Movies

If you've been enjoying Jason Momoa's portrayel of Khai Drogo, the Dothraki warlord whose fierce nature is tamed only by a knowledge of new sexual positions on Game of Thrones, you will enjoy this first full-length trailer for the new CONAN movie which is action packed, full of lovin' and killin' and Hyborean era fashion. And also someone who looks kinda like Lord Voldemort about 45 seconds in.

Well, now we can't say we don't know what this movie is about!

We'd venture the opinion that a fairly entertaining film could be made of Mark Ruffalo just wearing Hulk Hands. BTW, is this the slowest news week ever or what? Is everyone just exhausted from the brutal spring convention schedule? Probably.

Why do all the mutants have English accents? Jennifer Lawrence, hot off her Oscar nod, is steamy as Mystique! X-MEN: FIRST CLASS opens on June 3rd.

Marvel has released the first still from the just commenced AVENGERS movie, and it's all about the sitting down. Director Joss Whedon and crew went into production yesterday in Albuquerque for the movie you may have always dreamed would happen.

Chris Evans and Sam Jackson were doing something this weekend in Times Square. It is believed to involve Joe Johnstone, director of the Cap movie, although um, duh Cap and Fury, that could also equal the Avengers movie, which just went into production. So....since this is set in the modern day, you can kind of add it all up....and figure it out.

So this is...whoa. It's very SF. Very STAR WARS, like everyone has been saying all along.

THOR, Marvel's first movie of this busy summer, had its world premiere in Australia this weekend (it opens in the us on May 6) and so far, critics are hitting the like button. THR has a reaction roundup:

After looking at this footage from "Rio Cloverfield" it's clear that it isn't really a Western; it's just a contemporary action film starring people who dress like cowboys. But it does look somewhat entertaining. Also, it's nice that they got a girl to play Megan Fox who isn't Megan Fox.

ICv2 has some hi-res photos of Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern  that we had previously missed. Looks a bit like an action figure, no? More in the link.

It was the biggest panel of the day at WonderCon, and the most crucial hour yet for the future of the revamped DC Entertainment brand. With appearances by stars Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, and the first view of effects-heavy footage, the Green Lantern panel was the chance to show that this is indeed the tentpole movie that is going to usher in a new era for DC's superhero universe.. Interest was certainly high, as a line to get in to the 5 pm panel stretched almost around the Moscone center. The panel was led by Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns himself. The only previous GL trailer was heavy on the romance aspect, due to the CGI footage not being ready -- and leading to some questions ever whether this movie was going to please the loyal Green Lantern fanboys. However, this new footage seems to lay those doubts to rest with a spectacular look at Oa, the GL Corps, Sinestro, Tomar Re, and the rest of the Lanternverse. You can read about the panel here, or watch the footage below.

It's incredible what some Disney marketing dollars will do. Marvel has been running a big promo for their Avengers/Thor/Captain America/Iron Man movie franchise gaggle where you try out to be a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent -- they were running it in Chicago at C2E2 but it didn't get the attention it has here in San Francisco where we were awoken this morning by someone slipping the above promo piece into our room at the convention hotel, the Marriot Marquis.