THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE
TO BECOME AMAZON'S SF SERIES
According to 'Deadline', Amazon Studios have ordered a TV series pilot episode for a small screen adaptation of Philip K. Dick's famous sf novel THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE! Previously intended for SyFy, the series is set in 1962 in an alternative reality in which Nazi Germany and Japan won World War II and occupy the United States, with the East Coast controlled by the Nazis and the West Coast owned by Japan, and a chunk of the Midwest still up for grabs. Fascism rules and the few surviving Jews hide under assumed names. But an ageing Hitler has one foot in the grave, and the Japanese are preparing for an imminent Nazi stab in the back. The U.S. Resistance is scattered, scared, or crushed.
AVENGERS 2 AGE OF ULTRON
STUNNING CONCEPT ART POSTERS ARE HERE!
Widow, and Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch! Coming to theatres next May, with the team of superheroes, also including Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Aaron Johnson as Quicksilver, Jeremy 
Renner as Hawkeye, Mark Ruffallo as Hulk, The Avengers will have to fight against greatest of their enemies, powerful Ultron (voiced by James Spader) who can take on stronger physical forms each
time he is seemingly defeated. Don't forget that tomorrow's ComicCon will bring us first THE HOBBIT THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES teaser in the late morning hours (early evening in Europe)! 
I like the look of the concept art, I hope the movie is half as good.
ReplyDeletefingers crossed.... not that I watch superhero flicks ....
DeleteIt is in my DNA....
Deletedaddy was a Batman? :)
DeleteHe loves superblue. You can tell him. He's a friend.
DeleteHe loves what? Say what, say what?
DeleteMe likes Philip K. Dick. He was delightfully paranoid and delusional, a real fun guy. Truly he's one of my fav classic sci-fi novelists. I'm wondering how they are going to do the sets on this one.
ReplyDeleteI've not seen any of the Avengers flicks, but I'm sure this will do well at the box office.
Moi is most honoured to serve as your Public Relations Manager dahlink. Shall we meet at Shenanigans Pub to plan our next campaign on Galactic Domination?
Methinks me should read the book, since I have it, and I'm almost finished with a historical novel about Serbian medieval Despot George that I'm currently reading.
DeleteI haven't seen Avengers either. I don't do some of the actors in it, and superhero flicks in general :)
Yes, indeed, and your main task as my Imperial PR is to tell irritating people to sod off :)
The list of irritating people is growing exponentially. I can see this is going to be a full time job :0)
DeleteWe do pay extra working hours :)
DeleteHealth benefits?
Deletebut of course... we have our own doctor... Doctor Hunky who likes close examinations...
DeleteThe voice of James Spader as the bad guy should be good. Neat posters.
ReplyDeletehe does have a nice voice
DeleteI've never read a lot of science fiction, so this is the first I've heard of that book. Now I want to read it -- sounds so good!
ReplyDeleteI have a couple of Dick's books, and as Annzie said above, he is an interesting writer :)
DeleteArthur C. Clark is another good one. He was brilliant and had such vision. Peoples from NASA contacted him to help design satellites and many other such wonders.
Deletemust have been a dream come true for him to get a call from NASA!
DeleteIt's interesting, the peoples from NASA felt that meeting him was a dream come true. He'd inspired so many of them to become scientist that he was a hero to them.
DeleteI can imagine, dear
DeleteI love the sound of the novel, very interesting.
ReplyDeleteglad you do, Fran!
DeleteWow, High Castle could be intense.
ReplyDeleteTotally!
DeleteI've never read a Philip K. Dick book, but the movies I've seen based on his books definitely have a Twilight Zone-ish feel...and I LOVE The Twilight Zone!
ReplyDeleteyep, and methinks there already was a film on this book of his
DeleteDezz, get me out of this twilight zone...
DeleteWill do, as soon as I water my flowers....
DeleteBeen looking forward to more Avengers II stuff, thank you for sharing... come over to the darkside on Monday I will have some more. By then it will be all over the internet.. have a great weekend, I am heading to the ren faire... all hail, me!
ReplyDeleteooh, a ren faire! Will you wear a costume?
DeleteCool posters. I keep seeing reports from Comic Con. Looks like a lot of fun. Vikings. Outlandish Scots. Favorite fantasy authors. Yeah, wish I were there. :)
ReplyDeleteand lots of kilts as we've established yesterday....
DeleteUltron was in the avengers cartoon, not the greatest villain but this movie version doesn't look much different
ReplyDeletewhich is good or bad?
DeleteI have such a hard time getting into most SyFy shows, so that is one I will probably take a pass on.
ReplyDeleteThe posters do look very cool!
yep, they seem to be very disappointing :( SyFy is usually a synonym for cheap and trashy
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