Jeans of Steel

So here's the first teaser for Zack Snyder's new Superman movie Man of Steel. And I have to agree with everybody who says this looks like a jeans commercial. Lots of somberly shot stuff with wind blowing and saddish music playing. Not exactly exciting super human adventure. Honestly, if you watched this would you even know it's a Superman movie until the end. At least that sonic boom at the end is cool.

I've also included the International version after the jump. Most of the footage is the same, but this one has a voiceover from Russell Crowe's Jor-El. It's got that nice Marlon Brando hidden depths vibe going that the domestic version lacks.

Mascot Madness

Last night the 2012 London Olympic Games or whatever they're called began. I don't care much about sports but I was curious about the opening ceremony. I mean, how can you top China's thousand-man synchronized drumming? Balls-out Insanity apparently. They had kids singing, Kenneth Branagh reading Shakespeare, angry Celtic drumming, an elaborately choreographed ring forging, The Queen jumping out off a helicopter with James Bond, a 100-foot Voldemort, Mr. Bean, a retrospective of British pop music, fireworks, the whole shebang. But amidst all the crazy, I noticed one glaring absence...

Dark Knight Rises Tragedy

From Badass Digest

In case you hadn't heard. At a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado, a man pulled out a gun killing 12 people and injuring 38 more. The man, James Holmes, is now in custody. His motivation is still unknown.

This is a tragedy. A midnight show is a celebration of love from movie fans and to have one become a horror show is truly awful. My thoughts and condolences go out to the victims and their families and I ask that you keep them in your thoughts.

Comic-Con 2012 News!*

*a.k.a. Stuff from the Con I'm excited about

San Diego Comic-Con is the biggest nerd event of the year. All the big companies save their biggest stuff for this four-day convention in July and this year was no different. Not many big surprises at the con this time but still lots of exciting stuff. Unfortunately I could not attend, but this is the news I heard that I'm most excited about.

Fly away now! Fly away now! Fly away!

Yeah, this is going to need some explaining.

Quick Thoughts on The Amazing Spider-Man

Space Jockey meet Disc Jockey

From io9

I think this should have happened in Prometheus at some point.