If you’re looking for some musical/rock/theater to pass the time then look no further. Tim Armstrong of the legendary punk band Rancid has written his own musical that takes place in the seedy underbelly of Rock and Roll. Check out this first episode and see what Armstrong brings to his latest project.
Homage to the classic American Musicals, Tim Timebomb’s RockNRoll theater centers on Armstrong as today’s punk rock Rod Serling, leading and narrating suspenseful episodes with a variety of special guest actors and musicians. Each Episode features extensive song and dance numbers with hard-hitting rock musical songs and rousing dance numbers all wrapped in a dark edge and all written by Armstrong.
The on again, off again shark book that could have been a shark movie Meg is getting a prequel that looks to be only in E Book form. I really dug this book when I first read it back in the 90′s but I’ve never been really shocked that it’s not been able to be made into a movie. The ending is pretty far fetched and to do the story right would probably cost about 200 million dollars. Check out the trailer below and head over to his website to pick it up for only .99 cents.
From the Press Release:
As a teenager, NY Times best-selling author Steve Alten read JAWS – little did he know then how it would change his life forever. While devouring everything he could find on great white sharks and the true accounts of their attacks on man, he discovered their prehistoric cousin – the Megalodon – a 70-foot, 500-ton version of the great white shark. Even though Megs were easily the most formidable creatures ever to have existed, Alten was surprised to find very little written about these real-life monsters.
That would change in the summer of 1995, when Steve Alten happened to pick up a copy of Time magazine and on the front cover was the Mariana Trench. The article revealed the mysteries of the abyss and hydrothermal vents and the wondrous life forms that existed in this unexplored realm. It was at this moment that an idea was born and Steve found himself asking, ‘Now what was the name of that huge prehistoric shark I read about as a teen?’
MEG: Origins is like the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle. The prequel to MEG, Alten’s first best-selling novel, it will give readers answers to what really happened to Jonas Taylor, the sole survivor of a mission seven years earlier who is haunted by what he knows he saw but can’t prove exists.
The story takes place on the last of a series of top-secret Naval dives into the Mariana Trench, a 7-mile deep, 1,500-mile long gorge located at the bottom of the Western Pacific – the very location the HMS Challenger located hundreds of Megalodon teeth back in the 1870s. Jonas Taylor is the Navy’s golden boy – a deep sea submersible pilot exuding no fear. But after three consecutive dives, Jonas is burned out, his mind in a fog. Little does he know that what awaits him in the abyss is the most frightening creature ever to have existed.
For anyone who has not yet read any of the MEG books, MEG: Origins will surely whet their appetite for things to come. Pleasant dreams … for now.
Steve Alten is a prolific writer whose compelling story-telling and rich detail makes for pulse-pounding adventure novels that take readers on underwater journeys they will never forget! The original MEG was optioned to publishers in twenty-five countries; its sequels have sold three million copies worldwide, and it has been optioned as a major motion picture to be released in the summer of 2013. A major announcement regarding a director for this $150 million feature is forthcoming.
As a special bonus to readers, renowned “MEG artist” Erik Hollander was commissioned to create nine original color images to introduce each chapter. Combining a white-knuckle story with dazzling images has set the bar for an eBook, with readers raving about the high-tech entertainment experience. Finally, as a way of honoring his loyal readers, Steve Alten is practically giving MEG: Origins away, pricing the eBook for only 99 cents!
The first two books in The Strain Trilogy were a bit hit or miss for me. I enjoyed the concept behind the two but at times it seemed a bit formulaic. That being said I look forward to seeing how the third book in the series “The Night Eternal” wraps up the story. Pick it up when it hits stores on 10-25-2011 and check out the synopsis below.
Synopsis:
From the authors of the instant New York Times bestsellers The Strain and The Fall comes the final volume in one of the most electrifying thriller series in years.
It’s been two years since the vampiric virus was unleashed in The Strain, and the entire world now lies on the brink of annihilation. There is only night as nuclear winter blankets the land, the sun filtering through the poisoned atmosphere for two hours each day–the perfect environment for the propagation of vampires.
