More casting news for some more movie adaptations of geekdom classics. Next stop after that crazy news about the Justice League movie, we have Street Fighter. Probably an attempt to coincide with the release of the new Street Fighter 4 game to double up on the publicity. The first SF movie sucked so much that I got jaded with SF for quite some time after. Even Kylie Minogue was a letdown playing Cammy with too much cover.

Anyway, they’re at it again. So far, and the confirmed “stars” to be in the movie:

• Kristen Kreuk – Chun Li
• Neil McDonough – M. Bison
• Michael Clark Duncan – Balrog
• Chris Klein – Charlie
• Taboo of The Black Eyed Peas – Vega
• Rick Yune – Gen

Ooowkay. So you get a Canadienne to play someone Chinese? It might work because of some of Kristin Kreuk’s features but she doesn’t look Chinese to me. But hey, Kristin Kreuk? In (hopefully the old) Chun-li uniform? I don’t think a lot of hot-blooded males will be complaining. Michael Clark Duncan is one large dude that might do the job. Neil McDonough will always be that guy from Boomtown who’s from Band of Brothers for me.

As long as it doesn’t have Van Damme, I’m okay with it.

Source: Gaming Today

Before we move on to the more scandalous part of this news bit, let’s start with the basics first. So the Justice League Mortal movie rumors that have been around for quite sometime might not be rumors anymore with director George Miller and team skipping from down under to Canadian north to scout for locations. I’m not really a big fan of the Justice League but hey, something as big as this definitely is worth the attention.

Then again, there’s the second part of this news bit. A Cinema Blend reader has this scoop from Adam Brody who is supposed to play The Flash has this to say:

“I asked Brody to sign a napkin, and asked what he/they were doing here. They’re in BC to check out locations for their new superhero movie Justice League is Mortal. Brody pointed at Miller and said “George is our director”. He said he’s playing The Flash, Common is playing Green Arrow (or Lantern, one or the other), Armie Hammer (sounded like Arm and Hammer) is Batman, someone from “mad max” is Martian Man-hunter (didn’t catch the name) and Hayden Christensen is Superman.

Okay, replay that. That was definitely a what the F moment, hands down. No doubt about it. Crapakin Crapwalker to play Superman? OH. COME. ON!!!

Brandon Routh has been decent enough to reprise a movie role that has been left vacant for years. And I’d have to say, he gave the spot some justice. But Hayden Christensen? Does he even pack any star power to make this decent? I mean he totally ruined Star Wars with his crappy acting and I refuse to believe that he’s decently acted ever.

Please let this be a rumor!

Source: Cinema Blend

Good news: The first Filipino edition of Playboy will hit the stands on April 2.

Bad news: There will be no nudity. Well, that is, if you really consider it a bad news.

Veteran journalist Beting Laygo Dolor says that the Filipino Playboy will be launched as an “adult lifestyle magazine”, aimed at a more mature readership compared to FHM and Maxim, which they classified as “lad magazines”.

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It’s time for another update on our favorite brawler’s next-gen successor.

Previously, we had you take a peek at SFIV’s new characters, Crimson Viper and Abel. Now, a third new entry to this roster has been confirmed: Introducing El Fuerte!

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Give me some smack for being some geek hatin’ with this one. I know a lot of people all over the world are going bonkers over Guitar Hero. I tried playing the antique GuitarFreaks with that three button controller for the first-gen PlayStation but I never really got around be good at it. I’d have to say that I’m a lot better off playing a real guitar doing licks than doing it on a wee Gibson LP-shaped controller getting my groove on. But that last season’s South Park episode featured Guitar Hero and when Stan’s dad showed them a real guitar, the kids called it gay. Oh man.

Anyway, on to the real news with this one. Activision launched an American Idol-like competition for a chance for some lucky bastard to be part of the whole buzz as part of the game – Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock: Rock Icon. All you have to do is to prove that you have the “mojo” and “gnarlyness” to give a “soul-shattering performance.”

They’ve got Motorhead’s Lemmy to be their Simon Cowell. But as usual, he’s not the attraction. As far as talent goes… Oh man. This is bound to be a viral video riot.

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Oh man, with summer fast approaching, I can just think of cheap ways to get myself cool. Air-conditioning’s out of the question with the rising cost of electricity and a shower every hours just isn’t practical. Electric fans don’t quite cut it. Now how about a cute techie solution.

Take this smart Ice Cube Maker Machine, for example. Well, just guess what it does. It’s powered by a highly-efficient compressort with that can produce 18 to 18 kilograms of ice cubes in a 24-hour span. It’s got a microprocessor to control the darned thing. It can accommodate 2.3L of water at a time with options to make small, medium, large and extra large ice cubes.

But come on? £139.95 (Php 11 654.47) for this one? I want but air-conditioning seems a cheaper alternative.

Source: IT Rush

I rarely see otakus and geeks who smoke but if it’s all for looking geeky and smokin’ at the same time, then these Transformer Zippo lighters are surely worth the take. Probably would appeal to both Transformer fans, Zippo fans, and those looking for the next flashy thing to striking matches on your boot.

These Transformer Zippos come in either black and shiny metal and only 300 units will be sold for each color. Talk about a limited run. Too bad these are only sold pnly in Japan and costs a whopping 12,000 Yen. That’s about Php 4,955 or $120 US.

Hmm… Still not so sure about the nicotine part but I do know a lot of geeks with pyromaniac tendencies. Beware, Optimus will set you on fire!

Source: Prime’s Diary

If we recall, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez had once met each other in the boxing ring four years ago in Las Vegas, Nevada; it was for the WBA and IBF World Featherweight titles. The match ended in a controversial draw due to the error in scoring committed by one of the judges.

Now, the two modern-day gladiators met again to settle their Unfinished Business, thus the name of the pay-per-view that featured the main event card.

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