Archive for April, 2008

Officially official: Del Toro directing The Hobbit films

Yup, Del Toro will be directing both Hobbit films. Yeah, it’s old news but I felt that we needed to close the chapter on this story and wait for the long silence between now and when the first info pops up on the films. Del Toro has stated that the whole process will take him around 5 years or so to do and is planning on moving to New Zealand to join Peter Jackson’s team. 2011 or 2012 is the rough date they’re giving for the release of the films. White Wizard extraordinaire Ian McKellan has confirmed in this interview with Empire Magazine that he will indeed be returning to the role of Gandalf in the films. Now we play the waiting game….Read the whole story over at Variety here.

New The Incredible Hulk trailer (insert adjective pun here) onto our screens

Well? Watcha think? This pile is starting to look a lot better everytime is see more of it. Check it out over at Apple by clicking here and then drop some comments and let us know!

Zero Puncuation: God Of War: Chains Of Olympus Review

Movie Review: Iron Man

Iron Man – 4 Stars (out of 5)
When I was a kid, Marvel released a book called The Iron Man Manual showcasing some of the technical aspects of building a flying suit or armor (Dave, if you can find this for me…) and I remember the impact it had on me: As soon as I was done going through it, I wanted to build my own suit of armor. Much to my disappointment, I have yet to reach that goal. But my desire to see a live action Iron Man has been fulfilled by director Jon Favreau, flanked by Robert Downey Jr. There were a couple of scene’s in this film where I honestly felt like I was going to shed a tear (remember, I’m an sentimental bitch) as I saw what was transpiring before my eyes. To see Stark blasting foes with his repulsor blasts, shooting missiles out of his armor, punching through walls….pure bliss. The ending battle was only okay but the rest of the film made up for it and the S.H.I.E.L.D. setup was awesome. No War Machine armor, no Sam Jackson as Nick Fury, no Incredible Hulk crossover but overall, one bad ass film that will, if your a hardcore Iron Man fan, blast you like Unibeam to the face. SUPERIOR TECH!

Bootleg Indy 4 trailer still up….for now.

Looks like this may be the final trailer but who knows for sure. But it looks pretty cool. Check it out and hurry before it’s pulled!

Take a knee! Lets welcome PartyMarty

Another week, another contributor. PartyMarty (aka Martinez aka bringer of the word “Nyup” into our daily vocab) has joined us here at The Dumb Drum and has already begun to contribute. PartyMarty also has his own blog, GrafightJunkie, in which he showcases his artwork among other wacky things he comes across when he’s doing what he does best: internet cowboying. Nyup. So please join us as we give him a virtual handshake (I said SHAKE!) and wish him well on the journey through the wackiness that is this blog. NYUP!

Incredible HULK is Incredible.

Looking for new stuff from the upcoming Incredible Hulk film? Well The Dumb’s got you covered. New pictures from The Incredible Hulk, starring Edward Norton, can be found by heading over to Yahoo! Movies or simply by clicking here. You can thank us in the comments section.