Blake Lively has been tapped to star in the Netflix film adaption of the Dark Horse Comic ‘Lady Killer’ as protagonist Josie Schulle.
“Lady Killer is coming to the silver screen,” Dark Horse comics said according to Bounding Into Comics. “Based on the comics by Joelle Jones, we’re excited to share the news: Netflix has set Blake Lively to star in and produce, and Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody to adapt Lady Killer, from the Dark Horse comic series.”
Deadline reports that Dark Horse Entertainment and B For Effort will be making the live-action film with Lively, Mike Richardson, Kate Vorhoff, and Keith Goldberg producing.
According to its synopsis, ‘Lady Killer’ takes place in the 1950s and follows Josie Schuller “a picture-perfect homemaker, wife, and mother—but she’s also a ruthless, efficient killer! She’s balanced cheerful domestic bliss with coldly performed assassinations, but when Josie finds herself in the crosshairs, her American Dream life is in danger!”
‘Lady Killer’ creator Joelle Jones told Boing Boing in 2015 that she was inspired by “Mid-Century” advertising and Normal Rockwell paintings when she was illustrating the comic book.
“I think it’s the story telling aspect beyond how it looks artistically and the beautiful renderings. There’s a lot of storytelling behind images,” she said. “Rockwell, he left that in…There is an entire novel in one image. I’ve always loved that.”
Diablo Coby is known for screenwriting such films as the teen drama ‘Juno’ and the cult classic Megan Fox horror flick ‘Jennifer’s Body.’ She made her directorial debut with the 2013 comedy ‘Paradise.’
Lively has appeared in such films as ‘Green Lantern,’ ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ duology, ‘The Rhythm Section,’ and the dark comedy ‘A Simple Favor’ opposite Anna Kendricks. She is perhaps best known for having a main role in the CW’s teen drama ‘Gossip Girl.’
Blake Lively To Star In Netflix Film Adaption Of ‘Lady Killer’ Comic Book
‘Cars’ Actor John Ratzenberger Blasts How Hollywood Depicts Skilled Workers
‘Cheers’ star John Ratzenberger has warmed audience hearts with his numerous roles in Disney and Pixar films including P.T. Flea from ‘A Bug’s Life,’ Mack from the ‘Cars’ trilogy, and Hamm from the ‘Toy Story’ franchise.
Ahead of his reprisal role as the Abominable Snowman in the upcoming ‘Monsters Inc.’ spin-off Disney Plus show ‘Monsters at Work,’ Ratzenberger criticized how Hollywood portrays skilled workers and tradespeople in an interview with the FOX Business news program ‘Varney & Co.’
“Time and again, you see movies and Hollywood shows with skilled tradespeople as being idiots or being lesser than everybody else,” he told host Stuart Varney. “And why would a young person seeing that… want to do that?”
He added that tradespeople could “anywhere in the world and get a job the next day.” He continued, “So if you’re an electrician, a bricklayer, if you could bake a cake, you’ve got a skill that you own.”
Citing his own past working as a carpenter before breaking into stardom, he explained, “When I was growing up, we had shop classes and I got a taste of carpentry and I gravitated towards it, and low and behold, that’s how I made a living between acting jobs.”
‘The Village Barbershop’ actor added, “We didn’t give them a taste of what it’s like working with your hands.”
Ratzenberger told Varney that Hollywood should portray skilled workers in a more positive light and that schools should offer more courses to teach those skills to help with infrastructure jobs.
“You can throw all the money you want at the infrastructure, but nobody’s showing up to weld the bridges or pound nails because we canceled shop classes 30, 40 years ago.” Ratzenberger continued, saying that “we never gave young people a taste of what it would be like to work in those jobs.”
Are You Ready For The Expensive 26″ Kong Bust From Godzilla Vs. Kong?
Sometimes ya have to peruse the “Really Cool Expensive Stuff” section of Entertainment Earth. It’s cool to see what premium items are out there for various geek IPs.
Sometimes it’s giant swords. Sometimes it’s lifesize statues of Henry Cavill. Sometime’s it’s a massive hairy bust of King Kong!