There has been a mass extermination of humans, the best and the brightest, the wealthy and the influential, orchestrated by the Master–an ancient vampire possessed of unparalleled powers–who selects survivors based on compliance. Those humans who remain are entirely subjugated, interred in camps, and separated by status: those who breed more humans and those who are bled for the sustenance of the Master’s vast army.
The future of humankind lies in the hands of a ragtag band of freedom fighters: Dr. Eph Goodweather, former head of the Centers for Disease Control’s biological threats team; Dr. Nora Martinez, a fellow doctor with a talent for dispatching the undead; Vasiliy Fet, the colorful Russian exterminator; and Mr. Quinlan, the half-breed offspring of the Master who is bent on revenge. It’s their job to rescue Eph’s son, Zack, and overturn this devastating new world order. But good and evil are malleable terms now, and the Master is most skilled at preying on the weaknesses of humans.
Now, at this critical hour, there is evidence of a traitor in their midst… And only one man holds the answer to the Master’s demise, but is he one who can be trusted with the fate of the world? And who among them will pay the ultimate sacrifice so that others may be saved?
If you’re a hardcore Walking Dead fan you’ll want to check these web shorts out and get caught up on all the back story and characters that make up TWD universe before the big premiere October 16, 2011.
The Walking Dead Webisodes 1, “A New Day”
This story, made exclusively for the web and directed by Greg Nicotero, tells the tale of one of The Walking Dead’s most iconic walkers. In episode one Hannah awakens to find her kids missing after a violent car accident.
The Walking Dead Webisodes 2, “Family Matters”
“Family Matters” Hannah has an emotional reunion with her kids and seeks refuge in her ex-husband Andrew’s home. While tending to her wounds, Hannah and Andrew try to make sense of the chaotic new world that surrounds them.
The Walking Dead Webisodes 3, “Domestic Violence”
“Domestic Violence” Judy’s effort to save a stranger leads to a deadly encounter with Andrew.
The Walking Dead Webisodes 4, “Neighborly Advice”
“Neighborly Advice” Andrew goes to his neighbor Palmer’s basement in search of guns and supplies. Once there, the two have a man to man conversation and finally come to an understanding with one another.
The Walking Dead Webisodes 5, “Step-Mother”
“Step Mother” Hannah and Judy struggle for control of the children.
The Walking Dead Webisodes 6, “Everything Dies”
“Everything Dies” The family makes a desperate attempt to get to safety amid a rapidly growing swarm of walkers.
Fear.net delivers another in it’s series of public services announcements letting us know that schools back in and Halloween is just around the corner. If you enjoyed Trick’rTreat then you should definitely check this short film.
Synopsis
A creepy, darkly comic celebration of the scariest night of the year with five tales set on Halloween night: suburban couple learns the lessons of blowing out a jack-o-lantern before midnight; a high school principal moonlights as a serial killer; the quest of a young virgin for that special someone takes a gruesome turn; a group of teens carries out a cruel prank; and a cantankerous old man battles a mischievous trick-or-treating demon.
On a day when Netflix put its new higher prices into effect one of their content providing partners Starz announced that they would end negotiations with Netflix and set an end date for when it would allow streaming on the Netflix site. February 28, 2012 will be the last day of their partnership.
“Starz Entertainment has ended contract renewal negotiations with Netflix. When the agreement expires on February 28, 2012, Starz will cease to distribute its content on the Netflix streaming platform. This decision is a result of our strategy to protect the premium nature of our brand by preserving the appropriate pricing and packaging of our exclusive and highly valuable content. With our current studio rights and growing original programming presence, the network is in an excellent position to evaluate new opportunities and expand its overall business.”
The Book of Mormon’ took home nine Tonys Sunday and the night’s biggest crown thanks to a story and song that both poked fun and honored Broadway’s history.
‘South Park’ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone beat out ‘Catch Me If You Can’, ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ and ‘Sister Act’ to win the title for the musical about two Mormon missionaries who find more than they bargain for in Uganda.
The show’s win wasn’t a huge surprise with more than $10 million in sales and 14 Tony nominations.
