Author: Maurice Mitchell

Perry White Superman comic Source The greatest news man ever is Perry White, editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet, but he’s been played by many actors over the years. This Friday, he will be played by the first black actor in the role for Man of Steel (2013). Here are the most notable performances in film and television. Live Action Julian Noa in The Adventures of Superman (1940) Originally Lois Lane and Clark Kent worked for the Daily Star and the editor was named George Taylor. The character of Perry White was created for the radio serial and introduced into the…

Peter Mayhew stopped at Denver airport over lightsaber cane via @TheWookieeRoars Peter Mayhew, the actor that played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, had his cane taken away at the airport because it looked like a lightsbaer. On his way home to Boyd Texas, the 7 foot tall actor had his cane seized by US Transportation Security Adminstration staff at Denver Airport and tweeted “Won’t allow me through the airport with me cane! Giant man need giant cane. Small cane snap like toothpick. Besides, my lightsaber is just cool. I’d miss it.” Fans of the 69-year-old actor, who needs…

75 years Man of Steel costumes via Blastr Welcome to “Geek Bits” where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. NEWS Sorry if we haven’t liked or friended you on Facebook from “The Geek Twins.” I’m still having trouble figuring out how to do it since we have an “organizational” page and it has limitations. Update: Turns out it’s a “fan” page and doesn’t have the ability to like or friend other pages. We may have to set up another one. Find out more in this week’s Top Ten “Geek Bits.” 10. Joss Whedon “Pissed Off” About Lack…

Would you rather drive the 1966 Adam West Batmobile or The Dark Knight Christain Bale Batmobile? Let’s say you’re walking down the street and Batman drives up. He hops out of his car and tosses you the key. I promised you guys a new feature this week and here it is: “Would you rather…?” I’ll ask you to choose between two impossible choices. So, here’s this week’s choice: Come back next week for the bi-weekly Caption This! and come back in two weeks for another edition of “Would You Rather?” Which Batmobile would you drive and why? Please use the buttons below…

Man of Steel (2013), Superman (Henry Cavill) See the best, and worst ways, companies are using the upcoming Superman movie, Man of Steel, to sell their products. Warner Bros. has over 100 global promotional partners and $160 million in collective promotional support for Man of Steel and it’s one of the biggest in Hollywood history. It’s not unusual for a blockbuster film to have cross-promotinal marketing, that is targeting customers of one product with a related product. Man of steel’s is the best, and worst, I’ve seen. “If done well, a promotional partnership with a major summer movie should spotlight…

After Earth (2013) Will Smith, M. Night Shyamalan What does M. Night Shyamalan have in common with the worst director since Ed Wood? One word: Profit. After Earth is a box office bomb, but surprisingly he’ll still make money. After Earth shares the distinction of being M. Night Shyamalan’s fourth straight dud and Will Smith’s first flop since Wild, Wild West. I’ll have to update my M. Night Shyamalan Chart of Descent. Interestingly enough, Business Week did a chart that shows that while his movies are getting torn to shreds by critics, they still make money. The Happening, made on…

Doctor Who (2010) The Doctor (Matt Smith) Now that Matt Smith is leaving Doctor Who, what does it mean for the show? First, I’ll share the press release from the BBC and then I’ll list the four biggest things that will change. On Saturday BBC (BBC America) announced that lead actor Matt Smith is leaving the popular British television show Doctor Who after four years. 26-year-old Smith, the youngest incarnation of the alien time traveler, follows David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston since the cult TV series’ returned in 2005. His last appearnce as the Doctor will be in the 50th…

Patrick Stewart enjoys his “first” slice of pizza at 72 What are the new robots in Transformers 4? Who just joined Facebook? Why was Jaden Smith dressed up as Iron Man? NEWS Much like Patrick Stewart who decided to try something new and eat a slice of New York pizza, we’re on Facebook! If you like our blog, why not like our “The Geek Twins” Facebook page! I’m still learning my way around, so it’ll be pretty lame for a while. We’d love you to check it out and let us know what you think. The 10 Geekiest bits of the…

