TV & Film

‘Zombieland’ the TV Show Isn’t Happening, and According to the Franchise Creator It’s All Your Fault

By Esteban | May 17, 2013 @ 3:36 pm
'Zombieland' TV Show: Hated Out of Existence

Now here's a great idea: come up with an idea for a TV show, film a pilot, let people watch and rate it, and then use those ratings to decide whether or not to make a full first season.

Unfortunately, when Amazon tried this with a TV adaptation of Zombieland, it didn't quite work out as imagined...for anybody. You see, according to franchise creator and writer Rhett Reese, Amazon has decided not to go forward with this project because of terrible reviews from fans.

"I'll never understand the vehement hate the pilot received from die-hard Zombieland fans," Reese vented on Twitter. "You guys successfully hated it out of existence."

But here's the thing: the viewer ratings for the Zomblieland pilot were actually really good. It's got an overall rating of three and a half stars and, of the 5,000+ reviews, over 3,500 of them gave it either four or five stars.

So as nice as it would be if we really could hate things out of existence (every movie Tyler Perry ever made would be a goner), the reality is that there is obviously more to the axing of the Zombieland TV show than the viewer feedback.

So get off our back, Rhett Reese.

H/T – [EW]

Save the Date: ‘Angry Birds’ the Movie Will Hit Theaters July 1, 2016

By Esteban | May 17, 2013 @ 3:36 pm
Angry Birds the Movie...Because Why Not?

Well, it's official. Hollywood is totally out of ideas. Despite the fact no one has played the game since 2011, Angry Birds the movie is coming to a theatre near you on July 1, 2016. You can thank Sony Pictures and the game's original developers, Rovio Entertainment, for this. They've joined forces, worked out a distribution deal, and hired producers John Cohen (Despicable Me) and David Maisel (Iron Man) to make this movie happen.

So will this game about the eternal struggle between birds and pigs actually lend itself to a substantial narrative suitable for a 90 minute feature? That remains to be seen. But if there is a God it will star Nicolas Cage and look something like this:

Of course, if Angry Birds the movie doesn't sound like your cup of tea, just hold tight. It's only a matter of time before somebody makes a big screen adaptation of Minesweeper.

H/T – [Screen Rant]

‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Spoilers Courtesy of Conan (VIDEO)

By Paul | May 17, 2013 @ 12:36 am
Conan's 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Spoilers

Chances are that you skipped out on work today to see Star Trek Into Darkness and now you're stuck in line with chatty fanboys and fangirls. If you've been good, you carefully avoided months of speculation about plot points, character arcs and everybody telling you, "Bro, it's Khan." Now you just have to get through the next few minutes without one of those nerds spilling all the Khan-y goodness for sure.

Like all of us, however, you've probably been sloppy or you have jerk friends who told everything that's going to happen, right down to the lens-flare.

Earlier this week, ubernerds came down hard on Conan O'Brien for being one of those spoiler-dropping jerk friends. His response? More (fake) spoiler-dropping. Check it.

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George Clooney, Lost in Space? Yes, Please.

By Esteban | May 16, 2013 @ 11:09 pm
Clooney Adrift in Deep Space...What's Not to Like?

How do you market a movie in which George Clooney and Sandra Bullock play astronauts stranded in space and forced to contemplate a cold black death alone in the void?

That's a tough question. But since Warner Brothers hired Alfonso Cuarón (Y Tu Mamá También, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men) to actually make such a picture, they had to come up with an answer. And the answer they came up with is this: be extremely vague and hope the star power and the mystery create some buzz.

Will that marketing strategy make Gravity a box office success? I have no idea. But I do like the idea of seeing that smug George Clooney marooned in space. And don't go defending that guy, either. You know that, if your girlfriend was young enough and hot enough, he wouldn't think twice about stealing her right out from under you.

Gravity is set for release this October.

The Official Trailer for ‘Pacific Rim’ Does Not Disappoint In The Robot Department (VIDEO))

By Lenny | May 16, 2013 @ 11:04 pm
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You seem like the type of guy who enjoys a good robot vs. monster smack down. Well, my friend, you are in luck, because the trailer for Pacific Rim features that exact scenario.

When a portal in the Pacific Ocean starts spewing out giant monsters with Japanese names, humanity's only chance at survival rests with giant robots known as Jaegers. Personally, I'd rather watch a robot named Goldschlager, but I digress.

Will mankind unite to destroy the intradimensional menace, or will monsters rule the day? How the hell should I know? I've only seen the trailer. Your guess is as good as mine.

Nerd Alert! Code Red! Star Trek Starts Tonight! (VIDEO)

By Bill Swift | May 16, 2013 @ 12:09 pm
Opens Tonight in Geek-Filled Theaters Everywhere!

Yes, it does. Star Trek Into Darkness is finally here. All your Klingon-Human sexual fantasies are about to be satisfied. Okay, maybe not those so much. But Kirk, Spock. McCoy, the bad guy pretending he's not the future Khan. It's all there. And it looks pretty damn amazing. So, yeah, I will be among the geek boys seeing this movie in the next 24 hours. Resistance is futile.

We had the privilege of snagging some interviews with J.J. Abrams and the cast of Star Trek Into Darkness in London this past week. Not really a privilege since the Brits won't let me onto their shores until I renounce my claim to being Kate Middleton's baby daddy. Still, we snuck somebody else in. Take a look at some very brief snippets from our journalistic endeavor. Then, hire a dog sitter for your embarrassing Chow and head off to see Star Trek.

Don't be the last nerd in the world to fulfill his destiny!

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The Perks of Being an Astronaut: An Early Screening of ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’

By Paul | May 16, 2013 @ 11:27 am

The last people who need to fantasize about a space-faring future got to do just that this morning when NASA pumped the International Space Station full of Trek. Unable to call in sick to see it like those of us on earth, the three astronauts on board the International Space Station got a special screening of Star Trek Into Darkness.

Not only do these lucky smartasses get to float around in weightlessness hundreds of miles above the Earth while playing with NASA's most expensive toys, they also got to find out that The Batch is Khan (seriously, he probably is) a few hours before we will. Then, if that wasn't exciting enough for dudes who actually live in space, American astronaut Chris Cassidy did a post-viewing  Googe Plus live chat with Alice Eve, John Cho, and Chris Pine. We watched most of it (so you don't have to) and found out that no one on real life space stations wears svelte mini-skirts. Which is a good thing, because the station is only manned by men right now.

This isn't the first time that space-based scientists  have had films piped directly into their floating space station, they got the first Trek reboot installment, and the final Harry Potter. Lucky lucky astronauts.

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