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Watch the Retro Sci-Fi of 'C 299,792 km/s' in Full

From iwatchstuff, These days, it's pretty much impossible to find a sci-fi space film that doesn't rely on greenscreens and slick computer graphics to define its world. I guess the same is true for local weather reports, but on the first point, filmmakers Derek Van Gorder and Otto Stockmeier have been working to challenge that now-accepted production model with an older, much more costly and cumbersome one. Since 2011, they've been working to put together a sci-fi short with the practical, optical methods of yesteryear, using only tangible sets, cool little spaceship models, and a lot of party lights. So many party lights.
Well, now they're done, and you can watch the full 12-minute short online below. As you'll see, it's based in the teachings of a fake Carl Sagan, so you know it's real.

Terrence Stamp Doesn't Like George Lucas and Hated Making "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"

From worstpreviews, During almost every press conference, actors talk about how they loved working with their co-stars and with their director. A real pleasure. But once in a while, an actor will come forward about the miserable time he had on the set of some movie.

This time it's Terence Stamp, who revealed the awful time he had playing Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and how disappointed he was with the directing style of George Lucas.

"We didn't get [along] at all. I didn't feel like [Lucas] was a director of actors; he was more interested in stuff and effects. He didn't interest me and I [don't] think I interested him," said Stamp. "I came all the way back from Australia [for the movie]. I didn't want to, but my agent leaned on me and I wanted to meet Natalie Portman because I'd seen her in 'The Professional.' And I did meet her and she was absolutely enchanting. But on the day I'm supposed to do my scene with her, for which I'd traveled halfway around the world, I said, 'Where's Natalie?' And George says, 'That's Natalie,' and points to a bit of paper on the wall. It was just boring."

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'Ant-Man' and 'Doctor Strange' To Start Marvel's Magic-and-Ant-Filled Third Phase

From iwatchstuff: If you've been wondering why Marvel is making a movie about Ant-Man--especially when they haven't even touched their cache of flamboyant magicians--studio head Kevin Feige has some answers for you.

Speaking to MTV about the third phase of Marvel's ever-expanding plan of forcibly familiarizing audiences with ridiculous characters, Feige explained that while making a film about a talking raccoon was their idea, they're only doing this Ant-Man thing because of Edgar Wright being generally great. The writer-director apparently approached Feige about doing an Ant-Man film at a Comic-Con back in 2004, and Feige agreed solely because he, like the rest of us, was really curious what the director of Shaun of the Dead would do with a shrinking guy who talks to bugs.

As such, Marvel seems to be giving Wright pretty free reign with the project, Feige explaining, "It's very much an Ant-Man origin movie from the perspective of Edgar Wright and his co-writer Joe Cornish," while adding that, despite the expected stylistic departures, "it's certainly set in the Marvel Universe." And while there's no guarantee that Ant-Man will ever find his way into an Avengers film, as he's pretty hard to sell in a group shot, Feige did imply some sort of continuity, confirming, "Ant-Man is definitely part of Phase Three."

Also in Phase Three: Doctor Strange, the medically-licensed magician! Marvel has been talking about getting the character in theaters since at least 2010, and it sounds like it's finally going to happen sometime after Ant-Man's debut in 2015. "He's a great, original character, and he checks the box off this criteria that I have," Feige explained. "He's totally different from anything else we have, just like Guardians of the Galaxy. He's totally different from anything we've done before, as is Ant-Man, which keeps us excited." Different is exciting!

He wouldn't get into what other increasingly-obscure heroes will be added in the third wave, but did say, "you probably don't have to look too far to guess at the next list of characters we're toying with and beginning to develop." Sooooo, Speedball then?

Disney Cancels 3D Re-Releases of "Star Wars" Films

From worstpreviews, 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm have been planning to convert all six "Star Wars" films to 3D and then re-release them in 3D theaters. The companies accomplished that with "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" a year ago, but the movie debuted to a disappointing $23 million domestically.

Disney has since acquired Lucasfilm. And even though "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 3D" has been set to hit theaters on September 20th, and "Star Wars: Episode III:Revenge of the Sith 3D" has been set for October 11th, Disney decided to cancel both releases.

The studio only wants to focus on rebooting the franchise. It has already hired director JJ Abrams for "Star Wars: Episode VII" and has plans to develop a new trilogy, in addition to spin-off films focusing on specific characters.

Paul Giamatti is The Rhino in "The Amazing Spider-Man" Sequel

From worstpreviews, Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained) is already playing the villainous Electro in "The Amazing Spider-Man" sequel. And now comes word that Paul Giamatti is in talks to join the new movie as the villain known as The Rhino.

The Rhino first appeared in 1966 and is an alter-ego of Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich. He's a former low-key thug, but an experiment grafted a nearly-indestructible polymer to Aleksei's skin, making him nearly unstoppable.

"I thought Rhino was the greatest thing when I was a little kid," Giamatti said back in 2011. "It was a guy who was basically in this rhinoceros outfit and I always thought, 'Why don't they have The Rhino in one of their movies?' But maybe The Rhino wasn't that big of a deal for anybody but me... If they ever go with The Rhino I would be ready and waiting."

Meanwhile, Felicity Jones (Like Crazy) is also in talks to join the cast. Her role has yet to be revealed.

"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is once again directed by Marc Webb and is set to begin filming in February. It's set to hit theaters on May 2nd, 2014.

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Happy Birthday 50Page McGee!

I got so excited about Spider-Man I almost forgot what's really important: one of our resident youngsters is one year less young today! This picture is recycled from an earlier birthday, but me and the fam are heading out today to glom onto some of 50P's several-hour-long celebration, and I'll slap up something more recent (if people his age still show up on film.)

I was going to get him a nice book, but I couldn't find one that had blank pages after page 50, so what's the point?