The Mariner's Revenge Song by The Decemberists

And this week, I'm going nuts over this song.  The visuals are nice, but I'm really just about the song and this was the first acceptable video I found.  Nevertheless, it's a nice little mini-horror tale.  Enjoy.

Breaking Bad ***no spoilers in post***

***** (2008-2013)

Mr.  AC and I just finished watching Breaking Bad and I would love to discuss it in the comments section with those who have seen it.  So, spoilers fine in comments section, just don't go there if you haven't seen the show. And anyone who hasn't see it should. One of the best TV shows ever.

Demon Baby!

Oh my god my tummy was in bad shape this weekend, so instead of blogging in the night like I'm supposed to I was getting a good night's sleep.  Sorry folks!  I've still got every archived Spider-Man and I'll get to 'em as soon as I can.  Check out this gross robot baby in the meanwhile.

Carrie goes to New York

Hey guys!  Sorry I ghosted on the blog again this week.  My New Year’s resolution was to quit caffeine and I’ve only lapsed two days since the year started (three if you count New Year’s Day itself, but I’m not).  There have been... side effects.  Mostly that I fall asleep at completely appropriate times when I should be up too late blogging.

Anyhoo, I will get us up to speed on Spider-Man as fast as I can.  Meanwhile, groove on the fake telekinesis movie.  Fun stuff.

In other news, the people publishing the Lego book I was trying to get into contacted me mere hours after I posted my pics on flickr and said they wanted my stuff in their book.  It still needs to be approved by Lego, but woo hoo!

Rumbly rumbly klankity klank!

Damn: The Professor and Reuben Kincaid both died today

‘The Conjuring’ Spinoff ‘Annabelle’ Moves Ahead With New Stars and a Start Date

From slashfilm, Though she wasn’t the main focus of The Conjuring  Annabelle the doll was one of its most memorable visions. Her cracked gray face and clown-like smile look like the stuff nightmares are made of, even before it’s revealed that she’s possessed by demons hell-bent on destroying her roommates.

She was so effectively creepy, in fact, that now she’s getting her own movie. New Line is moving ahead with the Conjuring spinoff Annabelle, casting Annabelle Wallis andWard Horton in the leads. Shooting will get underway later this month. Get plot details and more after the jump.

The Wrap reported the casting. The Conjuring cinematographer John Leonetti will direct from a script by Gary Dauberman (Swamp Devil). In the original Conjuring, Annabelle appeared in the opening scene before she was stored away as part of Ed and Lorraine Warren’s collection of haunted artifacts.

Plot details are being kept under wraps for now, although we’ve heard rumors that it will be set before the events of The Conjuring. The very curious may find some clues in stories about the true Annabelle.

While The Conjuring featured well-known faces like Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, and Lili Taylor, Annabelle will have a less starry cast. Wallis is a TV vet known her appearances on The Tudors and BBC’s Peaky Blinders. She also previously had small roles in X-Men: First Class, W.E., and Snow White and the Huntsman. Horton is on the soap opera One Life to Live and recently played an unnamed broker in The Wolf of Wall Street.

The Conjuring was a smash hit last summer, grossing $318 million worldwide on a $20 million budget. As such, it’s sparked its own franchise. Annabelle is one of Three spinoffs reported as being in development last year. Additionally, a direct sequel is still in the works. According to Variety, Annabelle will begin shooting January 27 in Los Angeles.

Why I've been blowing off Spider-Man

I had these red treads & gold wheels together when a fellow Lego freak emailed the grapevine about a new Ninjago Visual Dictionary and how it would have a page of fan-made creations.  So I busted out this.  Should be getting back to the spider game tomorrow night.  Kaboom!

Rumor: ‘Batman vs. Superman’ and ‘Justice League’ Will Shoot Back to Back

From slashfilm, A new rumor is circulating that could explain the number of superheroes potentially showing up in Batman vs. Superman. We know for sure Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman will be in the Zack Snyder sequel, set for release July 17, 2015. We’ve also heard wild rumors of other superheroes, such as Green Lantern, Flash and Aquaman, possibly popping up in the film. Whether those rumors are true or not, the addition of Wonder Woman alone has fans worried Snyder’s film will bite off more than it can chew.

Well the new rumor is Batman vs. Superman will end on a huge tease for a Justice League movie, which will shoot immediately after. Read about that, and a few other rumors, below.

The rumor comes from the guys at Latino Review. Whether or not it’s true, it certainly is a good explanation for why so many superheroes are being mentioned in tandem with Batman vs. Superman: they all just show up at the end. That movie starts shooting in the next few months and, if Justice League shoots right after that, it could potentially build up an annual, Marvel-esque momentum.

