Showing posts with label Star Wars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Star Wars. Show all posts

Thursday, April 16, 2015

New Star Wars VII The Force Awakens Trailer!

The force is strong with this trailer! Seriously though every second that has been put out for the seventh installment of the greatest saga ever told has looked glorious. Check out the all new 2 minute trailer and see for yourself!


Don't want, I need that Vader helmet. December can't get here fast enough! Old school characters mixed with old school practical effects looks like a recipe for success. The best part though, there is not a Gungan in sight.

Thanks for reading! Who is your favorite Star Wars character? Has the force awakened in you? Let us know in the comments or tweet at us @Caped_Informers or me @cstrand73. And make sure to tune in for our weekly Arrow, Flash, and Daredevil reviews.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

My Dream Star Wars Spinoff: Turn Down For Hutt

Star Wars: Turn Down For Hutt
Release Date: In A Cinema Not Too Far Away
Tagline: His Dad was killed by a dirty slut, now she will feel the wrath of the greatest Hutt
Plot Synopsis: 30 years ago the galaxy far far away's greatest citizen, Jabba the Hutt, was heinously and unjustly murdered. After years of attempts to get justice through the court system to no avail, Jabba's son, Rotta, has decided to take matters into his own stubby hands. His plan: To exact vegenance on the woman who committed the deed, Princess Leia! But Rotta's plan isn't simply going to kill Leia; He is going to takeaway everything she loves first. Armed with a Jaeger, a recent mastery of the English language, and his trusty sidekick Boba Fett, Rotta is gonna teach the Rebel Alliance that they don't call him "The Pedunkee Mufkin" for nothing.

Climax: After years of training to become drift compatible with one another, Rotta and Boba, take on the Rebel army with their Jaeger named "Naughty Schnapps". Making their way through Rebel forces, the two come upon the Millennium Falcon. When all of a sudden a gigantic wookie emerges from the ocean. Chewie has been super-sized into a Kajui. The final battle to board the Millennium Falcon to finish Rotta's revenge begins.

The Twist: Standing over Han's corpse, Leia attempts to tell Rotta the "truth". That she and Jabba had an affair years prior to his murder which resulted in Rotta's birth. "I am your mother." she says. Rotta replies "My name is Rotta the Hutt, you killed my father, prepare to die!" then he blows off Leia's head, but no blood comes out. Instead it is revealed that this body was an android, like the one from Alien, made to look like the real Leia. All of a sudden the real Leia surrounding by ewoks appears on a screen above our heroes and taunts Rotta. Boba Fett turns to Rotta says "Set course for the forest moon of Endor." Roll Credits. This sets up the sequel Star Wars: Hutting Season.

Directed and Written By: Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction)



Quentin Tarantino loves complicated characters and fun dialogue. Now add on top that this story allows him to shift the entire Star Wars' paradigm. The Rebel's are now the enemy. Han and Leia are now the bad guys. Tarantino would love to be the guy, who flipped the Star Wars universe on his its head.

Cast

Rotta the Hutt - Jonah Hill (22 Jump St.)



Quentin Tarantino has briefly worked with Jonah Hill before on Django Unchained. The two clearly had chemistry and have since wished to work on another project together. It's the perfect storm for both men since Tarantino loves revenge stories and Jonah Hill is looking for another meaty role that could earn him his third Oscar nomination. He could garner the first Oscar nomination for a mo-caption performance. After seeing Rotta, people will forget all about that lameass Andy Serkis.

Boba Fett - Jon Bernthal (Fury)



Fuck continuity, I want a good actor under the hood. Bernthal is a great actor. He has a knack for playing characters who are rough around the edges and would add an extra boost to Boba's badassery. Boba may not have been able to avenge his father by killing Mace Windu, but Han Solo's head would make a mighty fine prize on his mantle. Not to mention Rotta is paying him with some mad pod-racing money.

Han Solo - Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones)


There is no one else, but Harrison to play Han. He made his career off the gig and he can finish it with one final go around, but this time as the bad guy. 

Princess Leia - Carrie Fisher (Jay + Silent Bob Strike Back)


Carrie and Harrison are a pair and I'm not gonna be the one to break them up. The chemistry between the two is there and they could be the best villainous duo since Bonnie and Clyde.

