Hugh Jackman on ‘The Wolverine’, How He’s the “Ultimate Outsider”, in Video With 3+ Minutes of New Footage

Fans are are heavily invested in James Mangold's The Wolverine to right the wrongs done to the character in both X3 and Wolverine: Origins. With the release date, July 26th, looming ever closer, Mangold, Hugh Jackman, and others discuss what sets The Wolverine apart from previous stories in this latest featurette, A Ronin Story. In it, Jackman touches on the isolation of Wolverine, saying,

Wolverine is the ultimate outsider. And in our movie, which takes place after X-Men 3, he's probably more isolated than you've ever seen Wolverine. He has lost hope, and it's a dangerous place for someone as powerful as Wolverine.

But the talking heads aren't really what you're here for, are they? What you want is the new footage, which is inter cut between interview snippets, but still gives us the best look at the movie since the trailers.

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Man, does this movie look awesome! I can only hope I won't be woefully disappointed. I remember how excited I was for X3 and Origins, and the distasteful sting they left me with. Have you decided to give The Wolverine a chance? Or have your wounds yet to heal?

Source: Digital Spy via Blastr

Latest ‘Hobbit’ Production Vid Brings (Bad) SDCC News

Let's get the unfortunate stuff out of the way: as fate would have it, it turns out that The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will not be appearing at San Diego Comic Con later this month. According to director Peter Jackson, he and the cast and crew are just too busy at the moment doing pick-up shots for the last two Hobbit films in New Zealand to be bothered to have the time to head across the Pacific to San Diego and be available for the fans at Comic Con. Jackson sends his regrets because he likes to be very hands on with what he brings to Comic Con, but at this time the pick-ups take priority and he need to "take the Comic Con burden" off his shoulders, so to speak.

Jackson promises some new footage from the films soon, but in the meantime you can get your Hobbit fix by checking out the latest of Jackson's production diaries, conveniently embedded below (It's got elves!):

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Source: Superhero Hype

First ‘Kick-Ass 2′ Clip is Under 140 Characters, Urges You to Follow @MotherF_cker on Twitter

Often, new movies and television shows use Twitter as a marketing tool. Sometimes it's cool, other times awesome, - like director Joss Whedon using the Much Ado About Nothing account which led to his own, personal Twitter account - and then there's those awful attempts that feel like your parents trying to be hip with the cool kids. Thankfully, the new account, @MotherF_cker, which is of course around to promote Kick-Ass 2, is the awesome kind. As in, it reads just as if you were following The Mother F%&*^r on Twitter. Which, I guess, now you are.

The only thing that could possibly make this better is if it was Christopher Mintz-Plasse running the account, but at least whomever they've got doing it is doing a bang-up job as the evil asshole.

There's this new clip released as well, heralding The Mother F%&*^r's tweeting,

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And last I checked, @MotherF_ucker's got over 2,ooo followers. Will you be one of them?

Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist return for the follow-up to 2010's irreverent global hit: Kick-Ass 2. After Kick-Ass' (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse)-reborn as The Mother F%&*^r-only the blade-wielding Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) can prevent their annihilation.

Kick-Ass 2 hits theatres on August 16th.

‘The Crow’ Creator James O’Barr Joins Remake; Does This Make You Feel Any Better?

In a move that's going to put a lot of fans at ease, Variety is reporting James O'Barr, creator of the original graphic novel, is now involved with Relativity Media's new adaptation of The Crow as a "creative consultant." This remake already has F. Javier Gutierrez directing, screenwriter Cliff Dorfman, and Luke Evans attached to star. Shooting won't begin until 2014, but expect both O'Barr and Gutierrez to appear at San Diego Comic-Con.

Here's a little statement from O'Barr,

It is important for 'Crow' fans to understand that Relativity, Javier, Luke and the entire team are working on a new adaptation of the book itself. I believe that this movie will stand alongside Brandon and his film as a valid work of art, and I look forward to collaborating on the project.

It seems in the coming weeks we'll learn more about the direction they're hoping to take this new adaptation - don't call it a remake! - but how are you feeling about it now? What do you think of O'Barr coming on board as a creative consultant?

Source: Variety via /Film

Nerd Art Dump: Monster Fighting Robots, Mother of Dragons, Zombie Cats, & MOAR!

