanPeters is joining #XMen #DaysOfFuturePast as #Quicksilver.”

Marvel actually owns the film rights to this character as well. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige previously explained the arrangement they have, saying:

We both have them. There’s a specific arrangement with those two characters that would allow us to use them with Avengers, but not discuss or reference their mutant or Magneto-related lineage. They can use them as mutants and as Magneto’s relatives, but cannot have anything to do with The Avengers.

It will be interesting to see two takes of this character by two different filmmakers. Makes me wonder if they plan to include Scarlet Witch in the X-Men movie as well.  

Peters seems like a solid actor, and he joins Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Peter Dinklage, Omar Sy, Halle Berry, Daniel Cudmore, Fan Bingbing, and Boo Boo Stewart.

The movie is set for release July 18th, 2014.

The film is based on the comic book storyline “Days of Future Past,” which ran in Uncanny X-Men #141 and 142 back in 1981 during Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s run and introduced the idea of an alternate future for Marvel’s mutants that grew out of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants killing an important senator, leading to a future where all mutants are hunted by Sentinels.

Steampunk Zombie Hunters – Adventures of the League of S.T.E.A.M.

I was just introduced to a new web-series called Adventures of the League of S.T.E.A.M., and one of their episodes features these steampunk characters taking on a horde of zombies. The episode is called “Dead End,” and turned out to be really fun. It’s a bit silly, but still pretty awesome. There’s some great inventive moments and I think you’ll all enjoy this. So check it out!

Source: League of Steam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHOTozRXXE8&list=UU1STrTSx6DvkEEi2fMO0JQw&index=2)

TIMECOP getting the Remake Treatment

Universal Picture has decided to take the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme sci-fi action film Timecop and remake it. Why? I guess they thought they could do a better job this time around, and you know what? They’re probably right. 

Look, I enjoyed Timecop just as much as the next guy, but let’s face it, the movie was far from perfect. I can see someone actually turning it into a better film. I know it’s one of Van Damme’s best and most successful movies, but it’s not one of my favorites. It’s just kind of ridiculous that Universal has resorted to remaking this film. I don’t know how it can be any better than the Total Recall remake, and that movie bombed.  

The original film was based on a story published by Dark Horse Comics, and it’s set in the near future “where time travel is regulated by a police force, and one officer (Van Damme) runs afoul a crooked politician using time travel to further his political career.” 

The studio is currently looking at writers to take it on. Van Damme is not involved with the production.

What do you all think about TIMECOP getting remade? 

Source: THR (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/universal-throws-timecop-reboot-development-533478?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Fnews+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Top+Stories%29)

Fantastic Animated Short Film – OBSOLETE

Whenever I hear the word “obsolete,” I automatically think about The Twilight Zone episode “The Obsolete Man.” This animated short film has nothing to do with that episode other than the title, Obsolete, but I was just pointing out the fact that the word itself puts me in Twilight Zone mode. 

Anyway, this animated short tells the story of “a robot starting work in a decrepit toy factory. Trapped in the factory all its life it is curious about the outside world, watching a bird through the factory wall each day. When it mistakes a toy on the production line for the bird one day it sets the robot’s escape in motion.”

The short was created by Vimeo user Smoking Robot, and it turned out fantastic! Watch it below.

Obsolete from Smoking Robot on Vimeo.

Chaotic Trailer for METALLICA: THROUGH THE NEVER

This is the chaotic first teaser trailer for Metallica’s 3D concert and narrative hybrid film Metallica: Through the Never. The movie was directed by Nimród Antal (Predators, Kontroll), and it stars Dane DeHaan (Chronicle) who plays a road crew member who is “sent out on an urgent mission while the band is playing a rousing live set in front of a sold-out crowd and unexpectedly finds his world turned completely upside down.” It looks like an interesting film, especially if you’re a Metallica fan. 

Starring Metallica, a cast of thousands of their fans and breakout star Dane DeHaan (Chronicle, The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Metallica Through the Never is written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Nimrod Antal (Predators, Kontroll) and produced by former IMAX film producer Charlotte Huggins (Journey to the Center of the Earth). The film marries groundbreaking footage and editing techniques with a compelling narrative, in which a band crew member (played by DeHaan) is sent out on a mission during Metallica’s roaring live set in front of a sold-out arena. While on this mission, he unexpectedly has his life turned completely upside down.

The movie opens in IMAX theatres for a one-week engagement starting Friday, September 27th, 2013. The movie will then expand into more theatres on October 4th, 2013.

