Movie News: An Army of Ivan Dragos

20,000 Leagues movie



McG's Captain Nemo prequel may be dead in the water, but that doesn't mean that Disney's given up on the idea of a new Nemo film altogether. David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club) had a take on it that he wanted to try and Disney is apparently moving with it. [/Film]

Meet Your New Richelieu



Remember that there are two Three Musketeers movies in the works right now. One is being produced by the guy who produced Sherlock Holmes; the other's by Paul WS Anderson (the Resident Evil franchise). Lately there hasn't been a lot of noise about Anderson's version (making me wonder if it had been dropped), but now he's released a ton of cast information and it's pretty cool who he's got (or is trying to get).

Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds) will play Cardinal Richilieu, Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson) is in negotiations to be D'Artagnan, Milla Jovovich will be the wicked Milady de Winter, and Anderson wants Orlando Bloom to play the Duke of Buckingham. No word yet on who might play the important roles of the king and queen of France, but Mads Mikkelsen (Le Chiffre from Casino Royale) is going to be Richilieu's henchman Rochefort. Matthew Macfadyen (Darcy to Keira Knightley's Elizabeth) will be Athos, Luke Evans (who had a brief role as Apollo in the new Clash of the Titans and also has a bit part in the new Robin Hood) will be Aramis, and Ray Stevenson (Punisher: War Zone, The Book of Eli) is Porthos. [The Hollywood Reporter]

Iron Man IV, SHIELD, Allan Quartermain (sort of), Moon Nazis, Monsterpocalypse, alien Olyphant, and who was responsible for Indy 4 after the break.

Adventureblog Theater: Alice in Trancerland, Life on Mars US, King Solomon's Mine, and the Enterprise has a pretty relaxed definition of NSFW

Stop motion graffiti

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life.


MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

Alice trance

Or maybe this is.



US Life on Mars trailer

I was a huge fan of the British version of this show. It was an excellent homage to '70s cop shows and clearly defined for me why I can't get into Law and Order or CSI. This trailer for the US remake version makes it look goofier and lighter-hearted than I think it probably is. I can see the cool elements of the show in there, it's just that the announcer keeps orally winking at us like it's sort of a gag. Regardless, Colm Meaney is genius casting for Gene.

Speaking of which, does anyone know if BBC America ever got around to finally showing the second season of the British version? I kept the Season Pass on my TiVo forever, but finally gave up waiting.



Naughty V'ger!

The Enterprise crew watches porn. There's no nudity, but the sound makes it NSFW. It goes on a bit long (sort of like Star Trek: The Motion Picture), but it's hilarious.


Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Pon Farr Edition) from Darth Mojo on Vimeo.

The entire 1937 version of King Solomon's Mine

Awesome List: Giant Robot Animals, Terra, The King's Gold, and lots of Indy stuff

Giant Robot Monkey vs. Giant Robot Cat



Matthew Porter is taking commissions to have his Giant Cat destroy the city or landmark of your choice. I recommend browsing around his site too. There's a giant seamonster vs. pirate monkey picture that's awe-inspiring.

Terra



Oh, wow. I cannot wait to see this.

The King's Gold



Anytime I hear a main character described as "a brilliant bibliophile and owner of the [insert store name here] bookshop," I get nervous. "Brilliant bookshop owner" screams Mary Sue to me. But, the combination of stolen Aztec gold, alchemy, and werewolves is intriguing and Publishers Weekly says, "The characters are unique and memorable, the action fast-paced, the plot serpentine and the riddles challenging in this entertaining adventure."

So, what the heck. I'll give it a shot. And since I'm psychologically incapable of starting a series in the middle, I might as well get the first one - about a jungle treasure hunt - too.

Still, I expect that Arturo Perez-Reverte's novel of the same name will be unbeatable.

Allan Quartermain and the Temple of Skulls

Wondering how shameless rip-off kings The Asylum are planning to capitalize on Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? Wonder no more.

Feel dirty after that?

Shower yourself with the cleansing goodness of the latest Crystal Skull trailer. Sure, you've seen it already by now, but not on my blog. And you know you want to hear that whip-crack again.

And now, some more ways in which Indiana Jones makes everything better



Lego Indy.

Indy search engine.



Indy, er... IndyCar.

Indy lottery tickets.

Indy's hat and whip.