For you fans of the CW series "Supernatural", Warner Bros Home Video has scheduled a July 26 release for "Supernatural: The Anime Series", a 22-episode colllection based on the series of the same name. The series, animated by Madhouse, first aired in Japan and will be translated for American audiences."Supernatural" star Jared Padalecki reprises his role as Sam Winchester for all 22 episodes. Co-Star Jensen Ackles also provides the voice of Dean Winchester in select episodes. They will both provide video introductions to the episodes. The "Supernatural" anime episodes mirror the story arc of the series' first two seasons, providing stories that tie into the series as prequels and spin-offs to untold tales that fit within the Supernatural mythology. The Winchester brothers' travel the highways and byways of America as they search for clues to their father's disappearence, hunt down the supernatural in all its unearthy forms, and enter into the unexpected mystery of their destinies. The scenes in the trailer are in japanese, if you follow the series they definitely seem to have captured the eerieness and gloom of the series. 

 

 

 

 The latest "Green Lantern" movie trailer describes the origins of The Green Lantern Corps and explains how Hal Jordan received the ring of power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                              

 

 

 

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, the animated movie arrives in stores on June 7 from Warner Bros Home Video. The animated movie tells the story of Arisa, voiced by Elizabeth Moss (Madmen), a new recruit being trained by Hal Jordan, voiced by Nathan Fillion (Castle) and in teaching her reveals different stories of the Green Lantern Corps. Voice cast includes Jason Issacs (Harry Potter) as Sinestro, Henry Rollins (Bad Boys II) as Kllowog, Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy) as Abin Sur, Tony Amendolo (The Mask of Zorro) as Kentor, Kelly Hu (Cradle 2 the Grave) as Laira, Roddy Piper (They Live) as Bolphunga,  and Wade Williams (Prison Break) as Deegan just to name a few. The trailer showcases the bright and brilliant style of this stunning animated movie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Back in April at WonderCon, Warner Bros Animation released a trailer for new "Thundercats" series which is due to premiere on Cartoon Network in July. The series has been revamped and will definitely pay homage to the original while telling all new and completely revised stories and showcasing updated versions of the classic characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 Here's a trailer for the Iron Man anime series set to premiere on G4 sometime in June.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    "The Dark Knight Rises" has added a few more cast members to an already impressive cast. The latest additions Brent Cullen (Lost, Ghost Rider) and Chris Ellis (Armageddon, Transformers) will play a judge and a priest, respectively. Other recent additions have been Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, Married to the Mob), Tom Conti (Derailed, The Tempest), and Joey King (Ramona and Beezus, Battle: Los Angeles) in currently undisclosed roles. We also get our first look at Tom Hardy as Bane when Warner Bros. released the first image through the movie's website.



      There is a great deal of excitement regarding Bane. He made quite an impression since his first comic book appearance in Batman: The Vengence of Bane #1 (Janaury 1993) revealed him as one of Batman's most dangerous foes. a physical and intellectual adversary made even more dangerous by a military experiment that turned him into a virtually unstoppable juggernaut. He achieved true villainous stature when he broke Batman's back during the Knightfall story arc.

     

                                                   

      
     Men in Black III is currently filming and the movie boasts an interesting cast of actors playing familiar and unfamiliar characters. Returning cast members Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K, Will Smith as Agent J, and Rip Torn as Zed. The cast also features Emma Thompson as Oh, Alice Eve as Young Agent Oh, Josh Brolin as Young Agent K, Bill Hader as Andy Warhol, Jemaine Clement as Boris, and Nicole Scherzinger as Lily. The movie is scheduled for release May 25, 2012.

     "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" originally scheduled for release on July 1 will be instead be released on June 29. You can still expect plenty of fireworks and explosions, after all, this is a Michael Bay film.

       "The Immortals" is a based on the story of Theseus. The movie tells the tale of a mortal man Theseus who is chosen by Zeus to lead an army against King Hyperion, one on the Titans, who declares war on humanity in his quest to free his fellow Titans from Tartarus and seek revenge on the Olympians who defeated and imprisoned them. The movie stars Henry Cavill as Theseus, Mickey Rourke as King Hyperion, Luke Evans as Zeus, Isabel Lucas as Athena, Freda Pinto as Phaedra, and Stephen Dorff as Stavros. The movie is directed by Tarsem Singh. Produced by the same people who brought you the movie "300", it has a similar look and feel. Have a look at the trailer.

