KA-POW! The Official "Unofficial" DC/Marvel Animated Movies & Shows Thread (1 Viewer)

[AlexF]

It'd be nice if they'd release a disc with both cuts on it. Less confusion that way.

 

[Jason_V]

Well, the text on the top of the back cover states "uncut version." If the Warner definition of "uncut" is the same as mine, this is the original, "uncut" edition of RotJ...which is the way it should be. (Though I'm with Alex: put both versions on the disc and make everyone happy.)

 

[SWFF]

Anytime there's two versions of any movie, yes, both should be included. Any of you guys get this DVD, make a post and let me know if this was indeed the uncut version. I also don't like that they didn't LBX it, if that's to be believed, too.

 

[Jason_V]

I have to think the 4:3 is a mistake since the DVD, I think, is 16:9. I'll have to check when I get home to verify.

 

[SWFF]

I got the uncut version, too, and they do list it as being in standard format. But, it is letterboxed, just not anamorphic.

 

[SWFF]

Amazon doesn't have it up for pre-order, but DVD Empire does, for $15.99.

 

[SWFF]

YOUNG JUSTICE EPISODES FOR FEBRUARY

The Continuum has exclusively obtained the loglines for upcoming episodes of Cartoon Network's Young Justice animated series.

All episodes are scheduled to air at 7 p.m.; schedule is subject to change by Cartoon Network.

Friday, Feb. 4: "Schooled" -- Superboy's anger over his non-relationship with Superman is getting out of control. He refuses to train with Black Canary, and when The Team faces an opponent that even the Justice League had trouble defeating, the Boy of Steel goes rogue.

Friday, Feb. 11: "Infiltrator" -- Artemis faces an uphill battle winning over her new teammates, as she tries to fill Red Arrow's boots on a mission he initiated: saving a brilliant young scientist from the League of Shadows.

Friday, Feb. 18: "Denial" -- When The Team investigates the disappearance of Kent Nelson (formerly Doctor Fate), the scientific-minded Wally West is forced to confront his disbelief in magic while battling Abra Kadabra and Klarion the Witch Boy, for the ultra-powerful Helmet of Fate.

Young Justice will not air on Friday, Feb. 25. The Friday, March 4 episode is titled "Downtime."

 

[SWFF]

Here's the first image from GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD KNIGHTS, DC's latest animated movie that'll be hitting Blu-Ray and DVD on June 7th. Oh, and Wikipedia indicates BATMAN: YEAR ONE will follow on 9/27. Now, that one I'll probably be getting.

 

[SWFF]

From http://marvel.com/news/story/15197/assembling_the_avengers_villains'

 

[SWFF]

 

[Nebiroth]

Good, because here in the UK they made an enormous fanfare about premiering the show on Disney XD satellite channel, then stuffed it up by only showing the character introduction episodes in their omnibus format rather than as the shorts (which isn;t too bad) but then only showed the actual episodes up to and including the one with the creation of Wonder Man which have been endlessly recycled ever since.

I just knew from the start the only way I was gonna get to see the whole thing was to buy the inevitable USA DVD release....sigh

 

[SWFF]

The run time on Volume 1 is 154 minutes and the run time on Volume 2 is 134 minutes, I think. I'm trying to extrapolate from those run times what's exactly on these DVDs since there aren't any specs mentioned yet. I can only assume Volume 1 will encompass the entire Micro Series, but I can figure out how far into the series these DVDs go. I was really hoping for a Season set.

The Micro Series runs, like, 20, 5 minute long, episodes. Without commercials, (I taped them all), I think, the entire series runs an hour and a half. I was able to hold off buying the individal volumes on SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, until the Season set came out. Not gonna be able to do it with this series. I like it WAY too much.

 

[SWFF]

Over here they've been on repeats for ALL of February, and from a recent interview I read, there's 7 episodes left of the season, which I can only assume will be run throughout March and April. Can't wait to see what happens next. I understand Ghost Rider and Doctor Doom are gonna be making appearences!

 

[battlebeast]

Does anyone know which episodes were left off the 1990's X-Men Sets released by Disney? I know they are not "Complete" sets.

 

[SWFF]

Here's the complete episode guide for the 90s X-Men, and the back covers of all 5 volumes. I was under the impression those sets were complete, though.

