Linkorama Tuesday 27th July

Sucker Punch, Daft Punk, StarCraft 2, And More!

As is typical for just after Comic Con, news is flooding in fast. It also helps that Blizzard have just released one of their most anticipated titles of all time, which happens to be a Sci-Fi title. So, here goes!

Sucker Punch Trailer



The first thing that went through my mind whilst watching this trailer was "Well...this is weird" quickly followed by "Hmmm, slow motion school-girls with Samurai swords, fighting dragons..."

It's nice to see Zack Snyder doing something original, rather than converting well known and much loved comics to film (even if 300 and Watchmen are really good films), but at the moment it does feel like he had a load of seperate ideas, and decided to turn them into a full film.

Gears Of War - A Bromantic Comedy



No, don't worry, it's not really going to be a Bromance story (unless they follow the games perfectly) but it would be fitting for the series, don't you think?

Well, news from Comic Con is that the Gears movie is still being made, but it's taking a step back, and seemingly for the better. The original version, to be directed by Len Wiseman, was reportedly going for a $100 Million budget.

The new version is going for a smaller budget, and a smaller storyline. Cliffy-B is aiming for a District 9 sort of film (low budget, big story, heavy on the CGI, etc), whilst Wiseman was aiming for a high-budget 2012 style film.

If they can pull it off, this could be an interesting film...not great, but an apocalyptic Sci-Fi action film dealing with the death of humanity could at least make for a good brain-off flick.

Daft Punk's Tron Legacy



I don't know where they got their hands on these, but Geek Tyrant have managed to grab 6 tracks of Daft Punk's Tron Legacy soundtrack. You can listen to the full 6 over on their site, with a sneak peak belw.



It all sounds fairly good, but it's all very quiet for what I'm used to from DP.


The Dream Machine



The Dream Machine is a fantasy (I think?) Point & Click adventure being made by "two Sweidhs nerds."

Interestingly, it's not being built entirely on a computer...whilst you'll obviously play it on your PC, and the interface and controls are all electronic, the actual game itself is made from cardboard and clay.

I like the approach, and I love the style, so I'll be keeping an eye on this. You can sign up for the Beta over at their site, or sit and wait patiently for the release of the first episode.

Interestingly, you can also follow their own blogspot blog, found HERE.

Starcraft 2



Starcraft 2 was launched today, with some excellent launch events being held all over the world. Kotaku have covered several of the launch events, with a gallery of images taken at the events (such as the above shot).

PC Gamer also have coverage of the Launch event in London, in their Starcraft 2 launchblog.

Korea are probably jumping for joy at this latest release (for those of you unaware, Starcraft is actually a national sport in Korea), and no doubt had some amazing launch events.

Another interesting update (again from Kotaku) is that Starcraft 2 refreshes your memory on Starcraft lore as it installs. You can view the images HERE, and catch yourself up on the backstory of the series.

Predators Sequel



It would appear that Predators has been enough of a success to get Fox asking Rodriguez "‘Let’s do some other ones. What other story ideas do you have?’"

Which has now lead to the director to reveal some details on where he wants to go with the series, and just why a sequel is being planned already.

"It was like, let’s test out the market with this one. They really wanted it to be pretty contained, pretty scaled-back.

"They didn’t want to put too many of the ideas into it that we could save for a second one. So we could see what the appetite was, because the bigger movie would actually be what comes following that.”

Expanding on the Predator universe is a great idea, in my mind, as there's so much more that can be done with the series. Especially if you keep in mind all of the books and comics that have expanded on the cannon.

But I still have a problem. Rodriguez has been quite vocal about his dislike for Predator 2, stating in the interview:

“Predators kind of sets up a new storyline, new location and world, and then you can kind of go crazy from there.

“When I wrote Predators, it was to forget that even Predator 2 was made. So (with the sequel) all you would ever have to do is watch Predator and Predators, and you would have a little complete thing.”

Which seems a bit unfair towards Predator 2 in my opinion. I think all of the films can work together as they are. Just because Predator 2 makes little reference to the first film, it doesn't mean it's a bad film...

[Source: Total Film]

Nick Cave On The Crow



The Crow remake has been in the works for quite a while, with news occasionally floating up and scaring fans of the original with things like "The Crow itself is a creature in this movie - it's not just a bird. It's got a personality and a character. Not like Godzilla exactly, but it's very different..."

We were told that Stephen Norrington had written a terrific script for the film, and an offer had been sent out for a "mjaor actor" for the role of Eric Draven.

Things seem to have changed a little bit now, according to The Wrap, Ed Pressman has pulled in Nick Cave to re-write Norrington's script (so, not that terrific then?).

Nick Cave is apparently quite famous within his circle...but I've honestly never heard of the guy, and I don't recognise any of the things he's worked on before...so I have no basis as to whether or not this is a good or bad thing. Perhaps you guys can fill me in?

Green Lantern Posters

Fresh out of Comic Con come the first posters for Warner Bros The Green lantern adaptation. I never thought I'd be so happy to see Ryan Reynolds in tight green spandex...







[Source: Empire]

So that's all for today (for Linkorama at least, just you wait and see), hope you enjoyed the news. Come back tomorrow for more!