Geek Bits: Avengers, Batman, Star Wars, Star Trek and More [Links]

What did mark Ruffalo look like in his motion capture suit for The Avengers? Will we finally get a Black Panther movie? How did Captain Kirk and Captain Picard end up in space? How many episodes of Doctor Who have been lost forever?How are the Men in Black films like The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?

All this, and more, in this week’s “Geek Bits.” In case you missed it…

1. Trivia Question (Answer at the end of the post)

George Lucas has three children. How many Star Wars movies have George Lucas’ children appeared in?

Last week’s bonus trivia answer

PT Dilloway answered last weeks bonus trivia question. I actually forgot Bruce’s father was named David Banner in Hulk (2003):

Bill Bixby played David Banner in the 70s show and Lou Ferrigno played the Hulk.

In 2003 Eric Bana played Bruce Banner and Nick Nolte played his father David Banner and the Hulk was CGI’d from motion capture of Ang Lee or something awful.

In 2008 Edward Norton played Bruce Banner and I think they used Lou Ferrigno for the one time the Hulk spoke.

Then of course in 2012 for The Avengers Mark Ruffalo played Bruce Banner and again the Hulk was CGI’d though I think this time they did a pretty good job making the Hulk look as if he were based on Ruffalo.

2. Links

Superheroes

Check Out the On-Set Mo-Cap Suit For Hulk in ‘The Avengers’ | /Film

 /Film: Rumor: One of Marvel’s Next Films Will Be ‘Black Panther’

Latino Review says one of Marvel’s yet to be announced films will be Black Panther, but that’s all the info the site has. We know that the studio commissioned a script last year from Mark Bailey, who seemed like a left-field choice. Bailey’s work includes documentaries such as Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House, Pandemic: Facing AIDS and A Boy’s Life, and he scripted an adaptation of the non-fiction book The Last of the Tribe: The Epic Quest to Save a Lone Man in the Amazon, which Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) was once going to direct.

PT Dilloway: Thursday Review #6: Bottom 10 Superhero Movies

Last week I gave you my Top 10 Superhero Movies, so
it’s only natural that we get into the Bottom 10 after that.  I think
you can pretty well guess what the first couple would be.  Or not. 
These are just my humble opinion, so maybe you even like some of these
movies.  In which case I will just shake my head sadly.

Arrow sneak peek shows off exploding arrows and a mean right hook | Blastr

There are so many ways that The CW’s take on Green
Arrow can go wrong—it can be hard to make an archer look tough, Hawkeye
notwithstanding—but the more we see of Arrow, the more we’re encouraged.

 Fantasy & SciFi Lovin’ News & Reviews: Latest Clips for “The Dark Knight Rises”

These were presented at the MTV movie awards (I didn’t watch)- re-posted here in case you missed it.

derek charm: Surf’s Up, Joker’s Under

 I
don’t have six hours to explain why this episode of Batman ’66 is one
of my favorite things humanity has ever produced, so you can just watch
for yourself www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcZcZZq6pu4

All
I’m saying is that if you think I haven’t put hours of thought into how
Undine, Wipeout and Riptide started working for the Joker, you are dead
wrong.

DSNG’S SCI FI MEGAVERSE: IRONMAN 3 VILLAIN! – IRON PATRIOT BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTO LEAK!

Earlier today the buzz around the Web is tied to a new costume for one of the villains for Iron-man 3 [specifically a character named Eric Savin, who will be played by actor James Badge Dale].

Bleeding Cool: New Amazing Spider-Man Clip Is An All-Action Police Chase 

Want to see Spider-Man in action? Running, jumping and firing webs? I think this is going to get a lot of people excited.

Aquaman Shrine: Random Panel of the Day #484

Let’s Get Out Of Here!: Secret Origins: Crazy Movie Weekends!

For this one we started with Superman (1978) and ended Sunday night with J-Men Forever! 17 movies – including a full 12 chapter serial – The Adventures of Captain Marvel! Lots of guests popping in and out too!

Star Trek

Warped Nerdiversity: The Enterprise Lands in Illinois!

What a fitting flight!  With the popularity of sending inanimate objects into near space, why not send an Enterprise equipped with Captain Kirk and Captain Picard?

Star Wars

Rayguns and Space Suits: George Lucas retiring, Kathleen Kennedy taking over

Maybe know we’ll get some more Star Wars movies, like an adaption of the Thrawn Trilogy. I vote for Nathan Fillion as Han Solo. We’d probably end up with Ryan Reynolds instead. Never mind.