Original
Episode # Prod # Air Date Titles
_____ ______ ___________ ___________ ___________________________________________
• Season 1
1 1-01 101 31/Oct/92 Night of the Sentinels (1)
2 1-02 102 07/Nov/92 Night of the Sentinels (2)
3 1-03 103 27/Nov/92 Enter Magneto (1)
4 1-04 104 23/Jan/93 Deadly Reunions (2)
5 1-05 105 30/Jan/93 Captive Hearts (1)
6 1-06 106 06/Feb/93 Cold Vengeance (2)
7 1-07 107 13/Feb/93 Slave Island (3)
8 1-08 108 06/Mar/93 The Unstoppable Juggernaut
9 1-09 109 20/Feb/93 The Cure
10 1-10 110 27/Feb/93 Come the Apocalypse
11 1-11 111 13/Mar/93 Days of Future Past (1)
12 1-12 112 20/Mar/93 Days of Future Past (2)
13 1-13 113 27/Mar/93 The Final Decision (3)
• Season 2
14 2-01 201 23/Oct/93 Till Death Do Us Part (1)
15 2-02 202 30/Oct/93 Till Death Do Us Part (2)
16 2-03 203 06/Nov/93 Whatever It Takes (3)
17 2-04 204 13/Nov/93 Red Dawn (4)
18 2-05 205 20/Nov/93 Repo Man
19 2-06 206 04/Dec/93 X-Ternally Yours
20 2-07 207 11/Dec/93 Time Fugitives (1)
21 2-08 208 18/Dec/93 Time Fugitives (2)
22 2-09 209 08/Jan/94 A Rogue's Tale
23 2-10 210 15/Jan/94 Beauty & the Beast
24 2-11 211 05/Feb/94 Mojovision
25 2-12 212 12/Feb/94 Reunion (1)
26 2-13 213 19/Feb/94 Reunion (2)
• Season 3
27 3-01 301 29/Jul/94 Out of the Past (1)
28 3-02 302 05/Aug/94 Out of the Past (2)
29 3-03 303 05/Sep/94 The Phoenix Saga (1): Sacrifice
30 3-04 304 06/Sep/94 The Phoenix Saga (2): The Dark Shroud
31 3-05 305 07/Sep/94 The Phoenix Saga (3): Cry of the Banshee
32 3-06 306 08/Sep/94 The Phoenix Saga (4): The Starjammers
33 3-07 307 09/Sep/94 The Phoenix Saga (5): Child of Light
34 3-08 312 10/Sep/94 Savage Land, Strange Heart (1)
35 3-09 313 17/Sep/94 Savage Land, Strange Heart (2)
36 3-10 309 24/Sep/94 Obsession
37 3-11 314 12/Nov/94 Dark Phoenix (1): Dazzled
38 3-12 315 12/Nov/94 The Dark Phoenix (2): The Inner Circle
39 3-13 316 19/Nov/94 The Dark Phoenix (3): The Dark Phoenix
40 3-14 317 26/Nov/94 The Dark Phoenix (4): The Fate of the Phoenix
41 3-15 311 04/Feb/95 Cold Comfort
42 3-16 318 25/Feb/95 Orphan's End
43 3-17 319 06/May/95 The Juggernaut Returns
44 3-18 320 13/May/95 Nightcrawler
45 3-19 321 11/Jun/95 Weapon X, Lies, and Video Tape
• Season 4
46 4-01 408 09/Sep/95 One Man's Worth (1)
47 4-02 409 16/Sep/95 One Man's Worth (2)
48 4-03 406 23/Sep/95 Courage
49 4-04 410 30/Sep/95 Proteus (1)
50 4-05 411 07/Oct/95 Proteus (2)
51 4-06 403 21/Oct/95 Sanctuary (1)
52 4-07 404 28/Oct/95 Sanctuary (2)
53 4-08 415 04/Nov/95 Beyond Good & Evil (1)
54 4-09 416 11/Nov/95 Beyond Good and Evil (2)
55 4-10 417 18/Nov/95 Beyond Good and Evil (3)
56 4-11 418 25/Nov/95 Beyond Good and Evil (4)
57 4-12 414 23/Dec/95 Have Yourself a Morlock Little X-Mas
58 4-13 413 03/Feb/96 The Lotus and the Steel
59 4-14 401 10/Feb/96 Love in Vain
60 4-15 407 17/Feb/96 Secrets, Not Long Buried
61 4-16 405 27/Apr/96 Xavier Remembers
62 4-17 412 04/May/96 Family Ties

