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Guinness World Record for “The Most Batmans.” (via Dorkly) When is Deadpool coming? Who wants to be in Star Wars Episode VII (besides Lando)? How much money has Guardians of the Galaxy made? What would it look like if Sub-Zero were in Mortal Kombat? Above Image: 542 individual Batmans (NOT “Batmen”), gathered together in Calgary to set the Guinness World Record for “The Most Batmans.” I’d love to hear what you think of the Internet’s greatest moments in this week’s “Geek Bits.” Links 10. MORTAL KOMBAT Meets SUPER MARIO WORLD in Video Mashup (via GeekTyrant) 9. 10 Stupid Arguments People Use To…
Back to the Future II (1989) – Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) How close are we to being able to dress up like Marty McFly in Back to the Future II’s future world of 2015? Back in 1989, the movie Back to the Future showed what life would be like 20 years later in 2015. But, it wasn’t supposed to be a wholly accurate depiction. “For me, filming the future scenes of the movie were the least enjoyable of making the whole trilogy, because I don’t really like films that try and predict the future.” director…
Arrow (2013) – Katie Cassidy, Manu Bennett, Emily Bett Rickards, Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Willa Holland, Get a free Blu-Ray copy of Arrow: Season 2! Season 3 of the hit superhero show Arrow premieres on Wednesday, October 8th 8/7c on The CW. To celebrate we’ve partnered with FilmBook, a movie website, to sponsor this giveaway. The Prize The contest is for three copies of Arrow: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray. The contest begins on September 16, 2014 and ends on October, 7 2014 at 11: 59 pm. Product Details “All 23 episodes from the second season of the US action…
The Incredible Hulk (1977) – Hulk (Lou Ferrigno) ( Source:IGN.com) Find out why the late Richard Kielwas fired from the 1970s Hulk TV series. Q: On Twitter @PaulTheBookGuy asked, “Why was he replaced with …Ferrigno?” A: They decided he wasn’t muscular enough. Last week Richard Kiel, who played “Jaws” in the James Bond movies as well as other memorable roles, died at 75. One little known fact was that he was the original actor to play the Hulk creature in the 1977 TV movies. The series ran on CBS from 1978 to 1982, and ran an incredible 82 episodes over…
“Dwayne McDuffie on the realities of the Black writer in the comic book industry” (2010) – Dwayne McDuffie Dwayne McDuffie was a pioneer in comic books as a writer with three Eisner Award nominations, a Writers Guild of America award, the creator of several popular characters, co-founder of the legendary minority-owned-and-operated comic-book company Milestone Media and almost ten films in his credits. He also happened to be be black. He died in 2011 but, in his twenty-year history in comics, he experienced many things including the inherent racism in the comic book industry. Watch this video to find out what…
Star Wars Costumes Made From Beer Cans (via /Film) Who wanted to star in the Super Mario Bros Movie? Which actor knows why The Amazing Spider-Man 2 sucks? What does Stan Lee want us to lobby for? How many minutes was Godzilla on-screen? I’d love to hear what you think of the Internet’s greatest moments in this week’s “Geek Bits.” Links 10. The Making of the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie, From the Book ‘Console Wars’ (via /Film) We’ve written quite a bit about the disastrous Super Mario Brothers Movie but a new book, Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that…
Flash Gordon (1980) – Flash Gordon Find out the strangest facts about the weirdest comic adaption of the 1980s: Flash Gordon. Flash Gordon is one of those bizarre movies that lives up to it’s cult status. Either you hate it with a passion or love it with a passion. It was a flop in the United States, but a hit in Europe. It was filled with beautiful visuals and sweeping costumes, but has one of the most confusing stories ever written. It was based on the science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond and follows the early…
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) – Batman (Ben Affleck) See leaked photos of the full Batmobile from the upcoming movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice! UPDATE: Zack Snyder tweeted an official full photo of the Batmobile It’s always hard to keep things secret while filming a movie. They’re currently filming Man of Steel 2, titled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, in Detroit and some photos of Ben Affleck’s new Batmobile have leaked online. They’re filming in area of Sixth and Howard in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. We don’t know exactly what’s being filmed, but we do know…
