Space Battleship Yamato The Movie Opens Today in Japan

Today is December 1st... a day that many sci-fi fans have been waiting for. Why? Well, it's the premiere of Space Battleship Yamato, that's why, and a lot of fans of the franchise have been waiting for this day! If you haven't heard about this yet, you're missing out on an epic piece of Japanese popculture. Check out the trailer if you haven't seen it yet to see what I mean.

Space Battleship Yamato The Movie Trailer

I wish I was in Japan right now to be among the many lucky fans and viewers who will bear witness to the opening of this long awaited live action film adaptation of the classic manga and anime series that was co-created by the late Yoshinobu Nishizaki and renowned writer Leiji Matsumoto. Known as Star Blazers in the US, Space Battleship Yamato is set in the year 2199 and tells the story of a diverse crew of men of women, who take on desperate mission of survival aboard the last space battleship of Earth, Yamato, as it sets out on a journey to recover a device from an alien planet known as Iscander in order to heal their own world, which was besieged and irradiated by invaders known as the Gamilas. It's truly the stuff of action and drama that Sci-Fi fans like myself would go for, and it's showing today in theaters in Japan. Website I09 has a post featuring a detailed documentary on the film, so it's worth checking out via this link. Heck, even Aerosmith's Steven Tyler wrote and performed a song for the movie - "Love Lives". Here's to seeing good reviews on this baby soon, and hopefully a translated or subtitled version early next year!

Overview: The Walking Dead TV Series

AMC's The Walking Dead is a success story in itself, and I'm glad to bear witness to it. If there's anything to be said about the past five weeks since the show's premiere, it's been one heck of a zombie apocalypse ride the viewers around the world have tuned and engrossed themselves into.

The Walking Dead Trailer

Based on the comic book series of the same name created by Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead tells the story of a former small town sheriff's deputy named Rick Grimes, who gets shot in the line of duty and wakes up from a coma, only to be thrust into a world populated by the living dead. As he searches and eventually reunites with his family, Rick also comes across several other survivors, who also try to cope with the devastating changes wrought upon them by the zombie apocalypse. Soon, it becomes apparent that their enemy isn't just the dead, but also what remains of humanity as well.

R.I.P Leslie Nielsen.:(

I was very shocked to learn of this news via a friend and Yahoo news, and after just seeing the Naked Gun movies show this month in HBO, I can't help but feel a sense of irony and overwhelming sadness over the passing of one of the funniest actors from my childhood.

Leslie Nielsen, the Canadian comedian best known for his role as Lt. Frank Drebin in the Naked Gun movies, passed away on November 28 at the age of 84 over complications of pneumonia. He's a guy who literally delivered hilarious performances with his signature blend of humor, usually depicted in films that saw the characters he played getting themselves into embarrassing situations, whether it be unintentionally or due to stupidity. It's that brand of wacky comedy that endeared me to Leslie's performances, and movies like the Naked Gun series, Spy Hard, Airplane!, and Dracula: Dead and Loving It. Heck, he even took on the role of the near-sighted eccentric character Mr. Magoo in the live action film adaptation. Recently, he starred in some Scary Movie sequels and A Superhero Movie, and he was even supposed to do another Naked Gun. Unfortunately, we'll never know how that turned out. Even so, as a tribute and to remember the guy, I found this video over at You Tube that looks at the funny and peak moments of some of his best comedic roles. Check it out.

Rest In Peace and thanks for the laughs Leslie, you will be surely missed.

The Dark Knight Rises Update: Christian Bale gets interviewed on his thoughts

Earlier this week, Christian Bale was interviewed by several media sources on his thoughts and expectations on the next Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. The man who plays both Bruce Wayne and Batman was asked a lot of questions regarding the new Bat-sequel, and this video interview from E! Online shows what's on the mind of the English actor as he promotes his latest flick "The Fighter" and gears up to don the Cape and Cowl once more. Check it out.

As expected, even the main actor himself still doesn't have a clue as to what exactly the nature of Christopher Nolan's next bat movie will be. Only time will tell for sure! For more videos and info, check out Batman News.com!

The Dark Knight Rises will premiere still on July 20, 2012!

Blackest Night goes on sale for Black Friday!

To commemorate the big sale day after Thanksgiving called Black Friday, DC is giving off a mighty sale in their Digital Comic Book department that no fan who enjoys reading their books should dare miss! The entire Blackest Night saga, written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Ivan Reis, goes on sale for 24 hours only at the DC Digital Comics Store and the DC and Comixology Apps for a mere $.99 each issue! This 2009-2010 miniseries was one of the biggest events DC has chugged up that not only involved the Green Lantern mythos, but the entire DC landscape as well! The dead have risen, and it's up to Hal Jordan and the rest of the universe to figure out how to combat it and bring light back into the world! For more info, check out the source article over at DC's blog The Source!

An Alternate Inception Poster Revealed...

Many people loved Christopher Nolan's Inception, and I happen to be among the numbers. That film has done wonders for the film industry, as well as reigniting people's curiosity as to how the dreamscape works. With its home video release fast approaching, it's only natural that fans get a taste of "behind-the-scenes" material related to the movie, and here's one released by SnapTag and shown over at Slash Film and NolanFans - an alternate and unused Inception poster!

Pretty slick, eh? The final versions are still great, but this one would have also been ok had it been used. Dig the tagline too.

Inception comes home to dreamers on December!

Mark Wahlberg is Nathan Drake in the Uncharted movie!

Seems like gamers looking forward to the Uncharted film adaptation finally have their lead... and it's an actor who's been in an action movie and videogame role before.

According to a post in Screen Rant, Mark Wahlberg has landed the coveted role of playing protagonist Nathan "Nate" Drake in the Uncharted movie based on the first game - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (which I coincidentally got earlier this week as part of my old game collection package!). The film, based on the Playstation 3 video game series of the same name, depicts the character as a modern day treasure hunter in an action adventure/ third person shooter of a game that has death-defying stunts and thrills similar to an Indiana Jones or Die Hard flick. In fact, Nate Drake's character appearance is modeled after Jackass star Johnny Knoxville, so you can see where all stuntman looking resemblance comes from.

With the news of Mark Wahlberg being cast in the role of Nate, I don't know what to feel at this point. I totally respect the actor, and he's a fine one at that, but I just don't see the Nathan Drake persona resonate from him. Heck, Marky Mark played Max Payne in the 2008 film adaptation of the video game of the same name, and that didn't really meet expectations of the fans at all. Let's hope that the star of such films as The Departed and Shooter will be able to pull this role off. The film, based on the first game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, will be helmed by director David O. Russell, with Joe Pesci ad Robert De Niro also slated to star alongside Mr. Wahlberg. No new details have risen so far, but for more info on this update, check out the source article at Screen Rant.

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is slated for a 2012 release.