J.J. Abrams to Produce Hasbro’s Micronauts Movie – Film School Rejects

YES, YES, YES!!!!! Aside from wanting to see Thundercats on the big screen, The Micronauts was one of my favorite childhood toys that I truly loved. I used to own Biotron, as seen below, which was a pre-Transformers idea. This toy could be changed to different machines and add-ons made this toy extra cool. I remember bringing Biotron with me to school in the 5th grade and my classmates had a blast. There was another Micronaut toy which I have to do some research but it was a spaceship where the wings could be detached and then be used as a space gun. Man, this is some great news for my early inner geekdom. Read below for more detail about JJ’s involvement.  : )



Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on November 5, 2009

The Wall Street Journal (via Coming Soon) is reporting today that J.J. Abrams, whom you may know as the director of Star Trek and producer of Lost, is in talks to produce a movie about the Japanese interchangable toys Micronauts — 3.75-inch tall toys which were used in an inter-connected design.

The rights to the project were acquired by Hasbro, who will base the film on the Micronauts comic series published by Marvel Comics, Image Comics and Devil’s Due Publishing. The series was first published in 1979.

In a curious quote, J.J. Abrams speaks about those who doubt whether a board game or science fiction toy should be accorded star status: “Sometimes, when someone is not a celebrity and you are casting them in a role, everyone who is in a seat of authority voices questions about that actor’s talent, sex appeal, looks, ability — their everything,” he says. “But then they get the role, and suddenly they are on the cover of every magazine, and nobody questions those things again. In retrospect, everyone says, ‘Of course that person is a star.’”

Essentially, what we believe him to be saying is that once the Micronauts film is done and released, we will not be surprised (nor will we question) their ultimate star status. At least, that’s what I get from that quote. Alas, he is also working on the Cloverfield-esque thriller 500 Rads, among other things.

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Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief Trailer – Trailer Addict

I am hoping to do a book talk today during my first library outreach. I have known this book for some time but have not read it…yet. I have noticed how popular this book with kids and even some teens. This book is coming out as a movie next year and is expected to be the next Harry Potter. Oddly enough, the director of the first two Harry Potter films Christopher Columbus is the same director for the Percy Jackson film. The trailer below definitely has the same feel and epic fantasy feel as any Potter films.

In a side note, if you have listened to my podcast with the writer and creator of The Surrogates Robert Venditti, you will be happy to know that he is writing the graphic novel adaptation of the book. I will be catching up with him in 2010 about this latest project as well as his Iron Man one shot Iron Man: Iron Protocols.

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Avatar Trailer in HD Video by Trailer Park – MySpace Video

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I am truly happy with this trailer of Avatar. We get a better sense of the story this time around than the earlier trailers. This may be one of the few movies remaining in 2009 that I want to see on opening night.

 

James Bond Song Poll – Best Group/Duo

Daniel Craig admits he’s definitely reprising his role as James Bond for a third time in Bond 23 (ridiculous title to come later), but that’s old news. What fans want to know is what’s in store for 007 after Quantum of Solace?

Could it be comedy? “Yeah, there’s room for more comedy,” says Craig. Excellent.

What about characters like Q and Miss Moneypenny? “I would love to [include them next time], but I think you offer it to the best actors you can and you say to them, ‘Forget what’s happened, reinvent it, tell us what you think these characters should be,’ and that’s where it should come from,” the Brit tells us.

How about Bond on the ski slopes? “I’m not a skier, Jesus,” Craig laughs. “I think Bond [would] actually slide down the hill.”

via ‘Bond 23′: What Does Daniel Craig Know? at Hollywood.com.

On this news, I have been giving James Bond some serious thought. I wanted to do several things on my blog with Bond from the books, movies, Bond girls and so on. The James Bond opening song is perhaps the most critical element which no Bond movie would do with out. For starters, I have broken down the all the songs into several categories.

For this entry, I have decided to do a poll on the best Bond song by group or duo. Below are the contestants in which I would be curious to see how you vote. I will be doing a podcast in the coming months and give you my own views and would like to include yours. Leave your comments, vote at the poll on the bottom, or email me your ideas: monsterscifishow@hotmail.com.

“Live and Let Die” is the main theme song of the 1973 James Bond film. While there are many covers of this song, Guns N’ Roses and Fergie from The Black Eye Peas, I am still in love with this the original and classic version.

“A View to a Kill” is the thirteenth single by Duran Duran, released in May 1985. One of my favorite 80’s band mixed with a James Bond movie; you could not have asked for a better combination. I just wished this last film for Roger Moore was more impress rather than a farce.

“The Living Daylights” is the song performed by a-ha for the James Bond film of the same name. Bursting onto the scene with the “Take On Me” video, many would have thought little band as a one hit wonder. I am such of fan of their music that this was a perfect blend of their artistry with a Bond flair.

“The World Is Not Enough“, performed by Garbage, is the theme single of the eponymous James Bond film. I have grown very fond of Shirley Manson and her musical talents. I really find her delivery style mirrors many of the past female Bond singers like Shirley Bassey and Sheena Easton.

