Mutant News Annex

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Robotic insects! Catholic aliens! Soviet illustrations!

Captain America easter egg in Iron Man?

Jericho fans vs. Nielsen ratings.

Canada’s Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite will keep an eye out for meteors. It’s no Bruce Willis, but okay.

BAE Systems is making military insect, bug, and snake inspired robots. Here’s a promotional video of the little guys.

The Vatican gives aliens the OK.

So whatever happened to that Darth Vader with the trash bag cape guy who beat up on the Church of Jedi members?

In Hiroshima, August 7-26, the International Gundam Society will take a “socioeconomic view into the future” with Mobile Suit Gundam as its theme.

Now you can have Wikipedia (the Keeper of All Knowledge) right in your pocket.

Arthur C. Clarke reads 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Translation for the Cloverfield manga.

Wall-E making-of picture book.

Reynolds and Washburne in 2008!

Bob Kane’s personal copies of Batman #1-3. Even if you can’t afford the almost $70,000 price tag, their history makes for an interesting read.

Star Wars mixology.

Soviet black and white illustrations to Alexander Kazantsev books.

Honey & Clover - May 13
Lars and the Real Girl - April 15
The Incredible Hulk Returns & The Trial of the Incredible Hulk - May 13
Sidekick – June 10
The Tattooist - June 24
Doomsday – July 29
Masters of Horror: Season Two - July 29
WarGames (25th Anniversary Edition) - July 29

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Star Wars weekends

June 6-29, every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Lucasfilm will have the Star Wars Weekend event at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida. Features include: a behind the scenes look at the The Clone Wars called "Behind the Force – Experience The Clone Wars," meet a Lucasfilm rep, and see an eclusive clip from the movie. Also children oriented activities "Padawan Mind Challenge," "Legends of the Force," and "Jedi Training Academy."

Warwick Davis will be at all four weekends acting as emcee. Here's the line up of guests scheduled to appear (subject to change):

June 6-8: Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett) and Daniel Logan (young Boba Fett)
June 13-15: Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and David Prowse (Darth Vader)
June 20-22: Amy Allen (Aayla Secura) and Matthew Wood (General Grievous and voice artist in The Clone Wars)
June 27-29: Dave Filoni

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

...Keeps the doctor away?

May 14 (Wednesday), at 7 pm, the Theater Under St. Mark's (94 St. Mark's Place), will be playing The Apple.

"It's Xanadu meets George Orwell in this flamboyant Adam and Eve story set in the nightmarish future of 1994 (as imagined in 1980.) Expect to see Catherine Mary Stewart mutate into a drug-fueled glam pop superstar (Hubba-hubba). If you like Phantom of the Paradise, but wished it had been made in Berlin by one-half of Golan-Globus, this is the movie for you!

"The show will be hosted by The SciFi Department's Kevin Maher and Raven Snook, providing trivia, prizes, drinking games, free glitter and a sing-a-long.

"After the movie, the evening continues with Atomic X @ Beauty Bar (231 E. 14th Street.) Expect the DJ to be playing plenty of David Bowie, New York Dolls, and selections from The Apple soundtrack."

TV News

Bruce Boxleitner has joined Heroes.

Michael Ausiello at TV Guide :
"I'm jumping back on the House scoopwagon in a big way this week with news that Fox, in collaboration with producer NBC Universal, is quietly developing a House spin-off for next season. As I understand it, producers are introducing a new male character for a multi-episode arc and, assuming the actor they find really pops in the role, he may be spun off into his own show. But there's a twist, and it's a big one: Per multiple sources, this newbie is not a doctor, but rather a private investigator! And no, his name isn't Twitter. I'll have more details as they become available, but for now, head over to the Ask Ausiello Discussion Thread to post your thoughts on a possible House 2.0.''

The 2009 and 2010 seasons of Lost will be 17 hours each instead of the original 16.

Fox has ordered seven episodes for Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, which should start midseason. They have also given a series order for J.J. Abrams' Fringe for the fall. Finally, they've canceled New Amsterdam.

Michael Rapaport will play an agent on the fourth season of Prison Break.

Peter Berg will direct and exec-produce two hour pilot Virtuality for Fox.

ABC has picked up David E. Kelley’s American version of Life on Mars. Based off the British show, the time traveling drama is about an officer who is transported back to the ‘70s.

CBS has shutdown vampire show Moonlight.

CBS has ordered series for The Ex List (based on an Israeli about a woman who finds out from a Tarot reader that she's already met the man she was destined to be with), Eleventh Hour (based on a British show about a government investigator an scientific anomalies), and The Mentalist (about a man who uses his powers of deduction to help the police).

Sci Fi Channel has the off-net cable rights CBS' Ghost Whisperer.

Esai Morales, Eric Stoltz , and Alessandra Toressani have joined Caprica.

Peter Fonda is on board for Sci Fi Channel's upcoming pilot Revolution.

The CW has given Reaper, about a slacker who has to work for the Devil because of a deal his parents made, a 13 episode midseason renewal.

Allison Mack, Smallville's Chloe Sullivan, might be leaving the show over financial issues. It's like rats from a sinking ship!