Finally, a TV show about the zombie apocalypse! Based upon the Image comic book series, The Walking Dead is premiering Halloween night on AMC during it's annual AMC Fearfest. The first season will consist of 6 episodes, which are an hour long.
The series follows police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln),who, after being wounded on-duty, wakes from a coma to discover the dead have risen! Officer Grimes finds a group of others who have survived the zombie plague, and together they fight for survival against flesh-eating zombies.
Robert Kirkman, writer of The Walking Dead comic books, serves as executive producer for the show, with Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) as writer, director, and executive producer.
I can't wait for this show to come out, give me zombies over vampires anyday!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Trailer For Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch
Alright, I've been slacking lately, so this isn't "new' news, but Zack Snyder's (300, Watchmen) next film is titled Sucker Punch, and the trailer has been released online.
The movie stars Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, and Abbie Cornish. According to director Snyder, Sucker Punch is: "Set in the 1950s, it tells the story of Baby Doll (Browning),who is trying to hide from the pain caused by her evil stepfather and a lobotomy. She ends up in mental institution... and while there she starts to imagine an alternate reality. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that she needs to steal five objects before she is captured by an unknown adversary. She has 5 days to escape before being lobotomized. In order to cope with the situation, she enters the hyper-real world of her imagination, and the lines between reality and dream begin to blur. She is joined with friends who are inmates from the institution. Lessons learned in the said fantasy world could help the girls escape their real-world fate."
The trailer gives us a glimpse of what to expect, including dragons, giant mechs, guns, samurai swords, B-52 bombers, and plenty of explosions. Unfortunately, there also seems to be a singing/dancing number...
I think this movie could go either way. It will undoubtedly look cool, but I'm not sure how I feel about the whole fantasy world angle. It's a bit cliche', and Inception's release isn't helping the plot seem anymore original. I am, however, digging the anime, video-game, and comic book influences, and the CGI work and overall look is incredible.
Unlike 300 and Watchmen, which were both adaptions of graphic novels, Sucker Punch is entirely the brain child of director Snyder and co-writer Steve Shibuya.
Check out the trailer:
The movie stars Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, and Abbie Cornish. According to director Snyder, Sucker Punch is: "Set in the 1950s, it tells the story of Baby Doll (Browning),who is trying to hide from the pain caused by her evil stepfather and a lobotomy. She ends up in mental institution... and while there she starts to imagine an alternate reality. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that she needs to steal five objects before she is captured by an unknown adversary. She has 5 days to escape before being lobotomized. In order to cope with the situation, she enters the hyper-real world of her imagination, and the lines between reality and dream begin to blur. She is joined with friends who are inmates from the institution. Lessons learned in the said fantasy world could help the girls escape their real-world fate."
The trailer gives us a glimpse of what to expect, including dragons, giant mechs, guns, samurai swords, B-52 bombers, and plenty of explosions. Unfortunately, there also seems to be a singing/dancing number...
I think this movie could go either way. It will undoubtedly look cool, but I'm not sure how I feel about the whole fantasy world angle. It's a bit cliche', and Inception's release isn't helping the plot seem anymore original. I am, however, digging the anime, video-game, and comic book influences, and the CGI work and overall look is incredible.
Unlike 300 and Watchmen, which were both adaptions of graphic novels, Sucker Punch is entirely the brain child of director Snyder and co-writer Steve Shibuya.
Check out the trailer:
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