Cool fan-made Star Wars short!

Holy Crap! I didn't know Morpheus married Zoe!

[Octo: Good morning! JPX's work computer is screwing with him and he asked me to post the Guillermo del Toro story below, then I couldn't resist posting more. I wouldn't have bothered with this one about poor Laurence Fishburne dealing with a crazy person except that the last line revealed (to me) that he's married to Gina Torres, pictured above as Zoe from Firefly. Kaboing! Since I'm a nut about Firefly I'm using this as an excuse to plug it. If you haven't seen it, see it! Octopunk, out!]

From Yahoo News: Laurence Fishburne has been granted a temporary restraining order against an ex-convict who claims to own the actor's home.

Anthony Francis even went to the Hollywood property on New Year's Day to try to evict the 51-year-old star.

The order requires Francis, whose real name is Mark Francisco, to stay 100 metres away from the actor, his 43-year-old wife and their daughter.

Francisco was sentenced to two years in prison for a cyberstalking conviction in records show he spent time in a mental hospital for that case.

He had pleaded no contest to cyberstalking after being found competent to go on trial. He also has a 1993 conviction for burglary in San Diego, court records show.

Francisco went to the Oscar-nominated actor's home on January 1 and told his wife Gina Torres that they were living there illegally.

Police were called, and based on Francisco's agitated state and criminal history they advised Fishburne to seek a restraining order.

Francisco also left a handwritten letter threatening to evict the the couple and called police in recent days to try to get them to leave. Attempts to reach Francisco for comment were unsuccessful.

According to court papers lodged by the star, he and his wife have owned their home for 10 years.

"This is a case of stalking, and the judge had no problem in issuing a temporary restraining order to stop it," said Fishburne's lawyer, Donald Etra.

The temporary restraining order will be followed up by a court hearing on January 23 to determine whether it should be extended for three years.

Fishburne starred as Morpheus in The Matrix series and was nominated for a best actor Oscar in 1993 for What's Love Got To Do With It.

His wife is an actress, appearing in 24 and other television series such as Alias and sci-fi cult hit Firefly.

The Human Centipede 3 to feature ‘500+’ victims

From Yahoo News: Good news for fans of disgusting stitched together monstrosities. The Human Centipede 3 has finally got the green light after director Tom Six abandoned his legal battle with star Dieter Laser, and it will feature the biggest ‘centipede’ so far, made from ‘500+’ unlucky victims.

According to a press release, Laser will star alongside The Human Centipede 2 actor Laurence R. Harvey in the sequel, but rather confusingly they will not return as characters Dr. Heiter and Martin, and will instead “play a new villain duo with a storyline no one will expect. Also a big American celebrity will be attached to the film.”

We’re also promised "a megalomaniac 500 + human centipede". Gosh.

Director Tom Six said: “I know my ‘Human Centipede 3’ will be very politically incorrect, but I didn't want to change anything in the script. I am very happy Dieter will follow my vision for a full 100% now and know he is absolutely the most brilliant actor I could wish for."

Laser added, “I never ever would have thought that all our differences and misunderstandings would in the end lead to an even deeper and warmer understanding and appreciation of each other. In this regard I am actually thankful about the whole fuss because it turned out to be an advantage and a wonderful present for our film and for our friendship.”

Last March we heard that Six was threatening to sue Laser for breach of contract after saying the actor’s ego had “grown to laughably big proportions” during pre-production for ‘The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)’, “demanded unacceptable script changes” and dropped out “only seven weeks prior to shooting”.

The sequel eventually made just £942 when it was released in the UK last year, despite widespread media coverage after it was initially declined a rating from the BBFC. They eventually awarded it an 18 after more than two minutes of footage was cut.

‘The Human Centipede 3’ starts shooting in the US in May.

Guillermo del Toro Moving Forward With Supernatural DC Comics Movie ‘Dark Universe’ Featuring Swamp Thing and John Constantine

From slashfilm: Not long ago word came down that Guillermo del Toro is working to produce a film, originally referred to as Heaven Sent and now tentatively called Dark Universe, that will feature supernatural DC Comics characters such as Swamp Thing and John Constantine. We didn’t know much about the movie at the time, but now in a new interview del Toro talks about finally hiring a writer — who he refuses to name — and giving some more details about the potential character roster of the film. Fans of the Vertigo line from DC might be very happy with this one.

In the video interview below, del Toro talks up the writer he’s been courting for some time, and says “right now the working title is Dark Universe.”

Asked about his favorite character in the potential roster for the film, he runs down a lot of names, confirming many likely inclusions:

"Swamp Thing, for me is a rock star. The Demon, Etrigan, is amazing. And then you go to Constantine, who I thought is an amazing creation — and I want to do the Constantine of the comics. Deadman is really a lot of work, but a lot of fun."

