Dr. Doom Is Revealed In An All New Fantastic Four Trailer!

Trailers, trailers, and even more trailers. Man, this has been a hell of a week to be a movie fan! First Antman wowed us with a badass brawl on a toy train. Then Star Wars VII stole our hearts. Shortly after Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice made us get tingly in our naughty bits and now it's the Fantastic Four's chance to show us what they are made out of. Check the second trailer now.

Threes Things that Struck Me:

1. The younger cast kicks ass. Teller, Bell, Mara, and Jordan seem to have so seriously chemistry brewing. Especially liked the missed fist pump.

2. The Thing design is amazing. So much better than when Michael Chikilis painted himself in orange pigeon shit.

3. Dr. Doom's new look has to grow on me. Director Josh Trank has said he sees the Fantastic Four as a body horror film. So once I see how he came to look like that in context, perhaps I will be more into it. Also Toby Kebbell was the best villain in a movie last year (Koba in DOTPOTA) so I expect nothing less from him as F4's greatest foe.

These trailers have me excited. What are your thoughts so far? Who is your favorite member of the F4? 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. Fantastic Four comes out August 2nd.

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!

The 2nd Annual Capey Movie Nominations Are Here!

The 2nd Annual Capeys: 

Movie Nominations

This year's Capey will be divided into three separate categories: Movies, TV, and Comic Books. Each category will receive it's winners via separate podcasts that the Informers will put out later this week. So get in the spirit of Award season by telling us who should win in the comments section or on Twitter. Good luck to all the candidates. 

It's time to reveal the nominees!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

Best Animated Movie

Justice League: War

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

Batman: Assault on Arkham

Son of Batman

Lego Movie

Best Movie Trailer/Teaser

Avengers: Age Of Ultron

Guardians of The Galaxy

Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens

Ant-Man

The awards will be given out on our podcast later this week. Thanks for reading and congratulations to all the nominees. Tweet at @Caped_Informers or tweet me @cstrand73 to tell us who should win what or sound off in the comments.

It's already Capey Season again?

I really like True Detective in case you couldn't tell.

'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' Thoughts/Review!

Last night the Informers got together to watch Matt Reeve's Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. Here's my quick thoughts and review. Mild-spoliers ahead!

What We Liked:

• Andy Serkis' performance as Caesar
• Toby Kebbell's Koba
• HUMAN WORK!
• Ceasar's son blue eyes
• MAURICE!
• Jason Clarke's Malcolm leading the human element
• Great message told through sci-fi
• Incredible special effects
• Post Simian Flu San Fran
• Realistic Ape movement
• Compelling story and character motivations
• Apes on Horses!
• Apes speech and sign language
• The original Planet of the Apes-esque score
• Matt Reeves' direction
• Tension created between Humans and Apes
• Parallels between both Ape and Human leaders
• The final showdown
• The end and where it leaves the Apes
• The chilling opening credits

What We Didn't Like

• The underutilization of Gary Oldman's Dreyfus
• Other humans weren't as compelling as Jason Clarke's Malcolm

          Wow! Just wow. We are huge sci-fi fans here at the Informers and it's great to see another amazing entry in the Planet of the Apes franchise. Andy Serkis and Toby Kebbell's performances are both incredible. Anyone who tells you that motion capture is not real acting is full of shit. These two actors make you feel for their characters and every time they speak you are on the edge of your seat. As for directing, Rupert Wyatt did a great job with Rise, but Matt Reeves tops him with this masterpiece. Reeves is able to create tension and story with characters that can only speak so limitedly. When the apes do speak, they volumes and that's a credit to the way Reeves and the writers set up the story. Jason Clarke was also a great addition as the human Malcolm. His arc was a interesting parallel to Caesar's. Overall I give this movie a 9.5 out of 10. Go see it! This is a summer must! After seeing this I cannot wait to see Toby Kebbell as Doctor Doom in The Fantastic Four. As well as see who Andy Serkis will play in Star War Ep. VII.

Thanks for reading and make sure to follow us on Twitter @Caped_Informers or follow me @cstrand73 for all your comic and Apes news. 

Andy Serkis Has Role In 'Avengers: AOU' !

A few weeks back, The King of Mo-Cap acting Andy Serkis (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) was called to the Avengers: Age of Ultron set to help Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo (13 Going On 30) perfect his performance. Now Hitfix is reporting that Serkis was there for more than just to help out Ruffalo and may have an actual role in the film. Today Hitfix's Drew McWeeny wrote about his sources on the set saying "...They clarified that he (Andy Serkis) is only playing one character in the film, and that the nature of that role is still meant to be a secret."

So who is this secret character that Serkis is playing? So many possibilities. With his mo-cap skills he can legitimately play just about anyone in the MCU. Whoever it is, I guarantee that it will be a scene stealer. Serkis's Gollum and Caesar performances are iconic and I expect nothing less from him as a Marvel character.

Source: Hitfix

I loved Cap 2 and X-Men: DOFP, but Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is my most anticipated movie of the summer. I am on the edge of my seat for every word Caesar speaks. Gonna be insanely epic. 

Final Trailer for 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'

Apes with machine guns + a distrustful Gary Oldman = INCREDIBLE SUMMER MOVIE. Dawn of the Planet Of the Apes opens in theaters July 11th.

They fight just like real people!

New 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' Trailer

FOX has just released a new trailer for it's sci-fi franchise Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The Simian Flu outbreak has completely changed the world since the end of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. San Fransico looks like hell. Most of the Earth's people are dead. Gary Oldman is crying like a bitch. And there is only one person to blame for all the devastation and destruction. James Franco. Thanks a lot dickhead. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes opens in theaters July 11th.

I'm also 100% sure that Andy Serkis' Caesar speaks English better than I do. I bet he and all his ape pals could put on a mean production of 'Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius'.