Thu, December 15, 2011 
Abraham Lincoln is reinvented as a vampire-killing president in this Timur Bekmambetov-directed action picture starring Benjamin Walker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, and Dominic Cooper. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith adapts his own book for 20th Century Fox. Tim Burton produces alongside Bekmambetov and Jim Lemley.
Thu, December 15, 2011
Former stuntman and bounty hunter of rogue demons Johnny Blaze has been living in self-imposed exile, believing that his powers are a curse. But when he is approached by a member of a monastic order who is looking for someone to protect a mother and her son, who are being pursued by the devil in the figure of a man named Roarke, the Ghost Rider takes the case.
Thu, December 15, 2011 
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which "Tributes" must fight with one another until one survivor remains.
Thu, December 15, 2011 
An ancient war is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend—and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
Mon, December 12, 2011 
Arkham City is a game that is such a fun adventure on it's own. The downloadable content Rocksteady keeps releasing only furthers the longevity of this wonderful take on Batman. With Catwoman being playable in the main story as well as the challenge maps, and Nightwing and Robin with their own skill sets and unique gadgets there seems to be no end to what you can do.
Last month the studio revealed yet another expansion pack to keep the game going strong; the Batcave. From a few images released, the Batmobile, Bat-Computers, and even the giant model of a T-rex can be seen. No word on the giant penny yet though. Very little information has been released so far, other than the Tyger guards have infiltrated the Batcave which will lead Batman to take out these unwanted intruders through various challenges and allow you to grab your high score with punches and kicks.
Two other challenge maps will be available as a combo pack,Joker's Carnival and the Iceberg Lounge both of which were first released as pre-order content only. This will be a pretty extensive add on, but with no new characters added I am guessing the price should be around $5.99, which is well worth it. Look for the Batcave expansion pack on December 20th!
Mon, December 12, 2011 Gotham City Impostors allows players to customize their own unique vigilante in the style of Batman or Joker and take on the open streets of Gotham. The game is a multiplayer, first person shooter that is download-only through Xbox Live, Playstation Network, and Microsoft Windows. This is obviously based around David Hine's recent run on Detective Comics and the 4 part story Batman: Impostors. I wasn't too impressed with that particular story, but so far the game looks very promising and a lot of fun. It's release date is set for January 10th, 2012.
Check out Gothamcityimpostors.com to for a chance to play the beta of this game.
Mon, December 12, 2011
Mark your calendars for February 28th, the day we get to see the JLA's secrets revealed. The story, originally written in comic form by Mark Waid, featured Ra's Al Ghul tapping into Batman's resources which held the exact secret in stopping each of his teammates. It looks like Vandal Savage will be taking the place of Ra's and also noticeable is the omission of Martian Manhunter who is replaced by Cyborg. The cover art is quite an eye catcher in my opinion. If I were a casual fan of animated flicks, this would definitely be a consideration for buying on the cover alone.
Earth’s greatest super heroes face foes on all fronts – using a plan initiated from within – in the all-new Justice League: Doom, the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the all-new, PG-13 rated film arrives February 28, 2012 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack ($24.98 SRP) and DVD ($19.98 SRP), On Demand and for Download. Both the Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack and DVD will include an UltraViiolet™ Digital Copy,
Justice League: Doom finds Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Cyborg and Batman on their heels when a team of super villains discover and implement the Dark Knight’s “contingency plans” for stopping any rogue Justice League member. The story is inspired by Mark Waid’s much-heralded “JLA: Tower of Babel.”
Primetime television stars Nathan Fillion (Castle) and Tim Daly (Private Practice), the reigning voices of Green Lantern and Superman, respectively, join a group of eight actors reprising their famed Justice League cartoon roles. Fillion made his debut as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan in the recent Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, and took his initial DC Universe movie bow as the voice of Steve Trevor in the 2008 hit Wonder Woman. Daly originated his role as Superman’s voice in the landmark cartoon, Superman: The Animated Series. He has reprised the role in two DC Universe films: the 2009 extravaganza Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and the 2010 thriller Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.
The grand reunion of actors who provided the voices of the Justice League for the cartoon of the same name and its follow-up, Justice League Unlimited, includes Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series) as Batman, Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville, Breaking In) as Flash, Susan Eisenberg (Superman/Batman: Apocalypse) as Wonder Woman and Carl Lumbly (Alias) as J’onn J’onzz/Martian Manhunter. Bumper Robinson (A Different World, Transformers: Animated) joins the cast as Cyborg.
The Justice League faces two sets of villainous teams in the film – The Royal Flush Gang and a sextet of notable evildoers. The latter group includes three voice acting alumni of the Justice League animated series: Phil Morris (Smallville, Seinfeld) as Vandal Savage, Olivia d’Abo (The Wonder Years) as Star Sapphire, and Alexis Denisof (Angel) as Mirror Master. Also opposing our heroes are Carlos Alazraqui (Reno 911) as Bane, Paul Blackthorne (The Dresden Files) as Metallo, and Claudia Black (Farscape, Stargate SG-1) as Cheetah.
David Kaufman (Danny Phantom) also reprises his Justice League role of Jimmy Olsen.
The film is executive produced by Bruce Timm (Batman: Year One), and directed by Lauren Montgomery (Batman: Year One), who is also credited as producer alongside Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series). Justice League: Doom is the final DC Universe film script from the late Dwayne McDuffie (All-Star Superman, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths), who passed away in February 2011. Casting and dialogue direction is once again in the capable hands of Andrea Romano (Batman: Year One, Justice League).