Based on Kong’s appearance in this year’s ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’, this version of the Skull Island protector was Created by Prime 1 studios. The bust comes in at 26″ and features some incredible detail. Hand punched hair and a deeply detailed base!
Man! If only ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ got this much attention to detail in the plot department.
Here are all the details straight from Prime 1 Studio:
Prime 1 Studio is incredibly proud to present the next salvo in the epic war between Titans: Kong from Godzilla vs Kong! With our 26-inch tall Kong Bust, we have proportionately scaled Kong down to the size of a human person, but his striking features and raw, savage power remain FULL-SIZED! Every wrinkle and pore in his battle-worn face has been carefully sculpted to show his decades of combat with the horrid creatures of Skull Island. Prime 1 Studio has painstakingly recreated Kong’s scarred chest, menacing teeth, and threatening expression.
Kong has been equipped with specially manufactured glass eyes to reflect the complex personality and decades of experience they contain within. And most of all, to preserve the realistic nature of his thick coat, Prime 1 Studio craftsmen have meticulously hand-punched each of his hair strands, one by one, into his silicone and polystone understructure, making this fantastic bust a true labor of love. From the front, Kong’s bust sits above an Iwi Village fortification on a Skull Island-themed base, his home for decades.
From the back, another Kong sits victoriously on his Hollow Earth throne, surrounded by naturally painted stalactites, stalagmites, and the ruins of this long extinct kingdom. Intricately painted and clutching his main primary defense against Godzilla’s Atomic Breath, Kong surveys his future home with his ancient Battle Axe. And, for a brief moment, all is right with the world. Then, all hell breaks loose with a deafening challenge from his Alpha rival! Choose your fighter by ordering this incredible bust today!
Do you think this Kong bust is worth almost $4k? What other classic monsters should get this hyper-detailed statue treatment? Let us know in the comments.
Native American Captain America Met with Both Praise and Backlash on Twitter
Marvel Comics has announced yet another version of Captain America, and this time Cap is a Native American.
Joe Gomez of the Kickapoo Tribe joins several other previously announced iterations of the hero planned for an comics event called The United States of Captain America, which celebrates the 80th Anniversary of Captain America.
Created by Lipan Apache writer Darcie Little Badger and Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation artist David Cutler, Joe Gomez’s Captain America will first appear in The United States of Captain America #3.
Here’s how Joe Gomez is described by writer Darcie Little Badger via Marvel.com …
“See, Joe Gomez is a construction worker, a builder in a world plagued by destruction. Every time a spaceship crashes into a bridge or a supervillain transforms a whole city block into rubble, people like Joe make things whole again. Work like that may seem thankless, but Joe genuinely enjoys helping his community survive and thrive.
That’s why he won’t charge elders for home repair services (the Joe Gomez senior discount is 100%). That’s also why he’s willing to risk his life to save others. I know lots of people like Joe–many of them my Indigenous relatives–so it was wonderful to help develop a character with his values, strength, and extreme crane-operating skills.”
Despite being created by Native American comics creators, the reaction on social media has been mixed. Some feel the look is “stereotypical” while others questioned why a Native American would dress themselves in the flag of a country that pushed them out of their land.
Ouch.
The announcement tweet from the official Captain America Twitter account didn’t go as well as Marvel had probably hoped.
Meet Joe Gomez, the Captain America of the Kickapoo Tribe. Created by geoscientist and Lipan Apache writer Darcie Little Badger (@ShiningComic) and Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation artist @davidjcutler, the hero will debut this August in “The United States of Captain America” #3! pic.twitter.com/uX59EkxATO
— Captain America (@CaptainAmerica) May 6, 2021
Here are some more of Twitter’s reactions…
putting the colonized in the colors of the colonizer is kinda weird???
— touchstone pictures presents (@ventura_blvd) May 6, 2021
Website Heroic Hollywood posted a tweet with the new design, and nearly all of the comments were negative.