Latino Review’s article also mentions the reason Dwayne Johnson was meeting with DC was for a role in Justice League. And, while we’re on the topic of Batman vs. Superman rumors, Comic Book Movie says Lost star Josh Holloway is up for a role in the film. However, even if that’s true, it was likely before his new show Intelligence was a huge hit and scheduling might make his appearance impossible. Or, if he isn’t needed until Justice League (he bears a resemblance to Aquaman, wouldn’t you agree?) maybe it will pan out.

Again, these are rumors based on a few strands of absolute truth. Do you think a massive cliffhanger leading into Justice League in 2016 is the way to go in the DC Universe? Is Holloway a good Aquaman? And there is also still speculation that Batman vs. Superman actually is the Justice League film, which would change the context of all this theorizing.

Peter Mayhew Star Wars Pics!

 
Found this on Huffington Post today.  Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew shared a bunch of behind the scene pics from Star Wars.  Some I think we've seen before, but still!  You can see a bunch on the Huffington  site or his Twitter feed.

Han, Luke and Leia to feature prominently in Star Wars Episode VII

Never has a project attracted so much ink about meetings, but such is the passionate interest in Star Wars. Last fall, every few weeks there was a breathless reveal of a meeting, with names such as Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor,Michael B. Jordan, JackO’Connell,Alex Pettyfer, Saoirse Ronan and Sullivan Stapleton coming up. And those are only the names that leaked out. 

With all the actors being tossed around -- including a report this week that Breaking Bad's Jesse Plemonswas meeting with director J.J. Abrams about a role -- Heat Vision thought it was time to check in on Star Wars in general.

Sources confirm Plemons is on the list to chat with Abrams for Episode VII (and possibly the entire trilogy), with a meeting set to take place this week. But he is only one of a long string of actors on Abrams' meeting list.

As usual, Disney and Lucasfilm are declining to comment, as are the agencies of the respective actors.

From thehollywoodreporter, The project has changed significantly since Oscar winner Michael Arndt splite as writer on Episode VII in the fall, with duties taken up by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, who co-wrote Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark. 

According to multiple insiders, the reason for the parting of ways was not due to a timeframe issue, as has been reported, but rather due to a difference of opinion of which characters to emphasize.

Arndt is said to have focused on the offspring of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), with the original trilogy's heroes taking on supporting roles. Abrams, however, wanted Episode VII to focus on the classic trio of characters, so audiences could have one more chance to enjoy them before a fitting send-off. The new characters, the offspring, will now be in supporting roles, according to these sources, and take center stage in Episode VIII and IX. Some characters have disappeared from the Arndt script and new ones are being added.

Star Wars creator George Lucas, who directed the 1977 original and each of the most recent trilogy, was also involved in the debate, according to insiders. But Lucas, who sold his Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, acquiesced to Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy, who now runs Lucasfilm. 

So with Abrams and Kasdan now overhauling the script, that means many of the actors who had auditioned have been nixed for various reasons. For example, one actor who met with Abrams in the fall before the overhaul was Mud breakout star Tye Sheridan. But sources say that at this stage, there is no need for such young actors and thus Sheridan will not be involved. In another case, one part that was initially conceived as a 20-year-old male is now being rewritten to be 40 years old.

Abrams is, according to many sources, casting a wide, wide net and meeting with "everyone." Even those who have copped to a meeting, such as Ronan, say that.

Abrams has continued meeting with actors while the new script is taking shape. According to sources, he met with Fassbender in December. Girls star Driver is being eyed for a role.

While most names come with no identifying character, Weaving does. Weaving, according to two sources, met for a part to play an Imperial commander.

The latest bit to surface this week is that Abrams and Lucasfilm are now searching for a twentysomething female actress who is either of mixed race or black. The rumor is that Obi-Wan Kenobi had a daughter or granddaughter.

Star Wars: Episode VII hits theaters Dec. 18, 2015.

Daily Spider-Bomb! Horrorthon catchup Week 3

"What's that?  You surrender too?  Sure sure, fine... to be honest I forgot you were here."

El Condor (stage whispers):  Dudes, we're right here!  We can totally hear you!

I choose to believe that everyone in the room rolled their eyes on "Bullseye!", including Rosa.

Some extremely hasty congratulating goes on.

Spidey basks in the glow of the manslaughter he just committed.

"Cornered -- like a rat!  Or I guess really anything that's in a corner..."

Sure!  Why not!  The only bad thing that could happen is maybe she gets raped and murdered!