Geek Daily: The Opening Scene of 'Iron Man 2', Deadpool, Battlestar Galatica, 'Watchmen' Marketing
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Many were left a bit disappointed by the three X-Men Origins: Wolverine spots that aired on Fox last weekend, but that's nothing compared to the berserker rage that's centering on Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool. Film School Rejects became alarmed at images of Deadpool's action figure. While it's not surprising that Deadpool is lacking his distinctive costume in his initial appearance (we've all theorized that his disfiguration happens in this film if they are going to do a Deadpool spinoff), it looks like they've revamped the character. Instead of his hamburger face, he may be sporting some kind of weird tattoo, body paint, or ritual scarring instead. The Deadpool Bugle has high res photos of the figure and the packaging for you to make your own assessment.
In the "But why now?" category of news comes talk of a Battlestar Galactica movie -- a flick based not on the current, critically acclaimed series, but on the 1978 version. IGN claims Glen A. Larson is being lined up to script and produce it. This seems so crazy and lame as that it's probably true.
Everyone is selling a piece of Watchmen, which is undoubtedly making Alan Moore spit venom, but at least one tie-in is useful and for a good cause: Nite Owl Dark Roast coffee. It's the very stuff dispensed by the Owl Ship and is limited to 10,000 cans. It's organic, free trade, and part of the proceeds go to charity. I'm trying to resist (I'd want to drink it, and would thus ruin my collectible), but I may not hold out.
For the most part, I'm trying to steer clear of the Watchmen marketing and news (it's been a year of this, I want to see the film, not post pictures and interviews) but this homage to the 1985 MTV countdowns is impossible to resist. This came via The New Frontiersman:










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2-21-2009 @ 11:14AM
Peter Hall said...
A BSG movie is a bad, bad, bad idea. If only Sci-Fi had some other property to make money off of. Just let it end.
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2-21-2009 @ 8:26PM
bbmcrae said...
I wonder if anyone who sings the praises of the 1978 BSG has actually watched it recently.
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2-21-2009 @ 7:57PM
Kate said...
Call me weird, but I was already excited for 'Iron Man 2' and that opening makes me want to see it more.
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2-22-2009 @ 5:16PM
Mikey M said...
I remember them trying to do a follow up movie before the new series. I think even Bryan Singer was attached. Once the new series was greenlit, it was cancelled.
Larson doesnt have the talent to write something for today. Look at all the crap he put out in the 70's.
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3-23-2009 @ 12:07PM
Tajlund said...
I watched the whole series recently and found it great. I can't stand the boring ass new series, same goes for a bunch of other people I know. If they were to use Richard Hatch's books, it would be amazing. I hope this isn't just a faint rumor and has some fact.
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