Geek Talk

November 30, 2005

X-men 3 Storyboards!

Filed under: Movies — Jim Murphy @ 2:19 pm

Woah! Two posts in one day! I could push it to three if I really wanted to. Anyway, SHH posted this article with screen captures of some storyboards that’ll be on the Fantastic Four DVD.

Marvel Studios’ Avi Arad mentions that Wolverine will have to do what he dislikes the most… become a leader. We also see Wolverine/Mystique being injected with something in the storyboards, Magneto breaking prisoners out of cells, and the Golden Gate Bridge being destroyed and being redirected towards Alcatraz.

Neat! I love when Magneto does big stuff like that. It’s almost like that arc Morrison did when Magneto wrecked the Manhatten bridge… but not quite.

Batman Begins 2

Filed under: Movies — Jim Murphy @ 2:04 pm

Found this on Comicbookmovie.com:

Comic book fan rumor we heard over the Turkey Day holiday has it that the Joker in the Batman Begins sequel won’t be zany and clowny but rather, in keeping with the tone of director Chris Nolan’s films, will be dark and frightening with a broad smile under his wide-brimmed hat.

According to our sources, the Joker will be an x-factor in the Gotham crime scene, sometimes acting against the Batman and sometimes acting against the Mob still taking orders from the League of Shadows.

Meanwhile, the Penguin is rumored to be a Russian arms dealer working with Gotham gangsters. No word on the imminent return of the Scarecrow.

I like the idea of a grim Joker. It’s something different, we’ve been the over the top Joker from the Burton Batman (and from the 60s show). It’d be nice to have just a creepy Joker.