Doctor Who

BLACK HOLE REVIEWS: WIPED! DOCTOR WHO’S MISSING EPISODES (2010)

“In the 1960s, the BBC screened 253 episodes of its cult science-fiction show Doctor Who, starring William Hartnell and then Patrick Troughton as the time travelling Doctor. Yet by 1975, the corporation had wiped every single one of these episodes. Of the 124 episodes starring Jon Pertwee shown between 1970 and 1974, the BBC destroyed over half of the original transmission tapes within two years of their original broadcast”, Richard Molesworth’s thoroughly researched book ‘Wiped! Doctor Who’s Missing Episodes’ declares on its back cover.

The Evil of the Daleks – six out of seven episodes are missing

The book describes as fully as possible the history of these recordings, how the BBC worked through the decades and how so many shows could disappear. Even to non-Doctor Who enthusiasts, this is a thorough description of television production and recording techniques from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Misc

The Eagle’s Aerial Perspective: Teaser Tuesday (80)

Can you guess what novel this teaser is from?

“The
emotional relationship between dog-man and the man-dog in a K-9 team is
a great deal closer and much more important than is the emotional
relationship in most marriages. If the master is killed, we killed the
neodog–at once! It is all we can do for the poor thing.”

Entertaining Interests: Mermaids, Hatfields and McCoys

Ok, ok… did anyone see Mermaids: The Body Found this weekend on Animal Planet? It was featured during Monsters Week. Anyways … talk about freakin’ me the freak out.

In Space Everyone Can Hear You Kaboom – Author Alden

As the good guys race away in the nick of time, the Death Star explodes brilliantly against the blackness of space with a resounding KABOOM.

As awesome as that scene is, there’s one tiny little problem. There are no resounding kabooms in space. For that scene to be portrayed realistically it would have to be completely kaboomless. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “But, hey, aren’t the stars practically made of kabooms? Space must be a pretty noisy place.” Well, most of Hollywood certainly seems to think so. But I’m afraid this is one of the many things they often get wrong.

Scouring Monk: #417. Men in Black 3, Star Trek, Superheroes

The whole series is like the American Version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, with humans thrust into the knowledge of the existence of aliens, and then dealing with it.  In the world of MiB, aliens regularly travel to Earth, but agents prevent any real mischief from happening.  Mostly, aliens blend in with the rest of human civilization, explaining in superficial terms why some things are the way they are (odd people, mostly), and also who those mysterious “men in black” are.  In these movies, they’re Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, who enjoys his job a lot.

Never Mind Pop Film: Just In Case You Forgot, Quentin Tarantino Is Making A Movie About Slavery

“Kill white folks and they pay you for it? What’s not to like?” Don’t ever change Quentin Tarantino, don’t ever change.

Ray Bradbury died, and here are a few of my favorite tributes

• Ray Bradbury Dies | Movie News | Empire
• Pensuasion: Insecure Writer’s Support Group and Ray Bradbury
• Reid Kemper’s Science Fiction Blog: Ray Bradbury’s spark remains after death
• Remember Ray Bradbury with 25 inspiring quotes | Blastr
• Ray Bradbury, Beloved Sci-Fi Pioneer, Passes Away At 91

 MTV: Samuel L. Jackson Joins ‘RoboCop’ Remake

The Hollywood Reporter has the news, saying
that Jackson plays a “charismatic TV mogul and a powerful force in the
Robocop world.” It’s definitely a spin on the character we knew in the
previous incarnation of the film, but it seems like a smart decision for
Padilha to separate himself from what came before.

3. Trivia Answer

George Lucas’ two daughters have been in all three prequels and his son has been in two of them.

Katie Lucas has three cameo appearances as Amee (one of Anakin’s podrace friends) in The Phantom Menace, Lunae Minx (the purple-skinned female Twi’lek) in Attack of the Clones, and Chi Eekway Papanoida in Revenge of the Sith. She has also written episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series.

Jett Lucas, his adopted son, played a young Jedi Padawan named Zett Jukassa in both Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. He was the padawan shot trying to protect Senator Bail Organa.

Amanda Lucas did the voice of Tey How (female cyborg Neimoidian communications officer) and the Jabba dancer Diva Funquita in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. She was Adnama in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Terr Taneel in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. She is now a kickboxing champion.

Bonus Trivia Question: Complete this line from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

A communications disruption can mean only one thing ________.“ – Sio Bibble

What do you think of this week’s news and links?