Our favorite alien anti heroes are back and with an appetite for scoring some human skulls to their accounts. Using homo sapiens as game like Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins and Laurence Fishburne is what the bloody sport is all about. Now, what makes Predators so entertaining to watch?

1   When survival is a bliss. Expecting a group of bad ass mercenaries fighting and praying for not becoming the ultimate prey is a blast. Go Predators!

2   Oh boy it’s not our planet its theirs!  Forget any chance of hope and rescue as the meaningless humans fight quite a few galaxies far away from home.

3   Is that a Predator bird of prey?! Wait, is that a Predator hound dog?! Wow! New kinds of alien wild beasts enter the hunting party. Cool huh?

4   Dreadful Predators are back! This means new breeds of Predator slayers appear at the killzone with all the gore and blood that we used to love.

5   Morbid is never underrated especially when it comes to Predators as they play with tormented earthlings. Let’s see which human wins the Arnold Schwarzenegger trophy

Who’s your favorite last man standing Mr. Predator?

Trick or treating will come early this year as grizzly ghouls and freaky creatures lurk into monster land Indianapolis with hunger of terrorizing you. So ready your goose bumps and let chills run freely down your spine as you walk at your own risk into the horror of THE FIRST ANNUAL FAMOUS MONSTERS CONVENTION to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 9-11, 2010.

Thomas Jane (The Mist, Punisher) , Derek Mears and additional cast members from this summer’s 20th Century Fox release Predators, a Night Of The Living Dead reunion featuring eight original cast members, and a Nightmare on Elm Street series reunion with Heather Langenkamp and Mark Patton are among the initial line up of guests FM has invited for the first annual FMC. Horror legends Tom Savini, Bill Moseley, and Herschell Gordon Lewis will also be in attendance to celebrate this memorable FM launch.  A complete guest list can be found at www.famousmonstersconvention.com.

To accommodate already increasing demands, Famous Monsters has secured additional convention floor space for our monstrous event. “Friday night’s VIP Blood Red Pool Party and the Beauty Pageant sponsored by Girls and Corpses are just a few of the highlights for the weekend,” said Philip Kim, Senior Manager of Famous Monsters. “The winner of the beauty pageant will receive a photo spread in an upcoming issue of both Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and Girls and Corpses magazine.”

The Famous Monsters Convention will be held at the Wyndham Indianapolis West, located at 2544 Executive Drive, Indianapolis, IN. Ticket pricing, hotel accommodations, and a schedule of events are available at www.famousmonstersconvention.com.

Got horror?

On 2011 Captain Steve Rogers will receive the call of duty call for touring into the hatred tentacles of the Third Reich back to insane era of WW II. Yep, Nomad is in for a wild ride as he goes one on one with Hitler´s hordes not to mention his most challenging nemesis: The Red Skull. So the panorama for Joe Jhonston´s  First Avenger film seems quite clear; Steve Rogers becomes The Cap, The Cap disembarks in Naziland and all hell breaks loose against Der Red Skull and any of Hitler´s goons. That easy? Definitely not.

If The Cap blows up the blockbuster charts, and hope he does… Then sure thing Marvel will deploy more Captain America sequels into the view, summoning new villains and allies on the big screen. This said, one thing is clear, due to the super soldier serum, Nomad is one hell of a super soldier, but only human after all. The phrase when the going gets tough the tough gets going, will strike hard at the star center of Nomad´s shield! Besides Red Skull their are many other foes that want a piece of The Cap´s vibranium shield. Maybe will here about some of them in the First Avenger Film or maybe as stated above, if Nomad succeeds among the cinema fan troops probably some of these badasses will take over new sequels.  Until now we´ll have to settle for the wits of Der Red Skull, but in a distant future who knows, if some members of The Masters of Evil or Hydra will break in the defenses of Nomad´s shield. Only time in 2011´s WW II,  will tell.

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Filled with the grim and dreadful surroundings of WW II, as you already know, Marvel is planning to unfold the “origin” story of Steve Rogers as Captain America. It’s definitely a go… we’re going to do some time traveling to the 40’s in the whereabouts of Hitler’s Nazi occupied Europe. So if Steve Rogers is disembarking in the highly anticipated First Avenger Film then voilá… Guess who should we have for the ruthless welcoming party? The Cap’s arch nemesis: The Red Skull!