Asked to elaborate about the full roster, he says “I can’t say, because then you’ll know the plot a little bit,” but does mention/confirm The Spectre, Zatanna as well as the characters mentioned above.

He says the early movement for this goes back a bit, and talks briefly about some effort at DC to “make their universe cohesive,” but that with Man of Steel WB and DC are more confident than ever. And the tone of that movie, combined with what Christopher Nolan established, is helping define the cinematic tone of DC.

The script isn’t written and the film isn’t greenlit, and so all the details above could be subject to change as the picture evolves.

Go here to watch the interview.

Everything that's wrong with 'Prometheus' in 4 minutes

From ew, What exactly are the errors and inconsistencies that everyone complained about when Prometheus came out this summer? Well they’re all laid bare in a single, concise video on YouTube. CinemaSins, whose other targets include The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers, takes the whole movie to task in four minutes, notching 82 separate complaints. Now’s your chance to relive all of that initial frustration, only this time it doesn’t last for two hours and cost $15!

Evil Dead remake unleashes the gore in this new red band trailer!

New 'A Good Day to Die Hard' trailer looks like dumb fun

Holy crap! Did David Lynch just pitch a third series of Twin Peaks to NBC???

From blastr,
All of a sudden, speculation is rampant that master of the weird David Lynch is bringing his cult TV show, Twin Peaks, back for another season on network TV, 22 years after the show ended. But is it really happening?

When Lynch and co-creator Mark Frost first introduced Twin Peaks on ABC with an eight-episode first season that revolved around the death of a high school girl named Laura Palmer in the small title town, the response from audiences and critics alike was tremendous. Lynch's trademark blend of the macabre, the surreal, the blackly comedic and the unexpectedly poignant, combined with quirky characters and an atmospheric setting, made Twin Peaks the most talked-about new mid-season series of 1990.

But the second season didn't fare so well as the death of Laura Palmer was solved and the show became increasingly bizarre and plunged full steam ahead into the supernatural. Hardcore fans loved it, but viewers gradually dropped away. The second and, as it turned out, final season ended with a cliffhanger in which heroic FBI agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) was trapped in the alternate dimension known as the Black Lodge, while his body in the "real" world was possessed by the murderous entity known as BOB (played by the late Frank Silva).

Aside from a poorly received although highly underrated prequel movie, 1992's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, little has been heard about the series since 1991. But now rumors are circulating that Lynch and Frost could be bringing the show back. Frost told SciFi Now (via Moviehole) in a recent interview that a revival of the show was "something we talk about from time to time," adding that there's a "rich trove to draw from" should they go ahead with it.

But the more substantial chatter is coming as a result of recent reports that Lynch has been taking meetings with NBC, possibly about creating a third season of Twin Peaks for that network (which, by the way, is part of the same company that owns Blastr, in the interest of full disclosure).

Here's where it gets a little vague, though, because some Twitter chatter suggests that the show would take place a short time after the events of the second season, with the Cooper/BOB scenario still playing out, while other reports say that the show would take place 25 years after the original, although it would resolve the plot threads from back then.

We certainly wouldn't mind seeing how Lynch continues the story, although we hope a new show is as weird and wonderful as the original was. Do you want to see Twin Peaks return to TV?

Rumored plans for Justice League movie

From slashfilm,


• Superman is essentially the same character from Man of Steel, and Zack Snyder is consulting regarding the writing of the character.



• Batman: The strategist of the group. Batman doesn't really want to be involved with these super powered beings he considers too powerful. Easily the most complex written.


• Wonder Woman: She has only been in man's world a few short months. The Wonder Woman script Michael Goldenberg is developing will be set before the Justice League movie.


• Green Lantern: Will be Ryan Reynold's character from the Green Lantern movie, but will be freshly written with a more serious tone.


• Flash: The most popular hero in civilian eyes who loves media attention, but when called upon is very serious.


• Martian Manhunter: Alien who has lived on Earth in secret for over a hundred years who has knowledge of Darkseid and his reign.


• Aquaman: Will be the King of Atlantis who has a key role in the film.


• There will also be a heavy military presence in the film which in future rewrites could include characters featured in Man of Steel or even Amanda Waller (Angela Bassett) of which neither are included in the first draft.


• Alfred Pennyworth is in the film in a minor appearance.


• Lois Lane is also in the film in a cameo.


• Darkseid's Elite will be featured who go up against the Justice League early on in the film.

World War Z trailer looks awesome

Happy New Year Horrorthonners!

Here's Mae West in a bat suit! Because the internet.