Each and every week we scour the Internet for nothing but the best in nerdy art. We leave no digital stone unturned, we poke and prod every nook and cranny of the Interwebz. Why? Because we love you, and we love to bring you weekly feed of nerd art.

On with the dump!

Above: Berkay Daglar didn't have to do much to get us excited about this Pacific Rim poster, we were taken the moment we saw the giant robot. It just helps they made a sweet poster that I personally wouldn't mind having hung in my living room right about now. [Berkay Daglar]

Hit the jump for Disney girls, ninja turtles and more.

We've been waiting for a proper reboot of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Otto Schmidt may have just kickstarted everything. Removing all the slapstick and the steroids of the 80s' series and giving everyone a more modernized tone, Otto has made a He-man series worth watching. And honestly, I missed Orko the first time I saw this, see how fast you can find him. [Geek Tyrant]

Yes, Wonder Woman is lovely to stare at, but watch out for that rope of her's or "mercy" won't be the only thing you're saying between her punches. This quick sketch, that's right sketch, by JimboBox is perfect. [Deviant Art]

We featured the touching work of Andry Rajoelina and his comic book families before with DC, but now he's at it again with the heroes of Marvel. And no, we're not crying, we're just upset there's no more tickets to Comic-Con. Why must you make us feel, Andry? [Herochan]

The first family of Marvel and the Fantastic Four get their own retro poster thanks to Colby H Bryant. It makes you just want to get into the Fantastic car and get to punching Doctor Doom in his silly metal face. [Herochan]

The Lich in Adventure Time is mean, scary and a downright evil dude, but thankfully he's just a cartoon character. That was until artist Sam Denmark put his digital pen to work and created a version of the villain that would give Freddy Krueger nightmares. Remember, he can't hurt you if you have a sweater imbued with the power of "liking someone a lot" - we hope. [Obvious Winner]

This season of Game of Thrones may be over, but the stellar artwork continues to go on. Daenerys and her currently calm fire-breathing dragon are at a moment of peace thanks to artist zimmay and their crafty hand. Season 4, here we come. [Deviant Art]

Poison Ivy, Catwoman and Harley Quinn, alone they're pretty dang clever, but put them together and these sirens are bringing Gotham to its knees. W. Scott Forbes

People love Man of Steel, it revived the Superman franchise and made Henry Cavill a household name. So why not let Lerms take a crack at giving him a portrait worthy of the great hall in the Fortress of Solitude. Lois will love it and you should too. [Geek-Art]

Every once in a while we just have to post a drawing that makes us say, "what kind of gold is this?" Today this gold comes in the form of Minna Sundberg's cat-filled zombie apocalypse scenario, with the cats trying to survive their undead former friends. Nice to see that one cat has their eye on the ball in all of this. [Geek Tyrant]

Nerdy Bits: Learn Kirk Fu, Visit Diagon Alley With Google Maps, ‘Skryim’s Orcish Battleaxe on ‘Man at Arms’, Homemade Trench Run, and MOAR!

Every day the internet produces an astounding amount of goodies and gems. Most hilarious, some amusing, but all worth at least a few seconds of your time. We here at Nerd Bastards try to bring you the best bits of news and nerdery the webz has to offer, with a bit of snark thrown in. But sometimes not everything makes the cut. Monday through Friday we'll be bringing you our inbox leftovers, our forgotten bookmarks, the nerdy bits that simply slipped through the cracks. You can submit items to Nerdy Bits by emailing us at nerdybits@nerdbastards.com.

Above: Yup, just a Lady Magneto, showing off her balls- er, skills, her metal controlling skills, I mean. Annaka Vader just rocks this First Class version of Magneto, right down, er, up to the helmet. Photography and camera trickery by Templar Digital. Check out more on Fashionably Geek.