Song for the First Trailer: Lit- My Own Worst Enemy


Thanks for reading! Happy April Fools! Do you think Rotta the Hutt has a legitimate vendetta? Would you like to see Pacific Rim and Alien mixed with Star Wars? Let us know in the comments or tweet at us @Caped_Informers or me @cstrand73. And make sure to tune in for our weekly Arrow and Flash reviews. The real Star Wars spinoff Star Wars: Rogue One begins filming soon and will hit theaters in late 2016.

Maybe I should have cast Hung Solo

P.S. Andy Serkis is a god to me.

Saturday, February 21, 2015

The Results For The 2nd Annual Capeys: Movies

The 2nd Annual Capey Awards: Movies

The votes have been cast, the points have been tallied, and the winners have been chosen. Welcome to the results to the 2nd annual Capey Awards. Your favorite Caped Informers got together and decided what was the best of the best in Superhero films in 2014. Well, Jabba looks excited let's get started!

Did someone say the Capey Awards?

Comic Movie of The Year
Amazing Spiderman 2
Captain America: The Winter Solider
Guardians of The Galaxy
TMNT
X-Men: Days Of Future Past

Winner: Captain America: The Winter Soldier



Captain America: The Winter Soldier only beat out Guardians of the Galaxy by a single vote.  So in short you could say it was a great year for Marvel Studios. Both their films were both critical and box office successes, but we gave the edge to the Captain. His 70's esque political thriller was riveting. It also helps that it had Scarlet Johansson. Never hurts to throw in a little Scarjo


Best Sci-Fi Movie of The Year
Dawn of The Planet of The Apes
Edge of Tomorrow (Live, Die, Repeat)
Godzilla
Interstellar
Snowpiercer

Winner: Dawn Of The Planet Of the Apes



This was another tough race. All five movies were excellent sci-fi, but at the end of the day we choose Dawn. The apes may have been the most compelling characters in cinema in this year. It's truly amazing how great the reboot to the classics have been.


Best Lead Hero
Captain America (Chris Evans)
Spiderman (Andrew Garfield)
Star Lord (Chris Pratt)
Wolverine (Hugh Jackman)
Caesar (Andy Serkis)

Winner: Captain America (Chris Evans)



No other hero has had as big of a character arc as Captain America has in his 3 movie appearances. He has gone from a government lap dog to full on rebel.

Best Supporting Hero
Black Widow (Scar Jo)
Falcon (Anthony Mackie)
Rocket Racoon (Bradley Cooper)
Professor X (James McAvoy)
Groot (Vin Disel)

Winner: Rocket Racoon (Bradley Cooper)



Rocket and Groot burst into the mainstream this year. It was another close race here. In the end thought the raccoon edged out the tree because of his brilliant prison escape.

Best Villain
The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan)
Ronan (Lee Pace)
HYDRA
Magneto (Michael Fassbender)
Alexander Pierce (Robert Redford)

Winner: HYDRA




HYDRA is that evil organization that you just can't help but love. HAIL HYDRA!



The Grab Bag Award
Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone)
Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence)
Quicksilver (Evan Peters)
Drax (Bautista)
Gamora (Zoe Saldana)

Winner: Quicksilver (Evan Peters)



For having easily the coolest sequence this year, Qucicksilver gets the Capey!

Best Director
Russo Bros. (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
James Gunn (Guardians of Galaxy)
Brian Singer (X-Men: DOFP)
Matt Reeves (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes)
Chris Nolan (Interstellar)


Winner: Russo Bros. (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)

The Russo Bros. came in and took over a character that had been under-appreciated within the MCU and turned him into a star.


Best Movie Fight
Cap 2 Fighting WS on the Highway
TMNT vs. Shredder
GOTG Prison Break
X-Men Against Future Sentinels
Spidey vs. Gobby

Winner: Cap 2 Fighting WS on the Highway


Esquite knife work

Funniest Movie Scene
Quicksilver Saves the Day
Groot Murder a Few Guys
Drax Steals a Dude's Knife
Rocket Needs that Guy's Leg
Captain America Goes to the Apple Store

Winner: Rocket Needs that Guy's Leg



Best Elevator Scene
Professor X Punching Magneto
Gwen Stacy Meeting Max Dillon/Harry Osborn
Cap Critically Injures 15 Guys
The Turtles Jam session on the elevator

Winner: Cap Critically Injures 15 Guys



2014 was truly the year of the elevator. Whether it was Gwen Stacy conveniently meeting both bad guys from Amazing Spiderman 2 or Cap beating the piss out of HYDRA agents, everything was happening on an elevator. Even in real life, shit was going down in elevators. Solange beat the shit of Jay-Z. Then Ray Rice struck his wife like the piece of shit Raven he is. Was just a crazy year behind those closed doors.