Marvel’s the Avengers (2013) Leonard Maltin, film critic for Entertainment Tonight once said, “There’s no such thing as a surefire hit in Hollywood. But a franchise is as close to surefire as it gets.” In a world or sequels, prequels and reboots is there one series of films that you love? Just an FYI, I’m moving this week’s caption contest to next week and expanding the weekly poll to a monthly poll. In two weeks I’m adding a brand new ongoing feature. Why does Hollywood love movie franchises? “Whether it’s a prequel, a sequel or a remake, it’s simply much…

I Am Legend (2007) Robert Neville (Will Smith) and Sam Dogs are man’s best friends, but they’re also an alien’s best friend and Superman’s best friend. Tens of thousands of years ago, men began domestication of the Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) and bred the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris). Through selective breeding, the dog has developed into hundreds of various breeds and have been called “Man’s Best Friend.” Some have given their lives, others have had robotic jaws and some are aliens. Read on to find the list of the greatest dogs ever known to the genre of science fiction…

What was my first Cosplay experience like at Phoenix ComicCon 2013? Good, bad and ugly…in a good way. So, Saturday I had my first experience dressing up for a convention (commonly known as “Cosplay”). Overall, it was great, but here are some things I learned from the experience. Plus, I’ll share some great pictures I took at the con. 1) Pick Something Easy. I chose a relatively easy costume. The second hardest part was finding the beanie, which I bought on eBay. The rest were just clothes I got from a thrift shop and an old pair of sneakers. The…

Babylon 5 (1994), G’Kar (Andreas Katsulas) A moment of silence for all the cast and crew from Babylon 5 that have passed away. I attended Phoenix ComicCon 2013 this last weekend. The theme was a celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the sci-fi television show Babylon 5. I’ll do a post on the con tomorrow, but for now, watch this heart-warming tribute video. Official Description: “‘In Memory’ video that debuted at the 2013 Phoenix ComicCon at the Babylon 5 20th Anniversary Reunion panel.” Here’s the list of names from the video Johnny Seka (1934-2006) Lois Nettleton (1929-2008) Greg McKinney (1957-1998)…

Welcome to “Geek Bits” where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. Which surprising cast choice is in the new TMNT reboot? How many bricks does it take to make a Lego X-Wing fighter? When will Sony sell Spider-Man back to Marvel? Find out in this week’s “Geek Bits.” NEWS I’m going to the Phoenix Comic-Con this weekend and wearing my first Cosplay costume! I’ve always wanted to do it, and decided this is my chance. The costume is a secret, but I’ll share pics on Twitter this weekend. If you’re not following us, then you’ll never…

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Hikaru Sulu (John Cho), Nyota Uhura (Zoe Saldana), , Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto), Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), Pavel Chekov (Anton Yelchin),Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy (Karl Urban) , Montgomery “Scotty” Scott (Simon Pegg) Have you ever wondered which animal the crew of the Enterprise would be? Would Captain Kirk be a wolf or a rat? Would Uhura be a bird or a rabbit? Would Scotty be a pig or a fox? This week’s poll is a little off-beat, so I hope it goes well. Here’s the question: What animal would you pick to replace…

A rumor is going around that Michael B. Jordan will be playing the Human Torch in director Josh Trank’s reboot of Fantastic Four. This is news for one reason: it would cast a black actor in a traditionally white role. But this isn’t the first time ethnicities have changed when the character went on-screen. The practice is known as “Race Bending” and widely done in Hollywood for a bunch of reasons. Read on for the most bewildering race changes in genre movie history. #26 Perry White (Laurence Fishburne) in Man of Steel (2013) Original Ethnicity: Caucasian New Ethnicity: Black #25 Aang (Noah Ringer)…