“Another Way to Die” is a song by American rock musician and singer Jack White (of The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather) and American R&B-soul singer Alicia Keys. This is the first duo in the James Bond franchise. The music is strong but Alicia Keys is a much stronger singer than Jack White. Oddly enough, this song sounds like an update version of To Live and Let Die.

What the HELL happened to me????

By the end of the summer, all my free time to work on my blog, podcast and play around with other social networking tools have been reduced severely by school. I have dedicated my time to get through library school and be done this time next year. This doesn’t mean I will stop doing what I love but either I have to wait for some down time like holiday breaks or between semesters to pick up where I left off.

I had recently picked up a 4-movie disc of John Carpenter’s The Thing, They Live, Prince of Darkness and Village of the Damned. This was a great deal from Best Buy as this was only $14.99. With Halloween coming around the corner, I really want to get in the mood to watch some great horror movies and to do a freakin’ Halloween podcast. Again, time is an issue for me.

Aside from this, there has been a great deal of turmoil in my life. Over the summer and till just a few weeks ago, my colleagues and I at the library were not sure if we were going to have jobs due to the county’s budget shortfall. We prevailed but some details which still need to be worked out. Having said this, I have been extra busy with my computer classes that I teach as well as train our library staff on our databases, web 2.0 and other tidbits I discovered along the way. On top of this, I am being moved to the Young Adult (YA) role at my library. While I was expecting my next rotation into YA to happen in February ’10, the move happened much sooner than I expected. I can’t say that I am jumping for joy but I have not been happy as there was something that I did at work which got me into trouble. I don’t believe in excuses but I hate when things are not resolved when it comes to some kind of resolution. I am tired of beating myself up over this and waiting for the other proverbial shoe to fall is now going into its second week. Needless to say, when this will happen and then I can move past it.

As I end this blog, please be patient about the next podcast, blog and other Scifi goodness I can offer you. You can keep tabs on me through Twitter – monstersyfyshow or on facebook – Montgomery Lopez or email me @ monsterscifishow@gmail.com. There are plans within plans.

Take care and stay geeky.

Monster Scifi Show Podcast Episode 18 08/31/2009

I really had a great time interviewing writer Robert Venditti of The Surrogates graphic novel the second time around. Aside from the improved audio quality from the first time, there was something which I discovered after the interview and made me very excited. A very popular kids/teens book is called Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is being made in a movie by Christopher Columbus for 2010. Robert is connected to Percy Jackson in which he is adapting this story into a graphic novel. Of course, I will keep you posted on any future details but I will re-re-re-interview Robert closer to the release of this new graphic novel.

As always, sign up for The Monster Scifi Show Podcast through iTunes, click here for a direct download, or click below to here it stream. Please send the show some love and comment below or email me: monsterscifishow@gmail.com.

Cinema Viewfinder: Movie Review: Inglourious Basterds

From Tony over at the Cinema Viewfinder:

“We will be cruel to the Germans, and through our cruelty they will know who we are. They will find the evidence of our cruelty in the disemboweled, dismembered, disfigured bodies of their brothers we leave behind us, and the Germans will not be able to help themselves from imagining the cruelty their brothers endured at our hands, at our boot heels, and the edge of our knives. And the Germans will be sickened by us, the Germans will talk about us, and the Germans will fear us. Nazis ain’t got no humanity! They need to be destroyed.” – Lt. Aldo Raine

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you all had a great weekend. Let’s get down to some way overdue business, and discuss the big movie this weekend, and perhaps this year, Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. I saw it at noon on Friday, but held back on discussing it here for two reasons. One was my desire to contemplate the film a little longer than I usually do with other movies because it is complicated enough to merit such pondering. Notice I say complicated, not profound… more on that later. The second reason is because I plan on discussing it in toto, spoilers included. So anyone who hasn’t seen it, please skip the rest of this post, go see it (requirement: you must see it in a theater), and come back once you have. Trust me, whether you end up liking the film or not, this is one flick that every movie lover should add to their lexicon.

via Cinema Viewfinder: Movie Review: Inglourious Basterds.

The Wolfman Trailer – Trailer Addict

Having seen the trailer to the new Wolfman, I am more than ready to see this movie. While I have no problems of this movie’s Victorian age asetting, my small gripe is with Anthony Hopkins. He was great in Dracula as Van Helsing and yet, here he is again in another classic movie icon. What’s next, Hopkins in a Frankenstein remake to make a classic monster movie trifecta? Well enough griping, this movie looks way cool.

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Back to School « Page 49

Having taken off most of this year from school off, I am actually looking forward to push myself even harder than before.

First, I plan to write more on my Page 49 blog about my goings on with my classes at USF. I’ve done blogs before and they have really helped me to retain a great deal of information from learning. Perhaps, I’ll thrown in a podcast or two from the road as a way to keep me sane through the long stretches through the Everglades.

Second, this blog will also serve as a way to flesh out my ideas with programs I want to do in 2010 when I start my next rotation in YA. Before I transferred to my current branch, my old branch had me starting YA programming which I was more than comfortable in doing them from book discussions to creating your own comics.

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Avatar Trailer – Trailer Addict

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