News I Was Too Lazy to Mention When it Was News: Roundup Post
Happy Monday, kids. Here’s another batch of stuff that fell through the cracks…
Badass Digest reports that Shane Black, writer of Lethal Weapon and writer/director of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang may direct Iron Man 3. Â Good news, I say. Â I’m usually a fan of Black’s stuff, and he’s got just the sense of humor (and reporre with Downey Jr.) for the job. Â Of course, this would be his first comic book flick. Â But as you can see below, he’s been studying up:
Speaking of comics, /Film reveals that the producers for that Godawful Spider-Man musical have hired a new writer to fix it. Â They wanted someone who really understood the character of Spider-Man. Â What makes him appealing both from a visceral, action-focused perspective, as well as an emotional character-focused perspective. Â With that in mind, they’ve hired ANY 15-YEAR-OLD IN AMERICA.
In happier times.
I’ll tell you who needs his story rewritten (segue!), Tommy the Green Power Ranger AKA Jason David Frank. Â And yes I knew that name from memory because I saw it every weekday morning for a good four years straight. Â Sadly, according to Geekologie, JDF’s in a bit of a jam after cracking some dude in the jaw so hard, his teeth came out. Â To be fair, this was during an officially sanctioned mixed-martial arts bout. Â To be EXTRA fair, this was NOT the guy he was supposed to be fighting, but some random employee of the gym. Â Apparently he forgot the Power Ranger’s rule of escalation: start out with harmless gymnastics, wait for the bad guy to power up BEFORE you morph.
Hey, know what else was green and a part of my childhood? Â Gremlins, which was a horror comedy directed by the great Joe Dante. Â And now it looks like Dante may be returning to the genre with a new Vampire/Werewolf comedy called Monster Love. Â Yeah it’s kind of a tired concept at this point, but if anyone can inject some new life into it, it’s him. Â /Film’s got the pres release.
Finally, you know I love to end a roundup with a video, so check out this excellent compilation of conspicuous product placement in films put together by FilmDrunk (via /Film):
It’s a great video, but of course it’s missing one of Logan and my favorites, featuring a very-pre-famous George Clooney:
