im feeling kind of air-headed right now. i just thought id share that, in case my post sounds like a 4-year old wrote it. cnn (of all places) announced the primary cast for the upcoming musical spamalot today. spamalot, for those that were um…curious, is a new broadway-bound musical thats being directed by mike nichols and based on the 1975 movie monty python and the holy grail. yea, not a typo or anything. the main trio will feature david hyde pierce as sir robin (originally eric idle), tim curry as king arthur (graham chapman), and hank azaria as sir lancelot (john cleese). the musical is set to debut in chicago december 21st, and on broadway february 7th. and there was much rejoicing.

FANTASTIC 4
there are new reports going around that most of the roles for the upcoming fantastic four movie have been filled. ioan gruffudd (king arthur) has reportedly just signed on to be mr. fantastic, along with michael chiklis as the thing and chris evans as the human torch. and while sue storm/the invisible girl has yet to be cast, shh reports that jessica alba is the top contender, while ign reports that elisha cuthbert is. my moneys on elisha, because jessica alba doesnt even look right for the part.

RESIDENT EVIL
whats the last item for today? oh right, resident evil: apocalypse trailer…for those that were curious. im personally not sure whether ill even see it or not. i only post it because milla jovovich is in it. the first one was loud and obnoxious, and i cant imagine the sequel to be much different. oh, and nemesis looks like the toxic avenger. thats super.

> spamalot, the musical (via cnn)
> fantastic four casting | shh | ign
> resident evil: apocalypse trailer (via ign)

[ current selection | some song – ive heard hundreds of times ]
[ feelin’ | well ]

its already wednesday…how convenient. m3ntal note to self…stop fucking spending money. not that i didnt calculate how much my bike expenses would cost me, but it still looks rather painful when the numbers are put down on paper. blah. anyhoo, theres really only one thing i want to point out for today…the new sky captain one sheet. it doesnt feature any of the major protaganists…no jude law, gwyneth paltrow, or angelina jolie. just a big evil metal robot ready to piss all over the city. rockin’! so check out the goodness.

and if you really want bits of other movie news…well fine, heres a quick rundown. king arthur reviews all over the place (ign, cinescape, ny times)…its just ok. ign also has an interview with keira knightley…and she talks and stuff. right then, thats it.

> sky captain one sheet (via chud)
> king arthur reviews | ign | cinescape | ny times
> keira knightley interview (via ign)

[ current selection | blood of abraham – this great land devours ]
[ feelin’ | woo! ]

its friday. and tomorrows saturday. and ill have a big frickin’ smile on my face. yay for long weekends! and i get to pick up my upgraded bike today too after work. my wittle baby kaiju…

lets see, i really should post more than just movie news. people might get the wrong impression that thats all my interests encompass. i havent posted a good science/astrophysics post in a while. hmm…well ill keep my eyes open. for the time being, two new movie pic updates. the first is for upcoming batman begins. the official website has quietly posted (hidden) links to a few new images of the supporting cast, including gordon (gary oldman), ducard (liam neeson), alfred (michael caine), and lucius fox (morgan freeman). if you dont feel like blindly feeling around the website looking for the links, check the ign article for the images.

and this second ones actually for marisol…b/c im not much of an elektra or jennifer garner fan. a new image from the upcoming daredevil spin-off movie elektra was featured in usa today yesterday. they had originally stated that elektras costume would be closer to the original comic book version than the costume in daredevil, but i think all they really did was make her costume red again. well whoopidee-doo. im personally all for the original costume. even tho im not much of a garner fan, i think id pay to see her hopping around rooftops in a swimsuit-like costume…kicking peoples asses, picking at her wedgie, and camel-toeing all over the place.

> new batman begins images (via ign)
> new elektra image (via ign)

i feel pooped. back from a photog outing in manhattan at greenwich and then at penn plaza, and its muggy out. not a particularly hot muggy…but enough to slowly sap away energy. poo. anyhoo, as a followup to yesterdays blade post, theres a host of new goodies at the blade trinity site, including wallpapers, images, little flash intros for the main characters, and a quicktime version of the trailer…word. so check it out while i slowly sink lower and lower into my chair. *yaaawn*

> updated blade trinity site
> link to trailer (in case you want to download)

id also point out the new blade trinity trailer that just came out today, but its not playing. i mean, it wants to. you can tell. it sits there claiming to be “buffering” but in actuality it said “fuck you” and went to go take a dump. a really long one too. so no trailer as of yet. im sure its all pretty and stuff…so we’ll just have to wait.

> blade trinity trailer

who remembers mr. wizards world from the 80s? i just got a massive 80s flashback as i read a recent interview the ny times conducted with don herbert…better known to countless aspiring scientists and pre-adolescent macguyvers as mr. wizard. i wish i could recollect specific details better other than the fact that he did funky experiments with kids in his kitchen (hmm, that doesnt sound good). and apparently mr. wizards world was merely a latter-day incarnation of his earlier 50s show watch mr. wizard. things you learn. anyhoo, reminisce…then recollect one of the better mr. wizard homages. an episode of that old abc show dinosaurs, where mr. wizard blows away his kid assistant. “looks like we’re gonna need another timmy…“

> watching mr. wizard (via ny times)
> mr. wizards webpage

holy mother…new sky captain trailer yo. that is all…

> new sky captain trailer” (via aicn)

[ current selection | the avalanches – breezeblock ]
[ feelin’ | swell ]

ok, here we go yo. breezeblock audio…check. roast beef sandwich in stomach…check. friday…wooha! admittedly this shouldve been popped into the journal entry for today, but i wasnt exactly in the right mindset then. two noteworthy movie articles for today. the first requires a bit of a news recap that i never bothered to highlight. that live-action dragonball z movie that they were developing? yea, it died a quiet death. or it had anyway. news surfaced today that screenwriter ben ramsey has just signed on to adapt the live-action dragonball z for 20th century fox. i suppose thats good news…i think. im still curious how theyll adapt the big spikey super-saiyan hair. or explain why theres a girl running around named “bra” and a wrestler named “mr. satan”.

CAT SHIT
the second movie news is really more for a good laugh than anything actually newsworthy. the first review for the poop-in-a-bag movie catwoman rolled into aicn today. and everybody let out a collective gasp when the review turned out to be negative. holy shit, no way. the reviewer patiently sits thru 2 hours of farting in his face, then relays to the rest of the world the garbage that will be catwoman. i wonder how it will stack against art-house classics like battlefield earth and gigli in the years to come.

> ben ramsey to adapt dbz (via shh)
> first catwoman farting (via aicn)

oh right, i was going to post more things. ill admit to being a wee slack this week. todays a mild hump day (wont go into why) so thats my explanation. moriarty over on aicn posted his early review of sky captain today…and hes lovin’ it. the look and feel of the movie is definitely a must-see, with its depiction of a gernsback-ian past/future where zeppelins roamed the skies and everything had chrome and fins. moriarty also quipped about one particularly interesting thing about the movie…it stars lord lawrence olivier! yea hes dead, but that doesnt mean he cant be popping his head up in movies here and there. woo to the sky captain.

APPLESEED
and i missed this bit of appleseed news from monday. igns new layout confuses me, and its easier to miss news briefs now because of the layout (imo). anyhoo, ign reports that geneon entertainments has acquired the rights to the appleseed movie outside of japan and korea, and will be handling the global theatrical release and home videos. they plan to open appleseed in north america sometime in late summer. word…cant wait.

> moriartys sky captain review (via aicn)
> appleseed global release (via ign)