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** [http://io9.com/5224631/its-official-arnold-schwarzenegger-will-be-back-in-terminator-salvation This news].
** [http://io9.com/5224631/its-official-arnold-schwarzenegger-will-be-back-in-terminator-salvation This news].
* The makers of the new ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra|movie]] may have pulled this off by releasing [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36084 The first pictures of Snake-Eyes].
* The makers of the new ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra|movie]] may have pulled this off by releasing [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36084 The first pictures of Snake-Eyes].
** ''[[Christopher Eccleston]]'' playing the villain [http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080508/destro_l.jpg Destro] is enough to make fans yell, "[[Doctor Who|Fantastic!!]]"
** ''[[Christopher Eccleston]]'' playing the villain [http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080508/destro_l.jpg Destro]{{Dead link}} is enough to make fans yell, "[[Doctor Who|Fantastic!!]]"
** They hired Larry Hama, author of the long-running comic book and shaper of the franchise, as creative consultant, and they appear to have listened to his advice.
** They hired Larry Hama, author of the long-running comic book and shaper of the franchise, as creative consultant, and they appear to have listened to his advice.
*** That's the big one. Let's just say that the Joe fanbase would be perfectly fine with ''GI Joe'' being turned into a yaoi storyline as long as they were assured Hama was involved somehow.
*** That's the big one. Let's just say that the Joe fanbase would be perfectly fine with ''GI Joe'' being turned into a yaoi storyline as long as they were assured Hama was involved somehow.
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** ''X-Men: First Class'' had two announcements to please fans: the return of Bryan Singer (although only producing, he'll be unable to direct) and James McAvoy as young Xavier.
** ''X-Men: First Class'' had two announcements to please fans: the return of Bryan Singer (although only producing, he'll be unable to direct) and James McAvoy as young Xavier.
*** And Michael Fassbender as a young Magneto. That?
*** And Michael Fassbender as a young Magneto. That?
** "[http://www.411mania.com/siteimages/xmenfirstclassfirstpic_86604.jpg The cast shot] [[Tainted by the Preview|looks bad...]]" Cue [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ccSiH4olo the trailer...]
** "[https://web.archive.org/web/20111112033038/http://www.411mania.com/siteimages/xmenfirstclassfirstpic_86604.jpg The cast shot] [[Tainted by the Preview|looks bad...]]" Cue [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ccSiH4olo the trailer...]
* The fourth ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)||Mission Impossible]]'' is coming in 2011. You're still apathetic about it over Tom Cruise's unfortunate mouth-openings? Yeah, me t- ...[[Lost|Sawyer]] is gonna be in it?!? Well, hot damn!
* The fourth ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)||Mission Impossible]]'' is coming in 2011. You're still apathetic about it over Tom Cruise's unfortunate mouth-openings? Yeah, me t- ...[[Lost|Sawyer]] is gonna be in it?!? Well, hot damn!
** And [[Brad Bird]] is directing!
** And [[Brad Bird]] is directing!
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** Guess what? '''[[And the Fandom Rejoiced|PJ IS DIRECTING THE FILM]]'''. And he's [[Serial Escalation|bringing back Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.]] It's ''actually going to be shot in New Zealand...''
** Guess what? '''[[And the Fandom Rejoiced|PJ IS DIRECTING THE FILM]]'''. And he's [[Serial Escalation|bringing back Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.]] It's ''actually going to be shot in New Zealand...''
** '''A FILM OF ''THE HOBBIT''''' [[Development Hell|WILL ACTUALLY BE]] [[Executive Meddling|MADE AT ALL]].
** '''A FILM OF ''THE HOBBIT''''' [[Development Hell|WILL ACTUALLY BE]] [[Executive Meddling|MADE AT ALL]].
** [http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2011/01/21/frodo-talks-about-the-hobbit/ Guess] [http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2011/01/16/christopher-lee-back-as-saruman-the-white/ which] [http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2011/01/11/sir-ian-mckellen-returns-to-middle-earth/ actors] [http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2011/01/10/andy-serkis-returns-as-gollum/ are] [http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2010/12/08/cate-blanchett-returns-as-galadriel/ returning] to their LOTR roles.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20121117052729/http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2011/01/21/frodo-talks-about-the-hobbit/ Guess] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121117052739/http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2011/01/16/christopher-lee-back-as-saruman-the-white/ which] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121117053531/http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2011/01/11/sir-ian-mckellen-returns-to-middle-earth/ actors] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121117053535/http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2011/01/10/andy-serkis-returns-as-gollum/ are] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121117053551/http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2010/12/08/cate-blanchett-returns-as-galadriel/ returning] to their LOTR roles.
