DreamWeaver

Loki is doubtless quite bright and a reasonable judge of character. However,he's no Lord Nemesis, as he suffers from four classic supervillain failings:

1. The assumption that his plan IS going to work as intended with no secondary/backup plans.

2. Massive superiority complex, especially when it comes to judging character.

3. The assumption that heroes can't bluff, play fair(ish), and don't have twisty backup-plans themselves (notably: exploding arrows).

4. Treating a hero team as less than the sum of its parts.

There is yet hope. The little yellow boxes told me so. I love them, and they love meee...

1.IMDB lists a Deadpool movie for 2014 (aka X-Men Origins: Deadpool) from 20th Century Fox, with Reynolds slated to star and Rhett Reese (Zombieland, GI Joe 2) scripting.

Definitely happy about that latter news, and can't wait for a Deadpool vs. Venkman faceoff. Possibly literally.

However, as both I and my bank manager will sadly tell you, just because someone in Hollyweird says they'll do it, or - even more nebulously - is attached to do something... doesn't mean they will. Conversely, a schedule change at Fox - or the success of a certain Joss-powered megasuperhero flick this summer - might bring it forward.

2. In an unnatural coincidence, Deadpool issue #54 brings a whole new look for the Merc With A Mouth... resemble anybody we know?

...you mean the accountants?

To be honest, that's actually a solid logical call. They've spent all the cash on an initial promo push, a second crack at the summer cherry with 3D (and no Men In Black, Prometheus, Dark Knight or Mighty Joss Whedon Movie That Is Hallowed As All That Is Awesome clogging up the schedules).

Having read twitter feeds from assorted cast members (including @TheRock), there does seem to be genuine surprise at the need for re-shoots and whole new setpieces for 3D.

Indeed beautiful shot on the feed of the second stage firing as orbital sunrise hit.

Speaking of which - noted that Jimmy Doohan's finally made it into space on this run: a portion of his ashes, along with 300 other posthumous explorers, are sealed into containers on the second stage fuselage. Should orbit for about a year before burnup. Godspeed, Scotty.

I'd laugh, but Lobo would probably kill me. And being from a different galaxy, busy, and currently wholly fictional would *not* stop him doing that.

*looks up briefly from Photoshopping First United Church Of Whedon T-shirts, laughs at the unbeliever, and carries on*

Okay, but you don't need to be a Jedi to see that one coming. Battleship may be a stinker, but not a sinker: its distributors put out the print around Europe before the US for a solid enough $205m. Coupled with the $25m-30m US domestic expected, that at least exceeds the stated production cost. Just. But after the theatres' and distributors' cuts, the studio will see maybe $120m of that if they're lucky.

Even with Hollywood quantum accounting methods, rolling breaks, production and publicity overhead allowances and whatnot, that's still going to be a nasty loss. Going to need some serious DVD, VOD and other channel sales to make it back.

...speaking of which, where exactly did they spend $200m on Battleship? Did they have to chuck another half-mill at Neeson every take to stop him cracking up laughing over the script?

Worked in Brit TV and news for a long time doing something quite geeky, but with lots of contacts and clocking up lots of favours elsewhere: had a very brief crack at Hollyweird 2010-2011, and ran into a leechxecutive. Now back home and - per my LinkedIn - "looking for new challenges"

The real problem with leechxecutives, btw, is when they start to believe their own hype - when they think actually have talent and know how to do stuff like,say,produce. People like them can gobble up vast tranches of investor cash, drive talent insane and sink entire franchises and studios. Which is why it's vitally important to research who you're dealing with first. Or just shoot any producer who you don't recognise on sight.

You're welcome.

Also, some actual Sherlock news: Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss et al are currently working on new scripts between awards ceremonies and extended lunches, and production will start in Spring 2013.

Fixed that for you. :P

Yes.

...I'll be in my bunk.

You really shouldn't. Because there's an actual grain of truth in what you just said, not one misuse of "air quotes", and I quite like you and don't want to have to put you up against the wall when the revolution comes.

...bitter, moi?

With a telephone pole to the chest. :P Somebody likes Aliens WAAAY too much.

Speaking of his Great Purple Magnanimous Rotundity, He Hath Spoken over on Whedonesque.com:

If he finds the canine equivalent of Nathan Fillion or RDJ, I'm sold. Anyhow:

D'aww, we love you too,O Master. On the reaction:

On media-invented rivalries:
On the state of the universe post-Avengers:

Worship his Mighty Shawarmic Magnificence:
http://whedonesque.com/comments/28797

Skynet will come into existence the first day a GoogleCar attempts to drive itself around London, goes psychotic and decides that humanity is not worth saving.

Yup. Cappy also gets a turbo boost - not Super Speed, but enhanced-out Swift and Sprint - as he can keep up with an NYC taxicab in a footrace, and is seen deadlifting 400kg (and change) of Harley and showgirls during that incredibly fabulous dance routine.

So while neither is outside the capabilities of any one pro athlete - 30mph is pretty much Usain Bolt speed, while 400kg falls a little short of the world record - getting both in the same warm body is definitely superhero territory.