The Cabin in the Woods – Starring Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, and Chris Hemsworth. Directed by Drew Goddard. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The Cabin in the Woods feels like a very special episode of Buffy. No, not ‘very special’ like the one where all the Scoobies discovered that beer was in fact bad, but […]
Continue readingWhen worlds collide – The Avengers review
The Avengers – Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Chris Hemsworth. Directed by Joss Whedon. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The Avengers is a toybox come to life, and Joss Whedon is the precocious, imaginative, quick-witted scamp entrusted by Marvel to pose their action figures in ways pleasing to our eager eyes. Hulk fights […]
Continue readingNew clip from The Avengers shows off Scarlett
Disney has released the first clip from their upcoming Marvel team-up flick The Avengers, highlighting Scarlett Johansson/Black Widow’s abilities to dominate enemies even whilst tied to a chair. Super-fans will appreciate the brief glimpse of Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg), who was finally given his very own character poster earlier this week. The action sequence here – and the comic beats – […]
Continue reading>Buffy reboot: The story that just won’t die.
>Just like the vampire-slayer herself, the stories surrounding Warner Bros’ upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot keep coming back with a vengeance. Making the rounds at the moment is an article from The Hollywood Reporter, claiming Joss Whedon turned down an opportunity to bring Buffy to the big screen himself. Apparently, rights holders Fran Rubel […]
Continue reading>Kristy Swanson wants in on Buffy reboot
>Unless you’ve somehow managed to avoid the Internet for the last couple of days you’ll already know Warner Bros are rebooting Buffy the Vampire Slayer sans Joss Whedon; something a lot of people are very angry and very sad about. But there’s one actress who’s apparently rather jazzed about it and that’d be the all-but-forgotten […]
Continue readingJoss Whedon responds to news of Buffy reboot
It’s been almost eighteen months since we first lamented the possibility of a Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie being made without much-loved creator Joss Whedon. Well, although that project may be dead in the water, Warner Bros are actively developing their own Buffy reboot … and Whedon is yet again forced to sit on the […]
Continue readingJoss Whedon to rewrite The Avengers AND Captain America?
In some kind of cosmic justice, it has been revealed that Joss Whedon is not only in negotiations to direct Marvel’s flagship superhero flick The Avengers, but to also rewrite the script. That’s not all. Whedon will also take a pass at the script for The First Avenger: Captain America. It’s as if all the […]
Continue readingJoss Whedon to direct The Avengers?
Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, is in final negotiations to direct the Marvel team-up movie The Avengers. That’s according to a report by Mike Fleming at Deadline, who believes the fanboy favourite will soon be announced by Marvel as helmer of the highly anticipated ensemble flick. For those not in the loop, […]
Continue readingSupanova Pop Culture Expo returns!
Supanova, the number 1 Australian pop-culture expo, is returning for another year. It touches down in Brisbane this weekend, will hit Melbourne next weekend and will arrive in Sydney and Perth in June. For those unfamiliar with Supanova, it’s an annual haven for all things geektastic – from your favourite TV shows and movies, to […]
Continue readingJoss Whedon fans unite! ‘Can’t Stop the Serenity’ hits Melbourne!
Tens of thousands of Joss Whedon fans around the world will participate in “Can’t Stop the Serenity”, a charity event that will raise money for Equality Now. The Australian leg of the event will take place this Sunday, the 30th of August, at VCA Federation Hall in Melbourne. Whedon’s beloved cult sci-fi film Serenity and […]
Continue readingQuick! Have sex! There’s something in the woods!
source: impawards.com A bunch of teaser posters for the upcoming Joss Whedon-scripted horror film The Cabin in the Woods have debuted, poking fun at a couple of iconic scary-movie tropes. Although the film has been produced and written by Whedon, co-writer Drew Goddard was handed the directorial reigns. Goddard has previously written episodes of Buffy […]
Continue readingJoss Whedon doesn’t want to be in your stupid Buffy movie anyway!
source: ew.com In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Joss Whedon has revealed he has no interest in being involved in the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer feature film. Last month we reported the fairly devastating news that Fran Rubel Kuzui (director of the original 1992 film) and Vertigo Entertainment were bringing Buffy back to the […]
Continue readingBuffy heading to the big screen … without Joss Whedon
source: reuters.com Buffy fans rejoice! The Vampire Slayer is heading back to cinemas! Woah, not so fast Joss Whedon. We didn’t say you could come too. In news that is certain to devastate the millions of adoring Whedon fans around the world, Fran Rubel Kuzui and Vertigo Entertainment are planning on creating a brand-new big […]
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