First off, congrats to the con for selling out for the time EVER! The place looked absolutely packed with nerds, er ah, sci-fi, fantasy and comic book "fans".
FUTURAMA - is getting new episodes on Comedy Central with all original cast members signed on. FOX has the option to air the series but will most likely not take it. Can I hear a WOOT!
STAR TREK REBOOTED - Zachary Quinto (Sylar on Heroes) will in fact be playing Spock as well as Leonard Nimoy! Sounds like a cameo flashback to me. Simply entitled, Star Trek, what is essentially the eleventh movie will supposedly take us on some adventures that Spock and Kirk had, most likely before Bones joined the ship's crew. This film is not being labeled as a "re-imagining" so much as a re-boot of a movie franchise that has been floundering since, well, the original cast left! I am looking forward to what Abrams has in store! It worked for Batman why not Trek as well?
TOKYO POP � announced another Star Trek manga coming soon that will be based on the Next Generation.
SHOOT EM UP - starring Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti and Monica Bellucci looks BRILLIANT and guns down theaters Sept. 7. Check out the offical website for the trailer
IRONMAN - Some folks got to see a specially made sneak preview of this new Marvel comic movie and were blown away! Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow it hits theaters in 2008.
THE DARK KNIGHT � the official trailer (voices only, no screen shots) has been leaked on to You Tube, but be wary of those fake fans made ones - look for the one marked "NO FAN [censored] REAL DEAL" or something to that effect. After hearing the voice work by Heath Ledger, I am now even more excited to see this film. Nice job Heath and let me go on record as saying everyone should just shut up an give you a chance to play the Clown Prince of Crime!
J.J. ABRAMS - along with the big announcement that the character of Michael would be returning to his TV show LOST, Abrams put to rest any speculation that "Cloverfield" was a remake or sequel movie. He simply hinted that it was time America got its own version of Godzilla!
WHITE OUT � based on the comic book by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, this murder/ thriller set in Antarctica stars Kate Beckinsale. If you have not read this graphic novel, I highly recommend it and its sequels Whiteout: Melt and the upcoming Whiteout: Thaw.
And last but not least�.
DARK SHADOWS � The classic 1960�s gothic, soap opera is hitting the big screen and none other than JOHNNY DEPP will be playing Collinwood�s resident vampire Barnabas Collins.