Marvel debuts a new Native American Captain America named Joe Gomez of the Kickapoo Tribe. 🇺🇸 What do you think? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/cDFo9oHykl
— Heroic Hollywood (@heroichollywood) May 6, 2021
Others pointed out a similarity to the character of American Eagle from the 1980s, who had his costume redesigned to be less stereotypical.
Still, others are much more enthusiastic about the new iteration of Cap.
The more I hear about The United States of #CaptainAmerica from @marvel, the more intrigued I become. It’s like Batman, Inc., but with @CaptainAmerica, and that’s AWESOME.
Issue 3 will introduce Joe Gomez, Cap of the Kickapoo Tribe, who was created by @ShiningComic. That rules. pic.twitter.com/8adfYbIncb— Comic Pause (@ComicPause) May 6, 2021
By day, Joe Gomez builds & repairs the world as a construction worker. When his community needs a protector, he’s their #CaptainAmerica!
Really cool costume & I can’t wait to see him in action! 🇱🇷🤩#SHPOLL21 #Marvel pic.twitter.com/K4TdsLMp5t— Comic Covers Blog! (@ComicCovers_Jay) May 7, 2021
The Kickapoo tribe… One of the very few tribes of Native Americans to never surrender to the US government.
— Colbalt91 (@colbalt91) May 6, 2021
About that last part…. yeah. The Kickapoo people didn’t take kindly to their land being taken by Americans. So there’s that.
What are your thoughts on Joe Gomez’s Captain America? Leave a comment below!
Director Bao Tran Discusses His Martial Arts Comedy ‘The Paper Tigers’
‘The Paper Tiger’ is described as a “feel-good” Martial Arts comedy by its highly successful Kickstarter campaign. The plot follows three friends living in Seattle who also happen to be out-of-practice Martial Artists. They are called back to action in a fight for justice, though their opponents are in better shape than they are.
“It was a lot of fun, a lot of hot baths and epson salt and ice bags,” joked director Bao Tran in an interview with Komo News.
“The challenges of having a genuine story with cast full of POC (people of color), I think that was a very difficult thing for a Hollywood studio to wrap their head around, because they don’t have movies with POC leads that point to successes,” Tran opined. “There is a bit of systemic issue going around, and that’s why we kept hitting our heads against the wall and trying to get the movie made.”
Tran explained that he was inspired to film in Seattle as a homage to action star Bruce Lee.
“Seattle, spiritually is always where I wanted to make it, because Bruce Lee landed here, opened a school, went to the UW,” he said. “And the community showed up, we shot all over the city and the ID, and bakeries and restaurants would give us snacks everyday. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Tran used Kickstarter to get the initial funding of the movie. The success of the campaign also helped to bring in private investors to help make the action-comedy. As a result, ‘The Paper Tigers’ will open for a limited theatrical run as well as appearing on digital platforms on May 7th.
The official synopsis says,
“As teenagers, kung fu aficionados Danny (Alain Uy), Hing (Ron Yuan), and Jim (Mykel Shannon Jenkins) were inseparable, but drifted apart after graduation due to a mysterious fallout at an overseas tournament. Fast forward 25 years, and each has grown into a washed-up middle-aged man seemingly one kick away from pulling a hamstring—and not at all preoccupied with thoughts of martial arts or childhood best friends. But when their old master is murdered, the trio will reunite after decades of silence, soon learning that avenging their sifu will require conquering old grudges (and a dangerous hitman still armed with ample knee cartilage) if they are to honorably defend his legacy.”
Check out the trailer below:
John David Washington Cast In Gareth Edwards’ Sci-Fi Film ‘True Love’
‘Tenet’ actor John David Washington is the latest celebrity to join the upcoming science fiction film ‘True Love,’ helmed by ‘Godzilla’ director Gareth Edwards, Deadline reports.
Washington has had a busy schedule. Apart from his appearances in the television show ‘Ballers,’ he appeared in the 2020 Christopher Nolan time-bending film ‘Tenet,’ earning several acting nominations including the Golden Globes. He starred in 2021’s ‘Malcolm & Marie,’ as well as appearing in the upcoming ‘Beckett’ and ‘Canterbury Glass.’ He also starred in the Academy Award-winning Spike Lee film ‘Blackkklansman.’
