On the next LIVE special guest interview from the Everything Geek Podcast which will take place later today, we’ll be interviewing actor Reggie Lee! Reggie is best-known for playing Sergeant Wu in Grimm. His other notable roles include Lance Nguyen in The Fast and the Furious, Bill Kim in Prison Break, Tai Huang in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Headless in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Ross in The Dark Knight Rises, Test Administrator in Star Trek, Quan Chang in Safe, Stu Rubin in Drag Me to Hell, Tom in Persons Unknown, Dr. Francis Chiles in No Ordinary Family, Chen Hikaru in Babylon 5, Jonathan Chow in NCIS and the voice of Hideki Yoshida in American Dad. We’ll be taking YOUR questions for Reggie as well, so if you have any questions for Reggie on any of his roles, please leave them in the comments or call-in when we look for questions or call-ins from our listeners on Channel1138! Reggie’s full list of credits can be found here:
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By Ruari Williamson
PS: The interview will take place today at 6pm UK/1pm Eastern/12noon Central/10am Pacific.
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The twenty-fourth instalment of the James Bond franchise sees the return of criminal organisation Spectre, old foes with new faces and lots of connections to previous Bond films.
In my opinion, I think Spectre is one of the best James Bond films of all time. While Daniel Craig personally isn’t my favourite Bond actor (only in third place), I do feel that (bar Quantum of Solace) his Bond films are among my favourite James Bond films. I loved both Casino Royale and Skyfall, and now Spectre as well is up there with the very best Bond films.
The return of Spectre as the main criminal group in a James Bond film was great to see (their first appearance since Diamonds Are Forever), and the reveal that Spectre were secretly behind the events that took place in Craig’s previous Bond films shines a new light on those three films. Christoph Waltz became the latest actor to play Ernst Stavro Blofeld, but while he was intimidating in the role he was also sorely under-used. However, the reveal that he was like a brother figure to Bond as his father became Bond’s guardian was a shocking twist, making me want to see more of their dynamic in an upcoming film. That said, considering Bond decides against killing him it opens up the possibility that Waltz’s Blofeld will return in another Bond film soon.
Not only did we have a terrific performance from Christoph Waltz as Blofeld, but the rest of the cast were terrific as well. Going into Spectre I thought that the cast list was one of the best I had seen for a Bond film going into it, and none of the cast members disappointed. Léa Seydoux’s Madeleine Swann is now one of my favourite Bond girls (and it was a nice touch to have her be Mr. White’s daughter), Dave Bautista as Mr. Hinx was very intimidating and provided an extra physical presence and Andrew Scott’s character Max Denbigh proved to be a very interesting part of the story (albeit hardly surprising that he turned out to be a villain). Returning cast members Ralph Fiennes (M), Naoimie Harris (Moneypenny) and Ben Whishaw (Q) also got substantial roles, which surprised me as I expected Spectre to focus on Bond and the new characters, so I was pleasantly surprised that M, Moneypenny and Q had such large roles in the film.
However, there were also cast members I feel like we should have seen more of. I already stated my opinion that Blofeld was under-used, but in my opinion, Monica Belluci’s Lucia Sciarra was under-used to a greater extent. Considering that Bond fans have wanted to see Belluci as a Bond girl for many years (and given that she was part of the original cast announcement), it’s very disappointing that she only got two-three scenes. However, not only is she is so few scenes, but (and this is one of my flaws with the film) at least one of them doesn’t even feel like a James Bond scene. Bond has always had darker themes but Bond (essentially) forcing himself on Lucia made me feel like I wasn’t watching a Bond film at all. Through no fault of her own as Belluci is a terrific actress and did well in the role, but I honestly felt like Lucia was just a plot-device that was forgotten later on. Fans like myself may have finally gotten our wish to see Monica Belluci as a Bond girl, but the result wasn’t what we were hoping for…
While I love seeing connectivity in a series (be it on film or TV), I’m usually wary if a large number of references are made to things that came before in a franchise. However, while Spectre does have a very large number of references to previous Bond films (particularly Daniel Craig’s other films), I did feel that all of the references added to the story and helped move the film along. The reveal that Le Chiffre, Dominic Greene and Raoul Silva (the villains of Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall respectively) were all previously Spectre agents was an interesting twist and one of numerous connections to previous Bond films.
The visuals in Spectre were spectacular. I believe that Craig’s Bond films have kept pushing to see how amazing the visuals can be and Spectre kept pushing those boundaries, particularly in the massive explosion that took place at the old MI6 building. Major props to the crew for continuing to create outstanding visuals.
Leading up to the release of Spectre, there has been a lot of talk about whether Daniel Craig would return for one more outing as James Bond after Spectre (his contract reportedly states that he still has one Bond film more to do). While I won’t comment on that or some of Craig’s comments, I do have this to say on the film. Up until the last two minutes of Spectre, I could have seen it as Craig’s final film. However, the last two minutes are so open-ended (some would say anti-climactic) that I can’t see it being his last film, when you consider that Blofeld is left alive and Bond disappears with Madeleine.
