The TV Addict 

By theREELaddict

George Clooney, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman and Paul Rudd as my best friends and wingmen.

Zooey Deschanel as my holiday date (I’ll also accept her as my forever date, i.e. girlfriend), or if she is unavailable, Scarlett Johansson as my holiday fling.

That everyone on the net take a six month sabbatical on inane BATMAN 3 rumors, and just let Christopher Nolan take his time (without any pressure) to figure out how to properly follow up THE DARK KNIGHT.

M. Night Shyamalan to finally make a good movie again, so I can stop apologizing for him and stop feeling perpetually more unjustified in having written my Masters Thesis on his movies.

For nobody to ever ask me “How about a magic trick?” and then subsequently produce an ominous pencil.

Kate Mara to teach me how to appreciate American football.

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Liev Schreiber’s Sabretooth wins me over!
With the onslaught of casting news regarding X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, the one I was most skeptical about was Schreiber playing Sabretooth. It’s not that he isn’t a fine actor (he is), it’s just that I absolutely could not picture him in the role whatsoever. I mean Wolverine’s long-time adversary is supposed to be a pretty bulky, buff, menacing looking guy. Liev Schreiber is not that. Until now. Just Jared posted a multitude of pictures featuring Schreiber all dressed up in costume here, and what can I say? He not only fits the role perfectly, he looks just like Sabretooth is supposed to. I still find myself wary of this film, largely because it seems like the casting got a little overboard, and they’re throwing in so many other mutants this might as well be X-MEN 4, but slowly I can feel the tiniest bit of excitement building within me.

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Wolverine is not such a lone wolf after all

Ever since the little fluff piece in USA Today about the upcoming WOLVERINE film, new casting announcements have been coming faster than a swipe of Wolverine’s claws. I’m sorry, that was pretty bad analogy. Anyway, in the last week alone we’ve heard that Lynn Collins has been cast as Silver Fox, and that Ryan Reynolds is showing up as Deadpool. Now today we get the news that Taylor Kitsch (from the awesome TV-series FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) has been cast as Gambit, and has been signed to a three-picture deal. Factor in that Liev Schreiber was cast as Sabretooth a while back, and that’s quite the super-hero/mutant line-up this film has going. It’s not an entirely stupid move of course. By promising more Marvel character than just Wolverine, the film makes itself that much more appealing to comic book nerds like myself. It also gives the producers enough characters that they can use to create potential spin-offs. Of course by casting established actors in the role makes it that much easier to realize such a spin-off. Then again, it can backfire too. Remember when Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel’s characters in BLADE: TRINITY were played up in order to set-up a spin-off? Then again, let’s face it. There’s no way WOLVERINE is going to fizzle out and fail the way BLADE: TRINITY did. I guess for Ryan Reynolds, the second time around is the charm. Or spin-off, if you will. Personally, I’d still rather see him as THE FLASH.

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