Linkorama Wednesday 21st July

Black-outs, Riddles, Mayans, And More!

Riddle me this, riddle me that, who's afraid of a big black-out?

Starz Interested In Flash Forward?



It was quite upsetting to hear that after just one series, Flash Forward had been cancelled. The main reason was because of diminishing ratings.

But this didn't stop devoted fans from setting up a group on Facebook (it would appear nothing stops people from setting up groups on Facebook though), and starting a campaign to bring the series back.

According to TV Overmind Save FlashForward! have held black-outs infront of ABC studios across America, and have repeatedly badgered them with phonecalls to either bring it back or sell the license to another group.

And now?

"I just called Starz and the rep told me that they are agressively (sic) seeking the license for Flash Forward (sic) and that a lot of people have been calling about Flash Forward (sic)," the site reported, according to Scott, someone apparently involved with the campaign.

There are also rumours that the head of ABC is weakening, and may cave in to preasure soon enough.

Is Flash Forward really worth bringing back though? I liked it, but I honestly cannot see how much further it could go. Perhaps a one off TV movie could help finish it all off, but there are only so many black-outs that can happen before interest in the series goes the way of, dare I say it, Lost...

Star Trek 2 Rumours



A couple of conflicting reports here, but both concerning the shooting date for the sequel to the Star Trek reboot.

From TrekMovie, an interview with Bryan Burk:

TrekMovie: You have to deliver a movie to Paramount by June 2012, so when do you expect to start shooting?

Bryan Burk: We will be shooting this time next year. Starting early summer or late spring.

TrekMovie: So that puts pre-production starting around December this year or January 2011?

Bryan Burk: I would like to shoot for that, we will see.

Whilst over at Hollywood, a quick interview with Captain ike actor Bruce Greenwood:

Is there anything that you can tell us about Star Trek 2?

I just know that the plan is to film it in January, more than that, I don't know.

But you are in it right?

I hope, I hope...

We loved Captain Pike and would love to see him again...

I'm hustling for it...we'll see...

So there we go...I'm more inclined to believe Bryan Burk over anybody else at the moment, though Greenwood may very well just have heard about pre-production starting around January and gone with that.

Time will tell.

Riddler For Batman 3?



I'm getting good at finding these fake, yet entirely awesome, Batman 3 posters featuring The Riddler...

Either way, it may soon come about that I can show you an official Riddler poster for Batman 3.

Over at First Showing, they've had a reliable source within the studio hand them the studio casting grid for Batman 3 (unofficial title, obviously).

According to First Showing, The Riddler is named as the villain for the film, and interestingly actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt (from Nolan's recent film Inception) is listed as being interested in the role. Interested, however, doesn't mean the role is his.

With regards to the grid document however, the site says:

A casting grid is used in the industry to keep production companies, agencies, etc. in the loop on a project's progress and the roles available for actors to potentially take. These documents are used for business planning in the industry and by no means would use internet speculation to list a character that may not even appear in the film.

Expect to see official confirmation of The Riddler soon enough, though actors to play him will remain rumour for the moment.

Mjolnir

Another shot from upcoming Marvel flick Thor has sneaked my way, and here it is for your viewing pleasure:



The image shows Thor as Donald Blake (cast out from Asgaard, Thor lives his life as a "human") trying his hands on Mjolnir, the hammer of legend.

Source: TotalFilm

But that's not all, Marvel have also released posters for both Thor and Captain America, in celebration of SDCC:





Source: Empire

Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light



A new trailer has been made available for Lara Croft digital adventure The Guardian Of Light.

It is, by no means, a Tomb Raider game...Square Enix have apparently promised to continue making full Tomb Raider games, but for now we'll have to make do with these digitally distributed titles that come across, to me at least, as a hybrid of a 3rd person shooter, and Diablo.

The game has recieved positive reviews, so I'm mildly hyped for the title...and it could fill the time between the main titles of the series, but I'll repeat again, this is not a Tomb Raider game.






Source: JoBlo


That's all again for today, see you all tomorrow!