According to SHH! The Hollywood Reporter reports that Gough and Millar (Smallville, Spider-Man 2, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor) are set to pen the Robotech movie (I know, talk about 3rd string information…).

This more than likely comes as disappointing news to all you Robotech fans out there as Lawrence Kasdan, the genius behind Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and Raiders of the Lost Ark, among other greats, was originally set to write the big screen adaptation… However, coming from a guy not super familiar with Robotech, I thought Spider-Man 2 was a strong, character driven movie which is something that should be strived for in any movie, so perhaps all is not lost.

Newsarama has posted a few good pictures from the set of Kick Ass, which is of course the movie based on the graphic novel of the same name. We have given all the issues of Kick Ass, by the awesome Mark Millar, rave reviews and I hope the movie lives up to the high expectations! Check out the article and pictures here!

Check out the awesomeness that is the new Watchmen trailer over at Yahoo!Movies!

I just checked it out a few times myself and I am getting more and more excited about this movie. I really think this is going to be well done, and while no movie could ever be as good as the Graphic Novel itself I still think it will be Goddamned awesome!

Check. It. Out.

According to Variety Director Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. are being sued by Batman. I know, “What?” But it’s true. Apparently there is a Southeastern city in Turkey called Batman, and they are suing Nolan and company for royalties from the ridiculous amounts of money The Dark Knight made.

I shit you not:

Huseyin Kalkan, the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party mayor of Batman, has accused “The Dark Knight” producers of using the city’s name without permission.

“There is only one Batman in the world,” Kalkan said. “The American producers used the name of our city without informing us.”

The mayor is prepping a series of charges against Nolan and Warner Bros., which owns the right to the Batman character, including placing the blame for a number of unsolved murders and a high female suicide rate on the psychological impact that the film’s success has had on the city’s inhabitants.

A spokesman for Warner Bros. stated that they have yet to see any actualy legal action against them and have only heard about it from the press as the rest of us have.

I wonder if this douche bag mayor is aware of the army of high-priced lawyers he is more than likely going to go up against… good luck with all this buddy.

Comingsoon.net has posted new Watchment posters that were distributed by WB to various sites across the internet. They have collected them and put them all on one convenient page. Personally, I dig them because they remind me of a graphic novel cover or something.

Really excited about this movie, I hope it’s good!

Well the awesomeness that will be the next few years of Marvel films has found a director for First Avenger: Captain America. Joe Johnston has been recruited to direct the film which is set to release on May 6, 2011. There aren’t any writers yet but they expect to hire some soon.

But who is Joe Johnston and why is this good?

“This is a guy who designed the vehicles for ‘Star Wars,’ who storyboarded the convoy action sequence for ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,’ ” Feige said. “From ‘Rocketeer’ to ‘October Sky’ to ‘The Wolfman,’ you can look at pieces of his movies and see how they lead to this one.”

What else has Johnston done? Well the guy directed Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. That alone should be enough to sell you on him being a bad ass. But if you want more he also directed The Rocketeer, Jumanji, October Sky, and Hidalgo.  If you want more on the story follow the link over to Hollywoodreporter.com

EDITORS NOTE: And let’s not forget that he was responsible for this:

The Big Shiny Robot crew will be hanging out at Brewvies on November 30th to relax, have some beers, and watch a double-feature of Big Trouble in Little China Town and Escape from New York starting at 5:00 pm.

Just so happens that this day also is Pixelbot 7’s, yours truly, twenty-first year since boot-up. So, come on down! Not only will the BSR! folks be there, but also some members of The Geekshow podcast.

The address is 677 South 200 West, in Salt Lake City. Seriously, what better way could a 21 & over person spend a night? You know there isn’t a lot of situations that beer, movies, and other like-minded geeks and nerds come together in one place.

Samuel L. Jackson has announced that  he is going to star in a feature as Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in 2009. Jackson has also confirmed he is contracted to appear as Fury in Iron Man 2, Captain America, Thor and the nerdgasm that will be The Avengers. We can all expect the yelling of dialogue that only can be delivered by the Sam Jackson.

“I should kinda pass through Iron Man 2, Captain America, Thor - all those things - and eventually get to that Avengers space, yeah. They sorta gave me a master plan about how they want it to work… (But) I’ll do every movie they wanna do. I’m down.”

Marvel has kept details of the Nick Fury feature under lock and key but rumor has it it will involve snakes on a Helicarrier.

Fake Wondy Movie Website Puts Megan Fox in the Role

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Great news for all you Ghostheads that have always wanted to enjoy ghostbusting without all that hard work of buildling the props yourself. Master Replicas had this official announcement on Halloween:

“-Ghost Trap Limited Edition 1:1 scale with lights, sounds and other features. ETA: Spring 2009

-Proton Pack Limited Edition 1:1 scale with lights, sounds and other features. ETA: Fall 2009

Other products will be announced shortly. This is only the beginning!

This line is still very much in development and our “scientists” are currently hard at work on the actual processes involved in bringing these screen icons to life. We have already had direct access to original artifacts in the Sony archive and as always with Master Replicas, authenticity and accuracy are paramount and it’s important that we get the detail just right.”

Master Replica has also created an official page for the props, fittingly named 555-2368. For all you lesser nerds, that’s the phone number on the side of the Ecto-1A as well as on tv:

If you visit the site, you are prompted to take a quiz on ghosts. Not Ghostbusters, ghosts. To help everyone get past it, I’ve included a cheat sheet:

1. Anne Boleyn
2. The Haunted
3. A Great Dane
4. The Crying Old Baby

And there you have it. I’ll keep everyone posted as more information rolls in.