Johann  Schmidt A.K.A. Red Skull is one of the most feared and brutal officials of the Third Reich.  Selected personally by Hitler himself, The Red Skull escalated the highest ranks of the Nazi Party becoming a decidedly and effective “weapon of intimidation” to spread out terror in the early stages of WW II. Although The Captain America Movie is starting to deploy its production, nothing is 100% confirmed whereas The Red Skull will be the official villain or not, but as I stated above, since this is the story of how Steve Rogers becomes Captain America, then The Red Skull in Joe Jhonston’s First Avenger film is a must! Hope they don’t turn this one into The Cap just fighting Nazi soldiers. The real deal here is without a question the showdown with the old school of menace The Red Skull.

The Cap and Red Skull have come a long way, they’re like bread and butter, one cannot exist with out another. The Red Skull vs Captain America are one of the greatest rivalries in the Marvel Universe. So as in past post  Will Captain America Movie trigger The Invaders? we don’t know for sure, but hope it does. Now one thing is for certain… it should definitely trigger the vicious fury, of The Red Skull!

Enjoy the visual treat!

Ever had the feeling that there wasn’t a better performer in the world of anime, comics and movies than yourself?  Cause if you feel larger than life, maybe you should consider a shot for the title of International Cosplay Fame! On the post: Look what the “Dark Side” dragged in… We explored how Kotobukiya along with Danny Choo kicked off their Otacool book.

Now role play takes a different turn as Kotobukiya is seeking for the best Cosplayers of the globe to fit them into their very own selection of Otacool 2: Worldwide Cosplayers book. However the show doesn’t end here, if you got what it takes for designing a cool Otacool Mascot Illustration, then the land of Godzilla and Ultraman might reward you with 1,575 yen! Not a bad prize to start off the year, huh?

Check out the info and remember: May the force of Otacool grow strong among you… Good luck!

COSPLAY PHOTO CONTEST

For a chance to be part of this unique experience, please submit the following:
•  Your cosplay photos – Full body, upper body, head shots (2 or more of each)
•  Name (including screen name)
•  Age
•  Home country
•  Years of cosplay
•  Favorite cosplay character
•  Your website link (if applicable)
•  Brief statement

*Please do not place watermarks (logos, URLs, etc.) on submitted photos.

OTACOOL MASCOT CHARACTER ILLUSTRATION

Be the designer of the Otacool mascot character! Fans now have the opportunity to submit their original mascot illustrations for a chance to be published in Otacool 2!

Kotobukiya welcomes all enthusiasts to participate in this latest Otacool event!

(Book Summary)

Otacool 2: Worldwide Cosplayers
Publisher: Kotobukiya
Release date: April 2010
Price: 1,575 yen.
Speck: A5 size・128pages・full color

*Please note, by participating you agree and hereby grant Kotobukiya permission to use, copy, modify and make available your submissions to the public for purposes, such as, but not limited to, publication, press and media communications.

Submitted photos, illustrations or information shall become the property of Kotobukiya, and Kotobukiya shall have no obligation to preserve, return or otherwise make available to you or others any photos, illustrations or information so submitted.

For more information please visit the following sites:

Kotobukiya official website: http://www.kotous.com/

Otacool official website: http://www.figure.fm/feature/en/otacool/

Danny Choo’s official website: http://www.dannychoo.com/

Cure official website: http://en.curecos.com/

Harvesting humans, ain't that yummy! Official Daybreaker poster

One thing is for certain: The decade will begin with blood, lot’s of blood!!! So if you’re a bloodsucker or pretend to be one, ready your plasma levels on high because Daybreakers is going to hit multiplexes for what’s left of mankind this week!  Since the times of Vlad Tepes A.K.A Dracula till this date we’ve seen all kinds of vampire movies… From the classic ones, battles between werewolves and vampires to vampires in outer space… In vampirism you name it!

Nevertheless, we haven’t seen a flick where the strangers seem to be the human race because mother earth as we know it, has become over populated by bloodsuckers! But what happens when a race of vampires runs short on food? Creepy as it might sound but you harvest human beings as nutritious meals!!! In a vampiric world of human famine some “bats” fight to have their right for food and that of course means blood! In a counterpart, counted with a handful of fingers, a few good mortals fight their way to restore the human race back and therefore, bring equilibrium back to life.

Directed by Peter and Michael Spierig and starting 30 Days of Night vampire snow slayer: Ethan Hawke and former Count Dracula: Willem Dafoe; Daybreakers seems to be the first promising film of 2010. So like I said before, if you’re into the blood thing get ready for a wholesome meal of blood when Daybreakers tickles your mortal eyeballs, the first week of January.

Run for you lives you worthless earthlings!