Season 5

63 5-01 419 07/Sep/96 Phalanx Covenant (1)
64 5-02 420 07/Sep/96 The Phalanx Covenant (2)
65 5-03 402 14/Sep/96 A Deal with the Devil
66 5-04 308/430 21/Sep/96 No Mutant is an Island
67 5-05 310/431 05/Oct/96 Longshot
68 5-06 423 26/Oct/96 Bloodlines
69 5-07 421 02/Nov/96 Storm Front (1)
70 5-08 422 09/Nov/96 Storm Front (2)
71 5-09 502 16/Nov/96 Jubilee's Fairytale Theatre
72 5-10 501 08/Feb/97 The Fifth Horseman
73 5-11 503 22/Feb/97 Old Soldiers
74 5-12 505 06/Sep/97 Descent
75 5-13 504 13/Sep/97 Hidden Agendas
76 5-14 506 20/Sep/97 Graduation Day

 

[SWFF]

[SIZE= 12px]In the wake of DVD Pacific informing me that they just shipped out my ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, here's an interview with "Lois Lane," and some new photos from the movie. [/SIZE]


Mania Interview: Christina Hendricks


Driving Men Mad, Again

By Robert Trate February 18, 2011






Christina Hendricks is Lois Lane in All-Star Superman


© Warner Home Video/ Robert Trate




In All-Star Superman, the Man of Steel rescues an ill-fated mission to the Sun (sabotaged by Lex Luthor) and, in the process, is oversaturated by radiation – which accelerates his cell degeneration. Sensing even he will be unable to cheat death, Superman ventures into new realms – finally revealing his secret to Lois, confronting Lex Luthor’s perspective of humanity, and attempting to ensure Earth’s safety before his own impending end with one final, selfless act.

Based on the Eisner Award-winning DC Comics series/graphic novel of the same name by Grant Morrison with illustration by Frank Quitely, All-Star Superman is executive produced by animation guru Bruce Timm and directed by Sam Liu (Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths) from a script by acclaimed comic’s writer Dwayne McDuffie (Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths).

The celebrity-packed voice cast is headed by James Denton (Desperate Housewives) as Superman, Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) as Lois Lane, and Anthony LaPaglia (Without A Trace) as Lex Luthor. The stellar cast includes seven-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (Up) as Perry White, Golden Globe winner Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under) as Ma Kent, Matthew Gray Gubler (Criminal Minds) as Jimmy Olsen and Linda Cardellini (ER) as Nasty.

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Mania had the distinct honor of attending the world premiere in New York City. To watch All-Star Superman in a theater with a crowd of people is an experience that very few people will ever have. Equally impressive is having the chance to meet its star, Christina Hendricks. The star of the hit series Mad Men was all too eager to discuss her first voice over performance. In attendance was her husband as well, Geoffrey Arend (Devil and Super Troopers), who had no problem telling us how much of a geek honor it is to be married to the Lois Lane.



Question: How did you prepare to step into this iconic role?



Christina Hendricks: I don’t think you really can prepare. I grew up knowing Lois Lane my entire life, so there is something very intimidating about it. I just tried to do my own take on it, not try and copy anyone else, and be true to the material on the page. Hopefully, I am a good Lois Lane (she laughs).



Question: When you were first approached to play the role was it something you had to be convinced to do?



Christina Hendricks: No, I was immediately on the page. I had never worked in voice over before, that was all ready exciting to me, and it was Lois Lane; the crème de la crème. What a way to start. As soon as they asked, I said absolutely and thank you.



Question: Therewas a rumor a while back that you were going to play Wonder Woman with your old friend Joss Whedon. With Joss doing The Avengers now, will we see you in that film?



Christina Hendricks: I’ve seen him recently as he is preparing for it and I don’t think there is a role for me in that project. I hope to work with Joss in the future because he is fantastic, really easy to work with, and a friend; so not on this one. As far as the Wonder Woman rumor goes, it was started by… I have no idea (laughs). It was a really nice compliment. No one has approached me about it but it is a fun rumor to go around.



Question: The role of Lois Lane is very different than the one you play on Mad Men. What was it like to be Lois?



Christina Hendricks: She is a little more rough around the edges then the character I play on Mad Men (Joan Harris). Both are very strong women and very independent. I don’t think that they are so different necessarily but definitely more of an adventurer is Lois.

Question: I understand that you and James [Denton, Superman] did not record your sessions together. What was the challenge of doing your part that way?



Christina Hendricks: It is interesting because you don’t know exactly how someone else is going to read it, which I think will make it really fun to watch. The direction was so great on this that we tried things a bunch of different ways and we had different options. They knew exactly what they were doing. I wasn’t worried about it.



Question: There was a rumor that your co-star on Mad Men, Jon Hamm was going to play Superman. Now that you have played Lois Lane have you rubbed it in to him at all?



