TM Movie News: The Massive Comicbook Movie Edition

- by Steve Garcia, 16 December 2013

Huge week, folks! Huge, huge week! Venom and the Sinter Six, the Suicide Squad, Booster Gold, Wonder Woman, the Terminator, Hulk, Deathstroke, Apocalypse, and Matthew McConaughey are all banding together to be the new Justice League in the unnamed Batman vs. Superman movie that’s being directed by Chris Nolan! …Wait, what? Movie news time!

The Amazing Spider-Man Universe:

• Remember when I told you guys that Sony had plans to make spinoffs to build on the Amazing Spider-Man’s universe? Read ‘em and weep:
• “Sony Pictures Entertainment in association with Marvel Entertainment, is expanding the Spider-Man franchise by turning to villains with “Venom” and “The Sinister Six.” The studio, in an announcement late Thursday night, disclosed that a quintet of writers — Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, Ed Solomon, and Drew Goddard — will collaborate on overseeing the developing story over several films that will be produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach.”
  
• Venom and the Sinister Six! Sony’s been dying to make a Venom movie for a while now, so I think we all expected that. Plus, it will be the only reasonable and proper way to get Carnage on the big screen, so fans of the symbiotes can rejoice. But the Sinister Six? That definitely took me by surprise. I’m sure we’ve all seen the trailers (which I posted below!), which include Electro, Rhino, and (presumably) Green Goblin, so we’ve got half our team there. Then in a split second in the trailer, we got a quick glimpse of Doc Ock’s arms and Vulture’s wings, so there are members four and five. And let’s not forget that Lizard is still alive, so there’s number six! I’ve wanted to see a movie with a villain protagonist for a very long time, so I’ll happily sit back and watch an Avengers-esque team up of bad guys happen. Super stoaked for these!
  

DC Cinematic Universe:

• We’ll get to the gigantic stuff regarding the Superman sequel in a second! DC Comics and WB are apparently taking the Marvel method, and are planning to release two low-budget films per year in order to build on an expanded DC movie universe! While we haven’t had official confirmation as to which characters will get this treatment, strong contenders are (and are not limited to): Suicide Squad, Booster Gold, Deathstroke, and Team 7. A world where Booster Gold and Deathstroke have their own films is a world I want to live in. I hope these happen!
  

Man of Steel Sequel:

• We have a Wonder Woman! Her name is Gal Gadot, she’s ex-military, a model, a relatively new actress that starred as a badass in the last two Fast and Furious movies, and she has a beautiful voice. While the general consensus around the internet is that she’s too skinny (which is hardly a problem because Zack Snyder can make anyone look like a God/Goddess), and that she isn’t as well-endowed as the character we know and love (which, really internet? Really?), I think we should all just sit back and enjoy the fact that WB is doing something with a character that ISN’T BATMAN OR SUPERMAN! Seriously, Wonder Woman is the greatest female comic character of all time! I don’t care who they got playing the role, I don’t care about how skinny she is, and I certainly don’t care about how big her boobs are! WONDER WOMAN IS HAPPENING, FOLKS! ENJOY IT!
  
• In other news regarding this movie, Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) has reportedly joined the ever-growing cast. While we aren’t sure as to whom he’ll be playing, strong contenders are for Doomsday and Martian Manhunter. On the Man of Steel Blu-Ray, there was a Doomsday Easter Egg, so methinks that Momoa will be another person for Superman to punch in this movie. Check out that Easter Egg here:

• And lastly regarding this movie, Variety (a legitimate source, people!) claims that alongside Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and possibly Robin/Nightwing, the Flash will also make an appearance in the 2015 sequel as well. Much like Wonder Woman, no one knows for sure how big of a part the Scarlet Speedster will play in the film. Personally, I think it’ll be nothing but a five second cameo just before the credits roll. That, or this “Man of Steel sequel” is, in reality, our full-fledged Justice League movie. Either way, regardless as to how you feel about every character ever appearing this movie, it will be very interesting to see how they can (or can’t) pull this off. 2015 can’t come soon enough, folks. In BatFleck we trust.
  

Terminator: Genesis:

• The Terminator reboot is in full swing, as Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) will be starring as our new Sarah Conner alongside the returning Arnold Schwarzenegger! Not only that, but it looks like the actor we should keep an eye on for John Conner is Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty), as he’s reportedly locked on to the role! And if that doesn’t contain your Terminator fangasm, the producers of the upcoming film want writers Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller (Thor, X-Men: First Class) to write and produce a Terminator TV series that will run alongside the new film franchise!
  

X-Men: Apocalypse:

• The new Spider-Man trailer hit the web… Then we got a new Wonder Woman… And then BryanSinger, director of all the X-Men movies that ever really mattered, tweeted this tweet:

• Rather than just explode in a nerdgasm, I’ll just give you the basics of the very little we know so far: Bryan Singer is officially directing, and it will star the X-Men: First Class cast, which could mean anything regarding the ending of Days of Future Past (which is apparently Fox’s most expensive movie ever made after Avatar). The confidence is strong with these guys, and I love that I live in this world. Bring on Apocalypse!

STUFF YOU SHOULD LOOK AT:


300: Rise of an Empire:

• Remember 300? Don’t forget they’re making a sequel! LOOK AT IT!
  

The Amazing Spider-Man 2:

• TWO Spidey 2 trailers are up and they look really, really fun! LOOK AT IT!
  

Edge of Tomorrow:

• Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt in badass suits doing robot war stuff in a new movie! LOOK AT IT!
  

Godzilla:

• The new Godzilla movie finally and officially hit the web! He’s huge! LOOK AT IT!
  

The Incredible Hulk 2?:

• Want another Hulk movie? Because Lou Ferrigno dropped a pretty big bomb of information in this interview. LOOK AT IT (CLICK)!
  

Interstellar:

• Chris Nolan’s back and he brought Matthew McConaughey with him! LOOK AT IT!
  

X-Men: Days of Future Past:

• Wolvie’s got a new costume in a new movie about old mutants doing new things! LOOK AT IT!

And that should cover everything important that’s happened in these last two weeks of nerdy happenings! What’s your take on the Sinister Six movie? Which DC character/team would you want this low-budget movie treatment to happen for? How do you feel about Gal Gadot being Wonder Woman? Are you excited or scared of the pseudo Justice League movie? Which new trailer is your favorite this week? Would Matthew McConaughey make a good Justice League member? Let us know! Until next time, I’ll be waiting for the next huge story to hit the web the second after I submit this to my editor! That’ll do it for this week! Be good to one another!

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