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• Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation
• Justin Timberlake to star in the post-Superbowl Glee episode? A good fit for Schuester’s little brother?
• Masi Oka joins star-filled Hawaii Five-0 as a possibly-recurring coroner
• The 5th and last season of Friday Night Lights airs in October 27 on DirecTV

• Green Lantern Villain changed from Legion to Parallax? (Rumor)
• Judge Dredd will be “a very hard R-Rated, gritty, realistic movie” that will be shot in Johannesburg with Karl Urban as Dredd
• The Avengers will be shot in 3D
• Edgar Wright calls his Ant-Man a “high-tech, spy heist film”
• Next Terminator to be CG-Animated sequel to original film called Terminator 3000? Legal matters may hold up production
• Warner Bros producing live action Bugs Bunny film

• Bioshock Infinite announced

• Star Wars coming to Blu-Ray in Fall 2011 with more deleted scenes
• Universal considering a Lord of the Rings theme park

GeekJerk Reaction: Lottery Ticket, Nanny McPhee Returns, Piranha 3D, The Switch, Vampires Suck

A prequel to Edgar Wright’s live action film currently in theaters (GO SEE IT NOW!!), Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation shows a flashback to Scott’s High School years and his romance with future Sex Bob-omb drummer Kim Pine. It also features the character Lisa Miller,  my favorite character from the graphic novel series who was tragically left out of the film (though not without good reason). Enjoy the 4-minute short below:

• Steven Moffat will be writing the Doctor Who Christmas special as well as five episodes next season
• Russell T Davies says “the series is going very dark places” much like Children of Earth and that is working with an American style writing room
• Stargate Universe season 2 starts September 28th
• The Walking Dead – Second season and B&W version on DVD releases confirmed

• JJ Abrams and Bad Robots to produce “Boilerplate”, a graphical novel adaptation
• Del Toro’s next project “At the Mountains of Madness”? James Cameron’s involvement to get the studio moving?
• Robert Rodriguez in negotiations for the Deadpool movie? Next movie is Spy Kids 4. Deadpool will break the fourth wall
• Matt Reeves says Let Me In will be a “closer tonal match to the book” than the Swedish version of the movie was; may direct Wolverine 2
• Joss Whedon wanted Mark Ruffalo because he reminds him of a personal quality not seen in Bruce Banner since Bill Bixby
• Liam Neeson no longer attached to Spielberg’s Lincoln biopic.
• Disney sells Miramax for $660 Million
• Edgar Wright says one of the reasons Ant Man isn’t in The Avengers is because he is writing an origin story, which doesn’t fit in chronologically with The Avengers
• In addition to scoring Tron Legacy, Daft Punk will appear in the movie. Several of their tracks have leaked
• Damon Lindelof rewriting Alien prequel for Ridley Scott
• Mad Men star Jon Hamm being “seriously considered” for the Superman role
• Zack Snyder is working on his adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300 follow-Up “Xerxes” as fast as Miller can write it
• Green Lantern character posters gives first look at Sinestro

• Josh Hutcherson made his own Spider-Man audition tape
• Microsoft develops software algorithm to remove motion blur from photographs taken with shaky hands using accelerometers and gyroscopes

Geek Jerk Reaction: The Other Guys, Step Up 3D, Flipped, Middle Men

I didn’t think I would really need to show anymore trailers or anything from Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (since we’ve really been pimping it pretty hard here at Geekshow), but I was wrong. This trailer is so phenomenal I couldn’t help but share it with you. It really gives you a good feel for the world of Scott Pilgrim (outside of just the fights, which are amazing) and prepares you a little better for just what you’ll all be getting yourselves into this August.

Watch in awe, people. Watch in awe:

– John Krasinski (The Office) won’t be wielding the shield, but Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Ryan Phillippe (Crash), and Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe) are now in the running for Captain America. Seriously, can we just cast this thing already? (/Film)

- Hugo Weaving (The Matrix) will be taking on the role of Hitler’s right-hand man Red Skull in Captain America. (THR)

- Christopher Nolan spoke about his third Batman film, stating that it “- will end the story”. (LA)

- Green Lantern snags Jango Fett for Abin Sur, and filmmaker/actor Taika Waititi (Eagle vs. Shark) for Thomas “Pieface” Kamaku. (THR)

- The first poster for Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs The World is… epic. (CS)

- The Hobbit begins shooting this June. (/Film)

- Is either a 3D Titanic or an Avatar extended cut rerelease necessary? No? Well, they seem to be happening anyway. (USA)

- Summit is reaching out to Sophia Coppola and Gus Van Sant as possible directors for Twilight: Breaking Dawn? (EW)

In honor of Halloween and Spooktober this is our special commentary for Shaun of the Dead, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright. So put that DVD in your player and get ready for Shaun of the Dead like you’ve never experienced before.

In the comics, Lee was a doucebag skateboarder/movie star and I think Evans will be hysterical in the role. So far, every bit of casting has been spot on and I’m really looking forward to seeing how Wright does with actors that aren’t part of his usual crew. To be honest, the only guy I’m worried about is Cera. Will he play the Scott Pilgrim in the comics or will he re-format the role to fit his standard comedic style? Hopefully we’ll find out before 2009 is over.

Keiran Culkin has been cast  in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.  He joins Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead who have already been cast as Scott Pilgrim and the object of his affection Romona Flowers. Culkin plays Wallace Wells, Scott’s gay roommate who is the more responsible of the two, and is known for his pithy observations.

Also joining the cast is Aubrey Plaza, playing the obnoxious  lead singer and guitarist of Scott’s band, Sex Bob-omb. Plaza is a comedian who will be making her big screen debut later this year with Judd Apatow’s Funny People and was recently cast in the untitled new series from The Office masterminds Greg Daniels and Mike Schur. The series is set in the office of Amy (Poehler), deputy chairman of the department of parks and recreations in Pawnee, Ind. Plaza will play April, an intern who shadows her.

Last Week, director Edgar Wright posted a set photo from the upcoming film on his myspace page. It looks to be the entrance to Scott Pilgrim and Wallace Wells’ apartment.

The series is about 23-year-old Canadian Scott Pilgrim, a slacker, hero, wannabe-rockstar, who is living in Toronto and playing bass in the band “Sex Bob-Omb.” He falls in love with American delivery girl Ramona V. Flowers, but must defeat her seven “evil exes” in order to date her.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is due in theaters later this year.