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – Orb Power Gem The visuals of Guardians of the Galaxy are stunning and incredibly realistic. So realistic that you forget it’s CGI. They make the Star Wars prequels look faker than a high school video project. Method Studios is one of the special effects companies working on the films and shared some amazing behind-the-scenes photos of the making of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Method Studios describes themselves as “an award-winning international visual effects group with facilities in Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, London, Sydney and Melbourne.” There were 13 companies…
Doctor Who (2010) “Vincent and the Doctor” – Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) If you watched the last episode of Doctor Who you missed something pretty important. Find out what it is. Learn why I posted the above image at the end of the post. Last Saturday, the Doctor Who episode “Robots of Sherwood” aired and there was one scene missing. After the tragic death of US journalist Steven Sotloff by Islamic State (ISIS) militants last week BBC decided to cut a scene. A BBC spokesman said “In light of recent news events, we have made an edit to episode three…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014) via /Film Why is a scene being cut out of Doctor Who? Which minority actor will be playing Black Adam? Why do you eat more watching Transformers movies? Above image: “A new poster has been released featuring Lawrence’s character in a “Rebel Warrior” outfit. Or, at least the back of it. See the new Hunger Games MockingJay poster below.” via /Film I’d love to hear what you think of the Internet’s greatest moments in this week’s “Geek Bits.” Links 10. Saturday’s Doctor Who Has Had Its “Beheading Scene” Edited Out (via io9) 9.…
Black Panther (Source Seattle Pi) Do we finally have confirmation of a Black Panther live-action movie? Stan Lee was at Fan Expo Canada and was asked about a solo Black Widow movie. “We haven’t made a Black Widow movie but she’s been in some of our movies, and she will be featured more prominently as we move forward.” Lee said “And the chances are she will have her own movie because eventually all the superheroes are going to have their own movies. They are already working on Ant-Man, Dr. Strange and the Black Panther and there are others I am…
These pictures will ruin your favorite villains. Special effects wizards spend hours crafting terrifying creatures for movies. But the most terrifying classic movie monsters are just guys in costumes and make up. Look on if you dare. Which villain will you never see the same way again? Which is your favorite movie villain? If you enjoyed this, then please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post! Follow us! Email | RSS | Twitter | Facebook
Doctor Who (2014) Danny Pink (Samuel Anderson) What did we learn about Doctor Who’s new character Danny Pink? Last Saturday, was the latest episode of Doctor Who called “Into the Dalek.” It’s noticeable for several things. Warning: May contain spoilers It’s the latest Doctor Who Dalek episode, but it’s also noteworthy as the first appearance of Danny Pink, played by Samuel Anderson. He’s the third Black companion – after Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke) and Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) – and the second Black male companion. He’s a school teacher like the first Doctor’s companion Ian Chesterton (William Russell), but a…
(Source: 411posters.com) How is Jurassic World honoring the late Richard Attenbourough? Which black actor will be playing Spider-Man? Where can you buy a life-size Boba Fett action figure? I’d love to hear what you think of the Internet’s greatest moments in this week’s “Geek Bits.” Links 10. Doctor Doom Costume From ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot Revealed In Leaked Photos(via Screen Rant) 9. Clues to Doctor Who Season 8 from “Deep Breath” (via Blah Blah Blah Yackity Smackity) 8. Jurassic World Immortalizes The Late Richard Attenborough Perfectly (via io9) 7. This May Be The Most Ludicrous Star Wars Action Figure Ever (via io9) It’s a life-size…
