I Am Link

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--- Dark Tales - I don't know how you make a movie out of the classic kid's horror books Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark without tipping your hat to the mind-fuckery that was Stephen Gammell's original art-work - I almost feel as if it should be an animated movie? Anyway the movie will be made. Actually it'll probably be a series, since it's a giant pile of short stories we're talking about here.

---  Voice Recognition - The National Board of Review just gave Spike Jonze and his film Her best of's for the year, and I'm pleased as punch, I am! Go read Joe Reid's take on all the winners.

--- To Neptune And Beyond - I feel like I haven't mentioned this in ages - the Veronica Mars movie  (even typing that makes me goosebumpy, I can't even believe it exists) has a release date! It'll be out on March 14th, 2014. It's going full-on in theaters too; the original plan had included some VOD but it sounds like they're holding off on that. There's a new clip at that link, as well.

--- Mother Future - Meanwhile in "now those are two actresses I feel better being handed an iconic role" news, the last ladies standing vying for Sarah Conner in the fifth Terminator movie are Game of Thrones Emilia Clarke (KHALEESI) and the goddess that goes by the name of Brie Larson.  Supposedly Clarke, who worked with director Alan Taylor on Thrones, is in the lead. As much as I love Brie, I'd rather she take more actual acting roles, maybe? Stay off the blockbusters for now?

--- Lasso Lady - Because it's Zack Snyder and undoubtedly People Like Zack Snyder making the decisions, a model-actress who's been in some Fast and the Furious movies was just handed the role of Wonder Woman for the Batman Vs. Superman movie. Last I heard it's only Diana that shows up in the film; they're holding off on full WW til later. Anyway congrats and best of luck to you, lady.

--- Ten Actors Acting - The latest Team Experience Top Ten is up over at The Film Experience - this month we picked the ten actors who were nominated for Best Actor trophies and lost, but who deserved to win. It'll probably have to be tomorrow when I get to it but I fully intend to share the ten I chose when I can. My list has a lot less overlap with the final tally than usual.

--- And finally, here's the latest buffed and shined trailer for the 300 sequel, giving us a couple of hints of Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) before and during his golden-freak birth - see him with a beard! Then see him plucked and gilded! Beefcake aside I do hope there's an epic showdown between Eva Green and Lena Headey though, because who the hell doesn't want to see that?

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