‘True Love’ will be Edwards’ first movie since ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.’ He is writing the film and producing it along with Kiri Hart, his co-producer with ‘Rogue One.’ The ‘Monsters’ director announced the project in February 2020 and has partnered with New Regency films to make the film.
Little is known in the way of plot, other than it is a “near-future sci-fi story” that comes from an original idea from Edwards, according to Slash Film. The production hopes to get under the way in the summer.
Edwards had several projects in development following the release of his Star Wars prequel but took his time on choosing his next venture before settling on the familiar territory of science fiction, a genre that he has worked on since his directorial debut.
‘Rogue One,’ a direct prequel to ‘Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope,’ crossed the one billion dollar mark at the box office. His ‘Godzilla’ reboot earned over 500 million. This prompted many to speculate that he would direct its sequel ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters,’ but he departed the project and was replaced by Michael Dougherty.
Edwards served as executive producer to the 2014 sequel ‘Monsters: Dark Continent’ and would have a cameo as the “Resistance Trench Soldier” in the Rian Johnson directed ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi.’
David Oyelowo Discusses Fantasy Flick ‘The Water Man,’ His Directorial Debut
Film actor David Oyelowo is known for appearing in the British television series ‘Spooks,’ as well as numerous films including the historical drama ‘Selma,’ the crime drama ‘A Most Violent Year,’ and sci-fi horror ‘Don’t Let Go.’
Oyelowo is expanding his cinema expertise by making his directorial debut with ‘The Water Man,’ a fantasy adventure that follows a teen named Gunner, played by Lonnie Chavis, who “sets out on a quest to save his ill mother by searching for a mythic figure said to have magical healing powers.”
He recently sat down with the Star Tribune to discuss ‘The Water Man’ and what it was like to direct.
“I’ve sort of had my own film school through working with several great directors,” said Oyelowo, citing directors Ava DuVernay (‘A Wrinkle In Time’) and Will Gluck (‘Friends with Benefits’) as inspiration. “(Directing) came as a byproduct of my acting career. I wanted to direct because I’ve been around some of the best people in the world.”
Speaking about ‘The Water Man,’ he compared it to coming-of-age fantasies like ‘The Goonies’ and ‘Gremlins,’ saying “Those films have some heavier themes where kids are still involved.” He added, “Those films have some heavier themes where kids are still involved.”
Oyelowo described the plot as being about “the power of sacrificial love.”
He continued, “You have this kid who is prepared to risk everything to save his mother. You have this father who is prepared to save his son. You see a family who is imperfect, but they have a love that I think is pretty much perfect. They define sacrificial love. She’s ill but she doesn’t think about herself. She’s thinking about the relationship between her son and husband.”
‘The Water Man’ is being produced through Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and stars Oyelowo, Chavis, Rosario Dawson, Amiah Miller, Alfred Molina, and Maria Bello.
Check out the trailer below:
Masters of the Universe Snake Mountain Has Become A Funko Pop!
Funko Pops are hit or miss for me. If it’s a character from something super obscure, I’ll pick it up. Or if it’s a tribute to one a late entertainment icon, it’ll get a spot on my shelf. Gilda Radner’s Roseanne Roseannadanna is one such case.
Though not necessarily obscure, Snake Mountain is one such Funko Pop that piques my interest. The playset was top-of-the-line 1980’s excellence for many reasons. Along with Castle Grayskull, the Ghostbusters’ firehouse.
Now the purple playset has gotten the Funko treatment with a surprising amount of detail.
This release also packages in a Skeletor Pop. He appears to be a standard version of the figure, but the ram’s skull on the Havoc Staff is silver. This release is due out in stores in August 2021. You can pre-order it now over at Entertainment Earth.
The original Snake Mountain playset was arguably better than Castle Greyskull. It had an amazing color scheme and a lot of features. There was a trap door at the top with a net underneath. When the playset was fully open, there was a bridge that would connect the two halves.
The mountain itself was sculpted with many terrible faces hidden along the rocky face. The large goblin face on the front had a moving mouth. The best feature, of course, was the microphone and reverberating speaker.