In my opinion, Spectre is one of my favourite James Bond films. We get to see the return of criminal organisation Spectre, the cast did a great job as all of their connections and the film truly felt like it brought Daniel Craig’s Bond films full circle. Whether or not this is Craig’s last Bond film remains to be seen, but if it is then I believe his run has ended on a high note and the connections to his previous Bond films have tied his run as the character together. If it isn’t his final appearance then the last two minutes of Spectre set up for an another interesting James Bond film starring Daniel Craig. Only time will tell…
My rating: 9/10
By Ruari Williamson
*The opinions in this article are of the writer and do not represent the views of all of the Everything Geek Podcast staff*.
Simon Kinberg is best-known for his work on both the X-Men and Star Wars franchises, but he has made both sets of happy in one go. Kinberg has confirmed that the trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse will debut ahead of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens when it’s released next month.
This long-awaited announcement follows months of rumours that the trailer was “coming soon”.
Kinberg is quoted as saying the following:
“I can in fact confirm that information. Our first trailer will be on Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It’s our first thing out there so it is somewhat of a teaser but it’s certainly longer than a minute and it has a ton of cool stuff in it.”
X-Men: Apocalypse is scheduled to be released on May 27th, 2016.
Thoughts on this news? Are you excited to finally see the X-Men: Apocalypse trailer?
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By Ruari Williamson
The first trailer for the Deadpool movie drew wide praise from fans across the world. Now fans can ready themselves for another trailer as a second trailer is coming before the end of the year.
Deadpool producer Simon Kinberg is quoted as saying the following on the second trailer:
“I’ve seen a version of the trailer that’s pretty awesome, that’s close to being ready. I think the plan is in December to put out the new trailer. In terms of new footage and material, Ryan’s creating new footage and material every single day, so I’m assuming he’ll do something new on the internet in the next week or so.”
The Deadpool movie is scheduled for release on February 12th, 2016.
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By Ruari Williamson
A gallery of new images from the highly-anticipated Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens has been released by Entertainment Weekly.
The images include new images from the film itself, as well as new behind-the-scenes pictures.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens will be released on December 17th in the UK/Ireland, one day before its release in the US.
Thoughts on the new images?
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By Ruari Williamson
It may feel like yesterday that it was announced that Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi) would be co-writing Star Wars Episode VII with J.J. Abrams, but now the screenwriter has announced that his fourth Star Wars film (the Han Solo anthology film) will be the last Star Wars film he writes.
Kasdan is co-writing the Han Solo film with his son Jon. His main reasons for not doing anymore Star Wars films beyond are his family and his desire to get back into directing.
The Han Solo anthology film is scheduled to be released on May 25th, 2018.
Thoughts on this news?
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By Ruari Williamson
Brian Muir, the sculptor of the original Darth Vader helmet and Stormtrooper armour for the original Star Wars films, has confirmed that he is working on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Muir’s credits also include numerous James Bond and Harry Potter films (as well as last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy from Marvel), it’s his contributions to Star Wars that he’s still best known for so it’s great to hear that he will be working on Rogue One.
However, considering that Rogue One has been filming for months (with Stormtroopers) he can’t have been hired to sculpt their armour again. Darth Vader anyone?
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is scheduled to be released on December 16th, 2016.
Thoughts on this news?
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By Ruari Williamson
The second season of the on-going Star Wars: Rebels animated series may have only begun airing a few weeks ago, but now a rumour suggests that marketing plans for the third season have begun.
A listing on the BNC Catalogue has been found for a Ultimate Sticker Collection: Star Wars Rebels Season 3.
A while ago, it was rumoured that Rebels would last 3-4 seasons, but this is the first potential lead that a third season is coming.
Thoughts on this rumour?
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By Ruari Williamson
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen, Supernatural, Grey’s Anatomy, The Losers, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) has been cast as comic series villain Negan in The Walking Dead.
Negan will reportedly make his debut in the sixth season finale, which will be directed by Greg Nicotero.
Thoughts on this casting? Are you excited to see Negan in The Walking Dead?
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By Ruari Williamson
New footage for the highly-anticipated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is coming soon, according to one of film’s producers Charles Roven.
Roven is quoted as saying the following:
“Honestly, you’re going to be seeing something very soon… I don’t know how you define soon but certainly before the end of the year, how about that?”
Also, Roven had the following to say on the cast they selected for the superhero showdown:
“You will definitely understand when you see the movie why we call it Batman v Superman… I’m excited to have people see it. I think it’s really a wonderful film. I think Zack [Snyder]’s done an amazing job, all of the actors who are in it, we were so lucky. Just think about the cast that we have, from Ben [Affleck] to Henry Cavill, to Amy [Adams] to Jesse [Eisenberg] to Jeremy [Irons] to Larry [Lawrence] Fishburne. Just amazing, and they all really bring it. Really great. Very happy.”
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is set for release on March 25th, 2016.
Thoughts on this news?
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By Ruari Williamson
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