*** Next step: Elrond.
*** Next step: Elrond.
**** Weaving is back as Elrond: confirmed after [[Teasing Creator|much teasing]].
**** Weaving is back as Elrond: confirmed after [[Teasing Creator|much teasing]].
*** [[Fridge Logic|Wait, half of those characters weren't even in The Hobbit!]]
*** [[Fridge Logic|Wait, half of those characters weren't even in The Hobbit!]]
**** Apparently they will use the scenes where Frodo reads the book in Rivendell as [[Book Ends]].
**** Apparently they will use the scenes where Frodo reads the book in Rivendell as [[Book Ends]].
** [http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2010/11/30/the-hobbit-movies-will-be-in-3d/ 3....D]...unless that's a bad thing.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20121117053556/http://the-hobbit-movie.com/2010/11/30/the-hobbit-movies-will-be-in-3d/ 3....D]...unless that's a bad thing.
** [[Stephen Fry]] as the Master of Laketown.
** [[Stephen Fry]] as the Master of Laketown.
** Barry "[[Dame Edna]]" Humphries as the Goblin King. Even knowing next to nothing about him, I can tell this will be quite a spectacle.
** Barry "[[Dame Edna]]" Humphries as the Goblin King. Even knowing next to nothing about him, I can tell this will be quite a spectacle.
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* When ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' showed that [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] went back to the iconic PPK, the fans went wild. The P99 was never really liked in the fan community at all.
* When ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' showed that [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] went back to the iconic PPK, the fans went wild. The P99 was never really liked in the fan community at all.
** After the disastrous ''[[Die Another Day]]'' [[Tainted by the Preview|they're rebooting the Bond films with]] [[Replacement Scrappy|an actor everybody hates]]. Then they saw the movie, including had the book's "The bitch is dead" ending and suddenly fans were all "Pierce who?"
** After the disastrous ''[[Die Another Day]]'' [[Tainted by the Preview|they're rebooting the Bond films with]] [[Replacement Scrappy|an actor everybody hates]]. Then they saw the movie, including had the book's "The bitch is dead" ending and suddenly fans were all "Pierce who?"
** It may be [[Development Hell|premature]], but [[Muse (band)|Muse]] wants to do the next Bond [http://music.ign.com/articles/102/1025253p1.html theme]. Yes, ''[[Knights of Cydonia|that]]'' [[Muse (band)|Muse]].
** It may be [[Development Hell|premature]], but [[Muse (band)|Muse]] wants to do the next Bond [https://web.archive.org/web/20120707082844/http://music.ign.com/articles/102/1025253p1.html theme]. Yes, ''[[Knights of Cydonia|that]]'' [[Muse (band)|Muse]].
** They were going to do the entire score for the [[Clash of the Titans]] remake, but after recording 40 minutes of material decided it was too intensive to continue.
** They were going to do the entire score for the [[Clash of the Titans]] remake, but after recording 40 minutes of material decided it was too intensive to continue.
* They're making a movie out of ''[[Mamma Mia!]]''? Oh God, musicals have just hit a new lo- wait. Did you just say they cast ''[[Meryl Streep]]'' as Donna? Fuck yes!
* They're making a movie out of ''[[Mamma Mia!]]''? Oh God, musicals have just hit a new lo- wait. Did you just say they cast ''[[Meryl Streep]]'' as Donna? Fuck yes!
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** ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' itself is now 92% more likely to be awesome because [[Joss Whedon]] is writing the script. As if '''[[Hugo Weaving]]''' as '''[[Red Skull|THE RED SKULL]]''' weren't cool enough already.
** ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' itself is now 92% more likely to be awesome because [[Joss Whedon]] is writing the script. As if '''[[Hugo Weaving]]''' as '''[[Red Skull|THE RED SKULL]]''' weren't cool enough already.
*** And [[Tommy Lee Jones]] is in the cast! (for Cap himself, considering Chris Evans was the best on those ''[[Fantastic Four (film)|Fantastic Four]]'' films, no one complained)
*** And [[Tommy Lee Jones]] is in the cast! (for Cap himself, considering Chris Evans was the best on those ''[[Fantastic Four (film)|Fantastic Four]]'' films, no one complained)
*** [[Chris Evans]] as Steve Rogers has officially fallen into this trope with the [http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/28/captain-america-chris-evans-2/ recent Entertainment Weekly article] and, especially, [http://ifanboy.com/content/articles/FIRST_LOOK__Captain_America_Photos_from_Entertainment_Weekly the photos inside].