                                                                   



    On a sad note, this past week we lost wrestling great "Macho Man" Randy Savage in a tragic car accident. In addition to being a pro-wrestling superstar he became a spokesman for Slim Jim's during the mid 90's. His distinctive style and voice combined with his trademark catchphrase "Ooooooh Yeaahhhhh." made him an instant hit and a natural for apperances on television shows like "Walker: Texas Ranger" and for voice acting on animated shows like "Dexter's Laboratory", "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast", "King of the Hill", and "Family Guy". His most memorable apperance was as the wrestler Bonesaw in the 2002 movie "Spider-Man".

      Thor was number one at the box office for the second week in a row. I saw the movie with my kids this past weekend and I was pleasantly surprised. It was better than I expected, and I really think a great deal of that is due to director Kenneth Branagh. He really knocked it out the park with this one. I was especially thrilled with the scene at the end of the credits that bridges the gap between this movie and the upcoming "Captain America" movie and subsequently, "The Avengers". 

 

                                                                      

 

   Color me surprised! NBC has passed on the Wonder Woman series after a Warner Bros. pilot was produced. Really, anyone who is actually surprised by this has completely forgotten that this is the network that eighty-sixed a bunch of shows to have Jay Leno on at 10 p.m. Monday - Friday. First,they cancel "The Cape" which was getting more and more interesting, and then they decide they don't want a "Wonder Woman" series. Apparently, they are still exercising the Jay Leno fiasco style of decision making. No wonder one of the popular predictions on "Hollywood Uncensored" is the demise of network television in its current form. That's all I'm saying about that.

   One of the many trailers they previewed before we watched the "Thor" movie and one that generated a lot of excitement was "Green Lantern". I have heard a lot of comments that this is the movie that's looks the most entertaining and exciting. I'm thinking this is the movie that I would most like to see in 3D.

   

                                                              

 

      The CW network will rebroadcast the two-hour series finale of "Smallville" on Thursday, May 19 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) I highly recommend viewing it if you haven't already.

    "Thor: Tales of Asgard" is being released by Lionsgate on May 17 (That would be today). I originally saw the trailer fot this animated movie on the DVD for "Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow" animated movie. Submitted for your enjoyment the trailers for both of these animated movies. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     F.Y.I. They don't mention who the mother of the Black Panther's son is. However, since the boy generates lightning and the woman who The Panther is married to in the comics can do the same, we can surmise that his mother is Ororo Munroe, the mutant superheroine know as Storm.

    Please, say it isn't so! I was reading a news item that Keanu Reeves is reportedly being considered by Warner Bros. for the lead role in their Akira project, based on the popular anime. I had seen an interview with Keanu where he was asked about the status of another project he was involved in based on the popular anime series "Cowboy Bebop", which currently running on Saturday nights on the Adult Swim segment of Cartoon Network. He indicated that the project had stalled and that he was getting to old to play the lead character bounty hunter Spike Siegel and that he could play his older brother ( I know, there was never an older brother even mentioned in the series). Well, as much as I like Keanu, how in the world is he going to play the lead in "Akira" if he's to old to play Spike? Akira is a kid!!! A teenager at best. At least, Spike is a grown man. Wait, it only gets better!

    Apparently, actor George Takei ( Star Trek, Heroes) made a public plea via Twitter to Warner Bros. "Don't whitewash Akira!". For those of you who are unfamiliar with the story. "Akira" is a sci-fi/action story set in 2019 in the futuristic city of Neo-Tokyo.The beloved manga was made into an anime in 1988. The American remake is intended to be live action. Aside from Keanu, actors being considered for other lead roles are Robert Pattinson (Tetsuo) and Justin Timberlake (Kaneda). Takei tweeted: “Akira epic fail–all actors up for Kaneda & Tetsuo are white?” Along with thousand of others, Takei wants to insure that Warner Bros.' adaptation of "Akira" will star Asian actors. Good luck with that!

     Well, let's just make it official. NBC cancelled the fledgling series "The Cape". I really enjoyed that show and I watched it even with the knowledge that it would probably be cancelled before given a real opportunity to thrive. My sixteen year-old son even said much the same thing while we were watching an episode. I don't recall being that jaded about network television at that age, but who could blame him.