Yup! That thing was a blast! Even after I’d grown out of He-Man toys, I took the mic out of the playset and kept using it. A version came out for the ‘Classics’ line, but it was quite expensive and lacked the microphone. Why bother, eh?
What other classic toys from the ’80s and ’90s should get the Funko Pop treatment? Let us know in the comments.
[Source: Entertainment Earth]
Nintendo Is Coming Out With A New Switch Game That Teaches You To Create Your Own Game
Nintendo is switching things up with a twist in the gaming industry. Instead of making another game for the masses to soak up the fun with, Nintendo is giving you the power to create your own game.
The game, called Game Builder Garage, is a brand-new title for the Nintendo Switch that lets you design, play, and share your own games.
Using an intuitive, visual interface, Game Builder Garage makes it easy to connect control inputs with on-screen character actions. The same goes for adding environmental objects, letting you start creating a virtual world right away. The software gives you many options for a variety of genres to choose from.
The short video gives glimpses of shooters (both side-scrolling and overhead), fighters, driving games, puzzle games, and even what looks like a first-person dungeon-crawler. What’s especially impressive is that the system looks like it’ll let you create games in either 2-D or 3-D style (though the 2-D clips might just be thin, flat polygons with a fixed camera perspective).
A free painting mode lets you create custom texture artwork, and other feature categories include background music, effects, and timers.
Even for the most inexperienced programmers, Nintendo will be including a series of interactive lessons, so that you can “Learn to make games from the minds at Nintendo.” Completing these lessons themselves will actually end up with you building seven different sample games, such as a side-view game of tag and a 3-D racer.
Most importantly of all, you’ll be given the ability to share the fun with friends. Nintendo says you’ll be able to “Exchange codes with friends to download their games,” implying that you won’t necessarily have to go through the company’s server every time you want to play it, and Game Builder Garage will even allow you to swap work-in-progress data, so that you and a team of friends can collaborate on designing a game even without being in the same place/using the same Switch.
Nintendo keeps on innovating ways to cater to their audience and this will be yet another twist that is sure to be a big hit once it is released. Game Builder Garage is set to be released on June 11 of this year.
Watch the announcement trailer here:
You can pre-order the gaming software here.
Source from SoraNews24
Photos from Nintendo
Mark Wahlberg Sci-Fi Film ‘Infinite’ Theatrical Debut Cancelled, Moved To Paramount Plus
Mark Wahlberg’s latest science fiction film ‘Infinite’ was part of the slate of Paramount movies hit by delays in theatrical premiers due to the coronavirus. It is now being reported by Deadline that ViacomCBS will cancel its September debut in theaters and move the sci-fi thriller to its streaming service Paramount Plus.
The decision was made official after ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish gave the announcement during the company’s first-quarter earnings call. The movie will now stream on Paramount Plus in June. The move is reminiscent of the company’s decision to place ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run’ on the streaming service last year. The premier will be part of Paramount Plus’ “Mountain of Movies” slate alongside a ‘Paranormal Activity’ sequel and ‘The In Between.’
Directed by Antoine Fuqua, ‘Infinite’ is based on the D. Eric Maikranz 2009 novel ‘The Reincarnationist Papers’ and a screenplay by Ian Shorr.
The story follows Evan McCauley (Wahlberg) who is haunted by memories that are not his and skills he did not learn on his own. Approaching a total mental breakdown, he is informed by a secret group that he is one of the Infinites, humans who have died and been reincarnated multiple times. Evan works with the Infinites to stop Ted, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, a former member of the group who seeks to destroy the world.
‘Infinite’ also stars Sophie Cookson, Dylan O’Brien, Rupert Friend, Jason Mantzoukas, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Tom Hughes, Wallis Day, Toby Jones, and Liz Carr. The movie is produced by Walhberg, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, Mark Huffam, John Zaozirny, and Stephen Levinson.
‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ actor Chris Evans was originally slated to star in ‘Infinite’ before departing the project. Wahlberg was soon tapped as a replacement considering his long history of appearing in Paramount features including the ‘Transformers’ franchise.
