Heroes' Oka Talks 'Villains'

From Scifi.com:

Masi Oka, one of the stars of NBC's hit SF series Heroes, told SCI FI Wire that the show's third season--subtitled "Villains"--refers not just to superpowered bad guys, but also to the bad guy inside us all.

"I think that you'll see a dark side of everybody, because being a hero or villain is very subjective," Oka said in an interview at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 20. "Each human being has the ability to become a hero or a villain. It's the choices that we make every day, and that can be influenced by the things around us. So you'll see the journeys of everybody, you know? ... Will they become heroes? Will they become villains? Even villains can become heroes. It's all relative."
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Heroes returns Sept. 22 with a retrospective clip show at 8 p.m. ET/PT and a two-hour season premiere at 9.

Here we go again...

From movies.msn.com:

Last week, comedic superstars Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell agreed to star in a new Columbia Pictures flick based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic characters Sherlock Holmes and his crime-solving sidekick Watson. Now, Warner Bros.' competing film, a serious take on the great detective, is trying to steal some of Columbia's thunder. According to Variety, Robert Downey Jr. has agreed to make director Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" his first project since "Iron Man" became a blockbuster in May.

Trailers running before The Dark Knight

From ComingSoon.net:

With The Dark Knight hitting theaters on July 18, many are wondering which trailers they can expect to be released with such a highly-anticipated movie. ComingSoon.net has now confirmed which trailers Warner Bros. Pictures will be debuting.

There's been much speculation that we'll be seeing the first trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, but it looks like Harry Potter fans will have to wait a bit longer for the first footage. Our guess is it will be shown with the studio's Star Wars: The Clone Wars on August 15, but that's not confirmed.

Instead, what you can expect are the first trailers for Warner Bros.' Terminator Salvation (May 22, 2009), which of course also stars Christian Bale, Zack Snyder's graphic novel adaptation Watchmen (Mar. 6, 2009), and the Ridley Scott-directed thriller Body of Lies (Oct. 10), with Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe.

Stay tuned for when these trailers come online!

Remakes

On SciFi.com:

A new teaser trailer has gone live for the upcoming remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, starring Keanu Reeves and opening Dec. 12, which has been linked through SCI FI Wire's Trailers page.

On HollywoodReporter.com:

MGM has hired Carl Ellsworth to write its Red Dawn remake, and Dan Bradley to direct -- and the studio is talking to Darren Aronofsky ("among others") about helming its RoboCop update.

Hello World

In recognition of our new daughter Arin, here are some of our top parenting-type movies. No matter how many times it comes on tv we stop flipping channels to watch. God help Arin for having such sci-fi geek, computer-graphic, zombie (daddy), chick-flick (mommy) movie-loving parents.

1. Parenthood (1989) Grandma: I always wanted to go again. You know, it was just so interesting to me that a ride could make me so frightened, so scared, so sick, so excited, and so thrilled all together! Some didn't like it. They went on the merry-go-round. That just goes around. Nothing. I like the roller coaster. You get more out of it.

2. She's Having a Baby (1988) Jefferson "Jake" Edward Briggs: And in the end, I realized that I took more than I gave, I was trusted more than I trusted, and I was loved more than I loved. And what I was looking for was not to be found but to be made.

3. Baby Boom (1987) J.C. Wiatt talking to Elizabeth: Now listen, this is my most important moment of my entire career, if you don't pop this bottle into your mouth right this very second, you're going to see yourself on the next train to Duluth!

4. Mr. Mom (1983) [Trying to get Kenny to give up his security blanket] Jack Butler: I understand that you little guys start out with your woobies and you think they're great... and they are, they are terrific. But pretty soon, a woobie isn't enough. You're out on the street trying to score an electric blanket, or maybe a quilt. And the next thing you know, you're strung out on bedspreads Ken. That's serious.

5. 3 Men and a Baby (1987) Michael Kellam: How can something so small create so much of something so disgusting? Peter: Beats the shit out of me.

(Good advise) Peter Mitchell: [reading a review of a boxing match in a hushed, storytelling way] The champ caught Smith with a savage left hook... Michael Kellam: What are you reading her? Peter Mitchell: [responding to Michael in same tone] It doesn't matter what I read, it's the tone you use. She doesn't understand the words anyway, now where were we?

6. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) Mrs. Doubtfire: [after being introduced to Natalie] I admire that honesty, Natalie, that's a noble quality. Never lose that, because it often disappears with age, or entering politics.