My thoughts on Stephen Colbert making a Lord of the Rings film.

 

Stephen Colbert, known for his wit and passion as a Lord of the Rings fan, is now taking on the ambitious project of creating a new film in the beloved universe. Here are my thoughts on this unexpected development.

So recently, it was announced that Stephen Colbert is making a Lord of the Rings film called The Shadows of the Past. Now I like Stephen Colbert, but it is kind of weird seeing him write a Lord of the Rings film; he is a big fan like me and so many others. However, the plot of the film is basically a sequel to The Lord of the Rings set 14 years later, after Frodo, and according to Colbert, this film will explore chapters from the book that the movies didn't have time to explore, and Colbert has said that he wants this to be faithful to Tolkien's work and the movies. His son is writing the script with him, but his son wrote The Rise of Skywalker, so that is a red flag. Also, Sam's daughter, Elanor, will be in the film as she learns of how the War of the Ring was almost lost before it began. Now, this film could be good, but who knows? Some fans don't think we need this, and I get it. I would rather get adaptations of the first age storylines, but it all depends on who makes them, because I don't want them to be like Rings of Power. 

Now, if Colbert adapts the storylines of Frodo and Sam's quest to Rivendell the way they adapt the Barrow-Wright storyline with Tom Bombadil, that could be a good short film. However, the chapter where they meet Farmer Maggot couldn’t happen in the films, as they had already encountered him in his crops. Even if they bring back the actors, they will de-age them because Billy Boyd is almost 60. Still, in this film, we shall see what they do, and I get why some people aren't thrilled with Colbert writing a script for The Lord of the Rings. I just hope what he said is true, that he wants to be respectful to Tolkien's work. We shall see if he does, but I just hope they don't milk the Lord of the Rings franchise, because we are getting Hunt for Gollum, and to be honest, I would have rather had the Battle of Dale adapted than this, because that could be a good storyline. I just hope Sam's daughter is not going to be all you know, like Cassie Lang. If you've seen Ant-Man 3, you know what I'm talking about.

If they are making this into a new trilogy, I would call it Unfinished Tales. The Hunt for Gollum is the first film, Shadows of the Past is the second, and the final film, if we were to choose, would be called The Battle of Dale. To be honest, it would be the Side-Quest trilogy, because you have three storylines set during The Lord of the Rings that films couldn't adapt on screen due to runtime, so we are getting film adaptations of these storylines as their own films. It does sound confusing, like, couldn't they just make that Barrow-Wright story into an animated film? Or they could just make these films into an animated film trilogy so you can bring back all the actors of the film to voice their characters, but I get it, they want to make it live action. I’m just saying, making these storylines into animated films could be much easier, and you can bring back all the actors, but again, I’m excited to see Ian McKellen return as Gandalf in Hunt for Gollum, even if he’s 86.

Reminder that Colbert’s son wrote Rise of Skywalker... oh god.

Just as long as we can agree we don't want a sequel to The Lord of the Rings, I know Colbert's film is technically a sequel, but in the books, they do tell us what happens to all the characters after Return of the King, but not a sequel, we were like, somehow Sauron had another ring would be a terrible idea. Or as GRRM put it "No one wants to see Sauron Strikes Back." 

So yeah, let me know what you think of Stephen Colbert writing a Lord of the Rings film. Do you think it will be good or do you think it's a bad idea?

My thoughts on the Harry Potter TV Series Reboot trailer

 

My thoughts on the Harry Potter TV Series Trailer.

So today we just saw the first Harry Potter trailer for the upcoming TV series, which will be released this December. Now, as a fan, I love the movies and the books. I have to be honest, this looks good, like I’m excited to watch it, and I have to say the cast is spot on. 

The trailer shows that we will see things we didn’t see in the films. That’s cool, like seeing Harry get bullied by Dudley and his friends at school. Also, I have a feeling that we are going to hate the Dursleys more in this show than in the movies. Especially when Petunia tells Harry is not special. 

I feel like the show is going to make us hate the Dursleys even more than we did in the films. The way Harry's aunt cuts his hair and scissors pointed at him. It's like my god, why aren't you in jail? As we see Hagrid played by Nick Frost and that is the best casting of the show.

John is 80 years old and playing Dumbledore.

There is some dialogue that we know from the books and movies. We also meet all the characters we grew up with and the new Hogwarts but I feel the train is the exact same from the movies. Still this show looks very promising and I got to say it looks very book accurate. As well, we are going to see storylines that were adapted for the films, so that's very exciting, because the films had to cut a lot from the books.

