Nerdist and ReedPop pact, plan White Space 2
Chris Hardwick's role as nerd frontman to the world continues unabated as he's just signed a deal to appear at more ReedPop events, including C2E2 and NYCC. The "Talking Dead" host will appear at several events at both shows, and Nerdist Industries will participate in another White Space B2B think tank event such as was held at the 2011 New York Comic-Con.
Continue ReadingNew Amazing Spider-Man trailer is out and has everyone talking
In just two minutes, this summer's Amazing Spider-Man has gone from an afterthought to the Batman/Avengers slugfest to a "Hey that looks great!' Even if it is one of those "I just saw the whole movie!" trailers, it certainly conveys all the elements of a successful superhero movie: a wise-cracking hero, a winsome love interest, a villain with a transatlantic accent and an authority figure determined to take our hero down—in this case Denis Leary as Gwen Stacy's policeman dad, George.
Continue ReadingEast Coast animators paid less than West Coasters
Of late we've been much focused on the economics of creating comics as a career, and the challenges of such an undertaking. Animation is often viewed as the "money spout" for comics types—more competition, more exposure more money. But an investigation by animation writer Amid Amidi reveals a disquieting story about East Coast animators getting paid much less than their West Coast analogs, even when employed by two branches of the same company, Titmouse Animation. In fact, in the NY office, animators are being paid $400 a week to work on Disney's Motorcity cartoon. In LA, a similar job for the same company pays a union-scale $1,055 a week.
Continue ReadingHelp send WONDER WOMEN! to SXSW
To the donation button, Batgirl: WONDER WOMEN! The Untold Story of American Superheroines is a documentary by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Kelcey Edwards that examines the evolution of Wonder Woman and other kick-ass heroines, with a look at "how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society’s anxieties about women’s liberation."
Continue ReadingWATCH: MetLife’s cartoon team-up Super Bowl ad
Or as Damon Lindelof tweeted, Voltron has life insurance? I cry foul, MetLife. The video shows every cartoon character from Charlie Brown to Jabberjaw joining together to celebrate the Affordable Care Act, MetLife's commitment to affordable insurance. It is questionable whether everyone in the spot would currently be insurable, however, due to some preexisting conditions. Fat Albert is at risk for Type 2 diabetes due to his weight and unhealthy lifestyle, for instance. He-Man's dangerous deeds would lead to sky-high premiums as defending the universe from evil-doers can be a very hazardous profession. Casper the Friendly Ghost is already dead, so presumably would be uninsurable on that basis.
Continue ReadingThe Full-length Avengers trailer
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet And here’s the complete getting the gang together AVENGERS trailer.
Continue ReadingThe 60-second John Carter commercial
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Straight from the Super Bowl, the extended version of the John Carter spot.
Continue ReadingSCOOP: From the people who brought you Adventure Time….James Kochalka’s SuperF***ers
Move over, Finn. Jack Krak is on his way. Over at the Cartoon Hangover blog, this image of James Kochalka's Superf***ckers has appeared with the headline "Too Wild For T.V." If you've read the debauched adventures of Kochalka's NSFW teen superheroes—imagine Beavis and Butthead without the intelligence and restraint—you know that any such cartoon WOULD be too wild for T.V. Frederator Studios, which runs the blog and produced such cartoon classics as Adventure Time and The Fairly Odd Parents has had Superf***ers in development for a while now—and now it's going to be seen as part of the massive new influx of programming on YouTube. Kochalka has already written 8 of the 12 episodes.
Continue ReadingDaniel Radcliffe’s Adult Vehicle: A Review of The Woman in Black
Last night, I had occasion to take in a preview of Daniel Radcliffe's first adult film vehicle (no, I'm not counting "My Boy Jack" towards that). "The Lady in Black" is adapted (somewhat creatively, I gather) from the 1983 Susan Hill novel by director James Watkins and screenwriter Jane Goodman (who Beat readers will likely remember from Kick Ass, X-Men: First Class and Stardust). No more wizards and spells for Radcliffe as he finds himself in over his head dealing with a vengeful spirit.
Continue ReadingThe one comic book movie you MUST see: CARTOON COLLEGE
AMC, History Channel, Spike—every TV network that ever wanted to do a "Comic Book Idol" TV show—here is the comic book life captured in its most primal and dramatic: people arguing about cover design in front of over stuffed bookcases and furnishing mingled from antiques and plastic storage boxes from Target. Yes, this is the life.
Continue ReadingStudio Coffee Run: Game of Thrones, Bane’s mumble mask, Governor casting, etc.
Hollywood never sleeps; that's why they need their daily coffee run.
Continue ReadingWatch the first three minutes of the WALKING DEAD mid-season premiere
Can't wait to see what happens after that last traumatic scene of season 1.0 when Rick shoots Sophia and the rest of the zombies in the barn? The first three minutes of The Walking Dead's February 12th premiere have just been put on line and we'll give you three guesses what happens:
Continue ReadingMatthew Vaughn confirmed for X-Men: “Second Class”
A sequel to the well-received X-MEN: FIRST CLASS has been greenlit with Matthew Vaughn once again to direct, Deadline reports. Simon Kinberg has written a script and Bryan Singer will produce. Everyone expects Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy to reprise their roles as Magneto and Professor X, but no one has officially been signed yet. And given Fassbender's recent roles, maybe we'll get to see little Magneto, too.
Continue ReadingThe Curse of Santayana
Once again, a creator loses a copyright battle against a major comics publisher with a major motion picture soon to screen. The artist is living in poverty, has health problems, and is forgotten by the general public. Sound familiar? Read on... it gets worse.
Continue ReadingThe Walking Dead opening credits as cheesy ’80s sitcom
The internet FTW once again.
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