      Marvel seems determined to rule the summer with superhero movies. Not content to have "Thor" already in theaters and "Captain America: The First Avenger" set for release on July 21; they also have "X-Men: The First Class" set for release on June 3. This is the movie version of the one-time friendship between Charles Xavier (Professor X) and Erik Lensherr (Magneto) and how they originated the team of mutant heroes. While this has very little resemblance to the what transpired in the comic books, you can bet money that the story, characters, and big budget special effects will attract the die hard fans. 

      The upcoming season of The Avengers: The Earth's Mightiest Heroes on Disney XD will include the animated Secret Invasion storyline. The one of last episodes of the season "Widow's Sting" hinted at the storyline when the super-villainess The Viper was revealed to be one of the shape-shifting Skrulls. Last season's finale also hinted at the possiblity of an upcoming Kree-Skrull War storyline.

       There is a new version of Conan the Barbarian starring Jason Momoa (Baywatch,Stargate:Atlantis).This version tells the tale of Conan the Cimmerian and his adventures across the continent of Hyboria on a quest to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village. While he is not in Schwarzenegger's weight class (Honestly, who is?) Jason Momoa can hold his own and he obviously revels in playing warrior-types like his character Ronon in "Stargate:Atlantis". Also starring in the movie is Rachel Nichols (Star Trek, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra), Stephen Lang (Avatar, The Men Who Stare at Goats), Rose McGowan (Charmed, Planet Terror), Saïd Taghmaoui (Lost, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra), and Ron Perlman (Hellboy II:The Golden Army, Season of the Witch). A bit of trivia, while making the original "Conan The Barbarian", Arnold Schwarzenegger did all his own stunts. Seems the studio couldn't find a stunt double to match the physique of the Austrian bodybuilder. No kidding!

       One final note, I am excited and very much looking forward to Friday's two hour series ending episode of "Smallville" the aptly entitled "Finale". I am also quite bummed because it brings this very unique series to a close.The complete series will be available on DVD this fall and it is definitely on my must own list.

     Only one episode left before the May 13 series finale of Smallville. Based on the description on the CW website the episode entitled "Prophecy" is going to be a doozy. Clark (Tom Welling) takes Lois (Erica Durrance) to The Fortress to get Jor-El's blessing (voiced by Terrance Stamp) for their marriage. Jor-El bestows a unique wedding gift on the couple - he gives Lois Clark's super powers so she can see what it's like to be him for a day. Unfortunately, the Toyman (guest star Chris Gauthier) has returned to Metropolis, so Lois must go up against the notorious villain instead of Clark. Meanwhile, Oliver (Justin Hartley) searches for the Bow of Orion, which he believes will remove the Omega symbol from his skull, and runs into Kara (guest star Laura Vandervoort), who is also on a mission to stop Darkseid. If you don't think that sounds exciting you may need to check your pulse to see if you're still alive.

    With the opening of the movie Thor on May 6 and Captain America: The First Avenger on July 22 the two final pieces of the puzzle fall into place setting the stage for next year's major movie release The Avengers. Already in production, the movie boasts an incredible cast and crosses over five major Marvel superhero movies Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America. The movie is being directed by Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Dollhouse) who also wrote the screenplay. Once attached to a potential Wonder Woman movie, Whedon left due to creative differences with the studio on his vision for the character. Their loss. The Avengers stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo as Hulk, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. The cast of super heroes will be joined by Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill of S.H.I.E.L.D., as well as Tom Hiddleston and Stellan Skarsgard, who will both reprise their respective roles as Loki and Professor Erik Selvig from Thor. The movie set for release on May 4, 2012 will be the first feature to be fully owned, marketed, and distributed by Disney, which acquired Marvel in 2009

   
   Captain America: The First Avenger opens on July 22. The movie was directed by Joe Johnston (Jumanji, The Wolfman). The cast includes Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Hugo Weaving/Johann Schmidt, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark, Stanley Tucci as Abraham Erskine, and Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Chester Phillips. If you haven't seen the trailer I highly recommend you check out the trailer which I've included in this post. The movie takes place during World War II and ties in to next summer's The Avengers.

    

     My "you've got to be kidding me moment" was when a friend of mine told me there was going to be a serious version of "Teen Wolf" the 1985 movie starring Michael J. Fox. My jaw dropped when I saw the trailer and found out that it was going to be a series that will premiere June 5 on MTV following the 2011 MTV Movie Awards.