Ben Affleck Cast As Batman For Batman Vs Superman In 2015

Yep, that's Daredevil

Ladies and gentlemen, Batman has arrived! Earlier today, Warner Bros announced that Academy-Award winner Ben Affleck will be playing Batman, aka Bruce Wayne, in the Man of Steel sequel set for 2015. The actor, writer and director, best known for his award-winning films Argo and Good Will Hunting, was announced as The Caped Crusader this morning, as well as the film's release date, July 17, 2015.

I'm not too sure how I feel about this. Don't get me wrong, Affleck is an amazing actor, but I don't think he's suited for a superhero role (if Daredevil has taught us anything), but I'm willing to give him one chance to prove me wrong. He'll join Welshman Henry Cavill, who will reprise his role as Superman, on screen for the sequel, as well as in 2017 for the Justice League film.

I guess we'll have to wait and see how he does.

Ryan Meyers

Review: Elysium (2013)

Director: Neill Blomkamp
Writer: Neill Blomkamp
Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley

The Plot:
In the late 21st century, Earth was overpopulated, and became overly polluted. The rich and wealthy now live on Elysium, a high-tech space station free of disease, violence, war etc. while the underprivileged remain on Earth. Fast forward to 2152, and Max de Costa (Damon), a factory worker on Earth with a criminal record, gets into an accident at work and gets exposed to a fatal amount of radiation. He's given only 5 days to live, and enlists the help of an old friend to try and get to Elysium to cure the radiation poisoning. Max gets a robotic exo-skeleton attached to him which makes him stronger, and holds information vital to breaking into Elysium.

The problem here lies in Elysium's military, led by Defense Secretary Delacourt (Foster), who will stop at nothing to keep Elysium free of illegal immigrants from Earth. Delacourt plans on overriding Elysium's systems so she can become President. With the help of an agent by the name of Kruger (Copley), who has a similar exo-skeleton to Max, Delacourt intends to steal the information held by Max to override Elysium's systems. Max also tries to help the daughter of an old friend who has been diagnosed with leukemia, by taking her to Elysium to cure her.

Comments:
Amazing. Elysium was an absolutely fantastic film. Blomkamp did a wonderful job in creating both the ravaged, polluted Earth and the pristine, corrupted-government run Elysium. Each character was perfectly cast. Damon and Foster delivered stand-out performances as Max and Delacourt. Everything about the film was done excellently. The writing, the story, the direction from Blomkamp, all amazing, very reminiscent of Blomkamp's previous film District 9.

Rating:
9.5/10

Ryan Meyers

Paranormal Activity 5 Release Date Confirmed; A New Paranormal Activity Coming Out In January

Some pretty fancy yoga going on around here.

Good news, horror fans! Paranormal Activity 5 is on its way. And, despite being pushed back, it will still keep to the tradition of a Halloween release, being released October 24 next year. Fans were disappointed when the fifth installment of the found-footage horror series was delayed from this year to next year. I am a fan of the series simply because it is so different from other horror movies, so I'm actually looking forward to PA5.

In other Paranormal Activity news, it has been announced that another Paranormal Activity movie, called Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, will come out in January 2014. The spin-off will be Latino-focused, and will include a Catholic inquiry into all paranormal activity.

I'm unsure about The Marked Ones, but I'm still going to watch both with an open mind. Let's just see how they turn out.

Ryan Meyers

Introducing The 12th Doctor: Peter Capaldi

Maybe this isn't the most flattering photo...

The world went crazy today when BBC announced who would be replacing Matt Smith on the widely popular sci-fi series Doctor Who, and that man is Scottish actor Peter Capaldi. Capaldi, perhaps best known by his role in another BBC series The Thick Of It, as well as guest appearances on other shows like Torchwood, was announced to play the 12th incarnation of The Doctor, starting after Matt Smith leaves the show at the end of the year.

Capaldi is an amazing actor, and Whovians (that's what Doctor Who fans call themselves) went wild when it was revealed today that he would take on the role. I think Capaldi would do a terrific job as The Doctor, and it's nice to see a more mature face playing the role again. Capaldi will take over the role from Smith after the Christmas special, just after the 50th anniversary special in November. I can't wait.

Ryan Meyers