Chris Rock even joked that opening the envelope to make the announcement was like “buying dinner for a hooker”, but it wasn’t always that way, especially when the musical was being conceived.
“That was the big question: are the grey hairs gonna come and are the South Park people going to come to something they can’t afford?” says Stone. “But I’ve seen some really old people in there laughing their asses off!”
True to the style of ‘South Park’, the script is rife with plenty of four-letter words and controversial lyrics but star Nikki M. James points out: “Any dialogue is better than no dialogue. We’re getting people talking!”
Can’t wait until Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s fantastic series hits the big screen? Well, hit the jump to take a look at this ultra-violent motion comic style animation that one clever fan has come up with…
Although we’ve seen many comic books receive the motion comic treatment by Marvel in the past couple of years, it would seem that fans are now coming up with their own versions as the following video shows. A big screen adaptation of Nemesis is currently in the works (with Tony Scott set to direct) but until then, here’s an animated preview of what we can expect!
Elizabeth Taylor has passed away at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in California, ABC News has confirmed.
The actress died from congestive heart failure. She was 79. In a statement, her son Michael Wilding said, “We will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world.”
Along with Michael, Taylor’s other children Christopher Wilding, Liza Todd and Maria Burton were by her side at the hospital, her publicist Sally Morrison said.
The ‘Cleopatra’ star was hospitalized last month for heart failure, and also underwent heart surgery in 2009.
In a recent Harper’s Bazaar interview with super-fan Kim Kardashian, Taylor opened up about her many husbands, jewels and philanthropic work.
“I never planned to acquire a lot of jewels or a lot of husbands,” Taylor told the 30-year-old Kardashian sister. “For me, life happened, just as it does for anyone else. I have been supremely lucky in my life in that I have known great love, and of course I am the temporary custodian of some incredible and beautiful things. But I have never felt more alive than when I watched my children delight in something, never more alive than when I have watched a great artist perform, and never richer than when I have scored a big check to fight AIDS.”
Directed by Kevin Tancharoen, this new Mortal Kombat Web Series is coming alone nicely and as reported earlier out April…
Kano is the leader of the Black Dragon criminal empire. Making his first chronological appearance in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, he freed fellow Black Dragon cohorts No Face, Tasia, Jarek and Tremor from a U.S. Special Forces security facility, under the pretense that they would reform the Black Dragon organization.
Warner Bros. Has recently announced a joint partnership with Facebook in which they will streaming movies on the site, starting with ‘The Dark Knight’…
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’ is coming to Facebook via a new on-demand service being set up through a partnership with the WB and Facebook.
Facebook users will pay for the video with 30 Facebook credits which is equal to roughly $3 and you’ll still have the ability to pause the movie, go full-screen, and continue with all your regular Facebook uses such as “Liking” your friends annoying status updates.
The downside is the video will only be available for purchase for a limited time (48 hours) but during that time you’ll be able to watch it as many times as you want. I’m not sure if the 48 hours thing is just a trial run or if that will be the going rate once the service is fully set up.
For those of you wishing to watch ‘The Dark Knight’ on Facebook, the link is HERE
Personally, I think it’s another make money quick scheme from Facebook, and it’s pointless for a couple reasons. 1, ‘The Dark Knight’ is an insanely popular movie and it’s safe to say that the majority of fans already own the DVD, and 2, with the popularity of services like Netflix, I just cant see a lot of people using it.
Jeri Ryan (Star Trek Voyager) is back as Sonya Blade in this re-imagining web series. First a video game, then movies, through to comic books, action figures, a TV show and much more…
Directed by Kevin Tancharoen and written by Oren Uziel.
Pic was taken inbetween takes:
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth is now filming in Vancouver.
The net is abuzz over the trailer for the upcoming game Dead Island, one of the most unique and incredible game trailers released. It seems as though a film based on the game has already been optioned.
The other day, The N00b posted a trailer for the upcoming zombie game Dead Island(which can be seen below). Ever since it hit the web, people have been going nuts over the emotional and very well made trailer. It’s been discovered that producer Sean Daniel (The Mummy) and Union Entertainment have been sitting on the film rights for some time now reports The Wrap.
