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The most exciting film of 2012?

Emma Cossey — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:28:51 +0000

They’ve been been building up to it for a long time now. Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk and Thor have all enjoyed a level of solo success at the cinemas.

Now, they’re all starring in a big fat slice of Marvel movie goodness - The Avengers. And they’ve thrown Scarlett Johansson in the mix for good measure.

We might be quite excited about this. The only annoying thing is, it’s not out until May. So essentially, this trailer is just a big geek tease.

Check out the trailer below, then let us know in the comments what you think.

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Spring Comic Book Movie Fun Time! Dork Preview

Nick Bryan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:00:58 +0000

After a winter so cold that even Jack Frost started tweeting complaints about the inconvenience, some might think the main appeal of spring 2010 would be the potential for sunshine. But we dorks all know that the real reason to anticipate the turning of the season is the arrival of not one but three comic book movies which could be genuinely quite good.

This can lead only to a rush to the cinema, sudden bursts of unplanned adrenaline and probably quite a lot of articles in broadsheet newspapers with headlines like “BAM! POW! ZAP! Comics aren’t just for kids any more!”

This sentiment will be particularly prevalent after the April release of Kick-Ass, based on the recent eight-issue comic series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. One of the most successful US comics in years without a big name superhero attached, Kick-Ass poses the question: what would happen if a normal kid pulled on a costume and tried to become a superhero, without the benefit of super-powers?

Well, he’d probably get beaten up a lot. Which is portrayed realistically, and at length. Fans of extreme violence may want to check out the red band trailer, but the normal one is actually cooler…

Back in more conventional superheroics, Iron Man returns in May with the imaginatively named Iron Man 2. The first film was a masterpiece of lightweight bloodrush-cinema, positioning Tony Stark where he belongs: as the ultimate wish-fulfilment billionaire. The note-perfect casting of Robert Downey Jr helped.

Hopefully the second one will give us everything we liked about the first one, only more so. It worked for the Spider-Man, X-Men and Batman sequels, after all.

Finally, and leaving tights aside entirely at last, The Losers debuts in April. A classic revenge-heist story about a group of CIA operatives betrayed by the agency. The original comic by Andy Diggle and Jock (yes, just “Jock”) truly felt like an action movie on paper, so hopefully the film can’t go far wrong.

And it would be hard not to mention the incredibly geek-friendly casting, including Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Comedian), Idris Elba (Stringer Bell, The Wire), Chris Evans (The Human Torch) and Zoe Saldana (Uhura). If this isn’t great fun, it won’t be for lack of trying.

And it does feel wrong to finish this without mentioning the upcoming Scott Pilgrim movie, even if it isn’t out until summer, and all we have to go on so far is a few photos. Still. There it is.

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Dork babies: Vader, Superman and Batman Halloween costumes

Emma Cossey — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:00:29 +0000

Ever fancied giving your child a dark lord makeover? No? I think you might be on the wrong website.

Those of you who want your little one to embrace the dorkside and take over the universe might want to grab this Darth Vader suit from IWOOT.

Available in newborn, infant, and toddler sizes, it’s £19.99

Prefer using your parenting powers for good?

How about this Superman suit?

Like the Darth Vader suit, they’re available in newborn, infant and toddler sizes, and will cost you £19.99. The whole outfit is an all in one, so you don’t have to worry about losing a cape or superhero belt.

Halloween outfit sorted!

Finally, you’ve got the option of a Batman suit (£19.99). Batman was never that good as a superhero though was he? His superpowers seemed to be tons of money to build supercars and bat shaped throwing blades.

The outfit itself is pretty cute though.

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