January 2013

News and Notes

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Deadline is reporting Joseph Gordon-Levitt has joined the short-list for the role of Peter Quill (which also includes Lee Pace, Jim Sturgess, and Zachary Levi) in Marvel Studios’ 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy

TV Line is reporting Jon Favreau is on deck to direct one of the final episodes of The Office

TIME is reporting Jay-Z will help the produce the score for writer/director Baz Luhrmann‘s remake of The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher, and Tobey Maguire

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GQ Shoots the Revolutionary Tracy Spiridakos

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GQ recently sat down for an interview and photoshoot with actress Tracy Spiridakos, one of the stars of producer J.J. Abrams‘ Revolution about the human race battling for survival 15 years after the global shutdown of all electronic devices on the planet. In the interview the Canadian actress discusses her addiction to PlayStation and her love of Battlestar Galactica. You can find more of her photos along with a behind-the-scenes video of the photoshoot inside.

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Justice League #15

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justice-league-new-52-15-coverBecause no one, anywhere, was demanding it, DC begins its Aquaman-centric crossover “Thrones of Atlantis” beginning here with the accidental attack on Atlantis by a U.S. air craft carrier (don’t you hate it when that happens?).

On other fronts, Superman and Wonder Woman are still dating and the Man of Steel takes the opportunity to explain his ingenious disguise as Clark Kent, Hal Jordan is still missing (and it seems no one is looking for him anymore), and the back-up story of the New 52‘s douchebag version of Captain Marvel continues as Billy selfishly turns on Freddy Freeman and is confronted with Black Adam for the first time.

Unless you’re a huge Aquaman fan anxiously anticipating this new event (i.e. your name is Geoff Johns) there’s almost nothing here for you. No Flash. No Green Lantern. Batman saved by Aquaman. The art’s not bad, and we get a little more of Superman and Wonder Woman together on a date, but that’s about it. Pass.

[DC, $3.99]

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Super Dinosaur #16

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super-dinosaur-16-coverI have four words for you: Super Dinosaur in space! If that isn’t enough to pique your interest than I don’t know what else to say.

When trouble arises on the moon Derek Dynamo and Super Dinosaur are sent to the secret “Inner-Moon” colony of the Kalish who include two races, the Krill and the Sloon, whose differences have led to an all-out civil war inside the heart of the moon.

Finally getting the two sides to stop fighting, Derek uncovers the reason for the recent heating up of the long-dormant feud. The son and daughter of both leaders have vanished, secretly traveling to Earth, sparking the renewal of the hostilities. To keep the delicate temporary truce, Derek and SD will have to return to Earth and find the pair and bring them home.

Fun stuff. I especially like seeing Super Dinosaur in his own space suit. The comic seems to foreshadow a Romeo and Juliet tale between the offspring of the warring tribes, but we’ll have to wait until next month to see if that’s case. Worth a look.

[Image, $2.99]

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