Does Joker have one last card to play?

Citing Gotham’s most deranged clown, The Joker: “…And here we go”. One year ends, another one begins and this one will magnify big time rumor countdown concerning the 3rd delivery of The Dark Knight. Till know all dealing with The Caped Crusader is nothing but rumors and spoilers. However the biggest buzz in Arkham Asylum’s corridors is who’s gonna be the next super villain for Batman and no matter what the buzz might be it seems that Johnny Depp as The Riddler is the one name that keeps popping up!

In the post Who can be crazy enough to be the next Joker, or is it time to guess out for The Riddler? we did an introspective about who was good enough to challenge Bats nerves, and hell yeah no questions asked, The Riddler was our biggest guess. So if we were to be pretending the Quizmaster ourselves, here we launch 10 unanswered questions concerning The Dark Knight until Warner Brothers start to disrupt rumors and turn them into answered solutions. Until then, here’s an invitation to crack your mind…

1    Will Chris Nolan after Inception come back to direct Dark Knight 3?

2    So Heath Ledger as The Joker is long gone, will The Riddler be the next hot shot in the franchise?

3    Suppose The Riddler is the right villain for the job, will Johnny Depp be casted as Edward Nigma?

4    Will a 3rd Dark Knight ever happen?

5     Will the Quizmaster be on par as The Joker or be a more badass foe type?

6     If a 3rd delivery was to happen, what would be the official screening date, 2011, 2012, anyone, anyone?

7    What other crime lord might show up in a 3rd sequel: Penguin, Catwoman, Bane, Killer Croc?

8     Will “the riddles” be as deadly inspiring as if Jigsaw was behind them?

9     Could Edward Nigma really put Bats to the test?

10    If Nolan wasn’t able to direct a possible 3rd delivery who would?

Enigma over Gotham

Arkahm's prime time guest stars!

Don’t be afraid, take a walk into adventure and gaze yourself into an epic remake; as you go face to face with mythological creatures in the Clash of the Titans 2010 remake!  We are just a few months away, March 2010 to be exactly, to see how Sam Worthington as Perseus takes on the “beautiful” and deadly Gorgon Queen Medusa to a death match that will leave you stone cold as you witness in the big screen how the Greek Titans collide.

As stated in the past post: Clash of the Titans Remake: Thetis vs Hades this new version looks epic, but will it top to the 1981 legend or will it just be another flick with great CGI , but with a weak plot? My verdict?… Judging by the trailers this one is gonna be a killer one. I’d stick to the new version. Now, if you wore to be Medusa would you bow your poisons head to mortal movie director Louis Letterier’s film proposal as a sign of respect or would you freeze him in the act for attempting a remake crime against the original 1981 Clash of the Titans Movie?

Official Clash of the Titans 2010 movie poster

Take a stare as you go head to head in a clash amongst titanic trailers:

Recently at the Anime Festival Asia 2009 famous blogger and Dark side performer Danny Choo in junction with Kotobukiya launched the Otacool: World Wide Otaku Rooms book.  Otaku? Is this some kind of Dojo? No, Otaku is japanese slang used in describing fans for any particular hobby, theme, subject, etc, you name it.  Otaku is your own personal fan made realm of anime, collectibles, dvd’s, action figures, gaming, etc. Packed and arranged at your desire into any given space, in this particular case: your room.

Otacool: World Wide Otaku Rooms is Kotobukiya’s first English / Japanese language book that will delight readers with a selection of over more than 108 Otaku rooms from around the globe. A Stormtrooper in my room? Not precisely, Danny Choo is an eager enthusiast who has contributed big time to modern pop culture as a Stormtrooper-Vader public performer. His energy inspires Otaku followers around the world to the point that at the AFA ‘09 he and gorgeous Otaku Alodia Gosiengfiao autographed the launch of the Otacool books.

Why is being an Otaku important? It empowers you, it builds up fan based energy that pushes a world wide industry forward in which fans dictate the rules for studios, toy designers, video game producers, illustrators, comic book writers, etc on what they really like and dig for.  Being an Otaku is more than gathering and building up stuff, it’s a declaration of knowledge and believes that moves pop culture to new frontiers of fan based imagination and dreams. Question is… What kind of Otakuare you?

Check out these cool sites and see how deep the rabbit hole really goes:

OTACOOL site: http://www.figure.fm/feature/en/otacool/

Kotobukiya official website: http://www.kotous.com/

Anime Festival 2009 official website: http://www.afa09.com/

Danny Choo’s official website: http://www.dannychoo.com/