TV Guide Mork and Mindy (1978) – Mindy (Pam Dawber) Mork (Robin Williams) Robin Williams died this month at 63 and 30 years ago TV Guide said it best. We lost one of the greatest talents this world has ever known and the most insane television performer ever: Robin Williams. Back in 1978 when his brilliant show Mork and Mindy first aired TV Guide made a special issue featuring the show. At the time Robin Williams said “Mork is mildly eccentric.” Of course, no one knew what to expect from the show and certainly didn’t think it would be a…
John Alvin (3rd from left) Learn some fascinating facts about a poster designer you didn’t know you love. UPDATE: An exclusive interview with Andrea Alvin! You love John Alvin’s work even if you didn’t know it. John Alvin was born in 1948 and, before he passed away in 2008, created some of the most influential movie posters ever created. If you’ve seen a poster for E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial or Blade Runner then you know, and love, his remarkable illustrations. You know how much we love John Alvin’s work since several of his iconic posters were in our list of the…
Canada 1995 #1579 MNH Superman stamp drawn by Joe Shuster Read about the surprising people that inspired the strongest heroes. Superheroes are supposed to be above regular people. Bathed in cosmic radiation or arriving from distant planets, these heroes are the greatest ever and no human can hope to be as powerful as they are. But in reality, coming up with an original superhero is hard and many artists and creators turned to real people to create their classic heroes. Find out the surprisingly ordinary origins of your favorite superheroes. 1. Superman Was Based on Silent Movie Stars Created By:…
In the United States openings for TV shows tend to be very boring. Title credits. Maybe some cool music. But in the UK, the openings for Doctor Who have been a visual spectacle since the 1960’s. For the new season of Doctor Who, which aired this last weekend, they took the opening in a whole new direction. It all started with Billy Henshaw. Henshaw is a professional designer of motion graphics and created a video for his clients based on the Doctor Who opening. Usually, the opening takes the viewer through space or a time vortex, but he reasoned “The…
Star-Lord Chris Pratt Visited LA Children’s Hospital In Costume Yesterday, Because Of Course He Did (via The Mary Sue) How awesome if Chris Pratt? Who’s trying to make a theme park about The Hunger Games? What would Guardians of the Galaxy look like if it were made by Charles Shultz? I’d love to hear what you think of the Internet’s greatest moments in this week’s “Geek Bits.” Links 10. Evangeline Lilly Looking Very Wasp-like (via Bleeding Cool) Actress Evangeline Lilly has been cast in the upcoming Ant-Man film as Hope Van Dyne, the daughter of Janet Van Dyne and Hank Pym. With the movie now filming…
Check out the awesome cover of the first Black Captain America! We talked before about how Sam Wilson (a.k.a The Falcon), would be taking on the mantle of Captain America and now we get a good look at Alex Ross’ take on the new Captain America. ComicBook.com got an exclusive first look at Marvel’s November 2014 Avengers NOW! solicitations. The All-New Captain America #1 comic by Rick Remender and Stuart Immonen has a variant cover painted by the incredible Alex Ross. I gotta say we’re digging the new costume! Here’s the official announcement about the issue: Marvel is excited…
With Batman vs Superman being in the news right now we thought we’d offer a prize in our latest competition that connects to it. Today, we’re offering you the chance to become a Batman! *** Thanks for visiting but this contest is over *** The winner is Stewart Miller! Congratulations Stewart! Email us at geektwins (at) gmail.com so we can send you your prize! Note: if we don’t hear from the winner by 9/11/2014 we’ll have to award the prize to another random participant. The Prize We have an official Batman costume from Jokers’ Masquerade to give away to one…
Watch Scotty and Worf prove that comic strips don’t exist in the future. Back on December 30, 1987, Star Trek actors James “Scotty” Doohan and Michael “Worf” Dorn competed on the game show Super Password. The show was hosted by Bert Convy and was originally part of NBC’s daytime lineup from 1984 to 1989. The basic rules are that the contestants take turns guessing a word and, when all the clues are guessed, the player has to guess the final password. In this clip, the clues were supposed to lead them to the comic strip “Beetle Bailey.” The only problem is…