*** [[Chris Evans]] as Steve Rogers has officially fallen into this trope with the [http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/28/captain-america-chris-evans-2/ recent Entertainment Weekly article] and, especially, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110704105648/http://www.ifanboy.com/content/articles/FIRST_LOOK__Captain_America_Photos_from_Entertainment_Weekly the photos inside].
** [[Joss Whedon]] is also releasing at least [[The Cabin in the Woods|three]] [[Much Ado About Nothing|more]] [[In Your Eyes|films]] this year besides [[The Avengers]].
** [[Joss Whedon]] is also releasing at least [[The Cabin in the Woods|three]] [[Much Ado About Nothing|more]] [[In Your Eyes|films]] this year besides [[The Avengers]].
* Another remake of ''[[Godzilla]]''? This is going to su--It's being made by [[300|Legendary]] [[The Dark Knight|Pictures]]!? AWESOME!!!!
* Another remake of ''[[Godzilla]]''? This is going to su--It's being made by [[300|Legendary]] [[The Dark Knight|Pictures]]!? AWESOME!!!!
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** [[Fringe|Jared Harris]] as Professor Moriarty? Very unexpected, but not a bad choice at all.
** [[Fringe|Jared Harris]] as Professor Moriarty? Very unexpected, but not a bad choice at all.
** And [[Noomi Rapace]] as...someone...
** And [[Noomi Rapace]] as...someone...
* Most fans were indifferent to the rumored ''[[Mass Effect]]'' movie, at best; as soon as [http://social.bioware.com/forum/Mass-Effect/Mass-Effect-News-and-Announcements/Mass-Effect-Movie-announced-2717410-1.html this thread] was posted, though...the people who made ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' and ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' are producing the movie? Casey Hudson as one of the executive producers?! It'll be an original story NOT an adaptation of the game?!
* Most fans were indifferent to the rumored ''[[Mass Effect]]'' movie, at best; as soon as [http://social.bioware.com/forum/Mass-Effect/Mass-Effect-News-and-Announcements/Mass-Effect-Movie-announced-2717410-1.html this thread]{{Dead link}} was posted, though...the people who made ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' and ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' are producing the movie? Casey Hudson as one of the executive producers?! It'll be an original story NOT an adaptation of the game?!
* ''[[Bill and Ted]] 3''. [[Keanu Reeves]] and Alex Winter will be returning as Bill and Ted, with the original creator/writer duo of Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon as well. To further cement things, in an interview Winter said that the movie will retain the spirit of the originals without giving into "retro cynicism".
* ''[[Bill and Ted]] 3''. [[Keanu Reeves]] and Alex Winter will be returning as Bill and Ted, with the original creator/writer duo of Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon as well. To further cement things, in an interview Winter said that the movie will retain the spirit of the originals without giving into "retro cynicism".
* Early response to ''[[The Last of the Mohicans|Last of the Mohicans]]'' (1992), especially among Native Americans: that [[Mighty Whitey]] film about [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|disappearing Indians]]? Based on an adventure novel about [[Noble Savage|Noble Savages]] written in the 1820s? One year after ''[[Dances with Wolves]]?'' DO NOT WANT. Featuring the [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning [[Daniel Day-Lewis|actor]] from ''My Left Foot''? Wait...''Russel Means'' is playing the title character? The leader of '''[[La Résistance|The American Indian Movement?]]''' <small>And he's wielding a [http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/1992_The_Last_of_the_Mohicans/992LMC_Russell_Means_003.jpg spiked club?]</small>
* Early response to ''[[The Last of the Mohicans|Last of the Mohicans]]'' (1992), especially among Native Americans: that [[Mighty Whitey]] film about [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|disappearing Indians]]? Based on an adventure novel about [[Noble Savage|Noble Savages]] written in the 1820s? One year after ''[[Dances with Wolves]]?'' DO NOT WANT. Featuring the [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning [[Daniel Day-Lewis|actor]] from ''My Left Foot''? Wait...''Russel Means'' is playing the title character? The leader of '''[[La Résistance|The American Indian Movement?]]''' <small>And he's wielding a [http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/1992_The_Last_of_the_Mohicans/992LMC_Russell_Means_003.jpg spiked club?]</small>
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