Linkorama Wednesday 28th July

The Goonies, The Unknowns, Darwin, And More!

After the newsfest yesterday, everything has calmed down. Everybody is slowly getting used to the avalanche of news that was revealed at Comic Con, and getting back into the flow of things with the usual trickle of updates.

The Goonies 25th Anniversary Edition



Whilst it's no Goonies 2 (some people really want it...I can't see why), this announcement should appease many fans of this awesome family favorite.

You can pick it up on either normal DVD or Blu-Ray, it comes with a Goonies Boardgame, a reprint of the 1985 Souvenir magazine, a repring of Empire's "where are they now?" article about the cast and some of the crew, and a set of storyboard cards.

You can relive the Truffle Shuffle in November of this year.

[Source: JoBlo]

Let Me In



Let Me In is a remake of a 2008 film. Sounds odd for a film to be remade 2 years after the original film, but I've done a bit of research on this, and here's the explanation why.

Let The Right One In was a Swedish Vampire book released in 2004, and it was fairly well recieved. It has since been translated into various languages, and was adapted into the 2008 film of the same name.

However, the original film held less focus on the horror elements of the storyline, and instead held focus on the relationship between the two "child" lead characters.

The remake, re-titled Let Me In, holds more focus on the horror elements of the book, whilst attempting to retain the feel of the original film adaptation.

Whether or not this can be achieved is up to you. The trailer (above) and poster (below) are the latest promotional pieces for the film.



The Unknowns



The Unknowns is a new comic published by Femme Fatales Comics, focusing on the adventures of Alexis Davenport, an "ordinary" woman that drifts through life until she discovers that she's had her memory wiped.

Before the loss of her memory, she was the leader of an elite team called The Unknowns (big shock there). Thus starts her quest to bring the team back together, and find out why her memory was wiped in the first place.

The official site for the comic can be found HERE.

The extra news from Comic Con is that Brett Ratner has signed up to produce the movie adaptation, having purchased the film rights with his production company Rat Entertainment. The fact that he hasn't said he'll be directing means that he'll be on the lookout for some talent to take the helm for this project.

More news as it comes.

[source: Empire]

Michael Bay Blows Up More Aliens

At least, I assume he'll be blowing them up...he's got a reputation to keep, you know?

According to HeatVision at The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Bay has signed on to produce another Sci-Fi related movie. Details haven't really been released yet, as Paramount are keeping quiet about it, though it has been mentioned that alien abduuctions are involved in some way.

I'll keep you posted on any future details.

Darwin in X-Men: First Class



This is Darwin, one of the original mutants from Marvel's series X-Men (as if you haven't heard of X-Men). Darwin's super power was the ability to adapt to any situation he was placed in, much like the process of Evolution allows over great lengths of time (hence, Darwin). If he's trapped underwater he can breathe, if he's trapped in a fire he'll become heat resistant, etc.

Ok, sure, it's not really Evolution (before Creationists get a hold on this one and start using this example...), but it's a damned useful super power.

So...who's going to be playing him? Twilight fans, get ready to squeal with joy (maybe?):



Edi Gathegi appeared in two of the Twilight films, playing the above dredlocked vampire. He has now signed on to play Darwin in the upcoming X-Men: First Class.

So...which Mutant is next do you think? They still haven't announced who'll play Cyclops, so who'll take that role? I'll keep you updated as the news comes in.

[source: TotalFilm]


That's all for today guys. No news tomorrow, Friday, or Monday, as I'll be heading to Sonisphere Music Festival in Knebworth.

I'll be trying to update my Twitter account though over the weekend, so you can follow me @Thezombiemessia