The first look at the new Mission: Impossible 4 movie, though interestingly enough they aren’t exactly calling it that, instead opting to call this the “Ghost Protocol.”  I will warn you that there may be some spoilers, as they always tend to throw in too much information than they need to in these trailers nowadays.

IP Man

For those that haven’t had the opportunity, I highly recommend you take a chance on IP Man.  It’s the perfect blend of kung fu action, strong characters, and engaging story telling.  Plus it’s a nice break from the over-CG’d movie landscape of the Thor’s and Green Lanterns of the world.

What else would you expect from a biopic of the real life mentor of Bruce Lee?  Catch it now on Netflix streaming or at Amazon.com.

IP Man Taking Out 10

Kevin Costner to Play Jonathan Kent

The Huffington Post has reported that Kevin Costner will be playing Jonathan Kent, the “earthly” father to Clark Kent (AKA Superman) in the upcoming reboot of the movie franchise.

Martha Kent has also been cast to Diane Lane according to recent reports.

Make sure to stay tuned to FavoriteHero.com for all the Superman updates!

Henry Cavill as Superman - Man of Steel

By now I’m sure most have heard about the Superman Reboot that’s in the works with Zach Snyder (director of Watchmen) and Chris Nolan (director of the highly successful Batman movies).

There has also been confirmation that the role of Superman has been cast in  favor of Henry Cavill (known from his roles on the Showtime series The Tudors).

The image above is just an artist rendition of what Mr. Cavill would potentially look like in the red and blue.  You’ll notice that he bares a striking resemblance the Christopher Reeves Superman (in particular his hair).

What he will actually look like we won’t know until filming begins, but make sure to stay tuned to FavoriteHero.com for all the Superman updates!

Schedules for the 2011 Fightin Phils

The 2011 Baseball season is underway, and I wanted to share with you the regular season schedule for my Fightin’ Phillies, who have higher expectations than ever with their highly touted pitching crew.

Most may have heard the news that Pirates of the Caribbean 4 – On Strangers Seas is now under production and announced to premier in May of 2011.  Recent news also poins in the direction of two other movies (possibly sequels) being made immediately after.

The much anticipated Halo: Reach is releasing in less than a week and is expected to be Bungies final explosive entry into the Halo series.  For those uninitiated in the Halo lore, the main story arc with our favorite hero, Master Chief, ended with Halo 3, but Bungie decided that their final game will chronicle the fall of the human colony “Reach” which will be an epic battle that encompasses the fall of the planet to the covenant.

With new improvments to the graphics engine and multiple additions to the multiplayer (jetpacks and a more refined “forge”) this can be a great farewell to a developer that has yet to do wrong with their baby. Heres hoping to a few nods, if not a part of the story, dedicated to the Chief himself. Till then enjoy this wallpaper and awsome video (also in the vein of badass videos released before each of their games). I will post my thoughts as soon as I get a copy in my hands next week.

In an effort to create more buzz for the upcoming launch of Iron Man 2, Paramount Studios has released a number of faux promotional websites that are directly linked to the movie.  Starting with Stark Expo 2010, which appears to be a fictional technology expo featuring the upcoming technologies compliments of Tony Stark (aka Iron Man).

The second site is Accutech, which appears to be a subsidiary of Stark Industries and specializes in the technology that makes Iron Man possible.

Here’s the sad part… These sites actually look legitimate and are probably better designed than the real companies that they are designed to imitate!