Taking a Break ;-)

We're hitting the snooze bar on the EE blog for a bit, but I'm still blogging about EE stuff along with other geek related stuff over at my blog.

Thanks for reading and hope to see you over there!

GGD

Sinestro revealed? And Justice League in Crisis?

Sinestro is Strong!

Geoff Johns, one of the most influential writers in comics today and newly assigned Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment, Tweeted recently about visiting the Green Lantern set in New Orleans. One interesting tidbit of info was him confirming that Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes) is indeed playing Sinestro in the film. This is not official, but it soon may be. Here's the Tweet:

Back from an amazing trip to Green Lantern town a.k.a. New Orleans!! Ryan IS Hal. And Mark Strong is going to be a brilliant Sinestro.

Kilowog, the Guardians, Oa...all breathtaking. The age of Green Lantern is upon us!!

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths DVD and Blu-ray on sale today!

The next animated feature from DC Comics is coming out today and it ain't soon enough. From the same creators of the Justice League animated TV show and the lineup of successful DC animated movies such as Superman: Doomsday, Superman Batman: Public Enemies, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern: First Flight, comes Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.

Iron Man at Toy Fair!

Tony Stark himself, Robert Downey Jr., visited the Hasbro showroom at Toy Fair during a preview of the new line of movie toys. The new line will go on sale beginning March 1st. RDJ also took some time to take pictures with his miniature self and an Iron Man helmet. See below.

Entertainment Earth Podcast Round-Up This Week

Toy Fair is starting like right now-- and we have a little early news to share. Some good dirt is getting out, plus we take a look back at more old movies and talk up some recently released toy vehicles. Swell!

Entertainment Earth Podcast: February 12, 2010
New Bobble Heads, Smurfs movie casting news, Avatar busts, Terminator franchise sells, and a heck of a lot more. Fancy! We also rundown your Valentine Movie options. We suggest going with the werewolves.
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Entertainment Earth Video Game Podcast: February 12, 2010
Katamari reissue (of sorts), Bioshock 2 gts released, plush Moogles, Mass Effect 2 toys, and a heck of a lot more!
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Entertainment Earth Toy of the Week Podcast: February 12, 2010
This week: Star Wars Clone Wars small vehicles! We look at the BARC Speeder of Commander Cody, the AT-RT, and a new old Anakin Desert Skiff.
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Entertainment Earth Classic Sci-Fi Movie Podcast: February 12, 2010
This week: Escape from the Planet of the Apes! It has apes, 1970s America, and Ricardo Montalban. What could possibly go wrong?
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New Pictures - Week of February 8-12, 2010

It's the Valentine week, so if you haven't already ordered a gift for your sweetie, you're probably out of luck. But maybe you can make it up to this person with a Disney Super Goof Maquette, which speaks wonders about your relationship. Also new and nifty is a Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze Plush, complete with guitar and head band, plus a swell Nightmare on Elm Street Freddy Krueger Bobble Head. It just looks fantastic.

Check 'em out!

Movie Openings This Week: New Number Ones?

Avatar gave up its #1 slot last weekend-- perhaps only temporarily-- to Dear John. Several new movies hit this week competing for your dollars, including...

The Wolfman
Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving
The only man who could play the title role without makeup is wearing makeup.

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Joe Pantoliano, Uma Thurman, Ray Winstone
Adapting the book series, this has teenagers interfering with Greek gods. There ya go.

Valentine's Day
Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts, Taylor Swift
With a cast like that, how can you go wrong?

There are also a few films in limited release, but nothing we think you'll care about. Next week: Fart Party IX: Boner's Revenge!

Tim Robbins going Green.

Actor Tim Robbins has joined the cast of Green Lantern according to Heat Vision. Robbins will play Senator Hammond, the disapproving father of the villain Dr. Hector Hammond played by Peter Sarsgaard. He joins the cast with Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern and Blake Lively as Carol Ferris. Warner Bros. is planning a release date of June 2011.

Chris Nolan to 'mentor' Superman movie?

Reported to be the biggest shocker since the announcement of the reboot to the Spider-Man franchise, Deadline Hollywood reports that Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan may be providing some creative direction to the Superman franchise in order to save it.

This can potentially be good for the franchise, but Superman ain't Batman. He's not dark and edgy. He's idealistic. It's still unclear on Nolan's involvement in the project, which is currently being labeled "Superman 3.0." All I can say is, can someone get J.J. Abrams on the phone?!

Monday Squee: Wondrous Wonderland!

The more I see from the new Alice in Wonderland film, the more excited I get. Granted, I'm always happy for a Tim Burton project and I'm even more excited when Johnny Depp is involved, but everything I'm seeing on this movie leads me to believe it's going to be amazing.

Not to mention, it seems to be a perfect film for some incredible toys.

The Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Doll from DC Direct is just one of the many new items I'm drooling over.

But there are definitely more. Click on the Mad Hatter to go down the rabbit hole ;-)

Entertainment Earth Podcast Round-Up This Week

So this week, the first new Lost figures in years surfaced, a picture of the new AT-AT got out, and Sega confirmed they're returning Sonic the Hedgehog to his 2D roots. Could things get better? We submit they can not.

Entertainment Earth Podcast: February 5, 2010
Mego-style figures for Lost and Venture Bros., new Sea Spray Transformers toy, Mez-Itz Beetlejuice is just like a Mighty Muggs figure, but better-ish, a new Hasbro Star Wars AT-AT is coming, and much more! It's a big week.
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Entertainment Earth Video Game Podcast: February 5, 2010
Microsoft dumps classic Xbox support on Live, Sonic the Hedgehog returns to 2D, a Mega Man Zero collection is on the way, and Square-Enix embraces vinyl for the Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack.
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Entertainment Earth Toy of the Week Podcast: February 5, 2010
This week: Star Wars Legacy Collection Wave 11! We look at HK-50, a new R2-X2, Snowspeeder Pilot Luke Skywalker, Willrow Hood, Bespin Wing Guard (Human), and much more.
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Entertainment Earth Classic Sci-Fi Movie Podcast: February 5, 2010
This week: Soylent Green! Food of the People! We recently caught this Heston classic, but should you? Probably. It was a good time!
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New Pictures - Week of February 1-5, 2010

If you love Iron Man, we've got a ton of goodies for you! The new Hasbro items are up for pre-order, including Iron Man 2 Movie Action Figures Wave 1 and a Iron Man 2 Electronic Helmet. Mezco Toyz' ghoulishly great Beetlejuice Mez-Itz Figure is due this summer, and a bunch of swell new Prince of Persia movie figures are up from McFarlane Toys.

Check 'em out!