Unused Poster for Tim Burton’s BATMAN

This is an unused poster design for Tim Burton‘s original Batman film with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson. The poster the studio ended up using became iconic, but this one is pretty cool too. It also comes along with an interesting tag line.

In the not too distant future, law will have no meaning, courts will have no power and justice will have no champion, and then he will return. 

That doesn’t really sound like the movie that was made. Return from what? In fact, CBM points out that it sounds more like Judge Dredd, and I have to agree. 

You can see more unused posters for movies like Pulp Fiction, Oceans 11, The Exorcist, and Unforgiven over at daybees.

Quicksilver in ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’: Evan Peters Cast as Magneto’s Son

Looks like Joss Whedon will be following Bryan Singer’s lead after all: Singer just announced that Quicksilver will appear in “X-Men: Days of Future Past.”

Whedon first teased the possibility of using twins Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch in his follow-up to “The Avengers” back in April, confirming the news earlier this month. At the time, there was some speculation that the duo could theoretically also pop up in “Days of Future Past,” since both Fox and Disney own the rights to the villains-turned-heroes. Now, Singer’s announcement on Twitter Thursday that Evan Peters (“Kick Ass”) has been cast to play the superfast Quicksilver has turned that probability into a certainty.

Before he was an #Avenger, he was just a REALLY fast kid. Thrilled to say #EvanPeters is joining #XMen #DaysOfFuturePast as #Quicksilver.

— Bryan Singer (@BryanSinger) May 23, 2013

Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are the children of “X-Men” villain Magneto, and first appear in the Marvel universe as antagonists before joining forces with the Avengers. Judging by their presence in “Days of Future Past,” Singer’s looking to focus on their early, evil days.

Not only will Singer be first in getting his version of the twins into multiplexes — “Days” debuts July 14, 2014, while “The Avengers 2” isn’t due until May 1, 2015 — but he’s also beaten Whedon to the punch in casting. While Peters is a lock for “Days,” there’s been no confirmation on who will play either of the twins in “Avengers 2,” aside from some recent reports that Whedon has based his characterization of Scarlet Witch on Irish actress Saoirse Ronan.

For her part, Ronan would be happy to join the “Avengers” team, telling The Mary Sue she would take the part if offered.

“I love Joss and I love those films, and I love his handle on them and how he portrayed these kinds of superheroes,” she said. “I think it’s very different from what anyone else has done. So yeah, I’d love to be in it.”

[via Twitter and ScreenCrush]

Watch Jon Favreau’s Live-Action Trailer for Bungie’s DESTINY

Check out this awesome 60-second live-action/CG trailer for Bungie’s epic looking new video game Destiny. The trailer is called “Law of the Jungle”, and it was directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man) and stars Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad).

As a Guardian of the City sets out on an epic, action-packed adventure to reclaim our Solar System, he recalls the moment when he was first taught the most important lesson of all — The Law of the Jungle.

Crafted together with the award-winning visual effects studio Digital Domain, “Law of the Jungle” gives players a taste of Destiny’s action-packed adventures through a live-action and CG interpretation of the epic game universe.

The trailer will debut on TV Saturday night, May 25th on TNT during Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference Finals. Our first look at the Destiny gameplay will be revealed on June 10th during Sony’s PlayStation E3 Press Conference. So stay tuned! We’ll get it on the site for you as soon as it’s live. 

Disney Villains get 1920s Style Redesign

Artist Katia Oloy has created this cool set of character art showing us what a few Disney villains’ fashion would look like in the 1920s. The characters featured here include Ursula, Yzma, Captain Hook, Cruella de Vil, and The Evil Queen.

Source: Oh My Disney (http://blogs.disney.com/oh-my-disney/2013/05/21/1920s-disney-style/)

THE WOLVERINE Graces New EW Cover and 2 Photos

The upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly features “Huge“ Jackman on the cover looking completely ripped as The Wolverine. I also included a couple of new photos from the film. Jackman talked about the Wolverine films saying, 

Somehow the first Wolverine movie ended up looking like the fourth X-Men – just with different characters. I left unsure if we’d achieve our goal, which was to make sure people understood my character. This movie will really get to his core.

So hopefully in this next movie we’ll get better acquainted with the elusive anti-hero. Of course, if you’ve been reading the comic books, you’re already so acquainted with the character that no movie that Fox makes will ever do him justice. But we’ll have to wait and see. The Wolverine does look pretty incredible.

It comes out on July 26th!