Christina Hendricks: (laughs) I just heard that rumor. I never even realized it. I think he would make a great Superman, he would be fabulous. And yes, I will probably rub it in (laughs).

Question: This film, as opposed to other DC animated films, has a lot of emotional arc to it. The characters go through quite a great deal. Since this was your first voice over performance did you get to feel a lot of that yourself? Did it come through on the page, did you have to bring it from somewhere else, or did you feel it just by reading it?



Christina Hendricks: I think just by reading it. We all know these characters so well and that they are a part of our culture. We know the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane so it isn’t hard understanding the emotions of these two characters. I was actually quite surprised when I read the script and the adventure that they take together.



Question: You obviously have a big following from Mad Men but Firefly as well. How do the fans differ?



Christina Hendricks: I think Sci-Fi fans are some of the most loyal and passionate fans. I think that fans of Mad Men are equally passionate. You just don’t like the show you love the show. I think that they are very similar. Both are very in Vogue. On the other hand, I have a Mad Men Barbie and when I was on Firefly, someone at home made me a Saffron Barbie and sent it to my house. So, I actually have a one off Saffron Barbie at home (laughs).



Question: A lot of your fellow co-stars have played superheroes before. Jon Hamm has played Lex Luthor (in a Funny or Die Video) and Nathan Fillion will now voice the Green Lantern (Green Lantern: Emerald Knights). What is the appeal to the superhero genre and these projects?



Christina Hendricks: These are iconic characters that we have all grown up on and especially as actors we grew up acting like these characters already. It is an incredible opportunity to play an iconic role.



Question: This project in particular has an interesting arc for Lois, which must have been a challenge.



Christina Hendricks: It was. There is a lot of physicality in the script. When you are standing in a room by yourself to portray that physicality on screen was something I had never done. You find yourself making a lot of noises that this character is doing. You feel kind of foolish just standing in this room but then you get really into it.

Question: Do you read the actual Grant Morrison comic before you took the role?



Christina Hendricks: I didn’t. It was completely new to me. It was really exciting because I had never seen these characters do this before. I didn’t know you could do that in comic books. This isn’t the Superman that I know.



Geoffrey Arend: I told her how important it was.



Christina Hendricks: (laughs) I did get some education. It was completely new to me. It was even more exciting in some ways because it was such an adventure I had never seen these two characters on.



Question: Given the chance, would you play Lois again? Or perhaps is there another character in the DC Universe you would like to play?



Christina Hendricks: I would love to do Lois again. As a little girl, that was who I wanted to be and of course Wonder Woman. Now I am starting that rumor. I am saying animated (laughs) that would be really fun.

Question: Actually my question is for Geoffrey. What is it like be married to Lois Lane?



Geoffrey Arend: (big sigh)Oh my god. My cousins are huge Superman fans and when they found out, I think it was released on Facebook that she was playing Lois Lane, they said, “I’m going to kill you, you are married to Lois Lane”. For me it is a personal thrill because I used to dress up as a kid as Superman. There are pictures of me, up until third grade, wearing a Superman cape to school. I am a giant geek and I might be crying during the middle of this (the screening) with tears of joy. It is pretty awesome.



Question: If Lois Lane Lane is your dream girl is this better than being married to a Bond girl?



Geoffrey Arend: I think so (laughs). They are making a new Bond movie maybe Christina will be a Bond girl too. Maybe she’ll be a Bond girl, Wonder Woman, and Lois Lane. Then my head would explode.



All-Star Superman will be released on Blu-ray and DVD February 22, 2011.

 

[battlebeast]

Thanks for that info! Really helpful!!!
I was wondering why they called them "Volumes" instead of "the complete Vol. 1" or something like that...

Originally Posted by SWFF
Here's the complete episode guide for the 90s X-Men, and the back covers of all 5 volumes. I was under the impression those sets were complete, though.

 

[SWFF]

You got EVERY episode there. They should put these in a set, or something. I used to be into that series, then I got out of them, and then animation got better and I never looked back, Same thing with that 90s SPIDER-MAN, used to be into that show, then came SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, and I suspect, (fingers crossed), this new SPIDER-MAN series, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, they got coming this fall, will surpass even that show.

Richard, do you get YOUNG JUSTICE over there in the U.K.?

 

[Nebiroth]

Nope...

 

[SWFF]

That blows. Aside from two rather mediocre episodes, YOUNG JUSTICE has been incredible, in both the animation and the stories! They're running a repeat next week, don't get any new eps until March 4th.