Star Wars Empire Strikes Back animated gif by Folds Five Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is 124 minutes long but, thanks to one artist, you can watch the entire movie as a two-minute long 8-bit animation. The Empire Strikes Back was released in US theaters on May 21, 1980. That’s 33-years-ago on this day. To celebrate we’re hosting this image. The animated gif was actually first posted on Folds Five back in 2008. Since then, it hit Reddit, and has taken the Internet by storm. You can watch it in it’s entirety below. You can also watch A New Hope and…

Patton Oswalt’s Star Wars Fillibuster Patton Oswalt improvised a summary for the next Star Wars Episode VII for the television show Parks and Recreation (Season 5, Episode 19) and it was brilliantly animated by Isaac Moores. Oswalt’s an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and voice actor. It’s funny that he coincidentally includes some of the ideas that I had for the next Star Wars film like Han Solo and Princess Leia breaking up, but I sure didn’t come up with adding Wolverine. Here’s the original video: via Kotaku, YouTube video uploaded by iZacLess What do you think of the video?…

Welcome to “Geek Bits” where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. Why is Spielberg getting paid for Star Wars? Who lives longer: Superman or Wolverine? How many Tribbles would fit in your house? Find out in this week’s “Geek Bits.” 10 Best and Worst Sci-fi Remakes of the Same Movie “Top Five Best and Worst Movie Remakes” Blogfest hosted by: Alex J. Cavanaugh, Stephen Tremp, Father Dragon Al, Livia Peterson . See the full list of participants here. We already did a post called “8 Sci-Fi Remakes Surprisingly Better Than the Original”, so I thought I’d…

Star Wars fans dressed as stormtroopers in San Diego, California Do you think you’re funny? Why not add a title or caption to this picture? How would you describe this scene? What do you think they’re saying? The image is from StarWars.com. They asked readers to submit pictures with local landmarks for May 4th. Here’s the original caption: “Troopers in San Diego search for the Imperial wave on Coronado Beach.” If you don’t feel like making up a caption you can still join in. Just use the voting buttons to vote up your favorite caption. Let’s vote to see who…

Dr. Raymond Adamcik arrested as Captain America with burrito in pants Source “It could have been a ski mask. It could have been a bandanna. It could have been a hoodie. It just happens to be a Gumby costume,” San Diego police Detective Gary Hassen said. Some criminals wear a mask, but some decide to cosplay. What’s cosplay? Cosplay , short for “costume play,” is where people dress up as their favorite characters for conventions or fun. Just to clarify, I’m not talking about guys like The Dark Knight Rises theater shooter. That man is a sick individual. Some are funny,…

Double Dragon (1994) Mark Dacascos (Jimmy Lee), Alyssa Milano (Marian Delario), Scott Wolf (Billy Lee) Video games don’t make good movies because video games have bizarre concepts, poor stories and too much action. Last week John Carpenter, famous horror director of Halloween and other films, said he wants to make a movie from the video game Dead Space. “You know it’s great,” he said, “The first game was more – I guess it was like Alien – but not quite. It was a little different than that. I maintain that Dead Space would just make a great movie because you…

This week, Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) opens in theaters and we now present a short profile on star Zoë Saldaña. Birth Name: Zoe Yadira Saldaña Nazario Birthdate: June 19, 1978. Siblings: Has two sisters: younger sister Cisely (a directorproducer) and older sister Mariel (a nurse). Geekiest Roles: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) as Anamari, Star Trek (2009) as Uhura and Avatar (2009) as Neytiri. Birthplace: New Jersey, USA Parents: Dominican father, Aridio Saldana, and a Puerto Rican mother, Asalia Nazario. When her father died in a tragic car accident when she was 9,…