Kirk-Fu, no fighting style in the galaxy is more effective at easily defeating your enemies with minimal actual fighting. Created by Rabittooth, get yourself a print here. [Laughing Squid]

Harry Potter's Diagon Alley is now available on Google Maps' Street View! That's right, sit at home and visit iconic locales, like Olivander's Wand Shop, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes joke shop, and Gringott's Bank. What you're actually seeing though, is the set recreation at Warner Bros.' Studio Tour in Leavesden, London. But still, pretty awesome, no? [Digital Spy]

Gender-bending, cross-play, whatever you call it, this Superboy is doing it right. Cosplayed by Silver Shade, costume created by Heroes in Tights, photography from Frozen Memories by CJ. And speaking of, have you check out our Bountiful Collection of Cross-Play Babes? [Fashionably Geek]

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Not Literally, taking a break from their Doctor Who and Harry Potter videos, turn to Game of Thrones with their Gotye parody, "A Character I Used to Know." It pays tribute to all those we lost in Season 1. We can only hope they'll cover the next two, though, I'm afraid to watch their tribute to Season 3. *sniffle* [The Mary Sue]

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CineFix gives Anchorman the 8-bit treatment. Oh, little 8-bit Baxter is so cute! [Digital Spy]

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Master craftsman, Tony Swatton, is back with another stellar Man at Arms video. This time he's creating the Orcish Battleaxe from Skyrim, and It. Is. Stunning! [Nerd Approved]

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If this isn't the greatest homemade video you watch today, there's something wrong with you! It's Cinefix again, this time recreating the iconic trench run from Star Wars Episode IV, starring Chris Hardwick. [Laughing Squid]

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San Diego Comic Con 2011

*Sigh* Teaching, modeling, family life & life in general is really taking it's toll on me. I am completely and utterly exhausted. Not to mention a tangled love life and my train hit and killed a man on my way to work last week. I really and truly need a vacation and have to get away from it all. I think I'm under the delusion that I am really a Wonder Woman and have to do it all. I'm going to end up in the hospital if I don't slow down, which is something my doctor yelled at me about last year.

This year's Comic Con was a whirlwind. Traveling from the east coast to the west cost is very exhausting. Lucky enough, my gal pal Haydn Porter (the super gorgeous playboy model) and I were on the same connecting flight to Cali so we got off the plane together and shared a cab to our hotel, went shopping and had lunch on the town with a new fellow Slave Leia named Rebecca while we waited for our manager to arrive. Entertainment Weekly stopped by my room shortly after to photograph me for their feature "Slave Leia: Some Assembly Required" (which can I say, how stoked I was to be the subject of an article by this famed magazine! AWESOME!). I asked Haydn to be in on it to; they photographed my progress on becoming Slave Leia and even followed me to the convention where Haydn and I were working that night (preview night). Because of the press I get and my online following, Rebecca has nicknamed me "Celebrity Leia". LOL Check out the article here: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20399642_20511850,00.html

On Preview Night I met the creator of the Monster High dolls, which I collect and am a massive fan of. I got to talk to him for a while and he was very nice and even took a pic of us together with his phone. The rest of the show is such a whirl wind; I posed for so many pics, attended the Slave Gathering, did interviews, met fans from Twitter and Facebook, met up with friends like artist Billy Tucci, attended a private Lucasfilm party, went to South Park Land, hung with friends and ended the trip with seeing Captain America. I wore my Catwoman costume, Belle and Lara Croft. Sadly there was no time for Wonder Woman and Supergirl although I packed them. Did lots of shopping for myself and loved ones and met super amazing cosplayer Joanie (who also made my Supergirl outfit) and Emily Ruth (we were Disney Princesses together). I also worked at the Terminal Alice booth dressed as their character Cara with my girls as two of the other characters. Made lots of new friends and posed with one of the best Lara Croft cosplayers, Vera Vanguard. Many of the Slave Leia's this year were absolute dolls.

The fans seemed more aggressive this year. I don't know why certain people think it's okay to put their hand on my ass or ask creepy questions (are you alone?) or try to start arguments with me because I'm in the middle of a telephone conversation and won't pose for a photo (boy did that guy get told off by Catwoman!). Comic Con is like a small country with no laws. There's way too many people and not enough security. I have the most problems at this show because there isn't a constant male companion at my side like there is at hometown shows. Maybe I should hire a bodyguard next year. lol Thank God for friends though. They kept me sane among the craziness. I guess I will finish out this blog by saying I was asked to return next year and probably will (I have a pretty sweet gig) and will probably take more days off before and after the show to recoup. I went back to work way too soon. Below are some of my favorite pics. Be sure to see the rest (as I slowly upload them) on my official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/VictoriaCosplay