Fashion and Action: February 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Static Shock Blackout - Short Film Trailer - Fan Made Tribute to Dwayne McDuffie

A fan made celebration of Dwayne McDuffie's beloved hero.

Follow the film on Facebook for more info on the March release.

Star Trek 2 Spock vs "Sherlock" Fight - Set Footage

Behind the scenes set video of the "Spock vs Mystery Villain" action scene
revealed in previous set photos.

A is for Awesome Avengers Trailer!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Avengers - ET Behind the Scenes Clip & A New Poster

Here's an Entertainment Tonight set visit/cast feature to enjoy while waiting for the new Avengers

trailer on Wednesday 2/29. Also a much less enjoyable New Poster.

ET on the Top-Secret Set of 'The Avengers'

This poster is such a mess visually... I almost didn't post it.

Weird body positions, lazy photoshoping, overly busy, horrible distracting composition.

It looks like they tried to cram everything cool from the last trailer into a poster...epic fail.

Sebastian Stan as Once Upon A Time's Mad Hatter

OUAT's take on Alice airs March 25th. First look photos via TV Guide.com

Star Wars in Cool Cars - Yoda in a Toyota, Trooper in a Mini Cooper, Fett in a Vette & More by Harshness

This awesome Car Wars Series is just a small selection of the cool geek poster

art available from Harshness on Etsy.

Prometheus Viral Promo - Peter Weyland TED Talk 2023

Director Ridley Scott may have given comments recently regarding how Guy Pearce's character Peter Weyland ties Prometheus into the "Alien-verse". These reports were followed promptly by the relase of this clever viral clip on the real TED website of Weyland giving a TED Talk in the future of 2023.

And this corporate site - weylandindustries.com - also appears to be part of the viral campaign.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

The Animation & Effects of "Rango"- ILM Featurette

Great behind the scenes VFX reel from ILM for Best Animated Feature Oscar Nominee "Rango"

Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Visual Effects Reel

VFX reel showcasing the Oscar Nominated special effects of the final Harry Potter film.

Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" Visual Effects Reel/Featurette

Stunning VFX reel for "Hugo". Scorsese's magical family film deftly pays homage to the earliest days of cinema - there's great article pointing out all the references at FX Guide. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, and of course Visual Effects.

ILM Presents - The Visual Effects of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Featurettes Parts 1 & 2

Great featurettes on this years Oscar nominated FX for Transformers 3 from ILM.

Plus a Oscar promo clip touting the 3 technical categories Dark of the Moon is nominated for.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Latest Epic Wrath of the Titans Trailer - "Oblivion"

Catwoman (Anne Hathaway TDKR Style) Fan Art

Benjamin Anders (aka vitaminBee) via Super Punch.

Norm Osborn, Villain of Style - By Rogan Josh

via Josh's ModHero.

A nice selection of his prints are available here.

Previously in reality - The Goblin Wears Prada

Godzilla vs Cthulhu Retro Movie Poster

via The Lovecraftsman

Friday, February 24, 2012

We Have A HULK. Start of an Avengers Fan Art Meme?

Dan Hipp

Phil Noto

Because there really need to be more of these. Hey...all the cool artists are doing them.

Extra points go to Mr. Hipp for the Hogan/Wrestling reference.

Highly Illogical Trek/Apes Mash-Up by Phil Noto

Via Phil Noto's YNNO

Star Trek 2 - First Set Photos - Spock, Sherlock & Uhura

Fist images from the set of the J.J. Abrams updated Trek sequel feature Spock & Uhura vs Benedict Cumberbatch's mystery character. Via MTV, which offers some spoilery details if you must know more.

UPDATE: See even more photos @ Popsugar

Steampunk Star Wars Sketches by Tom Hodges - Part 2

The rest of Tom Hodges really fun daily sketch series. Part 1 previously shared here.
Who knew Greedo could look so cool?

Mohawk Storm by Gene Gonzales

via Gene Gonzales

Plus some cool Mohawk Storm & Thor Storm sketches

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Maul's 2012 Comeback Special! - On March 9th Clone Wars

Maul is back and there's gonna be trouble! And yes...cyborg legs! This action packed preview
from USA Today also features more Savage Opress, more Nightsisters, more Asajj, and
Grievous too - it's starting to look like a Dark Side Royal Rumble!

The 4-part season ending Clone Wars story arc begins March 9th.

New Brave "The Prize" Trailer is Funny, Fierce & Visually Gorgeous - Plus The Latest Poster

Hot Toys Announces Full Avengers Action Figure Line Plus 12" Nick Fury Detail Photos

Hoy Toys released this teaser image for their full Avengers Movie 12" figure line this week; and Nick Fury is now available for pre-order at online specialty figure retailers. It's hard to top HT when it comes to likenesses, accurate details and articulation, they've done excellent versions of all the characters previous movie incarnations save Fury, Hawkeye, and the Hulk. The real intrigue will be in how they handle the Hulk. Here's some shots of the Sam Jackson Fury - with many more photos at Hot Toys Facebook page.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Latest Avengers Movie Promo Photos

Marvel.com finally provided a clear center-seamless view of the Empire Magazine spread

as well as the Agent Coulson and Thor pic.

Ash Wednesday...

Hail to the King, Baby!

The Squid: Watchmen Too - Before Watchmen Parody Art

John Douglas envisions a Before Watchmen Prequel Comic for the Ersatz Space Squid for the Comic Art blog Relaunched. I'm still annoyed this huge homage to Lovecraftian horror was left out of the movie.