We came to the realisation a while ago that a lot happens that BurnAllZombies gets a lot of news. We also realised that not a lot of that news is worthy of getting a post all of its own. So we carried out a readers’ survey, and it turns out you agreed with us: most of you don’t necessarily care about multiple posts with trailers or images when there isn’t some more meat to add to it. (And if you don’t agree with that, well, you should have taken part in our readers’ survey, shouldn’t you?)
So instead, we’re launching the ZombieZine, a weekly round-up of news from the worlds of gaming, movies, comics and other such nerdy and geeky finery. We’ll have images, trailers, release dates, and other such news, made up of all those little pieces of news that maybe don’t warrant an entry just for their own sakes. We’ll aim to have the ZombieZine going out every week, and to make your life interesting, will have a quick run-down of the new releases (in Ireland) for the week (and if we have reviews, we’ll link to them.)
Roll up, roll up…you can check the first ZombieZine below.
Andrew Garfield Is Spider-Man (Now There’s A Picture To Prove It)
The first images of Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man from the as-yet untitled Spider-Man reboot coming in 2012 (in 3D no less…yeah, I’m not sure how I feel about that either.) Garfield himself manages to look like a suitably lanky teenager (no small feat for a 27 year-old), an interesting contrast to Tobey Maguire’s somewhat stockier frame (Spider-Man being lanky/teenager-like is good!) As a promo image, though, there’s a few questions: what’s with the damaged Spider-Man symbol on his chest? (Is this taken from some post-fight sequence?) Where’s the mask? (You can’t expect us to have a serious opinion without seeing the full thing yet?) And what’s with those metal bits on his wrists? (Old-school mechanical web-shooters? Or just a fancy MP3 player?)
We’re sure we’ll see a more complete set of images soon, but for those of us who’ve been unsure if a Spider-Man reboot is maybe too soon, it bodes well for the movie that there can be so much right about the image above.
The Dark Knight Returns Gets Some Cast: Tom Hardy Is Bane; Anne Hathaway Is Selina Kyle (Not Catwoman)
In a press release from 19th January, Christopher Nolan finally offered up some information on The Dark Knight Returns, and there were some surprises. Both Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy had been linked to roles in the third (and potentially final) of Nolan’s Batman films, but it’s the characters they’ll be playing that have are most interesting.
Hardy (who worked with Nolan on last year’s Inception) will be playing Bane, the villain best known for “breaking the Bat,” and worst-known for featuring in Joel Schumacher’s 1997 Batman And Robin (wherein the phrase “hulking mess” comes to mind.)
“I am delighted to be working with Tom again and excited to watch him bring to life our new interpretation of one of Batman’s most formidable enemies.”
Hathaway’s casting has some similar issues, but also some interesting phrasing from Nolan: she’ll be playing Selina Kyle, but there’s no indication from Nolan’s statement that the film will also feature Kyle’s alter-ego, Catwoman. That character’s big-screen interpretations have always been camp (and let’s all look at Halle Berry when we say “unsuccessful”) which might not fit with Nolan’s style from the first two movies, but it could also mark a significant change in tone as Nolan brings his trilogy to a close.
X-Men: First Class Gets Some Class Photos
Last week, we didn’t even have so much as an official poster image for X-Men: First Class (sorry if that made our 20 for 11 a bit boring) and now, we have the poster above. And some cast photos. It doesn’t say much for what’s actually going to happen in the film, as most of the images are fairly dry and action-less, but hey, there’s chess games! And Magneto! More images and some news from director Matthew Vaughn can be found over at /FILM.
Trailers: Rubber
French horror films are usually good, but what about when they’re about killer tyres? With psychic powers?
Rubber comes from French director Quentin Dupieux, or Mr. Oizo. That’s the musician responsible for the music in the Flat Eric Levi’s ads, in case you can’t remember…yeah, we’re not sure what that says about a feature film either, so just sit back, relax and watch the trailer.
Nintendo 3DS Gets A Date, Games
We knew it would be March: now we know exactly when. Nintendo’s new handheld console, the Nintendo 3DS will be in stores March 25th in Europe and March 27th in the US. Among other games that were announced for the “launch window” (between March and June) will be a remastered Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, Rayman 3D and Rabbids 3D. There’s no solid info on retail price yet: Nintendo have released this to retailers, and currently we’re hearing everywhere between €200 and €300 based on different retailers and bundles.
Your Mom Hates This
Dead Space 2 isn’t in stores until next week, but the promotional campaign has already begun, with some TV spots and a website declaring that “Your Mom Hates This.” It all seems a little bit like the campaign is trying to flaunt controversy and anyone who’s thought seriously about games will probably groan at a company actively using this to sell its product.
But that said, it’s still a fun viral. And is a nice comparison to the launch trailer which features some little-known band called Smashing Pumpkins that nobody’s ever heard of.
Released This Week: In Cinemas
- Black Swan (review coming soon)
- John Carpenter’s The Ward
- Morning Glory
Released This Week: Games
- LittleBigPlanet 2 (review and interview with the developers coming soon)