Worst Movie Villain (The Aldrin Killan Award)
Electro
Ronan
The Rhino
Green Goblin
The Shredder

Winner: Electro


Best Buds!
I have shat on Electro countless times before, so I won't do it again here. I would like to instead thank Marc Webb for providing 3 villains for this list. Great job buddy, keep up the good work. You made Aldrin Killan proud by filling out this category.

Biggest Disappointment
Amazing Spiderman 2
TMNT
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For

Winner: The Amazing Spiderman 2


Wouldn't exactly call it his greatest...

Another thank you for TASM 2, for being so bad that Sony had to run to Marvel for help. Though it is a shame you wasted Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone's talents.

You Need To Be Replaced Award
Marc Webb (Director of TASM 2)
Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec (Writers of TMNT)
Jonathan Liebesman (Director TMNT)
Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach (Producers of TASM 2)
Megan Fox (Actress in TMNT)

Winner: Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach (Producers of TASM 2)

Immediately after I wrote these nominations these two dumbasses were demoted. #IMadeItHappen #NotReally

Best Sexually Charged Moment
Hipster Cap and Black Widow make out on an escalator
Peter stalks Gwen as Spiderman
Gamora does not succumb to Star Lord's pelvic sorcery
Wolverine's ass shot

Winner: Wolverine's ass shot

Last year, Hugh Jackman took home the Capey for best lead hero. This year he takes home the Capey for best ass. His wife must be proud.

Best Animated Movie
Justice League: War
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Son of Batman
Lego Movie

Winner: Batman: Assault on Arkham



Any movie that gratuitous violence, sex, and Batman is an automatic winner. Sorry, Lego Movie. You got snubbed at the Oscars and at the Capeys.

Best Movie Trailer/Teaser
Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Guardians of The Galaxy
Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens
Ant-Man

Winner: Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens


88 seconds of pure bliss. December cannot get here fast enough!


Thanks for reading and congratulations to all the winners! What was your favorite movie last year? Let us know in the comments or on twitter @Caped_Informers or @cstrand73. Be sure to check back regularly for more show/movie reviews and editorials regarding the comic book universe. The Capeys TV winners will be posted later this week!

Friday, November 28, 2014

Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens Teaser Trailer!!!

This is definitely the best 90 seconds you will spend all day because STAR WARS IS BACK BABY! (Without Jar Jar Binks, Hayden Christensen, Disney songs, or any signature JJ Abrams' lens fares to speak of!)


The Millennium Falcon has never looked so good. Not sure about the cross joint lightsaber, but whatever still cannot wait!

Friday, June 20, 2014

Rian Johnson To Direct Star Wars Ep. VIII!

Rian Johnson (Brick) will write/direct Star Wars: Episode VIII  according to Deadline. That means JJ Abrams, who is currently directing Episode VII, will leave the franchise after finishing his installment. Johnson is best known for his 2012 sci-fi flick Looper and for directing episodes on AMC's Breaking Bad. His credits on BB include the episode "Fly" and the heartbreaking "Ozymandias".

I'm a huge fan of Johnson's work especially Brick. A hardcore sic-fi director who is just an awesome addition to carry the Star Wars legacy. I sense some Empire Strikes Back amazingness from this sequel.

Source: Deadline
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Star Wars Ep. VII Adds Two More Actresses

Lucasfilms announced yesterday that actresses Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years A Slave) and Gwendoline Christie (Game Of Thrones) have joined the cast of Star Wars Episode VII. Lupita is coming off hot after receiving an Oscar earlier this year. Her rise will only continue if she has a great role in the Star-Wars-verse. On the other hand Gwendoline Christie has gained the public's attention from portrayal of Brienne on Game Of Thrones and she will also be seen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2 next year. So overall two very impressive additions to an already impressive cast.



Brienne of Tarth as a Sith Lord is just too awesome to think about.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Honest Trailers Does 'Star Wars: Attack of the Clones'

Honest Trailers takes aim at George Lucas's Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones this week. Relive the mediocrity of the worst film of the shittier Star Wars saga and it's even worse lead actor Hayden Christensen. I still considered Hayden's Anakin Skywalker digitally replacing David Prowse as Anakin's ghost as the greatest crime ever committed. Damn you George Lucas!


I truly believe South Park was dead on with their episodes regarding George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg. "We just sat there and let it happen."

  

For more Honest Trailers check out Screen Junkies on Youtube.