We see the rest of the cast in the trailer, and they are spot-on, as I mentioned. John Lithgow looks great as Dumbledore, even at 80. Paapa Essiedu as Snape, but it will be hard to fill in the shoes of the late Alan Rickman but I'm sure Pappa will do a good job. Nick Frost is also perfect for Hagrid, and Janet McTeer as McGonagall, she looks like she will do a good job too. I know we all miss the original actors, as they are no longer with us, but I know they would be excited about this show.

So yeah, I am excited to see this show, and I hope it’s good when it comes out this December. I hope everyone does a good job and the show delivers a faithful adaption. I will always love the movies they are part of my childhood and even as a grown man I still rewatch those films once a year and I'm looking forward to watching this show.

Project Hail Mary Review

 

Project Hail Mary Review

 

So I saw Project Hail Mary, and here's my review. Overall, this was a good film. It combines heartwarming moments, comedy, and sci-fi elements, making it this generation’s ET. The story follows a science teacher named Ryland Grace, who wakes up on a spacecraft and slowly regains his memory. As he pieces things together, he realizes he needs to discover the nature of a mysterious substance that’s causing the sun to die. Eventually, in his journey, he meets an alien who shares the same mission. He names Rocky because he is made of rocks.

I enjoyed this film a lot, as it has so much heart, moments that will make you laugh, and scenes that will make you tear up. The cast of the film is great, like Ryan Gosling. Most of the film is him by himself on a spaceship, but we do see flashback scenes of how he got on the ship. This film is really good, and I had a good time with it, but heads up, it is a long film, like there were moments where I thought it’s over, but it’s not. It does drag on, but it’s still a good film.

I give this film an 8 out of 10. It’s one of the best films I’ve seen this year so far. 

My thoughts on the Wheel of Time Animated Series/Reboot announcement.

 

It’s been announced that Wheel of Time is returning as an animated series. I'm just going to say it right from the get-go, I called it. I knew they would announce an animated reboot, but the live-action movie trilogy based on the Age of Legends, and an animated prequel called the White Tower. That's new to me, well, the White Tower, I did hear there were plans to make a movie trilogy about the Age of Legends.

So it's been announced that Wheel of Time is returning, and sad to say, to all the fans of the live-action show, it's not happening. Amazon has announced it will make an animated reboot of The Wheel of Time. To be honest, I think an animated show would work better. I mean, look at Invisible, and this show will be made by Thomas Vu, who made Arcane, so it's much better in his hands than Rafe Judkins.  

Now this is just an announcement; we have yet to see what they will do with the animated show. Hopefully, it's a proper adaptation of Robert's work and not what we got in the live-action show. I just hope it delivers what the live-action show failed to: fewer changes, less pandering, and less character downgrading. 

Still, I called it, and it's funny because I did suggest an animated series reboot would work for this series, and it's actually happening. I just hope the reboot is good, and to those who wanted the live action show to be picked up, sorry it's not happening, but what would be cool if they cast the live action cast to voice the characters in the animated show as a way of compromising for the fans of the live action. 

Still, I think it would be good to get the cast of the live-action show to voice the characters as a compromise, but it may not happen because they might just recast everyone. 

Still, I'm happy about the news of an animated reboot, and I hope it's a lot more faithful to the books. We never get a faithful adaptation, but if the changes are small and don't affect much of the story, it's okay. Let me know what you think. Are you excited for the Wheel of Time Animated TV Series reboot, or would you rather they just pick up the live-action show? As well, what are your thoughts on the other upcoming projects, such as the live-action Age of Legends movie trilogy and the animated prequel film, The White Tower? 

GI Joe Fan Cast

 

Here is my GI JOE fan cast and I will be honest I wasn't the biggest fan of GI JOE but I'm going to do a fan cast because we got a reboot in the works.

Austin Butler as Duke

Maya Hawke as Scarlett 

Harris Dickinson as Snake Eyes

Winston Duke as Roadblock 

Freya Allen as Lady Jaye 

Tyler James Williams as Ripcord 

Martin Sensmeier as Spirit 

Peter Claffey as Flint 

Brandon Soo Hoo as Quick Kick 

Matt Damon as General Hawk 

Fumi Nikaido as Jinx

Now for Cobra. 

Michael Fassbender as Cobra Commander 

Kaya Scodelario as The Baroness 

Matt Smith as Dr. Mindbender 

Mackenyu as Storm Shadow

Sam Spruell as Destro

Ed Skrein as Zartan 

Emma D'Arcy as Zarana 

Maxim Baldry as Firefly 

Wilson Bethel as Major Bludd 

Georges St-Pierre as Tomax and Xamot 

So that's my GI Joe Fan Cast let me know what you think?