Things I’m Geeking About Right Now, Pt. 5

Because some things deserve this level of excitement.

Hello, hello, lovely people! Gees, isn’t it amazing how many awesome things can happen in the span of a month? Well, less than a month, actually–that was the last time I did one of these posts. Is it…too soon to geek out again? Have I been geeking out too much? DO I HAVE A PROBLEM??? If you answered “yes” to any one of these questions, I apologize…but I’m gonna go ahead and geek out anyway. 😉

Exhibit A: The HORROR! …Trailers, I mean.

I feel these these two trailers have kind of flown under the radar, but I’m excited about them! Above we have the first peek at horror master Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Crimson Peak. Admittedly, the trailer doesn’t reveal much and also looks very…odd. But I’m still pumped. The trailer below is one I’m a little more apprehensive about–especially because I like the original so much–but I’m holding out hope. I mean, it’s got Sam Rockwell in it. And they’re clearly going for a different vibe. Although when they tried that for Evil Dead I hated it…and they replaced sassy little Zelda Rubinstein with a normal-sized dude…Let me just stop before I talk myself out of being interested. Haha. Here’s the trailer for Poltergeist.

Exhibit B: All the nerd pics

Lately it has been an absolute flood of superhero images! While I’m still veeeeery uncertain about this whole Dawn of Justice business, I will admit that director Zack Snyder has managed to make all his heroes look amazing, as evidenced by Mr. Jason Momoa above in his Aquaman attire. Then there’s…

Ryan Reynolds teasing us on Twitter with this Deadpool mask pic! I love seeing that work is being done on this, and I really, really hope it pays off. Oooh also did you guys hear that Morena Baccarin was cast as the female lead in this? I’m game! And one more for you…

BOOM! Age of Ultron Poster. The gang is looking as fierce as ever–and there are newcomers! Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are easy to spot in the top right-hand corner, but who, pray tell, is that caped individual flying in the sky? Rumor has it that is Vision, whom you can read a bit more about in this lovely article from Business Insider (where I also borrowed the image from…I should really start crediting images). The article also mentions that Robert Downey Jr. took to Twitter and teased some big news in a few days’ time. Who knows what Marvel has up its sleeve now…

Exhibit C: Video game stuffs

Okay, I know I don’t often talk about video games on here, but there are a few franchises that I really love, and it just so happens that two of my favorites have big stuff on the way. As a Batman freak, I am, of course, obsessed with the Arkham games. It’s no news that the franchise has another game coming out in June (Arkham Knight), but I really was just looking for an excuse to share the above trailer with you. It’s the first trailer, I believe, in which we get to hear John Noble voicing Scarecrow. I mean, guys…John Noble. What more can I say?

However, my heart also belongs to the Legend of Zelda games, and have you heard? Netflix is apparently developing a live-action series out of it! While I question how well that’s actually going to work, I can’t help reallyreallyreally wanting it to succeed. In this article from The Wall Street Journal, it’s even described as “‘Game of Thrones‘ for a family audience.” Huh. So I guess they’ll be cutting out all of the incest and boobs and nightmare-inducing death scenes, eh?

Exhibit D: Lady Gaga, of all people, released an AHS teaser

How delightfully random! Fresh from her frankly amazing Sound of Music tribute at the Oscars (seriously, watch that here if you haven’t seen it), Lady Gaga surprised pretty much everyone yesterday with not only the news that she will have a starring role in the next season of American Horror Story, but she even gave us a little teaser revealing the next subtitle! And that is…Hotel! While I’m still not 100% sure how I feel about Gaga’s presence on AHS, I’m kind of excited about the idea of a hotel setting! I mean, if it worked for 1408, The Shining, and Psycho…why not?

Exhibit E: So. Much. Superhero. News.

I was too lazy to think of a way to do this elegantly, so I’m just gonna slap some bullet points up here!

• The lineup for TNT’s live-action Teen Titans series has been revealed, and it’s kind of amazing! Dick Grayson a.k.a. Robin #1 will apparently begin the series as Robin but transition into Nightwing–a DC character I would love to see get some screen time. Barbara Gordon has also been confirmed, but she won’t be going by “Oracle” just yet. There will apparently be a pair of characters I know nothing about who call themselves “Hawk” and “Dove” whose real names are Hank Hall and Dawn Granger. And here’s the bit I was the most pleasantly surprised about: There will be not one, but two kickass ladies–Raven and Starfire (whom I am hoping will get to wear more clothes than she gets to wear in the comics). Is anyone else doing the math here? That’s four female superheroes! There are only two men! I’ll try not to get too “girl power” on you, but FINALLY. Forget token female characters–the ladies are out in full force. No pressure, writers, but I fully expect these characters to rock…
• The news that made geeks around the world delirious with joy: Spidey is joining the Marvel universe! AT LAST! I know Marvel has been gunning for this for some time since Spider-Man is apparently a crucial part of the Civil War storyline, but I’m just looking forward to all of his sassy interactions with his new super buds. There have also been whispers that Spider-Man is not going to be Peter Parker at all and instead be newly introduced Spidey, Miles Morales…but we shall see. I kind of hope that’s true. Spider-Man needs a fresh start. Nonetheless, I will miss sweet Andrew Garfield as Spidey. I can sense some of you yelling at me (Eric and Brian), but I quite enjoyed him over sad sack (yes, Melissa, I’m using it again) Tobey Maguire. You and your pretty eyes and perfect hair will be missed, Mr. Garfield. Sigh.
• Speaking of whispers…there have been very interesting whispers that Arrow‘s own John Diggle may have a higher calling than just being Oliver Queen’s body guard/bff. In fact, he might just end up as a very important DC superhero himself. So is it John Diggle…or John Stewart? A lot of people seem to be thinking that Diggle may have a “Stewart” hidden somewhere in that name, setting him up to become none other than the next Green Lantern! For those of you who are confused and saying, “Wait a sec–I thought Green Lantern was a white dude named Hal Jordan,” you’re not wrong. Hal is, I believe, the first Lantern, but somewhere down the line a gentleman named John Stewart gets a ring, too, and Diggle could fit the bill. Not gonna lie, I hope it’s true. Diggle would be an awesome Green Lantern, and it’d also be one step closer to a TV Justice League…
• Okay, ONE MORE bit of whispers before I end this with an actual fact: Coulson and some of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. gang might just make this nerd’s dreams come true by showing up in Avengers: Age of Ultron. I don’t know, guys. The intel seems sketchy at best, but I’m crossing my fingers anyway…
• Nightcrawler is returning to the X-Men movies via Kodi Smit-McPhee! I am so, so excited about this. Alan Cumming’s portrayal of the blue teleporter in X2 instantly won my heart, and he has remained my very favorite movie mutant ever since. I like Smit-McPhee, and I think he could do a great job with the character. P.S. If you’d like a more detailed description of my love for the character, just go here.

Phew! I feel so much better now that I have all that geeking out of my system. So what upcoming geeky things are you guys excited about? Or apprehensive about? Or downright pissed about? You know I’m happy to talk geek, so bring it on! 🙂

P.S. Stay tuned for a very special reblog tomorrow…