“Justice League: Doom has all the classic ingredients of a great super hero film – a cavalcade of dynamic villains, internal strife amongst our heroes, treacherous twists and turns, and a cast that brings together some of today’s popular primetime television actors with many of the fans’ favorite voices from the original series,” said Hersin Magante, Warner Home Video Marketing Director, Family & Animation. “I think fans will embrace Dwayne’s McDuffie’s final DCU script, particularly as it has been nuanced by Bruce Timm and the Warner Bros. Animation team. Warner Home Video is proud to distribute Justice League: Doom as the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie.”
Justice League: Doom Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack has 3 hours of exciting content, including:
• Standard and high definition versions of the feature film
• UltraViiolet™ Digital Copy,
• Sneak Peak at Superman vs. The Elite, the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie
• Featurette – “A Legion of One: The Dwayne McDuffie Story” – The skilled writer penned some of the best stories which consistently entertained fans. From his early writing career to adapting the popular work of All-Star Superman, this is the story of Dwayne McDuffie, as told by his family and friends.
• Featurette – “Guarding the Balance: Batman and the JLA” – Everyone has a weakness and so do superheroes, yet when they go rogue, their power can topple more than a few egos, they can shatter worlds. The Justice League is the most powerful organization of superheroes on the planet, but what if the Justice League went rogue, and decided to use their power for harm?
• Mini-featurette – “Their Time Has Come: Cyborg and the DC Universe’s New Diversity” – 2011 will go down in DC Comics storied history as a year when a rich diversity of characters were re-introduced into the spotlight alongside Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. One of the most celebrated of the re-imagined characters is Cyborg, who became the new Man of Steel in Geoff Johns’ altered universe storyline, Flashpoint.
• Creative team commentary
• Two bonus episodes from the Justice League animated series handpicked by Bruce Timm: Wild Cards, Part 1 and 2, written by Stan Berkowitz and Dwayne McDuffie
• Digital Comicsource: Superherohype
Mon, December 12, 2011 What you see in the trailer is the actual gameplay of Arkham City Lockdown. When I first saw this I thought it was another add on for Arkham City, but those amazing visuals are what you get with this app for the "i" accessories. While the graphics alone would be worth paying the $6 price tag to experience it, there are also a number of cool extras you get when you purchase it. Wallpapers, several unlockable Batman skins for gameplay, and even a few chapters of the Arkham City tie-in comic. Even though the fighting gets repetitive, some of the boss levels change up the pace a bit to keep it interesting. It's a great little game to play while waiting at the doctor or visiting the toiletry of your choice.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced that the Batman: Arkham City Lockdown App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. Based on DC Comics’ core Batman license, the app brings the Batman: Arkham City™ franchise, one of the most highly acclaimed and best-selling videogame releases of 2011, to the App Store for the first time featuring stunning graphics and original combat gameplay created exclusively for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
Developed by NetherRealm Studios, creators of Mortal Kombat, Batman: Arkham City Lockdown features several of Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, including The Joker, Two-Face and Solomon Grundy, as well as iOS-exclusive character Deathstroke, and engages players in one-on-one combat as they seek justice in a variety of Arkham City environments.
“We here at NetherRealm Studios are huge fans of Batman: Arkham City, and we were very excited to develop Batman: Arkham City Lockdown to extend the franchise experience to iPad, iPhone and iPod touch,” said Ed Boon, Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios. “The app delivers a different take on Batman gameplay in which players must combat against some of the fan favorite villains in Arkham City.”
Batman: Arkham City Lockdown takes advantage of AirPlay, one of the newly released features in iOS 5, enabling players to wirelessly stream their gameplay experience on their iPad2 or iPhone 4S to their HDTV using Apple TV.
The Batman: Arkham City Lockdown App is available for $5.99 from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore.
from Superherohype
Wed, December 7, 2011 
Christopher Nolan's previous two films went heavy on the viral marketing and now The Dark Knight Rises will be joining the same campaign. Wired and Empire have released images of documents that don't seem to be directly involved with the plot just yet, but over time could be revealed as substantial information. It also could just be random stuff to keep fans buzzing about the upcoming finale for Nolan's Batman. My guess is it involves Bane in some fashion with the area's being discussed in the documents.
The Dark Knight Rises is in theatres July 20, 2012.
Tue, December 6, 2011 
With Stephanie Meyer's hugely popular Twilight novels turned into mega successful films, it was only a matter of time before another of her stories found the big screen treatment. Andrew Niccol, known recently for directing In Time, will be taking duties bringing the The Host into live-action territory with William Hurt in talks to join the cast as reported by EW. Hurt would be portraying Jeb, a central character of the story whose brain gets taken over by the soul of an alien.
The content sounds much more interesting than anything found in the Twilight stories. I don't hate those movies, more of a feeling of indifference, but The Host seems to offer up genuine intrigue with a story that is more commanding of the reader/viewers attention. The individuals involved so far have me keeping a closer eye on this one.
Plot synopsis:
Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact and continue their lives apparently unchanged. Most of humanity has succumbed.
When Melanie, one of the few remaining "wild" humans is captured, she is certain it is her end. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the glut of senses, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.
Wanderer probes Melanie's thoughts, hoping to discover the whereabouts of the remaining human resistance. Instead, Melanie fills Wanderer's mind with visions of the man Melanie loves—Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she has been tasked with exposing. When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love.
