There's a rumor Cumberbatch is up for Dr. Strange...

and so far, it's "just talk".

But since other names have already been batted around, I was wondering when his name came up.

How about another?

Just sayin'

DC makes it's third casting genius-ness

Marvel Studios has done a fantastic job with casting,

while DC's been hit and miss.

As good as Henry Cavill is as Clark, it was Kevin Costner cast as Pa Kent was I felt was genius.

(Not what they did with him mind you, just getting him.)

Then they got Dwayne Johnson to play Black Adam.

While I heard that Carol Kane was involved with Gotham in some way a while ago...

...casting her as Penguin's mother...

HOLY SHEEPS#!T!

HOLY SHEEPS#!T...

I want, no need to talk about Sports Night -

Yes, it was a show that lasted only two seasons back from 1998 - 2000, but it was created by Aaron The West Wing Sorkin...
...and it had Sabrina Sliders Lloyd in it...
...and Robert Benson Guillaume...
...and a bunch of people who later appear on The West Wing...
...but most importantly...
...and I mean most importantly...
...it had this guy:

 Clark Gregg.

See, Gregg appeared in the final two episodes of the show...as a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist...who saves the station at the last minute. Like a hero.

But there's more.

Wanna know how his character made his fortune on the show?

By taking something big,

and making it small.

Though I doubt "The Stranger" did it in a cave with a bunch of scraps.

Why yes...yes it is...

Monday Movie Roundup...8/4/2014

Good Morning!

As no surprise at all,

Guardians of the Galaxy made the most money over this weekend.

How much you may ask?

$94 million in the States, $66.4 million everywhere else. $160.4 million total.

Yep.

It made $37.8 million on Friday...nothing to sneeze at. And the $94 million puts GotG as the #1 grossing film in the States for the month of August. Ever.

From a Marvel Studios' standpoint, GotG is their tenth top grossing film...out of ten films. (I'm just looking at that sentence for a moment, ten Marvel movies in six years. Holy sheeps#!t.) In ninth place is Incredible Hulk with $263.4 million worldwide. I've got a feeling GotG will beat it's $170 million budget and take the #9 spot by weekend #2.

In terms of opening weekends over this summer (in the U.S.), GotG made more than X-Men: Days of Future Past, Godzilla, and The Amazing Spider-Man...and fell less than $2 million shy of beating Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

How did it fare against DC's films on Domestic opening weekends?

Well, GotG blew Batman Begins $48.7 million out of the water, but made less than The Dark Knight's $158.4 million, and The Dark Knight Rises' $160.9 million. Man of Steel also had a more profitable opening, with $116.6 million. In fact, aside from TDKR, TDK and MoS, Guardians of the Galaxy made more opening weekend than every other DC film. Ever. 

Not bad for a bunch of rag-tag interstellar misfits that include a talking raccoon.

Have a good week everyone!

And now, in the "I Wants It" pile...

...The 1960's Batman Series Box Set on Blu-ray!

HOLY SHEEPS#!T BATMAN!

Here's the thing though, it has a Suggested Retail Price of $269.97...

...

...um, yeah.

I might have to forgo the Hot Wheels replica Batmobile, the trading cards, the message from West himself (and photos from the show) and just get the seasons separately (with a SRP of $40), and I'm okay with that.

I mean...I did have the Hot Wheels Batmobile...back in the '70's...and the other Batmobile that was big enough to fit the old Mego action figures...

...don't judge...

But how could I not want this thing? (sigh) Now I've got another thing to save up for. November 11th (yes, that's right - 11/11) is the release date.

Let's take another look at that Vision news...

To be fair, we should have seen this coming.

Paul Bettany has done a fabulous job as J.A.R.V.I.S., and while he was just a program in Iron Man and Iron Man 2,

it was in The Avengers that we saw him do more:

He accessed the armor.

Yeah, he ran diagnostic checks in Iron Man and accessed Ground Control.

In Iron Man 2 he helped Tony develop the new (and as yet unnamed) element.

But during the Battle of New York, J. did something new - 

he "put everything [they've] got into the thrusters".

Meaning J.A.R.V.I.S. had access to systems within the armor and could manipulate them.

Then in IM3, he not only controlled the MK 42 to pull Tony out of the underwater rubble,

he controlled all the armors going back to the MK 8!

Knowing this, it makes sense for J.A.R.V.I.S. to (somehow) be manipulated into Ultron.

But it also makes sense that, as Ultron, he'd develop another android body.

It's even possible this body is what Ultron plans to transfer his programming into.

But over the course of the film, J.A.R.V.I.S. would correct himself and wind up in the android body.

Don't ask me about the phasing thing though, 'cause I've got no idea.

My point is that J.A.R.V.I.S.' development over the course of four films has been so subtle, we almost missed it.

And I'm sort of kicking myself for not seeing it earlier.

Wouldn't it be funny if the end-credit clip showed Tony hiring an actual, physical butler to take over?

And his name just happened to be Jarvis?

What? It could happen...

In Marvel Studios I Trust

WTF? Friday Part 2...The Vision Edition...2/7/2014

I'm going to use a phrase I just learned - like five minutes ago.

Apologies in advance for the vulgarity.

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HOLY SHEEPSHIT!!!