Star Wars (1977) theater marquee (Source) Would you watch the theatrical version of the original Star Wars trilogy in the theaters or on Blu-Ray? We may be finally getting our chance! We’ve been passionately following our dream to watch the original, unaltered Star Wars trilogy for years. We wrote why we should have a screening of the original Star Wars and interviewed Michael Kaminski to find out if it was possible. Kaminski, from SaveStarWars.com, said “it [would] take the death of [creator] George Lucas” before Lucasfilm would release an unaltered version of the theatrical Star Wars trilogy. His point was…
This Jurassic Park Explorer Is A Race Car(via Jalopnik) Who still wants to play Power Man? What is the studio calling Edge of Tomorrow? Where can you eat like you’re in Doctor Who? When will a Klingon run for Senate? How epic is Mark Hamill’s beard? Plus, reviews of Guardians of the Galaxy and Sharknado 2. I’d love to hear what you think of the Internet’s greatest moments in this week’s “Geek Bits.” Links 10. Doctor Who Themed Restaurant Lands In NY. Or Was It Always There? – *I* *am* *eating*! (via The Mary Sue) New York (specifically Brooklyn) already boasts…
The Dark Knight (2008) – Batman (Christian Bale) You’re planning to move out of your city and into someplace bold and exciting, but where should you go? Should you head to Gotham City, Springfield or Winterfell? This handy chart by CheapFlights.ca is here to help. Just follow the flowchart and find your new fictional city to call home or spend a week on vacation. It’s missing Metropolis but, with Superman blowing up buildings, you probably wouldn’t want to live there anyway. Which Fictional World Is For You? [Infographic] by the team at Cheapflights Media (USA) Where would you move to? If…
Guardians of Galaxy (2014) – Groot (Vin Diesel) Watch Vin Diesel’s brilliant delivery of three lines in five languages. Marvel movies are international and the Guardians of Galaxy movie is being released on over 80 countries. For the international releases of Guardians of Galaxy, Vin Diesel recorded his lines in multiple languages like Spanish, Russian and Mandarin Chinese. Watching this video, it’s amazing to see how much effort and care he put into the performance. You’d think he’d just say, “Yo soy Groot” and move onto the next line, but the African-American actor uses his rich, deep baratone to put as much…
Mork & Mindy (1978) – Mindy McConnell (Pam Dawber), Mork (Robin Williams) Photo credit: Paramount Here are some things you probably didn’t know about the show Mork and Mindy. An oddball show from the ’70s, it launched the career of Robin Williams and Pam Dawber. It created one of the most enduring characters in television history. Phrases like “Nanu-nanu” and “Shazbot” became American traditions. It’s one of my favorite shows since I was a kid and inspired a lifelong love of comedian Robin Williams and his comedy. With the death of Williams yesterday, let’s look back at the show that started…
Wolverine dies in The Uncanny X-Men #142 Here are all the times that Wolverine died and stayed dead in the comics. Marvel says that next month they’re killing off Wolverine. He’s their most popular character and many people wonder how that’s possible. You can’t kill Wolverine, can you? Yes, you can. We already written about 8 sure-fire ways to kill Wolverine. Now, let’s visit all the times Wolverine has died in the comics. 1. Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe In this 1995 one-shot written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Doug Braithwaite, Frank Castle’s family isn’t killed by mobsters. They’re killed…
“Super Starry Night” by Nacho Diaz via Toys Are Evil I’d love to hear what you think of the Internet’s greatest moments in this week’s “Geek Bits.” Links 10. Bill Mantlo, Co-Creator Of Rocket Raccoon, Gets A Private Viewing Of Guardians Of The Galaxy, Courtesy Of Marvel (via Bleeding Cool) What a heart-warming story after the co-creator of Rocket Raccoon was severely debilitated by a traffic accident decades ago. Bill’s brother Michael writes on Facebook: *****WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DAY FOR BILL MANTLO*****! Marvel hooked Bill up with a PRIVATE VIEWING of “Guardians Of The Galaxy”, and my wife Liz and…