Watch The X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer

Rene says:
I’m not going to say much except… well, it doesn’t look half bad! Why some of these characters are in this movie, I have no idea, but hey, you’re not going to be able to do EVERYTHING right, right? Looks like it will be a fun if goofy film.

Hoffman says:
The Blob!!  Finally, a supervillain for ME!!!!
I think this looks way kick-ass.  And has me psyched for Magneto, too.  Question, though - when the government dude is all, “We’ve just spent half a billion dollars making him indestructable” - do they mean Canadian money?!?  Does Canada have half a billion dollars?  Don’t they mean half a billion gallons of maple syrup?
Lastly, jeers to this trailer for including another film’s music.  Bad form.  That’s Underworld’s score from Sunshine at the beginning - good to see someone lay off Michael Nyman’s Gattaca or Kronos Quartet’s Requiem for a Dream for a change.

Be sure to check out our complete list of X-Men Origins: Wolverine spoilers.

Bad News for Marley, Not All Dogs Go To Heaven

If you haven’t already heard the news, the hubbub, or read the book, then be warned that this entire THREAD spoils Marley and Me. If you’re reading this, you probably don’t give a crap, but I’m not here to break the news to you about the spoiler, the posters that have been vandalized or to speculate any further on the subject of who is behind this. (Get it? FUR-ther?)

The facts are this, the dog dies at the end of Marley and Me and some concerned idiots are spoiling the movie by spray painting “The Dog Dies” all over the posters in Los Angeles. Now I call them idiots simply because if they read the book, knew anything about the book, or ever owned a pet, they would know that the dog dies and no one should be surprised by that.

Are they afraid that their children will learn an important life lesson? Do they not want the kiddies to learn that they should appreciate everyone and everything in their life that they love, every second that they have with it? Do they want kids to be terrified of ever loving anything out of fear for losing it? What exactly do they want to happen with this damn movie? For f*ck’s sake, give Owen Wilson a break! This is his first movie since his breakdown and already people are trying to sabotage it?

You want to warn people? Let us know that the movie is a piece of crap! I would thank anyone that would have “spoiled” Cloverfield or Indiana Jones IV if they would have spray painted the words “This movie blows!” on the posters. Choose your battles wisely, folks.

I don’t think anyone is shocked by death in films anymore, especially when My Girl, another children’s film, had one of the main characters buy it in the end from a bee sting. Oh, yeah, and guess what, Jesus dies at the end of The Passion of the Christ. By the way, dinosaurs and pre-historic mammals are extinct, so eventually the entire casts of The Land Before Time and Ice Age kick the fossilized bucket.

The End Continues to Begin:  Terminator 5 Official

While the announcement of the Christian Bale continuation of the Terminator franchise made it clear that it was conceived as a kickstart to a second trilogy, the production company Halcyon has made their intentions official.  As reported in Variety producers Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek, assumedly happy with the reaction to the recently released Terminator Salvation trailer (let’s call it Terminator SALIVATION!), say a fifth Terminator film is now on its way for a 2011 release.

McG is said to be “working on” the project.  But that doesn’t automatically mean he is attached as director.

This is ultimately great news.  The trailer looks terrific and, despite being douchey enough to call himself McG, we like the guy.  With any luck rounding out to a second full trilogy would give the franchise time to iron out its own timeline inconsistencies.

‘The Crow’ Back From The Dead

In another entry to the “Unnecessarily Raping My Childhood” file, Variety is reporting Blade-director, Stephen Norrington is planning to remake the seminal 1994 neo-goth movie, The Crow. Norrington, who also directed the fabulously-terrible League of Extraordinary Gentleman, and must fancy himself a proficient translator of other people’s graphic novels, has been hiding (and sculpting) for the last five years due to the embarrassment of his last flop.

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Exclusive: New Underworld Rise of the Lycans Poster

If you wanna check out the newest poster of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans then you better head over to Taco Bell.  Oh, wait, that’s where you go for a plate of delicious 79 cent triple layer nachos.  To peep out the very hot Rhona Mitra extending a defiant sword, then dig our gallery, which is proud to debut the poster today.

If you are really geared up for this prequel of Lycans and Vampires battling for glory, dig our full compendium of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans spoilers.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Spoilers

Sure, you’ve read the book countless times.  You know Harry’s sixth year at Hogwart’s inside and out.  But, as every film adaptation has proven so far, the books are one thing and the films are entirely another.  Venture onward for the lowdown on everything from Horcruxes to cut flashbacks and altered endings...and just exactly how Terry Gilliam fits into it all.

