The Spider-Man Musical’s in Full Swing?
James Wortman Troubled Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark—featuring music by U2’s Bono and The Edge—is apparently finally happening, with an official opening night set for December 21. According to The…
2010
This ‘Yogi Bear’ Poster Gave Me Nightmares
During my routine perusal of nerd news blog Topless Robot yesterday, I came across this startling new poster for Warner Bros. CGI/live-action Yogi Bear movie, which hits theaters later this…
The Italian Stallion in the Millennium Falcon?
It’s pretty safe to say that Star Wars would have been a lot different if Sylvester Stallone—not Harrison Ford—had played rogue smuggler-turned-hero Han Solo. But guess what? It very well…
‘Kick-Ass’ Indeed
Kick-Ass is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. Here’s an excerpt from my review of the film, originally published on Broken Frontier earlier this year. If a movie bears the…
The Thing Is …
Although hardly the biggest problem with Fox’s Fantastic Four films, most fans pretty much hated Michael Chiklis’ awkward, foamy Thing costume, which more closely resembled delicious sponge cake than not-so-delicious…
‘Batman: Under the Red Hood’ Is Bloody Good
Taking thematic cues from Batman: The Animated Series and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, director Brandon Vietti’s Batman: Under the Red Hood—Warner Premiere’s latest direct-to-video DC Universe Original Animated Movie—is…
Am I Late to the ‘Inception’ Party?
You know, it’s not often that I don’t see a blockbuster movie the weekend it comes out, but when Christopher Nolan’s name is attached to said movie, it’s a downright…
New ‘Tron Legacy’ Trailer Debuts!
With so much news coming out of San Diego’s Comic-Con International this weekend, geeks worldwide are being bombarded by updates on their favorite film, television, video game and comic book…
Blogging SDCC
Hi there, Wortmaniacs. In case you were wondering why I’m not obsessively blogging about San Diego Comic-Con on The Wort Report, it’s because I’m obsessively blogging about it on Broken…
Bill Murray Disses ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Yet Again
Since the only consistent, concrete news about the status of Ghostbusters 3 is Bill Murray’s vehement denial that it’s coming together in the slightest, it’s pretty unlikely that we’re going…