I Am Link

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--- Bad Boy - The director of 28 Weeks Later (which I really liked) is making a series for HBO called Blanco starring Shiloh Fernandez as a dude who spins his weaselly status into criminal gold. While he's certainly pretty, I'm still not convinced that putting a lot of pressure to act on Shiloh is the best idea. We'll see. Maybe he'll surprise us.

--- Halleluiah Mogwai - This post is ten months old but I just saw it over the weekend and it's too delightful to ignore - apparently a little chapel in France was remodeled a couple of years ago, and amongst the gargoyles they put all sorts ofpop-culture monsters, like from Gremlins and Aliens. I want to go there right now.

--- Kraving Katniss - I'm going to have some words for y'all on Catching Fire later today as long as all goes to plan, but for now read what Nathaniel, an admitted Games agnostic, has to say over at The Film Experience; he makes some good points. And from the opposite end of the spectrum, here's io9 listing what they think director Francis Lawrence fixed with the series' second installment.

--- Wonder Twins - I can't believe they're only just now getting around to this but Marvel's finally officially announced that Aaron Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen are playing Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch in the second Avengers movie, which we've pretty much known forever. I suppose the deals could've fallen apart; I am glad they didn't.

--- Wizarding Seconds - Alfonso Cuarón says he'd totally be open to returning the the Harry Potter world again, and so they should keep him in mind with the new spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them thing. Ummmm I hope they are listening!

--- Midnight Runners - Take Shelter director Jeff Nichols is prepping his next movie (after this year's Mud), which we've heard a little bit about before - it's called Midnight Special, and it's about a father who takes his son on the run after they find out the son's got some kind of special (super?) powers. Michael Shannon (of course), Kristen Dunst, and Joel Edgerton are already set to star, and Adam Driver's just joined it too.
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--- And finally the full trailer for HBO's gay drama Looking dropped over the weekend, you can watch it below. I keep waffling back and forth with my expectations for this one, but I hope I hope I hope I love it. We'll see come January.

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