Posts by Zach Dionne
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Arnold Can Do ‘Terminator: Genesis’ Because Robots Age Too
“The way that the character is written, it’s a machine underneath,” Schwarzenegger says. “It’s this metal skeleton. But above that is human flesh. And the Terminator’s flesh ages, just like any other human being’s flesh. Maybe not as fast. But it definitely ages.”
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Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. Leave the ‘New Girl’ Nest to Play R-Rated Fake Cops
Also in the Afternoon Links: New Chance the Rapper, the history of the movie trailer, and news that ‘Archer’ will un-reboot next season and go back to being a spy show.
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‘Hercules’ Trailer: More Like ‘The Rock–ules’
In Brett Ratner’s adaptation of Steve Moore’s graphic novels, a fuzzily bearded Dwayne Johnson is going to murder a growth-hormoned lion, wear it as a hat/cape, then give us a new “THIS … IS … SPARTA.”
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The Spice Girls and the Backstreet Boys Might Tour Together
“We are actually in early talks about maybe doing a world tour together with the Spice Girls,” says Brian Littrell. This has the potential to be the Watch the Throne Tour of 1990s nostalgia.
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Adam McKay Is Going to Direct a Drama
Also in the Afternoon Links: Even more ‘Game of Thrones’ teasers, Jay Z’s Drake dis, and Alfre Woodard as the president of the United States.
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The New ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Trailer: If I Could Turn Back Time …
“So many battles waged over the years,” the old-school, Patrick Stewart version of Professor X tells us as a camera swoops through a Bat Signal–ish hole in a ‘Dark Knight’–looking building. “And yet, none of them like this.” It’s the future, and things appear Quite Bad.
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Box Office Top Five: ‘Divergent’ Is Happy, the Muppets Are Sad
‘Need for Speed’ is out, but ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ and ‘300: Rise of an Empire’ are still kicking around. Meanwhile, ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ continues its slow expansion and steady dollar collection.
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What Makes the Perfect ‘SNL’ Band Member?
Right off the bat, casting directors Aimee Mann and Andy Kindler tell us that Lorne Michaels’s picky sketch institution isn’t looking for any Girls in Hoodies to join the Studio 8H crew. Also in the Afternoon Links: Andrew W.K.’s young modeling career, a new two-year deal for the showrunners on ‘Game of Thrones,’ and a ‘Groundhog Day’ live read-through starring Jason Bateman.
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‘Jem and the Holograms’ Cartoon Becoming a Live-Action Movie Thanks to Justin Bieber’s Manager
Rather than using Kickstarter or asking for money, they’re using Tumblr and asking for audition tapes, fuzzy memories of the show, and #gnarlyideas.
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Report: David Fincher Wants Christian Bale to Be Steve Jobs
Also in the Afternoon Links: Ryan Gosling is eyeing roles again, IFC is making a fake-documentary series with Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, and Seth Meyers, and Daenerys visited ‘Fallon.’
