'The Great Gatsby' Trailer Gets the Party Started
9 Best Fanboy Toys of Summer
Hasbro
Movie Theater Manager: Excuse me, sir, you HAVE to leave.
Jordan Hoffman: No. No. I don't want to. I want to watch "Avengers" again and again.
Movie Theater Manager: Yes, we know that. You came for our 1 pm screening and now it's past midnight. We're closing. You can come back tomorrow. Again.
Jordan Hoffman: Oh, please let me stay. I'll scrub the floors, empty the garbage and add the radioactive waste to the nacho dip. Just play the movie one more time.
And scene.
Don't let the above tragedy happen to YOU! This summer (which we've already established is the greatest fanboy summer) there is a surefire way to avoid doldrums between movies. Sell some platelets (no, not dinnerware with the Millenium Falcon painted on it – the stuff in your blood) so you have some dough to take a little piece of the movie home with ya.
Here are nine examples of cool 2012 Summer Movies swag that you can buy right now. Get More »
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What Will Be in 'The Avengers' (And Its Characters') Sequels?
Marvel/Disney
The minute "The Avengers" ended, all I could say was "MORE!" Actually, that's not true – first I asked my friends if they wanted a shawarma, then I shouted "MORE!" (This, by the way, is how you end up paying for two shawarmas when you only wanted one.)
A few days after "Avengers'" massive opening weekend came the "no duh" announcement that a sequel is in the works. What you don't know is that Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studios, and Mick E. Mowse, head of Walt Disney, actually plan to consult with me, Chief Executive of Filmed Entertainment at Planet Fanboy LLC, on their upcoming slate. Get More »
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OK, Who Is That Guy After 'The Avengers' Credits?
Marvel/Disney
Movie fans know not to leave the theater until the very end during a Marvel film. It was Nick Fury's appearance in the first "Iron Man" that started the long march to "The Avengers" in the first place.
So it should come as no surprise that there's something waiting for ya at the end of Earth's Mightiest Heroes' new flick. (You'll want a minute to hang out in your seat collecting your breath anyway.)
But in case you stayed and wondered, "who is that dude hanging out on the meteor at the end?" luckily you've come to the right place.
SPOILER ALERT: Stop reading now if you don't want the answer! Get More »
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Is This the Best Superhero Summer Ever?
Marvel/Disney
I know I'm still basking in the afterglow of seeing "The Avengers" (it was teh awesomez!) and I haven't even seen "The Dark Knight Rises" yet, but I feel confident in the following statement: 2012 is the best superhero movie summer ever. And it is likely to stay that way for some time.
I'm not making radical pronouncements here – I'm not saying these are the best superhero movies of all time (though some distance may prove that to be the case) but as a masterwork in programming, 2012 attains a level of purity that comes around once in a lifetime. Get More »
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Q&A: With 'Great Power' Comes a Great Interview With 'Avengers' Creator Stan Lee
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Every now and then, dreams come true. Every now and then, we get a chance to cross from the world of fantasy to reality, and speak to the people who've populated our collective dreams for generations. This is a very special episode of Planet Fanboy, in which we speak to Stan Lee.
Stan the Man (as it is impossible not to call him) is not only the principal creator of all the characters in the forthcoming motion picture "The Avengers" (perhaps you heard of it) but he is also the STAR of his own movie.
"With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story" is making its debut on Epix this Friday. It is a fun and intimate look at the legendary comic creator's life and career. And it's like hanging out with that awesome Great Uncle who tells loud jokes at family functions.
I had the great privilege of speaking with the energetic eighty-nine year old Stan Lee over the phone this week. Please know that 97% of this interview was mixed with joyous laughter on either side. It went a little something like this. Get More »
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It's a Wet Hot Alien Summer
Fox
People of Earth! So long have you spun there, quietly destroying yourself with greenhouse emissions and Go Large Whoppers. For eons, we have hoped to visit you! And this summer, many of my extra-terrestrial brothers, sisters and zblopnorgs are coming to raze your cities, destroy your culture and slurp up your natural resources.
Most of us were planning to go to Rigel IV this year, but it was that last HD simulcast of The Jonas Brothers Live at Six Flags that finally sold us. (Not just the catchy pop tunes, but the crowd reaction shots of people enjoying churros. On our world, doughnuts only exist in one shape!)
Think I'm fibbing? For four of your Earth months there will be a nonstop cinematic invasion of little green men. There's no way you won't be getting anally probed by at least one of these films. Get More »
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5 Reasons Why 'Cabin in the Woods' Will Blow Your Mind
Lionsgate
"The Cabin in the Woods'" tagline "You think you know the story" is the best piece of cinematic sloganeering since that brilliant "Jaws 2" ad, "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..."
The studio marketing folk are taking advantage of the fact that it is really, really hard to describe "The Cabin in the Woods" without giving away some of what's awesome about it.
However, I am happy to say that, thanks to some intensive study and preparation, I'm ready to explain just why "The Cabin in the Woods" is one of the coolest movies in ages... Get More »
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Is 'Total Recall' Really a Remake?
Sony
My recollection is a little hazy since I first strapped myself in to Planet Fanboy's glowing chair of imagination (it reclines!) but, looking at this week's hot trailer, I have this nagging feeling that I've seen this "Total Recall" film before. Or at least something like it. I can't put my finger on it but. . .wait!
"Total Recall" is eerily similar to a movie from 1990 called "Total Recall," but it still comes off as different.
But if "Total Recall" isn't "Total Recall," then what the hell is it? Get More »
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Check Out the Beasts of the 'Titans'
Warner Bros.
First there was fighting and we had "Clash of the Titans." Now comes anger and we have "Wrath of the Titans." When next year's English requirements force the Hellenistic Gods to take Poetry 101 maybe we'll have "Plath of the Titans."
And I, for one, look forward to it. This franchise (yeah, it's a franchise now) isn't exactly top-shelf, but it serves a need – the need to see enormous, villainous computer-generated beasts wreak havoc on Mediterranean fishing villages. Hey, once you get hooked it's hard to kick.
I won't lie and tell you that "Wrath of the Titans" is replete with clever plot twists, sharp dialogue or, you know, good acting, but it's got a list of awesome creatures as high as the mightiest doric column. Let's take a look at who lays in wait. Get More »
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Should Fanboys Care About 'The Hunger Games?'
Lionsgate
Okay, I'm the only honest person you'll ever meet, so I am going to tell you why many Fanboys have a reflexive dislike of "The Hunger Games."
Here goes. It's about to get real. Open that umbrella, cause straight talk is gonna' come raining down.
Girls. Popular girls. "Normal" girls. We (and I'm speaking in gigantic generalities here) have a tendency to... not really be of much appeal to this group. Get More »
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