Daniel, along with Union Entertainment President Richard Liebowitz and producer Dmitri Johnson, have been tracking the game’s development for several years, and acquired rights to it in 2009. Daniel (“The Wolfman,” “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon”) and Union are scrambling to find the right script.
The problem here is that the trailer does not depict any game play; the images were put together specifically for that trailer. So one has to wonder if the film will be based on the actual game…or the trailer that has created so much buzz. If I had to take a guess, I’d say they go with he emotion and chaos of the trailer.
You can view a brief synopsis of the upcoming Dead Island game, which is set to release late 2011, by clicking HERE and check out the incredible trailer below. Again…the trailer is a bit graphic and should be for eyes of the older kids!
Dragon Age is a video game series created by Bioware. The first game was Dragon Age: Origins, and has also taken form of many comic books. Come summer, now its going live-action in a webseries due out then, teaser past the loop…
From Charlie Jane Anders (Io9.com):
Watch Felicia Day throwing daggers and taking names in the first Dragon Age: Redemption teaserWatch Felicia Day throwing daggers and taking names in the first Dragon Age: Redemption teaserFelicia Day told us about playing Elven assassin Tallis in Dragon Age: Redemption the other day, but now you can watch her in action for yourself. The first teaser includes some tantalizing shots of Elven butt-kicking and general Medieval bad-assery.
This webseries arrives in summer with six parts and a sequel to the original game is due for release March 2011.
Paramount & Marvel Studios have finally unleashed the first look at Joe Johnston’s Captain America: The First Avenger movie in action, in the official Super Bowl Spot; revealing pre-Cap, Red Skull, Howling Commandos & more. Check it out!
Behold! The first long-awaited look at Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger movie in action, has unveiled in the midst of the 45th annual Super Bowl. Courtesy of Yahoo, check out the thirty-second spot & all it’s patriotic glory below. And for Apple HD, click HERE, Or switch the resolution in the video below. And embed even lower, are notable screengrabs.
Epic! Captain America: The First Avenger hits July 22, in 3D!
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Check out the first issue of this comic set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which ties directly in to the Captain America movie…
There will be 8 issues in total. Click on the image below to start reading!
Written by Fred Van Lente , the comics will feature work from various artists.
Thanks to comicbookmovie for the heads up.
And Last but not least:
The official site for Captain America: The First Avenger has gone live tonight and they’re offering a wider, hi-res wallpaper of the image released in the poster and a series of other links…
Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the ‘Super-Soldier Serum’ and bombarded by ‘vita-rays.’ Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and leader of the Avengers.
Just click on either of the following wallpapers to view them in their full size! Also, be sure to head on over to the site for an explosive opening and the chance to download the comic book!
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Captain America: The First Avenger is set to be released on July 22, later this year!
Here at thenoobnews we’re all big fans of the web series. Short pieces of entertainment spread out over a couple of weeks that keep you coming back again and again is always in high demand and it looks like we’ve found another one for you to check out.
The webseries “Bite Me” was created by the makers of the video game “Dead Rising 2″ as a piece of viral marketing but it turned out to be a pretty cool series. Anyways the latest episode was just posted. Enjoy…
Congratulations to Antoine Dodson and Auto-Tune the News! Their collabo “Bed Intruder Song” took the coveted viral-video crown, with a cumulative 60 million views in 2010. The rest of the top ten, in order: “TIK TOK KESHA Parody,” Key of Awe$ome; “Greyson Chance Singing Paparazzi”; “Annoying Orange Wazzup”; “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like,” Old Spice; “Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Double Rainbow 1-8-10″; “This Too Shall Pass (Rube Goldberg Machine Version),” OK Go; The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Trailer; Jimmy Surprises Bieber Fan; Ken Block’s Gymkhana Three, Part 2. (By the way, this list excludes major-label music videos, a field obviously dominated by Bieber’s “Baby.”) If you haven’t seen any of these videos, get more mass-e-mail-prone friends. [YouTube Trends]
