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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Geek News You Should Know: 5/21/14

1) The Man of Steel sequel, Batman vs. Superman has undergone another name change to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, basically signifying officially that this movie will be the launching point for the Justice League.  It is scheduled to hit theaters in May 2016 (probably).

BATMAN v SUERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE logo


2) Doctor Who Season 8 has started filming and we have some shots as Peter Capaldi (in a lovely orange spacesuit) with the Tardis.  No real meaning to the pictures other than I could not be more excited for some new Doctor Who episodes.

DOCTOR WHO S8 filming +

 3) If you are an Amazon Prime subscriber today is the first day that you can access HBO's vast library using that service.  It includes shows like The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, Enlightened, Flight of the Conchords, and Extras which I all recommend as well as lots of other series, HBO miniseries and films, and comedy specials.  Current shows like Girls, The Newsroom, Veep, True Blood (first 3 seasons available) and Boardwalk Empire (which the first season is up) will be added over time.  Guessing there's going to be something along the lines of a 3-year gap between when content airs and when it goes to Amazon Prime, which can be sped up if the series ends or something like that.  You can check out the content here.

4) Gillian Jacobs, who played Britta Perry on the recently cancelled NBC sitcom Community, has been announced as the newest recurring character on the HBO smash-hit Girls.  No word on what character she'll be playing but as a big fan of both Gillian and Girls, I am excited!

5) In a movie right up the AB Convo's alley, a new romantic comedy directed by David Wain and starring Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler titled They Came Together released it's first clip online today and it looks like a more grown up version of Wet Hot American Summer (that is still completely immature).  The movie also features Cobie Smulders, Jason Mantzoukas, Michael Ian Black, Ed Helms, and I'm sure a gaggle of other awesome people.  It is hitting VOD and select theaters on June 27. Check out the clip below.



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