Welcome to “Geek Bits” where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. When did The Joker ride a skateboard over Batman? What will Disney’s first Marvel animated film be? How can you eat the Hulk? Will Robert Downey Jr. return as Iron Man? Which Star Trek character has a goofy way of sitting down? Find out in this week’s “Geek Bits.” This week we lost Ray Harryhausen. From concept artist Doug Chiang: “Truly sad day. Here I am seeing my heroes Ralph [McQuarrie] and Ray Harryhausen meeting for the first time. RIP Ray.” BIG HERO 6 Walt…

The Avengers (2012) Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) Which is your favorite Marvel film from the Cinematic Universe? With Iron Man 3 (2013) out, it’s time to look back at the “Marvel Cinematic Universe.” While there have been a bunch of films based on Marvel Comics characters, it was back in 2008 when they conceived of the idea of bringing them all together. When Marvel Studios began independently producing superhero films, they created “The Marvel Cinematic Universe” (MCU) which is a film franchise and shared fictional universe based on characters from Marvel Comics. Mirroring the comic books, the shared universe…

“When you gotta go, you gotta go.” That’s what Ian Malcolm said in Jurassic Park and it’s true. We all gotta go, but these are the bathrooms that make you want to hold it. For 50 years. Can you handle it? Here now are the absolute worst bathrooms, toilets and water closets known to man. #9 – Jurassic Park Bathrooms In the movie Jurassic Park, a billionaire named Hammond creates a dinosaur zoo using cloned dinosaurs. No expense is spared to make it a top-of-the-line family attraction. What’s Good? The bathrooms are conveniently placed throughout the theme park. What’s Bad? Who…

Robocop’s greatest reporter, Mario Machado, has died at 78. According to The LA Times obituary he had Parkinson’s disease and died from complications of pneumonia. In real-life, Mario Machado (whose real name was Mario Jose de Souza Machado) was an eight-time Emmy Award-winning television and radio broadcaster. In 1970, he made televison history by becaming the first Chinese-American on-air television news reporter and anchor in the nation. Machado played a generic reporter in several films like Rocky III (1982), Scarface (1983), and St. Elmo’s Fire (1985). But, to sci-fi fans, his greatest work was as Casey Wong in the three Robocop films. His…

Iron Man 3 Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) lying in the snow – Source The scene of 13 people falling out of Air Force One is, surprisingly, the least interesting scene in the film. But it’s a scene that symbolizes the whole movie. It’s about people being thrown into a dangerous situation with no protection and no safety net and surviving. The film succeeds by taking the characters, breaking them down and rebuilding them. In the end, it’s the movie that proves Tony Stark deserves to be a superhero. Iron Man 3, also known as Iron Man Three, is a…

One thing you can say about Star Wars fans. They love a good party. When we’re not arguing about who shot first and if Yoda was better as a puppet, we’re celebrating the most successful space movie franchise in history in epic proportions. Take one common movie phrase “May the Force be with you,” add one common pun “May the Fourth be with you” and you have “Star Wars day”. Every year, Star Wars fans around the world celebrate the culture and history of the films. On this day, there well be many celebrations. Stormtroopers will march and Star Wars movie marathons…

“We can do it!” Female Avengers Welcome to “Geek Bits” where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. How much is Tony Stark’s mansion worth? What’s the answer to life, the universe and everything? Is Yoda’s hut the ultimate fixer-upper? What does a real Thor hammer look like? What short-sighted prediction did Darryl Zanuck make about TV in 1946? NEWS A-Z Reflections The A-Z Challenge is over and I thought it was a good year. My brother and I have been doing this for years, so it was no big deal (although we did get our letters…

Judge Dredd (1995) Rico (Armand Assante Jr.) talking to his “twin” brother Judge Dredd (Sylvester Stallone) Do you think you’re funny? Why not add a caption to this picture? How would you describe this scene? What do you think they’re saying? If you don’t feel like making up a caption you can still join in. Just use the voting buttons to vote up your favorite caption. Let’s vote to see who can come up with the best caption! Click the little arrow next to the comment. Yes, you can vote up your own if you’d like. All the captions two…