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Transformers 2 Concept Art & Trailer News

Transformers Live Action Movie Blog has some nifty Megatron and Ravage concept art from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.  They claim it’s been “photoshopped to increase the size of the original image and remove the background.” These are revised and a bit different from what we saw a few months back. The site’s source also claims that “Optimus, Bumblebee, Starscream and Ironhide remain essentially the same.” Check out a higher rez version over at Transformers Live Action Movie Blog.

On the topic of the long-awaited first trailer, Michael Bay wrote on his official site:

“Our trailer for Transformers you have been asking about - First there will be a teaser poster soon after the new year, and the teaser trailer will be out either in the theaters early February or on the Superbowl. Cannot decide yet. I’m going to release some set stills on this site in a few weeks. I’ll keep you informed. Going back to do more selects now from my portable avid that I take home from work. It’s late, see you.”

Oooooh - look at me - I’m Michael Bay - I not only have a portable Avid but I’m such the coolness that I get to take it home from work and then write on my blog about doin’ it ‘cause I’m cool like that. When is Boll Vs. Bay happening again?  I realize it’s a cliche to get annoyed by him, but regardless, I need to see Bay get hit in the middle of his face.

Howard The Duck Comes To DVD

Say what you will about Howard the Duck.  That’s okay.  It only leaves more of him for me.  While you were no doubt seeing Top Gun, The Fly and Aliens over and over during the summer of 1986, I was in the smaller auditorium next door having more adventure than humanly possible enjoying Howard’s adventures in a world he never made.  And now, at long last, I’ll be able to turn up the surround and enjoy the amazingly hot Beverly and her band Cherry Bomb like never before when Howard crash lands on DVD March 10, 2009!

According to Video ETA, the movie, which has previously been available on DVD in other parts of the world, is finally coming home to the United States on a special edition DVD which will include:

-A Look Back at Howard the Duck
-Releasing the Duck
-News Featurette
-The Stunts of Howard the Duck
-The Special Effects of Howard the Duck -The Music of Howard the Duck
-Teaser Trailer

The suggested retail price is $14.98 and as yet.  Unfortunately, there is no Blu-ray version planned.

Howard the Duck, directed by Willard Huyck from the mind of our favorite bearded madman, stars Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins & Richard Edson and hits the shelves March 3, 2009.  See ya there!

Wolverine Hosts The Oscars

And will the statuette will be forged from adamantium this year?

Initial reactions at UGO HQ are positive at the choosing of the hunky Australian, Hugh Jackman, as emcee for the annual seventeen hour self-congratulatory circle jerk.  He can sing, he can dance, he can regenerate his own body tissue.

He certainly has a Hugh Jact to follow - we thought John Stewart did a decent job last year.  Or did we?  Frankly, we were seven gimlets in before the lights ever dimmed...we may be confusing Stewart’s Oscar telecast with his coverage of the election.

All we know is that if Sean Penn wins and says something stupid like he normally does, Wolverine will rip into him like a fat kid into a bag of Funyuns.

Awards season is here and the fun has begun.

Be sure to check out our collection of X-Men Origins: Wolverine Spoilers if you need to know now now now what canonical paradoxes await in the forthcoming film.

New Inglorious Basterds Pics

Some new pics have leaked from Quentin Tarantino’s intentionally misspelled film Inglorious Basterds.  The thought of Q.T. and Eli Roth running around Europe making a “really cool!” war movie just gives us acid reflux, so we aren’t going to do too much editorializing here.

If you don’t know anything about this film, check out our awesome Inglorious Basterds spoiler page. 

There are some additional shots that aren’t just of Brad Pitt standing in front of a tarp after the jump

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Hells Balls

What goes together better than peanut butter and chocolate?  AC/DC and Norman Jewison’s 1975 sci-fi sports classic Rollerball.

In Bruges:  Most Overlooked Movie of 2008

I’m as guilty as the next guy.

When the Golden Globes were announced yesterday, and I saw that In Bruges was nominated for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Colin Farell and Brendan Gleason were given a nod for Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) I had two simultaneous thoughts.  One was, “Was In Bruges really a comedy?” and the other was, “Oh, crap, In Bruges!  That movie rocked!”

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