Linkorama Tuesday 10th August

Rednecks, Soldiers, Zombies, And More!

A couple of good bits of news today, including an awesome trailer. I'm feeling quite creative today...what to do?

On with the news!

Tucker And Dale Vs Evil



I love the look of this. Whilst there have been attempts at making fun of the horror genre in the past, they've never been particularly great at subverting the stereotypes.

The films always make fun of what we already know and have, it's obvious and kind of funny...but this? This could lead to a whole change of view on just why Jason Vorhees is doing what he's doing. Maybe it's just the fault of the damned kids!

Green Lantern 2?



Green Lantern has finished filming, prompting Geoff Johns to post on Twitter "GREEN LANTERN IS WRAPPED!!!!" which is awesome.

But already we're seeing the signs that Green Lantern 2 is on the way. According to variety, Michael Goldenberg (Harry Potter: Order Of The Phoenix) has been brought in to write the script for the second outting.

This is no surprise...with Harry Potter coming to an end, and the final Batman by Nolan coming at some point next year, warner Bros are bound to be looking for a new property to bring in the money. Green Lantern seems appropriate, considering how Superman seems to be ignored by most people at the moment.

Read more HERE.

John Carter Of Mars



John Carter Of Mars, a live action Sci-Fi adventure based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's Barsoom novels, has been given a release date by Disney along with Tim Burton's Frankenweenie.

Whilst I seem to have gotten bored of Burton's work over recent years (honestly, it seems like he's trying to get the same acclaim as he got from Nightmare Before Christmas), I am interested in the Burroughs adaptation.

John Carter Of Mars will hit screens on the 8th June 2012, with Frankenweenie coming along on the 9th March 2012.

[Source: Total Film]

Batman 3 To Shoot In New Orleans?



Inception is out in the cinemas, making lots of money for Christopher Nolan...but now he has time to start working on the third (and supposedly final) Batman film.

Rumours are now circulating that a deal is being settled to have most of the third film shot in New Orleans, rather than Chicago (like the previous two).

Given the budgets and style that Nolan is used to for the series, I doubt this will actually cause much trouble...and I doubt Nolan will completely abandon Chicago, so I expect the film will still turn out as good as everybody hopes it will.

[Source: Den Of Geek]

The Walking Dead



They always say honesty is the best policy...and when it comes to the guys making The Walking Dead, honesty makes for a good interview:

"George really set up the rules. We have no idea if shooting a zombie in the head stops them. We just assume, “Oh yeah, shoot them in the head!” but that’s because George made those rules up. We could be in big trouble if it ever actually happens!"

It's a bit of a short interview, but if you want to delve into the minds behind The Walking Dead adaptation, then go no further than HERE.

Nemesis



I don't know about you, but I am loving these images I keep finding for Nemesis. If Tony Scott can keep this striking art style in the movie adaptation, I'll at the very least be pleased visually.

As I revealed yesterday, Tony Scott is on board to direct the Nemesis adaptation, and Mark Millar was incredibly happy about this news.

Empire managed to grabd Millar for a few extra words:

"Tony Scott is the ultimate comic book director who’s never made a comic book movie," says Millar. "For fifteen years people have been asking him to [make a comic book movie], but he’s turned it all down because the material never really excited him. The one thing you can’t say about Tony’s stuff is that it’s not family-friendly, safe fun. He’s never going to do a Fantastic Four or a Spider-Man. But the minute he saw something with Air Force One being taken down, the President being taken hostage and Japanese skyscrapers falling down, it began to look more like a Tony Scott movie."

It's nice to see comic creators that are actually happy to see their creations being adapted to the big screen. We've moved on, we've reached the stage where they can be good (Batman Begins, Iron Man, Watchmen, etc), and I am so looking forward to a film that focuses on the bad guy...

[Source: Empire]

Batman's New Costume



The above image is of Batman, as we know and love him. A costume that makes sense. But this is all to change. The new suit has been unveiled:



But why?

It's all a part of a re-design for upcoming series Batman,inc. which focuses on Batman travelling the globe, training people. At the end of the arc, we'll apparently find out just why he's doing this...if you ask me, it's either to finally try and clean up Gotham, or Batman is planning on creating a sort of global Bat agency, where each city is protected by some sort of Dark Knight.

Makes sense, doesn't it? Seems so to me.

But still, why the re-design? I never liked the bright yellow disc idea...I mean, apart from looking terrible, it's a massive giveaway, isn't it? Batman is meant to be stealthy, in the shadows...he's not Superman, he doesn't show off who he is to scare people...he comes at them from the shadows.

The little yellow disc might as well flash and scream "BATMAN IS HERE!" whilst he's at it, as if it isn't obvious enough already.

It's a silly change in costume if you ask me...but the concept for Batman, Inc. does sound good.

[Source: IGN]

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