I didn’t even realize they were doing a Land of the Lost movie. Could be cool but I think it needs to be dark to make it worth watching. Aint-It-Cool News has leaked images of what the Sleestaks are going to look like, pretty sweet. You can check them out here.

If you really want a laugh, check out the old intro to the Land of the Lost TV show. Was it really this awful!

Variety is reporting that Dreamworks has acquired the rights to create a live action movie based on Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell property, and plans to make the movie in 3-D. Avi Arad (Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk) and Stephen Paul, who brought the project to Dreamworks, are set to produce. According to Variety there was a spirited bidding war with Universal and Sony also interested in acquiring Ghost in the Shell but “Steven Spielberg took a personal interest in the property and made it happen at Dreamworks.”

Spielberg told Variety, “Ghost in the Shell is one of my favorite stories, it’s a genre that has arrived and we enthusiastically welcome it to Dreamworks.” Dreamworks’ head of production Adam Goodman added: “Ghost in the Shell is a property that epitomizes 3-D live action motion picture possibilities.

If all this enthusiasm and high-powered backing translates to the film getting made, it should benefit sales of the Ghost in the Shell manga (published here by Dark Horse) as well as sales of the various Ghost in the Shell anime series (and features), which are mostly available from Manga Entertainment (Dreamworks has the Ghost in the Shell II: Innocence feature)

Behold, the Speed Racer movie trailer! I am still a bit skeptical but I think the trailer looks great. They could actually pull it off.

I was so excited to finally get confirmation that they were going to make a Justice League movie but everything I am reading about this project has me prepared for dissappointment. The movie has run into all kinds of script problems which can’t be ironed out until after the writers strike is over and now the LA Times has unofficially reported on who has been cast to play the big roles. Warner Brothers won’t confirm or deny it but I can’t say I am all that impressed with the lineup. The latest news to hit the blogosphere is that Adam Brody from OC fame will be playing the Flash. Adam Brody? The Flash?

They have also released that Megan Gale, an Australian actress will be playing Wonder Woman, Scott Porter from Friday Night Lights will play Superman, Teresa Palmer from Wolfs Creek will play Talia al Ghul and the rapper Common wil be the Green Lantern.

A full size image of Heath Ledger in all his Joker glory for the upcoming Batman Dark Knight Returns movie has been released.  It’s causing quite a stir online, some people hate it, others love it.  Personally, I love it, I think it’s a much more realistic view of what the Joker might look like after chemical burns.  He looks like the psychotic Joker I hoped for.  You can check it out here and then come back and let us know what you think.