July's Comic-Con might be the crown jewel of the geek calendar year, but don't sleep on WonderCon. The San Francisco comic convention—which has been a part of Comic-Con International since 2000—concludes today with a screening of the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (yep, it's that kind of convention), but it has already proven to be worth its weight in limited edition Spider-man lithographs. That's because on Saturday director Christopher Nolan unspooled a brand new sizzle reel for his follow-up to The Dark Knight, the heretofore mysterious Inception.
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You have to feel a little bit bad for the Easter Bunny. Unlike Santa Claus, he doesn't bring people presents. And unlike the Tooth Fairy, he doesn't get to dispense money. But that doesn't mean he has to be such a jerk. All the Easter Bunny does is hide eggs around the house like a College Humor prankster. Where's the fun in that? This maligned bunny is just one in a long line of annoying and off-putting leporids. Read on for five other bunnies even worse than the Easter Bunny.
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The iPad isn't the only thing Apple has unleashed on the unsuspecting public today. Over on Apple's iTunes Movie Trailers page, a clip from Iron Man 2 has surfaced, showing what happens when an Iron Man-suited Tony Stark flies into Stark Expo from the sky. If you don't like the AC/DC song "Shoot to Thrill" prepare to be disappointed. That said: chorus line! [Coming Soon]
Unless you're in Los Angeles today, you won't get a chance to experience all things Dude at The Lebowski Fest. For the rest of you, though, fear not! TMZ has posted the just released trailer for New Sensations XXX porn parody of The Big Lebowski so you can still get some sort of Lebowski-related fix. Though, a funny thing about this ostensible smut film... it looks exactly like the original. Save for a few line swaps (the John Goodman stand-in chides The Dude for using colloquialisms for semen and not Asian Americans), this version of The Big Lebowski plays it mostly straight. And kudos to the young starlet playing the part made famous by Tara Reid for improving on the original performance. Check out the trailer after the jump.
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And you thought you could go even one day without reading something about Marvel. What started out as a possible April Fool's Day joke is now confirmed as truth. According to the LA Times blog, Hero Complex, Marvel Studios has placed cult director Joss Whedon on the short-list to direct their super-sized super hero menagerie, The Avengers. Scheduled for 2012, the film will bring together all the Marvel heroes (Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk) under one green-screen enhanced sky and presumably make tons of money so long as Marvel fatigue hasn't set in by then. If seeing "short-list" and "The Avengers" in the same sentence seems a bit familiar, that's probably because just last week, Clash of the Titans director Louis Leterrier said his name was on there as well. This has all the makings of a knock-down, drag-out war! After the jump, find out which director has the inside edge.
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The only thing more appealing today than paying extra money to see the crappy 3D conversion of Clash of the Titans? Spending over $500 on a brand, spanking new iPad that will be rendered obsolete in six months when the second generation comes out! That said, the chances are good that at least some of you are probably reading this on an iPad right this second. And for those of you still in the nether region of indecision, last night's episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon might push you to join them. Fallon spoke with Engadget editor Joshua Topolsky about Apple's newest gotta have it device and it looks awesome (or at least more awesome than when Stephen Colbert was cutting up vegetables with his). After the jump, watch as Topolsky does his best Steve Jobs impersonation and learn how you can even use the iPad to find bootleg YouTube videos of Jimmy Fallon-as-Neil Young performing "Pants on the Ground."
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If it's a weekend in 2010, you can be sure that there's a 3D film sucking up dollars. The overly hyped Clash of the Titans turned the trick yesterday with an estimated $30 million (including $4.2 million from Thursday screenings), meaning it will shatter the Easter weekend record of $40.2 million held by—wait for it—the immortal Scary Movie 4. As for the other openers: Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too landed in second with $13 million (if only it were in 3D), while The Last Song finished fourth, with just $7 million. Don't fret too much, though, Miley Cyrus fans: Song has already taken in around $17 million since opening on Wednesday and should finish the weekend with $25 million. And with that, the butterflies fly away. The top-five after the jump.
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Whether you're awaiting a visit from Peter Cottontail or sleeping in a Best Buy parking lot ahead of tomorrow's big iPad debut, Movieline's Week in Review is here to keep you company. Click through for any important developments you might have missed -- or just to relive the glory all over again -- and have a great weekend!
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· A TMZ cameraman caught up with Ryan Gosling for a little bit of love advice: what do you do when your girlfriend watches The Notebook and then wants you to build a telescope or something? Said a very patient, weirdly Brooklyn-accented Gosling: "I think if you've got the booty, you gotta do that." I believe that was the moral of Lars and the Real Girl. [TMZ]
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He spends most of his time lurking within the plastic grasses of Athens, but The Easter Kraken is now ready to ravage your hamlet with holiday spirit. Your children, who wait all night to catch a glimpse of his mangy silhouette, will thank you! That is, if the Kraken doesn't kill them. Come now, you can't tell a Kraken what to do! He seems docile enough after a few Cadburys, but Krakens are ultimately agnostics with little regard for commercial festivites. Try to have fun with it. Now, which of our quippy little rabbits wins the run-in?
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Everyone at Movieline HQ can't wait to hightail it to the holiday weekend, but we had to wait for the Say Whaaaa? Singers to drop in from Good Friday mass before anyone could head out. Thankfully, they've arrived, and they've brought their incredulity at this week's most insane, outrageous and otherwise head-exploding news items with them. Let's make this quick, fellas; we've got Peeps to eat.
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ABC has announced a forum for Lost fans to grieve after the show's May 23 two-hour series finale, a special Sunday episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! called Aloha to Lost. The hourlong program will be devoted to all things Lost and will welcome executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and a few cast members to the show. Let's hope it turns out better than Jay Leno's boozy goodbye to Cheers. [THR]
· Believe it or not, but this is among the ho-hum new photos released for Glee's upcoming all-Madonna episode. The least they could do to pay tribute is to reinvent their looks a little.
· Could Captain America be any more leaky? The latest buzz posits that Emily Blunt is about to turn down the female lead. When you have Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan playing super-close best friends, I'm not sure you need a female lead.
· The producers of Hoodwinked Too are tired of the Weinstein Co. pushing back the film's release date, and have filed suit.
· Pajiba may not be able to spell "Lone Scherfig," but the site can report that the An Education director is attached to Mob Girl, starring Jessica Biel.
· Might DirecTV help ensure a fourth season for the eternally low-rated Damages? As long as the quality of Glenn Close's wigs doesn't suffer.
Word making its way over the transom is that actor John Forsythe has passed away from complications related to pneumonia. The 92-year-old was best known as Blake Carrington on Dynasty and the voice of Charlie on Charlie's Angels. His final credit was reprising the latter role for the big-screen sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle in 2003. [Showbiz Tonight]
Unless you've already obligated yourself to give the world's highest-tech Easter basket to a special someone in your life, get out of the queue at Best Buy or your nearby Apple Store and acquire an iPad the way God intended -- free, from Movieline. Inquire within.
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