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but that sound is kinna awesome though...

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The one thing I wish these trailers would stop doing is using that damn pulse "BWONG!!" sound effect in their soundtracks:

I have no idea BWONG what you are BWONG talking BWONG a..BWONG..bout.

[spoiler]BWONG[/spoiler]

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Rumor: Darkseid plays the villain in Justice League movie



Will the Justice League square off against the intergalactic villainy of Darkseid in their inevitable feature film debut? Latino Review certainly seems to think so.

You’ll notice a “rumor” tag on that headline up there. As usual this means you should take a grain of salt with everything we’re about to tell you. Obviously we think this idea has merit or is newsworthy, otherwise we wouldn’t publish it, but as you’re reading the below text please keep in mind that we aren’t guaranteeing anything here.

Alright, now that we’re all on the same page, Latino Review published an “exclusive” report yesterday which claims that the villain in the inevitable Justice League film will be none other than Darkseid. It’s a convincing report too. After all, the upcoming sequel to The Avengers will feature Thanos, a character who was created as something of a parody of the Darkseid character yet who occupies a very important niche in the Marvel universe: That of the universal-scale villain. For DC Comics parent company Warner Bros. to offer the Justice League an appropriately threatening villain (while also not alienating mainstream viewers too drastically by introducing some fourth-tier threat that only comic book geeks have ever heard of) the film would have to feature Darkseid, as nobody else in the DC Universe fits the bill.

Unfortunately, as convincing as it may be, the Latino Review exclusive seems to be based purely on conjecture. While we agree with the conjecture, it’s difficult to take it at face value when the site fails to cite anyone to back up its claims. Even a vague mention of anonymous insiders would have lent this story a bit of credit. Instead, the site merely says it came upon this information “after some persistent snooping.”

Does this mean that we’re hoping to discredit this rumor? No, not at all. Latino Review has a great track record on this kind of thing, and to be honest, we agree with the conjecture. Darkseid is a perfect double for Thanos, which both provides a villain and sets up the Justice League film to directly compete with The Avengers 2. Likewise, he’s one of the few beings in the DC universe who could be a believable villain for the Justice League. This is, after all, a team comprised of (at least) Superman, Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman, so any bad guy you want to prop up against them is going to have to have some very impressive powers. However, as we mentioned earlier, Warner Bros. most likely wants this villain to be as well known as possible, and given that DC’s other universal-scale threats are relatively unknown among the mass population (your mom has no idea who the Anti-Monitor is) Darkseid is the only reasonable candidate.

Then again, it’s entirely possible that Warner Bros. might take this film in a different direction. A smaller-scale Justice League movie that focuses on the internal strife of the team could be interesting, even without a foe capable of destroying worlds on a whim. The film is theoretically scheduled for release in the summer of 2015, so there’s still a lot of time for the company to change its mind on which direction to take this story. Once we have more solid details on what Warner Bros. has planned, we’ll let you know.

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I can't wait for the wave of comic novices to start accusing the Justice League movie of ripping off the Avengers.   

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Trailers look interesting, in the way Zombieland held some of the same elements (of course minus Woody Harrelson character) - I do remember liking the cover for the book the film's based on:

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It is a lovely cover.

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The one thing I wish these trailers would stop doing is using that damn pulse "BWONG!!" sound effect in their soundtracks:

I have no idea BWONG what you are BWONG talking BWONG a..BWONG..bout.

[spoiler]BWONG[/spoiler]

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but that sound is kinna awesome though...

Don't really mind the sound itself, it's just how over-used it is now. I'm expecting the next Adam Sandler film to incorporate it somehow ...

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Fantastic Four Reboot Gets Estimated Release Date



For what is sure to be a crowded year for superhero movies; we have confirmation that the new Fantastic Four movie will be arriving March 6, 2015. The title will be a reboot of the franchise, with Chronicle director Josh Trank at the helm and and a relatively unknown Jeremy Slater; to write the script.

From Twitter:
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Reboot City. Fox's new FANTASTIC FOUR will hit theaters 3/6/15. Josh Trank (CHRONICLE) directs.

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Fantastic Four Reboot Gets Estimated Release Date



For what is sure to be a crowded year for superhero movies; we have confirmation that the new Fantastic Four movie will be arriving March 6, 2015. The title will be a reboot of the franchise, with Chronicle director Josh Trank at the helm and and a relatively unknown Jeremy Slater; to write the script.

From Twitter:
Exhibitor Relations @ERCboxoffice
Reboot City. Fox's new FANTASTIC FOUR will hit theaters 3/6/15. Josh Trank (CHRONICLE) directs.

The Fantastic Four definitely deserves better than they're movies have given, although I did enjoy the sequel more than expected.

However, I do wonder who will be playing Human Torch...

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I never read the graphic novel, but the trailer definitely gives hope for a decent movie.

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Matt Damon talks Bourne 4
Says he approached Jonathan Nolan to write the script



Matt Damon recently reasoned that it would be tricky for him to do another Bourne film after The Bourne Legacy tinkered with the events of that universe, but from the sounds of his latest interview, he could still be open to the possibility.

“Neither of us is against it,” he said, referring to director Paul Greengrass. “I would love to do another one. I love that character. To me, the reason to make that movie is because people want to see it. Paul and I have said that to each other.

“We don’t take for granted the fact that we’ve built an audience for Bourne, that’s a real privilege. But our part of that bargain is that the movie is good and belongs with the other three. Until we can deliver that, we just can’t make it.”

When asked what else would have to be in place, Damon’s answer was interesting, revealing that he had previously sounded out Jonathan Nolan as a potential screenwriter.

“Just a couple things, really. Paul Greengrass has to want to do it, and secondly and equally important, it comes down to Paul and I knowing what the hell we want to do. We just don’t have a story, and we haven’t had one.

“I quietly went to Jonah Nolan, because he and his brother Chris did such a brilliant job on Batman and that whole mythology. I just said, can you put your brain on this? I can’t figure it out. And he took a run at it and he couldn’t crack it either. Paul and I have been talking about it for years. And we can’t quite see what the movie would be. If we could get line of sight on that…”

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